Free, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Masonry has no ambition to be considered a Charitable Institution, in the modern acceptation of that term. In that regard, we are widely different from those secret associations whose chief claim to public consideration is in the assistance they render to the unfortunate poor. However laudable alms-giving may be, we are not prepared to accept it with them as a full and complete exercise of all our duties as conveyed in the word Charity. Alms-giving is not the full scope of Charity a taught in the old Free Masonic schools of Philosophy. The greatest of the divine virtues given to man is Charity. EA Degree, AASR
