The beginning of Freemasonry

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Masonic history is most interesting and romantic. The word "Mason" means "Builder." In its operative form it lasted nearly 400 years while Masons built the hundreds of Gothic structures in Western Europe.
During the Cathedral Age the Masons formed themselves in workmen's Guilds; each Guild forming a Lodge with regular officers and with three degrees of Membership. The first group was bearers of burdens, the second were craftsmen or skilled workmen on the Temples, and the third were Masters or superintendents of the structures being built.
Each Guild member had to develop certain proficiencies in his work to advance to a higher status, and during this advancement each member was also taught certain attributes of moral conduct. It was these Guild Lodges which actually gave birth to the modern Masonic Lodges and present-day Freemasonry.
During this operative era a worker was a Freemason because he was not born a slave, he was free to travel in foreign countries and work where he would, he worked in freestone or he was free of certain restrictions when he had advanced to be a Master of the Craft. In some instances he was free from paying taxes - but he was probably known as a Freemason because of his skill, ability and knowledge, all attributes which set him apart from those of lesser abilities in the Cathedral Building Age.
Freemasonry is a fraternity which includes men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. Each mason owes obedience to the Order and to the laws of his country; he must live honorably, practice justice, love his neighbor, work unceasingly for the true happiness of humanity and help human beings to emancipate themselves from the thralldom of passion and ignorance. Members of the Order owe to each other help and support in all circumstances and conditions of life, and eventually attain the stature of the perfect man.


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