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Address, and warning Masons against entangling alliances with so-called Masonic organizations which
are undermining this grand, old Institution of ours." In 1931, at the request of the Grand Master, he
assumed the Chair in the Grand East during the reception of Grand Representatives. In his characteristic
fashion, he welcomed these Representatives and, after referring to the effort to bring about what if called
the League of Nations, he concluded:

"Now, Brethren, there is a League of Nations. There is a League of Nations that has lasted from time
immemorial, and you today. Brethren, are the representatives of that League. That League is governed by
law higher than any treaty that may be made among Nations, or any statute that may be enacted by any
legislature. That law is the law of Brotherly Love. That law Is the law of Universal Brotherhood. It is a
sublime law that binds all nations and kindreds and tongues In a bond of union as strong as an iron band,
but in its application as gentle as the silken thread that binds a wreath of flowers. "Now, Brethren, you are
the representatives of this League of Nations. You are governed by that sublime law. And we will predict
that at some time in the future the nations will be drawn closer together, as they have been saved many
fatalities through the Instrumentality of this grand institution of Freemasonry."

On September 22, 1932, while he was at the home of a daughter, his spirit ascended on high to resume
communion with his brethren who had preceded him. He was laid to rest In Mt, Pleasant Cemetery in
Seattle, While he had lived for upwards of 78 years, yet it was but natural that his brethren should mourn,
for Most Worshipful Brother Joseph Marion Taylor was not only a lovable character, but also a tower of
strength, as well as a beacon light, to them.

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