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Article REV. DR. JOSEPH WOLFF. ← Page 3 of 3 Article TO THE EDITOR. Page 1 of 3 →
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Rev. Dr. Joseph Wolff.
MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE COOKE , U . S . A . THIS distinguished Brother , who has been sojourning some time in England , is about to return home ; he will carry with him the unaffected regard of the English fraternity , the prayers of the orphan , and the blessings of his poor and aged Brethren . Beyond all praise has been the active benevolence of this truly charitable MasonHis chief object in visiting England this was to be
. year present at the anniversary festival of the Girls' School , of which he last year was constituted a vice-president by a donation of fifty guineas ; he repeated a similar donation this year , and became a life governor of the Boys' School and the Benevolent Annuity Fund . General Cooke , on the 16 th instant , completed his Masonic pedestal by becoming a life governor to tlie Asylum for Aged Masons . The Grand Master has appointed General Cooke to be his
representative at the Grand Lodge of New York ; and as a mark of his appreciation of his charitable disposition , has also promoted him to the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of England . At the present momeutwe are only enabled to present this brief outline of the good deeds of this noble-minded Brother ; we shall hope hereafter to do him better justice . General Cooke was bom , we understand , in New York , iu 1784 , was initiated in 1822 , passed the chair , and was exalted to the R . A . He received the degree of LL . D . from the university of Ripley , U . S ., of which he is the Chancellor . Kind hearted and noble Brother , may thy years be years of peace and happiness !
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
ON THE Hl & H DEGREES OF MASONRY . SIR AND BROTHER , —My attention has been directed to a very silly , contemptible , and ill-intentioned lithographic circular , together with some extracts from the almanack published by an " expelled mason , " and having no doubt on my mind that its author will carefully avoid sending you a copy , 1 forward you the following outline of these precious documentssimply observing that whilefor the honour of Freemasonry ,
, , I fear the concocters of the trash are Masons , I would they were gentlemen , because in such case they would wince under the castigation of their impudence and imposture . The attack on Dr . Crucefix in the circular is very tame : it merel y charges him with being " une espice de Leblanc de marconnay , en de plus un marchand de maconnerie , " What this jargon means is of little importanceas the Doctor himself probably will think as he reads
, this re-publication of his slanderer . Still , the venom is directed against him , however harmless it he . The Grand Commander for the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States is the next object of the slanderer ' s insolence . He is represented as a clerk in a packet-boat trading from New York to Havre and Liverpoolandmoreovera JEW . AS a Masonhe is termed
; , , , " -un intrigant . " If he be a Jew , he is an honour to his faith ; if he be not , he does honour to whatever faith he may profess . I have sound reason to know that he believes in the Eternal God , whom he worships with humility and adoration . Would 1 could say as much for his slanderers .
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Rev. Dr. Joseph Wolff.
MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE COOKE , U . S . A . THIS distinguished Brother , who has been sojourning some time in England , is about to return home ; he will carry with him the unaffected regard of the English fraternity , the prayers of the orphan , and the blessings of his poor and aged Brethren . Beyond all praise has been the active benevolence of this truly charitable MasonHis chief object in visiting England this was to be
. year present at the anniversary festival of the Girls' School , of which he last year was constituted a vice-president by a donation of fifty guineas ; he repeated a similar donation this year , and became a life governor of the Boys' School and the Benevolent Annuity Fund . General Cooke , on the 16 th instant , completed his Masonic pedestal by becoming a life governor to tlie Asylum for Aged Masons . The Grand Master has appointed General Cooke to be his
representative at the Grand Lodge of New York ; and as a mark of his appreciation of his charitable disposition , has also promoted him to the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of England . At the present momeutwe are only enabled to present this brief outline of the good deeds of this noble-minded Brother ; we shall hope hereafter to do him better justice . General Cooke was bom , we understand , in New York , iu 1784 , was initiated in 1822 , passed the chair , and was exalted to the R . A . He received the degree of LL . D . from the university of Ripley , U . S ., of which he is the Chancellor . Kind hearted and noble Brother , may thy years be years of peace and happiness !
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
ON THE Hl & H DEGREES OF MASONRY . SIR AND BROTHER , —My attention has been directed to a very silly , contemptible , and ill-intentioned lithographic circular , together with some extracts from the almanack published by an " expelled mason , " and having no doubt on my mind that its author will carefully avoid sending you a copy , 1 forward you the following outline of these precious documentssimply observing that whilefor the honour of Freemasonry ,
, , I fear the concocters of the trash are Masons , I would they were gentlemen , because in such case they would wince under the castigation of their impudence and imposture . The attack on Dr . Crucefix in the circular is very tame : it merel y charges him with being " une espice de Leblanc de marconnay , en de plus un marchand de maconnerie , " What this jargon means is of little importanceas the Doctor himself probably will think as he reads
, this re-publication of his slanderer . Still , the venom is directed against him , however harmless it he . The Grand Commander for the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States is the next object of the slanderer ' s insolence . He is represented as a clerk in a packet-boat trading from New York to Havre and Liverpoolandmoreovera JEW . AS a Masonhe is termed
; , , , " -un intrigant . " If he be a Jew , he is an honour to his faith ; if he be not , he does honour to whatever faith he may profess . I have sound reason to know that he believes in the Eternal God , whom he worships with humility and adoration . Would 1 could say as much for his slanderers .