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as Masons do agree, and that is the necessity of preserving
the ideals of American citizenship. Scottish Rite Research Society
Luncheon & Lecture
Education means leading up, leading out into an Daniel Gardiner, R.W. Grand Secretary-MT, 32°
understanding, leading into a position where we fi itting
ourselves; and understand me, I am not saying equipping
ourselves, but fi tting ourselves for citizenship, making
ourselves better fi tted to discharge our obligations as
American citizens, a defi nite program.
To begin with, when a Mason comes into the Lodge,
I consider it of the utmost importance that the work
presented - and I am going to lead up to the place in just
a moment that has in the training for citizenship - our
ritualistic work must be presented in such a way that the
impression secured by the new Mason is such that he goes
out with an inspiration. Our educational program, as it
is being presented so ably in this Jurisdication now, has
to do with a thorough understanding of our ritualistic
work. No man can accomplish the best he is capable of
accomplishing if he is not properly inspired. I mean by
that he must have his eye on something he sees clearly
and understands, and which draws him out of himself
and enables him to do the best he is capable of doing. Our
ritualistic work can be made an inspiration to every new
Mason, so that if it is properly presented and understood,
he will begin his Masonic career, he will have the ambition During the Scottish Rite Research Society meeting
to do something that will make him worthy as a Mason. on August 20th as part of the 2019 Biennial Session
of the Scotish Rite Southern Jurisdiction, R.W. Brother
And that brings us to the next step of this remarkable Daniel Gardiner, Grand Secretary of Montana, 32°, was
progam of education; the things that he is supposed to do. the featured speaker giving a presentation on the Royal
Understanding our citizenship, and if Masonry is a school Naval Lodge and Its Infl uence on English Freemasonry.
of citizenship, surely the educational program should A diff erent take on the Royal Naval Lodge manuscript,
carry out in defi nite form some understanding of what which was positioned right at the heart of the derailing
the duties of chitizenship are. My talk must be necessarily of the merger between the Ancients and the Moderns
brief, and it is not my purpose to outline just step by step and contains rituals for both groups!
what you shall do in the program of citizenship, but if
Masonry is to go forward in a body to accomplish the Photo credit: Illustrious Brother Arturo de Hoyos:
things that it can and ought to accomplish, that program It’s a fantastic talk!
must be along defi nitely thought out lines. It must have
within it a giving of the understand of those objectives
in such a way that step by step the individual Mason
understands the direction i which he is traveling.

I will take a chance with th epreservation of a nation
if Masonry understands its powers, possibilities and
obligations, but how is it going to understand it except
if such a program as has been put into eff ect in this
Jurisdiction is carried out. Now friends and brethren, I
might talk for a considerable length of time and merely
wipe out what I hope has been the impression I have made,
that there is nothing, perhaps, nothing so important in the
work of Masonry as to continue to expand and to make
even more defi nite in this direction the accomplishment
of this program of Masonic education.

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