D. — did not answer to the second summons, or forward any

reason why he did not attend ; it was unanimously resolved " That he be summoned to show cause at the next regular Lodge why he should not for his contumacy be excluded the Society." Bro. Stephen Farrenden was again a visitor-
At the next meeting, on the 14th October, Bro. D. — attended and stated what had passed between him and Mr. F., viz., " that he had told Mr. F. masonry would be of no good to him, and that if he, D. — , had not been a mason he never would be one." The former probably never was one, and the information he received from D. — his friend we think, might be given sometimes with advantage in the present day ; the reasons given by the offending brother for his not answering the summons before, not being con- sidered satisfactory, it was agreed to consider the business at the next regular Lodge ; the meetings were now twice in the month.
October 28th. It was proposed by the W.M., seconded by Bro. Seller, and unanimously agreed to, "That Bro. D — 's name be erased from the books of the Society." So we hear no more of this case, and in aU probability the offender did not feel hurt at the sentence, or he would have appealed against it, there being no Bye-Law authorizing them to act thus. The W.M. read a petition from a mem- ber of the " St. George's " Lodge, No. 534,* North Shields, and stated that from the distressing position of the Brother, he had relieved him to the amount of one pound, and it was ordered that the Treasurer repay the same out of the funds of the Lodge.
* Constituted 1792, No. 497 (Modems), erased in or before 1863.
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11th November. After the minutes were confirmed, " The Lodge was opened in the Second and Third Degrees, when, on the proposition of Bro. Sellers, P.M., duly seconded by Bro. Hersee, it was unanimously agreed to reward Bro. H. Seller, who had previously given the necessary proofs of his qualification, with the Degree of a P.M. of A. and S." Bro. Calkin having proved himself duly qualified to be rewarded in Masonry, it was on the proposition of Bro. Lee, seconded by Bro. Seller, " also unanimously agreed to reward him with the same degree." The Lodge was then regularly opened in the Past Masters' Degree, when Bros. H. Seller and Calkin were severally advanced to the degree of P.M. of A. and S.
As other irregularities subsequently appear to have taken place, we will allude to this subject further on. At the next meeting, on the 25th November, there was no business, except reading an appeal from the Brethren in Committee at Liverpool, respecting a recent resolution in Grand Lodge.
At the next meeting, on the th December, Bro. J. Dicker, of No. 166,* Portsmouth, was present and a vote of thanks was tendered to him for his present to the Lodge of a set of Hirams, and it was decided not to celebrate the coming Festival of St. John ; Mr. E. C. Pettybridge, an Excise Officer, residing at Lavant was proposed, and at the meeting on 23rd December he was elected ; a prospectus from Bro. W. Wright, of the " Lodge of Virtue,"t No. 311, Bath, was read respecting the issue of a portrait of the Eev. S. J, Tufnell, D.P.G.M. for Sussex, and the Lodge subscribed for three copies ; Bro. Dyer was raised, and the advancement of Bro. Parish to the same degree deferred to a future Lodge.
* Twelve Brothers Lodge 138 (Ancients), constituted 1808, erased in or before 1832. t Constituted 1769, No. 246 (Moderns; erased in or before 1832.
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On the 13th January, 1823, .three visitors were present, viz., Bro. W. Penn, " Lodge of Harmony," E"o. 35, Bro. "W. Wright, " Lodge of Virtue," No. 311, and Bro. George Biddle, probably the same as was initiated in 1809 ; the candidate was initiated and Bro. Hore passed.
On February 10th Bro. Parish was raised, and on the 24th of the same month another protest from the members of No. 31, Liverpool, was read. The Lodge was not opened in March or AprU in consequence of there not being sufficient members present for the two meetings iii March ; and in April in consequence of the lateness of the hour at which the Brethren assembled.
At the meeting on May 12th, there were only six present, a communication from Grand Lodge was read, transmitting the Eesolution of the Grand Lodge on March 5th, expelling twenty-six individuals from the order ; these were the refractory members of the Lodge at Liverpool, No. 31, which was expunged from the roll, and so ended the disturbance which had been carried on from the year 181 8 ;* this was the meeting at which it was to be decided whether the Festival of St. John should be held, but owing to there being so few members present, the subject was deferred till the next Lodge ; the names of two members were excluded from the list, one being unable to pay his arrears, the other because his residence was imknown, the resignation of Bro. Eice was accepted, and the annual return to Grand Lodge for the year ending 25th March was signed by the proper officers.
At the next meeting, on the 9th June, it was decided to celebrate the Festival of St. John with a Dinner, and
* Some of the brethren exclude-d belonged to the *' Lodge of Sincerity," No. 486, Wigan, Lancashire, which was erased in 1828 ; strange to say this Lodge still exists as an independent one, holding its meetings regularly at the " King's Head," on the Monday nearest the Full Moon : it has about fifty members who form a Sick and Benefit Society with ample funds at their disposal ; there is also attached to it a Royal Arch Chapter, and a Knights Templar Encampment.
vide " History of Masonry in W-igan," by Bro. J. Brown.
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summonses were to be sent to all absent members for tbem to assemble at four o'clock.
On the 24th June, being the Annual Festival, there were present the following Brethren : Bros. J. Wilson, W.M., Blanch, Seller, Lee, P.M.'s, Crees, S.W., Calkin, J.W., Parreuden, S.D., Cole, J.D., Hersee, I.G., Harmer, Booker, Parish, and Mills, Sen., and Bro. Penn of the " Harmony- Lodge," Chichester, visitor. Bro. Wilson was proposed and seconded to continue in the chair, it was accordingly agreed to, and he was declared duly elected, after which the brethren adjourned to dinner.
The Lodge was not opened in July there being only four brethren in attendance, but at the next meeting on the eleventh of August, the summons from the Provincial Grand Secretary requesting the attendance of the Master and Wardens at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge to be held at Brighton, on the twenty-fourth of July, was read. " The W.M. having stated that the officers had, in obedience to the above summons, attended the P.G.L. at Brighton, proposed that the sum of Three pounds fifteen shillings, being twenty-five shillings to each officer, should be allowed out of the funds of the Lodge, towards defraying their expenses on that occasion, which, being seconded by Bro. Seller, was unanimously agreed to." It was also agreed to subscribe one guinea annually to the Boys'. School ; and the W.M. appointed the following brethren as officers for the year : Calkin, S.W., Farrenden, J.W., Cole, S.D., Burberry, J.D., Hersee, I. G., Harmer, Steward, and Lee, Secretary, (the latter was elected Treasurer) and Finch, Tyler. A vote of thanks was accorded to Bro. Lee for his services in the past year ; on the 8th September, Bro. S. Farrenden was again a visitor, and Mr. Leggett, who was proposed at the last Lodge, was elected a candidate.
