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Woman's Work.
saving contrast to the disappointments and drawbacks of home , and that work , as we all know has been blessed to others , and to themselves , very remarkably in their time and generation . There is hardly a labour of philanthrophy , there is scarcely a scene of trial , there
is , we believe , no one useful or commendable association , which has not largely benefitted from the warm heart , unselfish aims , and noble sentiment of woman . We are glad to think of her in such a guise , and under such conditions , still going forth as an " angel of mercy "
to our race , help ing and comforting , blessing and soothing , cheering and restraining man . Go where we wil ' , read what we may , we find that woman ' s gentleness and woman ' s heartiness are enlisted in the best of all causes—work for others , simple , sober , generous , unselfish work ,
prompted by duty , and guided by good sense . We take up our great contemporary the Times , and find for instance this paragraph , full as it is of most gratifying reflections , suggestive as it is of most gracious thoughts . On Monday last , a very large and influential
congress of ladies assembled at Willis s Rooms from all parts of the United Kingdom for the purpose of discussing the best means of assisting and watching over young girls of good character , whether employed as general servants , or ia any other occupation of life . Upwards of 400
ladies were present , either as lady associates or branch secretaries of the Girls' Friendly Society , established under the patronage of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 18 75 . The chair was taken b y Mrs . Townend , of Honingtonhall , Snipston-on-Stour , and among those present ,
many of whom took part in the proceedings , were Lady Georgina Vernon , Lady Brabazon , representing Hampton Rural Deanery ; Lady Mary Dashwood , representing Woodstock ; Lady Mary Currie , representing Hingham Branch , Norfolk ,- Lad y Mary Egerton and the Misses
Egerton , representing the Rural Deanery of Chichester ; the Marchioness of Hertford , representing the Alcester Branch ; Lady Cunlifie , representing Wrexham j Lady Florence Blount , representing the Windsor branch of the Oxford Diocese ; Lady Kni ghtley , representing the Rural
Deanery of Davcntry ; Lady Muldcch , representing Si . George ' s branch , St . George ' s-square ; Miss Katharine Gpthorne Hardy , representing the Sandhurst branch of the Diocese of Canterbury ; Miss Moberley , Salisbury ; Miss Agatha Stacey , Birmingham : Miss Brampton , City of
Winchester ; and Mrs . Fox , for Lady Mary Turner . Miss Oxtnham , Secretary , then read the annual report , which was very gratifying , and showed that the objects of the society were to inculcate strict morality among girls ; to give help to young girls who are members , to
establish a registry and home for sick members . The society now numbers 15 , 000 members throughout the country . Papers were then read on "Diccesan Central and Branch Organizationtransfer and re-transfer of members , " b y Miss Money ; " London Business and Factory Girls , "
by Mrs . Papillon ; "Domestic Training , " by the president ; and "External Co-operation , with special reference to the Church of England Temperance Society , " by Lady Georgina Vernon . Those of us who know anything of the trials and difficulties of female servants , will hail such a movement , and rejoice to think , that
woman , ever foremost in all that improves , elevates , and consccrateshumanity , is also resolutelydoing such grod , useful , practical , common-sense woik , in our own epoch , manifesting that religious sense of interest and responsibility towards that most important , yet too much neglected class of our population . Such needed and valuable work has our heartfelt good wishes .
The Late Queen Of Spain.
THE LATE QUEEN OF SPAIN .
It is impossible for the most thoughtless of us all not to be struck with this fresh proof , ( if proof be needed ) , of the sad vicissitudes of this mortal life . Indeed , hardly an hour passes over
our heads in which we are not struck deeply with the unforseen visitations and unfathomable mystery of the Eternal Providence of God . In the midst of the greatest earthly happiness , surrounded b y all that makes life enjoyable or
The Late Queen Of Spain.
g ilds it with the promise of auspicious years , radiant in grace , youth , and beauty , of a sudden the young Queen passes away , struck down by deadly disease , which the skill of man is impotent to arrest , despite the overwhelming grief of her husband and the regrets of a whole and a great
people . What more touching picture can be drawn of the shortness , uncertainty and disappointments of life ? And yet , as religiously - minded Freemasons , who avow our " trust " in God in every emergency of life , must not our reflection also be , that T . G . A . O . T . U . bothknoweth what is best for us and doeth what is best for
us all ? In such sad cases as these Faith and Hope whisper to us that what is our " loss " is perhaps our brother ' s or our sister ' s " gain , " and that in the inscrutable providence of the Most High , those who pass away from our hearts and lives may , after all , be taken away from the evil to come .
