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Consecration Of The Alliance Lodge, No. 1827.
CONSECRATION OF THE ALLIANCE LODGE , No . 1827 .
On Wednesday evening this new lodge was consecrated at the Guildhall Tavern by Bro . Lieut . " -Col . Shadwell IT . Gierke , P . G . D . The new lodge has been established for the convenience of those brethren who hold office under the Corporation of London at Guildhall , for gentlemen
holding Such office , and desiring to become Freemasons , and for brethren whose business or profession connects them with the Guildhall . Tne idea of starting such a lodge originated with Bro . I ) . IT . Ashford , and he , with the assistance of several other brethren , proceeded to carry it out , anij they prevailed upon the Town Clerk of
London , Bro . J . B . Monckton , to allow himself to be recommended to the Prince of Wales as first Worshipful Master of the lodge . The endeavours of the brethren to obtain a warrant for the lodge were successful , and it was arranged that before the vacation set in the lodge should be consecrated .
The event , as we have said , occurred on Wednesday evening , when Bro . Col . Gierke was assisted by Bros . Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . D ., as S . W . ; Peter de Lande Long , P . G . D ., as J . W . ; the Rev . C . W . Arnold . P . G . C , D . P . G . M . for Surrey , as Chaplain ; R . W . H . Giddy , District GJvI . of Griqualand , as D . C ; Capt . T . Davies Sewell , P . M . 21 , as Sec . ; and W . W . Brown , as Organist , Bro ,
Seymour Smith assisting in the musical portion of the ceremony . General Brownrigg , C . B ., Prov . G . M . f"r Surrey , occupied a seat on the Consecrating Officer ' s right , and Bro . Kingston , District G . M . of Milta , a seat on the left . The complete list of the brethren present comprised the following names : Bros . John B . Monckton , President ofthe
Board of General Purposes ; L . F . Littell , Frank Green , Richard Pawley , D . H . Ashford , IT . Wildey Wright , T . Davies Sewell , P . M . 21 , & c . ; Wm . Huntlel Cannon , S 58 ; Lieut .-Gen . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Wm . Kingston , D . G . M . Malta ; Key . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , and Dep . Prov . G . M . Suirey ; K . T . Worsley , S . W . 860 ; James Muzio , 1150 ; Frank . Richardson , 14 ;
F . Toller , Moira ; Ambrose Hayne ; , 7 80 ; C-plain N . G . Philips , P . G . D . ; R . W . IT . Giddy , Dist . G . M . Griqualand ; J . M . P . Montagu , P . G . D . ; Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , P . G . D . ; W . VV . Dillwootl , P . M . 860 ; VV . S . Dockins , J . W . 860 ; T . VV . Whitmarsh , P . M . 1130 ; E . G . Man , 8 ; John McKinnard , W . M . 181 ; Seymour Smith , 742 ; Alfred Green , P , M . 211 ; Henry Wright , 1 ( 156 ; Henry
Godfrey , P . M . 1261 ; W . T . Howe , P . G . P . ; Walter Jarvis , I 4 ; -Peter dc Lande Long , P . G . P . ; W . St . John ; George A . Haynes , 1804 ; John Hervey , G . S . ; IT . G . Buss , Asst . G . S . j Morris Evans , P . M . 8 ; A . M . Tarleton , P . M . 4 68 ; Macrae Moir , P . M . 66 ; Samuel L . Green , S . W . 1445 ; H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; J . A . Mallett , Royal Leopold ; Peter Ashcroft ; and IT . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ) .
