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Article APPEAL OF BROTHER R. T. CRUCEFIX. ← Page 3 of 5 →
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Appeal Of Brother R. T. Crucefix.
The very silence is awful ; and I take advantage of it to observe , that as it maybe thelasttime I shall ever be heard here , so I shall now retire selfassured that I have not forfeited the esteem of the good Mason , by the stand I have made against this monstrous act of Masonic injustice you are about to commit . I respectfully retire , and leave my case to PROVIDENCE . On the retirement of Dr . Crucefix , Brother the Hon p ' ox MAULE observedthat notwithstanding that the
. , Brother had said that he had never used disrespectful language to the Grand Master , yet from all that appeared to the contrary , he was present when such language was used . His denial iventfor nothing . * He therefore found it his duty to move the confirmation of the report . Brother BELL opposed such motion ; but it was vociferated from the dais that there was " no appeal , " and the Brother was compelled to sit down . Brother SANGSTEU opposed the motion , amid the cry of " no appeal . "
Brother UDALL was at length more fortunate in being heard . He opposed the motion on the ground that the evidence for the defence had not been heard by the Board of General Purposes ; that Alderman Wood proposed lo call several witnesses to disprove certain statements that had been made by some members of the Board ; that he was allowed to call two , but the Board would not give him further time -. and as Dr . Crucefix was not suspended from any thing that he himself had done , but what was proved in the other case was the evidence on which he was convicted , he contended that the
case ought to be sent back to the Board , to hear the whole evidence , before THE GRAND MASTER said—Brother , you are now going into the evidence , and it has been determined that cannot be done .
Brother UDALL rejoined , he did not wish to reply upon the Grand Master , but respectfully contended that the decision that was come to was , that the suspended Brethren could not support their appeal by evidence , but that on the question whether Grand Lodge should confirm the report of the Board , it was open for every member of Grand Lodge to use such arguments as occurred to him , to show why Grand Lodge should not come to such a resolution ; for if there was to be no examination of the report , why was the question put ? Especially was it open to him to state why lie opposed the confirmation , being a member of the Board of General Purposes , and one who had been present during the whole of the examination of witnesses in the first cases .
Brother CABBELL here made some observation , which , on account of the noise on the dais , we were unable to hear . Brother UDALL said—I most distinctly say that throughout the whole of the examination of witnesses as regards Brother Wood , and on which the Board determined , I was present . No fresh testimony was adduced against Brother Dr . Crucefix when his case —( here the noise on the dais became so great that we could not hear the sentence finished , and in the midst of which the Worshipful Brother resumed his seat . )
The GRAND MASTER then addressed GRAND LODGE . He adverted to attacks that had been made upon him in the newspapers ; alluded to the letter that he had sent cautioning parties not to publish proceedings ; that he was not responsible for what appealed in newspapers ; that as to anonymous writers he could not of course be expected to answer them ; that he had been many years the Grand Master , and was willing to continue so , but that if Grand Lodge thought a younger and more active person was necessary , he was ready to retire ; that personally it was of no consequence to him ; that it
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Appeal Of Brother R. T. Crucefix.
The very silence is awful ; and I take advantage of it to observe , that as it maybe thelasttime I shall ever be heard here , so I shall now retire selfassured that I have not forfeited the esteem of the good Mason , by the stand I have made against this monstrous act of Masonic injustice you are about to commit . I respectfully retire , and leave my case to PROVIDENCE . On the retirement of Dr . Crucefix , Brother the Hon p ' ox MAULE observedthat notwithstanding that the
. , Brother had said that he had never used disrespectful language to the Grand Master , yet from all that appeared to the contrary , he was present when such language was used . His denial iventfor nothing . * He therefore found it his duty to move the confirmation of the report . Brother BELL opposed such motion ; but it was vociferated from the dais that there was " no appeal , " and the Brother was compelled to sit down . Brother SANGSTEU opposed the motion , amid the cry of " no appeal . "
Brother UDALL was at length more fortunate in being heard . He opposed the motion on the ground that the evidence for the defence had not been heard by the Board of General Purposes ; that Alderman Wood proposed lo call several witnesses to disprove certain statements that had been made by some members of the Board ; that he was allowed to call two , but the Board would not give him further time -. and as Dr . Crucefix was not suspended from any thing that he himself had done , but what was proved in the other case was the evidence on which he was convicted , he contended that the
case ought to be sent back to the Board , to hear the whole evidence , before THE GRAND MASTER said—Brother , you are now going into the evidence , and it has been determined that cannot be done .
Brother UDALL rejoined , he did not wish to reply upon the Grand Master , but respectfully contended that the decision that was come to was , that the suspended Brethren could not support their appeal by evidence , but that on the question whether Grand Lodge should confirm the report of the Board , it was open for every member of Grand Lodge to use such arguments as occurred to him , to show why Grand Lodge should not come to such a resolution ; for if there was to be no examination of the report , why was the question put ? Especially was it open to him to state why lie opposed the confirmation , being a member of the Board of General Purposes , and one who had been present during the whole of the examination of witnesses in the first cases .
Brother CABBELL here made some observation , which , on account of the noise on the dais , we were unable to hear . Brother UDALL said—I most distinctly say that throughout the whole of the examination of witnesses as regards Brother Wood , and on which the Board determined , I was present . No fresh testimony was adduced against Brother Dr . Crucefix when his case —( here the noise on the dais became so great that we could not hear the sentence finished , and in the midst of which the Worshipful Brother resumed his seat . )
The GRAND MASTER then addressed GRAND LODGE . He adverted to attacks that had been made upon him in the newspapers ; alluded to the letter that he had sent cautioning parties not to publish proceedings ; that he was not responsible for what appealed in newspapers ; that as to anonymous writers he could not of course be expected to answer them ; that he had been many years the Grand Master , and was willing to continue so , but that if Grand Lodge thought a younger and more active person was necessary , he was ready to retire ; that personally it was of no consequence to him ; that it