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The Boys' School Election.
Charities is , that we seldom or ever hear of a brother becoming disappointed with them after having studied their inner arrangements ; on the contrary , the more one sees of the Institutions the move wo want to do for them . As wo have said above , the ballot paper for tho coming
election—which takes place on Monday , the 10 th instantcontains the names of sixty-seven candidates , of whom but fifteen cau be admitted . For ns to attempt anything like a selection of the fifteen best fitted for the benefits of our Institution from such a list would bo an impossibility . We
have looked at the facts published in connection with each , and find thafc one and all are worthy of consideration ; that is , of course , if the details given are to be relied upon . To argue that a child who is one of four children left without either parent—as is the case both with C . C . B . Jones ,
No . 12 , and A . W . Wyatt , No . 36—has not the strongest possible claim on our generosity , would nofc , we think , meet much support , and yet it is very difficult to urge that these are really the worst off . Indeed , they are nofc the only ones among the candidates who are left parentless ,
No . 49 , R . A . Sykes , and No . 67 , W . H . Whittaker , each being similarly circumstanced . On the other hand , there are children who have both parents living ; but in two of these cases the father is paralysed , and thereby may be a burden on , rather than an assistance to , the funds of the
family . There are again other cases in which a widowed mother is left with nine , eight , seven , or a less number of children , who look to her for their support , and from all these—sixty-seven in number—we are to endeavour to select fifteen only to receive the aid of onr Institution .
Looking to the number of votes brought forward from previous contests , we think there may not be much difficulty in selecting some at least of those who will be successful , as the number of instances in which upwards
of 1 , 000 votes are brought forward is very large , no less than thirteen figuring in this respect with credit totals ranging from 1 , 886 in the case of S . E . Lee , No . 3 , to 1 , 050 in that of G . W . K . Hill , No . 11 . This fact alone acts as an indication thafc the oontesfc will be a severe one ,
and will necessitate a very large amount of exertion on the parfc of those who desire to secuz * e a place . The names of those who stand at the head of the list of previous applications , together with the number of elections
they have contested , and the votes now brought forward , is as follows . *—No . ou List Application Name Votes forward 3 6 SELee 1886 13 4 H L Joraison 1830 10 5 HT Burgess 1783 7 5 0 A Gurney 1708 25 3 ADAshdown 1662
4 5 PA Clark 1570 42 2 FSEoe 1472 6 5 H A Ecclestone 1377 15 4 W B Stanford 1338 19 3 AWFowke 1152 12 5 COB Jones 1066 43 2 HB Truman 1058 11 5 GWKHill 1050
Of these , Nos . 3 and 43 are last application cases . In addition there are four others who now appear for the last time . No . 1 , J . T . Goldsbrough , who , after six attempts , brings forward 352 votes ; No . 2 , R . W . Pratt , who has but five after a similar experience ; No . 31 , F . J .
Cook , who has thirty-eight from two previous attempts ; and No . 57 , 0 . E . Saville , who now appears for the first time . There are many other details which we should like
to give , and which would donbtless prove of interest to our readers , but our space being limited , we refrain from so doing . We can but conclude with the hope that the most deserving cases will in the end be successful .
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Electric Light Exhibition , at the Crystal Palace , on Saturday last . They were conducted over the building by Mr . McGeorge , Dr . Reid , Major Flood Page , and Mr . Gardiner . The Palace was seen to the best advantage , the Alhambra
Court having been lighted , m additon to the others . Their Royal Highnesses spent about two hours in viewing what was to be seen , and then withdrew to the Dining Saloon . They were accompanied by the Marquis of Hamilton ,
Past Grand Warden of England , and the Marchioness of Hamilton , Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen , K . C . M . G ., Mr . Spottiswoode , President of the Royal Society , Col . Ellis , and Lady Emily Kingscote . The Royal Visitors were pleased with the Exhibition .
The Heart And Tongue.
THE HEART AND TONGUE .
THE tenets of a Mason ' s profession are said to be Brotherl y Love , Relief , and Truth , each of which has its appropriate explana ! tion , beautiful in theory , and equally so in practice , but here we pause for reflection . Wo shall only allndo to tho first and second of the group , to call attention to their assertions in association with the third , from which
we quote—the declaration that " sincerity ancl plain dealing distinguish ns—and tho heart and tongue join in promoting each other ' s welfare , and rejoicing in each other ' s prosperity . " It is only a few pvonings since we heard this expressive sentence so impressively rendered that we involuntarily exclaimed , mentall y , Is that true ?
