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Brighton Children's Hospital.
BRIGHTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL .
"Lkvisc , TUE FOUNDATION STONE WITH -MASONIC RITES , On Friday , the ao ' . h inst ., the foundation stone of thc ¦ new ¦ permanent Children ' s Hospital , in the Dyke-road , Brighton , was laid with Masonic rites , by the Prov . Grand Master for Sussex , Bro . Sir VV . W . Burrell , and as the Masonic body attended in great force , the gathering was
a very brilliant and imposing one . The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened at 11 . 30 in a special lodge-room arranged at the hospital . The following were present : Sir W . W . Burrell , Prov . G . M . ; J . H . Scott , Prov . D . G . M . ; C . R . Burrell , Pro / . S . G . W . ; H . Davey , Prov . J . G . W . ; E . Richards Adams , Prov . G . Chap . ; J . Crosskey , Prov . G . Treas . ; C . Woolley , Prov . G . Reg . ; V . P .
Freeman , Prov . G . Sec ; G . T . Evershed , Prov . J . G . D . ; O . N . Wyatt , Prov . G . S . of W . ; E . Martin , Prov . Asst . G . D . of C . ,-A . J . Hawkes , Prov . G . S . B . ; A . King , Prov . G . Org . -, F . j . Rubie , Pror . G . P . ; E . Stone , Prov . G . Steward ; T . Manns , Prov . G . Steward ; C . R . Chandler , Prov . G . Steward ; C . j . Smith , Prov . G . Steward ; W . H . German , P . M . 1466 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Marchant , P . M . 31 c , P . P . A .
D . C E . Carpenter , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . Hudson , P . P . J . D . ; R . R . Eaton , G . L . of Scotland ; M . B . Tanner , P . M . 811 , Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon ; W . T . Neil , W . M . 1636 ; P . P . J . P . ; T . Lawson , P . P . G . S . W . ; D . Smith , P . P . G . J . W . ; J . Eberall , P . P . G . P . ; T . H . Crouch , P . P . G J . D . ; C t \ Spreigbt , P . M ., 27 , P . G . Tyler ; G . Smith , P . P . G . Purst . ; I . Terry , P . P . G . W . Ilcits , Sec . R . M . Ben .
Institution ; | . M . Reed , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Works ; J . Dixon , P . M . 271 , P . P . G . S . W . ; C . G . Reed , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Kirkland , W . M . 1110 , P . P . G . P . ; C Tomkinson , P . P . G . S . W . ; B . H . H . Birchell , P . M . 97 s and 916 , Sussex , P . ' . ' . G . S . B . Herts ; J . W . Stride , P . P . G . J . W . ; T . VV . Hilmau , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . L . Bridgen , P . P . G . J . W ., P . M . 732 ; H . A . Dowell , J . W . 1466 ; J . Harrison , P . P . G . S . W . Hants
and Isle of Wight ; G . Ford , P . M . 271 , P . P . G . S . D . Leicestershire ; R . P . B . 'I aaCfe , P . M . 811 , P . P . G . D . C . ; G . De Paris , P . M . 811 , P . P . G . S . D . ; G . W . McWhinnie , P . M . 1466 ; J . B . Sargent , J . W . 118 4 ; A . Brazier , I . G . 1829 ; R . B . Powell , 1829 ; G . Courtney , 1829 ; B . Lomax , I . G . 811 ; W . Pratt , 1797 ; J . F . Eyles , 315 ; J . Large , 1829 ; S . Peters , 311 ; B . Burfitld , 1821 ; J . Dayson , Org . 1797 ;
E . Broadbridge , Sec . 1636 and 1797 ; J . Dennant , J . D . 271 ; ILS . Gates , D . C . ' 1636 ; G . Cole , J . D . 16 3 6 ; H . F . Hauxwcll , S . W . 732 ; C . VV . Torncs , J . W . 1110 ; J . J . Gates , 1829 ; F . VV . Otter , S . D . 1465 ; W . T . Clarke , 3 iVand J . W . 1829 ; C . Briscoe , P . M . 311 j S . Denman , 732 ; T . Packham , S . W . 315 ; R . Allison , 1821 ; G . H . Day , P . M . 732 ; J . B . Hannay , 1821 ; T . White , P . M .
