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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 30118 ***
+
+[Illustration: GEORGE THORNBURGH]
+
+
+
+
+    MASONIC MONITOR
+
+    OF THE DEGREES OF
+
+    Entered Apprentice, Fellow
+    Craft and Master Mason
+
+    TOGETHER WITH THE
+
+    Ceremony of Installation, Laying
+    Corner Stones, Dedications,
+    Masonic Burial, Etc.
+
+    BY
+
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH
+
+    P. G. M., and Custodian of the Secret Work
+
+    COPYRIGHT 1903, BY
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH
+    LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS.
+
+
+    Order of Business.
+
+    Masonic Dates.
+
+    Opening Prayer and Charge.
+
+    Closing Prayer and Charge.
+
+    Closing Ceremonies.
+
+    Entered Apprentice.
+
+    Fellow Craft.
+
+    Master Mason.
+
+    Grand Honors and Reception of Visitors.
+
+    Election and Installation.
+
+    Instituting Lodge.
+
+    Constituting Lodge.
+
+    Laying Corner Stone.
+
+    Dedication of Hall.
+
+    Funerals.
+
+    Lodge of Sorrow.
+
+
+
+
+ORDER OF BUSINESS.
+
+
+At stated communications:
+
+First. Reading the minutes.
+
+Second. Considering unfinished business.
+
+Third. Receiving and referring petitions.
+
+Fourth. Receiving report of committees.
+
+Fifth. Balloting for candidates.
+
+Sixth. Receiving and considering resolutions.
+
+Seventh. Conferring degrees.
+
+At called meetings no business should be taken up except that for which
+the meeting was called.
+
+The 24th of June and 27th of December are regular meetings, but it is
+not best to take up routine business. Let it be a celebration, and not a
+business session.
+
+
+
+
+TO FIND AND WRITE MASONIC DATES.
+
+
+=Lodge.=--(Anno Lucis--the year of light). Add 4,000 to the common year;
+thus, for 1903, write: A. L. 5903.
+
+=Chapter=.--(Anno Inventionis--the year of discovery). Add 530 to the
+common year.
+
+=Council.=--(Anno Depositionis--the year of deposit). Add 1,000 to the
+common year.
+
+=Commandery.=--(Anno Ordinis--the year of the order). Subtract 1,118
+from the common year.
+
+
+
+
+Certificate and Recommendation
+
+
+This is to Certify that we have examined the manuscript of the Monitor,
+prepared by Bro. George Thornburgh, and we approve the same.
+
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH,   }
+    W. M. KENT,          } Custodians.
+    GEORGE W. DEVAUGHAN, }
+
+    J. M. OATHOUT, Grand Lecturer.
+
+    JOHN T. HICKS, Grand Master.
+
+            ------------
+
+    Little Rock, Ark., August 19, 1903.
+
+_Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge F. and A. M. of
+Arkansas_:
+
+This Monitor, prepared by Past Grand Master George Thornburgh,
+having been approved by the Custodians of the Work, the Grand
+Lecturer and myself, I do recommend the use of the same to all
+the lodges in Arkansas.
+
+    JOHN T. HICKS,
+        GRAND MASTER.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE AND DEDICATION.
+
+
+The demand of the craft throughout the State for a practical working
+Monitor of the three degrees, arranged in conformity with the work in
+this jurisdiction, culminated in the adoption, by the Grand Lodge of
+1902, of the following resolution:
+
+"Resolved, That Brother George Thornburgh be requested to prepare a
+Monitor which shall be adopted as the Monitor of this Grand Lodge. When
+the proposed Monitor is approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Master, the Grand Master shall be
+authorized to recommend it to the lodges."
+
+This Monitor has been prepared in obedience to that resolution. The book
+is the child of my heart and mind. A love for the cause inspired its
+preparation. It goes to the craft with my earnest prayers that it may
+cause a more general and closer study of the beautiful ceremonies of the
+first three degrees, which are the foundation of all true Freemasonry. I
+dedicate the book to the Masons of Arkansas, who have so often and so
+kindly honored me above my merit.
+
+                                  GEO. THORNBURGH.
+
+Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1, 1903.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
+
+
+On the 20th of October, 1903, the first edition of one thousand Monitors
+was placed on sale. I supposed I would probably dispose of them in the
+course of a year, but to my surprise, by December 20 they were all sold.
+I placed the second edition of one thousand on sale February 24, 1904,
+and by June 15 they were gone. Evidently the Monitor fills a long felt
+want.
+
+It was prepared especially to conform to the work in this jurisdiction.
+It may be studied with profit by every Mason, whether he be an officer
+or not. The youngest Entered Apprentice will find it helpful and useful
+in assisting him to fix upon his mind those beautiful first lessons. The
+officers from Master of Ceremonies to Worshipful Master will find it
+convenient and indispensable in the performance correctly of the
+beautiful ceremonies of the institution.
+
+I am gratified beyond expression at the cordial reception the Monitor
+has received from the craft.
+
+It is commended in the highest terms by the best workers in the State.
+Here are only a few of the hundreds of endorsements sent me.
+
+Grand Master Hicks: "It is the best Monitor to be found for Arkansas
+Masons."
+
+Grand Lecturer Oathout had the manuscript sent to his home that he might
+very carefully examine it, and he wrote: "I have carefully examined the
+manuscript of your Monitor twice over and cheerfully give my
+endorsement, believing it to be the best Monitor I have ever seen. I
+believe your work will be appreciated by the Craft in Arkansas when they
+examine the Monitor."
+
+Brother G. W. DeVaughan, Custodian of the Secret Work: "I am very much
+pleased with it."
+
+Brother W. M. Kent, the other custodian of the Secret Work: "Good; I
+want another copy."
+
+Our Senior Past Grand Master G. A. Dannelly, who was so long the Grand
+Lecturer, says: "I have read it carefully. In my judgment it is the best
+Monitor I ever saw. I heartily congratulate you on being the author of
+such a book. I recommend it to all the lodges. It would be well if every
+member would supply himself with a copy."
+
+Past Grand Master R. H. Taylor: "I have carefully reviewed it from
+opening to conclusion. It is a work of great merit, concise and clear,
+free and easy of style. It is not alone valuable and useful as a guide
+to Arkansas Masons, but to Masons everywhere. In fact if adopted by
+other Grand Jurisdictions, would simplify and beautify Masonic work.
+Every Mason in the State should own and study the Arkansas Monitor."
+
+Past Grand Master Sorrells, who made the motion in Grand Lodge to have
+the Monitor prepared, says: "I have examined it closely, and feel sure
+that it will meet the approbation of the Craft throughout this
+Jurisdiction."
+
+Past Grand Master Bridewell: "I have examined it and find it complete.
+To a newly made Mason it is indispensable, and if every one of them
+would get a copy immediately after their raising we would have brighter
+and better Masons. It would do a world of good if many of the older
+Masons would make it their 'vade mecum.' You have eliminated an immense
+quantity of useless matter contained in most Monitors, and that which
+you placed in lieu is clear and easily understood. The chapters on
+'Laying Corner Stones,' 'Dedicating Lodges,' 'Funerals,' etc., will be
+appreciated by all who have those services to perform."
+
+Past Grand Master Baker: "Have examined it carefully and am well
+pleased. I think it conforms to the ancient usages of Masonry, and I
+feel sure that by the use of it we will have many more Masons in
+Arkansas who know something of lodge work. Every lodge ought to have at
+least three copies."
+
+Past Grand Master Harry Myers: "I have carefully examined your Monitor
+and consider it the best for our lodges possible to get. It is concise,
+yet comprehensive. It takes up the work and follows it in order. No
+lodge should be without it. I wish every Mason in the State would
+possess himself of this valuable addition to Masonic literature at
+once."
+
+May it do more and more good as its circulation increases and its
+influence widens.
+
+                                  GEORGE THORNBURGH,
+    July 1, 1904.                         Little Rock, Arkansas
+
+
+
+
+MASONIC MONITOR
+
+
+OF THE DEGREES OF
+
+Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, together with the
+Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic
+Burials, Etc., Etc.
+
+
+
+
+OPENING THE LODGE.
+
+
+At regular meetings the lodge must be opened up in regular order and
+full form from the E. A. to M. M. degree.
+
+At special meetings it need only be opened in the degree in which work
+is to be done.
+
+
+Congregate.
+
+The J. D. will see that the Tyler is at his station and close the door.
+
+
+Purge.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+One brother can not vouch for another unless he has sat in open lodge
+with him, or examined him by appointment of the W. M.
+
+
+Tyle.
+
+
+Opening Prayer.
+
+Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great Architect of the universe,
+the giver of all good gifts and graces! In Thy name we have assembled
+and in Thy name we desire to proceed in all our doings. Grant that the
+sublime principles of Freemasonry may so subdue every discordant passion
+within us, so harmonize and enrich our hearts with Thine own love and
+goodness, that the Lodge at this time may humbly reflect that order and
+beauty which reign forever before Thy throne! Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+Or,
+
+Almighty and merciful God, hear us with indulgence, have pity for our
+weakness, and aid us with Thy strength. Help us to perform all our
+duties--to ourselves, to other men, and to Thee. Let the great flood of
+Masonic light flow over the world. Pardon us when we offend. When we go
+astray, lead us back to the true path; and help our feeble efforts to
+remove all obstacles to the final triumph of the great law of love; and,
+having faithfully performed our duty here below, wilt Thou receive us
+into Thy Celestial Lodge above, that house not made with hands, eternal
+in the heavens. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+
+Closing Prayer.
