something to consider

"Today Freemasonry lies in the hand of the modern man largely an unused tool, capable of great achievements for God, for country, for mankind, but doing very little. For one, I believe that circumstances may easily arise, when the highest and most sacred of all freedoms being threatened in this land, Freemasonry may be its most powerful defender, unifying all minds and commanding our best citizenship." - Bishop Potter, taken from The Builder Magazine, December 1915,  Volume 1 Number 15

Almost 100 years later, and Bishop Potter's words still ring true.