The next minute of importance is recorded under the date of November 24th, conveying the intelligence that the
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" Eoyal York" Lodge, No. 587, Brighton, had been restored to its position on the roll. The Lodge opened in the second and third degrees, and then in the fourth degree, and three brethren were proposed and seconded to be rewarded with the fifth degree ; and at the next Lodge, 8th December, after the minutes were confirmed, and a proposition had been made and seconded respecting Mr. Leggett, " who is still absent from this part of the county," deferring his initiation until the next regular Lodge — this was done in conseq^uence of his not having presented himself within the time specified in the Bye -Laws — the following entry appears. " They then opened at once into the fourth degree, when Bro. Crees proposed that Bro. Cole be rewarded with the degree of a P.M. of A. and S., which being seconded by Bro. Seller, was agreed to unanimously, and Bro. Cole was accordingly rewarded with the degree of a P.M. of A. and S. in due form. Bro. Crees also proposed that Bro. Cole be honored with the Excellent Degree this evening, which being seconded by Bro. Seller was unani- mously agreed to." " The Lodge- having opened into the fifth degree, Bros. Calkin, Harmer, Farrenden, and Cole, were respectively honored with the Excellent Degree in due form." " The Lodge then opened into the Super-Excellent Degree, when on proposition duly made and seconded. Bios. Finch, Calkin, Earrenden, Harmer, and Cole, were respectively admitted members of the Order in diie form."
" All business being ended the Lodge was closed in due form."
We are here at a loss to ascertain under what constitu- tion they obtained their Eoyal Arch Warrant, if they ever had one, as these three degrees were probably preliminary to Exaltation ; but of the latter we do not findany mention throughout the minutes : anyhow, such proceedings were irregular in a Craft Lodge, according to the Articles of Union in 1813, when the P.M.'s degree, or the ceremony of
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passing the chair, was dispensed with as a qualification to the order of the Eoyal Arch, though there is little doubt that similar irregularities were practised in other Lodges for several years afterwards. It was fortunate for the memhers that such proceedings were unknown to Grand Lodge, or in all probability they would have been " honored " and " rewarded " with suspension, which would have closed their Lodge in a formal manner for a period.
On December 22nd, Mr. Leggett was again excused, the Lodge opened into the second degree, and Bros. Dyer and Wheeler were proposed and seconded to be rewarded with the degree of a P.M. of A. and S. the first convenient Lodge night.
On January 12th, 1824, the following visitors were present, aU of the " Harmony Lodge," Chichester, viz. — Bros. "Farrenden, Penn, and Smith, and Mr. Leggett was initiated. Nothing of importance transpired tiU the meeting on the 8th March, when two members were struck off the list for being ia arrears. Mr. Charles Marthew was pro- posed as a candidate, and Bro. Hind, " who is about to leave this part of the country," was unanimously made an honorary member of the Lodge ; and on the 22nd March, Bros. Farrenden and Smith were again visitors, and the candidate proposed at the last Lodge was elected and initiated.
On the 12th April, a communication was read from Bro. Smart, requesting a certificate to enable him to join the Worthing Lodge, this was the " Eoyal Sussex " Lod^e> No. 721, constituted in 1820.
On the 27th of the same month, a Lodge of Emergency was convened for the purpose of passing Bro. Leggett.
On the 14th of June, Mr. George Verrall, of Worthing, was proposed for initiation, and it was decided to hold the annual Festival on St. John's Day. On this day Mr. VerraU was ballotted for and elected ; he was only proposed
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ten days previously; this act was in opposition to the spirit of the constitutions, as it was not done at a regular Lodge. The candidate was in attendance and was initiated. Bro. E. Lee, P.M., was elected W. Master for the ensuing year, and after the dinner the Lodge was at a late hour closed ; there was no Lodge held in July, but at the meeting in August, Bro. Marthew was passed and the W.M. appointed his officers as follows : Bros. Wilson and Pinch having been elected Treasurer and Tyler, T. Parrenden, S.W., Cole, J.W., Orees, S.D, Burberry, J.D., Hersee, I.G., Harmer, Steward, Wilson, Secretary, and Calkin, Organist.
On the ] 3th September, the W.M. installed his officers, to each of whom he delivered a charge, after which he rehearsed the ceremony of the first degree. Bro. Farrenden was a visitor at this meeting, as well as at the second Lodge in October, and the first in November; we suppose this brother had some business at Arundel, for it was a long distance for him to come, though he was known to be a zealous and energetic mason : at this latter meeting on the 8th of the month, Bro. Marthew was raised, and then at the three next meetings the Lodge was not opened.
On January ] 0th, 1825, Bro. Leggett was raised, and Bro. the Eev. E. Cartwright, Prov. Grand Chaplain, was proposed as a joining member; this brother edited the posthumous works of the Eev. Jas. Dallaway ; and on the 14th February, he was unanimously elected, at which meeting Mr. Wimble was proposed, he being electad at the meeting on the 14th March. A petition was read from one of the members praying for relief, and he was voted five pounds ; Bro. J. Byass was proposed as a joining member ; and the meeting expressed their approval of the purchase of an engraving of His Grace the Duke of Eichmond and Gordon, Prov. Grand Master.
On March 28th, Bro. Byass was elected, and Bro. Marthew was proposed to be rewarded with the degree of
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a P.M. of A. and S, the first convenient Lodge night, on his giving the necessary proofs of his qualification.
On the 9th May, Mr. Wimble was initiated.
The Festival of St. John was celebrated on the 24th June, there being twelve members present, and Bro. Wilson was again elected W. Master for the ensuing year ; he was not invested until August 8th, when he took his place as W.M., and on the 12th of September, Bro. Wimble was passed.
"On the 16th October, there was a good muster of the brethren, namely ten, and the W.M. appointed his officers, Bros. Lee and Finch being elected as Treasurer and Tyler : they were T. Farrenden, S.W., C. C. Cole, J.W., E. Lee, P.M., Secretary,. T. Crees, S.D., D. Dyer, J.D., J. Hersee, I.G., and W. Calkin, Organist.
For the next three meetings the Lodge was not opened> there being no names entered for the first two ; the only business at the Lodge on the 12th December was a resolu- tion not to celebrate the Festival of St. John.
The Lodge was not again opened till the 23rd January, 1826, neither did it open on the 13th February, but on the 27th of the same month the Lodge subscribed for one copy of Illustrations of Masonry, by Dr. Oliver, some of the members also subscribing ; Bro. Wimble was raised in March ; in April the Lodge was opened and closed, but in May and June it was not, and, consequently, no arrangement was made for celebrating the Annual Festival, though the Brethren assembled on the 24th June to the number of seven, again re-elected Bro. Wilson as W.M. and afterwards adjourned to dinner.
The Lodge was not opened in July and August, so the officers were not appointed until September, when they were invested as follows : Bros. Cole, S.W., Wimble, J.W., Dyer, S.D., Wheeler, J.D., Hersee, LG., E. Lee, P.M. Secretary and Treasurer, and Finch, Tyler.
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On the 9th October, a letter was read from Bro. Hinton, stating that the.Prov. G.M. had appointed him Prov. G. Secretary, and that all communications were to he forwarded to him or to the D.P.G.M., and it was proposed that Bro. Wimble be rewarded with the degree of a P.M. of A. and S. the first convenient Lodge night.
At the next four meetings nothing appears to have been done but simply to confirm the minutes ; the Lodge did not meet on the fourth Monday in December as it 'fell on the 25th, Christmas Day.
