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the meeting was brought to a close , after a cordial vote of thanks had been given to Brother Beach for presiding .
During the last few days we have received several communications in regard to the School . We select the following as embodying tho general opinions of our correspondents : — To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I , and dcrabtlesB other Provincial Masons , went up to London , on Saturday last , to attend the meeting called to elect the House Committee . No voting took place , and the meeting was adjourned for a month .
Now , as I , and possibly others , cannot afford either the time or the money . to go up again , cannot some resolution be proposed so that the opiuion of Provincial Brethren can be taken without putting them to the expense of going up to London again ? Cuu we on this crucial question be allowed to vote by proxy ? Yours obediently , M . M . 23 G . 4 th June 1889 .
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND , —I think it right that you should be made aware of what occurred at the meeting held on Saturday , the 1 st of June , at the Freemasons' Tavern , which was supposed to consist of Life Governors of the Masonio Boys' School only , bnt from what I
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE .
saw I hope they were not all Freemasons , otherwise we have descended in the scale since 1 was initiated . It was much to be regretted that tbe Seoretary , with his large experience , bad not secured a larger hall , as the room in which we met waa much too small for the assembly , bnt perhaps he was
unable to seonre one . The room in whioh we met quickly filled , to the exclusion of yourself and many others ( whose presence there would have been most desirable ) , and in a short space of time they were packed literally like herrings in a barrel . The heat was most oppressive , and the atmosphere became almost pestiferous , so as to render it floarcely endurable . '
I have , as you know—as a Member of Parliament and a Magistrate of many years' standing—had some experience of political and other public meetingp , where bitterness and rancour had full swing , but I never saw a body of men behave more dipgracefull y than those who disturbed the meeting on Saturday . Order and Brotherly ro » ard
were ont of the question . They stormed , howled , and shrieked at the Up of the voice , like raving maoiacs let loose , from a lunatic asylum ; in fact , I doubt if the maniacal patients would not have paled into mildness itself by their side . Unfortunately , the Chairman waa unequal to the occasion , and very soon lost any semblance
of anthority ; in truth , one of the " shonters , " whose views were voted ont of order , took upon himself the right to call for a show of hands , and virtually declared the Chairman himself to be out of order . Now I should have thought that the Chairman would then , when be found that his authority was hot supported , have dissolved the
meeting . The more especially as previously ( notwithstanding a motion was proposed to the contrary ) the minutes and other data giving full power to the existing Committee and other officers had been confirmed by the meeting . Farther , in opposition to a motion for adjournment , the Chairman ruled that the election of the
Committees must proceed , and be completed that day . Then came the deluge . The Chairman and the gentlemanly element bein" soon overpowered by the ravings of the malcontents , who eventually appeared to carry the adjournment , but not uDtil after the hour when , by the rules , further business was inadmissible .
Believe me , very truly yours , A LIFE GOVERNOR or 40 YEARS' STANDINO . London , 4 th June 1889 .
