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United Grand Lodge Of England.
deceiving him—why should he suppose that a Major-general , who gave his masonic word , whom he met in respectable company and well introduced , was not a Major-general at all—it never for one moment occurred to him—he had , however , been deceived , but not by any grand officer , for none ever recommended him to make the appointment . He agreed with the Grand Registrar that deprivation of rank was the more merciful and the more just punishment ; but then came the argumentif he is not
, good enough for a grand officer , how do you make him good enough for the body of Freemasons ; this appeared so fair and unanswerable , that he saw no middle way of meeting it . Bro . PIIILLIPE considered that it was admitted a masonic fraud had been perpetrated , and that must therefore be followed by a masonic punishment of as severe a nature as could be found . He approved entirely of the proposed expulsion of Major-general Cookewho had in
, his letter conceded that he had no right to such a title . Bro . HAVERS did not agree in that view ; Major-general Cooke , as he was pleased to call himself , was not a major-general but a doctor , and followed the very lowest branch of the profession as his particular practice , if then he had openly avowed himself as such , and came to England with that title only , he would have been admitted to the lodges , and some even would not have hesitated to have elected him as a member it was
; unjust to expel him from the Craft , but quite proper that he should be deprived of the purple . He ( Bro . H . ) thought that such an amendment was before the chair , or would not have alluded to it , as he was quite desirous of confining himself to the question . After a few words from the Grand Master ,
Bro . ATTWOOD had addressed himself to this question at the last Quarterly Communication , but had then been requested by his Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Humfrey ) not to enter into particulars , as that stage of the proceedings had not then arrived , but that he should be prepared to join issue on the merits of the case . He ( Bro . A . ) regretted to find that the Provincial Grand Master was then absent , but although he might deplore his absence , from the loss of the great talent and assistance he would have brought to the casehe nevertheless should not refrain from
, entering into the discussion on its merits only , although he had to contend with one , to whom he would at once yield the motives by which he was actuated to be the best , purest , and most honourable ; he had brought to this subject all his talents , ingenuity , and force , indeed , if he had held a brief from the crown , with a thousand guinea fee , he could not have shown more ingenuity and determination to obtain a conviction , than he had in prosecuting this absent brother . The accusations against him
were publicly submitted , and the revolting advertisements , said to be his , had been handed to the Grand Registrar to read ; but his defence , resting , as it did , upon a letter , whicli the Grand Master had ordered to be read , was left to be read by the Grand Secretary , scarcely audible and not intelligible , making the contrast all the greater ; the points urged therein he must therefore pass over , but they seemed a refutation of the chargesto soaie others he would address himselfHe had not at the
, . moment one of Bro . Cooke ' s cards , but Grand Lodge would take his word that he had had them in his possession ; it was stated thereon " Major-general Cooke , Albany , " and in pencil at the foot , " U . S . A . / which to all intents and purposes meant United States of America ; this contained the grand charge against him , because it had been urged that U . S . A . meant United States Army ; he for one deemed it , Maior- " * eneral VOL . VII . J °
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
deceiving him—why should he suppose that a Major-general , who gave his masonic word , whom he met in respectable company and well introduced , was not a Major-general at all—it never for one moment occurred to him—he had , however , been deceived , but not by any grand officer , for none ever recommended him to make the appointment . He agreed with the Grand Registrar that deprivation of rank was the more merciful and the more just punishment ; but then came the argumentif he is not
, good enough for a grand officer , how do you make him good enough for the body of Freemasons ; this appeared so fair and unanswerable , that he saw no middle way of meeting it . Bro . PIIILLIPE considered that it was admitted a masonic fraud had been perpetrated , and that must therefore be followed by a masonic punishment of as severe a nature as could be found . He approved entirely of the proposed expulsion of Major-general Cookewho had in
, his letter conceded that he had no right to such a title . Bro . HAVERS did not agree in that view ; Major-general Cooke , as he was pleased to call himself , was not a major-general but a doctor , and followed the very lowest branch of the profession as his particular practice , if then he had openly avowed himself as such , and came to England with that title only , he would have been admitted to the lodges , and some even would not have hesitated to have elected him as a member it was
; unjust to expel him from the Craft , but quite proper that he should be deprived of the purple . He ( Bro . H . ) thought that such an amendment was before the chair , or would not have alluded to it , as he was quite desirous of confining himself to the question . After a few words from the Grand Master ,
Bro . ATTWOOD had addressed himself to this question at the last Quarterly Communication , but had then been requested by his Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Humfrey ) not to enter into particulars , as that stage of the proceedings had not then arrived , but that he should be prepared to join issue on the merits of the case . He ( Bro . A . ) regretted to find that the Provincial Grand Master was then absent , but although he might deplore his absence , from the loss of the great talent and assistance he would have brought to the casehe nevertheless should not refrain from
, entering into the discussion on its merits only , although he had to contend with one , to whom he would at once yield the motives by which he was actuated to be the best , purest , and most honourable ; he had brought to this subject all his talents , ingenuity , and force , indeed , if he had held a brief from the crown , with a thousand guinea fee , he could not have shown more ingenuity and determination to obtain a conviction , than he had in prosecuting this absent brother . The accusations against him
were publicly submitted , and the revolting advertisements , said to be his , had been handed to the Grand Registrar to read ; but his defence , resting , as it did , upon a letter , whicli the Grand Master had ordered to be read , was left to be read by the Grand Secretary , scarcely audible and not intelligible , making the contrast all the greater ; the points urged therein he must therefore pass over , but they seemed a refutation of the chargesto soaie others he would address himselfHe had not at the
, . moment one of Bro . Cooke ' s cards , but Grand Lodge would take his word that he had had them in his possession ; it was stated thereon " Major-general Cooke , Albany , " and in pencil at the foot , " U . S . A . / which to all intents and purposes meant United States of America ; this contained the grand charge against him , because it had been urged that U . S . A . meant United States Army ; he for one deemed it , Maior- " * eneral VOL . VII . J °