At the second meeting afterwards, on January 22nd, 1827, a letter was read from the Lodge" at Lewes, dated January 1st, but it does not state to what it referred.* The Lodge was not opened for the second meeting in February ; and at the first meeting in the next month, " Mr. Edward Burton, Manager of the Theatre of this Town," was pro- posed as a candidate, and Bro. Wilkinson, of the " Lodge of Felicity," No. 75,-f- was present as a visitor ; and at the next Lodge on the 26th of the same month, the follow- ing visitors from the " Koyal Sussex " Lodge, 720, Worth- ing, were present, viz., Bros. Sarsons, W.M., MacWherter, S.W., Anderson and Mackinock, probably in honor of Mr. Burton who was unanimously elected and initiated at this meeting ; this is the last entry in the first Minute Book, and it is written on the inside of the cover.
The next meeting, on the 9th April, is recorded in the Second Minute Book, and the only business done was con^ firming the minutes.
On the Srd May the Lodge was "Convened upon Emergency," the Lodge was not opened, but the W.M. informed the brethren present " That he convened the
* This letter referred to charges 'which had been made against Bro, Harry Winton, P.M., " South Saxon Lodge," and which had been investigated and disproved.
t This Lodge still exists as No. 68, meeting at the " Ship and Turtle," Leadenhall Street, London.
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meeting for the purpose of informing tbem that the Provincial Grand Lodge was to be held at Horsham on the 9th inst., and it was agreed that, provided six members of the Lodge attended the P.G. Lodge, the sum^ of five pounds should be allowed out of the Funds of the Society, and if a less number, then the sum of four pounds : " the Lodge was not opened on the 14th May, but on thg 1.1 th June the W.M. stated that he had attended the P.G. Lodge, accompanied by Bros. Cole and Crees, and he gave an account of the proceedings of the day which is not entered on the minutes : it was also resolved at this meeting to commemorate the "Annual Festival" on the 24th June, when Bro. Crees was unanimously elected AV.M., and the sum of Three pounds was voted towards the expenses of the dinner: on the 9th July, Bro. Crees was installed as W.M., and at the next meeting on the 15th August, he appointed the following brethren to the various offices, Bros. Wimble, S.W., Cole, J.W., Dyer, S.D., Wheeler, J.D., Hersee, I.G., Byas, Steward, and Lee, Secretary. Bro. Wilson was elected Treasurer, and Bro. Finch, Tyler.
On the 8th October a letter from the P.G. Secretary was read, stating that " Bro. Attree, of Brighton, had been appointed D.P.G. Supt. of Eoyal Arch Masonry."
For several meetings there is nothing of any importance recorded, there being no work, so the minutes were simply confirmed, the Lodge being sometimes opened in the Second
Degree.
On January 14th, 1828, a prospectus of the " History of Initiation," by Bro. Dr. Oliver, was laid before the meeting, and it was resolved that the "Lodge should subscribe for one copy," and the names of four of the members present were down for one copy each, but, . on turning to the list of subscribers to the first edition of this interesting work, published in 1829, we find the Lodge is down for two copies, and seven of the members are down
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for nine copies, and that Bro. Wilson is styled Past Prov. Grand Senior Warden ; strange to say we only find one other Sussex Lodge subscribing, the "Wellington" at Eye, and no individual members of any of the other Lodges in the Province.
On the 11th February it was decided " to pay the Landlord one shilling for iiring and candles," so it appears that the Lodge had previously not been charged for the use of the room at Bro. Hersee's establishment ; on the 24th March two visitors were present, Bro. Eandell of the "Amity " Lodge, No. 229, now 137, Poole, and Bro. Mason of the " British" Lodge, Cape of Good Hope, No. 637, now 334 : Mr. Lowry was proposed, and on the l^th April he was elected a candidate; two visitors were present, viz., Bros. Martin and Sevatridge, but it does not state to what Lodge or Lodges they belonged. On the 12th May, it was unanimously ordered that "the Candlesticks and other Decorations be new gilt and lacquered, and that the three Pedestals be painted in imitation of marble ; " it was also resolved to commemorate the ensuing Festival of St. John by a Dinner to be provided for twelve members certain, and that three pounds be appropriated towards the expenses out of the Funds of the Lodge, and Mr. Lowry being in atten- dance was duly initiated.
On the 9th June, Bro. George Augustus Coombes was proposed as a joining member, and it was unanimously resolved to postpone the celebration of the, " Festival of St. John the Baptist " till Thursday, the 24th July, owing to several of the Brethren being unavoidably prevented from being present on the 24th instant.
On the 14th July, Bro. Coombes was elected a member, and Bro. Wimble was elected W. Master for the year ensuing.
On the 24th July the Lodge "was convened to celebrate the Festival of St. John by a dinner," eight
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members besides the Tyler were present, and Bros. Eandell and Sevatridge visitors. " The Lodge did not open, but about half-past four o'clock the Brethren sat down to an excellent dinner, and spent the remainder of the day in Harmony and Social Mirth : " and on the 1 1th August, Bro. Sevatridge, Custom Tide Surveyor of Littlehampton, was proposed as a joining member : he was unanimously elected on the ] 3th October, the Lodge not being opened in September.
On the 10th November, Bro. Wilson, P.M. as W.M., Bro. Lowry was passed to the second degree : the Lodge was not opened till the 8th December, when a letter was read from, the Lymington Lodge, the " New Forest '' Lodge, now numbered 319, " touching the good behaviour of Bro. Sevatridge who lately belonged to that Lodge," and Bro. Wimble was installed W.M. : at the next meeting, on the 22nd of the same month, he appointed the following brethren as his officers, viz., Bros, the Rev. — Cartwright, S.W., Cole, J. W., Dyer, S.D., Wheeler, J.D., Lee, Secretary, and Crees, Steward ; and Bros. Wilson and Finch were elected as Treasurer and Tyler, all the brethren appointed to office were not present, but the W.M. desired their presence at the next regular Lodge to install them : he, however, did not attend the three next meetings, and the Lodge was not again opened till the 23rd February, 1829, when "the minutes were confirmed," and it was then closed.
On the 9th March, " it was resolved on a motion duly made and seconded, that the Treasurer do lay a statement of the Lodge Accounts before the brethren on the next regular night of meeting."
The Lodge was not opened on the two next regular nigbts of meeting, but, on the 27th April, an Emergency meeting was held " to consider the future place for holding tbe Lodge, in consequence of Bro. Hersee, the Landlord, being about to give up the house in which they were
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assembled," and it was unanimously resolved that the W.M. make arrangements with Mr. Hood, the Landlord of the " Norfolk Arms " Inn.
On the first Lodge at their new place of meeting, on the 11th May, ten members were present; this is more than had attended for some time, and the W.M. informed the brethren that, subject to the sanction of the Lodge, he had agreed to pay Mr. Hood " two shillings and six-pence " for the use of his room on each night of meeting, which was agreed to, and it was decided to celebrate the Annual Festival
The Lodge was not opened on the 8th June : on the 24th, twelve members were present and one visitor, Bro. Tamplin, of Brighton; a letter was read from Bro. W. Raper, of Chichester, intimating that the Prov. Grand Master had appointed him Prov. Grand Secretary in the place of Bro. Hinton, and requesting that all communica- tions be forwarded to him in consequence of the resigna- tion of the Deputy Prov. Grand Master, the Eev. S. J. TufneU. Brej. Wilson was again elected as W.M. for the ensuing year, and the brethren adjourned for dinner, the Lodge being closed at i p.m. From this date the atten- dance of Bro. Wilson, who was present with few exceptions till within this last year, begins to fall off.
