About St. Matthews Lodge
St Matthews Lodge is in the 12th District of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. The lodge has a proud tradition and history dating back to its charter in 1822.
The Master, Wardens and Members of Saint Matthew’s Lodge welcome you to Saint Matthew’s Lodge web site. This site is about freemasonry. It is written for Masons and non Masons alike.
Here we hope to inform and educate you about Masonry. We hope that you enjoy or effort and come back often to learn more about our organization.
In The Farmers Almanac for 1823 published at Andover, Mass., the following was printed under the heading, “Character of a Freemason: “The real Freemason is distinguished from the rest of Mankind by the uniform unrestrained rectitude of his conduct.
Other men are honest in fear of punishment which the law might inflect; they are religious in expectation of being rewarded, or in dread of the devil, in the next world.
A Freemason would be just if there were no laws, human or divine except those written in his heart by the finger of his Creator. In every climate, under every system of religion, he is the same.
He kneels before the Universal Throne of God in gratitude for the blessings he has received and humble solicitation for his future protection. He venerates the good men of all religions.
He disturbs not the religion of others. He restrains his passions, because they cannot be indulged without injuring his neighbor or himself.
He gives no offense, because he does not choose to be offended. He contracts no debts which he is certain he cannot discharge, because he is honest upon principal.”
If after reading the information on this web site you are interested in becoming a Freemason please contact one of the following members of St. Matthew’s Lodge.
- If you live in the Andover, MA area contact: Frank Gouveia or leave message (978) 409-2140
- If you live outside the Andover area call to receive help in contacting the proper Lodge: 978-994-5716 Frank Gouveia
We would welcome the opportunity to help you learn more about Freemasonry and to help you find a local lodge that suits you best.