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That is not a surprising
question. Even though Masons (Freemasons) are members of the
largest and oldest fraternity in the world, and even though
almost everyone has a father or grandfather or uncle who was a
Mason, many people are not quite certain just who Masons are.
The answer is simple. A Mason (or Freemason) is a member of a
fraternity known as Masonry (or Freemasonry). A fraternity is a
group of men (just as a sorority is a group of women) who join
together because: There are things they want to do in the world;
There are things they want to do "inside their own minds;" They
enjoy being together with men they like and respect.
A Mason is a man who has decided that he likes to feel good
about himself and others. He cares about the future as well as
the past, and does what he can, both alone and with others, to
make the future good for everyone.
Many men over many generations have answered the question, "What
is a Mason?" One of the most eloquent was written by the
Reverend Joseph Fort Newton, an internationally honored minister
of the first half of the 20th Century and Grand Chaplain, Grand
Lodge of Iowa, 1911-1913.
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A Mason is A MAN and A BROTHER
Who meets you on the LEVEL and acts upon the SQUARE.
TRUTH is
his COMPASS and he is ever PLUMB.
He has a true GRIP on all that is RITE.
He is loyal to his ORDER
and whatever his DEGREE he is MASTER of himself.
IN the LODGE of
life he wears unstained the white LAMBSKIN of innocence.
From
his
INITIATION as an ENTERED APPRENTICE he travels ever EAST toward
the LIGHT of wisdom until he receives the final - the DIVINE
PASSWORD that admits him into the
INEFFABLE PRESENCE of the
ETERNAL SUPREME GRAND MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
GOD |
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