WHY'ARE MASONS

1° Freemasonry proclaims, as she has always proclaimed from its origin, the existence of a creative principle under the name of the Great Architect of the Universe.
2 ° It does not impose any limit on the free search for truth, and to ensure this freedom that requires all the Tolerance.
3 ° The Freemasonry is therefore open to men of all nationalities, race and religion.
4 ° It prohibits any discussion in his political and religious bodies; welcomes any profane, whatever its political and religious opinions, provided he is free and good morals:
5 ° Freemasonry aims to fight against ignorance in all its forms, is a mutual school whose program is summed up thus:
Obey the laws of your country, live by the honor, to do justice, to love his fellow man, to work unceasingly for the welfare of humanity and the pursuit of peaceful and gradual emancipation.