In the catechism of the ‘Test Questions’ for the First Degree, a candidate provides the response to the question ‘What is Freemasonry?’ with the words: ‘A peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols’.
The subject of this lecture will be to examine what morality comprises, and the nature of its peculiarity as applied to Freemasonry.
Morality has a long history in the development of the social structure in which mankind has been involved since he abandoned life in primitive communities, and learnt how to live in great cities.
Man has become a part of a global community, comprising millions of inhabitants, varying in customs, languages, beliefs and standards of living.
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2002 - A PECULIAR SYSTEM OF MORALITY - Arthur Hartley.
