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ated, though the impersonators
sometimes fell short OF clerical
terms Of speech. The Hayn1akers,
with rare facility, turned tanners
and did a wonderful job OF it.
Manifestations Of restlessness in
the ante-room were ignored, and
after the alleged pastors had re-
tired to their homes. the degree
was given, and given without
stint. All went well until the next
day, when the two brothers started
out to interview the ministers who
had spoken. It was difficult for
the innocent ministers to under
stand, but the two joiners soon
came to an understanding. and the
lawmakers lost two members, the
town lost its new mercantile ess
tablishment within q weak, and
two strangers who denned the
cloak Of fraternity for commercial
gain saw themselves az others APP
praised them.
Honest Fraternal Lite.
There is an honest and right,
eous and just fraternai life In
America: it embraces millions Of
our naen and women, and q hum
dFed fraternaI organizations ex.
tend their influence into more
than a third of American homes,
and make ours a better republic
for their influence.
Fraternity 10 inherent In man,
It IL manifest in the beasts Of the
fields and the birds in the air. It
is our obligation to make the most
OF 1t for human betterment. 1t
more than enters our daily life and
ministers to 10000 daily chart.
ties and fraternal reliefs. In the
lodge room there IL moulded what
becomes public opinion. and con-
tributes to the moving forces OF
developing Cultivation.
1t matter not what is said of
human brotherhood. It is the
human aelfishness, 1t matters not
what seeming lack of sympathy
and fellowship is sometimes en-.
countered, every man worth while
has in him the yearning to be
worth while, to do that which
gives him title to the activities of
business Of organized fraternalism
to turn these natural traits to
highest helpfulness. In every
worthy order the principles Of civil
and religious liberty, justice, and
equality are taught in lecture and
obligation. A respect for the
rights Of others, the very essence
of fraternity, is stressed every.
where, until the rule Of justice Is
the guaranty pf righteous fra
ternal relationship.
fraternity among nations. as IT
is taught in America among men.
do not mean to employ sign,
grip and password, which afford
an appealing mystery to our re-
lationship, but the insistent de.
mand for just dealing, the re-
spect of rights Of others, and the
ideals of brotherhood recited in
the golden rule, and the righteous
Internationally which every
man knows his God approves.
Under such a reign Of fraternity
cruel human warfare will never
come again.
l like the highly purposed fra.
ternity, because 1t is our assur.
ance against menacing organiza-
ton. In the very naturainess OF
association men band together for
mischief, to exert misguided zeal,
to vent unreasoning malice, to
undermine our institionS. This
isn't fraternity. this Is conspiracy.
This isn't associated uplift, it is
organized destruction. This is not
brotherhood, 1t is the discord of
disloyalty and a danger to the
republic. But, so long as 2O,-
OoO, 900 Of Americans are teaching
loyalty to the flag, the cherish.
ment of our inherited institutions
and due regard for constitutional
authority and the love Of liberty
under the law. we may be as.
sured the future is secure.
American FraternaIism Lofty.
There is no misconstruing the
aims and purposes of our loftier
American fraternalism. For the
great brotherhood there IL the
patriotic appraisal Of the heritage
Of the republic. Here is the rep.
in sacrifice and toll, amid liberty's
highest aspirations. and no force
or violence, no alien purpose, no
social madness shall be permitted
to destroy 1t.
think I know the very soul Of
Masonry, out Of which the Shrine
has come to tighten our burdens
and add cheer to our daily lives.
There is both quantity ana quality
IN the nobility Of the Shrine. Il
Is more than q mere Masonic play.
ground. Conceived in cheer the