DEAR SIB , —I have been muoh grieved by the reports lately as to the management , & o ., & c , of the Boys' School , and must say that , according to my experience as regards my son , who has now been there five years , the evil complained of appears to me to be
exaggerated ; for I can truly say that he has fared better than his elder brothers—who were placed in private schools—ia respect not only of health , but also of moral and mental training . My son has had illnesB and accidents , but these take place in every school , in spite of Masters' watchfulness ; but when illness occurred , the care and
kind-To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
ness shown exceeded that of the private schools where my other boys were . I think that the mothers who have been satisfied with their boys' health , training , and education should be called upon to send in their names , and I feel sure that over half ( within the last five years ) will have no hesitation in doing so . This would be the surest
test to satisfy subscribers that their generosity and kindness has not been thrown away , nor " Charity Muddled , " and that whatever faults may be found , the thanks and blessing of hundreds of mothers and
their boys will still be theirs for the inestimable benefits conferred . I hope , Dear Sir , that you may be able to act upon my suggestion , as it strikes me as unjust to the School ' s kind Masters and its general Btaff that no voice should be raised in their favour at this oriais . THE MOTHER or A PITPIL .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR , —I am a Lewis , and my father constituted me a Life Governor of one , if not two , of the Masonio Charities , aud I feel
The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
assured looks forward with great pleasure to the time when , he 8 ft id , he might initiate me ( three months henoo by the way ) into the mysteries of Freemasonry . On Saturday last , the 1 st of June , I agreed to meet a friend at the Freemasons' Hall , he having occasion to attend a meeting there of Life
Governors . The time appointed was between 4 ' 30 and 6 o'olook , with the view of our proceeding afterwards for a ramble in the country . When I arrived I was told to proceed along a dark corridor , where I prepared to await my friend . I had no sooner entered than I was made painfnlly aware of loud howling and
shrieking , emanating from a room at the extreme end of the corridor , which , by the way , seemed to have the effeot of inducing several gentlemen who were in advance of me to retrace their steps and retire . The noise was so great , and the violence so extreme , that it brought to my mind most vividly what I had read of the scenes
in PariB during the Reign of Terror , only that there were no women in it . After a little time I ventured to push open the door , which was not fastened , and the scene which I then beheld baffles my powers of description . Many were standing on tables and ohairs , vociferating and gesticulating violently , and all speaking at the same
time . I teed not say that I quickly beat a retreat and regained the street , where I awaited my friend , who arrived overpowered with emotion . I thought it prudent to make no remark as to what I had seen , but I made up my mind from that mon : ont that if suoh was the conduct of Masons at their meetings , I should think , " once ,
twiceaye , thrice , " before I became a Freemason . Yesterday I casually mentioned what I had seen and heard to another friond , who was kind enough to say that I was a " Novice , " and that it was all quite right . He , however , suggested that it would be wise to send an account of what I saw to the Masonic
Journals , hence my sending you this , in the hope that it may reach the eyes of the better class of Masons . I can , however , aver that the Freemasons whom I have occasionally met at my father's table were a very different class of men to those whom I saw on Saturday , otherwise I should never have thought of becoming a Freemason .
Yonra faithfully , "A NOVICE . " LondoD , 5 th June 1889 .
[ We have heard a great deal said as to whether or no the House Committee has ceased to exist . Wo venture to reply as follows : —The House Committee still live . The meeting at which they should have been re-elected , or otherwise , stands adjourned . When the meeting reassembles , the business on the original paper can be considered and adjudicated on . —ED . P . O . ]
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
rilHE Second Quarterly Communication of this year was JL held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , under
the presidency of the Et . Worshipful Bro . W . W . B , Beach Prov . G . Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . Bro . Colonel Sir P . Burdett acted as Deputy Grand Master , and Brother Hugh D . Sandeman as Past Grand
Master . Before commencing the proceedings Brother Beach intimated that it had been tho intention of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon to bo present , but he was unexpectedly prevented from doing so .
The formal business then commenced ; the minutes of the Communication of March , and of the Grand Festival in April , were read and confirmed . Bro . Beach next explained tho position held by the Freemasons in the Colonies of
New South Wales and South Australia , and how United Grand Lodge of England had recognised these independent Grand Lodges as being lawful and regular . He was authorised by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master to
say that a report had been received from the Freemasons of another colony in Australia , viz ., Victoria , stating that the Lodges belonging to their various jurisdictions have regularly and constitutionally formed themselves into a
Grand Lodge , and that the movement is practically unanimous , 140 out of 142 Lodges having joined the new Grand Lodge ; and that the new Grand Lodge had elected Bro . Sir William Clarke , Bart ., who had hitherto
held the appointment of District Grand Master of the three District Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland , as their new Grand Master . As the action thus taken appears to be similar to that followed
in the case of the other two Australian Grand Lodges the Grand Master now recommends that the request bo recognised and granted , with the distinct understanding that should the two Lodges which have not joined the new
Grand Lodge still refnse to do so , and wish still to belong to the Grand Lodge of England , their position should be acknowledged and recognised by the new body .
He had now , on the part of the M . W . the Grand Master , to move that the United Grand Lodge of Victoria be recognised . Bro . Philbrick seconded the motion , which
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The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
the meeting was brought to a close , after a cordial vote of thanks had been given to Brother Beach for presiding .
