Arizona republican., 1897-11-14

wealth and abused political power be combineh to destroy liberty and wreck the republic. To me the mere suggestion of such thoughts is treason. The interest of eve.y American whether in the north or the south, the east CT the west, whether he be a producer of gold or of silver, of cotton or of wheat, in a governmental and patriotic sense, should be the same Love of country and loyalty to our inspired institutions should raise us all above party prejudfceH, personal or sectional interests, and true to our Masonic teachings, our high estate and exalted citizenship, we should protect with unswerving fidelity the greatest nation, the grandest Union, the best government-Our Country"
 In response to the toast, Arizona" ex-Governor L. c. Hughes spoke briefly, but feelingly. After twenty seven years of residence in the terri tory it was necessary, he thought, for him to emphasize the fact that the subject was dear one to his own heart. It was a broad subject, surely, for there were 114,O00 square miles in Arizona; 1t was a deep subject-as desp as the Grand canyon itself: a lofty one, even as the mighty peaks Of the San Francisco mountains: and rich-as rich as the marvellous mines and wealth of agriculture and grazing lands it affords; and a healthy subject 1 beyond all manner of doubt, for fts climate is the grandest on the c3nti- 1 nent. 'S.s Governor Myron H. McCord ne- sponded to the toast, "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" as follows: l My Brethren: We have assembled in annual session for the purpose of , exchanging friendly greetings and mingling in a fra1ernel way that we may have pleasure and that the order of which we are all proud may profit thereby. have chosen for my sub ! ject this evening a verse from the <, scriptures. It is the twenty-fif h verse of the ninth chapter of First Ccn,nsh- ians: 'And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things
 |'In using this language, St. Paul 1 seemed to have referdnce to the ath- ! letic contesIts of the Olympian games to illustrate and enforce the condi- tionls of successful life not only of the i Christian, but of the layman But to the hrother of the lCdga when he hears St. Paul talk of men becoming masters, the language suggests master Masons and he understood St. Paul to be tell ing how men must hive to be masters in Masonry. Notice the per- fact agreement of dhe ancient charge with the apostIs's doctrine
 | "EfrSt yJtqn1S ffha rfoI1n co lion r1,,;.v,
 ciple that without merit there is no true honor; that amongst Masons there is perfect equality of rights, and all preferments are based upon real wonth of character and personal merit only. In Masonry as out of it, I :" Worth mahNs the man, the want ct
 it the fellow;
 The rest is all but leather and prunello.
 Honor and shame from no conditions | rise
 Ii Act we'll your part-there all the I honor lies
 St. Paul said in this Masonic and la- comic text: Every man that striveth
 for tha mastery is temperate in all
 things He did not use the word. temperate, in a narrow sense, but in broad one, meaning that the whole
 of man and the whole of life are
 brought into subjection to the law of
 wisdom and right being and right do-
 ing.
 This ancient charge, agreeable to
 the apostles text, defines Masonry to
 be the science of right living.
 What is Masonry? Answers may diff fer, but I give you an answer to be
 considered and, I hope, never forgot ] tl5n: Free Masonry is not a lodge
 nor promise, ncr a greed, nor a grip nor secret; Free Masonry is the science of human Life. Life is the most sacred thing intrusted to the
 care and keeping of man, and to the l thoughtful man all life, vegetable life ) and animal life in the higher degrea l is sacred. How to perfect tha. life : and make the most out of it is the ' object, the study of Free Masonry. , My brethrem, instead of entertain ing you on this occasion with inter esting traditions of St. John, would