+
+Extemporaneous, or the following:
+
+Supreme Architect of the Universe, accept our hearty thanks for the many
+mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has conferred upon us, and
+especially for this social intercourse with our brethren. Pardon, we
+beseech Thee, whatever Thou has seen amiss in us, and continue to us Thy
+protection and blessing. Make us sensible of our obligations to serve
+Thee, and may all our actions tend to Thy glory and our advancement in
+knowledge and virtue. Grant that the world--the little circle in which
+we move--may be better and happier for our having lived in it, and may
+we practice that Charity which is the bond of peace and the perfection
+of every virtue. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+This charge may be used at closing:
+
+Brethren: We are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and
+virtue to mix again with the world. Amidst its concerns and employments,
+forget not the duties which you have heard so frequently inculcated and
+so forcibly, recommended in this lodge. Be diligent, prudent, temperate,
+discreet. Remember that around this altar you have promised to befriend
+and relieve every brother who shall need your assistance. You have
+promised, in the most friendly manner, to remind him of his errors and
+to aid his reformation. These generous principles are to extend further:
+Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. Do good unto all.
+Recommend it more especially to the "household of the faithful."
+Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace; and may the God
+of Love and Peace delight to dwell with and bless you. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+
+May the blessing of heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons! May
+brotherly love prevail and every moral and social virtue cement us.
+Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+    W. M.--"Brother S. W., how should Masons meet?"
+
+    S. W.--"Upon the level of equality."
+
+    W. M.--"Brother J. W., how act?"
+
+    J. W.--"Upon the plumb of rectitude."
+
+    W. M.--"And part upon the square of morality. So may we ever
+    meet, act and part, until we meet in the celestial lodge above."
+
+
+
+
+ENTERED APPRENTICE.
+
+
+S. D.: Mr. ----, we have learned from the declaration, over your
+signature, contained in your petition, somewhat of your motives in
+applying for admission into our ancient and honorable Fraternity; but,
+in order that you may not be misled as to the character or the purpose
+of the ceremonies in which you are about to engage, the Lodge addresses
+to you these preliminary words:
+
+Freemasonry is far removed from all that is trivial, selfish and
+ungodly. Its structure is built upon the everlasting foundation of that
+God-given law--the Brotherhood of Man, in the family whose Father is
+God. Our ancient and honorable Fraternity welcomes to its doors and
+admits to its privileges worthy men of all creeds and of every race, but
+insists that all men shall stand upon an exact equality, and receive its
+instructions in a spirit of due humility, emphasizing in demeanor, in
+conduct, in ceremony and in language the helpless, groping nature of man
+at his birth and his needs of reliance upon Divine guidance through all
+the transactions of life. You will here be taught to divest your mind
+and conscience of all the vices and superfluities of life, and the Lodge
+into which you are now to be admitted expects you to divest yourself of
+all those worldly distinctions and equipments which are not in keeping
+with the humble, reverent and childlike attitude it is now your duty to
+assume, as all have done who have gone this way before you.
+
+(Every candidate, previous to his reception, is required to give his
+free and full assent to the following interrogatories propounded by the
+S. D., in a room adjacent to the Lodge).
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that, unbiased by the
+improper solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives,
+you freely and voluntarily offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries
+of Freemasonry?
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you are prompted to
+solicit the privileges of Freemasonry by a favorable opinion conceived
+of the institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish of being
+serviceable to your fellow-creatures?
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you will cheerfully
+conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the
+Fraternity?
+
+(Let there be no levity--but dignity and decorum.)
+
+
+FIRST SECTION.
+
+    The preparation to which the candidate must submit before
+    entering the Lodge serves allegorically to teach him, as well as
+    to remind the brethren who are present, that it is the man
+    alone, divested of all the outward recommendations of rank,
+    state, or riches, that Masonry accepts, and that it is his
+    spiritual and moral worth alone which can open for him the door
+    of the Masonic Temple.
+
+
+Reception.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+    Let no man enter upon any great or important undertaking without
+    first invoking the aid of Deity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this our
+present convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may
+dedicate and devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and
+faithful brother among us. Endue him with a competency of Thy divine
+wisdom, that by the influence of the pure principles of our Fraternity
+he may be better enabled to display the beauties of holiness, to the
+honor of Thy holy name. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+[Illustration: TRUST in GOD.]
+
+Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
+in unity.
+
+It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
+beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.
+
+As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
+of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for
+evermore.--133d Psalm.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the
+    earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the
+    face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of
+    the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was
+    light.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, the Square
+    and the Compasses, and are thus explained:
+
+    The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for our faith
+    and practice, the Square to square our actions, and the
+    Compasses to circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in
+    due bounds with all mankind, especially the brethren.
+
+    The three Lesser Lights are the Sun, Moon and Master of the
+    Lodge, and are thus explained:
+
+    As the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night, so
+    should the Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, endeavor to
+    rule and govern the Lodge.
+
+    The Representatives of the three Lesser Lights are three burning
+    tapers, placed in a triangular form about the altar.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+=The Lamb-Skin or White Leathern Apron= is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece; more
+honorable than the Star and Garter, or any other order that can be
+conferred upon you at this or any future period by King, Prince or
+Potentate, or any other person except he be a Mason and in the body
+of a lodge. I trust you will wear it with equal pleasure to yourself
+and honor to the fraternity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+The following may be used:
+
+It may be that, in the coming years, upon your head may rest the laurel
+wreaths of victory; pendant from your breast may hang jewels fit to
+grace the diadem of an Eastern potentate; nay, more than these, with
+light added to the coming light, your ambitious feet may tread round
+after round of the ladder that leads to fame in our mystic circle, and
+even the purple of the Fraternity may rest upon your honored shoulders;
+but never again from mortal hands, never again until your enfranchised
+spirit shall have passed upward and inward through the pearly gates,
+shall any honor so distinguished, so emblematical of purity and all
+perfections, be conferred upon you as this which I now bestow. It is
+yours; yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your death to
+be deposited upon the coffin which shall inclose your lifeless remains,
+and with them laid beneath the clods of the valley.
+
+Let its pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present reminder of
+a "purity of life and rectitude of conduct," a never-ending argument for
+nobler deeds, for higher thoughts, for greater achievements. And when at
+last your weary feet shall have come to the end of life's toilsome
+journey, and from your nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working
+tools of life, may the record of your life and actions be as pure and
+spotless as this fair emblem which I place in your hands; and when your
+trembling soul shall stand naked and alone before the Great White
+Throne, there to receive judgment for the deeds done while here in the
+body, may it be your portion to hear from Him who sitteth as the Judge
+Supreme the welcome words: "Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou
+hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many
+things! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of Entered Apprentice are the Twenty-four-Inch Gauge
+and the Common Gavel.
+
+The Twenty-four-inch Gauge is an instrument used by operative masons to
+measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are
+taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our
+time. It being divided into twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of
+the twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into
+three equal parts, whereby are found eight hours for the service of God
+and a distressed worthy brother, eight for our usual vocations, and
+eight for refreshment and sleep.
+
+The Common Gavel is an instrument used by operative masons to break off
+the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's
+use; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the
+more noble and glorious purpose of divesting our hearts and consciences
+of all the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting our minds,
+as living stones, for that spiritual building--that house not made with
+hands--eternal in the heavens.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Reinvested.
+
+
+Northeast Corner.
+
+* * * an upright man and Mason, and I give it you strictly in charge
+ever to walk and act as such before God and man.
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+This section accounts, rationally for the ceremonies of initiation.
+Containing almost entirely esoteric work, it cannot be written. The
+Master should not only familiarize himself with it, but he should also
+diligently learn and explain to the candidate each truth symbolized by
+each step of the ceremonies through which he has just passed.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Offensive or Defensive.
+
+At the building of King Solomon's Temple there was not heard the sound
+of axe, hammer or any tool of iron. The question naturally arises, How
+could so stupendous an edifice be erected without the aid of those
+implements? The stones were hewn, squared and numbered in the quarries
+where they were raised; the timbers were felled and prepared in the
+forests of Lebanon, conveyed in floats by sea to Joppa, and thence by
+land to Jerusalem, where they were set up by the aid of wooden
+implements prepared for that purpose; so that every part of the
+building, when completed, fitted with such exact nicety that it
+resembled the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the Universe more
+than that of human hands.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honors; it is therefore
+the internal and not the external qualifications of the man that
+recommend him to become a Mason.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+In the fourth chapter of the book of Ruth we read: "Now this was the
+manner in former times concerning redeeming and changing; for to confirm
+all things, a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and
+this was a testimony in Israel." * * *
+
+
+Cable----.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Hood----.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+K--no--ks.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it
+shall be opened unto you."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Before entering upon any great or important undertaking, we ought always
+to invoke the aid of Deity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Trust in God.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+The Left Side.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+The Right Hand, by our ancient brethren, was deemed the seat of
+fidelity. The ancients worshiped a deity named Fides, sometimes
+represented by two right hands joined, at others by two human figures
+holding each other by the right hand.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+The Lamb has in all ages been deemed an emblem of innocence. The
+lambskin is therefore to remind you of that purity of life and conduct
+which is so essentially necessary to your gaining admission to the
+Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+presides.
+
+
+Northeast Corner.
+
+It is customary at the erection of all Masonic edifices to lay the first
+or foundation stone in the northeast corner of the building. The first
+instructions which the candidate receives symbolizes the cornerstone,
+and on it he constructs the moral and Masonic temple of his life.
+
+
+THIRD SECTION.
+
+This section explains the manner of constituting and the proper
+authority for holding a Lodge. Here, also, we learn where lodges were
+anciently held, their Form, Support, Covering, Furniture, Ornaments,
+Lights and Jewels, how situated, and to whom dedicated, as well in
+former times as at present.
