The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 325
which is working for Universal Brotherhood, will
rise and be a great nation again, thus adding
strength to the cause, which will become much
stronger as time proceeds. After this war there
will be a great advance in France of Freemasonry,
and that country will eventually be governed by
the Brotherhood on the lines of the old Stellar
Cult Brotherhood, brought up to date without the
dogmas of any of the present-day sects.
But the Great Architect of the Universe, who has
formed the Natural Laws as well as the Spiritual
Laws, punishes and destroys those nations and
peoples who do not obey these laws, and although
poor humanity is ever struggling to attain a higher
type, and does so, yet if any one nation does not
follow these divine laws it becomes destroyed and
ceases to exist as a great nation. That is the
past history of the downfall of all great nations
without exception, and it will be so again.
And what of ourselves, Brothers? We are the
greatest nation that exists at the present time.
It is a question if we are as great a Brotherhood
as existed for at least two hundred thousand years,
as the Stellar Cult people did, when the whole of
Africa, part of Asia, Europe, America, and Oceania
were all of one Brotherhood. I say that the future
all depends upon yourselves. If after this great
war you allow Socialism to creep in, then this
nation will follow others and will become destroyed