Hiram Daylight Lodge # 73

According to the Arizona Grand Lodge
"Here are a few important things you should know and consider before applying to join the
Masonic Fraternity.

Masonry has in all ages insisted that men shall come to its doors entirely of their own free
will; not from feelings of curiosity, but from a favorable opinion of the Institution and a
desire to be numbered among its members.

Freemasonry is a fraternity which teaches ethics and morality. Although it is not in any sense
a religion or a substitute for religion, we do require that men who join believe in God and in
the brotherhood of man. No atheist can become a Mason.

Although we require that a member believe in God, we never try to tell a man how he should
conceive of God, what faith he should practice or what worship he should follow. Those are
questions of individual conscience, and the member must find those answers within his own
faith. Masonry has for its foundation the great principles of the Fatherhood of God and the
Brotherhood of Man.

Freemasonry distinguishes between patriotism and partisanship. While patriotism is
encouraged as an essential virtue both within and without the Lodge, no partisan or political
discussion is allowed within the Lodge.

The essential purpose of Freemasonry is the further development of the individual Mason as
an honest, ethical, moral, sincere, caring and charitable man, learning more about his own
potential as a human being and developing his intellectual and spiritual character. A man
should never enter the Fraternity in the hope of making business connections or for any other
sort of professional or monetary gain. If he does, he will be disappointed, for they will not be
found there. What he will find is a group of like-minded men, who are willing to treat him as a
Brother and share in a deep and rewarding fellowship with him. He will find true friends and
life-long companions.

We expect men who petition for the Degrees (Membership) to be good men, but not to be
perfect. We know that all men have limitations and weaknesses. Our questions are: Does he
care about others? Does he feel a responsibility to improve himself and to make the lives of
others better as best he can? Is he willing to be open and honest with us and with himself?

We are glad that you are interested in the Masonic Fraternity, and we are willing to share it
with you. If you decide that you wish to join the Masonic Fraternity you will be given (a
petition) an application form. Inside the application you will find several questions. They are
not asked out of idle curiosity. When we accept a man as a Brother, we make a sincere
promise to him that we will trust him completely and will treat his needs and his interests just
as if they were our own. This application, and the visit some Lodge Brothers will make with
you, will begin a process of sharing information which is vital if both you and we are to be
comfortable in the relationship."