+
+
+A Lodge.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+A Lodge is an assemblage of Masons, duly congregated, having Holy Bible,
+Square and Compasses, and a dispensation or charter, authorizing them to
+work.
+
+
+Ancient Lodges--Where Held.
+
+Our ancient brethren held their Lodges on high hills or in low vales,
+the better to observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers,
+ascending or descending.
+
+Lodge meetings at the present day are usually held in upper
+chambers--probably for the security which such places afford. This
+custom may have had its origin in a practice observed by the ancient
+Jews of building their temples, schools and synagogues on high hills, a
+practice which seems to have met the approbation of the Almighty, who
+said unto the Prophet Ezekiel, "Upon the top of the mountain, the whole
+limit thereof round about shall be most holy."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Form and Dimension.
+
+Its form is * * * Its dimension, from east to west, embracing every
+clime between north and south. Its universal chain of friendship
+encircles every portion of the human family and beams wherever
+civilization extends.
+
+A Lodge is said to be thus extensive to denote the universality of
+Freemasonry, and teaches that a Mason's charity should be equally
+extensive.
+
+[Illustration: W. S. B.]
+
+
+The Supports of a Lodge.
+
+A Lodge is supported by three great pillars, denominated Wisdom,
+Strength and Beauty; because there should be wisdom to contrive,
+strength to support, and beauty to adorn all great and important
+undertakings. They are represented by the three principal officers of
+the Lodge: The pillar Wisdom, by the W. M. in the East, who is presumed
+to have wisdom to open and govern the Lodge; the pillar Strength, by the
+Senior Warden in the West, whose duty it is to assist the W. M. in the
+discharge of his arduous labors; and the pillar Beauty, by the Junior
+Warden in the South, whose duty it is to call the craft from labor to
+refreshment, superintend them during the hours thereof, carefully to
+observe that the means of refreshment are not perverted to intemperance
+or excess, and see that they return to their labor in due season.
+
+Its covering is no less than the clouded canopy or starry-decked heaven,
+where all good Masons hope at last to arrive, by the aid of that
+theological ladder which Jacob, in his vision, saw extending from earth
+to heaven; the three principal rounds of which are denominated Faith,
+Hope and Charity; which admonish us to have faith in God, hope of
+immortality and charity to all mankind. The greatest of these is
+Charity; for Faith may be lost in sight, Hope ends in fruition, but
+Charity extends beyond the grave through the boundless realms of
+eternity.
+
+
+Furniture.
+
+The furniture of a lodge consists of the Holy Bible, Square and
+Compasses.
+
+The Holy Bible is dedicated to God; because it is the inestimable gift
+of God to man. The Square to the Master, because it is the proper
+Masonic emblem of his office; and the Compasses to the craft, because,
+by a due attention to their use, they are taught to circumscribe their
+desires, and keep their passions within due bounds.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Ornaments.
+
+The Ornaments of a Lodge are the Mosaic Pavement, the Indented Tessel
+and the Blazing Star.
+
+The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King
+Solomon's Temple; the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated
+border or skirting which surrounded it. The Mosaic Pavement is
+emblematical of human life, checkered with good and evil; the Indented
+Tessel, or tessellated border, of the manifold blessings and comforts
+which constantly surround us, and which we hope to enjoy by a firm
+reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by
+the Blazing Star in the centre.
+
+
+Lights.
+
+A Lodge has three symbolic lights; one in the East, one in the West and
+one in the South, represented by the W. M., S. W. and J. W. There is no
+light in the north, because King Solomon's Temple, of which every lodge
+is a representation, was so far north of the elliptic that the sun could
+dart no rays into the northern part thereof. The north, therefore, we
+Masonically call a place of darkness.
+
+
+Jewels.
+
+A Lodge has six jewels; three of these are immovable and three movable.
+
+The Immovable Jewels are the Square, Level and Plumb. The Square
+inculcates morality; the Level, equality, and the Plumb, rectitude of
+conduct. They are called immovable jewels, because they are always to be
+found in the East, West and South parts of the Lodge, being worn by the
+officers in their respective stations.
+
+The Movable Jewels are the Rough Ashlar, the Perfect Ashlar and the
+Trestle-Board.
+
+The Rough Ashlar is a stone, as taken from the quarry, in its rude and
+natural state. By it we are reminded of our rude and imperfect state by
+nature.
+
+The Perfect Ashlar is a stone made ready by the hands of the workmen, to
+be adjusted by the working tools of the fellow craft; and reminds us of
+that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive by a virtuous
+education, our own endeavors and the blessing of God.
+
+The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon. By
+it we are reminded that, as the operative workman erects his temporal
+building agreeably to the rules and designs laid down by the master on
+his trestle-board, so should we, both operative and speculative,
+endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeably to the rules and
+designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great
+books of nature and revelation, which are our spiritual, moral and
+Masonic trestle-boards.
+
+
+How Situated.
+
+A Lodge is situated due east and west, because King Solomon's Temple was
+so situated; and also because, when Moses crossed the Red Sea, being
+pursued by Pharaoh and his hosts, he erected a Tabernacle by Divine
+command, and placed it due east and west to receive the first rays of
+the rising sun, and to commemorate that mighty east wind by which the
+miraculous deliverance of Israel was effected.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Dedication of Lodges.
+
+Our ancient brethren dedicated their lodges to King Solomon because he
+was our first most excellent Grand Master, but Masons of the present
+day, professing Christianity, dedicate theirs to St. John the Baptist
+and St. John the Evangelist, who were two eminent patrons of Masonry;
+and since their time there is represented in every regular and well
+govern lodge a certain point within a circle embordered by two
+perpendicular parallel lines, representing St. John the Baptist and St.
+John the Evangelist; and upon the top rests the Holy Scriptures. The
+point represents the individual brother; the circle, the boundary-line
+of his duty beyond which he is never to suffer his passions, interests
+or prejudices to betray him. In going around this circle we necessarily
+touch on the two parallel lines, as well as the Holy Scriptures, and
+while a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within these due bounds, it is
+impossible that he should materially err.
+
+
+Tenets.
+
+The three great tenets of a Mason's profession inculcate the practice of
+those commendable virtues, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
+
+Brotherly Love.--By the exercise of brotherly love we are taught to
+regard the whole human species as one family--the high and low, the rich
+and poor--who, created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the
+same planet, are to aid and protect each other. On this principle
+Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates
+true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a
+perpetual distance.
+
+Relief.--To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but
+particularly on Masons who profess to be linked together by an
+indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the unhappy, to
+sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries and
+to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in
+view. On this basis we form our friendships and establish our
+connections.
+
+Truth is a divine attribute, and the foundation of every virtue. To be
+good and true is the first lesson we are taught in Masonry. On this
+theme we contemplate, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our
+conduct; hence, while influenced by this principle, hypocrisy and deceit
+are unknown among us; sincerity and plain-dealing distinguish us, and
+the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare and
+rejoicing in each other's prosperity.
+
+
+P. P. E.
+
+Every Mason has four (p. p. e.) which are illustrated by the four
+cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice.
+
+Fortitude is that noble and steady purpose of the mind whereby we are
+enabled to undergo any pain or peril, when prudentially deemed
+expedient. This virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice,
+and should be deeply impressed upon the mind of every Mason. It is a
+safeguard or security against the success of any attempt, by force or
+otherwise, to extort from him any of those valuable secrets with which
+he has been solemnly intrusted, and which were emblematically impressed
+upon him on his first admission into the lodge, when he was received on
+* * * which refers to * * *
+
+Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and actions agreeably to the
+dictates of reason, and is that habit by which we wisely judge and
+prudentially determine on all things relative to our present as well as
+to our future happiness. This virtue should be the peculiar
+characteristic of every Mason, not only for the government of his
+conduct while in the lodge, but also when abroad in the world. It should
+be his constant care, when in any strange or mixed companies never to
+let fall the least sign, token or word whereby the secrets of Masonry
+might be unlawfully obtained; ever bearing in mind that important
+occasion when on his left * * * which alludes to * * *
+
+Temperance is that due restraint upon our affections and passions which
+renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from the
+allurements of vice. This virtue should be the constant practice of
+every Mason; as he is thereby taught to avoid excess, or contracting any
+licentious or vicious habit, the indulgence of which would subject him
+to the contempt and detestation of all good Masons; and might lead him
+to disclose some of those valuable secrets which he has promised to
+conceal and never reveal. It will remind you of the p. and alludes to
+the * * *
+
+Justice is that standard, or boundary of right, which enables us to
+render to every man his just due, without distinction. This virtue is
+not only consistent with human and Divine laws, but is the very cement
+and support of civil society. As justice in a great measure constitutes
+the really good man, so should it be the invariable practice of every
+Mason never to deviate from the minutest principles thereof; ever
+remembering the time when placed in * * * which alludes to the * * *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.
+
+Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency
+and zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.
+
+There is nothing freer than Chalk, the slightest touch of which leaves a
+trace; there is nothing more fervent than Charcoal, for to it, when
+properly ignited, the most obdurate metals will yield; there is nothing
+more zealous than Clay.
+
+Our Mother Earth alone of all the elements has never proved unfriendly
+to man. Bodies of Water deluge him with rain, oppress him with hail and
+drown him with inundation; the Air rushes in storms and prepares the
+tempest; and Fire lights up the volcano; but the Earth, ever kind and
+indulgent, is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly
+harassed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, she
+never refuses her accustomed yield, spreading his pathway with flowers
+and his table with plenty. Though she produces poison, still she
+supplies the antidote, and returns with interest every good committed to
+her care; and when at last we are called upon to pass through the "dark
+valley of the shadow of death" she once more receives us, and piously
+covers our remains within her bosom, thus admonishing us that as from it
+we came, so to it we must shortly return.
