Halcyon

"High above all dogmas that divide, all bigotries that blind, all bitterness that beclouds, will be written the simple words of the one eternal philosophy & religion -

"The Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of Man, the moral law, the golden rule, and the hope of a life everlasting!

"Because this is so; because the human soul is akin to God, and is endowed with powers to which no one may set a limit, it is and of right ought to be free. Thus, by logic of its philosophy, not less than the inspiration of its faith, Masonry has been impelled to make its historic demand for liberty of conscience, for the freedom of the intellect, and for the right of all men and masons to stand erect, unfettered, and unafraid, equal before God and the law, each respecting the rights of his fellows.

"What we have to remember is, that before this truth was advocated by any order, or embodied in any political constitution, it was embedded in the will of God and the constitution of the human soul. Nor will Masonry ever swerve one jot or tittle from its ancient and eloquent demand till all men, everywhere, are free in body, mind, and soul."


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