Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman Before the 180th Anniversary Dinner of the Zion Lodge at Detroit, Michigan
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OCR Page 1 of 11SPEECH OF SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN BEFORE
THE 180TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF ZION LODGE
NO. 1, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, DETROIT,
MICHIGAN, ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1944,
AT 8:00 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
RELEASE ON DELIVERY
Brethren and Friends: It is a great privilege to be the guest this
evening at this celebration of the One Hundred and Eightieth Anniversary of
Zion Lodge No. 1, Free and Accepted Masons. The history and traditions of this
Lodge should be a source of pride to every brother. Its foundation was the
brotherly love and friendship of a few hardy frontiersmen dedicated to the
service of their God and their fellowmen.
The history of America, its fight for freedom, its growth to the
country we know, and the history of Masonry in America are one and the same.
Again, today, when American freedom is in peril, when America is being attacked
on every side - when American lives are being lost and American ships are being
sunk - Masons and their sons are fighting as they have always fought in the past,
with honor and with glory.
The application of the principles of the founders of this great Lodge -
sound morality, honesty to God and country, in the strength of charity, friend-
ship and brotherly love - has brought forth a new civilization, changes in our
way of life, and progress then undreamed of. By their example, we know that all
progress, all material success, must be based on the solid foundations of faith
in God and charity toward one's fellowmen. Their contributions, and the contri-
butions of their brothers and sons who followed them, in the formation and
growth of this nation, have become a keystone of our democracy. Throughout the
succeeding years, their principles have been carried on by each generation of
the members of Zion Lodge, many of whom have made the supreme sacrifice for those
principles on the battlefields of the world.
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