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SUSSEX . ,:-- ; - i ¦ '" ' ' ' ' CONSECRATION or TIIE YARIIOKOUGII LODGE AT BiiiGniox . The imposing ceremony of consecrating and constituting this new loclge took place on Thursday last , at the Old Ship Hotel , Brighton . At three o ' clock , the hour appointed , the brethren , in number upwards of 100 , assembled A procession having been formed , tho A . WDProvOMBro ( tain ) GCDalbine took possession

., . . .., . Cap . . of the AV . M's . chair , supported by Bros . AA . A errall , Prov . G . Fr . ; H . Verrall , Prov , G . Beg . ; Tayler , Prov . ff . Chap . ; J . Bacon , P . Prov . S . G . AV . ; J . Scott , Prov . S . G . D . ; Pocock , Prov . G . Sec , P . G . S . B . ; "Wilson , Prov . S . G . AV . ; Freeman , Prov . G . Supt . of AVorks ; E . E . Scott , P . Prov . G . S . of AV . ; Tasker , Prov . G . S . B . ; It . Cherriman , P . Prov . G . S . Purs . ; Smith , Prov . G . Purs . ; Tatham , Prov . G . St . ; Jones , Prov . G . Chap , of Kent ; Davison , Prov . G .

Sec . of Herts ; anil the following brethren : Lodge 338 . —Bros . Humphery ; J . J . lingers ; A . Hall ; Bright ; Guttericlge ; E . E . Seott ; A . B . Jones ; J . Dixon , S . AV . ; E . J . Turner , P . M . ; Geo . Hawkins ; C . J . Corder ; J . Mc . Gee , D . C ; Tayler , II . A errall , P . M . ; J . H . Scott , P . M . ; Branwell ; AVilkinson , P . M . ; Tatham , AV . M . ; Fabian . J . AA , ; Pocock , P . M . Lodge 39-1 . —Bros . Freeman , AA ' . M . ; Curtis , S . AA . ; Marchant , J . AV . ; Ade P . M . ; Bull , J . D . ; Challen , Sec ; Dyer ; Robinson ,

I . G . ; Smith , S . D . ; Buckman , D . C . ; T , Ancock ; E . Lewis ; H . . Nye Chart ; G . AVhite ; Cleavelcy ; Measor , P . M ; Hudson ; Funnell ; li . Cherriman , P . M . ; Tasker , P . M . ; S . Saunders , J . Jones , P . M . Lodge 1031 . —Ambrosoni , AA . M . ; Martin , S . AA '" . ; Legg ; F . Corder ; AA'ilson ; AV . H . Foakes ; Johnston ; J . Bacon , P . M . ; and Bros . Erskine , 460 ; Barron , 2 ; York , 25 ; Fanner , SfW ., Gl ; Bridger , AY . M ., 300 ; Elliott , AA . M ., 15 ; Hart , S . AV , 6-1 , ; Lawler , 109 ; Land , 109 ; Francis , 4 ; Donald King , P . M ., 12 ; Smith , P . M ., 45 ; Pulteney Scott , P . M ., 2 ; Crew , P . M ., 1 ; Capt . Crcaton , AV . M .. 2 .

The chairs of the Wardens were occupied by Bros . J . Bacon , ancl J . Scott . The Grand Loclge vessels were lent for the occasion . Bro . Pocock , Prov . G . Sec , having read the petition to , and warrant from , Grand Loclge constituting , this , the Yarborough , ( No . 1113 ) , in the grand registry of England , and the brethren of the ncw lodgc , having signified their approbation of the officers appointed for its government , the V . AV ., D . Prov . G . M ., called upon Bro . TAVLEE Prov . Grand Chaplainto deliver an oration

, , upon the occasion , to ivhich the respected brother replied in the following beautiful and expressive language : ¦—A ' ery AVorshipful Deputy Grand Master , Oflicers , ancl Brethren , —it is usual , I believe , that the individual filling the office that I do in tho province , should , on such occasions as the present , offer a few observations to his brethren , either on the subject of Freemasonry in general , or on the particular emergency calling the Craft together ! AVith pleasure , AA orshi

pful Sir , I , at your command , comply with the custom ; and ifc is not very difficult , I apprehend , for even an unlearned man , to find a few topics upon which he may speak for a short space of time , with satisfaction to himself and , I trust , without much weariness to his indulgent brethren . Indeed , the present state of Masonry in this province , ( I might say in the country at large , prosperous as I am happy to add , it is in both ) acted upon as is its prosperity , by

the conditions of society , and acting as ifc does also , in its turn , upon society itself ( involving thus much fluctuation of its success ) , derives , I think , at this time , a very peculiar interest from fche present condition of social life , more particularly in these especial

respects , as affording unusual facilities for the spread and encouragement of Freemasonry , but , at the same time , no less for testing the real merits of the system and the practical advantages of our association . I believe that the present aspects of society do indeed call upon us as Masons , as well as upon all other bodies of men who have at heart their own stability and welfare , for the most serious reflection , and that they are fraught , though with much of encouragement to usyet with ' as much of warningAVill it

