Masonic degrees

THE GRAND COUNCIL ALLIED MASONIC Levels From The Usa
C. WALLACE JACKSON, K.G.C. 1965-1966 GRAND COUNCIL, ALLIED MASONIC Levels

A Historic Sketch of their Origins
Ready for Presentation before Coordinate Local authorities throughout Term as Sovereign Grand Master

Even though the Grand Council, Allied Masonic Levels of america has spread though many Grand areas, diet program the Brethren of the Coordinate Local authorities know little of their formation.

Within the later area of the 20's and early nineteen thirties, a Masonic study group met Sunday days in Monroe, NC. Sometimes they met within the Masonic Temple, but many frequently for the reason that of J. Raymond Shute, II, certainly one of Masonry's foremost students at that time. Around 1930, Bro. Shute started correspondence with R. E. Comp. George A. Howell, Grand Scribe, Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, in accordance with the superb Master Degree that was labored through the Royal Arch Sections of this country. The correspondence led to a Dispensation being released by His Lordship, the Earl of Cassillis, First Grand Principal, Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, enabling the amount to become conferred inside the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of NC, on May 12, 1931, at Asheville. The Amount was conferred on about 200 Royal Arch Masons. It had been in which the idea came from which led to founding the Grand Council, Allied Masonic Levels.

The passionate reception from the Levels triggered the Buddies involved to find a means to retain it within this country, and various other Levels controlled through the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, without disturbing established Royal Arch customs. After much correspondence, such as the precaution of acquiring permission in the Grand High Priest of New York, and also the General Grand High Priest from the General Grand Chapter, R. E. Comp. Howell decided to entertain programs from three groups this was created in New York. Charters may be released for them using the knowning that they'd form a great Council as quickly as possible after receiving them. The particular groups were situated in Monroe, Charlotte now, and Raleigh. These were later named St. Andrews in the usa No. 1A, Howell No. 3A, and Cassillis No. 2A.

In the Annual Meeting from the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, March 21, 1932, the Charters were granted. Once the Charters showed up, the Local authorities were consecrated, along with a call released to create the Grand Council, Allied Masonic Levels of america, in Salisbury, NC, April 16, 1932. The Grand Council was created with R. E. Comp. J. Raymond Shute, II because the first Sovereign Grand Master.

Throughout the Salisbury meeting, a phone call was released for any Special Communication to become organised in the Raleigh Hotel, Washington, Electricity, throughout the celebration from the 200th anniversary from the Masonic birthday in our great and beloved Bro. George Washington on May 12, 1932. Under per month had passed because the formation from the Grand Council if this meeting occured in Washington, yet charters were released to 5 new local authorities.

The very first Annual Communication from the Grand Council occured in Charlotte now, May 8, 1933, where three more charters were released. Only at that Communication, the establishment from the bulletin Miscellanea was approved for that publication of research papers of lasting interest. This Communication also established the honorary rank, Dark night Grand Mix, upon the twenty-one founders, along with such brethren because the Board of General Reasons might nominate and also the Grand Council approve. There might not be greater than 90-nine living Knights in combat Grand Mix anytime. The Metabolic rate by-laws and regulations offered by Washington were adopted only at that communication.

Soon after the Charlotte now Communication, it had been learned that a few of the Levels designated towards the Grand Council have been labored formerly through the Sovereign Grand College of Allied and Christian Levels of Norwegian, Maine. This organization have been created in Richmond, Veterans administration, in 1882 through the Rev. Hartley Carmichael, an Episcopal Rector and Masonic leader of his time, Josiah Drummond, Charles A. Nesbitt, yet others. Following the dying of Carmichael and Nesbitt, the records and activities from the Allied and Christian Levels were gone to live in Maine, where it grew to become defunct in most but title. However, its previous working of a few of these Levels place a dubious light around the authority from the Grand Council to consider within the same Levels.

In This summer 1933, a committee composed of J. Raymond Shute, II and William Mosely Brown visited to Norwegian, Maine, where plans were created to soak up the Allied and Christian Levels in to the Grand Council. Articles of Union were attracted up and offered for adoption in a Special Communication of Grand Council in Raleigh, This summer 22, 1933.

The 2nd Annual Communication of Grand Council, held at Alexandria, Veterans administration, Feb 20, 1934, ratified the Articles of Union with Grand College, Allied and Christian Levels presented in Raleigh, which gave Grand Council obvious title...