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Preston Lodge Room . The signed plans prove umnistakeably that these rooms were not intended to bo , and are not included in the lease ; the only ground for the claim being- now made is , that your committee , feeling that the society had no use for these looms , and that the bedroom accommodation to the tenants was scanty , agreed to let the tenants have the use of these rooms , so long as they were not used for any purpose which might be
annoying to the society . Tbe tenants have for several years had , and now have the full use of these rooms , and there is no mason why they should not continue to have them , so long as they are used as bedrooms , but they are not included iu the lease , and it is very undesirable that they should bo so , because , if improperly used , they might hereafter become a nuisance to the society . The committee have also learned , with some degree of astonishmentwhich they believe Grand Lodge will participate
, in , that the last claim put forward in behalf of the tenants is , that the " Great Hall" itself is included in the lease . The committee have simply to remark that a reference to the agreement and to the signed plans , which were made , and signed , and coloured , so as to shew exactly what pjortion is to be for the society and what for the tenants , sets the matter umnistakeably at rest . "The committee regret very much that the library and coffee
room have not met with the support of the brethren generally , and have not been productive of the return expected from them . The committee have used every means in their power to obtain the patronage of the brethren ; they believe that the Grand Lodge of England deserves , at least , a library , and they hope that the Board of General Purposes will he more successful than they have been in obtaining a due share of support for it . " The labours of the committee being now ended , it is their
duty" 1 st . Gratefully to acknowledge the confidence which Grand Lodge has been pleased to place in them . " 2 nd . To assure Grand Lodge that ( under , at times , very difficult circumstances ) , they have endeavoured faithfully to perform their duty . " 3 rd . To claim . the indulgence of Grand Lodge for any short-comings , to tender their resignations , and to offer , individually or collectively , any assistance which the Board of
General Purposes may at any future time require in the explanation of any matters of doubt . "The committee respectfully jilace their resignations in the hands of Grand Lodge , and submit the following resolution for its adoption . '" That the work for which the Building Committee was appointed being now concluded , their resignation of their office he accepted . ' "Signed , John Havers , Chairman . "Freemasons Hall , May 17 th , 1869 . "
The chairman having quitted the chair , it was unanimously resolved that the committee being now virtually dissolved , they cannot separate without offering to their respected Chairman , Bro . John Havers , P . G . AV ., their deep sense of the ability and kindness with which he has presided over them during the lust six years and a-half . His energy and attention iu carrying out the works entrusted to the committee by the Craft have only been exceeded by the courtesy with which he has listened to the
suggestions of each of its members , and the unity with which they have worked has been mainly owing to the judicious manner in which he has presided over them . They , therefore , on this , the last time of their meeting , desire , with all respect and kind feeling , to offer him . their best and most cordial thanks and good wishes for his future health and happiness . J . Llewellyn Evans . John Savage .
George Plucknett . J . Rankin Stebbiug . John Hervey . The only other member of the committee , Bro . Honry Grissell , is abroad . Bro . J . Havers , the chairman , moved that the report be taken as readwhich was agreed to . He afterwards moved that it be
, received and entered on the minutes . He said , at the completion of their seven years labour he had to thank the brethren for the confidence they had placed in them , and to ask their indulgence for any shortcomings . The report was received and ordered to he entered on the minutes .
Bro . Havers said bo had then to propose the last resolution tbe Committee would have to oiler to Grand Lodge , which was " That the work for which tho Building Committee was appointed being now concluded , their resignation of their office be accepted . " In proposing that resolution the Committee had no wish to screen themselves from any responsibility , but , having concluded their work , they asked Grand Lodge to accept their
resignation . On the motion being put by the Grand Master Bro . J . E . Saunders , No . 1 , rose to move a rider to this resolution . The Committee had framed the resolution with great delicacy , and , having done a great and . good wosk in the completion of the building , they resigned their trust into the hands of the Grand Lodge . The first stone was laid on careful thought , and the top stone was placed in rejoicingand he was sure they
; felt they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Building Committee , which had been so ably presided over by Bro . Havers , and to whom all honours were due . He was sure that praise was not needed , for the work spoke for itself . He moved as a rider or addenda to the resolution that it should read as follows : — "That the work for which the Building Committee was appointed having been completed , to the entire satisfaction of
Grand Lodge , the resignation of their office be accepted . " Bro . J . Nnnn , G . S . B ., seconded the motion as amended , which was put and agreed to . Bro . Havers said the committee were exceedingly grateful for the insertion of these words . THE REPORT OF THE C OJOOTTEE ON THE BOAED OF BENEVOLBNCE . This report was deferred until the next Grand Lodge , on account of an informality in certain notices not having been given at the Board of Masters .
