THE PURPOSE
If men are morally qualified to become Masons, then what does Masonry offer
them? The purpose of Masonry is to improve. It is a system of morality. It
means nothing to those who lack the desire to grow spiritually.
Goodness, Masonry point out, is not a fixed element, which one works at
today, and rests from tomorrow. Masonry is the force that leads men on in
the adventures of the heart, keeping man between two columns- The Pillar of
All-Creation and the Pillar of Man's Creation. There is forever the
struggle between life and the things of life. The victory is not in waiting
for the destruction of adverse conditions, but in making a life in the
"middle of them."
Men, therefore, may be morally qualified to become Masons, and yet fail
utterly to improve themselves in the art of Masonry. The failures are those
who believe that the ultimate attainment of some degree of spiritual
improvement is not worth the steady application that is required to achieve
it.
It is essentially necessary that our officers make a thorough study of
Masonry in order to keep before the members the real purpose of the
Institution. The proper discharge of the duty of the Worshipful Master to
see that the lodge is set to labor under good and wholesome instruction
largely determines the success of a lodge. The success can never be
computed in numbers, in degrees, or in proficiency in the ritualistic work.
Masonry cannot offer that which first must be in the heart. It can begin
there and take us to paths of undreamed triumphs.
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