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Ad00703
pOLD AND HUNGRY . FIELD LANE REFUGES AND MISSIONS . This cold weather brings great suffering to the very poor and homeless . The petitions for Coal and Bread Tickets are more than we can supply . OUR REFUGES ARE FULL . WILL YOU HELP US BY A DONATION ( HOWEVER SMALL )? Treasurer-Vl . A . BEVAN , Esq ., 54 , Lombard-st ., E . C . Secretary— PEREGRINE PLATT , Vine-street , Clerkenwell-road , E . C .
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lOHN J . M . BULT , J CASH TAILOR , 140 , FENCHURCH ST ., LONDON , E . C . TWO LEADING SPECIALITIESD RESS SUIT ( Satin Linings ) , £ 4 4 s . F ROCK COAT ( Silk Faced ) & VEST , £ 3 3 s . The Largest Selection in the City of Scotch Tweed , Cheviot and Fancy Suitings .
Ad00705
THE EXMOOR MUSICAL SERVICES FOR CRAFT MASONRY . A SELECTION OF HYMNS , PSALMS , & c , WITH MUSICAL SETTINGS , COMPILED FOR THE USE OF THE EXMOOR LODGE , No . 2390 , BY BRO . T . H . ANDREW . LONDON : GEORGE KENNING , 16 & 16 a , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields , W . C .
Ad00706
INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE pvUKE OF pONNAUGHT , K . G . URGENT AND IMPORTANT !!! MASTERS OF CRAFT LODGES , who will bc at once Communicated with , at lhe respective meeting : places of their Lodges , arc requested to apply at such places of meeting for an important Circular from the Grand Secretary , with reference to the approaching INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , R . G ., as Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Ar00707
SATURDAY MAY 25 , 1901 . - ___ ,
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We must all be deeply grateful that his Majesty cam e oft unscathed in the serious accident which befel Shamrock II . on Wednesday . His Alajesty had journeyed from London in order lhat he mi ght witness one of its trial trips , and was aboard the vessel when ,
° > ng to the very high wind , lhe whole of ils top hamper came down , and , fortunately , fell clear into he sea . Thus no personal injury was sustained e'tber b y the King , Sir Thomas Lipton and party , or the crew . We most respectfully congratulate his Majesty on his escape .
• • » In addition to the new lodges and chapter , to which we referred in our Notes of last week as having been Gentl y consecrated , there are similar bodies that ive just been ushered into existence . Reports of the consecration
of the Victoria Lodge , No . 284 S , Wolnampton , in the Province of Staffordshire , on the Deai 'T ' 0 f the Granvi , ! e Chapter , No . logo , whil . ' . ? r ' instant ' PPMred in our last issue , Pro ! f u * ' ° f Clare "don , No . . 984 , in the ™ vi » ce of Hertfordshire , will appear next week .
Masonic Notes.
In the case of the Victoria Lodge at Wolverhampton the ceremony of consecration was performed by the Earl of Dartmouth , Prov . G . Master , while Bro . Walter Hamblett , P . M ., was installed as the first W . Master by Bro . Col . Walker , D . P . G . Master . By the
addition of this to the roll the number of lodges over which Lord Dartmouth has the satisfaction of presiding is increased to 35 , and as under his lordship ' s guidance our Staffordshire brethren appear to have developed an increased interest in Freemasonry and its
Institutions , it is by no means unlikely that other new lodges may start into existence under the auspices of so popular and respected a ruler . The warrant of the Victoria Lodge is the first to have attached to it the signature of our new Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught .
The new Kentish chapter—the Granville , attached to the Lord Warden Lodge , No . 1906—was , as will be readily understood , inaugurated by Earl Amherst , M . E . Pro Grand Z ., who is the Gramd Superintendent
of the Province . By its constitution the number of Royal Arch chapters in Kent is augmented , while there is little doubt that it will offer additional facilities to the brethren in the neighbourhood for cultivating a knowledge of the Royal Arch mysteries .
