St. Barnabas, the "Son of Encouragement" is the namesake of the Order of Honour in the Dominion of British West Florida. We first meet Saint Barnabas in chapter 4 of the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles and then repeatedly in later chapters, as the story of these acts unfolds. He was a Jewish Levite (assistant to the priests) of Cyprus and became one of the earliest Christian disciples at Jerusalem. His original name was Joseph, but he was renamed Barnabas by the Apostles because Luke interpreted the word Barnabas as 'son of encouragement'. One of the first recorded acts of St. Barnabas was to sell some of his property, and use the proceeds to provide support for the Church. Thus we see that Barnabas was an encouragement in deeds as well as in words. Those appointed to the Order of Saint Barnabas also display this encouragement in both deeds and words. The title Grand Commander in the Order of Saint Barnabas is the highest chivalry honour Her Majesty's Government in and for the Dominion of British West Florida can bestow on a living person. All awards of Honour are made in the name of Her Majesty the Queen of West Florida.

The Order of Saint Barnabas has the following levels:

• Sovereign: Her Majesty Elizabeth II
• Grand Commander: His Grace, Robert Duke of Florida; The Most Honourable Bo Register, Marquess of Mobile
• Knight Commander: Those who have earned the Dominion's highest recognition.
• Knight: Those whose encouragement and support of the Dominion is worthy of special recognition.
• Member: Persons whose encouragement of the Dominion of British West Florida are worthy of official recognition.

The Sovereign needs no post nominal letters, the Grand Commander of the order of Saint Barnabas is entitled to the post nominal GSB. The Knight Commanders in the Order use the post nominal CSB, Knights of Saint Barnabas use KSB, and Members in ordinary use MSB.

The Members of the Order of Saint Barnabas, with the date of Induction:

Member's Name	Member's Occupation	Date Enrolled
The Lady Amaretta KR Robertson	Baroness of Orleans	12 July 2006
Paul James	Heraldric Designer and Columnist	15 September 2006
Bridget Blair	Commissioning Agent, Editor, and Columnist	1 November 2006
John Ryan	Author and Columnist	1 November 2006
The Rt. Hon. James Alcock	Author, Privy Councillor, and President of the UCS	20 April 2007
Michael Boyd	Queen's Council (Qualified)	9 June 2008
Jacqueline Jones-Soule	Director Jeremiah Group	9 June 2008
Rev. Gilbert Scie	Pastor, Director - Mercy Corps	9 June 2008
William F. Stallworth	Businessman, Councillor (City of Biloxi)	9 June 2008
Maj. Gen. Douglas O'Dell	Director Gulf Coast Recovery	9 June 2008
Dennis W. Corbett	Imperator, Imperium of DeWaCo Estates	9 June 2008
Theodore Harvey	Cellist, Monarchist Forum Moderator	9 June 2008

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