'The Lodge was not opened in July, but in August he was present and after the Lodge was opened in the second degree, it was proposed and seconded—" that Bro. Lowry be this evening raised to the sublime degree of a M.M.," which was accordingly carried out.
In September the Lodge was not opened, but at the first meeting in October the iniuutes were confirmed, and the transactions of the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge were read, which was very seldom omitted to be done when they were received. The minutes were con- firmed on the 26th inst., and again on the 9th November.
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The Lodge was not opened on the next two regular nights of meeting, and on the 28th December, the minutes were conflrmed, the report of the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was read, and the Lodge adjourned till the second Monday in March next, emergency excepted.
The W.M. had only attended once since his election, no officers had heen appointed, the attendance of the members had decreased, and evident signs of decay had set in, owing, no doubt, to continually electing a Past Master to the chair, and also to the laxity of the members in not enforcing the Bye-Laws, or we should not have heard of the resolution req^uesting the Treasurer to lay before the Lodge a statement of the accounts, for, according to Clause 6, under the head of "Treasurer," his accounts should have been examined and passed four times in every year : there is nothing in our opinion which will bring about dissatisfaction in a Lodge sooner than the omission to lay before the members a regular financial statement of its position, and this omission combined with a monopoly of the chair is sure to result in a disaster. A W.M. is requested to impart instruc- tion to his subordinates, and surely any P,M. who has the welfare of his Lodge at heart would take care not to be flattered too often by being considered the only one in the Lodge capable of discharging the duties of W.M., but would find some members who could with some slight assistance manage to discharge those duties.
On the _ 8th March, 1830, there was no business hut the reading of the Grand Lodge report of the previous December, and the meeting adjourned till the second Monday in May, when the Lodge was not opened ; there were present Bros, Lee, P.M., Crees, P.M., Cole, Hersee, and Finch, Tyler, and we find these to have been the most regular attendants from the commencement of the minutes, but after this date the name of Bro. Lee disappears.
The next meeting was not till the 21st September, 1831, an interval of sixteen mouths ; Bro. Wilson was the
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W.M., and Bros. Blanch, Seller, Crees, and Wimble, Past Masters, and four other members ; there was no mention of its being an emergency meeting : if it was not, its proceedings were most irregular ; two candidates, Messrs- Viney and Miller, were proposed and ballotted for, and Bro. Pearse was proposed as a subscribing member, to be ballotted for that evening " as he is so well known," the three candidates were all unanimously approved.
The next meeting was on the 28th of the same month, when the two candidates proposed and elected at the last Lodge were initiated, and another candidate was proposed. The brethren did not assemble again till the 21st Novem- ber ; we think that an influx of candidates of the locality should have induced a more regular assembly of the Lodge, but such was not the case, for the next two years the meetings were at long intervals, and evidently show a want of zeal on the part of the W. Master : at this last meeting there were twelve members present besides the Tyler, and Mr. Minister was ballotted for and initiated.
They did not meet again till the sixth of February, 1832, when it was proposed that the three recently initiated brethren should be passed at the next Lodge, which was on the 20th of the same month, when they were all three passed to the second degree : they met again in April when it was proposed that the three Fellow Crafts who were present should be raised to the third degree the next Lodge night. This, after an interval of five months, was held on the 17th September, when Mr. Brewer was proposed, and there appears to have been an attempt to retjirn to their regular bi-monthly meetings, as it was resolved " that the Lodge shall meet on that day fortnight for the purpose of raising the three candidates for the third degree," and summonses were to be sent to all absent brethren ; so the Lodge was held on the 8th of October, when Bro. Brewer was elected, and the three brethren raised. There is no
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record of the candidate being initiated, this is an omission on the part of the Secretary, for at the next meeting, on the 12th November, it was resolved that Bro. Brewer be passed to the second degree the next Lodge night ; however, he was not ptesent, so there was nothing done but reading and confirming the minutes.
At the next meeting, on the 10th December, Bro. George Augustus Coombes, late of the " Plato" Lodge, Cambridge,* was proposed as a joining member; Bro. Brewer was present, but there is no entry of his receiving the second degree ; he probably however was passed, for at the Lodge on the 28th January, 1833, it was resolved that he be raised the next Lodge night. The number of the Lodge is now given as 64. Up to the end of the previous year the minutes had been written by only two hands, viz., Bros. Lee and Wilson : the former's name had not appeared as being present since May, 1830; the records from then till now being written by Bro. "Wilson, who still sat as W.M., though there is no mention of his re-election, neither had any officers been appointed. At the aforenamed meeting there were six members present, whose names were initialed as filling the different offices, and from this time till the end of the records in 1838, some three or four scribes appear to have taken a part. There is no entry of Bro. Coombes having been ballotted for, and at the next meeting, on the 25th February, Bro. Wilson was present and " gave lectures in each degree."
The next meeting was on the Sth April, when it appeats that Bro. Brewer had been raised at one of the previous Lodges, for on the proposition of Bro. Crees, the Lodge was opened in the fourth or P.M.'s degree, and " Bros. Parish, Miller, Sevatridge, Viney, and Brewer were
* Constituted by the " Modems" in 1793, as the " New Cambridge " Lodge, No. 515, Cambridge, subsequently changed to "School of Plato," and erased in 1859.
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installed P.M.'s of A. and S., and passed the chair in ancient form," and Bro. Wimble proposed " Bro. Hill of the 'South Saxon Lodge' as P.M. of A. and S. on some future occasion " which was agreed to.
After an interval of five months the Lodge met on the 9th September, and Bro. Hill was present as a visitor, but there is no mention of any ceremony being carried out. Bro. Wilson was present and promised to make the necessary returns of the brethren to the Grand Lodge.
They assembled again on the 13th January, 1834, and Bro. Coombes was present for the firsl time, and acted as Secretarj', pro. tem. A Mr. Smith was proposed as a candidate. They met again on 10th February, Bro. Coombes acting as Treasurer and Secretary, and the candidate, was initiated. Then again on the 16th of the same month, but it is not stated for what purpose; it was proposed seconded, and agreed to, that Ero. Smith be passed to the second degree at the next Lodge, on his giving the neceesary proof ; and " he was tried and found to have attained such a proficiency in the Craft that his claim was unanimously admitted." The next proposition probably gives the reason for this meeting ; it was " that the Lodge be removed to another place, unless the inconvenience to which the Lodge for some time had been subjected be remedied." However, we hear no more of this complaint, and we are under the impression that the decline of the Lodge rested with the members themselves.
They do not meet again till May, when Bro. Smith was passed, and Bro. Crees suggested that the Grand Lodge be informed of the Lodge having changed its place of meeting ; they had met at the " Norfolk Arms " for over five years, and it was probably owing to communications being still addressed to the " Wheat Sheaf," that it occurred to Bro. Crees that the same had not been done ; then follows an interval of four months tiU September, when ten
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members -were present, and Bro. Smith was raised to the third degree.