311 ; A . Holman , S . W . 311 ; G . E . Chapman , I . G . 311 ; R . R . Higham , J . D . 1829 ; G . Holman , 311 ; J . Robert , son / S . W . 1821 ; W . Bodle , 1829 ; T . Chandler , 31- ;; C . Wren , P . M . 313 ; T . Hardy , 1829 ; T . C Woodman , J . W . 271 ; C Vaughan , 732 ; H . Cheal , 1829 ; VV . Swales , 1829 ; J . Curtis , W . M . 1799 ; S . D . Fursey , 1829 ; T . Munday , 1829 ; W . Gil ) , 1829 ; A . Morley ,
1466 ; A . Burrows , Treasurer 1829 ; E . E . Street , W . M . 56 ; T . Francis , P . M . 56 ; A . Willington , 207 ; VV . Anderson , Steward 315 ; G . R . Godfree , 315 ; G . R , Lockyer , | . D . 315 ; F . Sundius Smith , S . W . 271 ; J . T . Suter , P . M . -56 ; W . Nell , 732 ; A . Child , 73 6 ; H . Saunders , P . P . D . 315 ; G . L . Aitis , 811 ; A . Smith , W . M . 3 8 ; E . Bridges , Secretary 1829 ; j . F . Cipon ,
W . M . 732 * , A . Taylor , I . P . M . 1110 ; T . J . Emery , I . G . 56 ; J . " P . M . Smith , W . M . 271 ; G . Vickers , 811 ; C . F . Lewis , J . W . [ 46 3 ; H . Abbey , W . M . 811 ; B , Bennett , P . M . 732 ; T . Wilkinson , P . M . 271 ; C . W . Hudson , W . M . 315 ; A . Crook , 315 ; F . H . Kirkham , 315 ; G . Nash , Secretary 315 ; J . Sayers , 16 3 6 ; F . Maiks , Steward 1636 ; F . Gallop , 1636 ; VV . Roe , Org .
16 3 6 ; T . J . Holloway , 1829 ; G . S . Godfree , 1821 ; A . H . Thacker , 315 ; F . Downaid , 315 ; H . Alexander F . Dowell , J . W . 1466 ; G . Hawkes , 1350 ; F . Rossiter , 40 ; H . J . Emmerson , 40 ; J . Ridge , I . G . 313 ; H . Langton , Steward 271 ; . R . Paige , Steward 1821 ; L . Grande ! , 315 ; C . J . Carter , 315 ; VV . O . Chccsman , 16 3 6 ; T . Billing , 732 ; S . W . Downard , 3 is ; W . A . Tooth , 1821 ; H . Downard ,
315 ; F . Woodin , 271 ; S . Solomon , P . M . 732 ; 1 . Hughes , Tyler ; H . Hughes , Asst . Tyler ; W . II . Gibson , J . W , 1636 ; P . Pidcock , P . M . 916 ; and H . Hall , Tyler 311 . The lodge having been adjourned , The Provincial Grand Lodge then formed in procession , and proceeded to the grounds where the ceremony [ was performed .
Bro . \ V . Percival Boxall , the Chairman cf the Building Committee , in asking Bro . Sir Walter Burrell to perform the ceremony , spoke of the sympathies that had been enlisted by him , as shown by the Urge company that was present , and , after giving a succinct history of the Institution frtm its commencement to the present ,, in conclusion said that they believed they were carrying . out a
large and necessary work , and trusted that that 'Great Power which ruled over them would permit them to meet again when the building was finished , and join in ' rejoicing oyer their success . The Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Vincent P . Freeman , re-ad thc inscription on the stone , which was as follows :
"Tnis foundation stone was laid with Masonic rites on the 2 o ! b February , 1880 , by the Right Worshipful Bro . Sir * W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of thc Province ol Sussex . Building Committee : W . Percival Boxall , Vice-President , Chairman , R . P . B . Taaffe , M . D ., S . F . G . Bythesea , G . S . Ke-musou ,
Thomas Calvert , M . A ., T . Leigh . " The Provincial Grand Treasurer next deposited the memorials and records in the cavity of thc foundation stone . The parchment scroll was prepared by Mr . Leggatt , of Grenville-place , and it was enclosed in a tin case and placed in a bottj . e together with various coins of he realm ,
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copies ol the Sussex Daily News and other papers , and a bronze medal given by Mr . W . P . Boxall , and having upon it on one side the inscription " Foundation stone of Children ' s Hospital , laid the aoiti February , 1880 ; " aud on the other Mr . Boxali ' s name and coat of arms . An anthem was sung by thc choir , under thu direction of Bro . Alfred King , Prov . G . O ., during which the stone was
lowered with three distinct stops , the R . W . thc Prov . Grind Master standing to the east of the stone , with the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , having the square in his right hand . The Prov . Grand Wardens stood lo the west with the level and plumb rule . Thc Prov . Grand Master proved the stone by the plumb rule , level , and square , and then gave three knocks with trie mallet , and proclaimed , amidst great
applause , " I declare this stone well and truly laid . " The mallet used was the historic instrument ( of English oak ) which was used by Charles II . at the laying of the foundation stone of the new Cathedral of St . Paul ' s ; architect , Bro . Sir Christopher Wren . It was lent for the occ ision by the Lodge of Antiquity , and was in special charge of an officer ot that Court . The Prov . Grand Master next
received the corn , the wine , and the oil from the attendant officers . The corn was first strewn over the stone , the R . W . Prov . G . M . saying , " I sprinkle corn as an emblem of plenty and abundance . " The wine and oil were then poured over the stone , in accordance with ancient custom , Sir Walter saying , " 1 sprinkle wine as an emblem of joy and happiness , " an . ) " 1 sprinkle oil as a symbilof
unanimity and concord . " Thc R . W . ihe Provincial Grand Master then said ' . Bro . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , brethren , ladies , and gentlemen—We have met this day , as > ou have already been told , to lay thc foundation stone of this charity for the benefit of the sick children who may be brought hern . This institution was first formed , I believe , very
