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Consecration Of A Royal Arch Chapter At Carnarvon.
CONSECRATION OF A ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER AT CARNARVON .
Nothing is more pleasing to the Fraternity than to see Masonry flourish in all parts , and nothing affords us greater gratification than to be able to announce in these columns that another
" Red-letter day " has taken place , for when this term is used it is understood that another lodge or chapter has been opened . It is but a few weeks since that , in onr report of the meeting of (' irand Chapter , the brethren may have observed that a charter had been "ranted to certain
companions to open a chapter to be attached to the Segontium Lodge at Carnarvon , and Tuesday week was the day fixed for its consecration , and the choice of a consecrating officer having been left by the . members to Comp . Emanuel , M . E . Z . designate , he prevailed on Comp . W . Littaur ,
P . M . and P . Z ., who had previously installed him as W . M . of the Lodge of Israel , and with whom he has been and is still associated , in the several degrees of Masonry , to accompany him to Carnarvon , as well to consecrate the chapter as to instal him as First Principal .
The companions , consisting of Littaur , P . Z . Joppa Chapter ; Worrall , M . E . Z . Grosvenor Chapter ; Jones , M . E . Z . Zion Chapter ; the Hon . Love-Jones Parry , M . P . ; M . Emanuel , P . S ., No . 188 ; Humphreys , Hathaway , Poole , and others having assembled at 2 p . m ., a chapter
was opened , Comps . Littaur , Worrall , and Jones filling the three chairs , Comp . Poole acting as S . lCand the Hon . Lloyd Parry as D . C . The S . E . having read the warrant , the chapter was duly consecrated and dedicated by Comp . Littaur , in a manner which elicited the hearty approval of
the companions present , and after the usual three circuits with corn , wine , nnd oil , Comp . Littaur delivered the following oration * . — Companions -. — King Solomon , when he determined upon building the temple at , Jerusalem , sent word lo Hiram , King of Tyre , saying : " Behold I build an honse to the name of the
Lord , my God , to dedicate it to him . In like manner , in our humble way , we have this day consecrated the Segontium Chapter to the honour and glory of the Most High , for henceforth will be taught in it that there is in the world but one master , whose name is J .
Freemasonry in general teaches us we . are all children of the same father , and ought consequently to love one another . Hence it is that Alasons , without being personally acquainted , at once become friends ; and without being relations , at once become brothers . It also tells us
that our individual happiness is inseparably connected with that of all our fellow creatures , whether Masons or not Masons , and therefore , if it depended upon ns Masons , the whole world would form hut one single and happy family . As in Craft Masonry , so are we inspired in the
Royal Arch by that Book ot Books which serves to guide * . \ s Masons as the . compass the mariner . Considering the doctrines of the R . A . in particular , 1 have no hesitation in saying that they are identical with those of the ancient mysteries , of which Plato , in his Phaedo , says , " that
their object was to restore the sonl to its primitive purity , and to bring it back again to that state of perfection whence it had fallen . " The R . A ., therefore , forms , so to speak , a mystic ladder , by means of which , like on another Jacob ' s ladder , we may ascend from perfection
to perfection , and , let us hope , finally , to God , the centre and universal centre of all that exists . In the . R . A . we gain a better knowledge of that most extraordinary mortal who had stamped on the chosen people its original character and imperishable nationality , to whom we are indebted
for Genesis and the Tables of the Law—viz ., Moses . We also gain a better insight of those two personages who could do all manner of work , and who were appointed by the Lord for the work of the tabernacle ; who made the Ark . the mercy-seat with the two cherubims , the table of Shittemwood with the vessels of pure
gold ; the candlestick with the seven lamps of pure gold ; the altar of pure gold , that of burnt offerings ; the laver of brass , and the hol y priestly garments . The more , therefore , we penetrate into the R . A . Masonry , the more we find its rites most sublime , its ethics stern and severe , and its promise supremely consolatory .
Consecration Of A Royal Arch Chapter At Carnarvon.