In looking around the Lodge room , ifc happened that we knew most , if not all , of those present , and concluded that no reason existed to make any criticism as to its practical truthfulness there , but in letting our thoughts flow outward into larger circles , we cou . eluded , with regret , that this declaration , repeated by so many Masters , to scores of neophytes , and heard by hundreds of Masons
monthly , with nods of approval , is after all , bat " sounding brass , or a tinkling cymbal . " In one of his official visitations by a District Deputy Grand Master , made within a few months , we heard him very properly remind the brethren of their obligations as Masons , and exhort them as to their duties . The remarks then made were freighted largely wifch a pro
fessedly religious element , used to enforce the virtue of Temperance , to the effect that the brethren shonld nofc preach it inside of the Lodge , and then " give ifc the lie " by going outside and drinking any nontemperance drink . Admirable as was the admonition , yet honest men , and highly religious ones , differ as to what constitutes Temperance
and whether that implies total abstinence , but as to the conscientious practice of one or the other , Masous can only only approve ; and they can only require " thafc due restraint upon our affections and passions , whioh renders the body tame and governable , and frees the mind from the allurements of vice . "
When wo turn to the dogmatic declaration , that " the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare , " there is no chance or place for dissent ; the wise and the simple , the learned and the ignorant , all mnst occupy the same plane and view from the same standpoint , thafc which we declare to be true , and hear the same simple and healthful words , so frequently asserted , so acceptable
to all , and so welcome too , because given in the tenet of Truth . But do the facts sustain the high sounding words , and are they not too much observed in breach thereof ? "Your name , " said one Mason to another quite recently , " is like a red rag to a bull when used before A . B ., and we have heard it frequently said of the same person , " that he had nothing good to say of any one , nofc a
patron . " Surely such a one " gives the lie to the declaration , " for neither " his heart or tongue" rejoice in any one ' s prosperity . The breach of this assertion may be seen in various ' ways , and especially in larger bodies where the modes of the politician are made to usurp the place of brotherly love and truth , and possibly elections are carried , or sought to be , by unseeml y
methods . Once , only once , have we known of more votes being cast and reported in a Masonic organisation at an election than the number of voters previously registered warranted . Ifc was afterwards said to have been explained , bufc it had its ill effect , and still calls for a blush ; it was not in harmony with the tenet . "The heart and tongue , " well they may rejoice , but we also read
that " the heart is desperately wicked , the tongue , too , is said to be an unruly member , and the opportunities which badness obtains with its cloak of pretence , to appear among Masons , seeming to be respectable because of the association , enable such heart and tongue to give " the lie " to their own profession , and so to cast suspicion npon the characters of more honest men .
If District Deputies and all other Masons in . nuthority would more sharply arraign such evil practices , and point out the wickedness of violating Masonic dogmas , about which no difference of opinion can be held "by honest men , how much less of animadversion and scandal would be heard in Lodge rooms , and among Masons . This evil speakin" is a species of treason that men seem to countenance , and
sometimes to delight in ; it is regarded , however , by a vast majority with hatred , and obtains from them a verdict similiar to that rendered by Philip of Macedon , for though he resorted to the use of gold to capture a city , " he loved the treason , but abhorred the traitor . " In the great influx into Masonry , teachers of its dogmas have been too busily engaged to educate all comers , and the repetition of its
ritual , parrot-like , has not availed with the masses ; but in the midst of prosperity thinking Masons may well take counsel , and provide for schooling the ignorant , correcting the careless and vindictive , and for strengthening the virtues of those who enter tbe Institution ; numbers , rank , or station count for nothing against honour , and honour will be best maintained by observing , in its highest sense , the tenet from which we have taken the title placed over this article . —Liberal Freemason .
The Fifteen Sections will be worked on Friday nexfc , at the St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , at the White Hart , King ' s-road , Chelsea , commencing at seven o ' clock . To those of our friends who may be at a loss for some means
of passing their time profitably on the evening of Good Friday , we may suggest their attendance to listen to the symbolical teachings of the Craft sections . Bros . Arden P . M . 141 , and Stuart 179 , will take the principal parts n the day ' s proceedings .