Then comes a longer interval, for they do not meet till the sixth of April, 1835 ; this could not have been a regular night of meeting for it was the first Monday in that month ; nine members were present, and Bro. Wilson pro- posed " Bro. Coombes as W.M. for the ensuing year, which being seconded by Bro. Crees, he was elected by acclama- tion, to be installed on the next Lodge night with his officers." They met again on the eleventh of May, there were only three members besides the Tyler present, and Mr. E. Blake Duke was proposed as a candidate. The meetings appear to have been very irregular, for the next is on the 18th ol the same month, when Mr. Duke was unanimously approved. Bro. Coombes was present as W.M., but nothing is mentioned of his having been installed.
On the 16th June-^this must have been the third Monday in the month — Mr. Duke was initiated, there being nine members present and one visitor, Bro. Butler ; it was also resolved that the Festival of St. John be celebrated, which took place on that day. The W.M. was present and six others, and this is the last time they held their Annual Festival.
Their next meeting was on the regular day, viz., July 15th, when, " on a proposition duly made and seconded, it was unanimously ordered, that the Treasurer do lay a statement of the Funds of the Lodge before the Brethren on Monday next, the 20th inst. ; and it was also ordered that the Secretary do apply to Bro. Wilson for the proper form and method of applying to the Grand Lodge for certificates ; " at this meeting we for the first time hear of the penalty being imposed upon absentees, and we are inclined to think that the Bye-Law respecting the same had never been enforced, though the wording of the minute tends to convey the contrary, viz., "Bros. Wilson, Calkin,
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and Minister, were amerced in the customary iines for non- attendance," and the first section of the first degree was worked ; this is also the first mention of working the sections, and we helieve that to Bro. Smith must be given the credit of setting so good an example.
At the next meeting, on the tenth of August, Bros. Coombes, W.M., "Wilson, Calkin, and Minister were fined for being absent. They met again on the fourth Monday in September, and Bro. Duke was passed.
Their next meeting was on November the ninth, when Bro. Smith, the Senior Warden, acted as Master, and the first and second sections of the first degree were worked ; at the meeting in December, Bro. Duke was raised, the W. Master being present and acting as P.M., and this being the last time his name appears on the records. Bro. Wilson filled the chair probably for the purpose of conducting the ceremony of the third degree ; they do not assemble again till March, 1 836, but the Lodge was not opened, and the entry of the names of the two or three members present is given with the same result for every month up till October, when Bro. Wilson, who had not attended since March, acted as W. Master; six other members were present and two visitors, Bro. John William Bake, of the " Lodge of Fortitude," No. 170,* Plymouth, and Bro. John Hoyland, No. 87t ; the only work done was " the W. Master exercises the brethren in the first and second sections of the first degree," and " Bro. Crees was instructed to provide candles for the Lodge ; " this looks as if they intended to continue their meetings, but on 14th November there were only two members and the Tyler present, so the Lodge was not opened ; in the next month the Lodge completed its exis- tence of " one hundred years," but centenary commemora-
* This Lodge was then No. 122, now 105.
f It Is difficult to identify this Lodge as the name is not given, most likely the " Mount Lebanon," No. 73, London, or " Fortitude," Manchester, now No. 64.
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tions were not then considered of much importance, and the celebration of the same was left as in many other instances to he carried out by a later generation.
Por two years the members did not assemble, probably owing to some petty jealousies which would very likely arise in a Lodge where one or two had possessed full authority for several years, and expected the same to con- tinue : especially when one or two young Masons, and perhaps over zealous ones, dared to put in force those rules and regulations which had so long been neglected.
The next meeting was on October the tenth, 1838, and as this was on a Wednesday it was probably called for the purpose of proposing a candidate, viz., Mr. 0. H. Bennetts, of Worthing, and " that he be balloted for on Thursday evening, the first of November next ; " they accordingly met on that day and there were present Bros. Wilson, P.M., as W.M., Smith, S.W., Duke, J.W., Crees, I.G., and Finch, Tyler ; the candidate was elected and initiated.
Then comes,a long Slumber of more than 20 years, this last entry being confirmed on July 19th, 1859, and being signed by J. Wilson, W.M. ; but, before entering on the particulars of the resuscitation of the Lodge, it will, we think, be interesting to add the names of those brethren who had been members of the Lodge since its removal from London in 1789, as many of them wiU be easily identified as old residents of the Town of Arundel and the neighbour- ing parishes of West Sussex.
List of members of the " Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love" from 1789 to 1838: those who have the word "admitted" written against their names in the Eegister Book appear to be joining members. James Holmes Goble ... ••• 1789
Thomas Bull ... ••• »
Charles Lane ••• ••• »
James Byass • ■ • • • • »
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James Holmes ... ... 1789
James Elliott ... ... „
EobertHorn ... ... 1790
Sir George Thomas, Bart.
Inigo Freeman Thomas ... ... „
George Dehang ... ... „
Jno. Waller ... ... „
Thomas Towers ... ... „
Wm. Perkins ... ... „
Jno. Kitchener ... ... „
Jos. Gregson ... ... „
Thos. TUr
Eobert Burfield ... ... 1791
Jno. Langrish ... ... „
Eobt. Budd ... not dated
Harvey Byass .. „
Jos. Hinde ... ... 1794
Jno. Tuersley ... ... „
Jno. Hills ... ... 1798
S. Bennett ... ... „
Wm. Eobinson
Thomas Foster (admitted)
Leslie Phillips ... ... 1 79 9
Wm. Clarke
Eobert Knowles ... ... „
Jos. Eitson ... ... „
Jonth. Eitson
... „
Thos. Crees ... ... 1800
Jno. Potter
... ,,
Wm. Puttock
> . . „
Wm. Miles (admitted)... Jno. Blanch
... ,y
Hy. Overington Geo. Mant Geo. Heather
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Jno. Crowther ^ ... ... 1800
Jas. Grant ... ... „
Peter Lane ... ... „
Chas. Christmas ... ... „
Thos. Jutton ... ... „
James Mannings ... ... „
J. B. Mant ... ... „
Jno. Everett (admitted) ... „
Jno. Jackson ... ... „
Jno. Downer ... ... 1801
Andrew Forest ... , ... „
Wm. Allen ... ... „
Jos. Smith ... ... „
Eohert Watkins ... ... " „
Geo. Eose ... ... „
Jas. Teasdale ... ... „
Thos. Burherry ... ... „
Thos. Deadman ... ... „
Jos. Graysdale ... ... „
Jas. Scott .. .... 1802
Jas. Williams ... ... »
Geo. Deadman ... ... »
Jno. Brown ... ••• »
Eichd. lally white ... ■•• «
Geo. Glossop ... ••• »
Wm. Woods .-. ••• »
Jno. Hersee ■•. ••• »
Eichd. Triggs ... ••• »
Wm. Thorne - -.. •■• »
Jos. Smart ••• •■• »
Wm. Till ... — 1803
Geo. Street ... ••■ »
Fulwer Graven ... • • • »
Hy. Halstead ... ••• »
Wm. Twine ••• ••• »
p2
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Saml. Winter
1803
Jas. Souter
»
Jiio. Marshall (admitted)
1806
Jas. Warren
»
Jno. Keeping
1807
Ed. Elliott
1808
Jas. Seller (admitted) ...
1809
Wm. Davis
»
£d. Bateman
»
Jas. Sickelmore
n
Geo. Biddle
f>
Jos. Page (not registered)
j>
S. C. Peckett
if
Jno. Wilson
i>
Thos. Crowther
1810
Jos. White (admitted) ...
