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United Grand Lodge Of England.
Craft , and read as much correspondence , and as many advertisements , to prove that such brother was not a major-general , but a medical man , as would fill an entire number of the " Review . " Bro . SIRR seconded the motion . Bro . SCARBOROUGH complained in strong terms of the great unfairness displayed towards General Cooke . He knew nothing of that brother , nor did he stand there to defend him ; but common justiceto say
, nothing of mercy , demanded that the Book of Constitutions should be complied with . Had this been clone ? Had Bro . Cooke been properly served with the summons to attend ? It seemed the only intimation he coulcl have was by a letter addressed to him in America by the Grancl Secretary . Was it certain that letter had reached him ? Was there time for a reply to have been received ? ( From the dais—Yes ! yes !) Wellit did appear to him strange that at one part of the evening it
, should he argued that four months was not too long to wait for a reply to a letter to the Grand Aiaster in Yorkshire , and that two months was sufficient time for an answer from General Cooke from New York . Bro . Scarborough then protested against the reading of the advertisements from the American newspapers . How did we know that they were inserted by General Cooke ? we had no proof of it . They might be the act of some enemy ; and all this would go to show the exceeding
unfairness of going into that matter then , ancl that in common justice the discussion ought to be postponed . The DEPUTY GRAND AIASTER said it was quite in order to read them . Bro . HUBIFREY hoped the Grand Lodge would pause before it committed a serious breach in the cause of Freemasonry—the motion affected
not only the honour and interests of an individual brother , but equally , if not still more so , the honour ancl dignity of the Grand Lodge of England . He was of opinion that the case ought not to have been brought forward ; but having been so , it must be dealt with in the most careful and masonic way . The history of the introduction of Bro . Cooke was as simple as clear ; he was residing at the London Coffeehouse at a time when the St . Paul ' s Lodge was held ; he applied to this lodge for permission to visitand was admittedafter being tested by one
, , of the best qualified Past Masters ; during the sitting Bro . Crew made known to him the existence of the Girls' School , on which he immediately presented ten guineas , which sum he increased to fifty guineas on the following day when he visited the school ; he served the stewardship , and gave a second donation of fifty guineas ; he had been liberal also to the other charities . It was this liberal generosity that led to his being elected a joining member of the St . Pauls' ancl Prince of Wales '
Lodges- Conduct such as his was surely a passport to masonic gratitude . He ( Bro . H . ) had invited him to his house ; and on the fullest consideration he felt convinced that Grand Lodge would not be justified in inflicting any penalty , whatever error there might be should be overlooked . Upon his card there certainly were the words , " Major-Gen . Cooke ; " but there was no proof thereon that he assumed more than he was entitled to as Brevet Major-General of one of the States . In
England officers in our county militia and yeomanry use the titles although not officers of the British army . He had not done anything whatever since his appointment by the Grand Aiaster to justify such harshness as was contemplated ; and if Grand Lodge voted for the expulsion , such a measure would hereafter be repented . He should move that Bro . Cooke be not expelled .
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
Craft , and read as much correspondence , and as many advertisements , to prove that such brother was not a major-general , but a medical man , as would fill an entire number of the " Review . " Bro . SIRR seconded the motion . Bro . SCARBOROUGH complained in strong terms of the great unfairness displayed towards General Cooke . He knew nothing of that brother , nor did he stand there to defend him ; but common justiceto say
, nothing of mercy , demanded that the Book of Constitutions should be complied with . Had this been clone ? Had Bro . Cooke been properly served with the summons to attend ? It seemed the only intimation he coulcl have was by a letter addressed to him in America by the Grancl Secretary . Was it certain that letter had reached him ? Was there time for a reply to have been received ? ( From the dais—Yes ! yes !) Wellit did appear to him strange that at one part of the evening it
, should he argued that four months was not too long to wait for a reply to a letter to the Grand Aiaster in Yorkshire , and that two months was sufficient time for an answer from General Cooke from New York . Bro . Scarborough then protested against the reading of the advertisements from the American newspapers . How did we know that they were inserted by General Cooke ? we had no proof of it . They might be the act of some enemy ; and all this would go to show the exceeding
unfairness of going into that matter then , ancl that in common justice the discussion ought to be postponed . The DEPUTY GRAND AIASTER said it was quite in order to read them . Bro . HUBIFREY hoped the Grand Lodge would pause before it committed a serious breach in the cause of Freemasonry—the motion affected
not only the honour and interests of an individual brother , but equally , if not still more so , the honour ancl dignity of the Grand Lodge of England . He was of opinion that the case ought not to have been brought forward ; but having been so , it must be dealt with in the most careful and masonic way . The history of the introduction of Bro . Cooke was as simple as clear ; he was residing at the London Coffeehouse at a time when the St . Paul ' s Lodge was held ; he applied to this lodge for permission to visitand was admittedafter being tested by one
, , of the best qualified Past Masters ; during the sitting Bro . Crew made known to him the existence of the Girls' School , on which he immediately presented ten guineas , which sum he increased to fifty guineas on the following day when he visited the school ; he served the stewardship , and gave a second donation of fifty guineas ; he had been liberal also to the other charities . It was this liberal generosity that led to his being elected a joining member of the St . Pauls' ancl Prince of Wales '
Lodges- Conduct such as his was surely a passport to masonic gratitude . He ( Bro . H . ) had invited him to his house ; and on the fullest consideration he felt convinced that Grand Lodge would not be justified in inflicting any penalty , whatever error there might be should be overlooked . Upon his card there certainly were the words , " Major-Gen . Cooke ; " but there was no proof thereon that he assumed more than he was entitled to as Brevet Major-General of one of the States . In
England officers in our county militia and yeomanry use the titles although not officers of the British army . He had not done anything whatever since his appointment by the Grand Aiaster to justify such harshness as was contemplated ; and if Grand Lodge voted for the expulsion , such a measure would hereafter be repented . He should move that Bro . Cooke be not expelled .