+
+
+Symbolism of the Degree.
+
+The First, or Entered Apprentice, degree of Masonry is intended,
+symbolically, to represent the entrance of man into the world in which
+he is afterwards to become a living and thinking actor. Coming from the
+ignorance and darkness of the outer world, his first craving is for
+light--not that physical light which springs from the great orb of day
+as its fountain, but that moral and intellectual light which emanates
+from the primal Source of all things--from the Grand Architect of the
+Universe--the Creator of the sun and of all that it illuminates. Hence
+the great, the primary object of the first degree is to symbolize the
+birth of intellectual light in the mind; and the Entered Apprentice is
+the type of the unregenerate man, groping in moral and mental darkness,
+and seeking for the light which is to guide his steps and point him to
+the path which leads to duty and to Him who gives to duty its reward.
+
+
+Charge at Initiation.
+
+Brother: As you are now introduced to the first principles of
+Freemasonry, I congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and
+honorable Fraternity. Ancient, as having existed from time immemorial;
+and honorable, as tending in every particular so to render all men who
+will be comformable to its precepts. No institution was ever raised on a
+better principle or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent
+rules and useful maxims laid down than are contained in the several
+Masonic lectures. The wisest and best of men in all ages have been
+encouragers and promoters of our Art, and have never deemed it
+derogatory to their dignity to level themselves with the Fraternity, to
+extend its privileges, and to patronize its assemblies.
+
+There are three great duties which as a Mason you are charged to
+inculcate: To God, to your neighbor and to yourself. To God, in never
+mentioning His name save with that reverential awe which is due from the
+creature to his Creator, to implore His aid in all your laudable
+undertakings, and to esteem Him as the chief good. To your neighbor, in
+acting upon the square and doing unto him as you would that he should do
+unto you. And to yourself, in avoiding all irregularities and
+intemperance, which may impair your faculties or debase the dignity of
+your profession.
+
+A zealous attachment to these duties will insure public and private
+esteem.
+
+In the State you are to be a quiet and peaceable citizen, true to your
+government and just to your country. You are not to countenance
+disloyalty or rebellion, but patiently submit to legal authority and
+conform with cheerfulness to the government of the country in which you
+live, yielding obedience to the laws which afford you protection.
+
+In your outward demeanor be particularly careful to avoid censure or
+reproach. Let not interest, favor, or prejudice, bias your integrity, or
+influence you to be guilty of a dishonorable action.
+
+Although your frequent appearance at our regular meetings is earnestly
+solicited, yet it is not meant that Freemasonry should interfere with
+your necessary vocations, for these are on no account to be neglected;
+neither are you to suffer your zeal for the institution to lead you into
+argument with those who, through ignorance, may ridicule it.
+
+At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you
+are to converse with well-informed brethren, who will always be as ready
+to give as you will be to receive instruction.
+
+Finally, my brother, keep sacred and inviolate the mysteries of the
+Order, as these are to distinguish you from the rest of the community
+and mark your consequence among Masons.
+
+If in the circle of your acquaintance you find a person desirous of
+being initiated into the Fraternity, be particularly careful not to
+recommend him unless you are convinced that he will conform to our
+rules, that the honor, glory and reputation of the institution may be
+firmly established, and the world at large be convinced of its good
+effects.
+
+
+Charge to a Soldier.
+
+Brother: Our institution breathes a spirit of general philanthropy. Its
+benefits, in a social point of view, are extensive. In the most
+endearing ties, it unites all mankind. In every nation, wherever
+civilization extends--and not unfrequently among wild savages of the
+forest--it opens an asylum to a brother in distress, and grants
+hospitality to the necessitous and unfortunate. The sublime principles
+of universal goodness and love to all mankind, which are essential to
+it, cannot be lost in national distinctions, prejudices and animosities.
+The rage of contest and the sanguinary conflict have, by its recognized
+principles, been abated, and the milder emotions of humanity
+substituted. It has often performed the part of the Angel of Goodness,
+in ministering to the wants of the sick, the wounded, and the
+unfortunate prisoner of war. It has even taught the pride of victory to
+give way to the dictates of an honorable connection.
+
+In whatever country you travel, when you meet a true Mason, you will
+find a brother and a friend, who will do all in his power to serve you;
+and who will relieve you, should you be poor or in distress, to the
+utmost of his ability, and with a ready cheerfulness.
+
+Pure patriotism will always animate you to every call of your country.
+And this institution demands that you shall be true to your government.
+But should you, while engaged in the service of your country, be made
+captive, you may find affectionate brethren, where others would only
+find enemies. And should you be the captor of one who belongs to this
+noble fraternity, remember that he is your brother.
+
+
+
+
+FELLOW CRAFT.
+
+
+First Section--Reception.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+Thus he shewed me: and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a
+plumb-line, with a plumb-line in His hand.
+
+And the Lord said unto me: Amos, what seest thou? and I said, A
+plumb-line. Then said the Lord: Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the
+midst of my people Israel;
+
+I will not again pass by them any more. Amos, vii. 7, 8.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+The Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of Fellow Craft are the Plumb, the Square and the
+Level, and are thus explained:
+
+The Plumb is an instrument used by Operative Masons to try
+perpendiculars, the Square to square their work, and the Level to prove
+horizontals; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use them
+for more noble and glorious purposes. The Plumb admonishes us to walk
+uprightly in our several stations before God and man, squaring our
+actions by the Square of Virtue, ever remembering that we are traveling
+upon the Level of Time to that "undiscovered country from whose bourne
+no traveler returns."
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+You now represent a young F. C. on his way to the M. C. of K. S. T., to
+have his name enrolled among the workmen, and to be taught the wages of
+a F. C. Masonry is divided into two classes, operative and speculative.
+We have wrought in speculative Masonry, but our ancient brethren wrought
+both in operative and speculative. They wrought at the building of K. S.
+T., and many other Masonic edifices. They wrought but six days in a
+week, and rested upon the seventh. The seventh, therefore, our ancient
+brethren consecrated as a day of rest, the better to enable them to
+contemplate the glorious works of creation and to adore their great
+Creator.
+
+On our way to the M. C. the first things that attract our attention are
+the representatives of two brazen pillars, one upon the left, the other
+upon the right of the porch. The one upon the left, denominated * * *
+denoted strength; the one upon the right, denominated * * * denoted
+establishment, having reference to a passage of Scripture wherein God
+said to David, "And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established
+forever before thee."
+
+Those pillars were eighteen cubits high, twelve in circumference and
+four in diameter. They were prepared of molten brass, the better to
+withstand conflagration or inundation. They were cast in the clay
+grounds of the river Jordan, between Succoth and Zaradatha, where K. S.
+ordered all the holy vessels to be cast. They were hollow, four inches,
+or a hand's breadth, in thickness, and served as the archives of Masonry
+in which the Rolls, Records and Proceedings were kept. They were adorned
+with two chapiters, five cubits each. Those chapiters were ornamented
+with net-work, lily-work and pomegranate, denoting union, peace and
+plenty. The net-work, from its intimate connection, denotes union. The
+lily, from its whiteness, denotes peace. The pomegranate, from the
+exuberance of its seeds, denotes plenty. Mounted upon the chapiters were
+two globes, representing the terrestrial and celestial bodies, on the
+convex surface of which were delineated the countries, seas and other
+portions of the earth, the planetary revolutions and other important
+particulars. They represented the universality of Freemasonry--that from
+east to west and between north and south Freemasonry extends, and in
+every clime are Masons to be found, and teach that a Mason's charity
+should be co-extensive.
+
+Masonic tradition informs us that those pillars were placed at the porch
+of K. S.'s T. as a memento to the children of Israel of their happy
+deliverance from the land of bondage, and represented the pillar of
+cloud that over-shadowed them by day and the pillar of fire that
+illumined them by night.
+
+The next thing that attracts our attention is a flight of winding
+stairs, composed of three, five and seven steps. The three steps allude
+to the three principal officers of the lodge, three principal supports
+in Masonry, and the three principal stages in human life. The three
+principal officers are the W. M., S. W. and J. W. The three principal
+supports are Wisdom, Strength and Beauty, because it is necessary to
+have wisdom to contrive, strength to support and beauty to adorn all
+well governed institutions. The three principal stages of human life are
+Youth, Manhood and Age--Youth as an E. A., Manhood as a F. C., and Age
+as a M. M.
+
+The five steps allude to the five orders of architecture, and the five
+human senses. The five orders of architecture are the Tuscan, Doric,
+Ionic, Corinthian and Composite, three of which, from their antiquity,
+have ever been held in high repute among Masons--the Doric, Ionic and
+Corinthian. The five human senses are hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting
+and smelling, the first three of which have ever been held in high
+repute among Masons, because by hearing we hear the * * *; by seeing we
+see the * * *, and by feeling we feel the * * *, whereby one Mason may
+know another in the dark as well as in the light.
+
+The seven steps allude to many sevens--the seven sabbatical years, seven
+years of plenty, seven years of famine, seven years during which K. S.'s
+T. was in course of erection, seven golden candlesticks, but more
+particularly the seven liberal arts and sciences, which are Grammar,
+Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy and Music.
+
+(Note:--A fine effect can be had, if an organ is played, by using the
+following. The organist should begin to play softly when the speaker
+begins on "Music:")
+
+Music is that elevated science which affects the passions by sound.
