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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
Carmarthen . -- Merlin Chapter ( No . 699 ) . —This Chapter progresses steadily under the M . E . P . Comp . Ribbans , who seems to take the whole charge upon himself . We were pleased at the working of this Chapter , and at the civility shown to all visitors . Cheltenham . —Foundation Chapter of Unanimity ( No . 97 ) . —A meeting of this Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham , on Wednesday , the 11 th day of June , Comp . George Frederick Newmarch , M . E . Z ., presiding , supported
PROVINCIAL CHAPTERS
by Comps . South wood , H ., and Gibney , J ., when the usual business of the Chapter was proceeded with , and the minutes of the last Chapter confirmed . A ballot took place for Bro . the Honourable James Dutton ( who has been recently installed W . M . of the Cotteswpld Lodge , No . 862 ) , and who , having been unanimously elected , was duly exalted to the Sublime Degree of a Royal Arch Mason by the M . E . Z . ISTewmarch with his usual ability , and in his accustomed impressive manner . The Chapter was then closed in the usual form . The Companions
subsequently adjourned to the banquet in the hall , where they enjoyed a cheerful and intellectual evening , the pleasures of which were greatly enhanced by the presence of Comp . Moss ( M . E . Past Z . of the Chapter of Fidelity , No . 701 , Birkenhead ) . We cannot omit this opportunity of congratulating our Brethren in the province of Gloucestershire on the possession of the Masonic Hall at
Cheltenham , erected about thirty years ago , at an expense , we are informed , of about £ 4 , 000 , and exclusively for Masonic purposes . We should doubt much whether in any part of the kingdom there is a building more admirably adapted for the purposes required , and it is especially notable now that there is a prospect of the establishment of a Prov . Grand Lodge , the want of which has been a source of great regret to the Brethren of the province for many years past .
Dudley . —Royal Standard Chapter ( No . 730 ) . —The quarterly convocation for this Chapter was held at the Dudley Arms Hotel , Dudley , on Tuesday , the I 7 fch > presided over by Comp . W . Marefield , M . E . Z . The minutes of the last convocation having been confirmed , and the By laws read , in accordance with Rule 25 th , the election of Officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with . Upon the
motion of Comp . Davies , Comp . W . Barns , H ., was balloted for , and unanimously elected Z . Comp . Renaud , J ., was then elected to H ., Comp . the Rev . A . G . Davies , S . E ., being unanimously chosen to fill the Third Principal ' s chair . The following Companions were also unanimously elected to the other offices : —Comps . Bateman , Treas . ; Dennison , S . E . ; E . A . Gwynne , P . S . ; W . Howells , S . N . ; 3 . Geffk J .
Comp . the Rev . E . A . Gwynne drew the attention of the Chapter to the resolution passed by the Supreme Grand Chapter in May last ( and of which he had become cognizant through the pages of the Freemasons' Monthly Magazine ) , whereby a serious alteration was proposed to be made in the regulations defining the probationary period required in every candidate for the R . A . Degree . He thought it was lowering greatly the dignity of the R . A . Degree , without effecting any
tangible advantage , save in the < £ . s . d . acceptation of the term . He protested strongly against the step taken by the Supreme Chapter upon this important case , characterizing it as a dangerous innovation and inroad upon those acknowledged principles of justice and openness for which our Book of Constitutions is distinguished . Every Chapter , he thought , should have had notice of the motion , so that an expression of feeling might have been given by them before it was carried as a resolution by the supreme head . He suggested a protest at once from the Royal Standard Chapter . Comp . Barns , 11 ., was likewise ol
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Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
Carmarthen . -- Merlin Chapter ( No . 699 ) . —This Chapter progresses steadily under the M . E . P . Comp . Ribbans , who seems to take the whole charge upon himself . We were pleased at the working of this Chapter , and at the civility shown to all visitors . Cheltenham . —Foundation Chapter of Unanimity ( No . 97 ) . —A meeting of this Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham , on Wednesday , the 11 th day of June , Comp . George Frederick Newmarch , M . E . Z ., presiding , supported
PROVINCIAL CHAPTERS
by Comps . South wood , H ., and Gibney , J ., when the usual business of the Chapter was proceeded with , and the minutes of the last Chapter confirmed . A ballot took place for Bro . the Honourable James Dutton ( who has been recently installed W . M . of the Cotteswpld Lodge , No . 862 ) , and who , having been unanimously elected , was duly exalted to the Sublime Degree of a Royal Arch Mason by the M . E . Z . ISTewmarch with his usual ability , and in his accustomed impressive manner . The Chapter was then closed in the usual form . The Companions
subsequently adjourned to the banquet in the hall , where they enjoyed a cheerful and intellectual evening , the pleasures of which were greatly enhanced by the presence of Comp . Moss ( M . E . Past Z . of the Chapter of Fidelity , No . 701 , Birkenhead ) . We cannot omit this opportunity of congratulating our Brethren in the province of Gloucestershire on the possession of the Masonic Hall at
Cheltenham , erected about thirty years ago , at an expense , we are informed , of about £ 4 , 000 , and exclusively for Masonic purposes . We should doubt much whether in any part of the kingdom there is a building more admirably adapted for the purposes required , and it is especially notable now that there is a prospect of the establishment of a Prov . Grand Lodge , the want of which has been a source of great regret to the Brethren of the province for many years past .
Dudley . —Royal Standard Chapter ( No . 730 ) . —The quarterly convocation for this Chapter was held at the Dudley Arms Hotel , Dudley , on Tuesday , the I 7 fch > presided over by Comp . W . Marefield , M . E . Z . The minutes of the last convocation having been confirmed , and the By laws read , in accordance with Rule 25 th , the election of Officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with . Upon the
motion of Comp . Davies , Comp . W . Barns , H ., was balloted for , and unanimously elected Z . Comp . Renaud , J ., was then elected to H ., Comp . the Rev . A . G . Davies , S . E ., being unanimously chosen to fill the Third Principal ' s chair . The following Companions were also unanimously elected to the other offices : —Comps . Bateman , Treas . ; Dennison , S . E . ; E . A . Gwynne , P . S . ; W . Howells , S . N . ; 3 . Geffk J .
Comp . the Rev . E . A . Gwynne drew the attention of the Chapter to the resolution passed by the Supreme Grand Chapter in May last ( and of which he had become cognizant through the pages of the Freemasons' Monthly Magazine ) , whereby a serious alteration was proposed to be made in the regulations defining the probationary period required in every candidate for the R . A . Degree . He thought it was lowering greatly the dignity of the R . A . Degree , without effecting any
tangible advantage , save in the < £ . s . d . acceptation of the term . He protested strongly against the step taken by the Supreme Chapter upon this important case , characterizing it as a dangerous innovation and inroad upon those acknowledged principles of justice and openness for which our Book of Constitutions is distinguished . Every Chapter , he thought , should have had notice of the motion , so that an expression of feeling might have been given by them before it was carried as a resolution by the supreme head . He suggested a protest at once from the Royal Standard Chapter . Comp . Barns , 11 ., was likewise ol