After the formal opening of the lodge Col . Shadwell Gierke shortly addressed the brethren on the motive of the meeting , and expressed the gratific ition he felt at being called upon to consecrate a lotlge which had been originated by brethren well known in the Craft for desiring its true prosperity , and who hatl done much to advance it . After referring to the many services to Freemasonry
performed by Bro . J . B . Monckton , anil the admir able way he discharged his duties as President of the Boartl of General Purposes , he trusted that the lotlge woultl succeed , and did not doubt that such would be the case whilst its interests were entrusted to the brethren who were its founders . " The Rev . C . W . Arnold , in delivering the oration , said :
• is customary on this occasion to say a few words about the origin and principles of Freemasonry . Its origin is shrouded in the mists of antiquity , nor shall I attempt to trace it . What we know for certain is that certain guilds of Masons existed in the middle ages , who were bound together by certain rules of biothcrhootl , and by whom those beautiful and magnificent buildings over the
continent of Europe were erected . How these ancient guilds passed into the speculative Masonry of the Free and Accepted Mason of to-day 1 shall not try to tell you , for it will be far more profitable to say a few ivords about the principles of that Cralt which , in the present day , has a charm for so many and is increasing so rapidly . I say then , without the slightest hesitation , that the great basis
on which Freemasonry rests is the belief 111 God . Masonry is not religion , but it is deeply rooted in religion , and demands of every candidate for its mysteries the belief in the existence of a personal Deity , the one living and true God . Further than this Craft Masonry does not go , and so it holds open the door to all nations , whatever may be their religious systems , who believe in God . Thus the Christian ,
the Jew , the Mahomedan , thc Hindoo , the native of China and Japan , even the South Sea Islander and the North American Indian , can all unite in this common bond ; but it rigidly excludes the Atheist . I need scarcely remind you that Masonry calls for the recognition of God in every step . Under the names of the G . A . O . T . U ., the Grand Geometrician , and the Most High . His blessing is invoked
in each degree and every ceremony . In the centre of the lodge is situate the sacred symbol , calling our attention to H . £ omnipotence , His omniscience , and His omnipresence . Before thc W . M . lie thc open pages of the volume of the Sacred Law , the revelation cf God's will to man . It is the standard of Masonic truth , the guide of our actions , the rule ot our faith . Every obligation is sealed upon its sacred pages , and the Masqn is taught to square his
actions according to the dictates of th ^ t S-. cred Volume , if ^ he wishes to become a living stone fit to be built into the . tempi . ' of God . Further than this . Masonry teaches tr-p immortality of The soul . It invites 14 s 10 contemplate death without terror , assuring us that even nature , 1-ears wjtqess tbat jn this perishable form resides a vitpl . andan impcrjsjiable , principle , which inspires us with a holy confidence that the Lord of Life will enable us to trample the
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king of terrors beneath our feet , and lift our eyes to that bright morning star whose rising brings peace and salvation to the faithful and obedient of the human race . And the working tools of a Master Mason teach us to bear in mind and act according to the laws of our Divine Creator , that when we shall be summoned from this sublunary abode , wc may ascend to the Grand Lodge above , where
the world ' s Great Architect lives and reigns for evermore . Our second great landmark is charity or love , and this divides itself into two heaels—brotherly love and relief . I call thii our second landmark because it springs from the first . It is born out of the loving heart of God himself , bringing heaven , as it were , down , to earth , and linking soul to soul throughout the world . Masonry has been well described
as " seeking to bring together men of every political faith and every religious creed , winning them from their isolation , their selfishness , and their sin , and uniting them in work for the general good . " What can be a grander exemplification of . brotherly love than the five points of fellowship ? But Masonry not only teaches us to have charitable feelings , to drop the tear of sympathy over the
failings of a brother , but to perform charitable acts—to feed thc hungry , comfort the afflicted , succour the distressed or oppressed , to educate the orphan child , and to provide for the aged widow or the brother who is past woik . Need I say more about those two great landmarks ? Well are our principles stated to hc brotherly love , relief , and truth , for truth rests upon belief in Goel , relief originates in brotherly
