download PDF version - Global Grey

INTENDANT OF THE BUELDES'GS. 93
in order to succeed in the great work of erecting a
temple not made with hands, and dedicated to the
Grand Architect of the Universe, you must emulate
the aamo spirit, the same fortitude and resolution
possessed by our Grand Master Hiram— preferring
your integrity to your life.
You will still advance toward the light—toward
the star blazing in the distance—which is an emblem
of the divine truth, given by God to the first men,
and preserved amid all the vicissitudes of ages in the
traditions and teachings of Masonry. Here, as
everywhere in tiie world, Darkness struggles with
Light, and clouds and shadows intervene between
you and the truth.
You are now, my brother, a student of the moral-
ity of Masonry, with which, we trust, you will become
imbued, as for some time you will be exclusively oc-
cupied in its study. Step by step you must advance
toward perfection in the moral code of Masonry :
each Masonic degree is meant to be one of those
steps : each is a development of a particular duty,
and in the present one you are taught charity and
benevolence. With these two virtues, man can best
prepare for that future which he hopes for. The law
of our being is love of life—this wonderful creation
of God—and its interests and adornments, love of
the world ; not a low and sensual love, not love of
wealth, fame, ease, power, and splendor, not low
worldliness, but the love of earth as the garden on
which the Creator has lavished such miracles of