Daryll Slimmer

most Illustrious Grand Master @United States Army Reserve

NJ, US

Past Master of Penns Grove-Excelsior #54, F. & A.M.Freemasonry is a fraternity of men, bound together by oaths, based on the medieval stonemason craft guilds.Masonic laws, rules, legends, and customs are based on the Ancient Charges, the rules of those craft guilds.Freemasonry teaches lessons of social and moral virtues based on symbolism of the tools and language of the ancient building trade, using the building of a structure as a symbol for the building of character in men.Masons are obliged to practice brotherly love, mutual assistance, equality, secrecy, and trust between each other.Masons have secret methods of recognizing each other, such as handshakes, signs, and passwords.Masons meet in lodges that are governed by a Master and assisted by Wardens, where petitioners who are found to be morally and mentally qualified are admitted using secret ritual ceremonies based on the legends of the ancient guilds.Freemasonry is not a religion, and it has no religious dogma that it forces its members to accept. Masons must simply believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, whatever they conceive that deity to be. Their personal beliefs are just that: personal.Freemasonry is not a science, but it does teach its members to value learning and experience. It encourages Masons to think but does not tell them what to think.Freemasonry teaches Masons to be tolerant of the beliefs of others and to regard each man as their equal, deserving both their respect and their assistance.Thank you Bro. Hodapp

Thomas Edison State College

Associate in Applies Science