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Who are Freemasons?
Take a closer look at the picture above, all these men are Masons. The
graphic depicts some of the most famous Freemasons of all time:
President George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Jose Navarro, William B.
Travis, Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, Stephen Austin, President
Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindbergh, President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Will Rogers, President Harry S. Truman, U.S. General Douglas S.
MacArthur, Norman Vincent Peale, John Wayne and U.S. Lunar Astronaut
Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin
Today, the more than four million Freemasons around the world come from
virtually every occupation and profession. Within the Fraternity,
however, they all meet as equals. They come from diverse political
ideologies, but they meet as friends. They come from virtually every
religious belief, but they all believe in one God.
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.
"We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and
honorable action in your community...men who are endeavoring to be
better citizens...[and] to make a great country greater. This is the
only institution in the world where we can meet on the level all sorts
of people who want to live rightly." Harry
S. Truman President of the United States
What is Freemasonry?
"Freemasonry is a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and
illustrated by symbols.''
A more comprehensive and exact definition is, that it is a science which
is engaged in the search after Divine Truth, and which employs symbolism
as its method of instruction."
Albert G. Mackey, Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, 1873
Brother Masons have told me that Freemasonry is what ever you make out
of it.
In part the
Grand Lodge of Texas
defines Freemasonry as, "The world's oldest and largest Fraternity.
Fraternity means an association of brothers and that is exactly what
Freemasonry is -- a society of friends and brothers." Its history and
tradition date to antiquity. Its singular purpose is to make good men
better. Its bonds of friendship, compassion and brotherly love have
survived even the most devised political, military and religious
conflicts through the centuries. Freemasonry is neither a forum nor a
place for worship. Instead, it is a friend of all religions which are
based on the belief in one God.
"Freemasonry is a broad system of Morals and Ethics. That is, a science
of human duties, whose principals are accepted by all religions as
essential to human excellence. The cornerstone of these principles rests
upon the recognition of a Divine Truth that mankind has a common origin
and a common destiny; and that God is the Creator and Father of all of
us. Out of that relationship with Deity grows the Brotherhood of Man.
Freemasonry’s great purpose is to intensify that relationship. Thus,
Freemasonry teaches love, faith, and duty, unites man in the strong
embrace of fraternal fellowship, and induces emulation of who can best
work and best agree. Freemasonry thus becomes a system of spiritual
education wherein is taught not only the virtues, but also the useful
lessons of everyday life."
Jeffrey O.
Nations, Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Missouri.
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