C. J. Smith, P.Z. 311 ... Prov. Grand Standard Bearer

Joseph Dizon, P.z. 271 ... Prov. Grand D. of Ceremonies W. Kuhe, p.z. 271 ... Prov. Grand Organist T. Hughes . . . Prov. Grand Janitor
The Prov. G.S.E. then read a tabular statement showing the strength of the several Chapters; and reported the receipt of the Minute Book of the former Provincial Grand Chapter, graciously restored by Comp. C. J. Pocock. On the motion of Comp. C. J. Smith a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Sir Walter BurreU for his very handsome gift of a complete set of Prov. G. Chapter jewels and collars, and a record of the gift was ordered to be entered in the Minute Book. The Prov. G. Superintendent in acknowledging the vote of thanks said, the large attendance that day was the best omen of their future success; he trusted that all present might live to meet on many happy occasions, and that the Provincial Chapter would go on prosperously and for an indefinite period. They might rely on his best endeavours to secure that result, (applause). A vote of thanks was cordially given to the installing officer, and also to the grand of&cers who had assisted him. In reply Col. ShadweU H. Clerke said, " he most heartily wished the new Chapter every prosperity. It had been opened under most favourable auspices, and nothing remained but for the Companions in the Province to work heartily together to ensure its permanence and prosperity."
The Chapter was then closed; about seventy Com- panions, under the presidency of the Prov. G. Superin- tendent, celebrated the event by a banquet.
The meeting for 1882 was held on the 14th of April, when there was again a good muster of Eoyal Arch Masons, presided over by the Prov. G. Superintendent,
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and the carefully prepared tatle of statistics annexed will show the numerical state of the Order in the Province. The following Companions were appointed to office, Comp. J. H. Scott being re-appointed Prov. G.H. : —
Prov. G.J.
„ as.N.
G.P. SoJE.
Gr. 1st Asst Soje.
Or. 2nd Asst. Soje. .
Gr. Teeasueee
G. Eegisteae
G, SwoKD Beaeee
G. Stakdaed Beaeee ,
G. D. of C.
G. Oeganist
G. Steward
G. Janitoe
Comp. W. E. Wood
„ V. P. Freeman
„ George Smith
E. Martin
„ G. WeUerd
„ r. Noakes
„ E. Crosskey
„ Gerard Ford
„ J. C. Lucas
„ E. Pidcock
„ J. M. Kidd
„ W. Kuhe
„ C. G. Eeed
„ S. B. McWhinnie
„ T. Hughes
Subjoined is a roU of existing Chapters and also a list of extinct Chapters in Sussex, as far as can be ascer- tained, with dates of constitution, and other particulars.
EXISTING KOYAL AECH CHAPTERS.
Constituted
No.
Title
Located
1874
38
Cyrus Chapter
Chichester
1818
40
Chapter of Emulation
Hastings
1811
271
Lennox Chapter
Brighton
1860
311
South Saxon Chapter
Lewes
3874
315
Royal Pavilion Chapter
Brighton
1859
732
Royal Sussex Chapter
Brighton
1873
811
Yarborough Chapter
Brighton
1871
916
Hartington Chapter
Eastbourne
1880 •
1466
Hova Villa Chapter
Brighton
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EXTINCT CHAPTERS.
Constituted
No.
Title
Located
1790
71
Love and Harmony
Chichester
tTnbioTni
Mount Moriah*
Arundel
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Cyrus t
Chichester
' J)
701
Original Light
TJckfield
1824
asi
SonUi Saxon §
Lewes
* This Chapter appears to have been founded about 1810 without thp authority of the Grand Chapter.
+ This Chapter was attached to the " Lodge of Friendship " which united with the " Lodge of Harmony," now " Union," 38.
§ There is a copy of a dispensation in existence at Lewes dated 17th March, 1824, for a Chapter to be called " Meridian Splendour ; " there is no record of this in G. Chapter records. On May 5th, 1824, a Warrant for a Chapter to be attached to the *' South Saxon " Lodge was granted by Grand Chapter in answer to a petition from some of the members of the Lodge in which Comps. E. Fordyoe was proposed as the First Principal ; T. B. Kemp as Second Principal ; and H. Winton as Third Principal ; and it continued in active working tiU 1835. The Warrant was surrendered in 1860 and a new one granted for the present "South Saxon" Chapter. It appears that the Com- panions at Lewes were some time endeavouring to get a Warrant for a Chapter, and according to the Minute Book of the. Lodge and a printed declaration, it was intended to be called the " South Saxon Chapter of Meridian Splendour," but it was however only registered as the " South Saxon Chapter."
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Copy of Warrant of the "Eoyal Clarence" Lodge, N"o. 271, Brighton.
