Have you ever wondered?...........  

      " I thought you had to be retired." ......... "Don't you have to be asked?"........ "You have to have a relative that is one.".....

                   " They have secrets you can't find out."........ "It's a religion, isn't it?"........"They are a cult!"...........

       

                               "Just what are they anyway?"     

                                                                    

                                                                                                                                  

    "Who are masons?" .........................

     "What do they do?"..........................  

     "How do I become one?"...............                                     

 

 

         What masonry IS............                                    What masonry IS NOT.........

                                                                                            

              It is a voluntary association of men.                            It does not solicit members.

              It is a system of moral conduct.                                    It is not an insurance or benefit society.

             It is a way of life.                                                            It is neither a religion nor a creed,

              It is a fraternal society.                                                    nor a religious order.

             It is religious in it's character.                                       It is not a charity organization, but makes

             It teaches the Golden Rule.                                             charity a duty.

             It seeks to make good men better men.                         It is not organized for profit.

             It teaches morality through symbolism.                          It dictates to no man, as to beliefs, either

              It uses rights and ceremonies to                                      religious or secular.

                instruct it's members.                                                       It seeks no advantages for it's members,

              It is based on a firm belief in the                                      through business or politics.

                 fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of man,                  It is not a forum for discussion of religion,

                 and the immortality of the Soul.                                       politics or other partisan affairs.

                                                                        It is not a secret society as it does not 

                                                                                                              conceal it's existence or purpose.

                                                                                                            

 

                 People have always had a tendancy to fear what they do not understand. Always

                       remember the list of characteristics you found above.

 

 

                                           

 

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