Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Chartered 1851, Edwardsville, IL, Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois
The basic purpose of Freemasonry is to make “better men out of good men.” There is an emphasis placed on the individual man by strengthening his character, improving his moral and spiritual outlook, and broadening his mental horizons.
Masonry tries to educate its members about:
- the principles of personal responsibility and righteousness
- understanding of and feeling for Freemasonry’s character and
- applying these lessons in practice in daily life.
This is how we try to build a better world. We endeavor to build better men that will work in and improve their own communities. Freemasonry promotes universal peace through the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.
Freemasonry also seeks to enlighten the mind, promote peace and understanding in whatever may enhance and adorn man’s contacts with man, and stimulate the noble and generous impulses of the human heart to practice the basic tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.
