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Charity (Master & Wardens):
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Masonic Education:
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Masonic and Eastern Star Home:
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MESH:
Children's Home at Oxford:
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Sick and Distressed:
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Coaches:
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Golf Tournament:
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Building Renovation:
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Building Fund:
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Matthews Live:
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Although Masonic ritual varies between jurisdictions, a consistent message conveyed to every candidate is that charity is an essential part of Freemasonry. From this philosophy comes much of a 'Mason's work', given freely and willingly. Charity comes in many forms, both large and smal.
Some anti-Masons have criticized Freemasonry, arguing that based on the number of Freemasons in the world divided by the reports of some Masonic charities means that Masons are not as charitable as they hold themselves out to be. In reality, this attack belies facts.
First, much of the charity work which the anti-Masons examine is limited to less than a dozen activities. Most Masonic charity, however, is far less publicly visible than things like the Shriners Hospitals - and if Masonry itself doesn't attempt to total its giving, we fail to see how anti-Masons can.
Dr. S. Brent Morris has written a book which has brought light to much of the Charity work Masons are doing. "Masonic Philanthropies, A Tradition Of Caring".