In the Comp , ; Santo , or cemetery , at Brescia , in Lombardy , stands an immense lighthouse , tlie top of which is illuminated both day and night by a most brilliant light . This light concerns not tho mariner on the watery ocean , for Brescia has no seaport , but it concerns all
of us , who are still floating on the ocean of this life . The fact is this beacon is constantly pointing to thc grave . It is a kind of memento mori , incessantly reminding us of the inevitable destiny awaiting us . Now I consider the doctrines contained in the .... with
respect to a future state of existence , do not go beyond what is intended to be conveyed by the Brescia li ghthouse , for even the .... foreshadowed but diml y the doctrine of the Resurrection . It is in the H . R . A . only where the momentous question of the hereafter is
thoroughly taken up and satisfactorily solved , for it tells us in forcible and unmistakable language we shall live , and thus impresses on death itself the seal of immortality . 1 therefore consider the R . A . to be the ne plus ultra of Masonry . This
being so , I think only those ought to be allowed to partake of its mysteries whose moral and religious character will bear the strictest investigation . Should we therefore ever become guilty of introducing into this earthly R . A . —intended to become an Arch of Alliance between heaven and
earth—we most assuredly shall have to account for it hereafter . The Egyptians , to intimate that anything heard or seen in their mysterious celebrations might never be divulged , set up the statue of Harpocrates with his right hand on the breast , his left pendant by his side , the whole
statue being full with eyes and ears , but without a tongue . The Greeks had at Athens a statue of brass , without a tongue ; and finally , the Romans had also their goddess of Silence , depicted with the forefinger on her lips . In like manner , and following the illustrious example oi
. . . . who rather .... let ns constantly set a watch over that unruly member , thc tongue , that it may never utter what we were so solemnly cautioned never to reveal , and let our motto always be : " Prius mori ., , / iiamfdeiii fallen ; . "
The companions having signified their approval ofthe three Principals as named in the warrant , Comp . Michael Emanuel , W . M . Lodge of Israel , Robert Humphreys , I . P . M . Segonitum Lodge , ] and Thomas Hathawaze , P . M . Bangor Lodge , were presented to the installing officer to
receive the benefit of installation , and all companions below that rank having retired , they were installed in the several chairs with the usual formalities . Thc companions were then re-admitted and having saluted , the M . E . Z . returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him , not
alone for being the head of the first working chapter in the Principality , but also for his name being attached to the warrant as such , and that long after he had gone to the Grand Lodge above his name would be handed down as one who had been earnest in his endeavours to promote the
prosperity of Masonry and the happiness of the brethren . It was then resolved that Comps . Littaur , Worrall , and J ones , the three acting Principals at the consecration , be elected honorary members of the chapter . As no candidates can be exalted on the day of consecration an equally
as pleasing a matter as the consecration took place . The Hon . Love-Jones Parry and Major Piatt being proposed as joining members , and no less than 18 brethren , nearly all members of the Segontium Lodge , being proposed for exaltation , a number which fully promises stability to tlie
chapter , and we have no doubt under the careful guidance of the ' pthree Principals , who appear to be proficient in Masonry , the chapter will soon prove as prosperous as any in the Craft , and having as their M . E : Z . Comp . Emanuel , W . M . of Lodge of Israel , and P . Z . of Joppa Chapter , they will
have the advantage of being instructed in the working of the London chapters , a task for which he appears fully fitted , and we trust that now he has arrived at the top of the ladder he will not rest contented until he has by instruction assisted others to the same position .
The regalia , furniture and the whole of ( which was of oak to correspond with the fittings of the room ) was sup-plied by Comp , George Kenning , of London , andas usaul gave entire satisfaction
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
BRO . EMRA HOLMES'S NOTES . To the Editor of The Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I hope you will kindly permit this
letter to follow the article I have contributed on "The Order of St . J ohn , " so that I may explain that it was written and sent for insertion in the week preceding the Grand Conclave ( where I was unable to be present ) , and not after I had
seen the very positive statements which were there made . I am glad that General Clerk has put on record his very proper objection to what has the appearance of attempting to interfere with an existing body .
