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Colonial.
of Masonic Knights Templars in England and AVales , and showing au earnest of tlie high estimation in Avhich his exertions towards the advancement of tbe noble and ancient Order aro held by Canadian Templars . Already has the Order made rapid progress , and among tbe Eraters of the Hugh de Payens are reckoned some of the leading Canadian
Masons . The Templars in the United States have extended the usual chivalric courtesies , and the Registrar is in communication Avith the Supreme G . M . of the General Grand Encampment of the United States , and with tbe Grand Encampment of the States of New York and Vermont , and it is humbly trusted that upon the foundation of reciprocal good will may be reared a superstructure , honourable alike to the American as to the Canadian soldiers of the
Temple . Originally this Encampment Avas opened on the 10 th of March , 1823 , under the name of the St . John of Jerusalem , by virtue of a dispensation from Ziba M . Phillips , Esq ., who then assumed to act as the Grand Master of Templars in Canada , and who claimed a jurisdiction based upon a supposed inherent authoritin tbe Royal
y Arch . This dispensation was confirmed by a patent dated 12 th February , 1824 . Singular to say , the patent of confirmation , from the Grand Conclave of England , Avas granted on 10 th of March , 185-1 ' , exactly thirty-one years since the date of the dispensation . The St . John ' s Encampment Avas regularly held until the end of the
year 1880 , when the strong anti-Masonic excitement prevailing in the Hnited States extended itself to Canada , and tbe Templars deemed it prudent to close tlie Encampment until the storm Avas allayed , and brighter and better prospects should dawn on the Order . Several times were attempts made to revive the Encampment , but from the few Templars in Kingston it Avas impossible to get a sufficient number together to open in clue form . In the month of April ,
1849 , the books , paraphernalia , and many interesting and valuable papers of the Encampment were destroyed by fire , which laid in ruins the residence of Er . Samuel Beyden , who was the Treasurer of the Encampment at its close in 1830 ; fortunately the patent and dispensation from Ziba M . Phillips , and some few papers , were saved from the devastating flames . Meanwhile Craft Masonry bad flourished since the year 1840 to an unparalleled extentnot onlin this city
, y but throughout the whole Province , and among the Craft are found many of the most talented and influential men in Canada . In tbe month of October , 1853 , many of the Companions in Kingston ivere desirous _ of being installed as Knights Templars , and Avere about proceeding to obtain that degree in the adjacent States . It is mainly OAving to tbe chivalric zeal of Fr . Capt . AV . J . B . McLeod
Moore that the Order Avas revived , and it Avas determined to range the Encampment under the banner of the Grand Conclave , and surrender the old patent to that august body ( who granted a patent of confirmation designating the Encampment the Hugh de Payens ) , and under Avhose fostering influence the Order in Canada has started
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Colonial.
of Masonic Knights Templars in England and AVales , and showing au earnest of tlie high estimation in Avhich his exertions towards the advancement of tbe noble and ancient Order aro held by Canadian Templars . Already has the Order made rapid progress , and among tbe Eraters of the Hugh de Payens are reckoned some of the leading Canadian
Masons . The Templars in the United States have extended the usual chivalric courtesies , and the Registrar is in communication Avith the Supreme G . M . of the General Grand Encampment of the United States , and with tbe Grand Encampment of the States of New York and Vermont , and it is humbly trusted that upon the foundation of reciprocal good will may be reared a superstructure , honourable alike to the American as to the Canadian soldiers of the
Temple . Originally this Encampment Avas opened on the 10 th of March , 1823 , under the name of the St . John of Jerusalem , by virtue of a dispensation from Ziba M . Phillips , Esq ., who then assumed to act as the Grand Master of Templars in Canada , and who claimed a jurisdiction based upon a supposed inherent authoritin tbe Royal
y Arch . This dispensation was confirmed by a patent dated 12 th February , 1824 . Singular to say , the patent of confirmation , from the Grand Conclave of England , Avas granted on 10 th of March , 185-1 ' , exactly thirty-one years since the date of the dispensation . The St . John ' s Encampment Avas regularly held until the end of the
year 1880 , when the strong anti-Masonic excitement prevailing in the Hnited States extended itself to Canada , and tbe Templars deemed it prudent to close tlie Encampment until the storm Avas allayed , and brighter and better prospects should dawn on the Order . Several times were attempts made to revive the Encampment , but from the few Templars in Kingston it Avas impossible to get a sufficient number together to open in clue form . In the month of April ,
1849 , the books , paraphernalia , and many interesting and valuable papers of the Encampment were destroyed by fire , which laid in ruins the residence of Er . Samuel Beyden , who was the Treasurer of the Encampment at its close in 1830 ; fortunately the patent and dispensation from Ziba M . Phillips , and some few papers , were saved from the devastating flames . Meanwhile Craft Masonry bad flourished since the year 1840 to an unparalleled extentnot onlin this city
, y but throughout the whole Province , and among the Craft are found many of the most talented and influential men in Canada . In tbe month of October , 1853 , many of the Companions in Kingston ivere desirous _ of being installed as Knights Templars , and Avere about proceeding to obtain that degree in the adjacent States . It is mainly OAving to tbe chivalric zeal of Fr . Capt . AV . J . B . McLeod
Moore that the Order Avas revived , and it Avas determined to range the Encampment under the banner of the Grand Conclave , and surrender the old patent to that august body ( who granted a patent of confirmation designating the Encampment the Hugh de Payens ) , and under Avhose fostering influence the Order in Canada has started