THE MASON & SOCIETY
The responsibility that goes with the privilege of being a Mason cannot be
stressed too much. The consciousness of that responsibility is not alone
important to Masonry; it is of the vast importance to society. The Mason
who reads the history of Masonry, who understands the moral force of
Masonry, finds something of profound meaning. He is imbued with the desire
to add to the flow of society that which will be a bed-rock of good to
posterity.
The desire on the part of man to perpetuate himself through acts and deeds
which will stand the test of time is a perfectly understandable and normal
desire. The persistency of man in his belief that both good and bad are
things of the future as well as of the present becomes the proof and light
of all religions. That persistency has brought man to the idea of God, and
it leads to a higher conception of the Deity.
Masonry has been described as one of the forms of the divine upon earth.
The Mason then has a duty far beyond the duty to an institution. Since
Masonry is an agency by which God is made real and visible, then the Mason
assumes the highest responsibility to society. The consciousness of that
responsibility is the greatest contribution the Mason can make to Masonry
and to society.
The Mason adds strength to Masonry in the measure that he adds strength to
society.
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