The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 253
masonry was and really is. Is there a Freemason
living who can say why, when taking part in our
beautiful ceremonies, he has a feeling rising within
him which no ceremony in any church can arouse
or still in the same way? At the time he " feels "
a better man, and drawn to the Brotherhood and
the Divine Creator differently from anything out-
side the Lodge. Outside the Lodge his faculties
could not be elevated to the same standard. Can
any brother answer why? I doubt it, except he
knows and understands the " hidden mysteries
of the past. Then he will answer, because Free-
masonry is the truest religion in the world, which
has been brought on for countless ages by the
Brotherhood, Pure and Unsullied. Let us seek
the Truth, Brothers, and when found / can assure
you that it will not " shake your faith " whatever
religious Cult you may follow outside the
Lodge, but on the contrary it will give you full
knowledge of the truth, past and present, which
will be a guide to you for the future, strengthening
your belief and faith in Freemasonry as the One
Great Original Religion of the World, and will
give you the certainty of knowing which part of
the Eschatology you are following as your reli-
gious belief outside the Lodge, because all the
religions of the world have their origin
in one
or other part or parts of the Mysteries, or
Eschatology of the Ancient Egyptians, and all
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