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Eoyal Arch.
having been removed from the province of West Yorkshire to that of East Lancashire . On the motion that the report be received and adopted , Comp . Warren rose to express his opinion that the report of the committee relative to the memorial from St . Kitt ' s was not satisfactory . The report of the committee stated , that the St . Kitt's Chapter ceased to exist on the roll of Chapters from 1821 , from which time nothing had been heard of it until a very recent period .
Now he held in his hand a copy of the memorial , together with the correspondence attached to it ; and he found that , in 1832 , the Principals of the Mount Horeb Chapter addressed a letter to the Grand Chapter in London , in which they announced that they had recommenced working , and they proceeded to say , "We also forwarda list of our present Companions , by which your Grand and Royal Chapter will perceive that eight Companions have since then ( January , 1832 ) been exalted , with the
usual fee of five shillings sterling each for the registration of their names in your Grand and Keyal Chapter , and we respectfully and affectionately pray to be furnished with general instructions for our government , assuring your Grand and Royal Arch Chapter that we shall in all things conform to your orders and instructions . " That document was signed John Hazell , Wm . H . Male , John W . Wattley , and Wm . M . A bbott . He ( Comp . Warren ) did not find that any reply was ever given to that communication , and therefore the Companions at St . Kitt ' s
might suppose that at least their existence was tacitly acknowledged ; and if this letter were received in 1832 , how could it be said that nothing had been heard of the parties from 1821 to a very recent period ? But furthermore , he held in his hands a copy of a letter , dated St . Kitt's , on the 2 nd September , last , to Comp . Parnfield , by Comp . D . Hart , of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 585 , in which he called attention to some personal communications on the same subject , in 1839 , seven years after the letter from which he had already read an extract . That letter said , "'The opportunity of being here at the time of this meeting being held affords
me an opportunity of also bringing under your recollection , that , in the year 1839 , myself and Comp . John Barr , then of this island , but now deceased , called at your office , to put matters right regarding the said Charter and of the past deeds . Some delay was caused , in the matter not being that day at once settled , in consequence of Bro . White being out of town ; but Comp . Barr , however , gave his number and street ( 14 , Cecil-street , Strand ) , at which he could be found and where a certificate might be sent him . On the following day , a Pro . Barton called on Bro . Barr with a document from Bro . White , as to matters of the Chapter having been duly settled , and , as far as I recollect , giving anew number to the said Charter . Bro . Barr further , and in my presence , tendered or declared
himself ready to pay any amount that might be due or owing . I am positive that the names of the then Officers of the Chapter were given in , as also the names of three Brethren that had been in that year ( 1830 ) exalted , and that a note of all of which was duly taken down . " He ( Comp . Warren ) did not wish to say more ; but had merely called attention to these documents to prove that the committee in stopping at 1821 , did not appear to have dealt with the whole matter which ought to have come under their consideration , and that the position in which the Chapter stood could not fairly be said to have been only known at a very recent period .
Comp . Henderson , G . R ., felt that the extracts which Comp . Warren had been reading were of considerable importance , and put a different face upon the matter to that which it appeared , to bear according to the report of the committee . He would therefore move that for the present the report be only received , and not adopted . It appeared that the charter was originally granted in 1793 , and that in 1817 and 1821 Grand Chapter not being able to get any information relative to it , the
charter was supposed to have been allowed to drop , and it had been since erased from their list of charters . What course should be taken with regard to subsequent events he was not yet prepared to say ; but he considered that they could not revive the old charter , and probably the best course to pursue would be for the Grand Chapter to grant the Companions a new charter if it should be deemed desirable , and recognize the Companions exalted by the issue of certificates to them .
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Eoyal Arch.
having been removed from the province of West Yorkshire to that of East Lancashire . On the motion that the report be received and adopted , Comp . Warren rose to express his opinion that the report of the committee relative to the memorial from St . Kitt ' s was not satisfactory . The report of the committee stated , that the St . Kitt's Chapter ceased to exist on the roll of Chapters from 1821 , from which time nothing had been heard of it until a very recent period .
Now he held in his hand a copy of the memorial , together with the correspondence attached to it ; and he found that , in 1832 , the Principals of the Mount Horeb Chapter addressed a letter to the Grand Chapter in London , in which they announced that they had recommenced working , and they proceeded to say , "We also forwarda list of our present Companions , by which your Grand and Royal Chapter will perceive that eight Companions have since then ( January , 1832 ) been exalted , with the
usual fee of five shillings sterling each for the registration of their names in your Grand and Keyal Chapter , and we respectfully and affectionately pray to be furnished with general instructions for our government , assuring your Grand and Royal Arch Chapter that we shall in all things conform to your orders and instructions . " That document was signed John Hazell , Wm . H . Male , John W . Wattley , and Wm . M . A bbott . He ( Comp . Warren ) did not find that any reply was ever given to that communication , and therefore the Companions at St . Kitt ' s
might suppose that at least their existence was tacitly acknowledged ; and if this letter were received in 1832 , how could it be said that nothing had been heard of the parties from 1821 to a very recent period ? But furthermore , he held in his hands a copy of a letter , dated St . Kitt's , on the 2 nd September , last , to Comp . Parnfield , by Comp . D . Hart , of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 585 , in which he called attention to some personal communications on the same subject , in 1839 , seven years after the letter from which he had already read an extract . That letter said , "'The opportunity of being here at the time of this meeting being held affords
me an opportunity of also bringing under your recollection , that , in the year 1839 , myself and Comp . John Barr , then of this island , but now deceased , called at your office , to put matters right regarding the said Charter and of the past deeds . Some delay was caused , in the matter not being that day at once settled , in consequence of Bro . White being out of town ; but Comp . Barr , however , gave his number and street ( 14 , Cecil-street , Strand ) , at which he could be found and where a certificate might be sent him . On the following day , a Pro . Barton called on Bro . Barr with a document from Bro . White , as to matters of the Chapter having been duly settled , and , as far as I recollect , giving anew number to the said Charter . Bro . Barr further , and in my presence , tendered or declared
himself ready to pay any amount that might be due or owing . I am positive that the names of the then Officers of the Chapter were given in , as also the names of three Brethren that had been in that year ( 1830 ) exalted , and that a note of all of which was duly taken down . " He ( Comp . Warren ) did not wish to say more ; but had merely called attention to these documents to prove that the committee in stopping at 1821 , did not appear to have dealt with the whole matter which ought to have come under their consideration , and that the position in which the Chapter stood could not fairly be said to have been only known at a very recent period .
Comp . Henderson , G . R ., felt that the extracts which Comp . Warren had been reading were of considerable importance , and put a different face upon the matter to that which it appeared , to bear according to the report of the committee . He would therefore move that for the present the report be only received , and not adopted . It appeared that the charter was originally granted in 1793 , and that in 1817 and 1821 Grand Chapter not being able to get any information relative to it , the
charter was supposed to have been allowed to drop , and it had been since erased from their list of charters . What course should be taken with regard to subsequent events he was not yet prepared to say ; but he considered that they could not revive the old charter , and probably the best course to pursue would be for the Grand Chapter to grant the Companions a new charter if it should be deemed desirable , and recognize the Companions exalted by the issue of certificates to them .