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Article UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. ← Page 5 of 10 →
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
servant of the Great Architect of the Universe , I cannot charge my conscience either with any dereliction of duty , any omission of fraternal sympathy , or even guilt of assumption and misrepresentation ; neither can I believe your lordship will ever accuse me of any act derogatory to the character of a Mason whose only hope and prayer is , that all mankind— " In every coast , in every clime "—may act up to the principles of Freemasonrywhether they call themselves members of that " sacred
, order , " or whether they do not . For my own part , I have set God always before me—He is at my right hand—I fear no evil . The Grand Lodge having smote one cheek , let them smite the other also , whatever he the weight of their stripes , my masonic principles will remain unsullied to the last—doing all the good for all the evil ; and , despite of all obstacles , I hope to carry out those principles in faith , hope , and perfect charity ; with all men doing justly , loving mercy , and walking
humbly before God , by whose almighty guidance , I am ever directed , governed , and preserved . Hoping the Grand Lodge , over which your lordship presides , may ever meet and part in the name of the Lord , locking up its secrets in the sacred repository of the heart with fidelity ! fidelity !! fidelity !!! I have the honour to be , my dear Lord , Fraternalland respectfull
y y , Your lordship ' s humble servant , COOKE . Bro . R . G . ALSTON then moved that Bro . ( otherwise Major-general ) Cooke be ' expelled from the English Craft ; he should not add to the remarks he had had occasion to make on this question at a previous
meeting , but reserving to himself the right of reply , he should then make such statements as might be required to set this question at rest ; he had very often given his unbiassed consideration to every part of the subject , and weighing the evidence , as it had been collected either way , he was fully persuaded justice demanded the expulsion of tbe brother . Bro . TUCKER , P . G . M . for Dorset , had come to London , and attended Grand Lodge , on purpose to give his support to this motion , and he seconded the propositionsincerelbelieving it was the duty of every
, y Mason to expose deception wherever it existed , and to punish it most effectually if found in the Craft ; there could be no doubt that this brother had practised on the credulity of the masonic body , and Grand Lodge had been deceived into giving him honours to which he was not entitled , nor would he have obtained them but by misrepresentation ; he seconded most cordially the proposal for expelling him . Bro . LEIGH was of the same opinion , and should vote for the expulsion .
Bro . DOBIE must remind Grand Lodge of the position in which this case really stood . It had been discovered that Bro . Cooke was not what he had represented himself , or allowed others to suppose him to be , it was therefore moved by himself that Bro . Cooke should be deprived of the purple apron , because he had obtained it unfairly ; if this had been conceded , he believed the justice of the case would have been fairly met , and a punishmentwhich was really not a sliht onethat of depriving
, g , a man of his rank , inflicted in proportion to his fault ; but an amendment had been moved , that Bro . Cooke should be summoned , to show cause why he should not be expelled ; and that amendment havin ° * been carried in preference to his motion , it of course became the ori-rinal motion—that was what they now had under discussion , but to which he could not give his assent .
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
servant of the Great Architect of the Universe , I cannot charge my conscience either with any dereliction of duty , any omission of fraternal sympathy , or even guilt of assumption and misrepresentation ; neither can I believe your lordship will ever accuse me of any act derogatory to the character of a Mason whose only hope and prayer is , that all mankind— " In every coast , in every clime "—may act up to the principles of Freemasonrywhether they call themselves members of that " sacred
, order , " or whether they do not . For my own part , I have set God always before me—He is at my right hand—I fear no evil . The Grand Lodge having smote one cheek , let them smite the other also , whatever he the weight of their stripes , my masonic principles will remain unsullied to the last—doing all the good for all the evil ; and , despite of all obstacles , I hope to carry out those principles in faith , hope , and perfect charity ; with all men doing justly , loving mercy , and walking
humbly before God , by whose almighty guidance , I am ever directed , governed , and preserved . Hoping the Grand Lodge , over which your lordship presides , may ever meet and part in the name of the Lord , locking up its secrets in the sacred repository of the heart with fidelity ! fidelity !! fidelity !!! I have the honour to be , my dear Lord , Fraternalland respectfull
y y , Your lordship ' s humble servant , COOKE . Bro . R . G . ALSTON then moved that Bro . ( otherwise Major-general ) Cooke be ' expelled from the English Craft ; he should not add to the remarks he had had occasion to make on this question at a previous
meeting , but reserving to himself the right of reply , he should then make such statements as might be required to set this question at rest ; he had very often given his unbiassed consideration to every part of the subject , and weighing the evidence , as it had been collected either way , he was fully persuaded justice demanded the expulsion of tbe brother . Bro . TUCKER , P . G . M . for Dorset , had come to London , and attended Grand Lodge , on purpose to give his support to this motion , and he seconded the propositionsincerelbelieving it was the duty of every
, y Mason to expose deception wherever it existed , and to punish it most effectually if found in the Craft ; there could be no doubt that this brother had practised on the credulity of the masonic body , and Grand Lodge had been deceived into giving him honours to which he was not entitled , nor would he have obtained them but by misrepresentation ; he seconded most cordially the proposal for expelling him . Bro . LEIGH was of the same opinion , and should vote for the expulsion .
Bro . DOBIE must remind Grand Lodge of the position in which this case really stood . It had been discovered that Bro . Cooke was not what he had represented himself , or allowed others to suppose him to be , it was therefore moved by himself that Bro . Cooke should be deprived of the purple apron , because he had obtained it unfairly ; if this had been conceded , he believed the justice of the case would have been fairly met , and a punishmentwhich was really not a sliht onethat of depriving
, g , a man of his rank , inflicted in proportion to his fault ; but an amendment had been moved , that Bro . Cooke should be summoned , to show cause why he should not be expelled ; and that amendment havin ° * been carried in preference to his motion , it of course became the ori-rinal motion—that was what they now had under discussion , but to which he could not give his assent .