Bro. Mcintyre's Opinion.
BRO . McINTYRE'S OPINION .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — For the information of the Life Governors of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls I beg to forward a copy of the valuable opinion of our esteemed brother , the Grand Registrar ,
just received . I take this means of making this opinion known , by which it will be seen that ladies and lewises being minors can legally vote on Tuly nth , because there is no previous meeting " of the Committee to which it would
otherwise naturally be first reported . I , of course , feel that the information is doubly important for the provincial voters , and I undertook at the General Committee to promulgate this decision through the Freemason . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally . J . CREATON . July 2 nd , 1878 .
Brick Court , Temple , ist July , 1878 . Dear Sir and Brother , — In compliance with tlie wishes of the General Committee of the Girls' School , as
expressed by the resolution of Bro . Nunn , I have read and considered the laws of the Royal Masonic Institutions , with respect to the " eligibility of ladies to vote at the election of Secretary " ofthe Girls' School at the approaching election . After having given the subject my best attention , I have
come to the conclusion that ladies are eligible to vote at the election of Secretary to the Institution . In coming to this decision I have followed the canon of construction of written documents , namely , to g ive effect to the meaning of the persons framing them as manifested by the words
which they have used to express their intention . By Law LXXL , page 17 , "The election and removal of thiv Secretary shall be vested in the General Committee , the voting to be by balloting papers , duly furnished to every qualified member present . " I think that this law , unless
qualified by some other enactment restricting the right of voting for the Secretary , gives the franchise to every person who is qualified to be and who is a member ofthe General Committee present at the period of election . I next consider what persons form the General Committee . By
Law XXXV . it is enacted that " The ordinary business of the Institution shall be transacted by the General Committee , consisting of all Life Governors , together with twelve Life or Annual Subscribers , " & c , & c . It is conclusive therefore , if this law stood alone , that all Life Governors
are members of the General Committee , with power to transact the ordinary business of the Institution . They are by this law also empowered to " elect or remove the Secretary . ' This authority being vested in " all Life Governors , " the question arises , are ladies capable to
become Life Governors of the Institutions ? This question is most clearly answered by Bye-Jaw XVIII ., page 4 : " A Iaay ( or a lewis being a minor ) shall be a Life Governor on payment of five guineas , " & c , & c . If it were intended to
restrict the rig hts of a lady who becomes a Life Governor , restricting words should have been introduced . If the power of voting for candidates was the only privilege to be conferred , that would have been easily effected by merely
Bro. Mcintyre's Opinion.
omitting the words " shall be a Life Governor . " In answer to any contention that the election of Secretary , & c , the ordinary business of the Institution , can be conducted by Masons alone , I would call attention to Law XXXIL , which , to my mind , shews that non-Masons may take part
in the proceedings of General Courts . " At all General Courts the President , Treasurer , a Trustee , or Vice-President , or in their absence a Life Governor ( in each case being a Mason ) shall preside . Five members shall form a
quorum . " This shews that the presiding officer must be a Mason , but therest of the quorum are not required to be Masons . I think , therefore the ladies should be permitted to vote . Yours faithfully and fraternally ,
iENEAS J . M . McINTYRE . W . Bro . Hedges .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
tWe do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . —ED . 1
ELECTION OF SECRETARY ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am much surprised to find that my name is omitted from the list of eligible candidates in your report of the General Committee of this Institution . I enclose
you a copy of a note I received from Bro . H . A . Dubois on the 15 th ult ., announcing that" the Committee had unanimously agreeil to report me to the General Committee as an elig ible candidate for the vacant Secretaryship , " subject to my sending in a certificate of my birth . This request vvas duly complied with .
As the omission of my name is doing my candidature a serious injury , I shall rely upon you giving this a place in your next issue ; even this morning I have heard that one of the candidates has been asking my supporters to support him , and producing a Freemason as his authority . I am , Sir , your obedient Servan t , F . A . WHITE .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I hear that a report has gained currency to the effect that I have retired from the contest now pending for the election of a Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .
