The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

76 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY
our tenets profess, there would be no war ; there
would be no downfall. We are numerous enough,
we are strong enough, to govern the world, but
we are not universally organized, and without
this we are useless and impotent to form that unity
of universal brotherhood which characterized Freemasonry
two hundred thousand years ago. The
mere talking of platitudes, what we are, and what
we ought and wish to be, is useless without action,
and yet there is apparently no action at present.
We have numbers of great and good men in our
ranks, and many
in the Grand Councils and
Governing bodies. Let them take action ; the
whole of the Brotherhood will support them. No
Generals will ever have, had such a devoted and
large army as our Brotherhood will prove them-
selves to be. Let them lead with resolute action,
and fear nothing, true to the principles of the
Craft, without fear or favour, pure and unsullied ;
without sword, blow, or shedding of a tear, that
great ideal would be accomplished. There can
be no fear of the dissentient Priesthood now.
We have no dogmas or creeds to confuse the
faith and belief in the One Great Eternal and
Divine Architect of the Universe, Creator of All
Things, therefore no question
of a difference of
creed would obtrude itself, or cause any seces-
sion amongst
countries.
the Brothers of various climes and