The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

166 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY
should you be to exemplify to the world that every
Mason should carry out the tenets in action, and
not in platitude only.
Then let there be no discord and divisions
amongst you, because, if these predominate, instead
of establishing the unity of Universal Brotherhood,
the human brotherhood becomes more and more
widely separated. Let there exist a perfect unity
of sentiment between you ; or, if there must be a
difference,
let it be of emulation in the exercise of
those good qualities which, while they dignify our
nature, add lustre to the highest and beauty to the
lowest station. Let the principles and precepts of
morality and fervent piety, which are continually
ascending from our altars, repress every unkind
thought and smooth every asperity of feeling.
And why should this not be so?
The answer remains with yourselves, and in the
action of your daily
lives. You can all attain the
ideal if you try, and if all strive then the Brother-
hood will be a living reality, with the power of
governing the world for human happiness. I
believe it is only a question of time before our
great ideal will be realized. Freemasonry during
the last fifty years has made much progress, and
even within the last few years has raised itself
towards that standard, and the number of Brothers
who are working to attain that goal has so
increased every year,
that the outlook for the