During the last few days we have received several communications in regard to the School . We select the following as embodying tho general opinions of our correspondents : — To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I , and dcrabtlesB other Provincial Masons , went up to London , on Saturday last , to attend the meeting called to elect the House Committee . No voting took place , and the meeting was adjourned for a month .
Now , as I , and possibly others , cannot afford either the time or the money . to go up again , cannot some resolution be proposed so that the opiuion of Provincial Brethren can be taken without putting them to the expense of going up to London again ? Cuu we on this crucial question be allowed to vote by proxy ? Yours obediently , M . M . 23 G . 4 th June 1889 .
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND , —I think it right that you should be made aware of what occurred at the meeting held on Saturday , the 1 st of June , at the Freemasons' Tavern , which was supposed to consist of Life Governors of the Masonio Boys' School only , bnt from what I
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE .
saw I hope they were not all Freemasons , otherwise we have descended in the scale since 1 was initiated . It was much to be regretted that tbe Seoretary , with his large experience , bad not secured a larger hall , as the room in which we met waa much too small for the assembly , bnt perhaps he was
unable to seonre one . The room in whioh we met quickly filled , to the exclusion of yourself and many others ( whose presence there would have been most desirable ) , and in a short space of time they were packed literally like herrings in a barrel . The heat was most oppressive , and the atmosphere became almost pestiferous , so as to render it floarcely endurable . '
I have , as you know—as a Member of Parliament and a Magistrate of many years' standing—had some experience of political and other public meetingp , where bitterness and rancour had full swing , but I never saw a body of men behave more dipgracefull y than those who disturbed the meeting on Saturday . Order and Brotherly ro » ard
were ont of the question . They stormed , howled , and shrieked at the Up of the voice , like raving maoiacs let loose , from a lunatic asylum ; in fact , I doubt if the maniacal patients would not have paled into mildness itself by their side . Unfortunately , the Chairman waa unequal to the occasion , and very soon lost any semblance
of anthority ; in truth , one of the " shonters , " whose views were voted ont of order , took upon himself the right to call for a show of hands , and virtually declared the Chairman himself to be out of order . Now I should have thought that the Chairman would then , when be found that his authority was hot supported , have dissolved the
meeting . The more especially as previously ( notwithstanding a motion was proposed to the contrary ) the minutes and other data giving full power to the existing Committee and other officers had been confirmed by the meeting . Farther , in opposition to a motion for adjournment , the Chairman ruled that the election of the
Committees must proceed , and be completed that day . Then came the deluge . The Chairman and the gentlemanly element bein" soon overpowered by the ravings of the malcontents , who eventually appeared to carry the adjournment , but not uDtil after the hour when , by the rules , further business was inadmissible .
Believe me , very truly yours , A LIFE GOVERNOR or 40 YEARS' STANDINO . London , 4 th June 1889 .
