Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-06
Fosters Qualities That Make a Man
fiji to Stand by Himself,
EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON
4, Must Make Of Those Who rake ="
o,u,.,,ous Undersiandingly 0est
Type Of American citizenship

philadelphia, Nov. b.-freslueht
Roosevelt was the principal guest TO-
aoy n, the sesquiennial anniversary
celebration in the Masonic temple py
,hs grand lodge Of Free and Accepted
NIasons of Pennsylvania Of George
Washington's apprenticeship into the
Masonic fraternity,
The president was also orator Oh tne
occaslon. He arrived In ths CITY
shortly after Il o'clock and the eAer-
cises began at noon. The celeDro''
was exclusive. being limited to one rep
rasentatiye from each subordinate
lodge in this state, together with the
members of the grand lodge and its
committees. President Roosevelt said
IN part.
RoosEVELT'S ADDRESS.
"It seems 10 me that that which this
country needs most--not to preach
onlv hut TO practise the virtues We try
ia realize through Masonry. and TO
show 10 the memory of the greatest
Mason that ever lved--Washing ton
the homage of deeds. not merely OF
words.
cone of the things that attracted me
On greatly TO Masonry that hailed the
chance OF becoming Mason. was that
IL always did live up to what we as
government are pledged to--of treating
each man ON his merits and as man.
When Brother George went into
fraternity he went into the one place In
the United States where he stood below
or above his fellows according to the
Official position in the lodge He went
into the one place in the United
where the idea OF our government was
realized as far as II was humanity pos
sble for mankind to realize a lofty
ideal.
and I know that you will not only
understand me, but sympathlze 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 a body of men ms | am
now addressing, ! think my pleasure
would be even greater In going into
GONE little lodge where meet the
plain, hardworking men-men who
work with their hands-and meet them
on a footing OF genuine equality, de-
man and fair dealing Mason,
Each one Of US is naturally interest
ed, especially In life as he sees II 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 before all of us now at the begin
ming Of the twentieth century, and so
does any man in public life. whatever
his position be. II he is in this at
heart he has the desire to do some kind
OF substantial service for his country.
lie must realize that the indispensable
perQuisIte of success under our insti-
tutons is genuineness In the spirit OF
Brotherhood Masonry should make and
must make each man who conscien-
tiOusly and Understandings takes UP
lis obligations the best type Of Ameri-
can citizenship, because Masonry
teaches him his obligations TO his fell
lows In practical fashion. II is good
thing to read tb~ Declaration Of Inde-
pendence every Fourth OF July: It is a
good thing to talk of what Washing
ton and his fellows did for us. But
what counts most Is how We live up to
the lessons that we read or that We
speak of-the lesson OF brotherhood.
First and foremost is to learn that
lesson with full heart on the one
hand and without weak head on the
other-the lesson of brotherhood. That
Is the lesson that has got 10 be taught
and got 10 be learned and applied 10 US
as people II we are to solve the great
Industrial and social problems Of the
day II we could get wageworkers and
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? (Crles OF Yes,
yes) Exactly, | will guarantee 1t. II
mat 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 ev-
cry man Of us has to be his brothers
Keeper, Society not only binds and
d 'eaches In this direction, but makes US
care for the brethren that stumble and
n iail and for the wives and little ones
OF those who are beaten down In the
4 marsh battle Of life. OF all things. 1t