Arizona republican., 1921-02-21

nm, Wdlk out or ms way, SO UlOCk to listen to Uncle John talk. The children would throw flowers in his pathway and everybody, almost, in Pittsburg, called him simply Uncle J John," because John Brashiere was such a splendidly human man that he loved everybody and was gentle and kind and good to all alike. One day the governor of Pennsylvania appointed him to represent the great state in your Pan-Pacific Exposition, and then the people looked up and said, Who is John Brashiere?" They had not heard of him. Later, the University of Pennsylvania wrote John Brashiere and said we want to confer upon you degree, and we were just won- dering what degree you would rather have" We'll, Uncle John wrote back in this fashion, he said, T don't know just how many kinds of degrees the University of Pennsylvania confers, but he says, If you have any degree up there sort of like this, Doctor of Humanity I would just a little rather have that degree, l.. L. D. or Doctor of Humanity"
 l believe I am not going too far in my loyalty, or, if some of you might say, my prejudice, to this great order, in whose honor I am speaking tonight. to say to you that the best degree in Masonry-and it is worn by every true-blue Mason on the face of the earth-is Doctor of Humanity" We love men and try to serve them.
 With this incident, I shall conclude. When the parliament buildings were being erected at Ottawa, Canada, a tourist in the town came down to see these structures, and as he walked apout the buildings he came upon stonecutter, and he stopped and ques- toned him. What are you doing, my friend?" He said, and this man went on rather fndifferently chiseling the stone He said: T am earning three dollars and half a day" That was some years ago. The tourist, uninter- ested, passed on around to another side of the building, came to man who looked very much like the first one, and who was doing practically the same thing, cutting on this piece of stone, and he said; My friend what are you doing?' And the man pointed to piece of paper on the ground, and he said: q am trying to cut tnls rock so 1t will fit into this blueprint" The tourist went on around the building, and came back over here. and found another man doing almost the same thing. it seemed, cutting a stone, and he said: My friend. what are you doing?" And this man laid aside his hammer and his chiseI. and a smile came into his eyes, and he rose up and brushed some dust off of his apron and stepped back near this man lifted himself up straight like a true man, and he said: q am belpins buiId that" (Pointing)
 And, gentlemen, when they come to us and say. What are you doing ?'' Will my reply lead them to believe that am a Mason in order that I may get something out of Masonry-"three dol
 
 ieau my friend to imagine that my conception of Masonry is a ritualistic professionalism, mechanical, and Iempty of life, fitting this candidate into blueprint? Or. will he receive the impression when he asks us what We are ooing. not from our oral an- sWers but from the full, free. eloouent
 answer of our lives; will the man or the streets when he asks what we are ooing as Masons understand that you ana are joined in holy brotherbood 70 build up a glorious and nobIe civ ihzation. to make the community in
 "hlch We live a better city. and to
 make every boy and girl and man and
 woman whose lives we touch divina,
 and truer and nobler.
 1ou will pardon this personal word put when l came down to Phoenix Ia as Lall Mason engaged me in a conver
 satlon on a Southern Pacific car am he round out where I was coming.
 toid him I was coming over to Pboe nix, and he says, You will find th,
 pest Masons on earth down in Ari
 zona' NOW, I could have understoo, mat 1T l had been going to Calffornia
 and he had been living in CaIifornia and he had said that about California put you know, there was sometbin, 1 eAniilfatlng to me after my Masoni 1 friend had uttered those words. and
 recalled then a letter I had received i,
 1ihcilnatl rom a friend in St. Louf
 Nho had been Out in Arizona, and h came pack to St. Louis, and he hear ! was coming here, and he wrote me ne Is one of the best friends I eve had-he says, T am glad you are 20 Ing to Arizona It is a great state. Aho ne says, It is a kind country ou there l will never forget that n
 long as l live that last phrase he say,
 Tt IS a kind country out there" An wondered if l could couple toeethe ny friends letter and my Masoni
 friends words about the Masons i
 Arlzona- 1 only know this, that some
 now Christianity and Masonry go han in hand, and in the state or communit
 in which they rear their temples ther
 IS spirit of humanitarfanism, a spir
 or heroism spirit of soldiery. a snir
 Of Kindness, spirit Of loyalty to a that is finest and best in the natio and in human life. directing itself the temple that we are striving to buiI out Of the flesh and blood with whic God Almighty has adorned this worl of ours.
 . would be traitor to my holiest con
 V1ctions if, in the presence of the mn tltude of friends who have worshine with us tonight. I would not say in word to you; that there is an inyisibI
 temple being erected in this worl known as the Church of God ana +he somehow it is the strong grin of th great Galilean that lays hold of tL human heart and lifts humanity int its highest and holiest and best, An so it is at the close of the service
 give to the congregation our usual in Vitation that if there is q man , woman in this presence tonight yvh 5 will come down to the front and taB r upon himself the great name Of Tesr and align himself with the mighty ir ) stitution known as the Christie church, we invite you to do so tb l evening. We are going to sing yer } plain old hymn of love. and while V r sing 1t, may we sing 1t with a sDi,. l and with an understanding, and ma r our hearts be opened to receive mo, s of that brotherly kindness which sbou1 :. characterize not only Masons but me ] everywhere, and particularly those WI try to follow in the footsteps of Jesr :, Christ.