The New York herald., 1874-11-27

Yesterdays Proceedings Of the General
Grand Chapter Mt Nashville, Tenn
Report of the Committee ON Jurispru-
dence-Election OF Decentralization
Adopted.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 26 1874.
The General Grand Chapter was called from re-
freshment TO labor at nine O'Clock this morning
with the grand officers and representatives yes-
terday. The General Grand High Priest read tele-
gram from Hon. Ebert Il. English, OF Arkansas
accepting the ONCE OF General Grand High Priest
to which ONCE he was elected yesterday. On mo-
tion M. E. George A. Donnelly, Past Grand High
Priest Of Arkansas, was directed to install M. E.
Priest elect rhe Committee on Jurisprudence
presented their report with accompanying resou.
tiOns, which, with the report, were adopted.
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS
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the General Grand secretary be directed to
the General Grand High Priests for the
past three years be approved.
A resolution, providing for q reprint OF the pro-
ceedings OF the General Grand Chapter. from It's
organization in l79S to and including the Conven-
tion OF 1856, was adopted. The Convention was
called or at eleven A. M. to five minutes past
twelve p. NJ. to attend Divine service.
Afternoon Session.
Upon reassembling, after attending Divine SER
vice, the following resolution was aoopted:-
Resolved That 1t Is clearly inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF the constitution q this Genera Grand Chap
Gland High Priest to dispensstion the forma
ton Of subordinate Chapter for less sum than 800
The following was adopted as a standing regua-
ton OF this General Grand Chapter:-
Resolved That the State Grand Chapters throughout
q R . % s e 70 o this H n ran
Chapter the sum Of one cent Tor each royal arch mason
their reports: the ad created 70 Be used
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A resolution recognizing the Grand Chapter OF
Nova Scotia was adopted. resolution recog-
man nlang the Grand Marx e Lodge q England and
vocation. A committee, consisting OF Companions
Lewis of Connecticut, and Taylor and Cassidy, OF
New York, was appointed to consider and report
the next triennia convocation the proper titles
OF ofIcers OF Royal Arch Chapters. committee
Il. prammond, OF aaine; b. +. Day Of New YORK YORK;
A: I. Smytae, OF South Carolina; s.. A. Lockwood.
Of Connecticut; j. X. ONeall, q Ohio; John Friz.
zell. OF tennessee; z. G. Luse OF Iowa. and Ebert
II. English, g. G. II. r., Of Arkansas, with lnstruc-
tions to make thorough revision OF the coEstitu-
uOu VI tuc dcHoThi GTauu CnApteT buu TcpOIt ~
the next triennial convocation. The INSTALLATION
OF the General Grand officers elect was then
taken up.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS
were Installed by p. G. @. II. Drummond:-John
Frizzei O. Tennessee, D. G. g.. 81. r.; X. +. Bower,
Iowa. ID. q. King John McCieland, Massachusetts,,
G. Treasurer; q. G. Fox, New York, G. G. Secre-
tary Henry Bostwick, G. G. Royal Arch Captain.
A resolution providing Tor the installation OF G.
g. Scribe and g. q. q. Host by some General Grand
officer, or some ofcer OF their State Grand Chap
ters as some time hereafter, was adopted. reso-
In n fhn III xund tod
The following resolution, by NJ. +. p. G. g. II. p.
Austin, Of New York. was adopted
Resolved That the thanks OF this General Grand
Chapter are unanimously due and hereby most cor
aiaiiy rendered 70 the Grand Chapter and Masons Of
the traternal aud hospable and
ment extended 10 the members or thls body
The minutes were then read aad approved and
the General Grand Chapter closed In ample form
until the next triennial conyocation.