Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman at Before the Mount Washington Lodge, Kansas City, Missouri
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OCR Page 1 of 11SPEECH OF SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN BEFORE
THE MOUNT WASHINGTON LODGE, A.F. AND A.M.,
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ON APRIL 27, 1944,
AT 8:30 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
RELEASE ON DELIVERY
RELEASE ON DELIVERY
Brethren and Friends: It is a great privilege to be the guest this
evening at the meeting of the Mount Washington Lodge. The history and traditions
of this Lodge should be a source of pride to every member. It was founded in the
spirit of brotherly love and friendship. It was dedicated to the service of God
and country.
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, 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 contributions of their brothers and sons
who followed them, in the formation and growth of this nation, have become a key-
stone of our democracy. Throughout the succeeding years, their principles have
been carried on by each generation of the members of Mount Whshington Lodge,
many of whom have made the supreme sacrifice for those principles on the battle-
fields of the world.
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