The guardian., 1952-06-07
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Our entire Affiliation of An
cient, Free and Accepted Masons
is justly proud of the united eff
fort Of the Grand Jurisdiction
Of Virginia. Rest assured that
the facilities Of the General
Grand Masonic Congress of
Grand Masters of the U.S.A. and
Canada, of which your esteemed
Grand Master is President Gen.
eral, is solidly behind you to
lend helping hand-in what
ever way we can, as you climb
the steep ascent to success.
Brighten the corner where
you are" Let your light con-
tinue to shine, so that others
seeing your work may enter the
fold and partake of the wine of
Joy!
We, who followed the momen-
tous decision of these two Grand
Bodies to merge into one author
ity are not unnnindful of the con-
tribution of Eastern Star tow
ard making the transaction that
much more complete. 1t is we'll!
For how much can man achieve
without the inspiration of wom-
AM In the beginning, the Su-
preme Architect of the Universe
created man and gave him
dominion over the beast of the
fields, the fowls of the air, the
fishes in the sea. and every liv-
ing, creeping thing" But in
spite of his possession, man
seemed to be void of the in
spiration necessary to utilize his
endowments. Now consider
our world with It's engineering
marvels; its great facilities for
advancement in the arts and
sciences; its multiple network
for transportation to the utmost
part of the earth by land, sea
and in the air-all because of
the wisdom of the Omnipotent
who has adorned his creation
with a frail, but rather force
full influence for good in the
onward and upward stride of
mankind. We thank you
Worthy Grand Matron Sister
Hendric for your unselfish lead
ership. We admire your MEM
bership for their exemplary CO.
operation which, no doubt, others
! will emulate. To our nlustrious
esteemed brother and Pas
Grand Master Bro. Lee Harrel
who, catching the vision, so ef'
fectiveiy assisted in molding tht
stones in the quarry into suci
massive solid bloc, may offe
my hearty congratulationy ant
admonish him to continue build
ing for the good of the Grea
Artificer, for the good Of cour
try and for the Craft. Here,
pause briefly, to pay my respec
to the memory of our late
lamented, Ilustrious Brother L
NJ. Spaulding, So, who nov
joins the caravan Of Craftsmen
who rest from their labor. HI;
was a conviction which makes
him entitled to the following
tribute:
From the East straight to
the West our course
Embellished by designs Of
our own force
Is set toward the shores of
that great bourne
Where all to profound Sc
crecy is sworn.
So shall we, while on Life'S
great storm tossed ship
Steer with ingenious skill
toward the tip
VI JIlaG great PrOmOnCory--
fairest cline
Where naught is known Of
cares nor fears nor Timel
-(StC.K.)
I am convinced that Brother
Spaulding did steer toward that
Promontory, and upon arriving
there heard these words of well
come: "Come Up Higherl"
To you who constitute the en-
tire membership of this Juris-
diction, may I say: Never be-
fore in the history of mankind
has there been so much evidence
Of the necessity of the divine in
in man dominating his course
OF action, as it relates to pro-
gresS in this unpredictable period
OF life upon this planet. In re-