THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LODGE FINANCES

As we all know, Masonry is a beautiful system of morality to which we are all dedicated and to which many brethren would probably argue has brought our fraternity safely to the 21^st century. It can be argued that in addition to morality, our fine Craft will need to exercise sound financial planning in order to survive into the next century.

Our order has been able to survive by adapting to meet the times. The future will be no different. In order that the Craft survives for our children’s children in today’s economy, we need to utilize sound financial practices as well as moral stability.

The mandate of the Committee on Lodge Finances is:

• "To assist lodges in every way possible, in the management of their financial affairs;
  
• "To intervene and investigate the financial condition of any lodge, at the request of the Grand Master, and to recommend to the Grand Master such remedial measures as are deemed appropriate;
  
• "To formulate and report to the Management Committee any policies, proposals, or recommendations concerning accounting and auditing practices which are directed to establishing improved financial procedures throughout the Jurisdiction."