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Article THE FREEMASON S' QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND GENERAL ASSURANCE ADVOCATE. ← Page 3 of 3 Article GENERAL MATTERS. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Freemason S' Quarterly Review, And General Assurance Advocate.
So the case of General Cooke has been debated , first in a preliminary manner , next on a motion , and after all deferred for a future consideration ; but be it observed , that although a summons was sent him six weeks after the direction of Grand Lodge , there was no proof whatever of the service of such summons . The General has , however , somewhat
nonplussed the matter by stating , that in consequence of a fire on his estate he has determined to travel , and that he has retired from all public affairs , whether social , military , or masonic ! As he has turned traveller it may somewhat teaze the Grand Secretary and the executive to serve him with process ; what course , then , remains for the Grand Lodge of England ?—nous verrons .
There is a further serious evil growing out of this want of caution , viz ., that in consequence of the protracted debate , not one iota of the essential matters of business was entered on , so that in March , after the re-election of the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Lodge will have to sustain the weight of two Quarterly Communications .
General Matters.
GENERAL MATTERS .
Among the recent important and interesting points of Masonry , there will be found the address of Bro . Cremieux , the Minister of Justice during the provisional government of France , delivered to a masonic delegation ; it requires no comment , so we direct our readers to peruse our Foreign Intelligence . BROTHER . SIB J . BROOKE . —The Rajah of Sarawak has been received
at Singapore in a manner befitting his noble character . SIR C . NAPIER . —This gallant brother has also been complimented by the Irish Craft , with a fervour that was met on his part by a truthful acknowledgment of the purity of Freemasonry . BROTHER ELIOT , late Provincial Grand Master for Dorset , has been presented by his successor , Bro . W . Tucker , with a public testimonial . The addresses , in reference to the testimonial , will repay a perusal .
IRELAND . —The announcement of a Freemasons' Widows' Fund , at a time , too , when the contention in public opinion had caused such sad results , must be viewed with unmixed pleasure . Never was the truthful spirit of Freemasonry more beautifully illustrated than by the contrast it presents . INDIA . —Here we have to record a sad falling off—a schism has
occurred , which will require the exercise of masonic forbearance and good will in its most stringent sense . In the distance from home authorities it is to be hoped that the arbitration of the Earl of Dalhousie , the Lord Patron of Masonry in India , may be sought and obtained ; should
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason S' Quarterly Review, And General Assurance Advocate.
So the case of General Cooke has been debated , first in a preliminary manner , next on a motion , and after all deferred for a future consideration ; but be it observed , that although a summons was sent him six weeks after the direction of Grand Lodge , there was no proof whatever of the service of such summons . The General has , however , somewhat
nonplussed the matter by stating , that in consequence of a fire on his estate he has determined to travel , and that he has retired from all public affairs , whether social , military , or masonic ! As he has turned traveller it may somewhat teaze the Grand Secretary and the executive to serve him with process ; what course , then , remains for the Grand Lodge of England ?—nous verrons .
There is a further serious evil growing out of this want of caution , viz ., that in consequence of the protracted debate , not one iota of the essential matters of business was entered on , so that in March , after the re-election of the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Lodge will have to sustain the weight of two Quarterly Communications .
General Matters.
GENERAL MATTERS .
Among the recent important and interesting points of Masonry , there will be found the address of Bro . Cremieux , the Minister of Justice during the provisional government of France , delivered to a masonic delegation ; it requires no comment , so we direct our readers to peruse our Foreign Intelligence . BROTHER . SIB J . BROOKE . —The Rajah of Sarawak has been received
at Singapore in a manner befitting his noble character . SIR C . NAPIER . —This gallant brother has also been complimented by the Irish Craft , with a fervour that was met on his part by a truthful acknowledgment of the purity of Freemasonry . BROTHER ELIOT , late Provincial Grand Master for Dorset , has been presented by his successor , Bro . W . Tucker , with a public testimonial . The addresses , in reference to the testimonial , will repay a perusal .
IRELAND . —The announcement of a Freemasons' Widows' Fund , at a time , too , when the contention in public opinion had caused such sad results , must be viewed with unmixed pleasure . Never was the truthful spirit of Freemasonry more beautifully illustrated than by the contrast it presents . INDIA . —Here we have to record a sad falling off—a schism has
occurred , which will require the exercise of masonic forbearance and good will in its most stringent sense . In the distance from home authorities it is to be hoped that the arbitration of the Earl of Dalhousie , the Lord Patron of Masonry in India , may be sought and obtained ; should