Masonic Rules according to the Resolutions of the Convent of Wilhelmsbad

...feel an urge to tenderly love all those who possess the same physical form, the same need for benevolence, the same desire to be useful, and an immortal soul like yours, then come into our temples and lay your offering upon the sacred altar of humanity altar of humanity German: Altar der Menschheit. In Enlightenment Masonic thought, this represents the shared moral commitment to all human beings, transcending specific religious dogmas or national borders..

The fatherland of the Mason Mason German: Maurer. Here used in the philosophical sense, referring to a member of the fraternity dedicated to "building" a better self and a better society. is the world, and everything that concerns mankind falls within its sphere.

Gaze with reverence upon that majestic edifice, in which the bond of humanity and morality morality German: Sittlichkeit. This term encompasses both personal ethics and the social customs that maintain a civilized society.—which had become too loose—is tied more firmly.

Love this universal union of virtuous souls who were capable of lifting themselves above the dust The "dust" is a common 18th-century metaphor for base, material concerns or the mundane distractions of worldly life that hinder spiritual and moral growth..