» * » On the 15 th instant an addition was made to the roll of chapters in Hertfordshire by the consecration of the Earl of Clarendon Chapter , which is attached to the lodge of that name , and ranking as No . 19 S 4 .
The ceremony was performed by the Grand Superintendent in person , Comp . the Right Hon . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., who was assisted in his duties by Comp . F . Sumner Knyvett , Prov . G . H ., Comp . the Rev . O . C . Cockrem , Prov . G . Scribe E ., and Comp . James Terry ,
Prov . G . D . C . We trust the new chapter will thrive , and that it may not be long before we have the pleasure of chronicling further additions to the roll of Prov .
Grand Chapter , there being still a great disproportion between the number of lodges and that of Royal Arch chapters . * » *
We imagine no good purpose will be served by following Bro . W . C . Parsons through his second letter . The view which is taken of the policy which he wishes to see adopted may be gathered from the almost unanimous rejection by the annual general
meeting of the Governors and Subscribers of the motion embodying those views , which Bro . F . Craggs , P . M ., brought forward , there being only five hands—so our report tells us—held up in its favour , and the rest of the meeting being opposed to it . Bro . Farnfield
put the matter very clearly when he pointed out that one of the widows whose name had been on the list for several years was infairlygoodcircumstances , receiving 6 s . a week as caretaker to a firm of solicitors , while her Province allows her , £ 20 a year . The candidates
whose names have been on the lists for 10 , 12 , 14 , 18 years must have found the wherewithal to maintain themselves during the period of their candidature , and the probabilities are very great that the case cited by Bro . Farnfield is not the only one of its kind .
» * * As for what Bro . Parsons says towards the close of his letter about expunging the word " Benevolent " from the title of the Institution ; about our ritual being " nothing mere nor less than a solemn mockery " ;
and that the candidates themselves had better " forget " all they have heard " about brotherly love , relief , and Charity , " perhaps it will be ai well if we say nothing . The fact—which cannot be upset—that tlie
Institution now has under its charge more than twice as many annuitants as it had 25 years ago , and is spending more than twice as much as it then did in annuities is the very best rejoinder that can be made to this portion of his second letter .
We regret that we cannot bring ourselves into closer harmony with Bro . Parsons . He is doubtless as sincerely anxious as we are for the welfare of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . But he appears to concern himself about the exceptional cases ,
and , in doing so , forgets lhat laws are framed to meet , as far as possibl * , the general requirements of a community or society . The cases about which Bro . Parsons is so deeply concerned , though we cannot tell
him offhand how many such have occurred during the last quarter of a century , we feel we are on safe ground in assuring him are few indeed in comparison with those that have been placed on the lists .
Masonic Notes.
In closing this discussion there are just two points which we particularly recommend to the consideration of Bro . Parsons . In the first place , however carefully , however admirably the rules of a Benevolent Institution may be framed with a view to including every
possible class of applicant , there are certain to be every now and then sundry exceptional cases which do not quite come within the four corners of those rules . However anxious a Committee or Board of Management may be to interpet in the most generous spirit the laws
prescribed for their guidance , there will be a limit to their interpretation beyond which they feel they will not be justified in going . It happens occasionally that some one suffers through the existence of this limit . Our Masonic Benevolent Institution fully
justifies its title both by the extent of the benefits it confers upon our poor brethren and their widows , and by the wise and large-hearted spirit with which it administers the laws laid down for its guidance by the Governors and Subscribers and approved by Grand
Lodge , nor do we think it just that it should be held up to public opprobrium , because , in the natural order of things , a case of what appears to be unusual hardship crops up from time to time in the long list of applicants for its benefits .