+There are few who have not felt its charms, and acknowledged its
+expressions to be intelligible to the heart. It is a language of
+delightful sensations, far more eloquent than words; it breathes to the
+ear the clearest intimations; it touches and gently agitates the
+agreeable and sublime passions; it wraps us in melancholy, elevates us
+in joy and melts us in tenderness. Again the pathetic dies away and
+martial strains are heard, reminding us of the battlefield and its
+attendant glory.
+
+(As the word "glory" is pronounced the organist at once strikes the
+chords of some war-music like "Dixie," "Marseilles Hymn," etc. After a
+few bars are played with full organ, the organist lets the music die
+away to a soft and gentle tremolo, and the Deacon resumes):
+
+The glorious notes of the battle-hymn float over the red field of
+carnage. Brave men hear the inspiring music; the ranks close up; the
+bayonets are fixed; and, with a cheer which strikes terror to the heart
+of the foe, they rush forward in one glorious charge, across the plain
+slippery with the blood of patriots, up the opposing hillside, even to
+the mouth of cannon belching forth fire and death.--But stop! Look
+yonder! The dying soldier raises his head. His breast is already crimson
+with his heart's-blood. His eye even now is dimming and glazing. The old
+home comes back to him in memory. He puts his hand to his ear as if
+listening. What does he hear?
+
+(Here the organist plays softly the strains of "Home, Sweet Home," or
+some well-known lullaby; during which the Deacon continues):
+
+Ah, it is the old, old melody of youth and home! Again we are around the
+old hearthstone. Again do we kneel at mother's knee to lisp the evening
+prayer. Again she takes us in her arms, and sings to her tired child the
+soft, low lullaby of childhood's happy days.--Oh, Music, Music! Art
+Divine! Thou dost move and stir the heart as nothing else can do! Yet
+never canst thy sweet potency be better used than when it inspires
+praise and gratitude to the great Lord and Master of us all!
+
+(At the word "all," the organist promptly strikes the chords of "Old
+Hundred," and, to its accompaniment, the Master calling up the Lodge,
+all unite in singing the long-metre doxology.)
+
+This brings us to the outer door of the M. C., which we find partly
+open, but strictly tiled by the J. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.
+
+J. W.: "Who comes here?"
+
+"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C. to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C."
+
+"How do you expect to pass the outer door?"
+
+"By the * * * and * * * of a F. C."
+
+"Give them."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"What does this * * * denote?"
+
+"Plenty."
+
+"How is it represented?"
+
+"By a sheaf of corn suspended near a waterfall."
+
+"How did it originate?"
+
+"It originated in consequence of a quarrel that long existed between
+Jephtha, judge of Israel, and the Ephraimites. The Ephraimites were a
+wicked, stubborn and rebellious people, whom Jephtha strove to subdue by
+lenient means, but all to no avail. They became highly incensed because
+they were not called to share in the rich spoils of the Ammonitish war,
+raised an exceeding great army, crossed over the river Jordan, came down
+upon Jephtha and gave him battle. Jephtha, being apprised of their
+approach, called out the mighty men of Gilead and put the Ephraimites to
+flight. And to make his victory secure, he placed guards at all the
+passes on the river Jordan, giving them this password: Shibboleth. The
+Ephraimites, being of a different tribe and dialect, could not pronounce
+the word Shibboleth, but called it Sibboleth, which trifling defect
+proved them enemies, and there fell at that time forty and two
+thousand."
+
+"The * * * and * * * with the explanation are correct. You have my
+permission to pass the outer door."
+
+This brings us to the inner door of the M. C., which we find partly open
+but more strictly tiled by the S. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.
+
+"Who comes here?"
+
+"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C., to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen, and to be taught the wages of a F. C."
+
+"How do you expect to pass the inner door?"
+
+"By the true * * * and * * * of a F. C."
+
+"Give them."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"They are correct. You have my permission to pass the inner door!"
+
+This brings us into the M. C. W. M., this young F. C. has come up to the
+M. C. to have his name enrolled among the workmen and be taught the
+wages of a F. C.
+
+W. M.: "I congratulate you upon your arrival into the M. C. You have
+been admitted for the sake of the letter G. you see suspended over the
+Master's station, which entitles you to the enrolling of your name among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C. Brother Secretary, you
+will enroll the brother's name. The wages of a F. C. are C., W. and O.
+The C. of nourishment, W. of refreshment and O. of joy. I will also
+instruct you in the three P. J. They are a L. E., an I. T., and a F. B.
+A. L. E., that you will ever be attentive to lessons from the I. T., and
+a F. B. should serve as a faithful repository for all the secrets of the
+Fraternity that may be entrusted to your care."
+
+The letter G. has a very significant meaning. It is the initial of
+Geometry, the first and noblest of sciences, and the basis on which the
+superstructure of Freemasonry is erected. By Geometry we may curiously
+trace Nature through her various windings to her most concealed
+recesses; by it we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Grand
+Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which
+compose this vast machine; by it we discover how the planets move in
+their respective orbits and demonstrate their various revolutions; by it
+we account for the return of the seasons, and the variety of scenes
+which each season displays to the discerning eye. Numberless worlds are
+around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the
+vast expanse, and are all conducted by the same unerring law of Nature.
+
+A survey of Nature, and the observation of her beautiful proportions,
+first determined man to imitate the divine plan and study symmetry and
+order. This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art. The
+architect began to design, and the plans which he laid down, being
+improved by time and experience, have produced works which are the
+admiration of every age.
+
+The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance and the devastations
+of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of
+antiquity, on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been
+employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnificent, and
+constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing
+ravages of barbarous force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, still
+survives. The attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive
+tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry are safely lodged in the
+repository of faithful breasts.
+
+Tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most
+expressive have been selected by the Fraternity to imprint on the mind
+wise and serious truths, and thus through a succession of ages have been
+transmitted unimpaired the most excellent tenets of our institution.
+
+But the letter G. has a far greater significance still. It is the
+initial of Deity--a name that, at the mere mention of which, all, from
+the W. M. in the east to the youngest E. A. in the northeast corner,
+should with meekness reverently bow.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Lecture.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Symbolism of the Degree.
+
+If the object of the first degree is to symbolize the struggles of a
+candidate groping in darkness for intellectual light, that of the second
+degree represents the same candidate laboring amid all the difficulties
+that encumber the young beginner in the attainment of learning and
+science. The Entered Apprentice is to emerge from darkness to light; the
+Fellow Craft is to come out of ignorance into knowledge. This degree,
+therefore, by fitting emblems, is intended to typify these struggles of
+the ardent mind for the attainment of truth--moral and intellectual
+truth--and above all that Divine truth, the comprehension of which
+surpasseth human understanding, and to which, standing in the Middle
+Chamber, after his laborious ascent of the winding stairs, he can only
+approximate by the reception of an imperfect, yet glorious reward in the
+revelation of that "hieroglyphic light which none but craftsmen ever
+saw."
+
+
+Charge at Passing.
+
+Brother: Being passed to the second degree of Freemasonry, we
+congratulate you on your preferment. The internal, and not the external,
+qualifications of a man are what Masonry regards. As you increase in
+knowledge you will improve in social intercourse.
+
+It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which as a Fellow Craft you
+are bound to discharge, or to enlarge on the necessity of a strict
+adherence to them, as your own experience must have established their
+value. Our laws and regulations you are strenuously to support, and be
+always ready to assist in seeing them duly executed. You are not to
+palliate or aggravate the offenses of your brethren, but in the decision
+of every trespass against our rules you are to judge with candor,
+admonish with friendship, and reprehend with justice.
+
+The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education which
+tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly
+recommended to your consideration, especially the science of Geometry,
+which is established as the basis of our art. Geometry, or Masonry,
+originally synonymous terms, being of a divine and moral nature, is
+enriched with the most useful knowledge; while it proves the wonderful
+properties of nature, it demonstrates the more important truths of
+morality.
+
+Your past behavior and regular deportment have merited the honor which
+we have conferred, and in your new character it is expected that you
+will conform to the principles of the Institution by steadily
+persevering in the practice of every commendable virtue.
+
+Such is the nature of your engagements as a Fellow Craft, and to these
+duties you are bound by the most sacred ties.
+
+
+
+
+MASTER MASON.
+
+
+FIRST SECTION.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Reception.
+
+The Compasses are peculiarly dedicated to this degree, and as a Master
+Mason you are taught that between their extreme points are contained the
+most important tenets of Freemasonry--Friendship, Morality and Brotherly
+Love.
+
+
+Perambulation.
+
+The following passage of Scripture is introduced:
+
+Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days
+come not,
+
+Nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in
+them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
+darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
+
+In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong
+men shall bow themselves,
+
+And the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of
+the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets,
+
+When the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice
+of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
+
+Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be
+in the way,
+
+And the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a
+burden, and desire shall fail:
+
+Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the
+streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be
+broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
+the cistern.
+
+Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
+return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. xii, 1-7.)
+
+[Illustration: Ecclesiastes XII.]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Presentation of Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry,
+especially the Trowel.
+
+The Trowel is an instrument used by operative masons to spread the
+cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, as Free
+and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and
+glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and
+affection--that cement which unites us into one sacred band or society
+of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist,
+save that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work
+and best agree.
+
+My brother, you have been
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+The lodge represents the Craft at refreshment at the building of K. S.'s
+Temple.
+
+
+Address.
+
+Character and habits of the builder.
+
+
+Altar.
+
+South, West, East.
+
+Hill west of * * *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+K. S.--"What is the cause of confusion?"
+
+H. K. T.--"* * *"
+
+
+First and Second Search.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine).
