Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-28
ROYAL ARCH MASONRY.
Third Days Proceedings OF the Gen
eraf Grand Chanfer.

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eraI Grand Chapter.
The General Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch MasOns of the United States was
called from reffeshment to labor at 8 A. NJ.
Thursday, with the General Grand officers
and delegates present as at previous ses-
sion.
The General Grand High Priest read a
dispatch from Hon. Z. ii. English, of Ar
kansas, accepting the Office Of q. G.. High
Priest, to which he was elected on We'd
nesday.
REPORTS.
The Committee on Memorials Of the
Dead presented report, which was adopted
The Committee on Jurisprudence pre-
sented a report, which was adopted, and
the important parts of which are appended:
"Yonr committee cannot let the occasion
pass without an expression of opinion in
reference to the substitutes While their
use was practiced by all the old chapters,
and our fathers in Masonry walked in that
way, we regret that a uniformity could not
now be observed in this respect; and We
disapprove Of the legislation Of State Grand
Chapters forbidding their use, believing
that the whole subject should be left to the
several chapters to use them or not, as de-
manded by the occasion.
O'ResOlved, That the G.. G.. Chapter
recognizes the newly organized Grand
Chapter of Nevada, and enrOlls it upon the
list of constituents of this Grand body.
"ResOlved, That this G.. G. Chapter,
having been officially informed Of the or
ganiZatiOn Of the Grand Chapter OF West
Virginia, does hereby recognize the same
as a duly organized Grand Chapter, and
most cordially and fraternally invite her to
become constituent OF this q. G.. Chap
ter, and that the G.. G.. Secretary be direct
ed 70 forward an attested copy of this reSO-
luton 10 the Grand High Priest Of said
Grand Chapter"
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
p. q. High Priest G. A. Dannelly, of
Arkansas, was authorized to install q. G..
High Priest elect, E II. English, as soon as
practicable.
A resolution providing for a reprint Of
the proceedings of the q. g. Chapter from
its organization in l7gS 10 and including
the cOnvOcaiiOn OF 1856, was adopted.
Upon reopening, after attending dinner
service, the following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That it is clearly inconsistent
with the provisions of the constitution Of
the General Grand Chapter for any Grand
Chapter, Grand High Priest or Deputy
Grand High Priest to issue a dispensatiOn,
for the formation of 4 Subordinate Chap
ter, for less sum than ninety dollars.
The following was adopted as a. perma-
nent resolution of the General Grand
Chapter:
'.Resolved, That the State Grand Chap
ters, throughout the jurisdiction, be re-
quested to cause to be paid annually to the
e. G. Secretary OF this G.. O.. Chapter the
sum of one cent. for each Royal Arch Ma
son borne upon the rolls Of their subOrdi-
mates at the date Of their annual reports
the fund so created to be used to defray
the necessary expenses Of the G.. G.. Chap
ter"
A resolution recognizing the General
Grand Chapter Of Nova Scotia, was
adopted.
A resolution recognizing the Grand Mark
Lodge Of England and Wales, was post
pOned until the next tTiennial cOnyO-
cation.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
A committee, cons isting Of Comps.
lewis, of Connecticut, and Taylor and
Cassidy, of New York, was appointed, to
consider and report at the next triennial
cOnyOcatiOn, the proper titles OF officers OF
Royal Arch Chapters.
a committee, consisting of Comps. F.
Day, of New York; A. L. Smythe, of
South Carolina; L. \. Lockwood. Of Con
necticut; J. X. O'Neali, of Ohio; John
FriLzell, Of Tennessee; 4. G. Luse, Of Iowa,
to which the present and elect G.. G.. High
,I.ns1 eaH
instructions TO make thorough revision OF
the constitution of the @. G.. Chapter, and
report to the nest trienniai cOnTocation.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
The installation Of the general officers
elect was then taken up, and the following
officers were then installed:
John Frizzell, Tennessee, Deputy Gene
raj Grand High Priest.
X. F. Bower, Iowa, General Grand King.
John Mcclellan, Massachusetts,, General
Grand Treasurer.
G. G. Fox, New York, General Grand
Secretary.
Henry ,Bostwick, Kentucky, General
Grand Royal Arch Chaplain.
A resolution providing for the installa-
ton of the G.. G.. Scribe and @. q. Captain
of the Host elect, by some g. q. officer, or
some officer of their State Grand Chapters,
at some time hereafter, was adopted.
THANKS, ETC.
A resolution of thanks to the G. G. High
Priest was adopted.
The following resolution, offered by p.
G. G.. II. p. Austin, of New York, was
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Gen
eral Grand Chapter are unanimously due
and are hereby most cordially rendered to
the Grand Chapter Of Tennessee and the
MasOns of Nashville and Edgeheld, and Of
Tennessee generally, and particularly to
the Companions Of the Committee of
Arrangements, for the fraternal and hos
pitable reception and entertainment ex-
tended to the members of this body"
No further business appearing, the Gen
eral Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of the
United States of America was closed in
ample form.