Entered Apprentice

what specific virtues and responsibilities are to be mastered in the degree of EA?

An initiate in the First Degree is expected to practice every commendable virtue and steadily conform to the principles of the Order. Among these virtues, benevolence and charity are specifically introduced through symbolic ritual. This charity encompasses physical relief for those in real need, but extends further to a charity of thought, sympathy, counsel, and the giving of self to comfort others.

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Charity

How does free masons act

A Mason is bound by his tenure to observe the moral law and adhere to that universal religion in which all men agree, acting as a person of honor and honesty. Brethren are expected to live according to conscience, avoid slander, and maintain regular, orderly deportment in their assemblies.

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Moral Philosophy

what is refered to as 'whole duty of man'?

What is referred to as 'whole duty of man'?

Obligation

am I, as a Mason, required to help former bullies?

A Mason may meet within the lodge men who have done him great wrong, or even his bitterest personal enemy. One purpose of the fraternity is to conciliate differences between men, and personal grievances are not to be brought into the lodge. A member is expected to greet such an individual in the same fraternal manner as he would any other Mason.

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Morality

what makes you a good mason?

A person is rendered a good Freemason through the practice of moral virtue, personal discipline, and active benevolence, grounded in a belief in a Supreme Being and obedience to the moral law. Dermott identifies the defining characteristics of a true Mason as walking humbly before God, doing justice, loving mercy, and observing the Golden Rule in all dealings with others. Rather than requiring adherence to specific dogmas, the Craft requires members to be good men and true, maintaining honor and honesty while respecting the individual religious persuasions of their brethren.

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