FILANTROPHY, CHARITY
Philanthropy has been
an important focus of Freemasonry from the beginning.
Our members have founded or supported several significant charitable organizations,
including the precursor to the current ambulance service, the Movement Improvement
Institute, the Blind Institute, and the predecessor to the Deaf Institute.
Some of Hungary’s greatest artists,
politicians, and scientists were also part of our brotherhood, including:
Karinthy Frigyes, Kassák Lajos, Kazinczy Ferenc, Kossuth Lajos, Móra Ferenc,
Count Széchényi Ferenc, Székely Mihály, Tamási Áron, Wekerle Sándor, and
Zsolnay Miklós, among others.
Those who are uninformed on the subject
often label our organization as 'globalist' or even 'unpatriotic.' These
accusations are difficult to interpret when considering the individuals
mentioned earlier, such as Franz Liszt, Endre Ady, Elek Benedek, Dezső Kosztolányi,
Árpád Feszty, or even György Klapka.
The lodges do not 'recruit.' Every interested person must find their own
path to our fellowship. Among other requirements, admission is conditional
upon a personal belief in God. Politics is a forbidden topic.