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The 33rd Degree For England And Wales, And The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
THE 33 RD DEGREE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES , AND THE DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN .
A CONVOCATION of the higher degrees of Freemasonry under the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree , was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , on Tuesday the 18 th day of MarchA . D . 1851 . This being
, the first general meeting of the higher degrees under the presidency of the present Sovereign Grand Commander , Dr . Leeson , more than usual interest was felt
in the proceedings . The Golden Book of the Order was produced , and its beauty and chasteness of execution was the theme of general admiration . Those of the Brethren who had not previously recorded their names did so on the present occasion . In the course of the day a Sovereign Tribunal of the 31 st Degree was opened , and also a Consistory of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret , 32 nd Degree ; when illustrious and '
some distinguished Brethren had the dignified rank conferred on them . About four o ' clock the 111 . Bro . J . A . D , Cox opened a Chapter of Rose Croix , assisted as High Pontiff by the 111 . Bro . Emly , and for his Generals the 111 . Bros . Spiers and Holbert Wilson . The part of Knight Marshall was ably conducted by tho 111 . Bro . J . Newton Tomkyns . Several candidates were exalted in this most interesting degree . When all had been concluded , except the grand point on the third apartment , the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector uenerai
, lienry Uclafl , rose and said he had a communication of great interest to make to the Brethren present , viz ., that the Most Puissant Soverei gn Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , was now ready to attend the assembly ; and for their guidance he would read one of the ordinances of the Order , of A . D . 1786 . He read as follows : — " Whenever a Sov . Grand Inspector General is announced at the door of a Council above the 16 th Degree ( Prince of Jerusalem ) he shall be
received under the arch of steel . The presiding officer shall resign his seat to the visiting Inspector , with whom it is optional whether he receives it . " The 111 . Brother therefore requested that a deputation should go to the M . P . Sov . Commander , who immediately proceeded to the adjoining room , and returned with the Sov . Commander to the Chapter . On his entrance he was greeted with Masonic acclamations by all present , the 111 . Bro . Cox resigning the command of the Chapter to him , ancl the ceremony of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The 33rd Degree For England And Wales, And The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
THE 33 RD DEGREE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES , AND THE DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN .
A CONVOCATION of the higher degrees of Freemasonry under the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree , was held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , on Tuesday the 18 th day of MarchA . D . 1851 . This being
, the first general meeting of the higher degrees under the presidency of the present Sovereign Grand Commander , Dr . Leeson , more than usual interest was felt
in the proceedings . The Golden Book of the Order was produced , and its beauty and chasteness of execution was the theme of general admiration . Those of the Brethren who had not previously recorded their names did so on the present occasion . In the course of the day a Sovereign Tribunal of the 31 st Degree was opened , and also a Consistory of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret , 32 nd Degree ; when illustrious and '
some distinguished Brethren had the dignified rank conferred on them . About four o ' clock the 111 . Bro . J . A . D , Cox opened a Chapter of Rose Croix , assisted as High Pontiff by the 111 . Bro . Emly , and for his Generals the 111 . Bros . Spiers and Holbert Wilson . The part of Knight Marshall was ably conducted by tho 111 . Bro . J . Newton Tomkyns . Several candidates were exalted in this most interesting degree . When all had been concluded , except the grand point on the third apartment , the 111 . Sov . Grand Inspector uenerai
, lienry Uclafl , rose and said he had a communication of great interest to make to the Brethren present , viz ., that the Most Puissant Soverei gn Commander of the Order , Dr . Leeson , was now ready to attend the assembly ; and for their guidance he would read one of the ordinances of the Order , of A . D . 1786 . He read as follows : — " Whenever a Sov . Grand Inspector General is announced at the door of a Council above the 16 th Degree ( Prince of Jerusalem ) he shall be
received under the arch of steel . The presiding officer shall resign his seat to the visiting Inspector , with whom it is optional whether he receives it . " The 111 . Brother therefore requested that a deputation should go to the M . P . Sov . Commander , who immediately proceeded to the adjoining room , and returned with the Sov . Commander to the Chapter . On his entrance he was greeted with Masonic acclamations by all present , the 111 . Bro . Cox resigning the command of the Chapter to him , ancl the ceremony of