Evening journal., 1921-10-10


istration. to outline briefly certain
things which 1 deem to be pertinent
to the situation and TO some OF which
1 have referred in a less formal man
ner from time to time during the
past Masonic year.
The World War has ended. Our
country gradually is working its way
back to full peace footing and to
state OF normaloy. II has occurred
to me that at such a time of trans
ition as this there is no duty the dis
charge of which should bring to a
Mason greater degree OF satisfac-
tion or to his country greater
amount OF benefit than for him Ia
stand shoulder to shoulder with all
other Masons to combat in every
proper way all efforts Of harmful
propaganda which he may see in the
life surrounding him. BY propaganda
/ mean that dangerous, deadly, in.
sidious propaganda which strikes Al
American institutions and which
seeks TO make those institutions sub
seruent to interests which are no:
truly American.
Masonry stands for the Ten Com
mandments, the Declaration Of In
dependence, the Constitution Of the
United States, and the law of the
land. Masonry stands against any
thing and everything which menace
American institutions and American
national life.
With a Mason in the White House
standing for everything that Is good
and true in American life. and whose
most ardent wish is for earnest and
intelligent cooperation from al
good American citizens in the mat
ter OF serving American interests.
certainly there is no body OF men
which should rally more Loyalty &c
the work OF combating any revival OF
the disgraceful propaganda which
was uncovered by the World War.
than the brethren OF the great fra
ternity which we love and which W,
are pleased to call our own.
Nor should we forget that there
'- something besides propaganda OF
external and internal origin against
which we should set our faces and
exert our wholesome influence. These
are days OF great Industrial. CONNER
cial and agricultural unrest. Such
unrest inevitably breeds misunder-
standing between capital and labor
There are certain mon ~ our coun
try who are devoting their energies
to the accentuation of such unres,
and misunderstanding. rather than tc
solution OF those economic trouble.
from which our people suffer. The
work OF Masons in this time OF stress
should be OF a constructive and anne
lucrative nature and all members OF
our Craft should frown upon any at
tempt that may be made by any per
son, through self-seeking and malic
iousness or through ignorance. to
make the conditions worse instead OF
better.
I also would caution my brethren
in this Grand Lodge and in the sub
ordinate lodges to be constantly on
their guard against the admission q
men who, because OF their past re-
cords, are likely TO be bad member.
OF any lodge with which they mas
become affiliated. NJ this I do moi
mean that there should be anythini
Of an unreasonable or unreasonins
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upon candidates; but do mean tina
all reasonable precautions should b,
taken to protect the body Of oui
craft against the infusion OF harm.
ful elements which will not assim
ilate with those life principles which
are the foundation OF the existenc,
and the well-belng OF Masonry.
Entirely too many Masons fail tc
place a proper value upon the OBJ.
legation into which they enter wher
they become members OF our craft
They fail to grasp the opportunity
which such membership presents ts
them for doing good in the commun.
ity in which they live and in the
world at large. They are devoid Of
a proper appreciation OF tho high
Responsibility which Masonic ahilia.
ton carries with II. They seem "a
forget that they are specially-select
ed exponents OF the Golden Rule ans
that they should practice the thing
for which the Golden Rule stands
A Mason should keep in mind al
all times an adequate conception oil
the influence and power for good
which he, n he be a true Mason, car
exercise for the beneht Of the in.
dividual. the community. the state
and the nation at large. Ther,
should be a realization OF the man,
opportunities for beneficial servic,
to the world which arc opened b,
membership in our great fraterna
/ brotherhood
From all Masons. honor Is due {,
the American flag, which symbolize
| the liberty and equality which W,
now enjoy and which were bough
with the blood and material sub
stance OF forefathers. As Masons
we are instructed in the interpreta
ton Of symbols. To us. the flag {
not merely the ever-victorious en-
sign OF the Republic "still full higl
advanced" the eldest and the mos
beautiful OF the standards OF tn
great republics OF earth. IL incar
mates for us, on one luminous image
the glory and honor OF our believe
country; It's government, its spirit
It's institutions its laws, its history
the divine ideas OF duty, OF DARN
and OF heroic self-sacrifice reveale
In the lives OF it's God-inspired me
and women-its ideals OF righteous