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Choose from the bands * * * Those traveling in a * * *
+
+[Illustration: Sea Coast of Joppa]
+
+
+Third Search.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Fourth Search. * * * Acacia and voices. Capture--Sentence.--W. W. F. T.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+F. C. Released.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Procession.
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+    1. Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!
+         Mine ears attend the cry:
+       "Ye living men come view the ground
+         Where you must shortly lie.
+
+    2. "Princes! this clay must be your bed,
+         In spite of all your towers;
+       The tall, the wise, the reverend head,
+         Must lie as low as ours."
+
+    3. Great God! is this our certain doom!
+         And are we still secure,
+       Still walking downward to the tomb,
+         And yet prepared no more?
+
+    4. Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+       To fit our souls to fly.
+       Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+         We'll rise above the sky.
+
+
+Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+    Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,
+    Notes of our departing time;
+    As we journey here below
+    Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+    Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+    For mortality is here!
+    See how wide her trophies wave
+    O'er the slumbers of the grave!
+
+    Here another guest we bring!
+    Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our fun'ral altar come,
+    Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+    Lord of all! below--above--
+    Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie
+    Take us to Thy Lodge on high.
+
+The following Prayer is used at the raising of a brother to the degree
+of Master Mason:
+
+Thou, O God! knowest our down-sitting and our up-rising, and
+understandest our thoughts afar off. Shield and defend us from the evil
+intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and
+afflictions we are destined to endure while traveling through this vale
+of tears. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of
+trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also
+as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the
+number of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that
+he cannot pass. Turn from him that he may rest till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more. Yet, O
+Lord, have compassion on the children of Thy creation; administer them
+comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation.
+Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    That we should be ever ready to go on foot, and even barefoot,
+    on a worthy M. M.'s errand, should his necessities require it,
+    and we be no better provided.
+
+    That we should ever remember our brethren in our devotions to
+    Deity.
+
+    That the secrets of a worthy M. M., when communicated to us as
+    such, should be as secure and inviolate in our breasts as they
+    were in his before communication.
+
+    That we should be ever ready to stretch forth a hand to support
+    a falling brother, and aid him on all lawful occasions.
+
+    That we should be ever ready to whisper wise counsel in the ear
+    of a brother, and warn him of approaching danger.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+    It has been the practice of all ages to erect monuments to the
+    memory of exalted worth.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+THIRD SECTION.
+
+This section illustrates certain hieroglyphical emblems, and inculcates
+many useful and impressive moral lessons. It also details many
+particulars relative to the building of the Temple at Jerusalem.
+
+
+King Solomon's Temple.
+
+This magnificent structure was founded in the fourth year of the reign
+of Solomon, on the second day of the month Zif, being the second month
+of the sacred year. It was located on Mt. Moriah, near the place where
+Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, and where David met and
+appeased the destroying angel. Josephus informs us that, though more
+than seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole
+term it did not rain in the day time, that the workmen might not be
+obstructed in their labor. From sacred history we also learn that there
+was not the sound of ax, hammer or any tool of iron heard in the house
+while it was building. It is said to have been supported by 1,453
+columns and 2,906 pilasters, all hewn from the finest Parian marble. It
+was symbolically supported, also, by three pillars.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+The three pillars here represented were explained in a preceding degree,
+and there represented Wisdom, Strength and Beauty. Here they represent
+our three ancient Grand Masters: S. K. of I., H. K. of T., and H. A.;
+the pillar Wisdom, S. K. of I., by whose wisdom the Temple was erected,
+that superb model of excellence which has so honored and exalted his
+name; the pillar Strength, H. K. of T., who strengthened K. S. in his
+great and important undertaking; and the pillar Beauty, H. A., the W. S.
+of the tribe of Naphtali, by whose cunning workmanship the Temple was so
+beautified and adorned.
+
+There were employed in its building 3 Grand Masters, 3,300 Masters or
+overseers of the work, 80,000 Fellow Crafts, and 70,000 Entered
+Apprentices or bearers of burdens. All these were classed and arranged
+in such manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord nor
+confusion was suffered to interrupt or disturb the peace and good
+fellowship which prevailed among the workmen, except in one notable
+instance.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+In front of the magnificent porch were placed the two celebrated
+pillars--one on the left hand, and one on the right hand. They are
+supposed to have been placed there as a memorial to the children of
+Israel of the happy deliverance of their forefathers from Egyptian
+bondage, and in commemoration of those two miraculous pillars of fire
+and of cloud. The pillar of fire gave light to the children of Israel
+and facilitated their march. The cloud proved darkness to Pharaoh and
+his host and retarded their pursuit. King Solomon, therefore, ordered
+these pillars placed at the entrance of the Temple, as the most
+conspicuous place, that the children of Israel might have that happy
+event continually before their eyes in going to and returning from
+divine worship.
+
+
+The Three Steps.
+
+The Three Steps usually delineated upon the Master's Carpet are
+emblematical of the three principal stages of human life: Youth, Manhood
+and Age. In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought industriously to
+occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge; in Manhood, as
+Fellow Crafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our
+respective duties to God, our neighbor and ourselves, so that in Age, as
+Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent on a
+well-spent life, and die in the hope of a glorious immortality.
+
+
+The Pot of Incense.
+
+The Pot of Incense is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an
+acceptable sacrifice to Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so
+should our hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and
+beneficent Author of our existence for the manifold blessings and
+comforts we enjoy.
+
+
+The Beehive.
+
+The Beehive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the practice of
+that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph in heaven to
+the lowest reptile of the dust. It teaches us that as we came into the
+world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious
+ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow-creatures around us
+are in want, especially when it is in our power to relieve them without
+inconvenience to ourselves.
+
+When we take a survey of Nature, we view man in his infancy, more
+helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for
+days, months and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for
+himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the field,
+or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather. It might
+have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man
+independent of all created beings; but as dependence is one of the
+strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other
+for protection and security, thereby enjoying better opportunities of
+fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man
+formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God;
+and he who will so demean himself as not to endeavor to add to the
+common stock of knowledge may be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a
+useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.
+
+
+The Book of Constitutions.
+
+The Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tiler's Sword reminds us that
+we should be ever watchful and guarded in our thoughts, words and
+actions, particularly when before the enemies of Masonry, ever bearing
+in remembrance those truly Masonic virtues, silence and circumspection.
+
+
+The Sword.
+
+The Sword pointing to a Naked Heart demonstrates that justice will
+sooner or later overtake us; and although our thoughts, words and
+actions may be hidden from the eyes of men, yet that--
+
+[Illustration]
+
+All Seeing Eye whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose
+watchful care even Comets perform their stupendous revolutions, pervades
+the inmost recesses of the human Heart, and will reward us according to
+our merits.
+
+
+The Anchor and the Ark.
+
+The Anchor and the Ark are emblems of a well-grounded hope and a
+well-spent life. They are emblematical of that Divine Ark which safely
+wafts us over this tempestuous sea of troubles, and that Anchor which
+shall safely moor us in a peaceful harbor, where the wicked cease from
+troubling and the weary are at rest.
+
+
+Forty-seventh Problem of Euclid.
+
+This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother Pythagoras, who,
+in his travels through Asia, Africa and Europe, was initiated into
+several orders of priesthood, and raised to the sublime degree of Master
+Mason. This wise philosopher enriched his mind abundantly in a general
+knowledge of things and more especially in Geometry, or Masonry. On this
+subject he drew out many problems and theorems; and among the most
+distinguished he erected this, which, in the joy of his heart, he called
+Eureka, in the Grecian language signifying "I have found it;" and upon
+the erection of which he is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb. It
+teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and sciences.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+The Hour-Glass.
+
+The Hour-glass is an emblem of human life. Behold how swiftly the sands
+run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close! We cannot without
+astonishment behold the little particles which are contained in this
+machine--how they pass away almost imperceptibly; and yet, to our
+surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus
+wastes man! To-day he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; to-morrow
+blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him; the next day
+comes a frost which nips the shoot; and when he thinks his greatness is
+still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to enrich our mother
+earth.
+
+
+The Scythe.
+
+The Scythe is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life
+and launches us into eternity. Behold what havoc the Scythe of Time
+makes among the human race! If by chance we should escape the numerous
+ills incident to childhood and youth, and with health and vigor arrive
+at the years of manhood, yet withal we must soon be cut down by the
+all-devouring Scythe of Time, and be gathered into the land where our
+fathers have gone before us.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+Thus we close the explanation of the emblems upon the solemn thought of
+death, which, without revelation, is dark and gloomy; but we are
+suddenly revived by the ever-green and ever-living Sprig of Faith which
+strengthens us, with confidence and composure, to look forward to a
+blessed immortality; and we doubt not that, on the glorious morn of the
+Resurrection, our bodies will rise and become as incorruptible as our
+souls.
+
+Then let us imitate the good man in his virtuous and amiable conduct, in
+his unfeigned piety to God, in his inflexible fidelity to his trust,
+that we may welcome the grim tyrant Death, and receive him as a kind
+messenger sent from our Supreme Grand Master, to translate us from this
+imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious and celestial lodge above, where
+the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Lecture.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Charge.
+
+My Brother--Your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you
+have made in the mysteries, and your conformity to our regulations, have
+pointed you out as a proper object of our favor and esteem. You are now
+bound, by duty, honor and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to
+support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce,
+by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order.
+
+In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct the
+errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them
+against a breach of fidelity. To preserve the reputation of the
+fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and for this purpose it
+is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and
+submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors,
+kindness and condescension. Universal benevolence you are always to
+inculcate, and by the regularity of your own behavior afford the best
+example for the conduct of others less informed. The ancient landmarks
+of the Order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve, and
+never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the
+established usages and customs of the fraternity.
