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upon the sea of Galilee , and his ear catch the welcome greeting , " Come ! Blessed of my Father , inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world . " To so keep the innermost recesses of his heart illumined

by the rays of benevolence , charity and brotherly love , that the All-Seeing Eye , peering into its remotest corners , may find therein such purity of purpose , such earnest

desire for the accomplishment of good , that he may pronounce it a fit temple for His abode , and that his reward may be a " white stone with a new name written , " which shall insure unspeakable happiness at His right hand .

That he may notice the golden sands of time dropping , one by one , through the hour-glass of his life , and so improve each almost imperceptibly passing opportunity that , as it glides into the irretrievable past , it may bear with it some worthy thought , some word of love , some

deed of kindness , leaving an imprint of good on the great page of human life , that when the all-devouring scythe of time cuts the brittle thread , detaining his bounding soul on time ' s side of eternity , no part of his physical , mental or moral powers shall remain unused , bnt may his last

heartbeat empty the vessel to its very dregs , that as he appears before the all-wise Judge to render an account of his stewardship , no talent may be returned rolled in a napkin , but may the record of his life exhibit such a

judicious investment and vigorous use of his God-given powers that he may receive the welcome plaudit , " Well done , good and faithful servant , enter thon into the joy of thy Lord .

That when the setting mall of time shall have ended his earthly career , the spade of kindly remembrance shall dig for him a grave in the hearts of those with whom he daily mingled , the coffin of charity hide from their view the frailties of his human life , and that now life , new

beauty and greater love for our Order may , nurtured by the richness of his example , bloom like a sprig of acacia , designating the last resting place of one who was indeed an Ancient Free and Accepted Mason . My brothers , if such be the motives guiding and

controlling Masonic life , it is not surprising that during all the centuries marking thepathway of human progress , during all the ages when justice , benevolence and truth were battling against superstition , fanaticism , ignorance , tyranny and

oppression , the Masonic Institution has marched continually onward , with ever accelerated speed and increasing glory , gathering in her train the noblest and the best of all nations and generations .

Neath every form of government , in every age and clime , Amid the world ' s convulsions and the ghastly wrecks of time , While empires rise in splendour and are conquered and o'erthrown , And cities crumble into dust , their very sites unknown , Beneath the snnny smiles of peace , the threatening frowns of strife , Freemasonry has stood nnmoved , with age renewed her life .

And that to-day , when the wheel of progress is revolving with lightning speed , when , as never before , the light of science is daily unveiling the storehouses of nature ' s treasures , when the perfection of invention subjugating the forces of nature to the demands of a more enlightened

civilisation surpasses our wildest imagination , when the overthrow of ignorance and superstition seems overwhelming in the unprecedented thirst for universal knowledge marking the waning of tbe nineteenth century , Masonry stands in tbe foreground in all her grandeur , proclaiming

the doctrine of equality and universal brotherhood from her altars throughout the entire globe , rejoicing that the grand civilization which has so richly dawned upon the entire world is ever joining in closer bonds of Fraternal fellowship the scattered millions of onr Order ;

She claims her votaries in all climes , for none are nnder ban Who place implicit trnst in God , and love their fellow man . The heart that shares another's woe , beats just as warm and true Within the breast of Christian , Mohammedan or Jew . She levels all distinctions , from the highest to the least . The king mnst yield obedience to tho peasant in the East .

And we , the Masons of Nebraska , a little band from the great household of our Universal Brotherhood , stand proudly before the world rejoicing in the fact that as we cast a retrospective glance over the history of our mystic

Order , no compromising weakness , no flinching from the path of duty , dims the brightness of the record , or mars the picture of perfect manhood it enjoins upon its followers .

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As some tall oliff that lifts its giant form , Swells from tha vale and midway leaves the storm , Though ronnd its base the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head . Brethren , let us solve for ourselves the question , are we

living m the perfect light which points out our wholo duty to our God , our country , our neighbours and ourselves ? If not , we are living beneath our privileges , and coming short of our duty as Masons . If we are nofc , let ns go at once to the Great giver for further light .

The square upon the Bible place , To rnle our actions day by day . May we while on life's eager race

Ne'er from the path of duty stray . Though beauty ' s line may be the curve , And angels seem , perchance , less fair , From rectitude let no one swerve

Whoever parts npon the square . Let us resolve anew to devote our lives to the performance of the great duties incurred by our Masonio obligations , that when the sands of life are run , when the last earthly light shall flicker in the socket of existence

and we pass through the valley of the shadow of death , into the great beyond , our eyes shall re-open upon tho glorious light of the Son of Righteousness , before whose halo the brightness of the noonday sun pales as a shadow ; and may Jacob ' s ladder , reaching to the heavens , appear

in full view , aud as we ascend by the various rounds of brotherly love , relief , truth , faith and hope , and standing on the topmost round of charity , wait the examination of our record as shown in the book of life , may the Grand

Master of the Universe clasp onr hand in His , and bid us kindly welcome to the Celestial Lodge above ; and may the fruition of our hopes be the realisation of that ineffable happiness which eye hath not seen nor ear heard , neither hath the heart of man conceived . —Voice of Masonry .

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