New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
MASONIC DEPARTME N I
BrILD SLOWLY. RrT BrILD WE'LL.


Rome was not built IN day" 81 saw as old
a. the hills Of The Eternal City.
IL took years 10 erect the temple Of Solomon
Every stone was squared and numbered. every
timber was properly prepared. This not
done az the end. but at tie beginning and all
along as thc building rose in its magnifcence
The wonder of all ages. They squared and
numbered az Joppa-the birthplace OF the House
q the Lo"d-and when the years had passed
the youth and manhood Of the crection-and the
building was ready FOR the presence Of the Al
mighty. every part fitted with an exact nicely.
There were 20 flaws IL <: There were no stones
20 be rejected. There no gold impure. There
was no silver furnished There were no curtains
tom There were no vessels broken. charges
against careless or reslcc,fu workmen no fault
finding All was perfect. and shone in The Indian
sun with an unparalleled glory and beauty.
This house built under The direction Of the
Divine Architect, has been fifty used as figure
O: the lie should lye-the spiritual temple
we should erect. Slowly hut securely.
Then why should this great fraternity be in
undue hurry 10 make Masors? Why be anxious
10 add - your number by overcoming? The
institution Of Masonry was built in years gone
by. vas carefully erected by the fathers to with
stand all whitening Influences why should the
sons now hurry and luild in large numbers
without due care as 10 the fitness" CT the ma
;er!al as IS often the in many Of our
alleged 1ourishinS lodges?
When the order changed from the oper-
alive 10 the speculative it was already hoary
wiki age and had existed for centuries, and since
rs elevation 10 the speculative or more IN
tellectual plane, when the brethren building
Their spiritual temple ii is still more incum-
bent upon US to make haste slowly. The moral
idea Of the world does not change in year or
j., a decade It taxes centuries 10 bring
about d change. and especially change for the
higher FOR the better, and, with ell the human
Weakness ana w.ckedness To combat. the plans
and plane 81 Masonry should De studied slowly,
carefully, but thoroughly and win that care
and caution due 20 SO important subject
the spiritual welfare of our hosts II members
Throughout, the globe, tOr he who hrsts arouses
III tho human Aeart d sense Of his SOUL Of
spiritual attribute. comes nearer than the phil
Osopher. ncaTc. than The poet. 10 the great
alive attribute OF God. ana the eye Of the ALI
Seeing IS upon us, the hand Of the Au-Powerful
IS stretched over the fraternity. ana We have the
care of building the spiritual temple" of the
present and FOR the spiritual alb 1 OF the future:
hence let there be 40 trihins. let careless
workman lay violent hand upon this sacred in .
stitution, and let record breaker be counte-
nanced or encouraged for making Masons
than his neighbors or sister lodges
Ii Is undoubtedly true that business can
continue without adding new customers. and no /
organization can exist without adding now mem
Newer element exclusively belongs the future Of .
IL all. but it is also true that all business viii
Fail when goods are sold to doubtful or unsafe
buyers. and all organizations must become
disintegrated when indscriminately increased
without due regard TO the fitness OF each part
t. the other" Let there be nothing said
0crogatiOn Of the ardent ana enthusiastic .
brethren who to-day occupy the East OF our
lodges. but let the voice OF the leaders and II
the elders be raised TO caution all against this
indiscriminate haste IN making Masons Lodges
must and should make Masons. but let IL be done
in diGniGed. slow and thorough manner and &
in keeping with the nigh and solemn sentiment
that Of building our spiritual temple