+
+Your virtue, honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with
+dignity the character you now bear. Let no motive, therefore, make you
+swerve from your duty, violate your vows or betray your trust; but be
+true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist
+whom you have this evening represented. Thus you will render yourself
+deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence
+that we have reposed in you.
+
+
+
+
+FORMS AND CEREMONIES.
+
+
+Grand Honors.
+
+The public Grand Honors (not funeral) are given by raising the hands
+above and a little in front of the head, and clapping them three times
+together, then letting them fall to the side--repeating this action
+twice, making three times.
+
+The private Grand Honors are made by 3x3, but not in the same way as the
+public Grand Honors.
+
+
+Reception of Visitors.
+
+The reception of visitors with the honor due to their rank is an ancient
+custom of the fraternity which should never be omitted. It is an act of
+great discourtesy to a visiting officer to omit his formal reception by
+the Lodge, and in an official visitation the visiting officer should
+ordinarily require it. On the occasion of visits not official it will be
+found to greatly increase a true fraternal feeling when courtesy is
+properly shown.
+
+
+I.--Grand Lodge.
+
+When a visit from the Grand Lodge is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for the use of the Grand Lodge, where
+the same can be opened in the proper form. On being notified that the
+Grand Lodge is opened and prepared for the visitation, the Master, the
+Lodge being opened on the third degree, will send a committee, headed,
+if possible, by a Past Master, with the Masters of Ceremony with their
+rods, the Deacons with their rods, and the Marshal, to escort the Grand
+Lodge. A procession is formed in the following order:
+
+    Marshal.
+    Masters of Ceremony.
+    Committee.
+    Deacons.
+    The Grand Lodge.
+
+On arriving at the door, the Grand Marshal will announce:
+
+"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. of the State of
+Arkansas."
+
+The procession enters, the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons halt inside
+the door and cross their rods, the committee proceed, followed by the
+Grand Lodge in the inverse order of their rank. When the Grand Master
+arrives in front of the altar, he halts, and the Grand Lodge filing to
+the right and left form a line across the hall. The committee then
+introduce The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
+Arkansas. The Grand Master then advances to the East, and the Master
+receives him according to ancient usages, with the private Grand Honors
+of Masonry, and resigns to him the chair and the gavel, each other Grand
+Officer taking his station in place of the corresponding officer of the
+Lodge, and the brethren are seated.
+
+The Grand Master, at his pleasure, resigns the chair to the Master,
+whereupon the other Grand Officers resign their respective stations to
+the proper officers of the Lodge, and repair to the East, and take
+seats on the right of the Grand Master.
+
+The Grand Lodge should retire before the Lodge is closed. When the Grand
+Master announces his intention to retire, the Lodge is called up, the
+Grand Honors are given, and the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons repair
+to the door and cross their rods, the Marshal conducts the procession of
+the Grand Lodge to the door, and salutes as the procession passes him.
+
+
+II.--The Grand Master.
+
+When a visit from the Grand Master is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for his use and that of his suite.
+When the Grand Master's visit is announced, the Master sends the
+Marshal, Deacons, Masters of Ceremony, and one of the oldest members (a
+Past Master, if practicable) bearing the Book of Constitutions, to
+escort him to the Lodge Room. A procession is formed in the following
+order:
+
+    Marshal.
+    Masters of Ceremony.
+    Suite.
+    Brother with the Book of Constitutions.
+    Grand Master.
+    Deacons.
+
+The Marshal announces to Tyler, Tyler to J. D., and J. D.: "The Most
+Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of Arkansas," when the Master calls up
+the Lodge. The Masters of Ceremony stop inside, and cross their rods,
+while the others proceed towards the East. On arriving at the altar, the
+suite open inwards, the Grand Master passes through, and the others,
+filing to the right and left, form a line across the hall. The private
+Grand Honors are then given. The Grand Master advances to the East, and
+the Master receives him, resigns to him the chair and the gavel. The
+suite take place on the right of the Master, and the Lodge is seated.
+
+The Grand Master may decline to receive the chair and gavel, or at his
+pleasure may resign the same.
+
+When the Grand Master announces his intention to retire, having
+previously resigned the chair and gavel to the Master, the Lodge is
+called up, the Private Grand Honors are given and the Master directs the
+proper officers to attend for the escort of the Grand Master. The
+Masters of Ceremony halt at the door, cross their rods, and the other
+officers escort the Grand Master to his apartment.
+
+
+III.--The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Wardens, Etc.
+
+The form will be the same as for the Grand Master, except that the Book
+of Constitutions will not be borne before them.
+
+
+IV.--Other Brethren.
+
+When a brother visits a Lodge for the first time and has been vouched
+for, the Master will send the Senior Deacon to introduce him. That
+officer conducts him to the Altar and says:
+
+"Worshipful Master, I have the pleasure of introducing to you Brother
+......, of ...... Lodge ......"
+
+The Master calls up the Lodge and says:
+
+"Brother ......, it gives me pleasure to Introduce to you the members of
+...... Lodge and to welcome you to a seat among us. We meet on ......,
+and shall be very glad to welcome you to any of our meetings."
+
+The Senior Deacon conducts the visitor to a seat and the Lodge is
+seated.
+
+If the visitor is to be examined the W. M. appoints a committee, who
+retire at the door of the preparation room, the S. D. passing them out.
+When the committee are ready to report, they make an alarm at the door
+of the preparation room. The S. D. attends to it, and reports that the
+examining committee desire admission. The W. M. directs him to admit
+them. When he goes to the door, if the committee expect to report
+favorably they will introduce the S. D. to the visitor. The committee
+then come in and make their report at the altar that they have examined
+......, who claims to be a member of ...... Lodge No. ......, under the
+jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of ...... and find him to be a Master
+Mason (or, that they are not satisfied to vouch for him as a worthy
+Mason). The W. M. seats the committee, and asks if there is any
+objection to the admission of ...... as a visitor. Any member of the
+Lodge has the right to object to the admission of a visitor, but the
+grounds of the objection must be stated to the W. M., who shall judge of
+the sufficiency thereof. If there be no objection, the W. M. directs the
+S. D. to introduce the brother. The S. D. presents him at the altar and
+introduces him to the W. M., who in turn introduces him to the Lodge in
+the form above. No brother should be allowed to visit a lodge for the
+first time without an introduction. If the visitor is a Past Master, he
+should be invited to a seat in the East.
+
+
+
+
+Election and Installation.
+
+
+The Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary of a
+chartered Lodge must be chosen annually by ballot, and by a majority of
+votes, at the time fixed in the by-laws. The Senior and Junior Deacons
+and Tyler are appointed by the W. M. A Chaplain and Senior and Junior
+Masters of Ceremony may be appointed also.
+
+If a lodge fails to elect officers at the time appointed, it may at said
+meeting, or at the next regular meeting thereof, appoint a day for such
+election, not more than three months from the regular time, and may,
+without dispensation, elect officers at said appointed time and install
+them at once.
+
+No member in arrears for dues at the time of the regular election shall
+be elected or appointed to any office in the Lodge, nor be allowed to
+vote at such election.
+
+Every voter is eligible to any office except that of Master.
+
+Where a Lodge finds it absolutely necessary to elect a brother W. M.,
+who has not served as Warden, the facts must be reported to the Grand
+Master, and the Master-elect must not be installed without his
+dispensation.
+
+When vacancies occur in any of the elective offices of the Lodge, they
+must be filled by seniority or pro tem. appointments during the
+remainder of the term. No election can be held to fill them except by
+dispensation of the Grand Master.
+
+Each Lodge may make its own rule as to whether nominations shall be made
+or vote without nominations.
+
+No one can be installed by proxy.
+
+Officers re-elected must be installed after each election.
+
+Membership in a Lodge is necessary to eligibility to office except in
+case of Tyler and Organist.
+
+Any Past Master in good standing of a Blue Lodge can install the
+officers of a Lodge.
+
+
+INSTALLATIONS.
+
+Officers of a New Lodge.
+
+The new Lodge having been constituted, etc., the Grand Master says:
+
+G. M.: This Lodge having been constituted, I will now install its
+officers. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, collect the official
+jewels, place them upon the altar, and present Brother ---- ----, who
+has been elected Worshipful Master.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master now conducts the W. M. elect before the altar,
+facing the East, and says:
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I present Brother ---- ----, to
+be installed Worshipful Master of this Lodge.
+
+G. M.: Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, have you carefully examined
+the brother, and do you find him qualified to discharge the duties of
+the office for which he has been chosen?
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find him to be qualified and
+of good morals, of great skill, true and trusty; and, as he is a lover
+of the Fraternity, I doubt not he will discharge his duties with
+fidelity and honor.
+
+The Grand Master will perform the installation service to the end,
+continuing the ceremony as for annually elected officers, the Deputy
+Grand Master assisting.
+
+
+Annually Elected Officers.
+
+Installing his successor is usually the prerogative of the retiring
+Worshipful Master, although any Past Master may act as installing
+officer for the occasion. A competent brother (usually a Past Master)
+will be appointed to act as Marshal, who will present the officers-elect
+for installation. All things being in order, the Installing Officer
+says:
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother Marshal, you will present the Worshipful
+Master-elect for installation.
+
+Mar: Worshipful Master, I present Brother ----, who has been elected
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and is now ready for installation.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brethren, you now behold before you Brother ---- ----, who
+has been elected to serve this Lodge as Worshipful Master, and now
+declares himself ready for installation. If any of you have any reason
+to urge why he should not be installed you will make it known now, or
+forever after hold your peace. No objection being offered, I shall now
+install him.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, I congratulate you upon your election as
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and it will afford me great pleasure to
+invest you with the authority and the insignia of your office. Previous
+to your investiture, however, it is necessary that you signify your
+assent to those charges and regulations which point out the duty of the
+Master of a Lodge:
+
+I. You agree to be a good man and true, and strictly to obey the moral
+law?
