Brethren
and Visitors,
On behalf of the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of our Lodge, I welcome you to our
website. I hope you enjoy your visit and return often. A thorough understanding of
the information presented on this page is as vitally important to the learned Mason as it
is to a prospective Mason. Please fully read the following before viewing our site.
Fellowship
Lodge first Annual Poker Run to benefit the Children’s Center. Click
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A MASONIC CREED
Freemasonry teaches the universal principle of unselfish
friendship and promotes those moral precepts which are in keeping with all great faiths.
In pursuing this doctrine, the following, though not exclusive, is considered to be basic.
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MASONIC BELIEFS
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Mankind was created by
one God. |
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This one God is the
author of all life. |
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God's existence is
revealed to man through faith and the Book of Holy Scriptures. |
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The Book of Holy
Scriptures is the Ultimate Authority or Great Light of Freemasonry. |
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The soul of man is
immortal. |
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Man's
commitment to
Divine Providence determines his destiny. |
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Man's reverence for God
is best exemplified by his actions toward his fellow man. |
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Considering the
universality of Freemasonry, its teachings cannot be defined in any single statement or
established profile. The following is considered to be representative of its fundamental
precepts and constitutes basic: |
MASONIC TEACHINGS
Man's first duty is to
love and revere God, implore His aid in all laudable undertakings, and seek His guidance
through prayer, embrace and practice the tenets of religion, extend charity and sympathy
to all mankind, shield and support the widow and orphan, defend virtue, respect the aged,
honor the bonds of friendship, protect the helpless, lift up the oppressed, comfort the
downcast, restore dignity to the rejected, respect the laws of government, promote
morality, and add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding.
E.
Dean Osborn, PGM
Grand Lodge of Kansas A.F. & A.M. |
A MASON
A Mason is a man who
professes a faith in God. As a man of faith, he uses the tools of moral and ethical truths
to serve mankind.
A Mason binds himself to like-minded men in a Brotherhood that transcends all religious,
ethnic, social, cultural, and educational differences.
In fellowship with his Brothers, a Mason finds ways in which to serve his God, his family,
his fellowman, and his country.
A Mason is dedicated. He recognizes his responsibility for justice, truth, charity,
enlightenment, freedom and liberty, honesty and integrity in all aspects of human
endeavor.
A Mason is such a man.
THE GRAND
LODGE AF& AM OF MINNESOTA
The
Craft I was born in
antiquity, in the ancient days when men first dreamed of God. I have
been tried through the ages, and found true. The crossroads of the
world bear the imprint of my feet, and the cathedrals of all nations
mark the skill of my hands. I strive for beauty and for symmetry. In
my heart is wisdom and strength and courage for those who ask. Upon
my alters is the Book of Holy Writ, and my prayers are to the One
Omnipotent God, my sons work and pray together, without rank or
discord, in the public mart and in the inner chamber. By signs and
symbols I teach the lessons of life and of death and the
relationship of man with God and of man with man. My arms are
widespread to receive those of lawful age and good report who seek
me of their own free will. I accept them and teach them to use my
tools in the building of men, and thereafter, find direction in
their own quest for perfection so much desired and so difficult to
attain. I lift up the fallen and shelter the sick. I hark to the
orphans' cry, the widows tears, the pain of the old and destitute. I
am not church, nor party, nor school, yet my sons bear a full share
of responsibility to God, to country, to neighbor and themselves.
They are freemen, tenacious of their liberties and alert to lurking
danger. At the end I commit them as each one undertakes the journey
beyond the vale into the glory of everlasting life. I ponder the
sand within the glass and think how small is a single life in the
eternal universe. Always have I taught immortality, and even as I
raise men from darkness into light, I am a way of life. I Am
Freemasonry.
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09/25/07 12:08 PM LAST UPDATE
Are
you interested in becoming a Freemason?
Are you a male 18 years of age or older?
Do you live in the State of Missouri?
If
you answered yes to these three questions, and you desire a Masonic
contact, then click on the Contact Form link below and take a couple
of minutes and fill out the questionnaire. It will send an e-mail to
the webmaster, who will in turn put you in touch with a Missouri
Mason who can answer any questions you may have and can set you up
with a petition to become a member should you desire to join.
The
Missouri Freemason Contact Form
Young
men ages 10 to 21 should consider
Missouri
DeMolay
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