«
*Jno. Eeynolds Ehoads (Oxford Militia) ...
«
Eev. Jno. Youatt
»
Thos. King
»
Eev. S. J. Tuffnell (admitted)
»
Jas. Florence
»
Stephen Stone
I)
Samuel Stephens (admitted)
»
Eich. Dally
w
Jno. Pratt
Michl. Tillstone
1811
Jas. Eice (admitted)
1812
Wm. Fuller
1813
Geo. Downer
1816
Edwin Lee
1817
Joseph Smart
JJ
Jas. Johnson
t9
Jn6. Cranstone
1818
• This is the only member who. was probably not a resident in the Province.
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41
Wm. Best
1818
Chas. Cole
■ * •
• • ,i
Wm. Bets
■ ■■
... „
Jno. Finch
!••
••• J>
Dl. Dyer
f..
1819
Jno. "Wheeler
• ••
„
Matthew Taylor
• > ■
1820
Thos. Farrenden
• •■
3,
Hayden Hindel
• ■•
... ff
Hy. SeUer
• ■ ■
1821
Chas. Booker
• ••
...
Wm. Calkin
■ ■•
... ,f
E. Wills (admitted
...
1822
— Parish (according
to the Minute Book this brother
was passed 8th April, having been
probably initiated
at the end of the previous year.)
Edwd. Wills, Sen.
. ■ .
1822
Wm. Hore
. • ■
... J,
E. C. Pettybridge
...
1823
Jas. Leggett
...
1824
Chas. Marthew
...
I.I ff
Geo. YerraU
••.
„
Eev. E. Cartwright
(joined)
1825
John Byass
...
»
John Wimble
. ..
■ •* jj
Edw. Burton
...
1827
Chas. Lowry
...
1828
John Sevatridge (joined)
»
Geo. Viney
...
1831
Eupert Miller
...
••• J>
Kobert Pearse fjoined) ...
• ■ . J,
Jas. Minister
...
••• »
John Brewer
...
1832
G. A. Coombes (joined)
• •• JJ
— Smith
...
1834
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Eotert Blake Duke ... ... 1835
Chas. Hy. Bennetts ... ... 1838
RESUSCITATION OF THE LODGE. Transcript of Warrant of Confirmation.
ZETLAND, G.M.
TO all and every our Eight Worshipful, Worshipful and Loving Brethren.
WE, Thomas Dundas, Earl of Zetland, Baron Dundas, of Aske in the County of York, &c., &c., &c.. Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England,
s^^HEEEAS it appears by the Eecords of Grand Lodge
^KMrajiJLiiJiAO iz appears oy tne ±tecoras ot ijrand i^oage '^e^ that a Warrant, bearing date 21st of December, 1736, was issued under the Seal of Masonry author- izing certain brethren therein named to open and hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, at the " Black Dog " Inn, Castle Street, Seven Dials, in the parish of Saint Giles, in the County of Middlesex, and which Lodge was then No. 151. At the alteration of num- bers in 1756 it became No. ].36, at the alteration in 1770 it became No. 85, at the alteration in 1781 it became No. 7J, and in the year 1789, the said Lodge removed to Arundel, in the County of Sussex. At the alteration in 1792 it became No. 55, and in conse- quence of the Union of the two Fraternities of Free and Accepted Masons on the 27th December, 1813, it became No. 72, and by the general alteration of numbers in 1832, it became and is still registered in the Books of the United Grand Lodge, No. 64, and is
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now held at the Town Hall, Arundel, in the County of Sussex, under the Title or Denomination of the No. 64. " HowAED Lodge op Brotherly Love."
AND WHEREAS the Brethren now composing the said Lodge have by their Memorial represented to us that their said Warrant has accidentally been destroyed, and have prayed us to grant them a Warrant of Confirmation. Now know ye that we being satisfied of the reasonableness of the said request, do hereby grant this OUR 'warrant of confirmation unto our Eight Trusty and Well-beloved Brethren, John Wilson, Octavius P. Hart, John Hemery, Gavin Elliott Pocock, Henry Verrall, John S. Farmer, John Fabian, Vincent P. Freeman, William Henry Chit- tenden, George Tatham, and the other Brethren composing the said Lodge, authorizing and empowering them and their successors to continue to assemble and hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at Arundel aforesaid, on the third Tuesday of every month, or at such times as to the Brethren thereof may appear necessary, and be regulated by their Bye-Laws in conformity with the General Laws of the Craft, and then and there when duly congregated to make, pass, and raise Free Masons according to the Ancient Custom of the Craft in all Ages and Nations throughout the known World. And further, at the petition of the said Brethren, We do appoint the said John Wilson to be the Master, the said Octavius P. Hart to be the Senior Warden, and the said John Hemery to be the Junior Warden, for continuing to hold the said Lodge under this Warrant of Confirmation until such time as another Master shall be regularly elected and installed, strictly charging that every Member who shall be elected to preside over the said Lodge, and who must previously have duly served as Warden in
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a "Warranted Lodge, shall be installed in Ancient Form and according to the Laws of the Grand Lodge that he may thereby be fully invested with the dignities and powers of his office. And we do require you the said John Wilson to take special care that all and every the said Brethren are or have been regularly made Masons, and that you and they and all other the Members of the said Lodge do observe, perform, and keep the Laws, Eules, and Orders contained in the Book of Constitutions, and all others which may from time to time be made by our Grand Lodge, or transmitted by us or our Successors, Grand Masters, or by our Deputy Grand Master for the time being. And we do enjoin you to make such Bye-Laws for the government of your Lodge as shall to the majority of the Members appear proper and necessary, the same not being contrary to or inconsistent with the general Laws and Eegulations of the Craft, a copy whereof you are to transmit to us. And we do require you to cause all such Bye-Laws and Eegulations, and also an account of the proceedings in your Lodge, to be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose. And you are in no wise to omit to send to us or our Successors, Grand Masters, or to the Eight Honourable Fox Maule, Baron Panmure of Brechin and Navar, County Forfar, K.T., G.C.B., &c. &c. &c., OUR deputy grand master, or to the Deputy Grand Master for the time being, at least once in every year a List of the Members in your Lodge and the names and descriptions of all Masons initiated therein, and Brethren who shall have joined the same, with the fees and monies payable thereon, it being our Will and intention that this O.ur Warrant of Confirmation shall continue in force as long only as you shall conform to the Laws and Eegulations of our Grand Lodge. And you the said John Wilson
BROTHERLT LOVE.
are further required, as soon as conveniently may be, to send us an account in writing of what shall be done by virtue of these presents.
Given under our Hands and the Seal of the Grand Lodge of London, this 27th January, A.L., f.860, A.D. 1860.
By Command of the M. W. Grand Master, PANMUEE, D.G.M. Wm. Grey Clarke, G.s.
