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Correspondence.
received is nothing compared to Avhat it might be if all did their duty , aud to Avhat I firml y believe it Avill be , Avhen time and circumstances shall haA'e permitted all to he awakened to a sense of their duty , and AA'hen the discbarge of that duty shall be regarded as the highest and holiest enjoyment of which a Mason can be susceptible .
Your correspondent says , "But our brethren the three Secretaries in London should combine to render the plan effectual . " In answer to this , J think I can say with confidence that combined propositions have been from time to time submitted—that my colleagues and myself work most harmoniously
together—that the members of the various committees act in unison , and' are actuated by singleness of purpose and oneness of motive . The cry from our Macedon is , " Who AA'ill come o \ er and help us , AVIIO ? " and this cry is raised until Ave sometimes fear AVO well nigh Aveary our friends , and occasionally risk
giving offence to those who do not feel quite so warmly as your correspondent . On the subject of rewards I entirely concur with '" W . N . Kim , " and do not anticipate any great difficulty in providing a suitable recognition of valuable services . In reference to that portion of the letter having special allusion to the Boys' School , I can only say that the accomplishment of what is
therein desired is one of the cherished objects of my life . To show that this subject has not been lost sight of , let' me quote from the report issued at the anniversary festival in March last . " The second subject referred to is the admission of from twenty to thirty boys on payment annually of , say £ 25 or £ 30 , to be educatedclothedand maintainedand treated
, , , in every respect in the same manner as those boys admitted by election . There is a very large class of brethren upon Avhom the burden of the education of a large family presses most severely , but whose children Avould not be properly qualified ' candidates for the ordinary benefits of the institution ; and it is
thought that a proposition for the admission of this ¦ class of pupils Avould meet Avith the approval of the great bulk ofthe governors and subscribers . " I forbear from trespassing further upon your space this Aveek . Let this suffice for the present . With twenty additional boys admitted this year , —a new and
increased staff of masters , —breathing time isneeessary . Only let our friends not relax . Let Stewards for our Festival in March next , and in each succeeding year , multiply in numbers and in the amounts resulting from their exertions , and results yet undreamed of shall be accomplished through the agency of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys—a first-class middle school . Yours fraternally , FEEDEKICK BINCKES , Secretary .
Report Of The Last Meeting Of The Yarborough Lodge, No. 554.
REPORT OF THE LAST MEETING OF THE YARBOROUGH LODGE , No . 554 .
SO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . ¦ L'i . AE SIB XSD BEOTHEE , —Referring to the re" . ' / : ! whicli I sent you of our last meeting , and Avhich " cii : ' 5 in . your issue of the 15 th inst ., I have to . \ g ' - _ e for my having inadvertently omitted to ; hat the chair of K . S . was occupied by our ¦ ¦ 'tocuied and worthy retiring W . M ., Bro . W . JOSIAH GHEES ' , Sec . 554 .
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THE MASONIC MIRROR . * * AU communications to be addressee ! to 19 , Salisbury-street Strand , Loudon , W . C .
Masonic Mems.
MASONIC MEMS .
REMOVAL OP THE Dome LODGE ( NO . 933 ) . —Tbe meetings of this lodge whicli have hitherto been held at Bow , will , iu future , as announced in our advertising columns , be held at the Masons hull , Masons Avenue , Basinghall-street . AA ' INCIIESXER MASONIC HAM COMPANY . —The prospectus has been issued of the Winchester Masonic Hall Company Limited , with a capital of £ 1 , 000 iu 200 shares of £ 5 each . AVe
notice amongst the provisional directors tbe names of several brethren standing high in the estimation of the Craft : Such as Bro . G . Naish , I- ' . Prov- G . W ., chairman ; Bros . J . Rankim Stebbing , Past Grand Beacon ; Charles Sherry , P . Prov . G . AA \ , & c . The Hon . See . is Bro . Alfred Smith , of AVincliester , P . > Prov . G . Reg . AVe will allude in our next to the features
detailed in the prospectus In the meantime we will only add that the scheme has our best wishes for its success . MASONIC iNSTitireiiON . —The fifteen sections will be worked by Bro . J . Thomas , P . M ., 507 , & o ; and AV . M ., iu the United Pilgrim ' s Lodge of Instruction . ( No . 507 ) , at the Durham Arms , Harleyford-i'oad , Kennington , on Friday , the 4 th prox ., as