BEO . ClABONS SOHE 3 IE . Bro . Clabon then rose , and moved that the first report of the Committee of the Board of Benevolence be received and entered on tbe minutes . As it had heen printed and circulated amongst the members of the Craft , it would render it unnecessary for him to go into details , but he would just refer to a few of tho principal points . The report was brought forward in July last , in which it was proposed that two-thirds of the surplus funds of
the Board of Benevolence should be applied towards assisting children on their leaving their schools , for many of them were in a very helpless state , and his proposition was to come forward and help them . They discharged the boys at 15 £ years , and the girls at 16 J- years old , and at tho last meeting of the committee of the girls' school three wevft discharged . One of them was Emily Redgrave , who , out of 200 who were examined at domstood
the Cambridge examination from all parts of the king , first in tho order of merit , but as regarded tho other two girls , a note was made in tho report that they required further education . He would therefore ask them why should they not so educate these girls so as to enable them to get their own living ? One of the best boys iu the Boys' School was discharged at _ 15 § - years of age , and as he had no friends he got a situation in a stockbroker ' s office at Gs . a week , but us there was a balance of £ 10 from an old charity fund , the House Committee
supplemented that sum by a subscription out of their own pockets to assist this boy iu obtaining a proper position in life . At the samu time , they found c . huge surplus in the Board of Benevolence , but they had never heard one word as to helping these children on their leaving their schools , and the question was whether Grand Lodge should help them , or whether they should take the means for doing so from the Board of Benevolence . The surplus lust year was £ 1 , 400 in addition to the furnished
report , but ho dill not ask to take One penny of the surplus until the claims of the Board of Benevolence were satisfied . If they were to go on accumulating it would he of no use to Freemasonry . If the accumulation was to go on it would soon amount to £ 100 , 000 , which would he holding out a temptation to some persons . to come into Masonry for the sake ef tho benefits to be derived from it , who ought to begin in Freemasonry bheling othersHe thoughtthereforethat the time was
y p . , , come when they should deal with that surplus , for in something like ten years a fund would accumulate sufficient for all the purposes of their school . In tho first instance , he would deal with a pamphlet which had been written by Bro . Matthew Cooke , and would read a few extracts from it . Bro . Gregory , P . G . D ., rose to order . He said to quote any printed correspondence , for the purpose ¦ of rebutting it , was out of order .
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Preston Lodge Room . The signed plans prove umnistakeably that these rooms were not intended to bo , and are not included in the lease ; the only ground for the claim being- now made is , that your committee , feeling that the society had no use for these looms , and that the bedroom accommodation to the tenants was scanty , agreed to let the tenants have the use of these rooms , so long as they were not used for any purpose which might be
annoying to the society . Tbe tenants have for several years had , and now have the full use of these rooms , and there is no mason why they should not continue to have them , so long as they are used as bedrooms , but they are not included iu the lease , and it is very undesirable that they should bo so , because , if improperly used , they might hereafter become a nuisance to the society . The committee have also learned , with some degree of astonishmentwhich they believe Grand Lodge will participate
, in , that the last claim put forward in behalf of the tenants is , that the " Great Hall" itself is included in the lease . The committee have simply to remark that a reference to the agreement and to the signed plans , which were made , and signed , and coloured , so as to shew exactly what pjortion is to be for the society and what for the tenants , sets the matter umnistakeably at rest . "The committee regret very much that the library and coffee
room have not met with the support of the brethren generally , and have not been productive of the return expected from them . The committee have used every means in their power to obtain the patronage of the brethren ; they believe that the Grand Lodge of England deserves , at least , a library , and they hope that the Board of General Purposes will he more successful than they have been in obtaining a due share of support for it . " The labours of the committee being now ended , it is their
duty" 1 st . Gratefully to acknowledge the confidence which Grand Lodge has been pleased to place in them . " 2 nd . To assure Grand Lodge that ( under , at times , very difficult circumstances ) , they have endeavoured faithfully to perform their duty . " 3 rd . To claim . the indulgence of Grand Lodge for any short-comings , to tender their resignations , and to offer , individually or collectively , any assistance which the Board of
General Purposes may at any future time require in the explanation of any matters of doubt . "The committee respectfully jilace their resignations in the hands of Grand Lodge , and submit the following resolution for its adoption . '" That the work for which the Building Committee was appointed being now concluded , their resignation of their office he accepted . ' "Signed , John Havers , Chairman . "Freemasons Hall , May 17 th , 1869 . "
The chairman having quitted the chair , it was unanimously resolved that the committee being now virtually dissolved , they cannot separate without offering to their respected Chairman , Bro . John Havers , P . G . AV ., their deep sense of the ability and kindness with which he has presided over them during the lust six years and a-half . His energy and attention iu carrying out the works entrusted to the committee by the Craft have only been exceeded by the courtesy with which he has listened to the
suggestions of each of its members , and the unity with which they have worked has been mainly owing to the judicious manner in which he has presided over them . They , therefore , on this , the last time of their meeting , desire , with all respect and kind feeling , to offer him . their best and most cordial thanks and good wishes for his future health and happiness . J . Llewellyn Evans . John Savage .