love , and brotherly love springs from love to God . Thus the whole current of Freemasonry rises in and flow * back again to God as its centre . There ,-lre three virtues which ought especially to distinguish every Mason , sincerity , truth , and love ; without the two first the latter cannot exist . A Mason ' s love must be pure and unalloyed , his friendship sincere and generous , and his cordiality without
hyprocrisy . Indeed , he ought to live for thc benefit of those , around , despising sellishnes " . What a different aspect would thc worltl war if all mankind were but truly actuated by the p . indoles of our Order . No longer would our hearts be pained at the recital of the horrors of war . Peace with her olive wand woultl descend from heaven ; comfort would come to the afflicted , and
succour to the distressed . Everywhere would be heard the voice of joy and gladness , artel no complaining in our streets . What are the jewels whieh sparkle on your breasts but emblems of thc virtues which ought to shine beneath ? like the medals of the soldier which tell of noble and heroic deeds . Small may be their intrinsic value , yet great are the truths they symbolise . We must contradict
by our lives the statements of those who assert lhat trifles arc the object of our ambition , and that our solemn assemblies arc but an excuse for conviviality . God teaches us , and weare reminded by Masonry , that we cime into the world poor and penniless ; under thc fostering hand of the Great Architect of the Universe we have passed through the dangers of childhood , and arrived at man ' s estate ; we
pass on by regular steps across the chequered flooring of the world , leaving lessons as we go , looking up for return to nature's god . In the Third Degree still greater knowledge is given to us , as we see the emblems of mortality everywhere around us , and the bright star above , whose beams can pierce even through the darkness of the tomb . Thus in every step in Masonry great lessons are
inculcated , and the best instruction given : how man must live , how die , how rest in heaven when he shall have ascended to those immortal mansions whence all goodripss emanates . Just as King Solomon , in the g lorious building he erected conveyed a lesson to the people by every ornament he used , so the Mason learns a lesson from everything he sees and handles . But let it be remembered
those symbols are only of advantage when they inculcate and bear in mind some truth , some moral principle . Above all , Masonry leads us to the volume of the Sacred Law as the guide of our actions , and rule of our faith ; thus is Masonry the handmaid of reli gion , echoing the apostle's advice that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts , we should live soberly , righteously , anti godly in this present
worltl , and , that though we now see through a glass darkly , yet the time is drawing near when Masonry and all other human institutions will have passed away , and we shall see the Most High as lie is in . his temple , not made with hands , eternal in the heavens . When that great day comes may he in his mercy grant that oar work may be done , and we may be ready .
The ceremony of consecration was then performed , all the details being most carefully and rigidly attended to , and Col . Shadwell Gierke , on the presentation of Bro . J . B . Monckton by Bro . R . IT . Giddy , installed Bro . MonAton as W . M . of the Alliance Lodge . The following brethren were then appointed to thc other offices : Bros . L . F . Liltell , S . W . ; Frank Green , J . W . ;
Richard Pawley , Treas . ; D . H . Ashford , S . D . ; IT . Wildey Wright , J . D . ; Cooper Wild , I . G . ; Howley , Steward ; W . VV . Brown , Org . ; ant ! A . 8 . Church , T yler . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke delivered the addresses , and on resuming his seat was heartily applauded . Capt . T . Davies Sewell , at the request of thc W . M ., read thc following list of presentations which had been made to
the lotlge : —The Bible presentetl by tlie VV . M . ; ' the cushion for the Bible by Bro . Pawley , Treasurer , who also gave the Book of Constitutions , handsomely bound ' , and the case to to hold the warrant of the lodge ; th . silver square and compasses for the Bible by Bro . Wildey Wright , J . D . ; the two columns by Bro . Littell , S . W . ; a set of gavels by Bro . Frank Green , J . W . '; thorough ashlar by Bro .
Ashford , S . D . ; and the Deacons' wands b y Bro . Cannon . A record of these ' prd sent itions was ordered to be made on the minutes ' of the lotlge . . Names of intcnt'ling initiates and joining liiemliers were t ' hfcn given in , ai-fi on the motion of Bro . Frank Green , J . W ., seconded hy Bro , Pawley , ' . reas ., ' sites . Col . ' Shadwell IT . CU __ e , Capt . Philips , Peter de Lande Long , the Rev . C . W . Arnold ] , and R . IT . Giddy were elected honorary members of the lodge .
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Col . Shadwell H . Gierke having acknowledged the com . pliment , letters of apology were read by Capt . Davies Sewell from Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) , G . D . C . ; Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . for Middx . ; and Sheriff Burt , Asst " G . D . C . ; apologising for inability to attend the consecration Lodge was thereupon closed , and the brethren adjournal to an elegant binquet .
