From the book, A Masonic Thought for Every Day of the Year, by Alphonse Cerza: October 22: I want to tell a story as I recall it which I read some time ago. It concerns an English actor who was renowned for his work. His admirers and friends had arranged for him a magnificent testimonial dinner in London. Toward the end of the event someone suggested that he might recite some piece of noble literature in his own inimitable way. The actor chose to recite the 23rd Psalm, provided an old friend of his, a clergyman, should do likewise. With his great dramatic gift the actor repeated the Psalm - The Lord is my Shepherd, etc. When he had finished, prolonged and unrestrained applause answered his masterful rendition. The actor turned to his clergyman friend and indicated that it was now his turn. With his snow white hair shining and his face marked with the lines of other peoples sorrows he had borne, he in turn began the Psalm - The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want; He leadeth me beside the still waters, etc. When he had finished there was not a ripple of applause. All was silence under the tremendous spell of the old mans recitation. Men sat spellbound with tears rolling down their cheeks. Finally, the great actor broke the silence. The difference is, he said, I know the Psalm, he knows the Shepherd. - Senator John J. Sparkman, Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Alabama.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:44:30 +0000
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