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many clear and explicit promises As the threatenings of punishment have been so literally fulfilled , it cannot be doubted that the promises of restoration to the Promised Land

will also be fulfilled . We know where to look for the remnant of Judah , but where are we to find Israel ? They have been fruitlessly sought for in every quarter of the world , and now

and then we fancy we get a glimpse of them in China , Japan , Tartary , India and elsewhere . It is not improbable that some portions of the exile peopled might have made their way to

these countries from the northern parts of Assyria , but the mass cannot thus have tlisposed of themselves . We shall see presently that their destination has been different , and in a different direction .

No . V . June 24 th , 1871 . —Darius , B . C . 507 , in his invasion of Maesia , first subdued the Getne or Goths , a branch of the Teutonic family . Herodotus gives a full account of these people ,

who were afterwards invaded h y Alexander the Great . They refused to submit , and ultimately removed tn Dacia , ( now known as Roumania ) . The Romans drove the Dacians still further

north ; when they were attacked by the Huns , and were compelled to seek shelter under the Romans , by whom thev were so ill-used that they

invited their kindred , the Ostrogoths , and under Alarie , A . D . 396 , attacked and plundered Rome . Sharon Turner , says , that Europe has been peopled by .

1 . The Rimmerian , or Keltic lace . 2 . Thc Scythian , Gothic , and German race . 3 . The Sclavonians , who settled in Poland , Russia , and Bohemia .

The Scythians , or Goths , drove the Celts , 01 Kelts , to the extremities of Europe , and occupied the greater portion of central Europe , and from them are descended

the Anglo-Saxons , Normans , Danes , Germans , Dutch , Belgians , French , ami Swedes . Of the various Scythian nations the Sakai or Sncc arc the people from whom the Saxons are descended .

Ihey seized part of Armenia , and called it Sakasuiua . Pliny says , that the Sakai , who settled in Armenia , were named Sakassani . Ptolemy also mentions a Scythian people by the

name ol Saxons . The Angles were a branch ' of the Goths , or Saxons , who pushed their conquests as far as Jutland , and occupied a country near Holstein , called Anglia . They adopted a

seafaring life , and often invaded Britain , the eastern coast of which became known as the Saxon shore . When the Romans left Britain , the Britons invited thc Angles , or Saxons over to defend them

against the Picts antl Scots . The Saxon heptarch y was established , but ultimately the seven kingdoms merged into one , and the country was called Angle-land or England . Tbe Danes , another

branch of the same family , invaded the country , and ultimatel y united with the Anglo-Saxons , as also did the Norman branch some years later . Thus the Gothic race , from the north of the

Empire , spread itself throughout the civilised world , and b y its possession of England planted states in America , Australia , and other colonies

in both hemispheres , carrying their religion , language and civilisation into every part of the world . ' No . VI . July ist , 187 ) . —The Goths ( accord-

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ng to various writers ) although rude 111 spe ech and dress , were a race capable of high polish and fitted for great deeds . They possessed many virtues , and their government was a kind of

military democracy , under a chief or king . Feudalism universally prevailed ; the land was public property , for which services were to be rendered to the state . Among the Anglo-Saxons , all their

villages weredivtded into ten wards called tytlungs . To the Teutonic knig hts we owe the guilds in town and city , and their guilds were combined into coporations , in whicli we find the

representative principle that characterised all their institutions . Unlike the Celts , the reflective faculty of the Anglo-Saxons predominated over the imaginative . From such ancestors a nation has been

formed , superior to all others in the love and possession of useful liberty , and which cultivates the elegances of art , the labours of industry , the

energies of war , the researches of science , and the richest productions of genius . The hand of God has led forth this extraordinary people , who are destined to become the civiliscrs and saviours of the world . ( To be continued . )

Consecration Of A New Lodge At Widnes, Lancashire.

CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE AT WIDNES , LANCASHIRE .

One of the most influential and distinguished gatherings of Masons which has been witnessed in the Province of West Lancashire for some time took place at Widnes , near Liverpool , on

Thursday , the 22 nd ultimo ., when and where the Lodge of Equity , No . 13 S 4 , was consecrated with impressive ceremonial . There could not have been fewer than about 120 present to witness the

ceremony , and as there were an unusuall y large number of W . Masters and P . Alasters amongst the brethren , the youngest lodge has started with an eclat which augurs favourably for for its future

progress and success . Unfortunately the proceedings did not pass off without an awkward hitch , which proved both vexatious and inconvenient to those who had

some respect for punctuality , and to whom time was very valuable . The commencement of the consecration ceremonial was fixed for two o ' clock , and about that time , Bro . T . Wylie , P . M . 86 and