At the . proposition of the toasts which followed , the W . M . prefaced the toast of "The Queen and the Craft " with the observations that the W . M . of a new lodge occupied a position whicli no other brother occupied . Every lotlge must ht ' . ve a beginning , anti the old lodges now in existence had each its period when the W . M . occupied Ihe same position as he did . The W . M . ' s of those days knew
as Utile of the future of their lodges as the brethren now in the Alliance Lodge knew what its future was to be . The lodge certainly would be a great lodge judging from the hearty good wishes which were so numerous at the closing cf the lotlge , anti from the admirable and Masonic way in which it had been consecrated . It might not be out of place on this occasion to say a very few words as
to the origin of the lodge and how it came about . Ho was the more anxious to do so because he hatl been icquested to be the first Master , anti not having had anything to d 1 with getting up the lotlge he ditl not desire to have any credit which did not belong to him . Other brethren who were in the room , at . d who were well respecteel in the Craft , went to . him one day , at his office , and told
him for the first time that it ivascontjmplateil to petition for a warrant for 5 i n : w lotlge that should have for its purpose the bringing together in lo Ige the brethren who were employed in the Gujlilliill , ami those having matters of business about the Guildhall . Tlie founders , very kindly , were anxious that he should join them and take the chair . Thii was the origin anti commencement of his knowing
anything about the Alliance Lodge . He was afraid to say how many years he hail been a Mason , but having been the Master of lodges before he wis nut anxious to seek the honours of that position again . Four years of office in the Master ' s chair was enough for most men , and he was not ambitious to serve again . That was putting the matter selfishly , but as one got old he got lazy . However , the
request was put to him 111 such a way that he coultl not say nay , and it was , therefore , by the favour of the founders of the lodge that hc was the Master . This was his explanation of the whole matter , and he put it before the brethren because he ditl not wish to claim the honour of founding the lodge when he was not entitled to it . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The ftucen and the
Cralt . " The VV . M ., in proposing "The Health of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., " said that acceptable as the toast always was to Freemasons it was particulaily so on the day when the warrant bearing his signature had been read , giving the lodge permission to exist . , The W . M ., in proposing " The Pro G . M ., the Deputy
G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present ami Past , " said that this toast was of very peculiar interest . He could not conceive anything more valuable , let alone interesting , to a young lodge than that there should be present , as what he might call without offsnee midwives , at its birth those who stood hi gh an ! were respected at Grand Lodge of England , under which this lodge held its
warrant . I le would not for a moment speak of the admirable manner in which the work had been done that evening entirely by GrantI Officers . All credit to the Grand Officers for not merely wealing honours , but doing the work in a way whicli showed they were worthy of those honours . He should couple with this toast the nam ; of the Provincial Grand Master for Surrey , Gen .
Brownrigg , than whom he thought no one was more worthy or more popular , because there was not a more Masonic or painstaking a Prov . GrantI Master throughout the country . When they found a Provincial Grand Master not merely wearing the honour of being chief of the province , but devoting himself from the beginning to the end of the year to the business of his province , visiting each lotlge
carefully and undeviatingly—though he had before won the highest honour which coulel bs conferred by Grand Lodge , th . it of being a Grand Warden—such a brother was entitled to the warmest commendations of all Freemasons . When also he came ta visit a young lodge , although he was full y occupied , the brethren must thank him sincerely for the high honour he hael conferred upon
them . General Brownrigg , in reply , said , that as a man ' s old age and services in Alasonry increased he was naturally called more frequentl y to return thinks for Ihis toast , which was certainly one of the most difficult toasts to reply to , because it really involved on the respondent an enormous responsibility . He must ask the brethren to commiserate him because he commiserated those who must have heard
him before , ami there was nothing new to be said on the subject . Those who had taken the honour of the imperial purple hc believed had deserved it , and he was sure their having obtained the honour was an incentive , if an incentive were wauled , to keep up the interest thty hail alway s taken in Masonry . The older he grew the more delig hted and pleased he was at the advance that Masonry was
making , not only in its members , but in the quality of 1 ' = members . There was a feeling spread throughout the country which had b ; en impressed very forcibly on Masons by many Provincial Grand Masters , that they should take care whom they ailmittcdl into the Order . It was very easy to admit a man , but if he was found afterwards to W objectionable it was uncommonl y difficult to get rid ''
him . Therefore , it was impossible to be too caution " whom they admitted . He was glail to have the opportunity of addressing the brethren that evening because he wished to express his iliiep sJnse of the deli g ht he felt at being present on the . occpiion eif the consecration of the lodge . " w ^ s not only because of the personal regard . he had t ° Bro . Monckton , but it was pleasant to an old Masonio s '
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Consecration Of The Alliance Lodge, No. 1827.
