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* give a certain sum to each lecturer , on the condition that when appointed the Lodges in the district should meet it with a I would-also ' . suggest . to the various Lodges , formation of libraries : they
need " not he confined to Masonic books entirely , but magazines and other works might be taken . If a part of the sums now spent in banquets was thus employee ! , more good would be done , and many persons would see some tangible benefit at once in joining the society . 1
May I also suggest one more point : we have a good BoysSchool , and from that school we naturally expect to find some boys of superior ability , who might be pushed on in the world by having a superior education . It is a pity we have no scholarships at either university to assist such an one ; I fancy the requisite sum for an endowment might be raised by subscription and the aid of a grant . From my own experience I feel sure 100 L a year is sufficient for a young man to live upon at college , and supposing , a hoy ' s friends to be able to give some slight assistance , a scholarship of 20 L
a year would go some way towards it- and such a scholar as would be judged worthy of that assistance would be pretty sure of gaining other scholarships in his college , or from the university . This need not he confined to the Freemasons' School , but all sons of deceased Masons who are actually in want of such help might be eligible , reserving preference to those educated by the society . I hope you will excuse my trespassing so far on your space , and permit me to remain , . Yours fraternally , LL . B .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRIIOR . Deak Sir and Brother , —Your energetic strictures on the recent doings and appointments in Provincial Grand Lodges , in your last week ' s number , cannot fail to convey the impression to the Masonic public , that we have a
press vigilant and observing , ever ready to uphold the dignity of tlm Oraft but impulsively jealous for the most rigid adherence to the Book of Constitutions and the consistency of the Order . As the province of Worcestershire has however on this occasion so far tripped as to fall under your remarks in a manner somewhat peculiar , and which must be anything but agreeable to the feelings of the innocent object of your strictures ( P . M . Bro . Morris , Prov . Grand , Superintendent of Works for Worcestershire ) , I trust that I may not be deemed out of order" in offering a few
observations upon your comments . It is assuredly much to be regretted ( for the sake of Masonic consistency ^ that such an oversight should have been made by the Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire in appointing Bro . Morris to the office of Prov . ( I . Superintendent because we believe that his Masonic career merits a better provincial standing ; hut it bo happens that Worcestershire is not singular in this particular ; besides the office of Prov . G . Superintendent being in most cases a complete sinecure , it very rarely occurs that such officers are called upon to perform any duty otherwise than that which might not be judiciously and efficiently performed " even by a tailor . ' Had your remarks been confined wimply to pointing out inaccuracies , and showing up inconsistencies in provincial affairs , without parading barefaced vanity and supercilious egotism before the Masonic world , I should
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* give a certain sum to each lecturer , on the condition that when appointed the Lodges in the district should meet it with a I would-also ' . suggest . to the various Lodges , formation of libraries : they
need " not he confined to Masonic books entirely , but magazines and other works might be taken . If a part of the sums now spent in banquets was thus employee ! , more good would be done , and many persons would see some tangible benefit at once in joining the society . 1
May I also suggest one more point : we have a good BoysSchool , and from that school we naturally expect to find some boys of superior ability , who might be pushed on in the world by having a superior education . It is a pity we have no scholarships at either university to assist such an one ; I fancy the requisite sum for an endowment might be raised by subscription and the aid of a grant . From my own experience I feel sure 100 L a year is sufficient for a young man to live upon at college , and supposing , a hoy ' s friends to be able to give some slight assistance , a scholarship of 20 L
a year would go some way towards it- and such a scholar as would be judged worthy of that assistance would be pretty sure of gaining other scholarships in his college , or from the university . This need not he confined to the Freemasons' School , but all sons of deceased Masons who are actually in want of such help might be eligible , reserving preference to those educated by the society . I hope you will excuse my trespassing so far on your space , and permit me to remain , . Yours fraternally , LL . B .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRIIOR . Deak Sir and Brother , —Your energetic strictures on the recent doings and appointments in Provincial Grand Lodges , in your last week ' s number , cannot fail to convey the impression to the Masonic public , that we have a
press vigilant and observing , ever ready to uphold the dignity of tlm Oraft but impulsively jealous for the most rigid adherence to the Book of Constitutions and the consistency of the Order . As the province of Worcestershire has however on this occasion so far tripped as to fall under your remarks in a manner somewhat peculiar , and which must be anything but agreeable to the feelings of the innocent object of your strictures ( P . M . Bro . Morris , Prov . Grand , Superintendent of Works for Worcestershire ) , I trust that I may not be deemed out of order" in offering a few
observations upon your comments . It is assuredly much to be regretted ( for the sake of Masonic consistency ^ that such an oversight should have been made by the Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire in appointing Bro . Morris to the office of Prov . ( I . Superintendent because we believe that his Masonic career merits a better provincial standing ; hut it bo happens that Worcestershire is not singular in this particular ; besides the office of Prov . G . Superintendent being in most cases a complete sinecure , it very rarely occurs that such officers are called upon to perform any duty otherwise than that which might not be judiciously and efficiently performed " even by a tailor . ' Had your remarks been confined wimply to pointing out inaccuracies , and showing up inconsistencies in provincial affairs , without parading barefaced vanity and supercilious egotism before the Masonic world , I should