Candidates for Masonry, No. 1

Candidates for Masonry, No. 1. [No. 8]

Let every Mason pause ere he propose
A candidate for Ancient Masonry,
Till fully satisfied that such as he
Will not disgrace the Craft. Has it not rose
To world-wide fame? And now on us depends 5
Its present and its Future. Let us not,
By our misconduct, ever cast a blot
On its unsullied purity. True friends
Will seek to hand their goodly heritage
Down to remotest time, as they received 10
It from the trusty Masons who believed
It capable of blessing every age.
Keep out all men whose hearts have not become
Of Love and Truth and Charity the home.

by George Markham Tweddell  1st publsihed 1887