, . then be an unprofitable use of your time , if , for a few moments , I direct your attention to this consideration , viz ., hoiv the present aspects of societ y affect us as Masons , and that , too , with regard to this great practical question , how we , as an ancient , time-honoured , social ( I will say more—a moral , venerated , ancl rel ' urious ) body of men , never hitherto justly impeached , are , still to maintain in these bustling days of searching enquiry , the lofty , and no more lofty than "

just , pretensions we have putforth to the world ? Brethren , this is an age of enquiry and we are peculiarly situated in it . We live iu times , when , to use the language of " prophetic truth "Many go to and t ' m , and knowledge is ' increased . " Old systems and long established principles are recklessly ignored , ami often without tenderness or delicacy are explodetl tlie most cherished themes of our forefathersperhaps of youthOreads and

, our own . systems find now-a-days , little favour in public opinion , merely i because they are ancient and were tho long-honoured persuasions j oi our ancestors . If they cannot stand the severe test of examination , ana come out of t ] ie mu . -, | , ; ,, „ lir 0 metal , they will be condemned as dross . Well then , brethren , in this state of things , |

how are we , as Masons , to maintain our ground ? How are we ( who profess , moreover , to be bound together by secret ties , which we will not reveal ) to maintain our ancient reputation ? How are we still to secure the long awarded good opinion of that public which seems now to have decided that it will take nothing further upon trust ? Brethren , pardon me if I speak a little schola $ tically when I say thafc if we wish to maintain , as ive have hitherto done , our own long-established credit in the face of the world , we must

no longer trust to shelter ourselves behind tho old and , once so influential , but no longer dominating , dogma in the minds of men , of " Omne ignotum pro magnifico . " Wo should be immediately , and everywhere met , by the embarrassing and searching question "Cui bono ? " ( to what good end is all this ?); and if we cannot give a satisfactory reply to such an important enquiry , we shall do little indeed to overthrow the prejudices of the profane clespisers of our Orderancl to keep up the good opinion—I miht almost say the

, g veneration—of the public . But there is a short rule by which , if ive act consistently with our high and holy institutions ( though we betray none of our peculiar secrets ) , we can establish our continued credit . It is a rule , too , which the world has itself adopted or , professed to adopt , and by whicli I am ashamed to say , ifc hassonietimes condemned some of our own members ; not however because they have obeyed , hut because they have acted at variance with some of our most stringent obligations , " By their fruits ye shall know

them . " You all well know , that , judged of by this test , provided only that all Masons acted up to their principles , their sacred pledges , and their solemn obligations , Masonry would have nothing to fear . The profane world itself would be obliged to admit the force of the appeal ( such an appeal as this against all cavil and sarcasm ) " Ah , but see how these Masons live . " It would then be taken for granted , even by the uiiitiiited , ancl from their own daily observation , that every Mason was a man of truth , of virtue , ancl benevolence ( and

no Mason can doubt that ifc is the tendency of Masonry to make him such ) , and . that every community of Masons was if I may so speak encompassed by a sort of moral " cordon sanitaire , " within which could not penetrate ill will or strife , public or private fraud , domestic treachery , or any other moral or social mischief inimical to tho purity or happiness of society . It is needless for me , now , to enumerate , or even to remind you of the sacred pledges you have all taken . You cannot have forgotten them—you never can forget them . Nay , I believe that many a man has heen preserved in the hour of severe trial ancl temptation , by the coming to his

recollection his Masonic obligations , from outrages on society that would have ruined others , and made his own remembrances the bitterest ol curses . AVould ifc were ahvays so . Thafc multitudes have been substantially benefitted , sometimes snatched even from death itself by Masonic interference is matter of history too palpable to he momentarily questioned . Those , indeed , who have made hut the very slightest progress in the knowledge of our system , and of the principles shadowed forth in our expressive formularies , ancl in the deep

and influential , religious ancl moral truths which they imply , must know and feel tliat if ive all , as Masons , lived up to our oivn professions , to our acknowledged creed , and to our own voluntary obligations we should be esteemed by the whole world as something far higher than that which we are often represented ; not merely as members of a collection of benefit clubs , or as promoters of social and convivial enjoyment , and , generally speaking , worthy , honest and genial members of society , but as a body of men , deeply

imbued with a relig ious faith—that faith enforcing by the most sacred respects a pure and scrupulous morality—as a body of men observing customs and formularies , symbolising , and ever bringing to their recollections , their bounden duty to God , their loyalty to the Throne , and their sacred pledged obligation to succour and befriend their felloiv-mon , to injure any one of whom , more especially if he were a brother , would in all cases be wicked , in the latter absolutelinfamous . Brethrenmay iveone ancl allindividually and

y , , , collectively , keep up by our own conduct this high character of Masonry . AA'orshipftil Sir , I have hut a few words to say in conclusion , but it is impossible for mo to close this address—after having apologised to you , which I sincerely do , for having detained you ancl the brethren so long—without adverting to the immediate occasion of our assembling , and congratulating yourself , A cry AVorshipful Sir , and ourselves , and more particularly the elected officers of this new lodwe aro now met to consecrateancl all its membersupon

ge , , the auspicious prospects opening before us and them , and to express , in all our names , our united hope , nay , our confident expectation , and full assurance , that this new Lotlge , the Yarhorough , ( No . 11 . 1 . 3 ) , will add , if I may so speak , another strand to the good old cable tow , and thus afford additional strength to that bond of union , which encircles the province . I doubt not that ifc will adopt , under tho able presidency of our A ery AVorshipful the Deputy

Grand Master and their own elected and respected officers , the . same friend ) , } - and brotherly and truly Masonic feeling * , hy n-hich all the lodges in the province are already united , and that it will be received and cherished amongst us , in the same truly Masonic