The basic purpose of Freemasonry is to make
“better men out of good men.”
As our Institution places emphasis on the individual man, its mission is accomplished by strengthening his character, improving his moral and spiritual outlook, and broadening his mental horizons.
By the inculcation of its teachings, Freemasonry seeks to impress upon the minds of its members the principles of personal responsibility and righteousness, to give each an understanding of and feeling for its charity, and endeavors to encourage each to put these lessons into practice in his daily life.
Thus, it does seek to build a better world by first building better men to work at this self-appointed task in their own communities.
Freemasonry believes in universal peace made possible by the acceptance of its great doctrine of the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God.
Freemasonry also seeks to enlighten the mind of man by placing within his grasp a reasonable understanding of the persistence of life through both time and eternity.
In the framework of its teachings, each man may find a philosophy of life that will meet his own need.