CONSECRATION OF THE ALLIANCE LODGE , No . 1827 .
On Wednesday evening this new lodge was consecrated at the Guildhall Tavern by Bro . Lieut . " -Col . Shadwell IT . Gierke , P . G . D . The new lodge has been established for the convenience of those brethren who hold office under the Corporation of London at Guildhall , for gentlemen
holding Such office , and desiring to become Freemasons , and for brethren whose business or profession connects them with the Guildhall . Tne idea of starting such a lodge originated with Bro . I ) . IT . Ashford , and he , with the assistance of several other brethren , proceeded to carry it out , anij they prevailed upon the Town Clerk of
London , Bro . J . B . Monckton , to allow himself to be recommended to the Prince of Wales as first Worshipful Master of the lodge . The endeavours of the brethren to obtain a warrant for the lodge were successful , and it was arranged that before the vacation set in the lodge should be consecrated .
The event , as we have said , occurred on Wednesday evening , when Bro . Col . Gierke was assisted by Bros . Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . D ., as S . W . ; Peter de Lande Long , P . G . D ., as J . W . ; the Rev . C . W . Arnold . P . G . C , D . P . G . M . for Surrey , as Chaplain ; R . W . H . Giddy , District GJvI . of Griqualand , as D . C ; Capt . T . Davies Sewell , P . M . 21 , as Sec . ; and W . W . Brown , as Organist , Bro ,
Seymour Smith assisting in the musical portion of the ceremony . General Brownrigg , C . B ., Prov . G . M . f"r Surrey , occupied a seat on the Consecrating Officer ' s right , and Bro . Kingston , District G . M . of Milta , a seat on the left . The complete list of the brethren present comprised the following names : Bros . John B . Monckton , President ofthe
Board of General Purposes ; L . F . Littell , Frank Green , Richard Pawley , D . H . Ashford , IT . Wildey Wright , T . Davies Sewell , P . M . 21 , & c . ; Wm . Huntlel Cannon , S 58 ; Lieut .-Gen . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Wm . Kingston , D . G . M . Malta ; Key . C . W . Arnold , P . G . C , and Dep . Prov . G . M . Suirey ; K . T . Worsley , S . W . 860 ; James Muzio , 1150 ; Frank . Richardson , 14 ;
F . Toller , Moira ; Ambrose Hayne ; , 7 80 ; C-plain N . G . Philips , P . G . D . ; R . W . IT . Giddy , Dist . G . M . Griqualand ; J . M . P . Montagu , P . G . D . ; Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , P . G . D . ; W . VV . Dillwootl , P . M . 860 ; VV . S . Dockins , J . W . 860 ; T . VV . Whitmarsh , P . M . 1130 ; E . G . Man , 8 ; John McKinnard , W . M . 181 ; Seymour Smith , 742 ; Alfred Green , P , M . 211 ; Henry Wright , 1 ( 156 ; Henry
Godfrey , P . M . 1261 ; W . T . Howe , P . G . P . ; Walter Jarvis , I 4 ; -Peter dc Lande Long , P . G . P . ; W . St . John ; George A . Haynes , 1804 ; John Hervey , G . S . ; IT . G . Buss , Asst . G . S . j Morris Evans , P . M . 8 ; A . M . Tarleton , P . M . 4 68 ; Macrae Moir , P . M . 66 ; Samuel L . Green , S . W . 1445 ; H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; J . A . Mallett , Royal Leopold ; Peter Ashcroft ; and IT . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ) .
