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Article BROTHER J. LEE STEVENS. ← Page 5 of 23 →
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Brother J. Lee Stevens.
Brother STEVENS . —Do I understand you , then , to say , that the paper in your hand conveys a correct account of the proceedings at that meeting ? Brother BARNARD . —As a whole , it contains a very accurate account oj thc proceedings of that meeting . And yet , immediately after , he gave the following evidence , involving a very material proof that the printed statement is most inaccurate ; and dealing a death-blow to his own testimony . Brother STEVENS—You have enumerated Brother AVatkins among the speakers at that meeting . What did he say ? Brother BAR . NARB . —Brotlier Watkins was appealed to hy some Brother as to whether Brother M'Mullen had brought a message from His Royal
Highness . Brother STEVENS . —Was it Brother M'Mullen who so appealed to him ? Brother BARNARD . —I think so . Brother STEVENS . —You think so ? Brother BARNARD . — Yes . Brother STEVENS . —What did he say ? Brother BARNARD .- —He appealed to Brother Watkins to know if he had stated that he , Brother M'Mullen , had brought a message from His Royal Hihness to the meeting .
g Brother STEVENS . —What did Brother Watkins say ? Brother BARNARD . —As near as I can recollect the ivords , they were , that Brother M'Mullen had not said that he had brought a message from His Royal Highness , but that the words used by Brother M'Mullen conveyed an impression , that if certain modifications were made , that the Duke would then agree to thc plan . Brother STEVENS . —Were those observations attended to by the meeting ? Brother BARNARD They were .
Brother STEVENS . —AVhat occasioned them ? Brother BARNARD . —In consequence of some observations made by another Brotha ; Brother M'Mullen wholly denied having brought any message from His Royal Highness . Brother STEVENS . —Did you consider that denial as an important communication to the meeting ? Brother BARNARD . —MOST UNQUESTIONABLY , inasmuch as the FIRST
LETTER , SIGNED " C AVEAC , " HINGED UPON THAT POINT . Brother STEVENS Refer to the paper . Does this important communication appear in that account of the proceedings ? Brother BARNARD . —It does not . BROTHER AVATKINS' STATEMENT IS NOT IN THE PAPER 1 Brother TRUMAN , referred to the printed paper by Brother Stevens , was asked—Are the contents of that paper true ? to which he answered , I should say substantially correct ; although he had previousl y admitted , on being
asked if he knew Brother AVatkins , that he did know him , and that he had some idea that Brother Watkins spoke relative to Brother M'Mullen ' s coming down with a message from the Grand Master . And Brother JACKSON , cross-examined , gave this evidence : — Brother STEVENS . —Are you the author of that paper ? Brother JACKSON . —I am the author of a similar one . I have no doubt this is a copy of it . Brother STEVENS . —AVho is the printer of that paper ?
Brother JACKSON . —I shall not tell you . Brother STEVENS Are the contents of that paper correct ? Brother JACKSON . — They are . Brother STEVENS . —Refer to the last paragraph in your paper , respecting Brother Farnfield ' s resignation . Is that paragraph correct ? Brother JACKSON . —Substantially it is ; FOR BROTHER F ' ARNFIELD TOLD ME SO SINCE IT WAS PRINTED ,
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Brother J. Lee Stevens.
Brother STEVENS . —Do I understand you , then , to say , that the paper in your hand conveys a correct account of the proceedings at that meeting ? Brother BARNARD . —As a whole , it contains a very accurate account oj thc proceedings of that meeting . And yet , immediately after , he gave the following evidence , involving a very material proof that the printed statement is most inaccurate ; and dealing a death-blow to his own testimony . Brother STEVENS—You have enumerated Brother AVatkins among the speakers at that meeting . What did he say ? Brother BAR . NARB . —Brotlier Watkins was appealed to hy some Brother as to whether Brother M'Mullen had brought a message from His Royal
Highness . Brother STEVENS . —Was it Brother M'Mullen who so appealed to him ? Brother BARNARD . —I think so . Brother STEVENS . —You think so ? Brother BARNARD . — Yes . Brother STEVENS . —What did he say ? Brother BARNARD .- —He appealed to Brother Watkins to know if he had stated that he , Brother M'Mullen , had brought a message from His Royal Hihness to the meeting .
g Brother STEVENS . —What did Brother Watkins say ? Brother BARNARD . —As near as I can recollect the ivords , they were , that Brother M'Mullen had not said that he had brought a message from His Royal Highness , but that the words used by Brother M'Mullen conveyed an impression , that if certain modifications were made , that the Duke would then agree to thc plan . Brother STEVENS . —Were those observations attended to by the meeting ? Brother BARNARD They were .
Brother STEVENS . —AVhat occasioned them ? Brother BARNARD . —In consequence of some observations made by another Brotha ; Brother M'Mullen wholly denied having brought any message from His Royal Highness . Brother STEVENS . —Did you consider that denial as an important communication to the meeting ? Brother BARNARD . —MOST UNQUESTIONABLY , inasmuch as the FIRST
LETTER , SIGNED " C AVEAC , " HINGED UPON THAT POINT . Brother STEVENS Refer to the paper . Does this important communication appear in that account of the proceedings ? Brother BARNARD . —It does not . BROTHER AVATKINS' STATEMENT IS NOT IN THE PAPER 1 Brother TRUMAN , referred to the printed paper by Brother Stevens , was asked—Are the contents of that paper true ? to which he answered , I should say substantially correct ; although he had previousl y admitted , on being
asked if he knew Brother AVatkins , that he did know him , and that he had some idea that Brother Watkins spoke relative to Brother M'Mullen ' s coming down with a message from the Grand Master . And Brother JACKSON , cross-examined , gave this evidence : — Brother STEVENS . —Are you the author of that paper ? Brother JACKSON . —I am the author of a similar one . I have no doubt this is a copy of it . Brother STEVENS . —AVho is the printer of that paper ?
Brother JACKSON . —I shall not tell you . Brother STEVENS Are the contents of that paper correct ? Brother JACKSON . — They are . Brother STEVENS . —Refer to the last paragraph in your paper , respecting Brother Farnfield ' s resignation . Is that paragraph correct ? Brother JACKSON . —Substantially it is ; FOR BROTHER F ' ARNFIELD TOLD ME SO SINCE IT WAS PRINTED ,