The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-07

but whose Chapters OF Royal Arch Ma
sons were chartered py Vfnnu Lodges,
! and ORGANISED one Grand Chapter for
these several states. No general In this,
5ss one single sse9s. eTen u thn Gnagser
/ THIS one Grand Chapter ana II tell
| through, 80 TO speak. Afterwards nnotkey-
| CHAPTERS, eha AFTER still ~ Grand
1 LodEca from other states than tne frst
| mentioned, Joined them and they reor-
srate Grand Chapter for. ali these dif-
| ferent States. No authority was given
ns Isase az rana pS odss 8 t0 ias cas
| child OF them all. Twins are common In
| every generation, but one child having SO
| many mothers IS an anomaly, at least.
| But this THIS astounding anomaly was
| nothing TO compare with what was TO
follow; Think Of i a little; Inls many,
| brought forth the General Grand Chapter
OF the United states. Who can ina a
/ parallel?
| Need l say-none.
Now, briefly given. these are the main
facts IN the history OF the origin Of the
| afterwards State OF Texas up TO It's de-
| mise, and tho formation OF the present
ran Sn9naeT o eNSs h nna Oh t i
| But now comes our present contention,
| the one with the other. We (myseif and
those who think like mel contend that the
| resolution That all connection between
| this Grand Chapter and the General Grand
and forever annihiiateJ, being ratifed
| By CONSTITUTION for this Grand CHAPTER
proposal to do To-. AS The Yoke had 1 BEEN
| forced upon us, so in like manner IL
! was forced from our recksr-and there
l VIII nov tatc only a littlc more OF
| your tine IN which to sta u other historic
facts and events and IN THIS relation will
After the Texas revolution and before
the torlnation OF the Grand Chapter Of the
! Republic Of Texas and after that event.
too, ana while Texas was atlll foreign
nation to them, this General Grand Chap
ter Of the United States did charte. chap
tera OF Royal Arch Masons IN this state,
the territory OF another sovereign Masonic
| Jurisdiction. practtciug--we claim lawfully
1.-THE same Masonic rites that they prtc-
ticed. these chapters thus chartered were
treated by our Texas fathers with respect
and Masonic consideration. But when
asked 70 respect us how are they recorded
| In history When our own Grand Royal
Arch Chapter asked them TO vacate our
! territory. not to move, understand, but
e acsknowSl.edgs and support It's legal at-
! fied US and declared lie Irregular and pre-
claimed non-iatercourse with us. Does
tnts sound rlgsits ~ the arclsions Of
| this or any other country in similar cases
| Of the inYasion of territory approve OF
| this actiony What was recently done In
the case OF the Grand Chapter of Canada
4 vs.. the Grand Chapter OF Qiiebec--and,
more recently, how are they speaking in
| the Sanada VS.. Victoria fnattcr2
But that they did this thing and were
| successful In It's accomplishment Of iuYa-
sion and conquest then and now is most
certainly dh.erent Then, Texas was
bounded on the south by the soft breezes,
| sandy beaches and murnuting waves OF
the gpit and the mhddensd and most
hlooa-thtrsty but recently defeated nation
Of AleXicans on the west by the roaming,
tnleving, numbering Apaches, Comanches,
coyote herds OF browsing buffalo and the
beautiful hi a
recently deported Indians with their mix.
tnre OF criminals and refugees from JUS
tice and the scum OF civihzetiopi on the
east by tangled forest long dreary roads.
deep rivers and Hope--the anchor which
held our noble band OF patriots safely to-
EetheT until at san Jacinto Santa Anna
was made TO cover down like whipped
spaniel at the feet Of our Immortal Hcus-
ton, who was one Of the founders of this
Grand Lodge as well as the first In war,
first in peace and first in the hearts OF
Texas PATRIOTS
In this sad and lonely yet Independent
condition we were attacked by our friends
and made TO yield to the demands OF the
General Grand Chapter
But ell uf our people did not YIELD and
while some died In Masonic disgrace clan
destine because they would not be healed,
this humiliation others had to submit 10 in
consideration In their old age, others, still.
outlived 1t all and were active members
of this Grand Chapter after its present
state Of Texas sworn their allegiance ID
the General Grand Chapter in thirty-two
wears, five months and eighteen days..
tuition The obligation so taken by our
old COMPANIONS we consider has
been abrogated by tine action taken then
and TO those who come among us from
other jurisdictions and who took this for
nal alle8iance obligation IN the States
from which they canie--wlll they demand
that a whole generation Of Texas-made
Masons declare themselves clandestine be-
cause they owe allegiance to another body
an Ia Z
In Pennsyivanta, Virginia, Rhode Island
ana all the balance OF The world where
the jurisdiction OF this General Grand
Chapter Is not Acknowledged. DO not
Royal Arch AiasOns made such IN other
STATES live together IN peace and har-
mony? This question OF the allegiance OBJ
legation cuts no figure because the words
az 10 any other State absolves from this
allegiance those who are IN suchSstate or
so-called General Grand Chspter.
The committee on obituaries, Comp.
j. G. Kidd, chairman. then submitted
the following report:
Leaves have their time 70 fan
And flowers to wither at the north winds
breath
And stars to set. but
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
Death"
This the autumn time when. with fan /
Ing leaves and whitening movers. nature
tolls OF the passing away OF things ma
terlal, calls 70 mind more fprcibiy than
any other season that man hath no long
abiding here. Too oft, because.
- time moves on its steady way,
And seasons gently fade"
We forget we are but as tho leaves and 7
flowers only waidng our autumn time.
II IS more than passing fitting for us at
this time 70 rest awhile Ok the mile stone
just planted to mark another year gone.
70 ask, each for himself. "who WIN next
he called" This 10 not only the time OF
decay Of material things, but also OF the
accounting Of the harvest. Whether It \
he for good or for eva. AZ Is this year gath
cred.
our NJ 2. Grnnd High Priest has in
becoming trims told us OF our losses dur
ing the past year. or our own grand
Officers we miss and mourn the cheerful.
Cohen, Senior 5rand Steward Tor two
decades, Holding an office that brought /,
him Into contact with all attending here