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    Article EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF CONCORD ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR AND HOPE LODGE, No, 37, BOLTON. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No, 37, Bolton.

which the Chapter was revived , it is stated : " At six o ' clock p . m . opened a General Encampment in due form . The following Brethren were initiated to the hig her order . Here follow the names of five Brethrenthree of whom it is stated " had

, been previously initiated under the H . R . A . of the Earl of Antrim . " Another meeting Avas held 22 nd May , 1801 , when three other Brethren " were exalted and properly instructed in the higher order of Masonry . "

The next meeting recorded is " Sunday , May 5 th , 1805 , " when , after giving the names of seven " Companions " present , it was " Resolved that every candidate shall pay half a guinea as approbation money , whicli shall be returned if he be rejected ,

but if he is accepted he shall pay the further sum of half a guinea ancl five shillings for registering fees . " At an "Emergency " held 9 th May , 1805 , " Companion Eggleston was unanimously elected first PrincipalCompanion Howarth

, second Principl ., Companion Hodson third Principal , Companion Williams Principal Scribe , Companion Ed . Horrocks first sourjourner , Companion Ed . Roth well , 2 nd sourjourner , Companion Thornley , Geoiwte . r . "

It is also stated " The Regular Meetings Avill in future be held at the Legs of Man . " The next meeting is headed " Chapter of Concord revived Sepr . 6 th , 1807 , " at which officers were appointed , and it was

agreed that a Chapter shall be regularly held on the first Sunday in every September , December , March ancl June . " At this meeting also " A Lecture Avas given by Companion Broadley of Chapter of MispethLeigh . "

, The meetings of the Chapter appear to have been continued Avith some degree of regularity from this time until 27 th Feb y , 1831 , there being nothing in the Minutes ( which during this period are very brief ) Avorthy of note save the ordinary

routine of exaltations to the degree ancl elections and installation of Principals and other officers . The next entry ( the closing one in the first Minute Book ) is as follows : "January 22 ncl , 1832 . At a Ark , Mark , Link and Wrestle meeting held this

clay at Lodge 51 , the undermentioned Brethren were initiated . " Then follow the names of seven Brethren , three being members of Lodge 51 ( IIOAV 37 , Bolton ) , two of Lodge 242 ( now 146 , Bolton ) , ancl two of Lodge 675 ( now 350 ,

Stoneclough . ) " Closed the Lodge in due form and solemn prayer at 7 o ' clock . Visitors and members of the Order previous to the aforesaid engagement , " ( Here follow the names of nine Brethrenwith the numbers

, of the Craft Lodges to which they belonged . ) The second Minute Book extends from May , 1833 , to May , 1852 , ancl the entries therein are much more elaborate than those

at the close of the first Minute Book . The first entry ( under date 26 th May , 1833 ) is as follows : " The Royal Arch Encampment of Superexcellent Masons , under sanction of Warrant No . 45 Chapter of Concord , assembled

this clay , but in consequence of the very slender attendance could not open , therefore agreed to transact what little there were to do without , and it was unanimously agreed by the Companionspvcsent ( foiirinnumber ) that in consequence of the fund belonging

this Order being mixed up with the Craft fund and no account having been kept of it , that the same remain there as a present from the members of this Order , and the money which is in Comp . Matthew Wolstenholme ' s hands be considered the only stock which is to commence with , viz . :

£ i 0 0 . " "It was also unanimously agreed that when the fund amounts to Five Pounds , each Royal Arch Mason receive Avhen sick ( if payable ) 2 / pr . week for as many weeks as he may be sick . " ( In the cash account of the Chapter

appear several items of payments to " sick " members , but no such payments appear after May , 1841 . ) The next meeting , held 25 th Augt ., 1833 , Avas more numerously attended , for on the Minutes appear the names of 50

Companions as present , being the largest number recorded as present at a meeting of the Chapter . Only 14 , hoAveA'er , of these Companions are entered as being members of this Chapter , the remainder being visitors . In the Minutes of . this meetinff it is

