IVERSAL CO-MASONRY Le Droit Humain BRITISH FEDERATION _ TRANSACTION 1 by E. L. GARDNER, P.M., 30°For Master Masons. UNIVERSAL CO-MASONRY British Federation yor TRANSACTION 1 Freemasonry being a Progressive Science. E. L. GARDNER, P.M., 30°. “SHAMBHALLA” Spring Hill, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire MK44 2BS Tel: Colmworth (023062)548 Office of the Grand Secretary, 2, Lauderdale Road, London, W. 9.The substance of an Address to an Assembly of Instailed Masters on November 30th, 1930. FREEMASONRY BEING A PROGRESSIVE SCIENCE. This statement appears in our 2nd degree Ritual after the investiture of the F.C. The newly invested brother has just crossed the floor, passing from the N.E. to the S.E. of the Temple, but the allusion may be taken of course as of much wider significance than the progress of an E.A. to the rank of C .. n. The progressive steps in Freemasonry symbolise an expansion of human consciousness that covers a vast field and the question that I am really opening is, have we, during the 30 years of our Order, adequately covered the ground indicated in our rituals? Study and research work have been done abundantly, by many Lodges and Brethren, and it may perhaps be claicued that some of “the water of esoteric knowledge” has been “ poured into the masonic vessels.” We would all, however, admit at once that there still remains much to be done, and the particular part of our masonic workings to which I draw attention now, as being specially important to-day, is the declared work of the 3rd degree—the finding of the genuine secrets of masonry. To this end indeed a solemn invocation is made to the M . . of all M . . Builders at the opening of every Srd degree Lodge to “ aid our united endeavours.” Notwithstanding this we are becoming accustomed to acknowledge our failure to discover the C .. and consequently the genuine secrets thereon—in the ritual closing! But success in this search alone can enable us to redeem the promise made in the charge of the 1