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Masonic Intelligence.
"I" the Freemasons' Quarterl y Review for June last—to which publication I am necessarily obliged to refer the reader of this letter for a correct report of all other matters connected with this extraordinary affair . * " On concluding my short address , I retired , leaving the Grand Master and his supporters to conclude their work . It has been shown that the Grand Masterthe party most interestedtook himself alone the
, , upon power of not allowing Grand Lodge to hear my case , and that it proves how necessary is the Freemasons' Quarterly Review , where decisions of this kind may be in some measure controlled by public opinion . "I unhesitatingly call upon the Masters of Lodges who have received the anonymous account of the last Grand Lodge , to compare it with this my letter , and also to peruse the other ample details of this Masonic 1 ersecution that are given in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . have to
"I now state , that after the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge I felt myself so injured , that I determined to absolve myself , as far as I could , from any further attacks of a similar nature , and addressed the GRAND MASTER , the Grand Secretary , and the Lodges of which I was a member , in the following letters , to which I append extracts from the minutes of those Lodges , f " That the work of persecution continues , I need only adduce the following proof : —
" To the W . Brother ROBERT THOMAS CRUCEFIX , P . J . G . D . T > " Y' JB » 0 THE ! 1 ' —You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Board of General Purposes of the United Grand Lodge of England , to be holden at this place on Saturday the ISth day of July instant , at two o'clock in the afternoon precisely , to answer for having written and sent to his Royal Highness the DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . Grand Master , a letter dated the llth of June 1840 containing expressions derogatory to the character of His
, , Royal Highness , as W . M . Grand Master , and causing the same to be printed and published , and also for causing to be printed and published in the number of the brcemasons' Quarterly Review of the 30 th of June , 1840 , the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Srd day of June last , in violation of the Laws and Constitutions ofthe fraternity , and assertions and observations derogatory to the character ofthe M . W . Grand Master and others , Members of the Craft
By order of the Board , " Freemasons' Hall , WILLIAM H . WHITE , G S " " London , llth July 1840 . " ' " I took no notice of the above letter , from a mistaken idea that , on reconsideration , the Board might retrace their steps , ancl also from a knowledge that I was entitled to a peremptory summons before the unholy work could actuall y recommence . The peremptory summons reached me on Monday the 20 th , with a direction to attend on Saturday the 2 oth , at two o clock . To this peremptory summons 1 sent the following reply : —
" To the Members ofthe Board of General Purposes , & c . " SIRS , —Having given up all membership in English Craft Masonry , I deny the power of the Board of General Purposes to call me to account in any way whatever , and I therefore decline , upon this ground , attending on that ± > oard , as summoned b y a letter from the Grand Secretary , under date the llth
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
"I" the Freemasons' Quarterl y Review for June last—to which publication I am necessarily obliged to refer the reader of this letter for a correct report of all other matters connected with this extraordinary affair . * " On concluding my short address , I retired , leaving the Grand Master and his supporters to conclude their work . It has been shown that the Grand Masterthe party most interestedtook himself alone the
, , upon power of not allowing Grand Lodge to hear my case , and that it proves how necessary is the Freemasons' Quarterly Review , where decisions of this kind may be in some measure controlled by public opinion . "I unhesitatingly call upon the Masters of Lodges who have received the anonymous account of the last Grand Lodge , to compare it with this my letter , and also to peruse the other ample details of this Masonic 1 ersecution that are given in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . have to
"I now state , that after the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge I felt myself so injured , that I determined to absolve myself , as far as I could , from any further attacks of a similar nature , and addressed the GRAND MASTER , the Grand Secretary , and the Lodges of which I was a member , in the following letters , to which I append extracts from the minutes of those Lodges , f " That the work of persecution continues , I need only adduce the following proof : —
" To the W . Brother ROBERT THOMAS CRUCEFIX , P . J . G . D . T > " Y' JB » 0 THE ! 1 ' —You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Board of General Purposes of the United Grand Lodge of England , to be holden at this place on Saturday the ISth day of July instant , at two o'clock in the afternoon precisely , to answer for having written and sent to his Royal Highness the DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . Grand Master , a letter dated the llth of June 1840 containing expressions derogatory to the character of His
, , Royal Highness , as W . M . Grand Master , and causing the same to be printed and published , and also for causing to be printed and published in the number of the brcemasons' Quarterly Review of the 30 th of June , 1840 , the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Srd day of June last , in violation of the Laws and Constitutions ofthe fraternity , and assertions and observations derogatory to the character ofthe M . W . Grand Master and others , Members of the Craft
By order of the Board , " Freemasons' Hall , WILLIAM H . WHITE , G S " " London , llth July 1840 . " ' " I took no notice of the above letter , from a mistaken idea that , on reconsideration , the Board might retrace their steps , ancl also from a knowledge that I was entitled to a peremptory summons before the unholy work could actuall y recommence . The peremptory summons reached me on Monday the 20 th , with a direction to attend on Saturday the 2 oth , at two o clock . To this peremptory summons 1 sent the following reply : —
" To the Members ofthe Board of General Purposes , & c . " SIRS , —Having given up all membership in English Craft Masonry , I deny the power of the Board of General Purposes to call me to account in any way whatever , and I therefore decline , upon this ground , attending on that ± > oard , as summoned b y a letter from the Grand Secretary , under date the llth