( SEAL ]
No. 543, 1789.
[IE, the Eight Worshipful Samuel Hulse, Esq., PKOV- INCIAL GRAND MASTER for the Countj of Sussex ; acting under the authority of His Eoyal Highness Henry Frederick Duke of Cumherland, &c. &c. &c. Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons ; at the humble Petition of our Eight Worshipful and well Beloved Brethren, WiUiam Henwood, William Keen, John Pell, Eichard White, Thomas Pryor, Eichard Thomas, John Ade, John Lawrence and several other Brethren residing at or near Brighthelmston in the county of Sussex, Do hereby constitute the said brethren into a Eegular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons under the Title or Denomination of the " Eoyal Clarence " Lodge to be opened at the " White Horse " Inn in the Town of Brighthelmston as aforesaid. And do further at their said Petition and of the great Trust and Confidence reposed in every of the same above-named Brethren, Hereby appoint George Eawlbson, Master,
EEEBMASONEY IN THE PROVINCE OP SUSSEX. 125
Eichard Thomas, Senior Warden, John Ade, Junior Warden for opening the said Lodge, and for such further time only as shall be thought proper by the Brethren thereof It being Our wOl, that this our appointment of the above Officers shall in no case affect any future election of the Officers of this Lodge, but that such elections shall be regulated agreeable to such Bye-Laws of the said Lodge as shall be consistent with the General Laws of this- Society, contained in the Book of Cpnstitutions. And We hereby Will and Eequire you the said George Eawlinson, to take Special Care, that all and every the said Brethren are or have been regularly made Masons and that they do observe, perform and keep all the Eules and Orders contained in the said Book of Constitutions — and further that you do from time to time, cause to be entered in a book kept for that purpose, a List of the Members of the said Lodge, an account of your Proceedings in the Lodge, together with all such Eules, Orders and Eegulations as shall be made as aforesaid for the good Government of the same. — That you in nowise omit once in every year to send to us or our successors Provincial Grand Masters or to the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the time being, an account in writing of your said proceedings and copies of aU such Eules, Eegulations or Orders as shall be made as aforesaid together with a Kst of the members of the Lodge, and such a sum of money as may suit the circumstances of the Lodge and reasonably be expected towards the Grand Charity. — Moreover We require you the said George Eawlinson, as soon as conveniently may be, to send an account in writing of what shall be done by virtue of these Presents.
126 FREEMASONRY IN THE
Given at London under our Hand and Seal of Masonry this Eighth day of August, A.L. 5789, A.D. 1789.
SAMUEL HULSE, p.g,m. Witness,
James Galloway, P.G.J.W.
Copy of Warrant of Constitution of the "Derwent" Lodge, No. 36, (Ancients) A.D. 1813, now No. 40, Hastings.
ATHOLL, GRAND MASTER, Thomas Harper, d.g.m.
Archibald Herron, s.G.w. Jeremiah Cranfield, j.g.w.
®0 all tvi}0tn it tnaxj concevn*
^^E the Grand Lodge of the most Antient and Honour-
^ffiiraji; tne Lrrana juoage oi tne most ivnuenr ana nonour- ^'K able Fraternity of Pree and Accepted Masons (according to the Old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Prince Edwin of York Anno Domini Nine hundred twenty and six, and in the Year of Masonry, Four thousand Nine hundred twenty and six) in ample Form assembled, viz. The Right Wor- shipful The Most Noble Prince John, Duke, Marquis, and Earl of AthoU, Miarquis and Earl of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, Viscount Balquidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray Belveny and Gask, Constable of the Castle of Kincleaven, Lord of Man and the Isles, and Earl Strange, and Baron Murray of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, &c. &C. &C. GRAND MASTER OF MASONS. The Right
Worshipful Thomas Harper, Esq., deputy grand
PEOVINCE OF SUSSEX. 127
MASTER, The Eight "Worshipful Archihald No. 36. Herron, Esq., senior grand warden, and
the Eight Worshipful Jeremiah Oranfield, Esq., JTJNIOK GRAND WARDEN (with the approbation and consent of the Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs of London and Westminster), Do hereby authorise and empower our Trusty and Well- beloved Brethren, viz., The Worshipful Brother Thomas Sargent one of our Master Masons, The Worshipful Brother Henry Eogers his Senior Warden, and the Worshipful Brother Thomas Foster his Junior Warden to Form and Hold a Lodge of Pree and Accepted Masons aforesaid at the house known by the name or sign of the " Castle Inn," Hastings, or elsewhere in the County of Sussex, upon the first and third Wednesday in every month (being first duly registered pursuant to the statute) and on all season- able times and lawful occasions; And in the said Lodge (when duly congregated) to admit and make Free Masons according to the most Antient and Honourable Custom of the Eoyal Craft in aU Ages and Nations throughout the known World. And we do hereby farther authorise and empower our said Trusty and WeU-beloved Brethren, Thomas Sargent, Henry Eogers and Thomas Foster (with the consent of the Members of their Lodge), to nominate, chuse, and install their Successors, to whom they shall deliver this Warrant and invest them with their Powers and Dignities as Freemasons, Sec, and such Successors shall in like manner nominate, chuse and install their successors, &c. &c. &c. Such instal- lations to be upon (or near) every St. John's Day, during the continuance of this Lodge for ever. Providing the above named Brethren and aU their
128
FREEMASONRY IN THE
Successors always pay due Eespect to this Eight "Worshipful Grand Lodge, otherwise this Warrant to be of no Force nor Virtue.