much through the exertions of Bro . Taaffe and my old friend , Mr . Percival Boxall , in 1868 , and it is under the patronage of thc Duchess of Cambridge and that most popular princess of England , Princess Mary of Teck . ( Applause . ) First of all it took up its residence in Western-road , when they were only able to provide three beds for sick children . In I 87 ° t however , they formed a
building fund , which in a very short time amounted to £ 1850 . They then removed to thc Church-hill Schoolhouse , which was cff , rcd for sale for £ 5000 , and this is that very schoolhouse that we now see opposite to us . Now , a part of that purchase money was allowed to remain standing on mortgage for a certain space of time , but in the course of the yiar 1871 they paid off £ 3 6 33 , and in
1874 they paid off the rent of the purchase money , and are now in possession of this house , which has a capacity for providing forty beds . In 1878 the hospital had money invested in the Savings' Bank to the amount of £ 2638 , after having paid the purchase money , amounting to £ 5000 ; and what I wish to ( . raw your attention more especially to is this , the extraordinary progress the hospital
has made , anel the good it has done in the course of the last tight or nine years . In 1 S 6 9 they admitted fifty-three in-patients and relieved 718 out-palients ; in 1870 they admitted forty-five in-patients and relieved 831 out-patients ; in 1871 they admitted ninety-four in-patients and relieved 949 out-patients-, in 1872 , 95 in-patients were admitted and 980 out-patients were attended ; in 1 S 73 , 92
inpatients were admitted and 812 out-patients were relieved j in 1874 , 107 in-patients were admitted and 755 outpatients were attended ; in 1873 , there were 119 in-patients and 703 out-patients ; in 18 7 6 , 139 in-patients were admitted and 6 39 out-patients were attended ; in 1877 , theJe were 151 in-patients and 706 out-patients ; in 1878 , 193 in-patients were admitted and 1027 out-patients were
relieved ; and in 18 79 , they admitted 221 in-patients and attended 1237 out-patients ( applause ) , so that they admitted in the course of those years 1308 in-patients and relieved 9300 out-patients , and have clone a vast deal of good to the tune of at least ten thousand patients . Now , gentlemen , I don't know lhat I can say much more if I were to preach all diy to you on this most excellent
charity . 1 remember hearing a story once of a certain celebrated Dean of Dublin , who preached a very long charity sermon , and he talked everybody out of the church , and got no collection . ( Laughter . ) The next year he had to preach the same charity sermon , and he took for his text that passage you all know , " He that giveth unto the poor lendelh lo thc Lord . " Having given out his
text , he said , " Now , my dear brethren , you have heard the text ; down with the dust ! " ( Laughter . ) I shall thcrcfoic tay no more ,- the- charity speaks for itself , and I hope it may do much good for the glory of the Great Architect of the Universe , and for the benefit of all the sick children in this country . ( Applause . ) Bro . John H . Scolt , Dci > . I ' rov . Grand Master , said :
Right W"rshiplul Prov . Giand Master , ladies , gentlemen , and brethren—It has been a great pleasure to the Prov . Grand Officers , and also , I am sure , to every Mason present , to have come here to-day , and to hale assisted Sir Walter Burrell in the interesting ceremony he has just performed . It has been a great pleasure to us , because occasions like these place our ancient and honourable
Fraternity in a more favourable light before the public than thc public is generally disposed to regard it . The opinion held by those who are not Masons respecting Freemasonry is oft-times far from complimentary , and sometimes very contemptuous . Of course-, we cannot expect to b « exempt from criticism ; and if we will have our secrets , our signs , and our shibboleths—if we will meet in close-tyled lodges ,
where none but those who are initiated can possibly know what goes on , we must not bc surprised if ridicule is thrown on our proceedings . But we are not only criticised and caricatured , we are censured and condemned . You all know the silly and even spiteful things that arc said of us . We use red hot pokers and play practical j ikes ; we meet together for no other purpose than to eat and drink ; we dress ourselves up in foolish and Jantastic garments ; wc
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call ourselves by outlandish and ridiculous names ; in fact , Freemasonry is altogether an absurd and lidieulous institution ; nay , more , it is wicked and profane , because in the midst of our so-called rites and ceremonies wc dare to offer up our impious prayers to the Almighty . I shall not now endeavour to re-ply to these charges , although it would ba exceedingly easy to refute them , but the time at our
disposal will not enable me to do so . Suffice it tc say , that the great object which Freemasonry has in view is to promote charity in the truest siii-tc of tils word . Tne word chatity is too often associated in our minis with no other meaning than beneveilcnce and almsgiving . But ihe cbari-y which has the approbation of heaven and of earth ; which like its sister msrey is twice blessed -, the