Will you kindly allow me , through the medium of your valuable paper , most emphatically to contradict this , and furthermore to assure my numerous friends and supporters that I have every reason to hope their efforts on my behalf will bc crowned with success ? Yours fraternally , WILLIAM WORRELL , P . M ., P . Z ., & c .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Iu the interest of Bro . Storr , a candidate for the office of Secretary cf the Girls' School , 15 ro . Monckton ( President of the Board of General Purposes ) invites the House Committee to provide a separate polling place for such members of the General Committee as are of the gentler sex . In your
issue of the 22 nd ult . you solicit the opinion of members of the Craft on the question " Are Ladies entitled to vote ? It is a question of far greater importance than at first sight would appear . If •' ( ermined in the negative the constitution of the ^ ark t . _ , Committees will remain unchanged—if conceded , composite Committees may be the result , with what effects it would bc difficult to
prognosticate . The claim to a vote is based upon the declaration in Law XI 11 ., that " every individual donor of ten guineas shall bc a Life Governor , and be entitled to vole at the meetings of the General Committee , " supported by the declaration in Bye-law XXXV .,. that " the ordinary business of the Institution shall be transacted by a General
Committee , consisting of all Life Governors , " the privilege of voting being thus seemingly restricted to individual donors of at least ten guineas . A further claim to vote is also made on behalf of ladies , being Life Governors , under the especial privilege conferred upon them by Rule XVIII . of being Life Governors on payment ol lire guineas , notwithstanding the omission of
the words " and be entitled to vote at the meetings of the General Committee , " inasmuch as Law XXXV . places the ordinary business of the Institution in the hands of a General Committee , consisting of , amongst others , fill Life Governors . This General Committee is empowered to elect the House Committee—the Finance and Audit
Committeethe Secretary—Collector , & c ; and the mode of conducting an election is thus detailed in Bye-law XXXVII .: " The election shall take place hy ballot— brethren only are eligible for nomination—the names of those nominated Ate to bc printed , and a copy of the list is to be given to'every qualified trot her attending the election , " thus limiting the
privilege of voting at elections for officers of the Institution to Masons , to the consequent exclusion , bf ' all Uninitiated members ofthe Committee , irrespective of ' sex . Thus on the one hand it is contended ' that every Life Governor without distinction of sex ^ " entitled to ydfe-Uniler one or other of the rules quoted , and on the' either it is contended that none but M & S 9 » £ .. can legally exercise the
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Woman's Work.
saving contrast to the disappointments and drawbacks of home , and that work , as we all know has been blessed to others , and to themselves , very remarkably in their time and generation . There is hardly a labour of philanthrophy , there is scarcely a scene of trial , there
is , we believe , no one useful or commendable association , which has not largely benefitted from the warm heart , unselfish aims , and noble sentiment of woman . We are glad to think of her in such a guise , and under such conditions , still going forth as an " angel of mercy "
to our race , help ing and comforting , blessing and soothing , cheering and restraining man . Go where we wil ' , read what we may , we find that woman ' s gentleness and woman ' s heartiness are enlisted in the best of all causes—work for others , simple , sober , generous , unselfish work ,
prompted by duty , and guided by good sense . We take up our great contemporary the Times , and find for instance this paragraph , full as it is of most gratifying reflections , suggestive as it is of most gracious thoughts . On Monday last , a very large and influential
congress of ladies assembled at Willis s Rooms from all parts of the United Kingdom for the purpose of discussing the best means of assisting and watching over young girls of good character , whether employed as general servants , or ia any other occupation of life . Upwards of 400
ladies were present , either as lady associates or branch secretaries of the Girls' Friendly Society , established under the patronage of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 18 75 . The chair was taken b y Mrs . Townend , of Honingtonhall , Snipston-on-Stour , and among those present ,
many of whom took part in the proceedings , were Lady Georgina Vernon , Lady Brabazon , representing Hampton Rural Deanery ; Lady Mary Dashwood , representing Woodstock ; Lady Mary Currie , representing Hingham Branch , Norfolk ,- Lad y Mary Egerton and the Misses
Egerton , representing the Rural Deanery of Chichester ; the Marchioness of Hertford , representing the Alcester Branch ; Lady Cunlifie , representing Wrexham j Lady Florence Blount , representing the Windsor branch of the Oxford Diocese ; Lady Kni ghtley , representing the Rural
Deanery of Davcntry ; Lady Muldcch , representing Si . George ' s branch , St . George ' s-square ; Miss Katharine Gpthorne Hardy , representing the Sandhurst branch of the Diocese of Canterbury ; Miss Moberley , Salisbury ; Miss Agatha Stacey , Birmingham : Miss Brampton , City of
Winchester ; and Mrs . Fox , for Lady Mary Turner . Miss Oxtnham , Secretary , then read the annual report , which was very gratifying , and showed that the objects of the society were to inculcate strict morality among girls ; to give help to young girls who are members , to
establish a registry and home for sick members . The society now numbers 15 , 000 members throughout the country . Papers were then read on "Diccesan Central and Branch Organizationtransfer and re-transfer of members , " b y Miss Money ; " London Business and Factory Girls , "
by Mrs . Papillon ; "Domestic Training , " by the president ; and "External Co-operation , with special reference to the Church of England Temperance Society , " by Lady Georgina Vernon . Those of us who know anything of the trials and difficulties of female servants , will hail such a movement , and rejoice to think , that
woman , ever foremost in all that improves , elevates , and consccrateshumanity , is also resolutelydoing such grod , useful , practical , common-sense woik , in our own epoch , manifesting that religious sense of interest and responsibility towards that most important , yet too much neglected class of our population . Such needed and valuable work has our heartfelt good wishes .