Given under our Hands and the Seal of our Grand Lodge in London, this fifth day of April, in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirteen, and in the year of Masonry Five thousand Eight hundred and thirteen.
EGBERT LESLIE,
Grand Secretary.
Note.— This Warrant is Registered in the Gramd Lodge Vol. 2, Letter B, 2nd April, 1755, Fol. 142.
Entd. Edward Harper, d.q. sec.
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I-EOVINOE OT' SUSSEX. 129
AN
Ode to Masonry,
RECITED IN THE
So. 624, HELD AT CHICHESTER, IN SUSSEX,
ON THE
CELEBRATION
OF THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF
ST. JOHIJf THE EYANGELIST,
December 27, 1811,
AND OF THE
^RA OF MASONRY, 5811.
BY A MEMBER OF THAT LODGE.
CHICHESTER :
PRINTED BY ORDER OF, AND FOR THE LODGE,
(For Private Distribution only) By W. Mason.
1812.
130 FEEEMASONRY IN THE
TO HIS GKACE,
CHARLES DUKE OF RICHMOND,
AND LENOX,
LORD LIEUT. OF lEELAND, &c, &c.,
MASTER ;
The Eev. JOLIFPE TUENELL, Acting Master;
(In His Grace's absence)
The Eev. W. TOUATT, Senior Warden ;
J. POWELL, Esq., Junior Warden;
AND THE REST OF
THE OFFICERS AND BRETHREN
OF THE
LODGE OF FEIENDSHIP, No. 624.
THE FOLLOWING TEIFLE, FEINTED IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THEm OEDEK,
IS EESPECTFULLY INSCEIBED
BY THEIE
VEEY OBEDIENT SERVANT AND BROTHER,
THE AUTHOE. Dec. 27, 1811.
Nos haec novimus esse nihil.
Martial.
l-EOVINOE 01' SUSSEX. 131
pEELINGr an inclination to offer a tribute of acknow- ledgment to that lespectable Lodge who have honoured me with a place among them as a member, I hastily penned the following lines, and sent them anony- mously to our worthy Acting Master; that if they met his approbation, they might be recited at the approaching commemoration of one of our festivals.
It foi-tunately happened that he put them into the hands of our able Senior "Warden, whose impressive recital not only procured them those highly flattering testimonies of approbation which they received; but made them appear even better than I knew them to be.
The Lodge having ordered them to be printed, it would be affectation in me to say I feel the resolution other than an honor ; but it was one 1 did not expect : or probably the motive that made me withhold my name, would in that case, have induced me not to have wished so severe a proof of approbation, as being forced into print as a poet. But as the brethren have determined to put it to this test, I cannot but implore their utmost candor, in judging my involuntary intrusion upon them in this form.
I sincerely wish I could render them more worthy of their approbation ; for in truth I fear the semblance they assumed from the reader's abilities, will vanish on their appearance in their new character.
Taking this opportunity of returning the brethren those thanks for the honor they conferred on me at the meeting, from which my feelings at the moment incapa- citated me, I take leave to conclude ; wishing them, and every true Mason, the compliments of the present festive season, and many, many happy returns of our late joyous
festival.
J.K
Chi-istmas, 1811.
k2
132 FREEMASONRY IN THE
ODE TO MASONEY.
Invocation, v. 1— Beneficial Effects, v. 11 — Description of the Qualities of Masonry, v. 19 — Great men who have honoured Freemasonry, v. 25 — Arts and Sciences inculcated by Masonry, v. 37 — Morality promoted by it, v. 49 — Quali- fications necessary in a Candidate for Masonry, v. 53 — Figurative Emblems exemplified, \. 61 — Virtues encouraged by it, v. 67 — Wish that Masonry in general, and the Lodge of Friendship in particular, may flourish, v. 77 — Conclusion, v. 81.
Hail Masonry ! mysterious craft sublime !