The Duke of Sussex was , no doubt . Grand Prior in England of the French Ordre du Temple ( which was not a Masonic body ) , but this did not convert the English Masonic Templars into members of the French Order . I do not know
that the French Order is extinct , but ( without offering any opinion upon objections which have been made to the French Order ) I entirel y deny that , if it be so , the Masonic Order has a ri ght to assume its title . There have been nearl y [ 70
public Orders of Kni ghthood in Europe which are now extinct . Can it be said that Freemasons may select , and assume tlie title of , any one of these ? I deny that the Duke of Sussex was
ever appointed by the Empeor of Russia , or by any constituted authority , Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in England . I further venture to state that the Duke of Sussex w as not a
member of any branch of the original Order , as I will show , if 1 have the opportunity to contribute the few articles I at present propose to do . If tht * Duke had been ever appointed Grand Prior of the genuine Order , it could have no
effect whatever upon any Alasonic body to which he belonged . 1 have shown , in the foregoing article that the knights who met i n Paris were an authorised body of distinguished and honoured
members of the Order , and if it is a matter of consequence in the estimation of any who join in these discussions , I may s-tate that they were not a Protestant body ; but I would further add that the documents relatinsr to
the revival of the English Langue declare that no departure from the laws of the institution shall take place " but for the modications
required for the reli gion of the United Kingdom , " as the Langue " must be in harmony , in respect of religion , with the Anglican church , and with the Grand Priories of the reformed and
Greek religion of Brandenburg and Russia . " The body thus revived , and now under the rule of the Duke of Manchester , continues an unostentatious existence , has never interfered with any Masonic institution , nnd it does not
appear to me seemly that it should be dragged into a discusion for the purpose of making comparisons upon the right of a Masonic body to appropriate a name or title . Surely these assertions of such strange claims can be made without the addition
of observations reflecting upon a fraternity whose efforts are unobtrusively directed only the amelioration of human ills . An official publication of this body says ; "No one can interest himself with the statu of our poorer brethren and especially
with those ot them reduced to inactivity by accident or disease , without feeling the absolute necessity of something more suitable to the exigency than what is afforded by public charity ; especially , perhaps , in the case of convalescents ,
where , through lack of timely and easily administered aid , many valuable lives are daily sacrificed , and those dependent on them are reduced to hopeless pauperism . " Again : "The precise objects which the Order had before it no
longer exist for modern workers , but others sufficiently like them cry aloud for our sympathy , and moreover enable us to show that our profession is not an empty phantom , a mere thing of sentiment and romance , but that in the varied needs around
us it sees an enemy to be attacked , and in its own position and power a means of attacking the same with good hope of success . " Fraternally yours , LUPUS *
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Consecration Of A Royal Arch Chapter At Carnarvon.
CONSECRATION OF A ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER AT CARNARVON .
Nothing is more pleasing to the Fraternity than to see Masonry flourish in all parts , and nothing affords us greater gratification than to be able to announce in these columns that another
" Red-letter day " has taken place , for when this term is used it is understood that another lodge or chapter has been opened . It is but a few weeks since that , in onr report of the meeting of (' irand Chapter , the brethren may have observed that a charter had been "ranted to certain
companions to open a chapter to be attached to the Segontium Lodge at Carnarvon , and Tuesday week was the day fixed for its consecration , and the choice of a consecrating officer having been left by the . members to Comp . Emanuel , M . E . Z . designate , he prevailed on Comp . W . Littaur ,
P . M . and P . Z ., who had previously installed him as W . M . of the Lodge of Israel , and with whom he has been and is still associated , in the several degrees of Masonry , to accompany him to Carnarvon , as well to consecrate the chapter as to instal him as First Principal .
The companions , consisting of Littaur , P . Z . Joppa Chapter ; Worrall , M . E . Z . Grosvenor Chapter ; Jones , M . E . Z . Zion Chapter ; the Hon . Love-Jones Parry , M . P . ; M . Emanuel , P . S ., No . 188 ; Humphreys , Hathaway , Poole , and others having assembled at 2 p . m ., a chapter
was opened , Comps . Littaur , Worrall , and Jones filling the three chairs , Comp . Poole acting as S . lCand the Hon . Lloyd Parry as D . C . The S . E . having read the warrant , the chapter was duly consecrated and dedicated by Comp . Littaur , in a manner which elicited the hearty approval of
the companions present , and after the usual three circuits with corn , wine , nnd oil , Comp . Littaur delivered the following oration * . — Companions -. — King Solomon , when he determined upon building the temple at , Jerusalem , sent word lo Hiram , King of Tyre , saying : " Behold I build an honse to the name of the
Lord , my God , to dedicate it to him . In like manner , in our humble way , we have this day consecrated the Segontium Chapter to the honour and glory of the Most High , for henceforth will be taught in it that there is in the world but one master , whose name is J .
