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“the character of the Institution is Teaching by example rather than by
elevated in the mind of every Mason precept, it has a vital power far greater ^ŽƵƌĐĞ
just in proportion to the amount of his than any mere professions of creeds Norm McEvoy, Editor, dŚĞ ĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ
knowledge of its ritual and symbolism, and doctrines. ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬƚŚĞĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ͘ĐĂͬ
philosophy and history.”
Silent and unseen, the stream of dŚĞ ĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ Ͳ dŚŝƐ tĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ
Masonry declares truth to be a Divine ƒ•‘‹ ‹ƪ—‡ ‡ ƪ‘™• †‘™ –Š‡ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
attribute, and the foundation of every channels of Time into the great ocean ŽŶ Žƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ KůĚĞƐƚ Θ >ĂƌŐĞƐƚ
virtue. of Eternity. &ƌĂƚĞƌŶĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ͕
ŶĂŵĞůLJ &ƌĞĞŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƚ
—– Š‘™ Ƥ† ‹– —Ž‡•• ™‡ ‡†— ƒ–‡ – ƪ‘™• „‡ ƒ—•‡ ˆ”‹‡†•Š‹’ ‹• ‹–• ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ourselves? object, true manhood its goal, ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ ƌĞƚŚƌĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ KƌĚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ
mutual assistance its inculcated duty, ĂůƐŽ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ Ăůů ǁŚŽ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ
And what a noble pursuit is this search brotherly love its ruling passion, Žƌ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ĐƵƌŝŽƵƐ͘
after truth! There is none greater. It temperance, fortitude, prudence and
lies just before our vision, awaiting justice its cardinal principles. dŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ
discovery; but it will not reveal itself ŽĨ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ Θ ƉĂƉĞƌƐ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
™‹–Š‘—– ƒ ‡ơ‘”– ‘ ‘—” ’ƒ”–Ǥ Thus founded, it will continue to live ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ͖ WŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJ Θ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŽƚŚĞƌ
and grow until the end of earthly ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ &ƌĞĞŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ
Š‹• ‡ơ‘”– •Š‘—Ž† „‡ –‘ —• ‘—” Š‹‰Š‡•– existence, when, as a result of its ŝƚƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ͘
pleasure. sublime teachings, it is to be hoped it
Ye are taught to work faithfully in the will have done its proportionate share /ƚ ŝƐ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ
quarries of truth and knowledge, but in regenerating humanity, and will ďLJ ƌŽƚŚĞƌ EŽƌŵ DĐ ǀŽLJ͕ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ
this implies that we have the tools ’”‡•‡– –‘ –Š‡ ”‡ƒ– ” Š‹–‡ – ‘ˆ –Š‡ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽǁ ŐƌŽǁŶ ƚŽ
whereby we can work. Universe its full measure of fashioned ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϰϯϬ
ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ•ǡ ’‘Ž‹•Š‡† ƒ† Ƥ––‡† ˆ‘” –Š‡‹” ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƌĞƐŝĚŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘
Education is the skill of the craftsman. appropriate positions in the Eternal
Temple. ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƉĞƌƐ Θ
“As our information increases, the ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ
sphere of our mental and moral vision ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽ͘ DĐ ǀŽLJ͛Ɛ
enlarges.” ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Θ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƩĂĐŚĞĚ
ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĂƌĞ Śŝŵ ĂůŽŶĞ͘
Knowledge furnishes eyes to the Ɛ ĂůůƵĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ
understanding, and enables us to ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ăůů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ͞DĂƐŽŶŝĐ
comprehend the mystic meaning of ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͟ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ďƌŽĂĚĞƐƚ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ
Masonic symbolism. ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ǁĂLJ ĂƐ
ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ͕
This, understood, points to the life ďĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ &ƌĞĞŵĂƐŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ
everlasting, and enables the Mason ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ Žƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ
to lift the veil of the future and behold ƐŝŵƉůLJ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ
the haven of rest and peace, which lies ĂƌĞ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ͘
beyond.
With our minds awakened by a
Masonic education to an intelligent
appreciation of the great principles
on which Freemasonry is founded, we
need have no fear of its perpetuity or
prosperity.
Then, I say, let in some masonic light!

It will not engender strife or contention,
for Freemasonry has no war to make
on other institutions.

Freemasonry has lived through the
ages past, because it is founded upon
the moral law, embodying those
eternal principles of right and wrong.
It lives in the present, because human
hearts everywhere enthusiastically
respond, as with an electric touch, to
its beautiful lessons on human life.

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