Who from the earliest infancy of time,
Hast rear'd on high, thy venerable head,
And o'er the world thy mystic doctrines shed :
To honor thee, illustrious art ! this day 5
Thy sons convene, who own thy peaceful sway.
Proud of thy honored name, we fondly own
That name, which adds e'en lustre to a throne.
Deign on us therefore kindly to impart
Thy aid ; and cheer each brother's grateful heart. 10
niustrious type of Truth ! who radiant, cast
Far from the east thy rays, driving each blast
That chills the brighter pow'rs of mind, and brings
That darkness which. from superstition springs;
"Which ignorance, and error, in their trains 15
Bring to enslave the world, with horrid chains.
Thee we implore, thy pow'rful aid to lend.
Daughter of truth, each brother to befriend.
PROVINCE OF SUSSEX. 133
Thy mystic craft encircles in its zone
All that illustrious in art has shone ; 20
All that in science leads the joyous way,
Where truth shines forth in splendid endless day.
The great, the good, the learned and the wise
Have sought with zeal the high masonic prize.
Israel's great king,* bowed to thy craft divine 25
And in thy mystic rites was proud to shine ;
That to thy greatest honors he had claims.
His dome magnificent aloud proclaims.
Crotona's^ sage,'the philosophic chief.
Sought in thy mystic arms, his mind's relief, 30
And taught pre-eminent, to every clime
Those truths that will endure to th' end of time ;
While Wren's" great name to science ever dear.
And Locke,'! and Newton,"^ on thy lists appear.
While kings, and sages, grace thy honored roll, 35
Proudly we'll sound thy praise from pole to pole.
Thy laws mysteriously include and teach
All arts, that are within man's humhle reach ;
AsTEONOMY sublime, which greatly shews
The world's great Architect to all our views, 40
To whom in humble reverence we bow.
Craving his aid to sanctify our vow. —
Music and PoETEve to mend the heart,
And Aechitectuee's ancient noble art :
Geometey we find our firmest base, 45
a Solomon.
b Pythagoras.
c The Great Architect.
d d To inform the reader who these great men were, would be an insult to his
knowledge, e See the antient manuscript in the Bodleian library, commimicated with a commentaiy thereon by John Locke to the Earl of Pembroke;
1'34 FEEEMASONEY IN THE
And to Numeric science give a place :
To Agricultoke too, devote some care,
And Chemistry with nature oft compare.
We learn the chequered path of life to scan,
And contemplate the changeful scene of man : 50
To check revenge, and every baneful strife.
And calmly bear each sad vicissitude of life.
CouKAGE and eoetitude alike must grace
The man, who runs the mason's honored race ;
For in thy bands, thou never dost admit 53 -
One who on trial may be found unfit.
Thy figurative art, the rudest block
Of human natures, hardest unformed rock,
Smooths into form, and fashions into shape.
And lets no rough, or faceless point escape. 60
While by the level all our acts are tried,
Upright as plumb lines, truth becomes our guide ;
While on the square we deal and ne'er mislead
Keep within compass is the mason's creed.
From that most sacred book* our laws are given, 65
Which form a base to raise the soul to heaven.
Thy noble science in her lucid train
The greatest of the virtues, does Qontain.
Faith in the world's great architect divine,
Hope in the holy lodge above to shine, 70
And Charity, that heavenly meek-eyed maid,
Whose wide expanded mantle with its shade
Conceals, from every scrutinizing glare.
Those harsher qualities, that all men share.
Come to our aid, while we like brethren true, 75
In deeds of Charity give Masonry her due.
f The Bible.
PROVINCE OF SUSSEX. 135
! may thy sons, blest Masonry ! combine
Feiendship eternal, Ohaeity benign.
May we, tbe " Lodge of Feiendship," ever prove
A Lodge of Friendship, Charity and Love. 80
While Geoeges directs the higher powers aright,
And generous RichmondIi rules our lesser* Hght,
By their example swayed we reach the goal,
And Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty, crown the whole.
FINIS.
g H.E.H. the Prince Regent, Grand Master of England.
h His Grace the Duke of Rioimond, &c., &o., Master of the Lodge of
Friendship, No. 624. i This is to be understood in a figurative, and not in a maaonic point of view.
136 FREEMASONRY IN THE
SUSSEX PEOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE.
Worshipful Brother,
I herewith transmit, for the information of your Lodge, a statement of the P.G. Treasurer's accounts, as examined and passed by a Committee appointed for that purpose, at the late Provincial Meeting held at Brighton, on the 24th July last past ; — also a copy of the proceedings of the adjourned Lodge, assembled on the day following, at the Old Ship Hotel, by command of the R.W.P. Grand Master.
I am, W. Sir and Brother,
Yours very fraternally,