Eepeated applications from the Grand Lodge having been ignored, a peremptory demand dated Freemasons' Hall, July 9th, 1859, for the payment of dues to the Fund of Benevolence, and a summons to the next Quarterly Com- munication to show cause why the Lodge should not be erased from the EoU, appears to have awakened the dormant state of the surviving members, and on the nine- teenth of the same month a Lodge was held at the " Norfolk Hotel," the three following brethren being the principal officers, viz., Bros. John Wilson, P.M., as W.M., Chas. C. Cole as S.W., Eupert Miller as J.W., and the following as visitors, to some of whom must be given the credit of the present existence of the Lodge, for without their valuable aid there could have been little hope of ever restoring it to a regular workiug state ; — Bros. G. E. Pocock, the Provincial Grand Secretary, V. P. Freeman, the present P.G. Secretary, J. Fabian, 338, 0. Hart, 466, John Downer, late 64,. W. Verrall, 390, J. S. Farmer, 38 and 338 : the W.M. having appointed them to fill the vacant offices, the minutes of the last Lodge held on November 1st, 1838^ were read and confirmed ; the letter from Grand Lodge was then read, and it showed that the last payment to the Fund of Benevolence was made in March, 1 836, and the last name registered was that of Eobert Blake Duke ; it was thereupon " Eesolved th^t the dues from that date to June
40 HOWAED LODGE OF
the thirteenth last be paid, which amounted to six pounds nineteen shillings and six-pence, for the three before mentioned brethren, and at the same time to express regret to the Board of General Purposes, that the same had been so Iqng neglected." The petition of Bro. Downer to the Grand Lodge was then signed by the W. Master and Wardens ; ten brethren were proposed as joining members and the Lodge was closed. A-t an emergency meeting on the 2nd August, the ten brethren were elected, nine of them hailing from Brighton, and one residing in the town, viz., Bro. Octavius Hart, who was elected Treasurer ; Bro. Downer was elected Tylen
At the regular meeting on the 22nd of this month, . Bro. James Powell, of the " Union Lodge," Chichester, a member of the craft well known in Sussex and the south- eastern part of the neighbouring Province of Hampshire, was present as a visitor ; a letter -having been sent to the W.M. requesting that the names of three brethren to be balloted for as joining members be placed on the summons for this Lodge was then read, and they were duly elected ; the death of Bro. Downer, the Tyler, was announced, at the age of 86 years ; a Committee was appointed to revise the Bye-Laws; and the day of meeting altered to the fourth Friday. , At the meeting in September, Bro. C. C. Cole was elected Tyler, and the first candidate since the revival of the Lodge was proposed ; and on the 28th October a candidate who had been proposed by letter was, with the former elected, and both of them were initiated by the W.M. : eleven visitors were present to do honor to the W.M., and the following Resolution was then made and carried : — " That the brethren of the ' Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love,' No. 64, desire tb express the gratification with which they meet their Worshipful Master, Bro. John Wilson, on this day to celebrate his Masonic Jubilee, and they most cordially congratulate him on the satisfaction he
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must feel in having witnessed the successful resuscitation of this his Mother Lodge, which from unavoidable circum- stances, had been unable to meet for so many years : " by the old Eegister book it appears that Bro. Wilson was initiated on the 20th of October, 1809. At this meeting the following members were appointed to ofldce and invested : — Bros. 0. Hart, Treasurer, S.W., Hemery, J.W., G. E. Pocock, Secretary, Farmer, S.D., Freeman, J.D., Fabian, I.G. ; some candidates and joining members were proposed, and after business was over a banquet was held in honor of Bro. "Wilson, at which Bro. Pocock presided, the following visitors being present: Bros. Taylor, Prov. G. Chaplain, J. H. Scott, Prov. S.G.D., the now much respected D.G.M. of the Province ; Smithers, Prov. G.D. of C, F. Crew, P.M., No. 1, Secretary of the Masonic School for Girls, LowdeU, P.M., 338, Dixon, J.W., 338, Elliott, J.W., 45, Geere, 338, Curtis and Martin, 394.
At the Lodge held in November the day of meeting was changed to the third Tuesday, and at the December meeting a vote of thanks was given to the W.M. for his presentation to the Lodge of a Silver Square and Compasses for the Master's pedestal. On the 17th January, 18G0, the following petition was forwarded to Grand Lodge : — " To the Eight Honourable the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master of the United Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England. Most Worshipful Grand Master, we, the under- signed, being regular registered Masons of the Lodges mentioned against our respective names, and subscribing members of the ' Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love,' (con- stituted in 1736) and being No. 64 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England, beg to submit the following facts to your consideration.
'' It appears from our minute books that the Lodge which had been held in London was removed to Arundel
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in 1789, and was then No. 51 * At the Union in 1814 it was No. 72, and in 1832, when the list of Lodges was revised, it was No. 64. That from unavoidable circumstances the Lodge did not meet from 1836 till July, 1859, when it was resuscitated, and the arrears of Quarterage paid to the Grand Lodge and the Provincial Grand Lodge.
" We have used every endeavour in our power to ascertain in whose possession the original Warrant of 1736 was last confided, and regret to say have failed in our endeavours to discover it, and we believe it to be lost ; but, having the prosperity of the Craft at heart, and being most anxious to conform to the Book of Constitutions, and to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of the art, we very earnestly pray for a Warrant of Constitution con- tinuing and confirming the said "Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love," No. 64, in all its rights, privileges, and immunities conferred by the original charter of 1736, and empowering us to meet as a regular Lodge at the Town Hall, Arundel, on the third Tuesday in every month, and there to discharge the duties of Masonry in a constitutional manner according to the forms of the Order and the laws of the Grand Lodge.
" Dated at Arundel, this 1 7th day of January, 1860."
The prayer of the petitioners was answered, the Warrant of Confirmation being dated 27th January, 1860, and endorsed " Panmure, D.G.M."
Their meeting in February was for the first time held in the Town Hall, where they have ever since continued to assemble. In July, Bro. J. Wilson was installed W.M., and iip to this date sixteen brethren had joined the Lodge and seven candidates had been initiated. In July, 1863, a communication was received from Grand Lodge to the effect
* The authorities of Grand Lodge appear to have copied this number in drawing up the Warrant of Confirmation, the No. was 6S and was 61 in 1792. (See petition for Centenary Warrant.)
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that the Lodge would thenceforth stand in the register of Grand Lodge as No. 56.
In July, 1866, Bro. Hart was for the second time installed W. Master, the number of members steadily- increasing, and in October of the same year, the day of meeting was altered to the third Thursday. In May of the following year the W. Master was removed by death, and at the next meeting Bro. Wilson was again elected to fill the chair, but his installation and the Annual Banquet were not held in July owing to the funeral. of the late Prov. G.M., Col. 0. Dalbiac, taking place on the same day ; strange to say Bro. Wilson, like his predecessor, did not live to complete his year of of&ce, for on Saturday, the first of February, 1868, a Lodge of Emergency was summoned by the S.W., Bro. Pabian, for the purpose. of paying the last act of respect to the remains of the late W. Master and Past S.G W. of the Province, whose remains were followed to the grave by the E. W. Lord G. Pelham, Prov. G.M., several ofScers, Present and Past, of the Prov. G. Lodge, and many other members of the Craft.
At the regular Lodge meeting in March it was unani- mously resolved that an honorary membership be tendered to Bro. Gavin E.' Pocock, P.G.S.B., England, Prov. G. Secretary, and W.M., 271, in acknowledgment for exertions and invaluable assistance during the years 1859-60 when the Lodge was resuscitated, and, at the next meeting in May, a letter from Bro. Pocock was read expressing his thanks and acceptance of the same.