announced in our advertising columns . We trust the brethren will muster in force upon the occasion , out of respect to our esteemed Bro . Thomas . The United Pilgrim ' - ! Lodge , though not one of ths oldest lodges , has produced many excellent and accomplished working Masons , among whom not the least is Bro , John Thomas , who is well deserving the support of the brethren , not only on account of his virtues as a man , —benevolencebe ' nig his distinguishing characteristic , —but also on account of his excellence as a Mason whether Craft , Arch , or Mark .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( NO . 73 ) . —This distinguished old prosperous lodge held its regular meeting on Tuesday , December 19 th , at the Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street , Southwark . The lodge was opened by Bro . Frederick Walters , P . M , assisted by Bros . G . Morris , S . W . ; D . Rose , as . T . W . ; E . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donkin , P . M ., Sec . ; F . II . Ellsworth , S . D . ; D . Rose , J . D . ; M . A . Loewenstark , I . G . ; A . P . Steadman , D . C ; G . Free , \ A . S . ; R . Stevens , Chipperlield , 15 . Prince , Retzbaeh ,
Gunnell , Croxford , Jackson , Hide , Harmaii , Billington , Duseck , Marshall , AVilliams , Knott , Baker , D ' elaney , Burke , and others too numerous to mention . Amongst a large number of visitors were Bros , . lames Stevenson , of the Freemasons Magazine , Roberts , Williams , and others whose names we were unable to ascertain . The minutes of the last and an emergency meeting were read and unanimously conlirined . Ballots were taken for Messrs . SkeeusSaundersand Wallerwhich were declared to
, , , be unanimous in favour of their admission . Messrs . AV . H . Cook and D . AValler being in attendance , were introduced separately , and initiated into ancient Freemasonry . Bros . Williams , Knott , and Baker were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft Freemasons . All these ceremonies were impressively and ably given by the presiding W . M . Bro . J . C . Goody , \ A . M ., then took the chair , having unavoidably been detained through the
train being late . The election by ballot resulted in Bro . Geo . Morris , S . \\ ., being unanimously elected W . M ., and Bro . E . Harris , P . M ., Treas ., was unanimously re-elected Treas . for the third time . Bro . AVm . Aldbouse was re-elected Tyler , and Bro . AV . J . Laing , P . M . 4-5 , was unanimously re-elected Assistant Tyler . The audit meeting was appointed' to be held on Monday , December 31 st , at seven o'clock p . m ., at tbe lodge house , and all the P . M . ' s were unanimously elected auditors .
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Correspondence.
received is nothing compared to Avhat it might be if all did their duty , aud to Avhat I firml y believe it Avill be , Avhen time and circumstances shall haA'e permitted all to he awakened to a sense of their duty , and AA'hen the discbarge of that duty shall be regarded as the highest and holiest enjoyment of which a Mason can be susceptible .
Your correspondent says , "But our brethren the three Secretaries in London should combine to render the plan effectual . " In answer to this , J think I can say with confidence that combined propositions have been from time to time submitted—that my colleagues and myself work most harmoniously
together—that the members of the various committees act in unison , and' are actuated by singleness of purpose and oneness of motive . The cry from our Macedon is , " Who AA'ill come o \ er and help us , AVIIO ? " and this cry is raised until Ave sometimes fear AVO well nigh Aveary our friends , and occasionally risk
giving offence to those who do not feel quite so warmly as your correspondent . On the subject of rewards I entirely concur with '" W . N . Kim , " and do not anticipate any great difficulty in providing a suitable recognition of valuable services . In reference to that portion of the letter having special allusion to the Boys' School , I can only say that the accomplishment of what is
therein desired is one of the cherished objects of my life . To show that this subject has not been lost sight of , let' me quote from the report issued at the anniversary festival in March last . " The second subject referred to is the admission of from twenty to thirty boys on payment annually of , say £ 25 or £ 30 , to be educatedclothedand maintainedand treated
, , , in every respect in the same manner as those boys admitted by election . There is a very large class of brethren upon Avhom the burden of the education of a large family presses most severely , but whose children Avould not be properly qualified ' candidates for the ordinary benefits of the institution ; and it is
thought that a proposition for the admission of this ¦ class of pupils Avould meet Avith the approval of the great bulk ofthe governors and subscribers . " I forbear from trespassing further upon your space this Aveek . Let this suffice for the present . With twenty additional boys admitted this year , —a new and
increased staff of masters , —breathing time isneeessary . Only let our friends not relax . Let Stewards for our Festival in March next , and in each succeeding year , multiply in numbers and in the amounts resulting from their exertions , and results yet undreamed of shall be accomplished through the agency of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys—a first-class middle school . Yours fraternally , FEEDEKICK BINCKES , Secretary .
Report Of The Last Meeting Of The Yarborough Lodge, No. 554.