DEAR SIB , —I have been muoh grieved by the reports lately as to the management , & o ., & c , of the Boys' School , and must say that , according to my experience as regards my son , who has now been there five years , the evil complained of appears to me to be
exaggerated ; for I can truly say that he has fared better than his elder brothers—who were placed in private schools—ia respect not only of health , but also of moral and mental training . My son has had illnesB and accidents , but these take place in every school , in spite of Masters' watchfulness ; but when illness occurred , the care and
kind-To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
ness shown exceeded that of the private schools where my other boys were . I think that the mothers who have been satisfied with their boys' health , training , and education should be called upon to send in their names , and I feel sure that over half ( within the last five years ) will have no hesitation in doing so . This would be the surest
test to satisfy subscribers that their generosity and kindness has not been thrown away , nor " Charity Muddled , " and that whatever faults may be found , the thanks and blessing of hundreds of mothers and
their boys will still be theirs for the inestimable benefits conferred . I hope , Dear Sir , that you may be able to act upon my suggestion , as it strikes me as unjust to the School ' s kind Masters and its general Btaff that no voice should be raised in their favour at this oriais . THE MOTHER or A PITPIL .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR , —I am a Lewis , and my father constituted me a Life Governor of one , if not two , of the Masonio Charities , aud I feel
The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
assured looks forward with great pleasure to the time when , he 8 ft id , he might initiate me ( three months henoo by the way ) into the mysteries of Freemasonry . On Saturday last , the 1 st of June , I agreed to meet a friend at the Freemasons' Hall , he having occasion to attend a meeting there of Life
Governors . The time appointed was between 4 ' 30 and 6 o'olook , with the view of our proceeding afterwards for a ramble in the country . When I arrived I was told to proceed along a dark corridor , where I prepared to await my friend . I had no sooner entered than I was made painfnlly aware of loud howling and
shrieking , emanating from a room at the extreme end of the corridor , which , by the way , seemed to have the effeot of inducing several gentlemen who were in advance of me to retrace their steps and retire . The noise was so great , and the violence so extreme , that it brought to my mind most vividly what I had read of the scenes
in PariB during the Reign of Terror , only that there were no women in it . After a little time I ventured to push open the door , which was not fastened , and the scene which I then beheld baffles my powers of description . Many were standing on tables and ohairs , vociferating and gesticulating violently , and all speaking at the same
time . I teed not say that I quickly beat a retreat and regained the street , where I awaited my friend , who arrived overpowered with emotion . I thought it prudent to make no remark as to what I had seen , but I made up my mind from that mon : ont that if suoh was the conduct of Masons at their meetings , I should think , " once ,
twiceaye , thrice , " before I became a Freemason . Yesterday I casually mentioned what I had seen and heard to another friond , who was kind enough to say that I was a " Novice , " and that it was all quite right . He , however , suggested that it would be wise to send an account of what I saw to the Masonic
Journals , hence my sending you this , in the hope that it may reach the eyes of the better class of Masons . I can , however , aver that the Freemasons whom I have occasionally met at my father's table were a very different class of men to those whom I saw on Saturday , otherwise I should never have thought of becoming a Freemason .
Yonra faithfully , "A NOVICE . " LondoD , 5 th June 1889 .
[ We have heard a great deal said as to whether or no the House Committee has ceased to exist . Wo venture to reply as follows : —The House Committee still live . The meeting at which they should have been re-elected , or otherwise , stands adjourned . When the meeting reassembles , the business on the original paper can be considered and adjudicated on . —ED . P . O . ]
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
rilHE Second Quarterly Communication of this year was JL held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , under
the presidency of the Et . Worshipful Bro . W . W . B , Beach Prov . G . Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . Bro . Colonel Sir P . Burdett acted as Deputy Grand Master , and Brother Hugh D . Sandeman as Past Grand
Master . Before commencing the proceedings Brother Beach intimated that it had been tho intention of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon to bo present , but he was unexpectedly prevented from doing so .
The formal business then commenced ; the minutes of the Communication of March , and of the Grand Festival in April , were read and confirmed . Bro . Beach next explained tho position held by the Freemasons in the Colonies of
New South Wales and South Australia , and how United Grand Lodge of England had recognised these independent Grand Lodges as being lawful and regular . He was authorised by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master to
say that a report had been received from the Freemasons of another colony in Australia , viz ., Victoria , stating that the Lodges belonging to their various jurisdictions have regularly and constitutionally formed themselves into a
Grand Lodge , and that the movement is practically unanimous , 140 out of 142 Lodges having joined the new Grand Lodge ; and that the new Grand Lodge had elected Bro . Sir William Clarke , Bart ., who had hitherto
held the appointment of District Grand Master of the three District Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland , as their new Grand Master . As the action thus taken appears to be similar to that followed
in the case of the other two Australian Grand Lodges the Grand Master now recommends that the request bo recognised and granted , with the distinct understanding that should the two Lodges which have not joined the new
Grand Lodge still refnse to do so , and wish still to belong to the Grand Lodge of England , their position should be acknowledged and recognised by the new body .
He had now , on the part of the M . W . the Grand Master , to move that the United Grand Lodge of Victoria be recognised . Bro . Philbrick seconded the motion , which