Freemasonry in general teaches us we . are all children of the same father , and ought consequently to love one another . Hence it is that Alasons , without being personally acquainted , at once become friends ; and without being relations , at once become brothers . It also tells us
that our individual happiness is inseparably connected with that of all our fellow creatures , whether Masons or not Masons , and therefore , if it depended upon ns Masons , the whole world would form hut one single and happy family . As in Craft Masonry , so are we inspired in the
Royal Arch by that Book ot Books which serves to guide * . \ s Masons as the . compass the mariner . Considering the doctrines of the R . A . in particular , 1 have no hesitation in saying that they are identical with those of the ancient mysteries , of which Plato , in his Phaedo , says , " that
their object was to restore the sonl to its primitive purity , and to bring it back again to that state of perfection whence it had fallen . " The R . A ., therefore , forms , so to speak , a mystic ladder , by means of which , like on another Jacob ' s ladder , we may ascend from perfection
to perfection , and , let us hope , finally , to God , the centre and universal centre of all that exists . In the . R . A . we gain a better knowledge of that most extraordinary mortal who had stamped on the chosen people its original character and imperishable nationality , to whom we are indebted
for Genesis and the Tables of the Law—viz ., Moses . We also gain a better insight of those two personages who could do all manner of work , and who were appointed by the Lord for the work of the tabernacle ; who made the Ark . the mercy-seat with the two cherubims , the table of Shittemwood with the vessels of pure
gold ; the candlestick with the seven lamps of pure gold ; the altar of pure gold , that of burnt offerings ; the laver of brass , and the hol y priestly garments . The more , therefore , we penetrate into the R . A . Masonry , the more we find its rites most sublime , its ethics stern and severe , and its promise supremely consolatory .
Consecration Of A Royal Arch Chapter At Carnarvon.
In the Comp , ; Santo , or cemetery , at Brescia , in Lombardy , stands an immense lighthouse , tlie top of which is illuminated both day and night by a most brilliant light . This light concerns not tho mariner on the watery ocean , for Brescia has no seaport , but it concerns all
of us , who are still floating on the ocean of this life . The fact is this beacon is constantly pointing to thc grave . It is a kind of memento mori , incessantly reminding us of the inevitable destiny awaiting us . Now I consider the doctrines contained in the .... with
respect to a future state of existence , do not go beyond what is intended to be conveyed by the Brescia li ghthouse , for even the .... foreshadowed but diml y the doctrine of the Resurrection . It is in the H . R . A . only where the momentous question of the hereafter is
thoroughly taken up and satisfactorily solved , for it tells us in forcible and unmistakable language we shall live , and thus impresses on death itself the seal of immortality . 1 therefore consider the R . A . to be the ne plus ultra of Masonry . This
being so , I think only those ought to be allowed to partake of its mysteries whose moral and religious character will bear the strictest investigation . Should we therefore ever become guilty of introducing into this earthly R . A . —intended to become an Arch of Alliance between heaven and
earth—we most assuredly shall have to account for it hereafter . The Egyptians , to intimate that anything heard or seen in their mysterious celebrations might never be divulged , set up the statue of Harpocrates with his right hand on the breast , his left pendant by his side , the whole
statue being full with eyes and ears , but without a tongue . The Greeks had at Athens a statue of brass , without a tongue ; and finally , the Romans had also their goddess of Silence , depicted with the forefinger on her lips . In like manner , and following the illustrious example oi
. . . . who rather .... let ns constantly set a watch over that unruly member , thc tongue , that it may never utter what we were so solemnly cautioned never to reveal , and let our motto always be : " Prius mori ., , / iiamfdeiii fallen ; . "
The companions having signified their approval ofthe three Principals as named in the warrant , Comp . Michael Emanuel , W . M . Lodge of Israel , Robert Humphreys , I . P . M . Segonitum Lodge , ] and Thomas Hathawaze , P . M . Bangor Lodge , were presented to the installing officer to
receive the benefit of installation , and all companions below that rank having retired , they were installed in the several chairs with the usual formalities . Thc companions were then re-admitted and having saluted , the M . E . Z . returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him , not
alone for being the head of the first working chapter in the Principality , but also for his name being attached to the warrant as such , and that long after he had gone to the Grand Lodge above his name would be handed down as one who had been earnest in his endeavours to promote the
prosperity of Masonry and the happiness of the brethren . It was then resolved that Comps . Littaur , Worrall , and J ones , the three acting Principals at the consecration , be elected honorary members of the chapter . As no candidates can be exalted on the day of consecration an equally
as pleasing a matter as the consecration took place . The Hon . Love-Jones Parry and Major Piatt being proposed as joining members , and no less than 18 brethren , nearly all members of the Segontium Lodge , being proposed for exaltation , a number which fully promises stability to tlie
chapter , and we have no doubt under the careful guidance of the ' pthree Principals , who appear to be proficient in Masonry , the chapter will soon prove as prosperous as any in the Craft , and having as their M . E : Z . Comp . Emanuel , W . M . of Lodge of Israel , and P . Z . of Joppa Chapter , they will
have the advantage of being instructed in the working of the London chapters , a task for which he appears fully fitted , and we trust that now he has arrived at the top of the ladder he will not rest contented until he has by instruction assisted others to the same position .