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 4
THOMAS CARLYLE. Article 5
EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF CONCORD ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR AND HOPE LODGE, No, 37, BOLTON. Article 5
WONDERS OF OPERATIVE MASONRY. Article 10
ELEGIAC. Article 14
AN OLD, OLD STORY. Article 15
NOTES ON THE OLD MINUTE BOOKS OF THE BRITISH UNION LODGE, NO 114, IPSWICH. A.D. 1762. Article 18
SONNET. Article 21
Tribil and Mechanical Engineer's Society. Article 22
A BROTHER'S ADVICE. Article 25
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW. Article 25
CARPENTERS' HALL. Article 28
THE LADY MURIEL. Article 29
LINES TO THE CRAFT. Article 33
CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Article 33
RECIT EXACT DU GRAND COMBAT LIVRE A NANCY. Article 35
THE UNDER CURRENT OF LIFE. Article 38
THE ETERNITY OF LOVE: A POET'S DREAM. Article 39
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 40
THE WOUNDED CAPTAIN. Article 43
THE SECRET OF LOVE. Article 45
CHIPS FROM A MASONIC WORKSHOP. Article 46
M.\ M.\ M.\ Article 48
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 48
ANSWERS 'TO DOT'S MASONIC ENIGMA. Article 51
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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No, 37, Bolton.

which the Chapter was revived , it is stated : " At six o ' clock p . m . opened a General Encampment in due form . The following Brethren were initiated to the hig her order . Here follow the names of five Brethrenthree of whom it is stated " had

, been previously initiated under the H . R . A . of the Earl of Antrim . " Another meeting Avas held 22 nd May , 1801 , when three other Brethren " were exalted and properly instructed in the higher order of Masonry . "

The next meeting recorded is " Sunday , May 5 th , 1805 , " when , after giving the names of seven " Companions " present , it was " Resolved that every candidate shall pay half a guinea as approbation money , whicli shall be returned if he be rejected ,

but if he is accepted he shall pay the further sum of half a guinea ancl five shillings for registering fees . " At an "Emergency " held 9 th May , 1805 , " Companion Eggleston was unanimously elected first PrincipalCompanion Howarth

, second Principl ., Companion Hodson third Principal , Companion Williams Principal Scribe , Companion Ed . Horrocks first sourjourner , Companion Ed . Roth well , 2 nd sourjourner , Companion Thornley , Geoiwte . r . "

It is also stated " The Regular Meetings Avill in future be held at the Legs of Man . " The next meeting is headed " Chapter of Concord revived Sepr . 6 th , 1807 , " at which officers were appointed , and it was

agreed that a Chapter shall be regularly held on the first Sunday in every September , December , March ancl June . " At this meeting also " A Lecture Avas given by Companion Broadley of Chapter of MispethLeigh . "

, The meetings of the Chapter appear to have been continued Avith some degree of regularity from this time until 27 th Feb y , 1831 , there being nothing in the Minutes ( which during this period are very brief ) Avorthy of note save the ordinary

routine of exaltations to the degree ancl elections and installation of Principals and other officers . The next entry ( the closing one in the first Minute Book ) is as follows : "January 22 ncl , 1832 . At a Ark , Mark , Link and Wrestle meeting held this

clay at Lodge 51 , the undermentioned Brethren were initiated . " Then follow the names of seven Brethren , three being members of Lodge 51 ( IIOAV 37 , Bolton ) , two of Lodge 242 ( now 146 , Bolton ) , ancl two of Lodge 675 ( now 350 ,

Stoneclough . ) " Closed the Lodge in due form and solemn prayer at 7 o ' clock . Visitors and members of the Order previous to the aforesaid engagement , " ( Here follow the names of nine Brethrenwith the numbers

, of the Craft Lodges to which they belonged . ) The second Minute Book extends from May , 1833 , to May , 1852 , ancl the entries therein are much more elaborate than those

at the close of the first Minute Book . The first entry ( under date 26 th May , 1833 ) is as follows : " The Royal Arch Encampment of Superexcellent Masons , under sanction of Warrant No . 45 Chapter of Concord , assembled

this clay , but in consequence of the very slender attendance could not open , therefore agreed to transact what little there were to do without , and it was unanimously agreed by the Companionspvcsent ( foiirinnumber ) that in consequence of the fund belonging

this Order being mixed up with the Craft fund and no account having been kept of it , that the same remain there as a present from the members of this Order , and the money which is in Comp . Matthew Wolstenholme ' s hands be considered the only stock which is to commence with , viz . :

£ i 0 0 . " "It was also unanimously agreed that when the fund amounts to Five Pounds , each Royal Arch Mason receive Avhen sick ( if payable ) 2 / pr . week for as many weeks as he may be sick . " ( In the cash account of the Chapter

appear several items of payments to " sick " members , but no such payments appear after May , 1841 . ) The next meeting , held 25 th Augt ., 1833 , Avas more numerously attended , for on the Minutes appear the names of 50

Companions as present , being the largest number recorded as present at a meeting of the Chapter . Only 14 , hoAveA'er , of these Companions are entered as being members of this Chapter , the remainder being visitors . In the Minutes of . this meetinff it is

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