After the formal opening of the lodge Col . Shadwell Gierke shortly addressed the brethren on the motive of the meeting , and expressed the gratific ition he felt at being called upon to consecrate a lotlge which had been originated by brethren well known in the Craft for desiring its true prosperity , and who hatl done much to advance it . After referring to the many services to Freemasonry
performed by Bro . J . B . Monckton , anil the admir able way he discharged his duties as President of the Boartl of General Purposes , he trusted that the lotlge woultl succeed , and did not doubt that such would be the case whilst its interests were entrusted to the brethren who were its founders . " The Rev . C . W . Arnold , in delivering the oration , said :
• is customary on this occasion to say a few words about the origin and principles of Freemasonry . Its origin is shrouded in the mists of antiquity , nor shall I attempt to trace it . What we know for certain is that certain guilds of Masons existed in the middle ages , who were bound together by certain rules of biothcrhootl , and by whom those beautiful and magnificent buildings over the
continent of Europe were erected . How these ancient guilds passed into the speculative Masonry of the Free and Accepted Mason of to-day 1 shall not try to tell you , for it will be far more profitable to say a few ivords about the principles of that Cralt which , in the present day , has a charm for so many and is increasing so rapidly . I say then , without the slightest hesitation , that the great basis
on which Freemasonry rests is the belief 111 God . Masonry is not religion , but it is deeply rooted in religion , and demands of every candidate for its mysteries the belief in the existence of a personal Deity , the one living and true God . Further than this Craft Masonry does not go , and so it holds open the door to all nations , whatever may be their religious systems , who believe in God . Thus the Christian ,
the Jew , the Mahomedan , thc Hindoo , the native of China and Japan , even the South Sea Islander and the North American Indian , can all unite in this common bond ; but it rigidly excludes the Atheist . I need scarcely remind you that Masonry calls for the recognition of God in every step . Under the names of the G . A . O . T . U ., the Grand Geometrician , and the Most High . His blessing is invoked
in each degree and every ceremony . In the centre of the lodge is situate the sacred symbol , calling our attention to H . £ omnipotence , His omniscience , and His omnipresence . Before thc W . M . lie thc open pages of the volume of the Sacred Law , the revelation cf God's will to man . It is the standard of Masonic truth , the guide of our actions , the rule ot our faith . Every obligation is sealed upon its sacred pages , and the Masqn is taught to square his
actions according to the dictates of th ^ t S-. cred Volume , if ^ he wishes to become a living stone fit to be built into the . tempi . ' of God . Further than this . Masonry teaches tr-p immortality of The soul . It invites 14 s 10 contemplate death without terror , assuring us that even nature , 1-ears wjtqess tbat jn this perishable form resides a vitpl . andan impcrjsjiable , principle , which inspires us with a holy confidence that the Lord of Life will enable us to trample the
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king of terrors beneath our feet , and lift our eyes to that bright morning star whose rising brings peace and salvation to the faithful and obedient of the human race . And the working tools of a Master Mason teach us to bear in mind and act according to the laws of our Divine Creator , that when we shall be summoned from this sublunary abode , wc may ascend to the Grand Lodge above , where
the world ' s Great Architect lives and reigns for evermore . Our second great landmark is charity or love , and this divides itself into two heaels—brotherly love and relief . I call thii our second landmark because it springs from the first . It is born out of the loving heart of God himself , bringing heaven , as it were , down , to earth , and linking soul to soul throughout the world . Masonry has been well described
as " seeking to bring together men of every political faith and every religious creed , winning them from their isolation , their selfishness , and their sin , and uniting them in work for the general good . " What can be a grander exemplification of . brotherly love than the five points of fellowship ? But Masonry not only teaches us to have charitable feelings , to drop the tear of sympathy over the
failings of a brother , but to perform charitable acts—to feed thc hungry , comfort the afflicted , succour the distressed or oppressed , to educate the orphan child , and to provide for the aged widow or the brother who is past woik . Need I say more about those two great landmarks ? Well are our principles stated to hc brotherly love , relief , and truth , for truth rests upon belief in Goel , relief originates in brotherly
