THE ORDER OF THE TRUE KINDRED
WHAT IT IS, AND ITS MISSION:
As Composed by C. H. Wilson, P. G. A.
Kansas City Conclave No. I
Kansas City, Missouri --1929—
What it is
From the very dawn of creation men and women have formed themselves into tribes, bands and societies for mutual
profit or protection.
Many organizations of the present day are formed for the mutual pleasure and protection of their members. There
are a few orders, however, but their number is pitifully small, whose vision and whose efforts reach beyond
the ranks of their own members, and who are devoting their time, their talents and their efforts toward relieving
the destitute, comforting the sorrowing and assisting the needy.
In short, to help in bringing a ray of God’s sunshine into the lives of those whose paths have perhaps been strewn
with thorns more often than with roses.
Such an organization is the Order of the True Kindred, composed of Master Masons; their wives, widows, mothers,
sisters, and daughters, who have banded themselves together in this Order and pledged their support to these noble
principles and high ideals, and it is into this organization, and into this field of labor, my friend, that we are
inviting you, remembering that The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth like the gentle rain from heaven
upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed, it blessed him who giveth mad him who taketh”
It’s Mission
The order of the True Kindred was organized for the purpose of giving prac¬tical effect in both a spiritual and a
material way to the great teaching of the Master when he said “Even as ye have done it unto one of the least of
these my little ones, me have done it also unto me”—in short, to help, to Mess and to give cheer to those about
them.
The Order of the True Kindred helps the helpless, assists the needy and com¬forts the sorrowing in a practical way.
Let us look into just a few items of the work of the Order. In a City with approximately a thousand members, of the
Order. In one year our members did over one hundred individual days sewing for chari¬table institutions and donated
over two hundred garments to children’s institutions, thereby making them more comfortable, and making the future
the brighter for those unfortunate little ones whose future is none too bright at best. Rut, “A little child shall
1ead them.” Upwards of two hundred pieces of adult wearing apparel as well as large amounts of household goods,
food and other necessities were given unfor¬tunate families who, through no fault of their own, were in need of
temporary assistance.
Numerous other fields of labor presents themselves to our Order, and no worthy appeal is ever made in vain.
The value of material assistance rendered by the different conclaves of the city will run into hundreds and perhaps
thousands of dollars, but, of far greater value, as well as importance, is the great morel effect upon the
recipients of this assistance, in that they are given a new hope in life, a new self assurance, their despair is
turned to hope; their tears become teats of joy and hopefulness, and their pessimistic view of life is turned to
optimism, and a new and brighter outlook upon life fits them for better manhood and womanhood, and better
citizenship.
Truly, we are building a Temple, of human character which is founded upon the rock of enduring truth.
May we invite you, dear friend, into this, field to assist in this good work and to share in the glory of a labor
well done.