George Plucknett . J . Rankin Stebbiug . John Hervey . The only other member of the committee , Bro . Honry Grissell , is abroad . Bro . J . Havers , the chairman , moved that the report be taken as readwhich was agreed to . He afterwards moved that it be
, received and entered on the minutes . He said , at the completion of their seven years labour he had to thank the brethren for the confidence they had placed in them , and to ask their indulgence for any shortcomings . The report was received and ordered to he entered on the minutes .
Bro . Havers said bo had then to propose the last resolution tbe Committee would have to oiler to Grand Lodge , which was " That the work for which tho Building Committee was appointed being now concluded , their resignation of their office be accepted . " In proposing that resolution the Committee had no wish to screen themselves from any responsibility , but , having concluded their work , they asked Grand Lodge to accept their
resignation . On the motion being put by the Grand Master Bro . J . E . Saunders , No . 1 , rose to move a rider to this resolution . The Committee had framed the resolution with great delicacy , and , having done a great and . good wosk in the completion of the building , they resigned their trust into the hands of the Grand Lodge . The first stone was laid on careful thought , and the top stone was placed in rejoicingand he was sure they
; felt they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Building Committee , which had been so ably presided over by Bro . Havers , and to whom all honours were due . He was sure that praise was not needed , for the work spoke for itself . He moved as a rider or addenda to the resolution that it should read as follows : — "That the work for which the Building Committee was appointed having been completed , to the entire satisfaction of
Grand Lodge , the resignation of their office be accepted . " Bro . J . Nnnn , G . S . B ., seconded the motion as amended , which was put and agreed to . Bro . Havers said the committee were exceedingly grateful for the insertion of these words . THE REPORT OF THE C OJOOTTEE ON THE BOAED OF BENEVOLBNCE . This report was deferred until the next Grand Lodge , on account of an informality in certain notices not having been given at the Board of Masters .
BEO . ClABONS SOHE 3 IE . Bro . Clabon then rose , and moved that the first report of the Committee of the Board of Benevolence be received and entered on tbe minutes . As it had heen printed and circulated amongst the members of the Craft , it would render it unnecessary for him to go into details , but he would just refer to a few of tho principal points . The report was brought forward in July last , in which it was proposed that two-thirds of the surplus funds of
the Board of Benevolence should be applied towards assisting children on their leaving their schools , for many of them were in a very helpless state , and his proposition was to come forward and help them . They discharged the boys at 15 £ years , and the girls at 16 J- years old , and at tho last meeting of the committee of the girls' school three wevft discharged . One of them was Emily Redgrave , who , out of 200 who were examined at domstood
the Cambridge examination from all parts of the king , first in tho order of merit , but as regarded tho other two girls , a note was made in tho report that they required further education . He would therefore ask them why should they not so educate these girls so as to enable them to get their own living ? One of the best boys iu the Boys' School was discharged at _ 15 § - years of age , and as he had no friends he got a situation in a stockbroker ' s office at Gs . a week , but us there was a balance of £ 10 from an old charity fund , the House Committee
supplemented that sum by a subscription out of their own pockets to assist this boy iu obtaining a proper position in life . At the samu time , they found c . huge surplus in the Board of Benevolence , but they had never heard one word as to helping these children on their leaving their schools , and the question was whether Grand Lodge should help them , or whether they should take the means for doing so from the Board of Benevolence . The surplus lust year was £ 1 , 400 in addition to the furnished
report , but ho dill not ask to take One penny of the surplus until the claims of the Board of Benevolence were satisfied . If they were to go on accumulating it would he of no use to Freemasonry . If the accumulation was to go on it would soon amount to £ 100 , 000 , which would he holding out a temptation to some persons . to come into Masonry for the sake ef tho benefits to be derived from it , who ought to begin in Freemasonry bheling othersHe thoughtthereforethat the time was
y p . , , come when they should deal with that surplus , for in something like ten years a fund would accumulate sufficient for all the purposes of their school . In tho first instance , he would deal with a pamphlet which had been written by Bro . Matthew Cooke , and would read a few extracts from it . Bro . Gregory , P . G . D ., rose to order . He said to quote any printed correspondence , for the purpose ¦ of rebutting it , was out of order .