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Correspondence from George MacNie Cowie to Frank Bennett
14 Glenisla Gardens, Edinburgh
Nov. 21. XIII
Dear Brother,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Many thanks for your letter and enclosure—Yes, I did get the previous £5/11/- and believe I acknowledged it—But this has been a trying summer and between one thing and another, the wonder is I was not driven crazy.
I am returning your postal order with apologies, and will you please cancel it, and send a new one to Sir C. Stansfeld Jones [Charles Stansfeld Jones], Box 70, Vancouver, B.C. The reason is that no money can be sent to A.C. from this country without penalty of arrest, as exception has been taken to his political writings by the authorities here.
The Lodge was raided by the police in May this year, the excuse being the apprehension of Mary Davies on a charge of fortune telling. She fell victim to the usual police trap, and was found guilty, technically, and fined—The raid was of a very outrageous nature, and May was, the police admitted, made a victim of on A.C.s account. Being was time and the police very virulent against A.C. there was no choice but to close down till such time as we could start without fear of the B[lessed] b[rethren]. Being subjected to such an outrage again.
For the moment there is again, no Lodge worth going on. Our books, etc. were seized and in A.C.'s absence and without any funds, we are helpless. I hope to send you a copy of the Book of Lies, but others are ungettable at—temporarily.
It has all been a bitter blow.
Sir C.S.J. [Charles Stansfeld Jones]. is nominally Grand Master A.C. having resigned in order to make things easier for us here.
Excuse this short and dull letter. I am in a cheerless state of mind pro tem.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours sincerely and fraternally,
George M. Cowie.
All best wishes.
P.S. It was Mary Davies who had some idea of a lecturing tour in Australia, but it came to nought. Clairvoyance and spiritualism are her line, not with our approval.
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