The Late Queen Of Spain.
THE LATE QUEEN OF SPAIN .
It is impossible for the most thoughtless of us all not to be struck with this fresh proof , ( if proof be needed ) , of the sad vicissitudes of this mortal life . Indeed , hardly an hour passes over
our heads in which we are not struck deeply with the unforseen visitations and unfathomable mystery of the Eternal Providence of God . In the midst of the greatest earthly happiness , surrounded b y all that makes life enjoyable or
The Late Queen Of Spain.
g ilds it with the promise of auspicious years , radiant in grace , youth , and beauty , of a sudden the young Queen passes away , struck down by deadly disease , which the skill of man is impotent to arrest , despite the overwhelming grief of her husband and the regrets of a whole and a great
people . What more touching picture can be drawn of the shortness , uncertainty and disappointments of life ? And yet , as religiously - minded Freemasons , who avow our " trust " in God in every emergency of life , must not our reflection also be , that T . G . A . O . T . U . bothknoweth what is best for us and doeth what is best for
us all ? In such sad cases as these Faith and Hope whisper to us that what is our " loss " is perhaps our brother ' s or our sister ' s " gain , " and that in the inscrutable providence of the Most High , those who pass away from our hearts and lives may , after all , be taken away from the evil to come .
Bro. Mcintyre's Opinion.
BRO . McINTYRE'S OPINION .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — For the information of the Life Governors of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls I beg to forward a copy of the valuable opinion of our esteemed brother , the Grand Registrar ,
just received . I take this means of making this opinion known , by which it will be seen that ladies and lewises being minors can legally vote on Tuly nth , because there is no previous meeting " of the Committee to which it would
otherwise naturally be first reported . I , of course , feel that the information is doubly important for the provincial voters , and I undertook at the General Committee to promulgate this decision through the Freemason . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally . J . CREATON . July 2 nd , 1878 .
Brick Court , Temple , ist July , 1878 . Dear Sir and Brother , — In compliance with tlie wishes of the General Committee of the Girls' School , as
expressed by the resolution of Bro . Nunn , I have read and considered the laws of the Royal Masonic Institutions , with respect to the " eligibility of ladies to vote at the election of Secretary " ofthe Girls' School at the approaching election . After having given the subject my best attention , I have
come to the conclusion that ladies are eligible to vote at the election of Secretary to the Institution . In coming to this decision I have followed the canon of construction of written documents , namely , to g ive effect to the meaning of the persons framing them as manifested by the words
which they have used to express their intention . By Law LXXL , page 17 , "The election and removal of thiv Secretary shall be vested in the General Committee , the voting to be by balloting papers , duly furnished to every qualified member present . " I think that this law , unless
qualified by some other enactment restricting the right of voting for the Secretary , gives the franchise to every person who is qualified to be and who is a member ofthe General Committee present at the period of election . I next consider what persons form the General Committee . By
Law XXXV . it is enacted that " The ordinary business of the Institution shall be transacted by the General Committee , consisting of all Life Governors , together with twelve Life or Annual Subscribers , " & c , & c . It is conclusive therefore , if this law stood alone , that all Life Governors
are members of the General Committee , with power to transact the ordinary business of the Institution . They are by this law also empowered to " elect or remove the Secretary . ' This authority being vested in " all Life Governors , " the question arises , are ladies capable to
become Life Governors of the Institutions ? This question is most clearly answered by Bye-Jaw XVIII ., page 4 : " A Iaay ( or a lewis being a minor ) shall be a Life Governor on payment of five guineas , " & c , & c . If it were intended to
restrict the rig hts of a lady who becomes a Life Governor , restricting words should have been introduced . If the power of voting for candidates was the only privilege to be conferred , that would have been easily effected by merely
Bro. Mcintyre's Opinion.
