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Correspondence from George MacNie Cowie to Frank Bennett
14 Glenisla Gardens, Edinburgh.
Feb. 9. 17. E.v.
To Sir F. Bennett VII
Care Frater, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Please forgive the delay in replying to your letter, duly received. I have been very very worried, and for some time lately almost ill.
I have arranged for some books to be sent to you, a more difficult matter than you'd think, our stock still being in storage and troublesome to get at and all expenses have to be found by myself, practically.
I'd be much obliged if you could get the printing done in Australia—I send you the latest copy of the Manifesto: please copy from that, as it is corrected, slips in the first edition having been caught up—It would mean much delay to print here, the G[rand].L[odge]. has no funds for printing—all these pamphlets I printed at my own expense, and my resources are so exhausted that I had to say I could take no more on—We must wait until there's more money.
One of our B[lessed] b[rethren].[1] Is probably coming to Australia soon, on a lecturing tour, I shall send full details when it is settled.
Love is the law, love under will.
Greetings and All good wishes.
Fraternally yours,
George N. Cowie.
P.S. I should be glad to have a full Report from you, any time, with a list of members, financial position etc. We want to put everything on a businesslike footing all around.
1—The "brother" in question was later revealed to be Mary Davies. According to Cowie, Davies had become the main organizing force of the London Lodge, although he sympathies with Spiritualism and apparent penchant for hawking her services as a fortune-teller unsettled some, including himself.
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