» * * Our second point is that every brother , or brother ' s widow , whose petition , supported by the required certificates , comes before the Committee ot Management of the Institution , and on due inquiry is found to be
correct , has his or her case approved , and his or her name placed on the list of candidates , not as an act of grace or favour on the part of the Committee , but because it is its duty to place it there . The question whether the applicant has much or little influence
among the voters lies outside the scope of the said Committee's inquiries . Thus the Institution has done its part when it accepts the petition , and directs that the petitioner ' s name shall be placed on the list . The
voters do the rest , and give their support to the candidates they are chiefly interested in . But are they to be censured because they give their support to poor Bro . A in preference to poor Bro . B , or to poof Mrs . C rather than poor Mrs D P
* » Those who take a particular interest in the election of candidates to our Scholastic and Benevolent Institutions cannot have failed to notice how large a proportion of the votes issued are unused . As a rule , the
spoilt voting papers are few in number , but as will be seen from our article on " The Benevolent Elections , " out of 142 , 252 votes issued for the Male Fund and I 37 _ 3 S 4 votes for the Widows' Fund at the election on
the 17 th instant , 37 , 489 of the former and 33 , 127 of the latter were either not used at all or rejected on the ground of some informality , and as we have said the latter class are , as a rule , but few in number .
* * * The annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , which was recently held at Darwen , appears to have been a great success . It was unfortunate that , owing to the necessity for his being in
his place in the House of Commons , the Prov . Grand Master was unable to take part in the proceedings , and the brethren were denied the opportunity of welcoming his lordship on his return from the seat of war in Sou ( h Africa . But the chair was worthily filled
by the experienced Dep . P . G . M ., who had the satisfaction of hearing how satisfactorily the Province had fared during the past 12 months . East Lancashire is second in the number of lodges on its roll only to its immediate neighbour of West Lancashire , but it is
second to none in the true Masonic spirit b _ which it is actuated , and before the month of June has passed we shall , no doubt , have the opportunity of congratulating it on the success of a gathering which was postponed from last year owing to the absence from England of its respected chief .
The gathering we refer to is the Festival in behalf of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution , which will be held on Wednesday , the 26 th June , and at which Lord Stanley , M . P ., Prov . G . Master , will preside in person .
From what Bro . C . D . Cheetham said on this occasion , great efforts are being made to ensure its success , and there is every likelihood that even the large amount ° f . 64500 or thereabouts which was raised in 1805
under the auspices of the late Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , Prov . G . M ., will be largely exceeded . We sincerely hope thes ; sanguine expectations will be realised .
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Ad00703
pOLD AND HUNGRY . FIELD LANE REFUGES AND MISSIONS . This cold weather brings great suffering to the very poor and homeless . The petitions for Coal and Bread Tickets are more than we can supply . OUR REFUGES ARE FULL . WILL YOU HELP US BY A DONATION ( HOWEVER SMALL )? Treasurer-Vl . A . BEVAN , Esq ., 54 , Lombard-st ., E . C . Secretary— PEREGRINE PLATT , Vine-street , Clerkenwell-road , E . C .
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lOHN J . M . BULT , J CASH TAILOR , 140 , FENCHURCH ST ., LONDON , E . C . TWO LEADING SPECIALITIESD RESS SUIT ( Satin Linings ) , £ 4 4 s . F ROCK COAT ( Silk Faced ) & VEST , £ 3 3 s . The Largest Selection in the City of Scotch Tweed , Cheviot and Fancy Suitings .
Ad00705
THE EXMOOR MUSICAL SERVICES FOR CRAFT MASONRY . A SELECTION OF HYMNS , PSALMS , & c , WITH MUSICAL SETTINGS , COMPILED FOR THE USE OF THE EXMOOR LODGE , No . 2390 , BY BRO . T . H . ANDREW . LONDON : GEORGE KENNING , 16 & 16 a , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields , W . C .
Ad00706
INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE pvUKE OF pONNAUGHT , K . G . URGENT AND IMPORTANT !!! MASTERS OF CRAFT LODGES , who will bc at once Communicated with , at lhe respective meeting : places of their Lodges , arc requested to apply at such places of meeting for an important Circular from the Grand Secretary , with reference to the approaching INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , R . G ., as Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Ar00707
SATURDAY MAY 25 , 1901 . - ___ ,
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We must all be deeply grateful that his Majesty cam e oft unscathed in the serious accident which befel Shamrock II . on Wednesday . His Alajesty had journeyed from London in order lhat he mi ght witness one of its trial trips , and was aboard the vessel when ,
° > ng to the very high wind , lhe whole of ils top hamper came down , and , fortunately , fell clear into he sea . Thus no personal injury was sustained e'tber b y the King , Sir Thomas Lipton and party , or the crew . We most respectfully congratulate his Majesty on his escape .
