There are several masonic hall buildings in this town Many,Louisiana but what is the purpose of those buildings? what goes on in there? they have masonic symbols ans everything.
2007-06-29 02:04:51 · 5 answers · asked by lady love 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Freemasonry is an oath bound fraternal order of men which derives from the medieval fraternity of Freemasonry. We adhere to many of the Ancient Charges, laws, customs and legends of operative Freemasonry. We are loyal to the civilian government under which we exist. We inculcate moral and social virtues by symbolic application of the operative stonemasons' working tools and by allegories, lectures and charges.
Freemasonry obligates its members to obey the principles of brotherly love, equality, mutual aid, secrecy and confidence. We have secret modes of recognition which permit members to recognize each other as brothers. We require a through examination into the mental, moral and physical qualifications of a petitioner and we admit men into the fraternity by secret ceremonies based in part on legends of the Craft.
Once a person has decided to apply for membership he fills out a petition signed by 2 members of the Lodge he desires to join. He gives the petition to one of the men along with the required initiation fee. The petition is read at the next stated meeting at which the Worshipful Master will appoint an investigating committee who will interview the petitioner in person. the investigation committee will report back to Lodge at the following stated meeting at which time all the members present will vote on the petition. once accepted the petitioner is given the three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. There are certain requirements a candidate must meet before proceeding from one degree to the next.
One must obtain the sublime degree of a Master Mason before he is allowed to wear any Masonic jewelry.
One must have a Belief in a Supreme Being.
The Holy Book are very important to ALL Masonic Degrees, Rituals, Ceremonies.
The tenets of the Masonic Fraternity are " Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. "
The Masonic Fraternity is NOT a Secret Society but rather a Society With Secrets. Like all other Fraternities such as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Eagles, Elks, Moose, Druids, American Legion, etc.
Suggest if you are of legal age and are interested in pursuing interest in the Masonic Fraternity you contact a man you know to be a Mason and ask him for further information and an application. If no local Masonic Lodge is available you can contact the Grand Lodge of Masons for the State in which you reside. The Grand Lodge Officers will be pleased to help you in any way possible.
If you are under legal age then you might want to inquire about the DeMolay Organization.
Please do not rely upon all information gathered here on various web sites as many people have a wrong impression about Fraternal Orders in general and especially the Masonic Fraternity since it is one of the oldest and largest well known Fraternities.
2007-06-29 04:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you are a boy it is easy enough to find out! Actualy Lomas and Knight have written many wonderful books on just this subject.
The modern Masons are an incredible service organization. I hope that they still do retain there esoteric roots....I'll not find out tho as i am a girl!
2007-07-03 03:26:49 · answer #2 · answered by Durchai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a book and find out. They sell them on Amazon.com. I've got the books, but I'm reading the Bible Code right now.
From what I've read so far, the Freemasons used to be a group of Knights that upheld Christian beliefs and were the Knights of Christ. They wore blue robes (i guess that's what they are called) with a white cross on them. On Friday the 13th, the Catholic church executed them (the original 12 or 13, I can't remember how many) and that is why Friday the 13th is unlucky.
2007-06-29 09:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The best books to read about information of Freemason and symbols is any book by David Icke, you can even check out his web site
2007-07-02 16:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by Miss 6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a masonic lodge in forest grove oregon but in that lodge their are many representations of all religions all over the place.
2007-06-29 16:41:31 · answer #5 · answered by mystic 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