Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-12
RO0SEVAT'S MASONRY
GIVES MASONIC ADDRESS
AT WASHINGTON ANNIVERSARY
IDEALS OF THE ORDER FOUND IN
ABSOLUTE EQUALITY AND
sELF.HELpFuLNEss-THE
WoRKINoMEN.

the Grand Lodge OF Free ana Accepted
Masons of Pennsylvania of George
Washington's apprenticeship into the
Masonic fraternity.
The President was also tie orator OF
the occasion. He arrived IN this city
shortly after If o'clock. Carriages were
in waiting and the President was es-
COrted to the Masonic Temple, where
the exercises began at noon. The Cele-
bration was exclusive. being limited to
one presentative from each subordi-
nate lodge in the State. together with
the members Of the Grand Lodge and
its committees.
President Roosevelt said in part at
seems TO me that which this country
needs most is, not to preach only, but
to practice the virtues we try to real
ize through Masonry, and TO show to
the memory of the greatest Mason tina.
ever lived-Washington-the homage
of deeds, not merely words.
"One of the things that attracted me
so greatly to Masonry that hailed the
chance of becoming a Mason was that
II really did live up to what we as a
Government are pledged to-treating
each man on his merits as a man. When
Brother George went into a lodge OF
the fraternity he went into the one
place in the United States where he
stood below or above his fellows &C.
cording to the official position in the
.Ialan 10 t,,,a u,
the United States where the idea OF
our Government was realized as far
as II was humanely possible for man
kind to realize a lofty ideal; and |
know that you will not only under
stand me. but sympathiZe with me,
when ! say that, great though my
pleasure is in meeting you here as your
guest in this beautiful temple and in
meeting such body Of men as this /
am now addressing. / think my pleas
ure would be even greater in going
into some little lodge where ! meet the
plain, hard-working men-men who
work with their hands-and meet them
on a footing of genuine equality. MOI
falseequality, depending on each man
to be decent man and fair-dealing
Mason.
Each one of us naturally is inter-
ested especially in life as he sees L
from his own standpoint. Each one of
us that is worth his salt is trying to
do his share in working out the prob
lens that are before all of us now at
the beginning Of the twentieth century,
and so does any man in public life.
whatever his position be. II he Is in
terested at heart, he has the desire to
do some kind of substantial service for
his country. He must realize that the
indispensable prerequisite OF success I'M
der our institutions is genuineness in
the spirit of brotherhood. Masonry
should make and must make each man
who conscientiously and understand
ingly takes up its obligations, the best
type OF American citizenship, because
Masonry teaches him his obligations TO
his fellows in practical fashion. 1t
is good thing to read the Declaration
OF independence every Fourth OF July;
1t Is good thing to talk OF what Wash
ington and his fellows did for us: but
what counts most is how VIC live up to
the lessons that we read or that we
speak of-the lesson OF brotherhood.
"lf we could get wage workers ana
employers in any given occupation or
in any given district in lodge togeth-
er. guarantee the result. guarantee
what will happen. Is not that true?
Do you not think SO? (Cries OF Yes,
yes.D Exactly, | will guarantee it. II
that thing could happen we could come
always 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.
Masonry not only binds us and teach
es us in this direction, but makes us
care for the brethren that stumble and
fall. and for the wives and little ones
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