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The 33rd Degree For England And Walesand The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
the exaltation was completed by Dr . Leeson . Between the several parts of the ceremony appropriate anthems and choruses were given under the superintendence of Bros . Jolly , Holmes , Shoubridge , and Jolly , Jun ., assisted by boys as choristers . The M . P . Sov . Commander then proceeded to open the Areopagus for conferring the degree of Chevalier Kadosch ; in this he was
assisted by the Sov . Grand Insps . General , the Princes of the Royal Secret , the Grand Inquisitor Commanders , and the Knights Kadosch , who had been present at tho Chapter of Rose Croix . Several eminent Brethren of the Order , who had arrived at the rank of Knights of the Sun and Knights of St . Andrew , were then admitted to the exalted rank of this degree , which in both hemispheres
entitles the Brother to the style of Illustrious when addressed in all formal Masonic documents . This noble degree was in some measure shorn of its grandeur , the hour getting so late that it was impossible to give the whole of its illustrations . The Brethren then proceeded to the Banquet , which was of course presided over by the M . P . Sov . Commander . After the cloth was clearedand the usual loyal toasts of the Queen and other members
, of the Royal Famny , and the National Anthem sung , the Commander rose and proposed the health of the Duke of Leinster and the members of the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree for Ireland , regretting much the death of a valued member of that Council
Bro . AVnght . This toast was received with every possible attention by the members . The Sov . Commander then gave the health of the Sov . Commander Gourgas and the Members of the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree for the Northern Masonic District of the United States of North America ; and he also added to this toast " aU other legal CouncUs . " The health of our American Brethren was drunk with great enthusiasm .
The Sov . Grand Inspector General , Bro . Henry UdaU , then rose to propose the health of the Sov . Commander of the Order ; he stated the claims which Dr . Leeson had on the support of the Order —his weU acknowledged Masonic position—his rank in the scientific world , as one of the greatest chemists of the clay . AU this augured a prosperous career for the Sov . Commander . Dr . Leesonin returning thanksgave a most interesting resume "
, , of the ancient and modern history of the higher degrees of the Order to the final establishment of the Ancient and Accepted rite ; shewing that they were presided over by the kings of England from a very early period of our history . Pie then traced the proceedings of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in France , existing for some time irregularly therebut formally recognised when Lord Derwentwaterthe
, , first Substitute Grand Master , obtained a warrant from England A . D . 1725 , and with other English Masons taught in Councils , Consistories , and Lodges , the true learning of the Ancient ancl Accepted Rite . He then traced the Order uncier Louis cle Bourbon , Chaillon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The 33rd Degree For England And Walesand The Dependencies Of The British Crown.
the exaltation was completed by Dr . Leeson . Between the several parts of the ceremony appropriate anthems and choruses were given under the superintendence of Bros . Jolly , Holmes , Shoubridge , and Jolly , Jun ., assisted by boys as choristers . The M . P . Sov . Commander then proceeded to open the Areopagus for conferring the degree of Chevalier Kadosch ; in this he was
assisted by the Sov . Grand Insps . General , the Princes of the Royal Secret , the Grand Inquisitor Commanders , and the Knights Kadosch , who had been present at tho Chapter of Rose Croix . Several eminent Brethren of the Order , who had arrived at the rank of Knights of the Sun and Knights of St . Andrew , were then admitted to the exalted rank of this degree , which in both hemispheres
entitles the Brother to the style of Illustrious when addressed in all formal Masonic documents . This noble degree was in some measure shorn of its grandeur , the hour getting so late that it was impossible to give the whole of its illustrations . The Brethren then proceeded to the Banquet , which was of course presided over by the M . P . Sov . Commander . After the cloth was clearedand the usual loyal toasts of the Queen and other members
, of the Royal Famny , and the National Anthem sung , the Commander rose and proposed the health of the Duke of Leinster and the members of the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree for Ireland , regretting much the death of a valued member of that Council
Bro . AVnght . This toast was received with every possible attention by the members . The Sov . Commander then gave the health of the Sov . Commander Gourgas and the Members of the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree for the Northern Masonic District of the United States of North America ; and he also added to this toast " aU other legal CouncUs . " The health of our American Brethren was drunk with great enthusiasm .
The Sov . Grand Inspector General , Bro . Henry UdaU , then rose to propose the health of the Sov . Commander of the Order ; he stated the claims which Dr . Leeson had on the support of the Order —his weU acknowledged Masonic position—his rank in the scientific world , as one of the greatest chemists of the clay . AU this augured a prosperous career for the Sov . Commander . Dr . Leesonin returning thanksgave a most interesting resume "
, , of the ancient and modern history of the higher degrees of the Order to the final establishment of the Ancient and Accepted rite ; shewing that they were presided over by the kings of England from a very early period of our history . Pie then traced the proceedings of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in France , existing for some time irregularly therebut formally recognised when Lord Derwentwaterthe
, , first Substitute Grand Master , obtained a warrant from England A . D . 1725 , and with other English Masons taught in Councils , Consistories , and Lodges , the true learning of the Ancient ancl Accepted Rite . He then traced the Order uncier Louis cle Bourbon , Chaillon