The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-14
us MAsoNs ATTENDED
And Rev. Edgar Grassland Delivered
Forceful Sermon.

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At the Presbyterian church yesterday
ll5 Masons joined the regular attendants
in listening to forceful sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Edgar Grassland, and to spe-
cal music for the occasion. II was an es-
pecially large turnout of the fraternity
men. The anthems were Crossing the
Bar" Woodward; Remember Now Thy
Creator" Adams. A solo, clears OF
Christ" Kate Vannah, was sung by Miss
Alice Walker with violin obligato by Al
bert Scott. The hymns were safely
Through Another Week. Jesus, Wher-
e'er Thy People Meet" and "Stand Up,
Stand Up For Jesus" The response,
Hear Us o Father" was by trio OF la.
dies voices.
| After extending hearty welcome to
the Masons and giving an apprecatlye
commentary on what Free Masonry is
doing, Rev. Mr.. Grassland spoke from the
text, "To do justly, and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with thy God" tax
en- from Micah 6:S. He said that to do
Justly was to give all their due, to act in
all things the honorable part and to do
what is equal and right, not expressing
any or defrauding in any kind OF dealing,
not hurting by any word or deed, nor in
iuring in person, estate or good name
Pity and forbearance and ong-sutfering;
fair Interpretation and taking another
always in the best sense--these are some
of the requirements of justice.
Some will say, declared the speaker,
that charity is greater than justice. Yes,
it is greater it is the summit of justice:
it is the temple of which justice is the
foundation. But you cannot have the top
without the bottom. You cannot build
upon charity; you must build upon jus
tice Justice is the last reward OF good
work.
Asserting that as nation we have not
always lived up to our ideals in this mat
ter of justice, Mr.. Grassland said that no
Mason ever absorbed the poison of dis
loyalty to our country its flag, its consti-
tuition or its rulers from the principles
and precepts he has acquired and in the
lodgeroom of this order. eve join our
selves to no party that does not carry
the flag and keep step to the music Of the
union"
Turning, then. to that part of the text |
which enioins the love of mercy, Mr..
Grassland said that merciful man is one
who relieves the wretched, succors the I
needy, mourns with those that mourn, I
and who feels the pain of another as his |
own; he practices mercy because he loves
"He that dwelleth in love, dwell |
eth in God, and God in him" Love is not /
only the master passion in men, to which
all other passions do homage; it is the
master passion of God and it is also the
master principle of the universe.
Daniel Webster once said in answer to
a question that "my personal responsible
ity to God" was the most serious thought
that had ever occupied his mind. So it is
our business as Free Masons to learn the
truth about God and the great hereafter.
TO walk humbly with thy God" is some
thing more than a mere acknowledge
ment of Gods existence, for "the devils
believe and tremble"; it is something
more than belief in an infinite power
i implies faitS in personal God
BY walking humbly with Him, You
'ome to know that in the earthly life of
.he human race God pitches His tent
lose beside the tents of His children and
Inspires His sons to speak His words and
pens the eyes of each new born babe to
,ehold the heatifc vision and deluges
ach day with the greatness OF His own
livinity.
I'VE have thus before us the three pill
ars which are to bear aloft the temple of
tate-justice. mercy, religion. This !
hreefold feature Of the text cannot,
must not, be- disremembered. There may !
e stern, inaexible justice executed in a
nereiless manner. There may be mercy !
without justice and both without re-
gion. Justice, however. without mercy
; cruelty; mercy without justice is SEN !, I
justice and mercy without
eligion is atheism; while religion with :
mt Justice and mercy is mere cant Any .
ne Of the pillars removed and the struc-
nre falls They must be symmetrieally 8
eveloped.
"Nhen at last we come to that moment I
( time when we shall lay aside our
orking tools forever. the question that
in be asked will be this Did he do Y
lstly, did he love mercy and did he walk I
umbly with his God