"The greatest of these being charity"
The chapel at the Oxford OrphanageThe mission of Freemasonry at the J.J. Crowder Masonic Lodge AF&AM, 743 is to increase the moral, social, intellectual, and spiritual conscience of society by teaching the ancient and enduring philosophical tenets of Brotherly Love, Charity, and Truth. The most important of these tenets is charity. These tenets are expressed outwardly through service to God, family, country, and self under the Fatherhood of God within the Brotherhood of Man. That the brethren become filled with the fortitude of Freemasonry, believe and understand its purposes and ideals.
Basic Understanding of Freemasonry
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternity known. In 17th and 18th century England, Masons defined their fraternity as “a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.” Today it might be defined as “an organized society of men who symbolically apply the principles of operative masonry to the art of character building.”
What is a Mason
That is not a surprising question. Even though Masons (Freemasons) are members of the largest and oldest fraternity in the world, Read More =>
What is Masonry
Freemasonry is the oldest fraternity in the world. No one knows just how old it is because the actual origins have been lost in time. Read More =>