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The Boys' School Election.
Charities is , that we seldom or ever hear of a brother becoming disappointed with them after having studied their inner arrangements ; on the contrary , the more one sees of the Institutions the move wo want to do for them . As wo have said above , the ballot paper for tho coming
election—which takes place on Monday , the 10 th instantcontains the names of sixty-seven candidates , of whom but fifteen cau be admitted . For ns to attempt anything like a selection of the fifteen best fitted for the benefits of our Institution from such a list would bo an impossibility . We
have looked at the facts published in connection with each , and find thafc one and all are worthy of consideration ; that is , of course , if the details given are to be relied upon . To argue that a child who is one of four children left without either parent—as is the case both with C . C . B . Jones ,
No . 12 , and A . W . Wyatt , No . 36—has not the strongest possible claim on our generosity , would nofc , we think , meet much support , and yet it is very difficult to urge that these are really the worst off . Indeed , they are nofc the only ones among the candidates who are left parentless ,
No . 49 , R . A . Sykes , and No . 67 , W . H . Whittaker , each being similarly circumstanced . On the other hand , there are children who have both parents living ; but in two of these cases the father is paralysed , and thereby may be a burden on , rather than an assistance to , the funds of the
family . There are again other cases in which a widowed mother is left with nine , eight , seven , or a less number of children , who look to her for their support , and from all these—sixty-seven in number—we are to endeavour to select fifteen only to receive the aid of onr Institution .
Looking to the number of votes brought forward from previous contests , we think there may not be much difficulty in selecting some at least of those who will be successful , as the number of instances in which upwards
of 1 , 000 votes are brought forward is very large , no less than thirteen figuring in this respect with credit totals ranging from 1 , 886 in the case of S . E . Lee , No . 3 , to 1 , 050 in that of G . W . K . Hill , No . 11 . This fact alone acts as an indication thafc the oontesfc will be a severe one ,
and will necessitate a very large amount of exertion on the parfc of those who desire to secuz * e a place . The names of those who stand at the head of the list of previous applications , together with the number of elections
they have contested , and the votes now brought forward , is as follows . *—No . ou List Application Name Votes forward 3 6 SELee 1886 13 4 H L Joraison 1830 10 5 HT Burgess 1783 7 5 0 A Gurney 1708 25 3 ADAshdown 1662
4 5 PA Clark 1570 42 2 FSEoe 1472 6 5 H A Ecclestone 1377 15 4 W B Stanford 1338 19 3 AWFowke 1152 12 5 COB Jones 1066 43 2 HB Truman 1058 11 5 GWKHill 1050
Of these , Nos . 3 and 43 are last application cases . In addition there are four others who now appear for the last time . No . 1 , J . T . Goldsbrough , who , after six attempts , brings forward 352 votes ; No . 2 , R . W . Pratt , who has but five after a similar experience ; No . 31 , F . J .
Cook , who has thirty-eight from two previous attempts ; and No . 57 , 0 . E . Saville , who now appears for the first time . There are many other details which we should like
to give , and which would donbtless prove of interest to our readers , but our space being limited , we refrain from so doing . We can but conclude with the hope that the most deserving cases will in the end be successful .
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Electric Light Exhibition , at the Crystal Palace , on Saturday last . They were conducted over the building by Mr . McGeorge , Dr . Reid , Major Flood Page , and Mr . Gardiner . The Palace was seen to the best advantage , the Alhambra
Court having been lighted , m additon to the others . Their Royal Highnesses spent about two hours in viewing what was to be seen , and then withdrew to the Dining Saloon . They were accompanied by the Marquis of Hamilton ,
Past Grand Warden of England , and the Marchioness of Hamilton , Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen , K . C . M . G ., Mr . Spottiswoode , President of the Royal Society , Col . Ellis , and Lady Emily Kingscote . The Royal Visitors were pleased with the Exhibition .
The Heart And Tongue.
THE HEART AND TONGUE .
THE tenets of a Mason ' s profession are said to be Brotherl y Love , Relief , and Truth , each of which has its appropriate explana ! tion , beautiful in theory , and equally so in practice , but here we pause for reflection . Wo shall only allndo to tho first and second of the group , to call attention to their assertions in association with the third , from which
we quote—the declaration that " sincerity ancl plain dealing distinguish ns—and tho heart and tongue join in promoting each other ' s welfare , and rejoicing in each other ' s prosperity . " It is only a few pvonings since we heard this expressive sentence so impressively rendered that we involuntarily exclaimed , mentall y , Is that true ?