love , and brotherly love springs from love to God . Thus the whole current of Freemasonry rises in and flow * back again to God as its centre . There ,-lre three virtues which ought especially to distinguish every Mason , sincerity , truth , and love ; without the two first the latter cannot exist . A Mason ' s love must be pure and unalloyed , his friendship sincere and generous , and his cordiality without
hyprocrisy . Indeed , he ought to live for thc benefit of those , around , despising sellishnes " . What a different aspect would thc worltl war if all mankind were but truly actuated by the p . indoles of our Order . No longer would our hearts be pained at the recital of the horrors of war . Peace with her olive wand woultl descend from heaven ; comfort would come to the afflicted , and
succour to the distressed . Everywhere would be heard the voice of joy and gladness , artel no complaining in our streets . What are the jewels whieh sparkle on your breasts but emblems of thc virtues which ought to shine beneath ? like the medals of the soldier which tell of noble and heroic deeds . Small may be their intrinsic value , yet great are the truths they symbolise . We must contradict
by our lives the statements of those who assert lhat trifles arc the object of our ambition , and that our solemn assemblies arc but an excuse for conviviality . God teaches us , and weare reminded by Masonry , that we cime into the world poor and penniless ; under thc fostering hand of the Great Architect of the Universe we have passed through the dangers of childhood , and arrived at man ' s estate ; we
pass on by regular steps across the chequered flooring of the world , leaving lessons as we go , looking up for return to nature's god . In the Third Degree still greater knowledge is given to us , as we see the emblems of mortality everywhere around us , and the bright star above , whose beams can pierce even through the darkness of the tomb . Thus in every step in Masonry great lessons are
inculcated , and the best instruction given : how man must live , how die , how rest in heaven when he shall have ascended to those immortal mansions whence all goodripss emanates . Just as King Solomon , in the g lorious building he erected conveyed a lesson to the people by every ornament he used , so the Mason learns a lesson from everything he sees and handles . But let it be remembered
those symbols are only of advantage when they inculcate and bear in mind some truth , some moral principle . Above all , Masonry leads us to the volume of the Sacred Law as the guide of our actions , and rule of our faith ; thus is Masonry the handmaid of reli gion , echoing the apostle's advice that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts , we should live soberly , righteously , anti godly in this present
worltl , and , that though we now see through a glass darkly , yet the time is drawing near when Masonry and all other human institutions will have passed away , and we shall see the Most High as lie is in . his temple , not made with hands , eternal in the heavens . When that great day comes may he in his mercy grant that oar work may be done , and we may be ready .
The ceremony of consecration was then performed , all the details being most carefully and rigidly attended to , and Col . Shadwell Gierke , on the presentation of Bro . J . B . Monckton by Bro . R . IT . Giddy , installed Bro . MonAton as W . M . of the Alliance Lodge . The following brethren were then appointed to thc other offices : Bros . L . F . Liltell , S . W . ; Frank Green , J . W . ;
Richard Pawley , Treas . ; D . H . Ashford , S . D . ; IT . Wildey Wright , J . D . ; Cooper Wild , I . G . ; Howley , Steward ; W . VV . Brown , Org . ; ant ! A . 8 . Church , T yler . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke delivered the addresses , and on resuming his seat was heartily applauded . Capt . T . Davies Sewell , at the request of thc W . M ., read thc following list of presentations which had been made to
the lotlge : —The Bible presentetl by tlie VV . M . ; ' the cushion for the Bible by Bro . Pawley , Treasurer , who also gave the Book of Constitutions , handsomely bound ' , and the case to to hold the warrant of the lodge ; th . silver square and compasses for the Bible by Bro . Wildey Wright , J . D . ; the two columns by Bro . Littell , S . W . ; a set of gavels by Bro . Frank Green , J . W . '; thorough ashlar by Bro .
Ashford , S . D . ; and the Deacons' wands b y Bro . Cannon . A record of these ' prd sent itions was ordered to be made on the minutes ' of the lotlge . . Names of intcnt'ling initiates and joining liiemliers were t ' hfcn given in , ai-fi on the motion of Bro . Frank Green , J . W ., seconded hy Bro , Pawley , ' . reas ., ' sites . Col . ' Shadwell IT . CU __ e , Capt . Philips , Peter de Lande Long , the Rev . C . W . Arnold ] , and R . IT . Giddy were elected honorary members of the lodge .
Consecration Of The Alliance Lodge, No. 1827.
Col . Shadwell H . Gierke having acknowledged the com . pliment , letters of apology were read by Capt . Davies Sewell from Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) , G . D . C . ; Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . for Middx . ; and Sheriff Burt , Asst " G . D . C . ; apologising for inability to attend the consecration Lodge was thereupon closed , and the brethren adjournal to an elegant binquet .
