The Cryptic Rite; Its Origin and Introduction on This Continent the Work of the Rite in Canada, with a History of the Various Grand Councils

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. The Action Of The Grand Chapter Of Florida--An Elaborate And Exhaustine Report Embracing A Hlstory Of The DeGrees And Valuable Information About The Cryptic Kite. -S far back as 1817, the Cryptic system occupied the attention of Royal Arch Masons in Florida, and by the action of the Grand Chapter of that State, the authorization to Subordinate Chapters to confer the Royal and Select degrees created an opposition that led to a very interesting correspondence, which appeared as an appendix to the annual printed report of the Grand Chapter of Florida. This important matter is as follows, styled in the report "The Defence Of M. E. Harry R. Taylor, H. P. Of Magnolia Chapter, No. 16." "On the 1Ith day of January, 1847, the delegates from Florida Royal Arch Chapter, No. 32, under Chapter from the Grand of Virginia, Magnolia Chapter, No. 16, under the same authority, and Florida Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4, under (Jharter from the Grand Chapter of South Carolina, assembled in convention at Tallahassee, formed and adopted a Constitution, and organized a Grand Chapter for the State of Florida. To the Constitution then and there formed, the delegate from Magnolia Chapter assented, until after the order for enrolment, when another article (the 7th), was added, to which he did not assent, because it auhorized the conferring of the Royal and Select degrees in R. A. Chapters. After the adjournment of the Convention, the Grand Chapter commenced its session by an installation of its officers. At a subsequent meeting a resolution was introduced, requiring subordinate Chapters to confer the Royal and Select degrees before that of M. E. Master, t This resolution was also opposed by our representative. "From the Grand Chapter thus formed (without the assent of ...