REPORT OF THE LAST MEETING OF THE YARBOROUGH LODGE , No . 554 .
SO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . ¦ L'i . AE SIB XSD BEOTHEE , —Referring to the re" . ' / : ! whicli I sent you of our last meeting , and Avhich " cii : ' 5 in . your issue of the 15 th inst ., I have to . \ g ' - _ e for my having inadvertently omitted to ; hat the chair of K . S . was occupied by our ¦ ¦ 'tocuied and worthy retiring W . M ., Bro . W . JOSIAH GHEES ' , Sec . 554 .
Ar01102
THE MASONIC MIRROR . * * AU communications to be addressee ! to 19 , Salisbury-street Strand , Loudon , W . C .
Masonic Mems.
MASONIC MEMS .
REMOVAL OP THE Dome LODGE ( NO . 933 ) . —Tbe meetings of this lodge whicli have hitherto been held at Bow , will , iu future , as announced in our advertising columns , be held at the Masons hull , Masons Avenue , Basinghall-street . AA ' INCIIESXER MASONIC HAM COMPANY . —The prospectus has been issued of the Winchester Masonic Hall Company Limited , with a capital of £ 1 , 000 iu 200 shares of £ 5 each . AVe
notice amongst the provisional directors tbe names of several brethren standing high in the estimation of the Craft : Such as Bro . G . Naish , I- ' . Prov- G . W ., chairman ; Bros . J . Rankim Stebbing , Past Grand Beacon ; Charles Sherry , P . Prov . G . AA \ , & c . The Hon . See . is Bro . Alfred Smith , of AVincliester , P . > Prov . G . Reg . AVe will allude in our next to the features
detailed in the prospectus In the meantime we will only add that the scheme has our best wishes for its success . MASONIC iNSTitireiiON . —The fifteen sections will be worked by Bro . J . Thomas , P . M ., 507 , & o ; and AV . M ., iu the United Pilgrim ' s Lodge of Instruction . ( No . 507 ) , at the Durham Arms , Harleyford-i'oad , Kennington , on Friday , the 4 th prox ., as
announced in our advertising columns . We trust the brethren will muster in force upon the occasion , out of respect to our esteemed Bro . Thomas . The United Pilgrim ' - ! Lodge , though not one of ths oldest lodges , has produced many excellent and accomplished working Masons , among whom not the least is Bro , John Thomas , who is well deserving the support of the brethren , not only on account of his virtues as a man , —benevolencebe ' nig his distinguishing characteristic , —but also on account of his excellence as a Mason whether Craft , Arch , or Mark .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( NO . 73 ) . —This distinguished old prosperous lodge held its regular meeting on Tuesday , December 19 th , at the Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street , Southwark . The lodge was opened by Bro . Frederick Walters , P . M , assisted by Bros . G . Morris , S . W . ; D . Rose , as . T . W . ; E . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donkin , P . M ., Sec . ; F . II . Ellsworth , S . D . ; D . Rose , J . D . ; M . A . Loewenstark , I . G . ; A . P . Steadman , D . C ; G . Free , \ A . S . ; R . Stevens , Chipperlield , 15 . Prince , Retzbaeh ,
Gunnell , Croxford , Jackson , Hide , Harmaii , Billington , Duseck , Marshall , AVilliams , Knott , Baker , D ' elaney , Burke , and others too numerous to mention . Amongst a large number of visitors were Bros , . lames Stevenson , of the Freemasons Magazine , Roberts , Williams , and others whose names we were unable to ascertain . The minutes of the last and an emergency meeting were read and unanimously conlirined . Ballots were taken for Messrs . SkeeusSaundersand Wallerwhich were declared to
, , , be unanimous in favour of their admission . Messrs . AV . H . Cook and D . AValler being in attendance , were introduced separately , and initiated into ancient Freemasonry . Bros . Williams , Knott , and Baker were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft Freemasons . All these ceremonies were impressively and ably given by the presiding W . M . Bro . J . C . Goody , \ A . M ., then took the chair , having unavoidably been detained through the
train being late . The election by ballot resulted in Bro . Geo . Morris , S . \\ ., being unanimously elected W . M ., and Bro . E . Harris , P . M ., Treas ., was unanimously re-elected Treas . for the third time . Bro . AVm . Aldbouse was re-elected Tyler , and Bro . AV . J . Laing , P . M . 4-5 , was unanimously re-elected Assistant Tyler . The audit meeting was appointed' to be held on Monday , December 31 st , at seven o'clock p . m ., at tbe lodge house , and all the P . M . ' s were unanimously elected auditors .