In looking around the Lodge room , ifc happened that we knew most , if not all , of those present , and concluded that no reason existed to make any criticism as to its practical truthfulness there , but in letting our thoughts flow outward into larger circles , we cou . eluded , with regret , that this declaration , repeated by so many Masters , to scores of neophytes , and heard by hundreds of Masons
monthly , with nods of approval , is after all , bat " sounding brass , or a tinkling cymbal . " In one of his official visitations by a District Deputy Grand Master , made within a few months , we heard him very properly remind the brethren of their obligations as Masons , and exhort them as to their duties . The remarks then made were freighted largely wifch a pro
fessedly religious element , used to enforce the virtue of Temperance , to the effect that the brethren shonld nofc preach it inside of the Lodge , and then " give ifc the lie " by going outside and drinking any nontemperance drink . Admirable as was the admonition , yet honest men , and highly religious ones , differ as to what constitutes Temperance
and whether that implies total abstinence , but as to the conscientious practice of one or the other , Masous can only only approve ; and they can only require " thafc due restraint upon our affections and passions , whioh renders the body tame and governable , and frees the mind from the allurements of vice . "
When wo turn to the dogmatic declaration , that " the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare , " there is no chance or place for dissent ; the wise and the simple , the learned and the ignorant , all mnst occupy the same plane and view from the same standpoint , thafc which we declare to be true , and hear the same simple and healthful words , so frequently asserted , so acceptable
to all , and so welcome too , because given in the tenet of Truth . But do the facts sustain the high sounding words , and are they not too much observed in breach thereof ? "Your name , " said one Mason to another quite recently , " is like a red rag to a bull when used before A . B ., and we have heard it frequently said of the same person , " that he had nothing good to say of any one , nofc a
patron . " Surely such a one " gives the lie to the declaration , " for neither " his heart or tongue" rejoice in any one ' s prosperity . The breach of this assertion may be seen in various ' ways , and especially in larger bodies where the modes of the politician are made to usurp the place of brotherly love and truth , and possibly elections are carried , or sought to be , by unseeml y
methods . Once , only once , have we known of more votes being cast and reported in a Masonic organisation at an election than the number of voters previously registered warranted . Ifc was afterwards said to have been explained , bufc it had its ill effect , and still calls for a blush ; it was not in harmony with the tenet . "The heart and tongue , " well they may rejoice , but we also read
that " the heart is desperately wicked , the tongue , too , is said to be an unruly member , and the opportunities which badness obtains with its cloak of pretence , to appear among Masons , seeming to be respectable because of the association , enable such heart and tongue to give " the lie " to their own profession , and so to cast suspicion npon the characters of more honest men .
If District Deputies and all other Masons in . nuthority would more sharply arraign such evil practices , and point out the wickedness of violating Masonic dogmas , about which no difference of opinion can be held "by honest men , how much less of animadversion and scandal would be heard in Lodge rooms , and among Masons . This evil speakin" is a species of treason that men seem to countenance , and
sometimes to delight in ; it is regarded , however , by a vast majority with hatred , and obtains from them a verdict similiar to that rendered by Philip of Macedon , for though he resorted to the use of gold to capture a city , " he loved the treason , but abhorred the traitor . " In the great influx into Masonry , teachers of its dogmas have been too busily engaged to educate all comers , and the repetition of its
ritual , parrot-like , has not availed with the masses ; but in the midst of prosperity thinking Masons may well take counsel , and provide for schooling the ignorant , correcting the careless and vindictive , and for strengthening the virtues of those who enter tbe Institution ; numbers , rank , or station count for nothing against honour , and honour will be best maintained by observing , in its highest sense , the tenet from which we have taken the title placed over this article . —Liberal Freemason .
The Fifteen Sections will be worked on Friday nexfc , at the St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , at the White Hart , King ' s-road , Chelsea , commencing at seven o ' clock . To those of our friends who may be at a loss for some means
of passing their time profitably on the evening of Good Friday , we may suggest their attendance to listen to the symbolical teachings of the Craft sections . Bros . Arden P . M . 141 , and Stuart 179 , will take the principal parts n the day ' s proceedings .