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The Lodge was opened for its regular
meeting with all its officers in their stations and
places. Presently a visiting Freemason arrived seeking
admission into the Lodge. The Tyler announced his request
to the Master who appointed a committee to examine the
visiting Brother.
After the examination, while they were
waiting for the visiting Brother to gain admission to
the Lodge, the Brother asked the Tyler,.... "What
kind of Masons dwell here?" The Tyler replied,
"What kind of Masons dwelt in the Lodge from whence
you came ?"
"Oh, they were a bad lot. Mostly
trouble makers concerned only with their selfish interest.
I was glad to leave".
"You will find the Masons to be
the same here," replied the Tyler.
Presently another visitor arrived and
the same procedure was followed. Again, as they waited
for the Brother to gain admission to the Lodge the question
was asked of the Tyler, "What kind of Masons dwell
here?"
The Tyler also asked him, "What
kind of Masons dwelt in the Lodge from whence you came?"
"They were a fine lot", said
the Brother, "honest, truthful, and friendly. I
hated to leave them".
"You'll find the same here,"
advised the Tyler.
A fellow officer, who had been on both
examining committees and heard both conversations, spoke
up, "How could you give each of those Brothers
a different answer when they both asked the same question?"
"Because," said the Tyler,
"each carried in his heart the answer to his quest
and each will find that which he seeks. The one seeking
the meaner qualities of men surely will find them; the
other seeking the nobler qualities will find them and
I be rewarded by his finding. "Seek and ye shall
find - within yourself"
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