The regalia , furniture and the whole of ( which was of oak to correspond with the fittings of the room ) was sup-plied by Comp , George Kenning , of London , andas usaul gave entire satisfaction
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
BRO . EMRA HOLMES'S NOTES . To the Editor of The Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I hope you will kindly permit this
letter to follow the article I have contributed on "The Order of St . J ohn , " so that I may explain that it was written and sent for insertion in the week preceding the Grand Conclave ( where I was unable to be present ) , and not after I had
seen the very positive statements which were there made . I am glad that General Clerk has put on record his very proper objection to what has the appearance of attempting to interfere with an existing body .
The Duke of Sussex was , no doubt . Grand Prior in England of the French Ordre du Temple ( which was not a Masonic body ) , but this did not convert the English Masonic Templars into members of the French Order . I do not know
that the French Order is extinct , but ( without offering any opinion upon objections which have been made to the French Order ) I entirel y deny that , if it be so , the Masonic Order has a ri ght to assume its title . There have been nearl y [ 70
public Orders of Kni ghthood in Europe which are now extinct . Can it be said that Freemasons may select , and assume tlie title of , any one of these ? I deny that the Duke of Sussex was
ever appointed by the Empeor of Russia , or by any constituted authority , Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in England . I further venture to state that the Duke of Sussex w as not a
member of any branch of the original Order , as I will show , if 1 have the opportunity to contribute the few articles I at present propose to do . If tht * Duke had been ever appointed Grand Prior of the genuine Order , it could have no
effect whatever upon any Alasonic body to which he belonged . 1 have shown , in the foregoing article that the knights who met i n Paris were an authorised body of distinguished and honoured
members of the Order , and if it is a matter of consequence in the estimation of any who join in these discussions , I may s-tate that they were not a Protestant body ; but I would further add that the documents relatinsr to
the revival of the English Langue declare that no departure from the laws of the institution shall take place " but for the modications
required for the reli gion of the United Kingdom , " as the Langue " must be in harmony , in respect of religion , with the Anglican church , and with the Grand Priories of the reformed and
Greek religion of Brandenburg and Russia . " The body thus revived , and now under the rule of the Duke of Manchester , continues an unostentatious existence , has never interfered with any Masonic institution , nnd it does not
appear to me seemly that it should be dragged into a discusion for the purpose of making comparisons upon the right of a Masonic body to appropriate a name or title . Surely these assertions of such strange claims can be made without the addition
of observations reflecting upon a fraternity whose efforts are unobtrusively directed only the amelioration of human ills . An official publication of this body says ; "No one can interest himself with the statu of our poorer brethren and especially
with those ot them reduced to inactivity by accident or disease , without feeling the absolute necessity of something more suitable to the exigency than what is afforded by public charity ; especially , perhaps , in the case of convalescents ,
where , through lack of timely and easily administered aid , many valuable lives are daily sacrificed , and those dependent on them are reduced to hopeless pauperism . " Again : "The precise objects which the Order had before it no
longer exist for modern workers , but others sufficiently like them cry aloud for our sympathy , and moreover enable us to show that our profession is not an empty phantom , a mere thing of sentiment and romance , but that in the varied needs around
us it sees an enemy to be attacked , and in its own position and power a means of attacking the same with good hope of success . " Fraternally yours , LUPUS *