At the Lodge in June, Bro. Fabian, P.M., the S.W.-who had acted as Master since the death of Bro. Wilson, was elected W.M. for the year ensuing, but at the meeting in July his election was not confirmed, owing to the desire of some of the members that a resident brother should fill the chair, a very laudable feeling no doubt, but a course which if persisted in would soon lead to the collapse of many
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country Lodges, especially when so few of the resident members take an active part in the working of their Lodge ; for we must all admit that hrethren residing at a distance wljo show their zeal by a regular attendance should, if com- petent to discharge the duties of Master in turn after qualifying themselves, if possible be unanimously approved in being elected to such an honourable position if they desire it ; however, at the Lodge in August, the J. W., Bro. T. U. Price, was elected Master, and it subsequently appears that the non-confirmation of the election of Bro. Fabian had its evil effects, for though it was proposed to alter the Bye- Laws by deferring the election of the Master to August, and the installation fco September, the latter ceremony could not be performed either in that or in the following month, owing to there not being sufficient P.M.'s present. In November, there being not one present, the Lodge was not opened, but at the regular Lodge in December, Bro. Price was installed, and the Annual Festival has since that time been held in that month, and we hope that no such petty jealousies will occur again to mar the harmony and perhaps check the prosperity of the Lodge ; in June, 1869, the date for election of the W.M. was altered to November. In March, 1870, Bro. the Eev. G. Eoss, P.M., "St. Andrews/' No. 1151, P. Prov. Gr. Chaplain, Cornwall, was elected an honorary member of the Lodge ; this brother made some exertions to form a Eoyal Arch Chapter, and endeavoured to enlist the assistance of some of the members of No. 38, "Union" Lodge, Chichester, and No. 1141, the " Mid Sussex " Lodge, Horsham, but without effect, and at such a result we are not at aU. surprised. The next year, strange to say, was a blank one with regard to an increase of numbers,for neither a candidate nor a joining member was proposed, but the W.M. took care to employ and instruct his brethren by occasionally rehearsing the different ceremonies, or by working a section or two.
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111 November, 1875, Bro. Charles Carpenter Cole, who had acted as Tyler for the last ten years died ; he was the oldest member of the Lodge, having been initiated in November, 1818.
At the meeting held in December, 1877, the late William Arthur Butt, J.W., W.M. elect was installed in the chair of K.S., a brother who by his genial manner and generous disposition endeared himself to all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and it was during his term of office in the March following, by a unanimous resolution, decided to petition the Most Worshipful Grand Master for a Centenary Warrant, and on May 16th, 1878, a petition engrossed on vellum was signed in open Lodge by the Master and Wardens and duly forwarded to the Grand Secretary's Office, Freemason's Hall, London.
Towards the end of the following month the much wlshed-for Centenary Warrant was received from Grand Lodge, and at the regular meeting in July, the brethren were highly gratified by having the opportunity of inspect- ing the document. — See pages 54, 55, 56, 57.
At the meeting in August, Bro. Francis was by the unanimous consent of the members presented with a Gold Centenary Jewel in acknowledgment of the trouble he had taken in drawing up the Petition to Grand Lodge ; it was at the same time decided to postpone the commemoration of the Lodge being placed on the roll of Centenary Lodges until the Annual Festival in December, but on that day, owing to unforeseen events the brother who had been elected for installation was unfortunately compelled to be absent, and he therefore declined the office, and the ceremony did not take place. The members present on this occasion were Bros. W. A. Butt, W.M., G. T. Evershed, P.M., as S.W., E. E. Street, J.W.. A. Hearn, Treasurer, T.U. Price, P.M., Secretary, P.P.G.D., RP. Garwood, P.M., W. Eead, P.M., P.P.G., Purst, A. H. Smith, S.D., T. Francis, P.M., 804, and
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P. J. Emery ; the following visitors honored the Lodge with their presence :— the E.W. Sir W. W. Burrell, Bart., M.P., JProvincial Grand Master, the W. Bro. J. H. Scott, D.P.G.M., Bros. W. Sergisson, Prov. S.G.W., J. St. Clair, Prov. J.G.W., V. P. Freeman, Prov. G. Secretary, W. Hall, Prov. S.G.D., J. M. Kidd, Prov. GD.C, W. G. Sharp, Assistant Prov. G.D.C., C. Tompkinson, Prov. G. Supt. of Works, W. Farncombe, Prov. G. Sword Bearer, W. T. Nell, Prov. G. Purst., J. B. M'Whinney, A. J. Hawkes, E. Bright, J. Holford, Prov. Grand Stewards, and the following W. Masters of Lodges : H. Davey, " Eoyal Brunswick," 732, Brighton, T. Morris, "Tyrian," 1110, Eastbourne, E. T. Byass, " Ockenden," 1465, Guckfield, and J. Eberall, " St. Cecilia," 1636, Brighton.
The brethren assembled at three o'clock in the after- noon, and the usual formalities of opening the Lodge and reading the minutes having been get through, the Prov. G.M.,the D.P.G.M., and the Prov. G. Wardens were greeted in the usual manner, the Centenary Warrant was passed round for inspection, and the members were congratulated by Bro. J. H. Scott on being the possessors of such a document ; Bro. W. A. Butt then presented the Lodge with a Life Subscribership in the Eoyal Masonic Boys' School of the value of ten guineas, in commemoration of his year of ofBce as W. Master, for which he was heartily thanked. A vote of thanks to Sir W. W. BurreU was then passed for his presence with his officers on this auspicious occasion, to which the Prov. G.M. responded in his usual happy style : the Lodge was then closed and the brethren adjourned to the Norfolk Hotel, where the visitors were entertained and a pleasant evening spent, — one we trust long to be remembered by all present, — and it is to be hoped that the members will take a greater pride in their Mother Lodge now she has attained such a position. At this period there were thirty-five members on the roll, a very respectable muster for a Lodge situated ia a scantily populated district.
BEOTHEELY LOVE.
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Since the resuscitation in 1859, 48 candidates have been initiated and 38 brethren have joined the Lodge, and the following- members have fiUed the chair : —
Jro. J. Wilson
1859-60
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„ O.P.Hart
61-62
„ M, Fressen
62-63
„ H. Gr. Baynes
63-64
„ J.P.Cole
64-65
„ J. Udal ...
65-66
„ 0. P. Hart
66-67 (second time)
„ J. Wilson
67-68 (third time)
,„ T.U.Price
68-69
„ G. Light ...
69-70
„ G. T. Evershed
70-71
„ J. N. Stonor
71-72
„ A. 0. Shout
72-73
„ J. Fabian
73-74
„ W. Bead...
74-75
„ E. B. Garwood
75-76
„ J. T. Suter
76-77
„ W. A. Butt
77-78
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Provincial Grand Lodge :
Bro. J. Wilson
Prov. S.G.W., 1860
„ O.P.Hart
„ G, Deacon, 1863
„ H. G. Baynes ...
„ „ Pursuivant, 1863
„ J.P.Cole
„ „ Organist, 1864
„ T. U. Price
„ „ Deacon, 1871
„ W. Eead
„ „ Pursuivant, 1877
„ G. T. Evershed ...
„ „ Deacon, 1879
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