At the . proposition of the toasts which followed , the W . M . prefaced the toast of "The Queen and the Craft " with the observations that the W . M . of a new lodge occupied a position whicli no other brother occupied . Every lotlge must ht ' . ve a beginning , anti the old lodges now in existence had each its period when the W . M . occupied Ihe same position as he did . The W . M . ' s of those days knew
as Utile of the future of their lodges as the brethren now in the Alliance Lodge knew what its future was to be . The lodge certainly would be a great lodge judging from the hearty good wishes which were so numerous at the closing cf the lotlge , anti from the admirable and Masonic way in which it had been consecrated . It might not be out of place on this occasion to say a very few words as
to the origin of the lodge and how it came about . Ho was the more anxious to do so because he hatl been icquested to be the first Master , anti not having had anything to d 1 with getting up the lotlge he ditl not desire to have any credit which did not belong to him . Other brethren who were in the room , at . d who were well respecteel in the Craft , went to . him one day , at his office , and told
him for the first time that it ivascontjmplateil to petition for a warrant for 5 i n : w lotlge that should have for its purpose the bringing together in lo Ige the brethren who were employed in the Gujlilliill , ami those having matters of business about the Guildhall . Tlie founders , very kindly , were anxious that he should join them and take the chair . Thii was the origin anti commencement of his knowing
anything about the Alliance Lodge . He was afraid to say how many years he hail been a Mason , but having been the Master of lodges before he wis nut anxious to seek the honours of that position again . Four years of office in the Master ' s chair was enough for most men , and he was not ambitious to serve again . That was putting the matter selfishly , but as one got old he got lazy . However , the
request was put to him 111 such a way that he coultl not say nay , and it was , therefore , by the favour of the founders of the lodge that hc was the Master . This was his explanation of the whole matter , and he put it before the brethren because he ditl not wish to claim the honour of founding the lodge when he was not entitled to it . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The ftucen and the
Cralt . " The VV . M ., in proposing "The Health of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., " said that acceptable as the toast always was to Freemasons it was particulaily so on the day when the warrant bearing his signature had been read , giving the lodge permission to exist . , The W . M ., in proposing " The Pro G . M ., the Deputy
G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present ami Past , " said that this toast was of very peculiar interest . He could not conceive anything more valuable , let alone interesting , to a young lodge than that there should be present , as what he might call without offsnee midwives , at its birth those who stood hi gh an ! were respected at Grand Lodge of England , under which this lodge held its
warrant . I le would not for a moment speak of the admirable manner in which the work had been done that evening entirely by GrantI Officers . All credit to the Grand Officers for not merely wealing honours , but doing the work in a way whicli showed they were worthy of those honours . He should couple with this toast the nam ; of the Provincial Grand Master for Surrey , Gen .
Brownrigg , than whom he thought no one was more worthy or more popular , because there was not a more Masonic or painstaking a Prov . GrantI Master throughout the country . When they found a Provincial Grand Master not merely wearing the honour of being chief of the province , but devoting himself from the beginning to the end of the year to the business of his province , visiting each lotlge
carefully and undeviatingly—though he had before won the highest honour which coulel bs conferred by Grand Lodge , th . it of being a Grand Warden—such a brother was entitled to the warmest commendations of all Freemasons . When also he came ta visit a young lodge , although he was full y occupied , the brethren must thank him sincerely for the high honour he hael conferred upon
them . General Brownrigg , in reply , said , that as a man ' s old age and services in Alasonry increased he was naturally called more frequentl y to return thinks for Ihis toast , which was certainly one of the most difficult toasts to reply to , because it really involved on the respondent an enormous responsibility . He must ask the brethren to commiserate him because he commiserated those who must have heard
him before , ami there was nothing new to be said on the subject . Those who had taken the honour of the imperial purple hc believed had deserved it , and he was sure their having obtained the honour was an incentive , if an incentive were wauled , to keep up the interest thty hail alway s taken in Masonry . The older he grew the more delig hted and pleased he was at the advance that Masonry was
making , not only in its members , but in the quality of 1 ' = members . There was a feeling spread throughout the country which had b ; en impressed very forcibly on Masons by many Provincial Grand Masters , that they should take care whom they ailmittcdl into the Order . It was very easy to admit a man , but if he was found afterwards to W objectionable it was uncommonl y difficult to get rid ''
him . Therefore , it was impossible to be too caution " whom they admitted . He was glail to have the opportunity of addressing the brethren that evening because he wished to express his iliiep sJnse of the deli g ht he felt at being present on the . occpiion eif the consecration of the lodge . " w ^ s not only because of the personal regard . he had t ° Bro . Monckton , but it was pleasant to an old Masonio s '