charity which we arc told on the authority of the Sacred Volume is the greatest of all virtues , has a far wider and deeper signification . It is easy enojgh , according to our means , to give money to the poor ; but it is not so easy to love our enemies , to forgive those who injure us , to entertain kindly ficlings towards those who are opposed tous , whether it lie in opinion or interest , those who
outstrip us 111 thc race of life , or differ from us on points ws deem to be essential . Yet this is the charity which Freemasonry inculcates . In striving to attain thc higher excellence , however , wc do not forget the usual acceptation of the word . Whilst in common with the rest of our countrymen we do eijoy good dinners , we also know how to train up the boys an J girls of our poorer brethren into
ufeful members of society , and when ajre or infirmity have crippled the energies and rendered powerless th * hands which were wont to cam an honest livelihood , when death , too , bereaves the wife of her husband and leaves her to the solitariness of aged widowhood , w = know how to spare these old people the overwhelming dread of approaching and inevitable poverty by affording them a
home , or such assistance as will enable them to pass their declining years in peace and comfort . The annual festival of the Royal Masonic Ber . cvole-nt Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Masons was held in London last week , and after a very good dinner thc Stewards handed over to the funds of the Institution more than £ 12 , 000 . Of that amount , owing to the spontaneous
generosity of my Sussex brethren , which I shall ever remember with gratitude and gratification , I was able to take up the handsome donation of £ 0 ro ios . Besides supporting these three great Masonic Institutions , thc Boys ' School , the Girls' School , and the Old Men and Women ' s Institution , Freemasonry is not backward in responding 10 those appeals which are made to thc country in times of
public calamity . On several occasions the Grand Lodge cf England has voted £ 1000 to the objects of those appeals , such as thc Patriotic Fund , the Indian Famine Relief Fund , & c , & c . Our own little Province of Susses , two years ago , voted £ 100 to thc Indian Famine Fund , The Koyal Clarence Lodge in this town for more than thirty years has annually subscribed £ 10 ios . to the local charities . It has now become an annual subscriber to this
Children s Hospital , towards whose future success we hope to contribute by our presence here to-day . I do not tell you these things , ladies and ge . itlemen , in any spirit of vain-glory , but in vindication of our Order . Tnere is a tradition that when the Temple of Jerusalem was completed , King Solomon , attended by a numerous retinue , went out to view it , and they were so struck with the
excellence of the work that the King and all tint were with him suddenly and simultaneously exclaimed , ' O , wonderful Masons ! " Now , glad should I be if any words of mine were to induce those of you who are not Freemasons to follow that wise man ' s example , so that whenever you hear of our good deeds , of which you were unaware , you will exclaim , not in satire-, but in delightful surprise , " O ,
wonderful Masons !" Bro . the Rev . E . Richards-Adams , Prov . Grand Chaplain , said he had no doubt that many came there that day not simply to watch the laying of the foundation stone , but , perhaps , somewhat with the idea that as they saw it laid , and saw the large gatheiing of Masons , they might gather something with regard to their s ; crets , and of those
things that were hidden from them . It was wonderlui that when people spoke so against Masonry they were among the first who were anxious to know what its secrets were . ( Laughter . ) He was sure there was not a lady present who , if she knew a Mason , had net endeavoured at sonic time or another to get ! iim to tell what tlie secret was ( Renewed laughter . ) They had been gratified , he was sure ,
that day at hearing what some of their great secrets were . They did not often spcik of them ; they answered to the words by their actions , but the Deputy Provincial Gra "' Master had told tlicrn some of their secret" - * , and ( re mig ht say , ; n a Mason , some of their most important secrets . Therefore , they were secrets no longer , if they were the common property of them a !! . Tnc-y were the secrets oi
doing good , and binding themselves together in one great brotherhood , not merely in name but in reality ; and wherever a good work was to he done they might find a brother willing to join thorn in doing it . ( Applause . ) Those were some of the principles of Freemasonry , and before they closed that ceremony they hoped some of the spirit c > f Freemasonry would permeate amongst those who were ni **
Misons , lhat they might come forward and help on ward ttiis work done for the li ' . tle ones iu a spirit of self-sacrifice , feeling that it was a work done not mi-rely for the little ones , but that it was a work done in the name and on behalf of the Great Father of those little ones in heave *" above . ( Applause . ) Bro . R . I * . B . Taaffi-, M . D ., addressing the assemhl . Vi
said that his dreams on the previous ni ^ tit , and his nrsi thoughts that , morning , were of sunshine and ladies , <*> Masons and matrimony , and of children aud mom */ ( laughter ) , but after the eloquent addresses that had hec ' given to them he was afraid they would not be conic ** ' - with his . But he would do his best . He envied the '' Chairman that day in having the first word , but lie was
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Brighton Children's Hospital.
BRIGHTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL .
"Lkvisc , TUE FOUNDATION STONE WITH -MASONIC RITES , On Friday , the ao ' . h inst ., the foundation stone of thc ¦ new ¦ permanent Children ' s Hospital , in the Dyke-road , Brighton , was laid with Masonic rites , by the Prov . Grand Master for Sussex , Bro . Sir VV . W . Burrell , and as the Masonic body attended in great force , the gathering was
a very brilliant and imposing one . The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened at 11 . 30 in a special lodge-room arranged at the hospital . The following were present : Sir W . W . Burrell , Prov . G . M . ; J . H . Scott , Prov . D . G . M . ; C . R . Burrell , Pro / . S . G . W . ; H . Davey , Prov . J . G . W . ; E . Richards Adams , Prov . G . Chap . ; J . Crosskey , Prov . G . Treas . ; C . Woolley , Prov . G . Reg . ; V . P .
Freeman , Prov . G . Sec ; G . T . Evershed , Prov . J . G . D . ; O . N . Wyatt , Prov . G . S . of W . ; E . Martin , Prov . Asst . G . D . of C . ,-A . J . Hawkes , Prov . G . S . B . ; A . King , Prov . G . Org . -, F . j . Rubie , Pror . G . P . ; E . Stone , Prov . G . Steward ; T . Manns , Prov . G . Steward ; C . R . Chandler , Prov . G . Steward ; C . j . Smith , Prov . G . Steward ; W . H . German , P . M . 1466 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Marchant , P . M . 31 c , P . P . A .
D . C E . Carpenter , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . Hudson , P . P . J . D . ; R . R . Eaton , G . L . of Scotland ; M . B . Tanner , P . M . 811 , Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon ; W . T . Neil , W . M . 1636 ; P . P . J . P . ; T . Lawson , P . P . G . S . W . ; D . Smith , P . P . G . J . W . ; J . Eberall , P . P . G . P . ; T . H . Crouch , P . P . G J . D . ; C t \ Spreigbt , P . M ., 27 , P . G . Tyler ; G . Smith , P . P . G . Purst . ; I . Terry , P . P . G . W . Ilcits , Sec . R . M . Ben .
Institution ; | . M . Reed , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of Works ; J . Dixon , P . M . 271 , P . P . G . S . W . ; C . G . Reed , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . Kirkland , W . M . 1110 , P . P . G . P . ; C Tomkinson , P . P . G . S . W . ; B . H . H . Birchell , P . M . 97 s and 916 , Sussex , P . ' . ' . G . S . B . Herts ; J . W . Stride , P . P . G . J . W . ; T . VV . Hilmau , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . L . Bridgen , P . P . G . J . W ., P . M . 732 ; H . A . Dowell , J . W . 1466 ; J . Harrison , P . P . G . S . W . Hants
and Isle of Wight ; G . Ford , P . M . 271 , P . P . G . S . D . Leicestershire ; R . P . B . 'I aaCfe , P . M . 811 , P . P . G . D . C . ; G . De Paris , P . M . 811 , P . P . G . S . D . ; G . W . McWhinnie , P . M . 1466 ; J . B . Sargent , J . W . 118 4 ; A . Brazier , I . G . 1829 ; R . B . Powell , 1829 ; G . Courtney , 1829 ; B . Lomax , I . G . 811 ; W . Pratt , 1797 ; J . F . Eyles , 315 ; J . Large , 1829 ; S . Peters , 311 ; B . Burfitld , 1821 ; J . Dayson , Org . 1797 ;
E . Broadbridge , Sec . 1636 and 1797 ; J . Dennant , J . D . 271 ; ILS . Gates , D . C . ' 1636 ; G . Cole , J . D . 16 3 6 ; H . F . Hauxwcll , S . W . 732 ; C . VV . Torncs , J . W . 1110 ; J . J . Gates , 1829 ; F . VV . Otter , S . D . 1465 ; W . T . Clarke , 3 iVand J . W . 1829 ; C . Briscoe , P . M . 311 j S . Denman , 732 ; T . Packham , S . W . 315 ; R . Allison , 1821 ; G . H . Day , P . M . 732 ; J . B . Hannay , 1821 ; T . White , P . M .
