Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-14

ANY Organization that counts rs
existence 10y centuries must have some
inherent strength for ~ s0ppor, aud
possess some ,ttai powers Tor us
ptcscrNatiun what .s the strength
what are the vital powers OF that
ancient institution 81 FrccmaSonry,
whose traditions have survived the
ra,ugcs of ii,..c aud the wounds in
tlittcd upon n hy trouChcry, torture
and tyranny what rs the secret ~
its longevity. whence come its cvcr-in-
crcasing Influence aud vitality?
The answer tu those questions o.
vlvHr ana comprehensive. Masonry
has survived. aud today lives and
tors aud The manhood II cNpuuuds
and vNrmplifivs Masonry extends
tar beyond the borders aud barriers
nf scCt, creed aud nationality. n
combines all crccds, it unitcs all ma
tiunalitics. aud ~ Ignores All sevtari-
auism. h prutlaims IAN unfciEuod bo.
Her IN the Fathorhood ct God and
tn brotherhood ct Man Tn, drdi-
catorN prayer cot King solomon. tho
iuth," ana founder ct our cherished
institution. chow. CLEARLY his sym
bolic conception uf the temple he had
erected as place tu foster and fra.
tcrnize all men ~" prayed God for
the stranger he b. not of thy pru-
pie Israel. but Who win come here
10 PROSTATE himself before the altar.
And this spirit of love for ones fell
lows has descended from the founder
~ hts follower. uniting them into
universal craft Whusr tcucts must
over he hrnihCrly love. belief ana
truth. Pledged q" perfect tulor,
alton II recognizes that the human
mind resolves v5tcNor uf religious
truth has Us SET been vouChSnicd ~
man into different shades us tho
prism resolves the same ray Of light
into different ,piuFs. ~ which tho
ono is Bs perfect aud Imperfect a
livNrs that IA, best eft truth is toll
GRANGE. For is not truth with God,
aud does not ~, i've In Hmitv with
those that b,hrre iu Him after ar
fcrcut manner. tud who HupTua, D
liim in ditfrrrut vaysf Does not iiu
cause the sun iu shine and 10, rain
20 descend on 900 alike The ubSu-
lutte religious truth has been rcvcal-
Cd tu none No man living and b"
his ecclesiastical ttlv what u may,
can truthful, Hv ho possesses a.
! ne fanatic. VINO UiUifNNt# To pos
Fcss tn whole pf a. has not ucuuir-
cd its first yudlmvm. a." who boasts
uf living tu closest Intimacy with rec
ligious truth Vuuld probably pass h"t
by "a thousand times without rerug-
nizing her Wherever there rs intol-
crancU, thet, is illsuhOod. for truth
aud persecution can never dwell tu-
gethcr
Based on perfect toleration. Ma
sonry ~. Therefore, IN u fair way ,o
attain aF much ol truth as Is attain
able hy human ana finite beings Aud
u does well 20 make a large part OF
the truth Il he attained osotcrio. IA
the minds 81 many people there 3,
little room fpr truth Every avail
able space IN those minds h so crowd
cd with couutrrt'its aud scmbianccl
Of truth that the, are like poor blind
Gloster In king Lear" who van not
read the ep..tlc. aging. were an IN,
| letters sun. could not src one
. king LEW ~ o. Ne that woul,
teach truth Gee such MINDS would have
u proceed after the fashion at IN,
ancient teacher. Timutheus, who de-
mnnded "a doublp leo from those pu
pills who had beeu instructed hy 9th
urs. for M such eases, he had mo-
/ oniy To plant n but also To root out
| And az, roofing out OF the counter
felt ol truth y Infinitely more diffi