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The Histori C
3 . Ahoiiab represents the 6 th and 8 th degrees ; has a red and green flag ^ 4 . Joiada , / She Tth degree | has a black and red flag . 5 . Peleg , the 9 th and 12 th degrees ; has a black flag . 6 . Joakim , a black and
red flag , represents the 10 th and 11 th degrees . 7 . Nehemiah , for the 14 th degree ; a red flag . 8 . Zerubbabel , a flag of bright green - represents ^ the Knight of the East , the Sword , or the 15 th degree . 9 . MMacM as the 16 th and 17 th degrees ; it has a white flag with red str ^
The thirty-third degree is called Sovereign Grand Inspector General , and its members constitute the " Supreme Couhcil /' Avhich is the chief tribunal in this rite . The degree Avas instituted in 1786 ; and a foil detail of the circumstances having been already given in this Magazine , * : a repetition is not here necessary ; we may , hoAvever , mention , that not more than one Supreme Council can exist in any one nation , Avhich must be composed of nine members , not less than three of whom constitute a quorum , for the transaction pf business .
JLhe members of the Supreme Council of England and Wales , and the offices they fill , are at the present time as follow :----Mpst Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander , Dr . Henry Beaumont Leeson ; Most Illustridus Lieutenant Grand Commander , Lt . ~ Coi . Geotge Augustus Vernon ; Illustrious Grand Treasurer General , H . E ., Charles John
vigne ; Illustrious Grand Secretary General H . E ., John Axtell Deacon Cox ; Illustrious Grand Chancellor , Sir John George de la Pole Bart . ; Illustrious Captain of the Life Guards , Matthew Dawes ; Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Henry Atkins BoAvyer ; Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Sir John Robinson , Bart . ; and the Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Henry Beauchamp Cole .
The Lodge is hung Avith purple drapery , which sustains representations of emblems of mortality . In the east is the dais , having in its rear a transparency bearing the sacred name in Hebrew characters . In the centre of the chamber is a square pedestal , covered with crimson ,
supporting a bible , upon which a SAVord is laid across . In the north is another pedestal displaying a skeleton which holds a poniard in the right hand , and the drapery of the Order in the left - In the west is a throne , elevated on three steps , before Avhich is a triangular altar , covered with crimson . Over the entrance door is inscribed in letters
of gold , the motto of the order , Dens meumque jiis . The chamber is illuminated by eleven lights , five in the east , two in the south , three in the west , and one in the north .
The Most Puissant Sovereign Avears a royal robe of crimson satin , and on his head is a regal crown . The badge of tlie degree is a Avhite sash , four inches broad , edged with gold fringe , and suspended from the right shoulder to the left hip . At the bottom is a red and white rosette ; and on the part that covers the breast , is a triangle of gold , surrounded by rays , within which are the figures , 83 : on each side of this emblem , is a drawn dagger * The jewel is the black double-headed eagle , of silver , Avith * In the volume for 1857 , at p . 355 ,
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The Histori C
3 . Ahoiiab represents the 6 th and 8 th degrees ; has a red and green flag ^ 4 . Joiada , / She Tth degree | has a black and red flag . 5 . Peleg , the 9 th and 12 th degrees ; has a black flag . 6 . Joakim , a black and
red flag , represents the 10 th and 11 th degrees . 7 . Nehemiah , for the 14 th degree ; a red flag . 8 . Zerubbabel , a flag of bright green - represents ^ the Knight of the East , the Sword , or the 15 th degree . 9 . MMacM as the 16 th and 17 th degrees ; it has a white flag with red str ^
The thirty-third degree is called Sovereign Grand Inspector General , and its members constitute the " Supreme Couhcil /' Avhich is the chief tribunal in this rite . The degree Avas instituted in 1786 ; and a foil detail of the circumstances having been already given in this Magazine , * : a repetition is not here necessary ; we may , hoAvever , mention , that not more than one Supreme Council can exist in any one nation , Avhich must be composed of nine members , not less than three of whom constitute a quorum , for the transaction pf business .
JLhe members of the Supreme Council of England and Wales , and the offices they fill , are at the present time as follow :----Mpst Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander , Dr . Henry Beaumont Leeson ; Most Illustridus Lieutenant Grand Commander , Lt . ~ Coi . Geotge Augustus Vernon ; Illustrious Grand Treasurer General , H . E ., Charles John
vigne ; Illustrious Grand Secretary General H . E ., John Axtell Deacon Cox ; Illustrious Grand Chancellor , Sir John George de la Pole Bart . ; Illustrious Captain of the Life Guards , Matthew Dawes ; Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Henry Atkins BoAvyer ; Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Sir John Robinson , Bart . ; and the Illustrious Grand Inspector General , Henry Beauchamp Cole .
The Lodge is hung Avith purple drapery , which sustains representations of emblems of mortality . In the east is the dais , having in its rear a transparency bearing the sacred name in Hebrew characters . In the centre of the chamber is a square pedestal , covered with crimson ,
supporting a bible , upon which a SAVord is laid across . In the north is another pedestal displaying a skeleton which holds a poniard in the right hand , and the drapery of the Order in the left - In the west is a throne , elevated on three steps , before Avhich is a triangular altar , covered with crimson . Over the entrance door is inscribed in letters
of gold , the motto of the order , Dens meumque jiis . The chamber is illuminated by eleven lights , five in the east , two in the south , three in the west , and one in the north .
The Most Puissant Sovereign Avears a royal robe of crimson satin , and on his head is a regal crown . The badge of tlie degree is a Avhite sash , four inches broad , edged with gold fringe , and suspended from the right shoulder to the left hip . At the bottom is a red and white rosette ; and on the part that covers the breast , is a triangle of gold , surrounded by rays , within which are the figures , 83 : on each side of this emblem , is a drawn dagger * The jewel is the black double-headed eagle , of silver , Avith * In the volume for 1857 , at p . 355 ,