311 ; A . Holman , S . W . 311 ; G . E . Chapman , I . G . 311 ; R . R . Higham , J . D . 1829 ; G . Holman , 311 ; J . Robert , son / S . W . 1821 ; W . Bodle , 1829 ; T . Chandler , 31- ;; C . Wren , P . M . 313 ; T . Hardy , 1829 ; T . C Woodman , J . W . 271 ; C Vaughan , 732 ; H . Cheal , 1829 ; VV . Swales , 1829 ; J . Curtis , W . M . 1799 ; S . D . Fursey , 1829 ; T . Munday , 1829 ; W . Gil ) , 1829 ; A . Morley ,
1466 ; A . Burrows , Treasurer 1829 ; E . E . Street , W . M . 56 ; T . Francis , P . M . 56 ; A . Willington , 207 ; VV . Anderson , Steward 315 ; G . R . Godfree , 315 ; G . R , Lockyer , | . D . 315 ; F . Sundius Smith , S . W . 271 ; J . T . Suter , P . M . -56 ; W . Nell , 732 ; A . Child , 73 6 ; H . Saunders , P . P . D . 315 ; G . L . Aitis , 811 ; A . Smith , W . M . 3 8 ; E . Bridges , Secretary 1829 ; j . F . Cipon ,
W . M . 732 * , A . Taylor , I . P . M . 1110 ; T . J . Emery , I . G . 56 ; J . " P . M . Smith , W . M . 271 ; G . Vickers , 811 ; C . F . Lewis , J . W . [ 46 3 ; H . Abbey , W . M . 811 ; B , Bennett , P . M . 732 ; T . Wilkinson , P . M . 271 ; C . W . Hudson , W . M . 315 ; A . Crook , 315 ; F . H . Kirkham , 315 ; G . Nash , Secretary 315 ; J . Sayers , 16 3 6 ; F . Maiks , Steward 1636 ; F . Gallop , 1636 ; VV . Roe , Org .
16 3 6 ; T . J . Holloway , 1829 ; G . S . Godfree , 1821 ; A . H . Thacker , 315 ; F . Downaid , 315 ; H . Alexander F . Dowell , J . W . 1466 ; G . Hawkes , 1350 ; F . Rossiter , 40 ; H . J . Emmerson , 40 ; J . Ridge , I . G . 313 ; H . Langton , Steward 271 ; . R . Paige , Steward 1821 ; L . Grande ! , 315 ; C . J . Carter , 315 ; VV . O . Chccsman , 16 3 6 ; T . Billing , 732 ; S . W . Downard , 3 is ; W . A . Tooth , 1821 ; H . Downard ,
315 ; F . Woodin , 271 ; S . Solomon , P . M . 732 ; 1 . Hughes , Tyler ; H . Hughes , Asst . Tyler ; W . II . Gibson , J . W , 1636 ; P . Pidcock , P . M . 916 ; and H . Hall , Tyler 311 . The lodge having been adjourned , The Provincial Grand Lodge then formed in procession , and proceeded to the grounds where the ceremony [ was performed .
Bro . \ V . Percival Boxall , the Chairman cf the Building Committee , in asking Bro . Sir Walter Burrell to perform the ceremony , spoke of the sympathies that had been enlisted by him , as shown by the Urge company that was present , and , after giving a succinct history of the Institution frtm its commencement to the present ,, in conclusion said that they believed they were carrying . out a
large and necessary work , and trusted that that 'Great Power which ruled over them would permit them to meet again when the building was finished , and join in ' rejoicing oyer their success . The Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Vincent P . Freeman , re-ad thc inscription on the stone , which was as follows :
"Tnis foundation stone was laid with Masonic rites on the 2 o ! b February , 1880 , by the Right Worshipful Bro . Sir * W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of thc Province ol Sussex . Building Committee : W . Percival Boxall , Vice-President , Chairman , R . P . B . Taaffe , M . D ., S . F . G . Bythesea , G . S . Ke-musou ,
Thomas Calvert , M . A ., T . Leigh . " The Provincial Grand Treasurer next deposited the memorials and records in the cavity of thc foundation stone . The parchment scroll was prepared by Mr . Leggatt , of Grenville-place , and it was enclosed in a tin case and placed in a bottj . e together with various coins of he realm ,
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copies ol the Sussex Daily News and other papers , and a bronze medal given by Mr . W . P . Boxall , and having upon it on one side the inscription " Foundation stone of Children ' s Hospital , laid the aoiti February , 1880 ; " aud on the other Mr . Boxali ' s name and coat of arms . An anthem was sung by thc choir , under thu direction of Bro . Alfred King , Prov . G . O ., during which the stone was
lowered with three distinct stops , the R . W . thc Prov . Grind Master standing to the east of the stone , with the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , having the square in his right hand . The Prov . Grand Wardens stood lo the west with the level and plumb rule . Thc Prov . Grand Master proved the stone by the plumb rule , level , and square , and then gave three knocks with trie mallet , and proclaimed , amidst great
applause , " I declare this stone well and truly laid . " The mallet used was the historic instrument ( of English oak ) which was used by Charles II . at the laying of the foundation stone of the new Cathedral of St . Paul ' s ; architect , Bro . Sir Christopher Wren . It was lent for the occ ision by the Lodge of Antiquity , and was in special charge of an officer ot that Court . The Prov . Grand Master next
received the corn , the wine , and the oil from the attendant officers . The corn was first strewn over the stone , the R . W . Prov . G . M . saying , " I sprinkle corn as an emblem of plenty and abundance . " The wine and oil were then poured over the stone , in accordance with ancient custom , Sir Walter saying , " 1 sprinkle wine as an emblem of joy and happiness , " an . ) " 1 sprinkle oil as a symbilof
unanimity and concord . " Thc R . W . ihe Provincial Grand Master then said ' . Bro . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , brethren , ladies , and gentlemen—We have met this day , as > ou have already been told , to lay thc foundation stone of this charity for the benefit of the sick children who may be brought hern . This institution was first formed , I believe , very
