The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-07
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| the last session of the Most Worshipfui
t Grand Lodge of Texas the said Charles D.
J Grace was restored ITO all the rights ana
privileges of Master Mason. Question:
: What is the status of the said Grace as q
ROYAL Arch Mason? To which | replied:
First, that the action OF the Most Wcr-
Sinful Grand Lodge in restoring Brother
Charles ID. Grace to all the rights and
privileges Of Master Mason gave him
the Status of a Royal Arch Mason, late of
Bonham Chapter No 81, and TINT to be-
come a member he should petition for
utilization,
January 30, 1898, received letetr from
Companion e. IT. Murchison, grand WIS.,
itor of the Third district, stating that
a brother had been elected to receive the
ROYAL Arch and appendant degrees in Qua
nah Chapter No. 1876. and that said COM
RAMON had received the degrees in Qua
Lab chapter but that he had not received
the council degrees; that Quanah Chapter
| 40. l05 is now demised and that said COM
Danion is now living in the Jurisdiction of
, V.srnon Chapter No 1872 and requests
Vernon chapter TO confer the council de-
srees upon him, and that said companion
| offers 10 pay Vernon chapter fees for same.
| To which | replied that the companion
| should procure Il certificate from the grand
secretary before the cauncil degrees are
| conferred Gu him, and IL he had paid
\ Quanah Chapter No. 1875 for said degrees
! he Should not be required to pay again.
Second. A brother living in the jurisdic-
| ton Of Vernon chapter petitioned Wichita
| Falls chapter for the Royal Arch and APP
| cendant degrees. Vernon chapter granted
| a waiver of jurisdiction and he was elected
| by Wichita Falls chapter, but he now
desires Vernon chapter to confer the de-
grees on him. Question: First, can Wich-
| ita Falls chapter grant waiver or shall
| Vernon chapter at the request of Wichita
Falls. confer the degrees? Second, in the
event Vernon chapter confers the degrees,
OF which chapter will he be member?
To which / replied that chapter has
the right TO grant waiver of jurisdiction;
that the degrees should be conferred by
the chapter eleoting bus that another
chapter can confer the degrees by request
of the chapter electing. When the de-
grees are conferred the companion becomes
member of the chapter that elects him.
March % l received a letter from Com
panion T. ]. Largen Of Burleson chapter,
NO. Il, asking my ruling, viz: companion
past high priest diraAr from Burleson
chapter, No. q, and assists in organizing
chapter in Montana; afterwar1 d|lmhs from
said Montana chapter and reaffiliates with
Burlescn chapter, No. 2A
Question.-Did said Fertilization with
buflekon ch1pter, No. u, renew his MEM
bership in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Of Texas
Answer.-"No.' Past high priests OF su-
m hn, Of -in.,
Grand ROYAL hrch Cham al. Of n,eyas Nil III
thev remain n,er,,cbsrs ~ ~, ,H,,na 49,
chanters ovar (Which ,ba,, nr.;aod 80
constitution, Art. /, Sec. L.
April 10 received letter from Companion
A. Crouch, high prlest of Crawford chan
ter, No. 1866. stating that one of their mem
his Lodge. ~
Question -gUrb,p lis,osttto, s,,o,,,5 -
made of hin, in tho cbarta-7 ""
Answer- Srsnercfon r. a., ,o5r ,.
suspertfon in tha chantnr 60 E1io+s ~
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