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The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
to transgress any Masonic law or usage ; and that party spirit , religious or political , was never , for one moment , entertained by those who thought the Chaplain worthy of their support . " 3 rd . —Resolved , itnanimously . — " That the members of this Lodge , entirely and distinctly , exonerate their esteemed and worthy chaplain , Brother Thomas Harvey , from having entered into Masonry with any intention of laying his peculiarly hard case before the Brethrenin
ex-, pectation of receiving their support ; on the contrary , they fully believe that he was induced to become a Mason solely from the good opinion he had previously formed of our benevolent institution , 'uninfluenced by mercenary or other unworthy motive ; ' and they solemnly declare that no application was ever made b y Brother Harvey to them , collectively or individually , as Masons , for the purpose of making his case known to the Masonic body or the public ; and that the course hitherto pursued ,
was adopted after due consideration , and received the unanimous sanction of the Lodge . " 4 th . —Resolved , unanimously . — " That it is the decided opinion of this Lodge , that although , as Masons , they have been thus prevented from pursuing the course they had intended for the permanent relief of their valued Chaplain , Brother Harvey , they think it their duty strongly to urge the Brethren to form themselves into a committeein their private
, characters , as citizens of the world , for the purpose of diffusing and circulating Brother Harvey ' s second edition oi' his Appeal to Lord John Russell , and procuring subscriptions and co-operation in the cause this Lodge hoped to have been able to establish and perfect . " The Worshipful Master having closed the proceedings , the Brethren adjourned to the banquetting room , Dr . Henry Bird in the chair , when the following gentlemen were chosen as a committee , to carry the
resolutions passed into practical effect , and to co-operate with the public at large , and their Masonic Brethren throughout the empire , in procuring subscriptions in aid of the resolution passed at the Lodge of Good Fellowship , 34-3 , August 26 , 1847 . Central Committee , Chelmsford , Essex . —Dr . Henry Bird , Chairman , Chelmsford ; F . J . Law , Esq ., Treasurer , Chelmsford ; Henry Last , Esq ., Secretary , Chelmsford ; Dr . Crucefix , Gravesend ; Dr .
Prichard , Chelmsford ; E . Butler , Esq ., Chelmsford ; James Wilson , Esq ., Hatfield ; Jos . Burton , Esq ., Chelmsford ; Rev . Thomas Gee , M . A . Thaxted ; E . L . Ruffell , Esq ., Chelmsford : J . N . Eagle , Esq ., Chelmsford ; W . A . Bowler , Esq ., Colchester ; Thomas Buxton Barnes , Esq ., Thaxted ; with power to add to their number . London Committee . —James Sedgwick , Esq ., 3 , Church-street , Kensington ; Douglas Jerrold , Esq ., Upper Wellington-street , Strand ; Dr . Crucefix , the Grove . Gravesend ; H . N . Nissen , Esq ., Treasurer , 68 , Great Tower-street , London ; with power to add to their number . *
Jn advocating the just , because honest , claims of the Rev . Thomas Harvey to the sympathies of his fellow-men , we only do our duty . HE who came to succour and to save mankind , enjoined us to love God , and do as we would be done b y ; in fact , to act exactly the reverse of what appears to be the practice of the Bishop , for he conceals the fault , if any exist , yet punishes such concealed fault by the most reckless persecution . The press has denounced this dereliction from the command of the
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The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
to transgress any Masonic law or usage ; and that party spirit , religious or political , was never , for one moment , entertained by those who thought the Chaplain worthy of their support . " 3 rd . —Resolved , itnanimously . — " That the members of this Lodge , entirely and distinctly , exonerate their esteemed and worthy chaplain , Brother Thomas Harvey , from having entered into Masonry with any intention of laying his peculiarly hard case before the Brethrenin
ex-, pectation of receiving their support ; on the contrary , they fully believe that he was induced to become a Mason solely from the good opinion he had previously formed of our benevolent institution , 'uninfluenced by mercenary or other unworthy motive ; ' and they solemnly declare that no application was ever made b y Brother Harvey to them , collectively or individually , as Masons , for the purpose of making his case known to the Masonic body or the public ; and that the course hitherto pursued ,
was adopted after due consideration , and received the unanimous sanction of the Lodge . " 4 th . —Resolved , unanimously . — " That it is the decided opinion of this Lodge , that although , as Masons , they have been thus prevented from pursuing the course they had intended for the permanent relief of their valued Chaplain , Brother Harvey , they think it their duty strongly to urge the Brethren to form themselves into a committeein their private
, characters , as citizens of the world , for the purpose of diffusing and circulating Brother Harvey ' s second edition oi' his Appeal to Lord John Russell , and procuring subscriptions and co-operation in the cause this Lodge hoped to have been able to establish and perfect . " The Worshipful Master having closed the proceedings , the Brethren adjourned to the banquetting room , Dr . Henry Bird in the chair , when the following gentlemen were chosen as a committee , to carry the
resolutions passed into practical effect , and to co-operate with the public at large , and their Masonic Brethren throughout the empire , in procuring subscriptions in aid of the resolution passed at the Lodge of Good Fellowship , 34-3 , August 26 , 1847 . Central Committee , Chelmsford , Essex . —Dr . Henry Bird , Chairman , Chelmsford ; F . J . Law , Esq ., Treasurer , Chelmsford ; Henry Last , Esq ., Secretary , Chelmsford ; Dr . Crucefix , Gravesend ; Dr .
Prichard , Chelmsford ; E . Butler , Esq ., Chelmsford ; James Wilson , Esq ., Hatfield ; Jos . Burton , Esq ., Chelmsford ; Rev . Thomas Gee , M . A . Thaxted ; E . L . Ruffell , Esq ., Chelmsford : J . N . Eagle , Esq ., Chelmsford ; W . A . Bowler , Esq ., Colchester ; Thomas Buxton Barnes , Esq ., Thaxted ; with power to add to their number . London Committee . —James Sedgwick , Esq ., 3 , Church-street , Kensington ; Douglas Jerrold , Esq ., Upper Wellington-street , Strand ; Dr . Crucefix , the Grove . Gravesend ; H . N . Nissen , Esq ., Treasurer , 68 , Great Tower-street , London ; with power to add to their number . *
Jn advocating the just , because honest , claims of the Rev . Thomas Harvey to the sympathies of his fellow-men , we only do our duty . HE who came to succour and to save mankind , enjoined us to love God , and do as we would be done b y ; in fact , to act exactly the reverse of what appears to be the practice of the Bishop , for he conceals the fault , if any exist , yet punishes such concealed fault by the most reckless persecution . The press has denounced this dereliction from the command of the