much through the exertions of Bro . Taaffe and my old friend , Mr . Percival Boxall , in 1868 , and it is under the patronage of thc Duchess of Cambridge and that most popular princess of England , Princess Mary of Teck . ( Applause . ) First of all it took up its residence in Western-road , when they were only able to provide three beds for sick children . In I 87 ° t however , they formed a
building fund , which in a very short time amounted to £ 1850 . They then removed to thc Church-hill Schoolhouse , which was cff , rcd for sale for £ 5000 , and this is that very schoolhouse that we now see opposite to us . Now , a part of that purchase money was allowed to remain standing on mortgage for a certain space of time , but in the course of the yiar 1871 they paid off £ 3 6 33 , and in
1874 they paid off the rent of the purchase money , and are now in possession of this house , which has a capacity for providing forty beds . In 1878 the hospital had money invested in the Savings' Bank to the amount of £ 2638 , after having paid the purchase money , amounting to £ 5000 ; and what I wish to ( . raw your attention more especially to is this , the extraordinary progress the hospital
has made , anel the good it has done in the course of the last tight or nine years . In 1 S 6 9 they admitted fifty-three in-patients and relieved 718 out-palients ; in 1870 they admitted forty-five in-patients and relieved 831 out-patients ; in 1871 they admitted ninety-four in-patients and relieved 949 out-patients-, in 1872 , 95 in-patients were admitted and 980 out-patients were attended ; in 1 S 73 , 92
inpatients were admitted and 812 out-patients were relieved j in 1874 , 107 in-patients were admitted and 755 outpatients were attended ; in 1873 , there were 119 in-patients and 703 out-patients ; in 18 7 6 , 139 in-patients were admitted and 6 39 out-patients were attended ; in 1877 , theJe were 151 in-patients and 706 out-patients ; in 1878 , 193 in-patients were admitted and 1027 out-patients were
relieved ; and in 18 79 , they admitted 221 in-patients and attended 1237 out-patients ( applause ) , so that they admitted in the course of those years 1308 in-patients and relieved 9300 out-patients , and have clone a vast deal of good to the tune of at least ten thousand patients . Now , gentlemen , I don't know lhat I can say much more if I were to preach all diy to you on this most excellent
charity . 1 remember hearing a story once of a certain celebrated Dean of Dublin , who preached a very long charity sermon , and he talked everybody out of the church , and got no collection . ( Laughter . ) The next year he had to preach the same charity sermon , and he took for his text that passage you all know , " He that giveth unto the poor lendelh lo thc Lord . " Having given out his
text , he said , " Now , my dear brethren , you have heard the text ; down with the dust ! " ( Laughter . ) I shall thcrcfoic tay no more ,- the- charity speaks for itself , and I hope it may do much good for the glory of the Great Architect of the Universe , and for the benefit of all the sick children in this country . ( Applause . ) Bro . John H . Scolt , Dci > . I ' rov . Grand Master , said :
Right W"rshiplul Prov . Giand Master , ladies , gentlemen , and brethren—It has been a great pleasure to the Prov . Grand Officers , and also , I am sure , to every Mason present , to have come here to-day , and to hale assisted Sir Walter Burrell in the interesting ceremony he has just performed . It has been a great pleasure to us , because occasions like these place our ancient and honourable
Fraternity in a more favourable light before the public than thc public is generally disposed to regard it . The opinion held by those who are not Masons respecting Freemasonry is oft-times far from complimentary , and sometimes very contemptuous . Of course-, we cannot expect to b « exempt from criticism ; and if we will have our secrets , our signs , and our shibboleths—if we will meet in close-tyled lodges ,
where none but those who are initiated can possibly know what goes on , we must not bc surprised if ridicule is thrown on our proceedings . But we are not only criticised and caricatured , we are censured and condemned . You all know the silly and even spiteful things that arc said of us . We use red hot pokers and play practical j ikes ; we meet together for no other purpose than to eat and drink ; we dress ourselves up in foolish and Jantastic garments ; wc
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call ourselves by outlandish and ridiculous names ; in fact , Freemasonry is altogether an absurd and lidieulous institution ; nay , more , it is wicked and profane , because in the midst of our so-called rites and ceremonies wc dare to offer up our impious prayers to the Almighty . I shall not now endeavour to re-ply to these charges , although it would ba exceedingly easy to refute them , but the time at our
disposal will not enable me to do so . Suffice it tc say , that the great object which Freemasonry has in view is to promote charity in the truest siii-tc of tils word . Tne word chatity is too often associated in our minis with no other meaning than beneveilcnce and almsgiving . But ihe cbari-y which has the approbation of heaven and of earth ; which like its sister msrey is twice blessed -, the
