WE MUST MAKE THE FUTURE
A great deal is being written of Masonry's part in the future. It seems that
we often travel a circuitous route to arrive at some conclusion that should be
found very close to home. There are two points to consider.
The influence of Masonry- its value to society- and the efforts that we as
individual Masons are willing to extend in order to continue to make Masonry a
vital, living power. Let us no longer dwell on what is going to happen to
Masonry in the future. Let us dwell on how we will make a world which will
naturally seek an institution that has been throughout the ages the stronghold
of Brotherhood.
Masonry, through Masons, doing, living, and expounding the principles of our
Institution will create a decent future. Masonry with the courage to carry the
Banner of Freedom, of Tolerance, of Justice, will march forward into the future
that it made for the benefit of all people. The challenge is here. Masonry is
not caught in the grip of conflicting economic theories. Our Institution has
espoused the cause of Man, not of groups. Masonry has taught a Universal
Religion, not a narrow dogma. Masonry has made the plane upon which all men may
meet on the level of equality. Unless Masonry's place be secure in the future,
there is no future.
The future is being made today. If a world is being made in which there are
only dollar and machine values, a world in which culture and dignity are no
longer factors, a world in which sound morality has no market, then we must
bestir ourselves in order to bring about a future that will insure Masonry's
place.
We must not be content to see what the future will bring. We must create it
today.
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