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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
that Supreme Council , held in March last , at Boston , the Most Puissant Commander , Raymond , thus speaks of our Council : —• " Its interests , " he says , " are in able and discreet hands , ancl the present indications are , that it is destined , at no very remote period , to take its stand at the head of all the Supreme Councils of Europe , for character , ability , and efficiency . " The Sov . Inspector-General , Henry Udall
, after alluding to other matters of great interest to the convocation , called upon the Brethren to assist him to close tbe chapter , which was done in ancient and solemn form . The Brethren then proceeded to the banquet , which was presided over by the 111 . Sov . Inspector-General , William Tucker . Several addresses of much Masonic interest were delivered , and the whole evening was characterized with that unity of sentiment and good feeling AA'hich has so strongly marked the meetings of the Members of the High Grades Union , since the establishment of that body .
The Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of tbe Ancient and Accepted Rite , held a Convocation of the Order , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on Monday , the 31 st of October , A . D . 1853 , for tbe purpose of conferring the rank of Kt . K . H . of the 30 th Degree . In the absence of the Sov . Commander , Dr . Leeson , the 111 . Treasurer-General of tbe Order presided at the dignified ceremony of the Degree , being ably assisted by the 111 .
Sov . Inspector-General , Henry Emly , Grand Chancellor of the Grand Conclave of Knights Templars , and Treasurer of the High Grades Union ; the Sov . Inspector-General , J . A . D . Cox , Grand Registrar of the Grand Conclave of Knights Templars ; tbe 111 . Bro . J . N . Tomkins , Grand Inq . Commander of the 31 st Degree ; the 111 . Bro . M . Costa , Grand Inq . Commander of the 31 st Degree , and about thirty Brethren liaving the rank of Kt . K . H . of tbe
30 th Degree . The R . W . Bro . Lord Mefchuen , ProA * . G . M . for Wilts ; Bro . Henry Hughes Hill , of Exeter College . Oxford , and Tunbridge Wells ; and Robert Mosley , of London , then had the rank of the 30 th Degree conferred upon them , and took their seats in the Council of Kt . K . H . After some other business had been concluded , the Council was
closed in ancient and solemn form . The Members of tbe High Grades Union , and the newly admitted Kts . K . H . then banqueted together , tbe 111 . Sov . Inspector-General , J . A . D . Cox , presiding ; and the evening passed ivith that kind and generous feeling towards each other that ought to be found amongst all Masons , but especially amongst those who have been admitted to degrees that inculcate as their fundamental principles—peace on earth and good will toAvards
men . It appears that some mistake has arisen as to tbe mode of admission to the High Grades Union , ancl it has been thought by some that tbe mere fact of being a Kt . K . H . of the 30 th Degree of the 2 z 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
that Supreme Council , held in March last , at Boston , the Most Puissant Commander , Raymond , thus speaks of our Council : —• " Its interests , " he says , " are in able and discreet hands , ancl the present indications are , that it is destined , at no very remote period , to take its stand at the head of all the Supreme Councils of Europe , for character , ability , and efficiency . " The Sov . Inspector-General , Henry Udall
, after alluding to other matters of great interest to the convocation , called upon the Brethren to assist him to close tbe chapter , which was done in ancient and solemn form . The Brethren then proceeded to the banquet , which was presided over by the 111 . Sov . Inspector-General , William Tucker . Several addresses of much Masonic interest were delivered , and the whole evening was characterized with that unity of sentiment and good feeling AA'hich has so strongly marked the meetings of the Members of the High Grades Union , since the establishment of that body .
The Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of tbe Ancient and Accepted Rite , held a Convocation of the Order , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on Monday , the 31 st of October , A . D . 1853 , for tbe purpose of conferring the rank of Kt . K . H . of the 30 th Degree . In the absence of the Sov . Commander , Dr . Leeson , the 111 . Treasurer-General of tbe Order presided at the dignified ceremony of the Degree , being ably assisted by the 111 .
Sov . Inspector-General , Henry Emly , Grand Chancellor of the Grand Conclave of Knights Templars , and Treasurer of the High Grades Union ; the Sov . Inspector-General , J . A . D . Cox , Grand Registrar of the Grand Conclave of Knights Templars ; tbe 111 . Bro . J . N . Tomkins , Grand Inq . Commander of the 31 st Degree ; the 111 . Bro . M . Costa , Grand Inq . Commander of the 31 st Degree , and about thirty Brethren liaving the rank of Kt . K . H . of tbe
30 th Degree . The R . W . Bro . Lord Mefchuen , ProA * . G . M . for Wilts ; Bro . Henry Hughes Hill , of Exeter College . Oxford , and Tunbridge Wells ; and Robert Mosley , of London , then had the rank of the 30 th Degree conferred upon them , and took their seats in the Council of Kt . K . H . After some other business had been concluded , the Council was
closed in ancient and solemn form . The Members of tbe High Grades Union , and the newly admitted Kts . K . H . then banqueted together , tbe 111 . Sov . Inspector-General , J . A . D . Cox , presiding ; and the evening passed ivith that kind and generous feeling towards each other that ought to be found amongst all Masons , but especially amongst those who have been admitted to degrees that inculcate as their fundamental principles—peace on earth and good will toAvards
men . It appears that some mistake has arisen as to tbe mode of admission to the High Grades Union , ancl it has been thought by some that tbe mere fact of being a Kt . K . H . of the 30 th Degree of the 2 z 2