• • » In addition to the new lodges and chapter , to which we referred in our Notes of last week as having been Gentl y consecrated , there are similar bodies that ive just been ushered into existence . Reports of the consecration
of the Victoria Lodge , No . 284 S , Wolnampton , in the Province of Staffordshire , on the Deai 'T ' 0 f the Granvi , ! e Chapter , No . logo , whil . ' . ? r ' instant ' PPMred in our last issue , Pro ! f u * ' ° f Clare "don , No . . 984 , in the ™ vi » ce of Hertfordshire , will appear next week .
Masonic Notes.
In the case of the Victoria Lodge at Wolverhampton the ceremony of consecration was performed by the Earl of Dartmouth , Prov . G . Master , while Bro . Walter Hamblett , P . M ., was installed as the first W . Master by Bro . Col . Walker , D . P . G . Master . By the
addition of this to the roll the number of lodges over which Lord Dartmouth has the satisfaction of presiding is increased to 35 , and as under his lordship ' s guidance our Staffordshire brethren appear to have developed an increased interest in Freemasonry and its
Institutions , it is by no means unlikely that other new lodges may start into existence under the auspices of so popular and respected a ruler . The warrant of the Victoria Lodge is the first to have attached to it the signature of our new Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught .
The new Kentish chapter—the Granville , attached to the Lord Warden Lodge , No . 1906—was , as will be readily understood , inaugurated by Earl Amherst , M . E . Pro Grand Z ., who is the Gramd Superintendent
of the Province . By its constitution the number of Royal Arch chapters in Kent is augmented , while there is little doubt that it will offer additional facilities to the brethren in the neighbourhood for cultivating a knowledge of the Royal Arch mysteries .
» * » On the 15 th instant an addition was made to the roll of chapters in Hertfordshire by the consecration of the Earl of Clarendon Chapter , which is attached to the lodge of that name , and ranking as No . 19 S 4 .
The ceremony was performed by the Grand Superintendent in person , Comp . the Right Hon . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., who was assisted in his duties by Comp . F . Sumner Knyvett , Prov . G . H ., Comp . the Rev . O . C . Cockrem , Prov . G . Scribe E ., and Comp . James Terry ,
Prov . G . D . C . We trust the new chapter will thrive , and that it may not be long before we have the pleasure of chronicling further additions to the roll of Prov .
Grand Chapter , there being still a great disproportion between the number of lodges and that of Royal Arch chapters . * » *
We imagine no good purpose will be served by following Bro . W . C . Parsons through his second letter . The view which is taken of the policy which he wishes to see adopted may be gathered from the almost unanimous rejection by the annual general
meeting of the Governors and Subscribers of the motion embodying those views , which Bro . F . Craggs , P . M ., brought forward , there being only five hands—so our report tells us—held up in its favour , and the rest of the meeting being opposed to it . Bro . Farnfield
put the matter very clearly when he pointed out that one of the widows whose name had been on the list for several years was infairlygoodcircumstances , receiving 6 s . a week as caretaker to a firm of solicitors , while her Province allows her , £ 20 a year . The candidates
whose names have been on the lists for 10 , 12 , 14 , 18 years must have found the wherewithal to maintain themselves during the period of their candidature , and the probabilities are very great that the case cited by Bro . Farnfield is not the only one of its kind .
» * * As for what Bro . Parsons says towards the close of his letter about expunging the word " Benevolent " from the title of the Institution ; about our ritual being " nothing mere nor less than a solemn mockery " ;
and that the candidates themselves had better " forget " all they have heard " about brotherly love , relief , and Charity , " perhaps it will be ai well if we say nothing . The fact—which cannot be upset—that tlie
Institution now has under its charge more than twice as many annuitants as it had 25 years ago , and is spending more than twice as much as it then did in annuities is the very best rejoinder that can be made to this portion of his second letter .
