What is a Mason?
Freemasonry is one of the world's oldest fraternal societies.
Freemasonry is a society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values.
Freemasonry is a charitable and educational society dedicated to these values as
well as, mutual aid, charity, leadership, religious toleration, and political freedom.
Masonic Lodges are found around the world in every free county. There are over
4,000,000 Masons throughout the world. In the United states, there are over
13,000 Lodges.
Its members are taught its precepts by a series of ritual dreams, which follow
ancient forms and use stonemason's customs and tools as allegorical guides. The
lessons Freemasonry teaches in its ceremonies acknowledge, without in anyway
crossing the boundaries of religion, that everything depend on the providence of
God. It encourages good citizenship and political expression, but is not a political
organization. Its charitable activities are manifold, yet it is not a welfare of benefit
organization.
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