omitting the words " shall be a Life Governor . " In answer to any contention that the election of Secretary , & c , the ordinary business of the Institution , can be conducted by Masons alone , I would call attention to Law XXXIL , which , to my mind , shews that non-Masons may take part
in the proceedings of General Courts . " At all General Courts the President , Treasurer , a Trustee , or Vice-President , or in their absence a Life Governor ( in each case being a Mason ) shall preside . Five members shall form a
quorum . " This shews that the presiding officer must be a Mason , but therest of the quorum are not required to be Masons . I think , therefore the ladies should be permitted to vote . Yours faithfully and fraternally ,
iENEAS J . M . McINTYRE . W . Bro . Hedges .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
tWe do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . —ED . 1
ELECTION OF SECRETARY ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am much surprised to find that my name is omitted from the list of eligible candidates in your report of the General Committee of this Institution . I enclose
you a copy of a note I received from Bro . H . A . Dubois on the 15 th ult ., announcing that" the Committee had unanimously agreeil to report me to the General Committee as an elig ible candidate for the vacant Secretaryship , " subject to my sending in a certificate of my birth . This request vvas duly complied with .
As the omission of my name is doing my candidature a serious injury , I shall rely upon you giving this a place in your next issue ; even this morning I have heard that one of the candidates has been asking my supporters to support him , and producing a Freemason as his authority . I am , Sir , your obedient Servan t , F . A . WHITE .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I hear that a report has gained currency to the effect that I have retired from the contest now pending for the election of a Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .
Will you kindly allow me , through the medium of your valuable paper , most emphatically to contradict this , and furthermore to assure my numerous friends and supporters that I have every reason to hope their efforts on my behalf will bc crowned with success ? Yours fraternally , WILLIAM WORRELL , P . M ., P . Z ., & c .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Iu the interest of Bro . Storr , a candidate for the office of Secretary cf the Girls' School , 15 ro . Monckton ( President of the Board of General Purposes ) invites the House Committee to provide a separate polling place for such members of the General Committee as are of the gentler sex . In your
issue of the 22 nd ult . you solicit the opinion of members of the Craft on the question " Are Ladies entitled to vote ? It is a question of far greater importance than at first sight would appear . If •' ( ermined in the negative the constitution of the ^ ark t . _ , Committees will remain unchanged—if conceded , composite Committees may be the result , with what effects it would bc difficult to
prognosticate . The claim to a vote is based upon the declaration in Law XI 11 ., that " every individual donor of ten guineas shall bc a Life Governor , and be entitled to vole at the meetings of the General Committee , " supported by the declaration in Bye-law XXXV .,. that " the ordinary business of the Institution shall be transacted by a General
Committee , consisting of all Life Governors , " the privilege of voting being thus seemingly restricted to individual donors of at least ten guineas . A further claim to vote is also made on behalf of ladies , being Life Governors , under the especial privilege conferred upon them by Rule XVIII . of being Life Governors on payment ol lire guineas , notwithstanding the omission of
the words " and be entitled to vote at the meetings of the General Committee , " inasmuch as Law XXXV . places the ordinary business of the Institution in the hands of a General Committee , consisting of , amongst others , fill Life Governors . This General Committee is empowered to elect the House Committee—the Finance and Audit
Committeethe Secretary—Collector , & c ; and the mode of conducting an election is thus detailed in Bye-law XXXVII .: " The election shall take place hy ballot— brethren only are eligible for nomination—the names of those nominated Ate to bc printed , and a copy of the list is to be given to'every qualified trot her attending the election , " thus limiting the
privilege of voting at elections for officers of the Institution to Masons , to the consequent exclusion , bf ' all Uninitiated members ofthe Committee , irrespective of ' sex . Thus on the one hand it is contended ' that every Life Governor without distinction of sex ^ " entitled to ydfe-Uniler one or other of the rules quoted , and on the' either it is contended that none but M & S 9 » £ .. can legally exercise the