292 , P . Prov . G . Reg ,, who was to perform the ceremony , in company with a large number of masons , who had arrived at the hotel ready to begin . About half-past two o ' clock , however , a

telegram was received from the Provincial Grand Secretary , who had left Liverpool with the warrant of Constitution , and a number of brethren , in consequence of their depending upon a certain

train at a certain hour ( according to the local time tables ) , but which turned out to have no existence . In consequence of this circumstance it was nearly four o ' clock before the ceremony

actually began , and several were therefore unable to remain until its beginning , many until the completion of the installation proceedings , and the majority of those from a distance were

compelled to leave before the termination ol the banquet . The Provincial Grand Officers present were : —

Bros . 11 . G . Vernon , A . M ., P . Prov . G . C . ; II . S . Alpass , Prov . G . Sec ; T . Wylie , Prov . ( - ¦•R *' o- ¦ James Hamer , P . Prm . G . T . ; R .

Consecration Of A New Lodge At Widnes, Lancashire.

Wylie , Prov . G . S . D . ; J . Skeaf , Prov . G . O ., J . W . J . Fowler , Prov . G . A . D . C ; Dr . J . Mercer Johnson , Prov . G . S . ; G . de la Perrelle , Prov G . S . ; B . Cheshire , and P . Ball , Prov . Tylers .

Amonst the other brethren present were;—Bros W . Richardson , P . M . 148 ; W . Woods , W . M 1250 ; Stephen J ohnson , P . M . 673 ; J . H Hustwick , W . M . 292 ; P . M . Larsen , P . M . $ 94

W . Rigby , P . M . 758 , P . Prov . G . P . Cheshire ; J . F . Birchall , P . M . 86 ; J . Jackson , W . M . 148 ; S . Cookson , P . M . 1182 ; H . Pearson , W . M . 249 ; G . Morgan , W . M . 1033 ; R . Grade , P . M . 477 ;

J . Pemberton , P . M . 1246 ; T . Clark , P . M . 673 ; T . IL Lowe , P . M . and Treas . 1013 ; G . Turner , P . AI . 823 and 86 ; R . Pearson , P . M . 673 ; Ii . James , W . M . ' 203 ; S . Morris , W . M . 86 ; W .

Crane , P . M . 249 and 1299 ; P . R . Thorn W . M . 1182 ; J . T . Hall , P . M . 86 ; J . Janes , W . M . 2 r 6 ; D . Jones , P . M . 155 ; J . Turner , Sec . 216 ; M . Mawson , Sec . 1013 ; T . Beazley , 86 ; J . Lloyd . J . D . 249 ; J . Williams , S . D . 86 ; J . Wood ,

Treas . 1094 ; W . Cron , 86 ; & c . The Craft Lodge was opened in the three degrees by Bro . 1 ' . Wylie , Prov . G . R ., the Senior Warden ' s chair being occupied by Bro . John

Jackson , W . M . 148 , and S . W . 1354 ; and that of the Junior Warden by Bro . I . T . Birchall , P . M . 86 ; Bro . S . Johnson , P . M . 673 , acting as I . G .

The ceremony of consecration was performed in amost effective manner by Bro . T . Wylie , assisted by Bro . Hamer . After the brethren of the new lodge had been

arranged 111 order , an opening prayer was offered by •Bro . Vernon , and after a piece of solemn music had been played by Bro . Sheaf , The presiding officer addressed the brethren on the nature of the meeting .

After the Provincial Grand Secretary had read the petition and warrant , the brethren of the new lodge approved of the officers named therein , and

the P . Prov . G . Chaplain then delivered a most appropriate and interesting Oration "The Lodge , " and in the course of which he referred to the lessons

deducibje from its symbolical teachings . Bro . Sheaf's fine anthem , " Behold how Good " was sung by Bros . D . Jones , Haswell , and J .

Pemberton , in its striking effect , and the remainder of the consecration music ( also by Bro . Sheaf , ) was given witli equal efficiency .

The lodge was afterwards uncovered , and consecrated , constituted , and dedicated with the impressive and proper ceremonial . After the consecration , the presiding officer

immediately proceeded to instal Bro . J . W . J . Fowler as W . M . Tho newly-installed W . M . then invested thc following officers of the lodge : —Bro . the Rev . —

Whiteleg , Chaplain ; Ii . Syred , S . W . ; R Young , J . W . ; R . D . Simpson , Secretary Oppenheim , S . D . ; Corke , J . D . ; and Warcing I . G . The brethren then elected Brother

Jameson , Treasurer , and Brother Sephton , Tyler . Thc Iodge was afterwards closed in due form , and in thc evening the brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , under the presidency of Bro . Fowler , W . M .

After dinner , the usual loyal and masonic toasts were proposed , and the brethren separated at a seasonable hour , after spending a very plan-ant meeting .