charity which we arc told on the authority of the Sacred Volume is the greatest of all virtues , has a far wider and deeper signification . It is easy enojgh , according to our means , to give money to the poor ; but it is not so easy to love our enemies , to forgive those who injure us , to entertain kindly ficlings towards those who are opposed tous , whether it lie in opinion or interest , those who
outstrip us 111 thc race of life , or differ from us on points ws deem to be essential . Yet this is the charity which Freemasonry inculcates . In striving to attain thc higher excellence , however , wc do not forget the usual acceptation of the word . Whilst in common with the rest of our countrymen we do eijoy good dinners , we also know how to train up the boys an J girls of our poorer brethren into
ufeful members of society , and when ajre or infirmity have crippled the energies and rendered powerless th * hands which were wont to cam an honest livelihood , when death , too , bereaves the wife of her husband and leaves her to the solitariness of aged widowhood , w = know how to spare these old people the overwhelming dread of approaching and inevitable poverty by affording them a
home , or such assistance as will enable them to pass their declining years in peace and comfort . The annual festival of the Royal Masonic Ber . cvole-nt Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Masons was held in London last week , and after a very good dinner thc Stewards handed over to the funds of the Institution more than £ 12 , 000 . Of that amount , owing to the spontaneous
generosity of my Sussex brethren , which I shall ever remember with gratitude and gratification , I was able to take up the handsome donation of £ 0 ro ios . Besides supporting these three great Masonic Institutions , thc Boys ' School , the Girls' School , and the Old Men and Women ' s Institution , Freemasonry is not backward in responding 10 those appeals which are made to thc country in times of
public calamity . On several occasions the Grand Lodge cf England has voted £ 1000 to the objects of those appeals , such as thc Patriotic Fund , the Indian Famine Relief Fund , & c , & c . Our own little Province of Susses , two years ago , voted £ 100 to thc Indian Famine Fund , The Koyal Clarence Lodge in this town for more than thirty years has annually subscribed £ 10 ios . to the local charities . It has now become an annual subscriber to this
Children s Hospital , towards whose future success we hope to contribute by our presence here to-day . I do not tell you these things , ladies and ge . itlemen , in any spirit of vain-glory , but in vindication of our Order . Tnere is a tradition that when the Temple of Jerusalem was completed , King Solomon , attended by a numerous retinue , went out to view it , and they were so struck with the
excellence of the work that the King and all tint were with him suddenly and simultaneously exclaimed , ' O , wonderful Masons ! " Now , glad should I be if any words of mine were to induce those of you who are not Freemasons to follow that wise man ' s example , so that whenever you hear of our good deeds , of which you were unaware , you will exclaim , not in satire-, but in delightful surprise , " O ,
wonderful Masons !" Bro . the Rev . E . Richards-Adams , Prov . Grand Chaplain , said he had no doubt that many came there that day not simply to watch the laying of the foundation stone , but , perhaps , somewhat with the idea that as they saw it laid , and saw the large gatheiing of Masons , they might gather something with regard to their s ; crets , and of those
things that were hidden from them . It was wonderlui that when people spoke so against Masonry they were among the first who were anxious to know what its secrets were . ( Laughter . ) He was sure there was not a lady present who , if she knew a Mason , had net endeavoured at sonic time or another to get ! iim to tell what tlie secret was ( Renewed laughter . ) They had been gratified , he was sure ,
that day at hearing what some of their great secrets were . They did not often spcik of them ; they answered to the words by their actions , but the Deputy Provincial Gra "' Master had told tlicrn some of their secret" - * , and ( re mig ht say , ; n a Mason , some of their most important secrets . Therefore , they were secrets no longer , if they were the common property of them a !! . Tnc-y were the secrets oi
doing good , and binding themselves together in one great brotherhood , not merely in name but in reality ; and wherever a good work was to he done they might find a brother willing to join thorn in doing it . ( Applause . ) Those were some of the principles of Freemasonry , and before they closed that ceremony they hoped some of the spirit c > f Freemasonry would permeate amongst those who were ni **
Misons , lhat they might come forward and help on ward ttiis work done for the li ' . tle ones iu a spirit of self-sacrifice , feeling that it was a work done not mi-rely for the little ones , but that it was a work done in the name and on behalf of the Great Father of those little ones in heave *" above . ( Applause . ) Bro . R . I * . B . Taaffi-, M . D ., addressing the assemhl . Vi
said that his dreams on the previous ni ^ tit , and his nrsi thoughts that , morning , were of sunshine and ladies , <*> Masons and matrimony , and of children aud mom */ ( laughter ) , but after the eloquent addresses that had hec ' given to them he was afraid they would not be conic ** ' - with his . But he would do his best . He envied the '' Chairman that day in having the first word , but lie was