TO INCULCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIPS; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, AND SERVICE THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS.