New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
MASONIC DEPARTMENT
rgIyKEP AND WORKER n MASONRY.

There are mutltudes Of men who regard the
mental as inferior to the physical activities OF
no and who hold the thinker lower than the
worker. the doer in the practical measure Of
,heir Judgment These cannot be easily con-
v,nced that the men who pore over books. the
cries and IDEAS in their closets may be serving
the world as truly. and perhaps vastly more so.
han any equal number OF hand workers. Yet
such is the case. The power Of the mind may
M, be so instantly apparent. hut when 1t is ap-
,led 10 the machinery Of toll in the form OF in
yentions and Improvements the dull plodder sees
his capacity marvenously increased and multi
nied by this occult and silent force The hands
O, themselves can perform only limited and
certain task but mind steps in with its infinite
ccntrivance. with it's endless resources and the
ability OF the hands becomes almost limtless
Mind What does not the best physical ectiv-
rs owe TO ii in every path and in every branch
Of human endeavor? Mind. with power hardly
less than ornnlpotent. tanning the subtlest ele-
nents and disclosing the secrets of universal
nature TO swell the triumphs of man and con,
SANITY opening up new avenues OF profit and
pleasure to plOdding man
Worthy indeed. are all honest physical activi-
ties and endeavors. but unless they are under
the superior guidance and power OF mind man is
only a savage. a brute. The power of mind IS
che power that cvilizes and makes man the
conouer0r OF the earth and what is more and
grander still IL is the power Of mind that makes
man the self-DOised ruler OF himself we'll as
the ruler Of the animal kingdom and OF all the
earth
The accomplished ritualist. the eloquent talker
is admired by the throng. his skill IS seen at
glance the worker. the doer is apparent but the
thinker in our Quarries delves alone. and yet the
fruits Of his lahOrs are OF the greatest impor-
tance 70 the craft. Too many look sightingly
upon the thinkc~ because they cannot see and
often 90 not appreciate or even understand the
grandeur n depth ~ his work.
II is 20 the thinker owe our ritual. Il is the
mind-WorkCr who has elevated Masonry and
made e more and more intellectual and ii is to
him owe the fact that Masonry is studied
more today in It's ideal than ever before. The
mind worker in Masonry may not be readily
appreciated but he has the satisfaction that his
very labor is a JOY TO him and not only instructs
end eievatcs others. but has in it peculiar
charm and has in il the very germ OF self-im-
prOyement and continually opens up new ave-
nues II elcvating thought.
All homo. 10 the physical worker in Masonry
all honor To the good ritualst TO the good talker.
hut All honor too. TO the deliver. TO the scholar
the historian and the mind worker in the craft
who works silently and alone and burns the
midnight oil 10 enliChtcn himself and others by
his studies and by his mental work. Let them
e. toco;her hand In hand shoulder to shoulder
and together 90 their work each in his own way
FOR the good Of Masonry and 10 the glory of our
ancient fraternity.
In line with the thoughts expressed above the
Masonic Historical Society founded by a
Few Thinkers in order that the brethren may
learn 20 appreciate their la bors. and learn 10
?prracfa'a those who do the searching and delv
iac for the good Of the fraternity.