Lodge Burroughs Strange No. 87
Vijayawada, India

How does Masonry get its membership?
Freemasonry does not canvass for members. The person must seek for membership of a Masonic Lodge of his own free will and accord. He would however, be provided all information he wishes to know.

1. He is a Free man. And he is minimum of 21 years old.
2. He has the belief in a Supreme Being. No particular religion or faith is required or excluded. Anyone who is of good moral character and believes in the existence of Almighty God and a belief in the Supreme Being, no matter by what name He is called, or what faith the person professes, is eligible. [Note: No atheist can become a Mason.]
3. He should be one who does, or wants to learn to, enjoy the company of other men from different social classes, faiths, backgrounds, races, countries, etc. Masonry is universal in its ideals.
4. Masonry considers that the family obligations come first. if he is a family man, so he must be sure that :
   1. He has the time to participate. Usually two or three evenings initially per month for meetings/ instruction, and then at least one evening per month for regular meetings.
   2. He can afford the initiation fees and the annual dues without hardship to himself or his family.
   3. He should be joining of his own free will and accord, to learn to improve himself and to enjoy the company of other good people, not because someone keeps pestering him to join or because he thinks it will help him “get ahead” in business.

• He must understand and appreciate its high ideals and objectives and put to actual practice its motto of “Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth”.
• Patriotism & Loyalty to one’s own country and the Fraternity at all times is a bounden duty.
• It expects that a Freemason should do unto others, as he would wish others would do unto him.
• Charity is the predominant characteristic of a Freemason’s heart. He is always expected to “give” to Freemasonry rather than expect to “receive” anything from it for personal benefit.
• That he will practice outside the Lodge those duties & virtues that he is taught inside the Lodge.

Welcome to Freemasons
A Brochure for the newly Initiated Candidate
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Application for membership:
There is no canvassing of membership. Candidates for membership are expected to be done of their own free will and accord. Whatever information is required will be furnished. Applications duly proposed and Second by members are entertained by the Lodges and are scrutinised and balloted in the Lodge. Thereafter, the candidates are initiated into Freemasonry according to ancient custom and receive various degree. Regional and Grand Lodge ranks are conferred on their attaining sufficient proficiency, based on merit and seniority.

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