The Butte inter mountain., 1902-11-06
PRESIDENT TELLS BODY IN QUAKER
CITY WHAT THE IDEALS OF
THE ORDER SHOULD BE.
HIGHEST GOOD MIGHT
COME FROM MASONRY
Applied to Everyday Life, Outside OF
Lodge, He Thinks the Principles OF
the Fraternity Would Solve Many Of
the Problems Confronting the Nation
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and Our Individual Selves Today.
BY ASSOCIATED rREss

Philadelphia. Nov 6.--president Roosc-
welt was the principal guest a, the sess-
quennial celebration by the Free ana
Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania of
George Washington's apprenticeship into
the Masonic fraternity. The president
was also the orator OF the occasion.
He arrived III this city shortly after
II o'clock. Carriages were waiting and
the president was escorted 10 the Masonic
temple, where the exercises began at noon.
The celebration was exclusive, being lin
lied To one representative of each subor-
dinate lodge of the state and members o:
the grand lodge and committees.
President Roosevelt said in part
1T seems TO me that that which this
county needs mos, is not to preach only,
but To practice virtues we try to realize
through Masonry and to show to the
memory OF the greatest Mason that ever
hved-W -Washington--the homage Of deeds,
not merely words.
What He Likes in Masonry.
One OF the things that attracted me
so greatly to Masonry that ! hailed the
chance ol becoming Mason was that il
always did live up TO what we as a gov
ernment are pledged to-of treating each
brother George went into a lodge of fra
ternity he went into the one place in the
United States where he stood below or
above his fellows, according to the Off
cial position of the lodge He went into the
one place in the United States where
the idea OF our government was realized
as lar as It was humanity possible for man.
1 kind to realize a lofty ideal
Il know that You will not only believe
! me, brt will sympathizc with me when |
| say that great as is my pleasure here as
! guest in this temple and in meeting such
! body OF men as this ! am now address
ing, ! think my pleasure would be greater
going into some little lodge where | meet
the plain, Woodworking mcn-mcn who
work with their hands, and meet them on
footing of genuine. not false. equality.
depending each man to be decent
man and fair-dcaling Mason.
To Solve the Great Problem.
Each one of us naturally is interested
especially in lite as he sees il from his
own standpoint. Each one of us that is
worth his salt is trying to do his share
in working out the problems that are be-
fore all OF lis now at the beginning OF
the twentieth century, and SO does any
man IN public life, whatever his posi-
ton.
III he is in this at heart he has the
desire to do some kind OF substantial ser
vice for his country. He must realize
that the indispensable prerequisites OF sue
cess under our institutions is genuine
ness in the spirit OF brotherhood
Masonry should make, and must make,
each man who consccntiously and under
standingly takes up its obligations the
best type Of American citizenship. be-
cause Masonry teaches him his obliga-
tions to his fellows in a practicable fash.
ion. 1t is a good thing to read the declar-
alton Of independence every Fourth of
July. 1t is a good thing to talk Of what
Washington and his fellows did for US.
Let Us Live Up to It.
But what counts more is how we live
UP TO the lessons that we read or sneak
of-the lessons Of brotherhood The first
and foremost is to learn that lesson
with full heart on the one hand and
with weak head on the other. The
lesson OF brotherhood--tha is the lesson
that has got to be taught and got to be
learned and applied to us, the people, il
we are to solve the great industrial and
social problems Of today.
IF we could get waeeworkcrs and em-
ploycs in any given occupation, or in any
given district, IN a lodge together, ] guar
antee the result. ! guarantee what will
happen.
is not that true? DO you not think
soI (Cries of yes, yes)
Exactly. ! will guarantee il that thing
could happen we could always go into
the lodge, each respecting his brother and
each wanting to do what was good for
his brother, each recognizing that in our
government every man OF us has to be
his brothers keeper.
There Are Many Obstacles.
"Of all things it does not teach us ia
make believe that there arc not any OBJ,
stacles; it does not teach us to make
believe believe that life can somehow be
made soft and easy for every one it can
not be. For many of us life is nothing
but very hard. Each one OF us who doe.
anything is going to have hard stretche.
in it, Otherwise men would not do tn.
thing. If a man docs not meet with diff
Guilty, il he does not put himself in
way where he has to overcome them h,
would not do anything that is worthy O
being done.
Masonry teaches and fosters NOR,
than the qualities Of self-respect and self
help--the qualities that make a man Fl
to stand by himsclf-and yet it must fos
ter in every one who appreciates as !
should be appreciated a genuine feeling
for the rights of others and the fcclin!
, of others.
"Masons help one another in wa,
|, that is free from that curse of self-con
, demnation. Help given in spirit of ar
!, rogance does not benefit any one. Hell
must be given nationally. with fcelinl
Of cordial good will. Now In our lif
Of today-in our great complex industria
centers-what do we need mosts
Il What We Need Most.
1--WE need most each to understand tn
other view point, to understand that tn
} other man 10 at the bottom like himself
, Each Of Us should understand that AM