We regret that we cannot bring ourselves into closer harmony with Bro . Parsons . He is doubtless as sincerely anxious as we are for the welfare of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . But he appears to concern himself about the exceptional cases ,
and , in doing so , forgets lhat laws are framed to meet , as far as possibl * , the general requirements of a community or society . The cases about which Bro . Parsons is so deeply concerned , though we cannot tell
him offhand how many such have occurred during the last quarter of a century , we feel we are on safe ground in assuring him are few indeed in comparison with those that have been placed on the lists .
Masonic Notes.
In closing this discussion there are just two points which we particularly recommend to the consideration of Bro . Parsons . In the first place , however carefully , however admirably the rules of a Benevolent Institution may be framed with a view to including every
possible class of applicant , there are certain to be every now and then sundry exceptional cases which do not quite come within the four corners of those rules . However anxious a Committee or Board of Management may be to interpet in the most generous spirit the laws
prescribed for their guidance , there will be a limit to their interpretation beyond which they feel they will not be justified in going . It happens occasionally that some one suffers through the existence of this limit . Our Masonic Benevolent Institution fully
justifies its title both by the extent of the benefits it confers upon our poor brethren and their widows , and by the wise and large-hearted spirit with which it administers the laws laid down for its guidance by the Governors and Subscribers and approved by Grand
Lodge , nor do we think it just that it should be held up to public opprobrium , because , in the natural order of things , a case of what appears to be unusual hardship crops up from time to time in the long list of applicants for its benefits .
» * * Our second point is that every brother , or brother ' s widow , whose petition , supported by the required certificates , comes before the Committee ot Management of the Institution , and on due inquiry is found to be
correct , has his or her case approved , and his or her name placed on the list of candidates , not as an act of grace or favour on the part of the Committee , but because it is its duty to place it there . The question whether the applicant has much or little influence
among the voters lies outside the scope of the said Committee's inquiries . Thus the Institution has done its part when it accepts the petition , and directs that the petitioner ' s name shall be placed on the list . The
voters do the rest , and give their support to the candidates they are chiefly interested in . But are they to be censured because they give their support to poor Bro . A in preference to poor Bro . B , or to poof Mrs . C rather than poor Mrs D P
* » Those who take a particular interest in the election of candidates to our Scholastic and Benevolent Institutions cannot have failed to notice how large a proportion of the votes issued are unused . As a rule , the
spoilt voting papers are few in number , but as will be seen from our article on " The Benevolent Elections , " out of 142 , 252 votes issued for the Male Fund and I 37 _ 3 S 4 votes for the Widows' Fund at the election on
the 17 th instant , 37 , 489 of the former and 33 , 127 of the latter were either not used at all or rejected on the ground of some informality , and as we have said the latter class are , as a rule , but few in number .
* * * The annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , which was recently held at Darwen , appears to have been a great success . It was unfortunate that , owing to the necessity for his being in
his place in the House of Commons , the Prov . Grand Master was unable to take part in the proceedings , and the brethren were denied the opportunity of welcoming his lordship on his return from the seat of war in Sou ( h Africa . But the chair was worthily filled
by the experienced Dep . P . G . M ., who had the satisfaction of hearing how satisfactorily the Province had fared during the past 12 months . East Lancashire is second in the number of lodges on its roll only to its immediate neighbour of West Lancashire , but it is
second to none in the true Masonic spirit b _ which it is actuated , and before the month of June has passed we shall , no doubt , have the opportunity of congratulating it on the success of a gathering which was postponed from last year owing to the absence from England of its respected chief .
The gathering we refer to is the Festival in behalf of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution , which will be held on Wednesday , the 26 th June , and at which Lord Stanley , M . P ., Prov . G . Master , will preside in person .
From what Bro . C . D . Cheetham said on this occasion , great efforts are being made to ensure its success , and there is every likelihood that even the large amount ° f . 64500 or thereabouts which was raised in 1805
under the auspices of the late Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , Prov . G . M ., will be largely exceeded . We sincerely hope thes ; sanguine expectations will be realised .