+
+II. You agree to be a peaceable citizen and cheerfully to conform to the
+laws of the country in which you reside?
+
+III. You promise not to be concerned in plots and conspiracies against
+the government, but patiently submit to the law and the constituted
+authorities?
+
+IV. You agree to pay a proper respect to the civil magistrates, to work
+diligently, live creditably, and act honorably toward all men?
+
+V. You agree to hold in veneration the original rulers and patrons of
+Freemasonry, and their regular successors, supreme and subordinate,
+according to their stations, and submit to the awards and resolutions of
+your brethren, in Lodge convened, in every case consistent with the
+Constitutions of the Fraternity?
+
+VI. You agree to avoid private piques and quarrels, and to guard against
+intemperance and excess?
+
+VII. You agree to be cautious in your behavior, courteous to your
+brethren, and faithful to your Lodge?
+
+VIII. You promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance
+impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry?
+
+IX. You agree to promote the general good of society, to cultivate the
+social virtues, and to propagate the knowledge of the mystic art?
+
+X. You promise to pay homage to the Grand Master for the time being, and
+to his officers when duly installed, and strictly to conform to every
+edict of the Grand Lodge that is not subversive of the principles and
+groundwork of Masonry?
+
+XI. You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to
+make innovations in the body of Masonry?
+
+XII. You promise a regular attendance on the communications of the Grand
+Lodge, on receiving proper notice, and to pay a proper attention to all
+the duties of Masonry, on convenient occasions?
+
+XIII. You admit that no new Lodge shall be formed without permission of
+the Grand Lodge, and that no countenance be given to any irregular
+Lodge, or to any person clandestinely made therein, being contrary to
+the ancient charges of Freemasonry?
+
+XIV. You admit that no person can be regularly made a Mason in, or
+admitted a member of, any regular Lodge without previous notice and due
+inquiry into his character?
+
+XV. You agree that no visitor shall be received into your Lodge without
+due examination, or being properly vouched for?
+
+These are the regulations of Free and Accepted Masons. Do you submit to
+these charges and promise to support these regulations, as Masters have
+done in all ages before you?
+
+The Master answers: I do.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, in consequence of your conformity to the
+charges and regulations of the Fraternity, you are now to be installed
+Master of this Lodge, in full confidence of your skill and capacity to
+govern the same.
+
+The Master is then regularly invested with the insignia of his office,
+and the furniture and implements of the Lodge are placed in his charge.
+The various implements of his profession are emblematical of his conduct
+in life, and are fully explained, as follows:
+
+Inst. Off.: The Holy Writings, that Great Light in Masonry, which guides
+us to all truth, directs our path to the temple of happiness, and points
+out the whole duty of man.
+
+The Square teaches us to regulate our actions and harmonize our conduct
+with the principles of morality and virtue.
+
+The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in every station, that,
+rising to eminence by merit, we may live respected and die regretted.
+
+The Rule directs us to punctually observe our duty, press forward in the
+path of virtue, and, inclining neither to the right nor to the left, in
+all our actions to have eternity in view.
+
+The Line, the emblem of moral rectitude, teaches us to avoid
+dissimulation in conversation and action, and to walk in the path which
+leads to a blessed immortality.
+
+The Constitution and Laws you are to search at all times and cause to be
+read in your Lodge, that none may pretend ignorance of the excellent
+precepts they enjoin.
+
+You now receive in charge the Charter, by the authority of which this
+Lodge is held. You are carefully to preserve the same and duly transmit
+it to your successor in office.
+
+You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of your Lodge, which you are
+to see carefully and punctually executed.
+
+The new Master is conducted to the East and placed on the right of the
+Installing Officer until the other officers are installed.
+
+The other officers are then severally presented by the Marshal to the
+Installing Officer, who delivers to each his appropriate charge.
+
+
+Senior Warden.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Senior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Senior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.
+
+The Level teaches that we are descended from the same stock, partake of
+the same nature, and share the same hope; "that we are all children of
+one common father, heirs of the same infirmities, and exposed to the
+same vicissitudes." It also reminds us that, although distinctions among
+men are necessary to preserve subordination, no eminence of station
+should make us forget that we are brethren, and that in the Lodge and in
+all our Masonic associations, we are on a level. This implement teaches
+us that a time will come, and the wisest knows not how soon, when all
+distinctions but that of goodness, shall cease, and death, the grand
+leveler of all human greatness, reduce us to the same state.
+
+Your regular attendance on the stated and other meetings of the Lodge is
+essentially necessary. In the absence of the Master you are to govern
+the Lodge, and in his presence assist him in the government of it. Hence
+you will perceive the necessity of preparing yourself for the important
+duties which may devolve upon you. Look well to the West, and guard with
+scrupulous care the pillar committed to your charge.
+
+He is conducted to his proper station.
+
+
+Junior Warden.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Junior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Junior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.
+
+The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations; to do
+unto others as we would have others do to us; to observe the just medium
+between intemperance and pleasure, and make our passions and prejudices
+coincide with the line of our duty.
+
+In the absence of the Master and Senior Warden upon you devolves the
+government of the Lodge; but to you is especially committed the
+superintendence of the Craft during the hours of refreshment; it is,
+therefore, not only necessary that you should be temperate and discreet
+in the indulgence of your own inclinations, but carefully observe that
+none of the Craft convert the purpose of refreshment into intemperance
+or excess. Look well to the South. Guard with vigilance the pillar
+committed to your charge, that nothing may disturb the harmony of the
+Lodge or mar its beauty.
+
+He is conducted to his proper station.
+
+
+Treasurer.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Treasurer of this
+Lodge and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It is your duty to receive all moneys belonging to the Lodge from the
+Secretary, keep a just and true account thereof, and pay them out by
+order of the Worshipful Master and consent of the Lodge. Your own honor
+and the confidence the brethren repose in you will arouse you to that
+faithfulness in the discharge of the duties of your office which its
+important nature demands.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+
+Secretary.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Secretary of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It is your duty to "keep a faithful record of all things pertaining to
+the Lodge, proper to be written, transmit a copy of the same to the
+Grand Lodge when required, receive all moneys due the Lodge and pay them
+to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same."
+
+Your love for the Craft and attachment to the Lodge will induce you
+cheerfully to fulfill the very important duties of your office, and in
+so doing you will merit the esteem of your brethren.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+
+Chaplain.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been appointed Chaplain of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It will be your duty to perform those solemn services which we should
+constantly render to our infinite Creator, and which, when offered by
+one whose holy profession is "to point to heaven and lead the way," may,
+by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and purifying our
+minds, prepare us for admission into the society of those above, whose
+happiness will be as endless as it is perfect.
+
+He is conducted to his station, which is in the East in front and to the
+left of the W. M.
+
+
+The Senior and Junior Deacons.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brothers ---- and ----, you are appointed Deacons of this
+Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your
+province to attend on the Master and Wardens and to act as their proxies
+in the active duties of the Lodge; such as in the reception of
+candidates into the different degrees of Masonry, the introduction and
+accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate practice of our rites.
+The Square and Compasses, as badges of your office, I entrust to your
+care, not doubting your vigilance and attention.
+
+They are conducted to their stations.
+
+
+Masters of Ceremonies.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brothers ---- and ----, you have been appointed Masters of
+Ceremonies of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewels of
+your office. The positions to which you are assigned in the Lodge are
+very important. You are to assist the Senior Deacon and other officers
+in performing their respective duties. Your conduct should be courteous
+and dignified. Remember that in your company the candidate will receive
+his first impressions of our institution. Your regular and early
+attendance at our meetings will afford the best proof of your zeal and
+attachment to the Lodge.
+
+They are conducted to their stations.
+
+
+Tiler.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been appointed Tiler of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel and the implement of your
+office.
+
+As the Sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler to enable him
+effectually to guard the Lodge against the approach of cowans and
+eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or re-pass except such as are
+duly qualified and have permission of the Worshipful Master, so it
+should morally serve as a constant admonition to us to set a guard over
+our thoughts, a watch at our lips, and a sentinel over our actions,
+thereby preventing the approach of every unworthy thought or deed, and
+preserving consciences void of offence toward God and toward man. Your
+early and punctual attendance will give us the best proof of your
+appreciation of and love for the institution.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+The Installing Officer, addressing the Master, when presenting the
+Gavel, explains its power and use.
+
+One * of which calls * * *; two * calls * * *; three * calls * * *
+
+Worshipful Master, behold your brethren!
+
+Brethren, behold your Master!
+
+The grand honors are then given the W. M. by the Lodge, the Marshal
+leading in the ceremony.
+
+The brethren are now seated. Then the Grand Master or Installing Officer
+may deliver an address or read the following charges, in his discretion:
+
+"Worshipful Master: The superintendence and government of the brethren
+who compose this Lodge having been committed to your care, you cannot be
+insensible of the obligations which devolve on you as their head, nor
+of your responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important
+duties annexed to your position.
+
+The honor, reputation and usefulness of this Lodge will materially
+depend upon the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.
+
+As a pattern for imitation, consider the great luminary of nature,
+which, rising in the East, regularly diffuses light and luster to all
+within the circle. In like manner, it is your province to spread and
+communicate light and instruction to the brethren of your Lodge.
+Forcibly impress upon them the dignity and high importance of Masonry,
+and seriously admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to
+practice out of the Lodge those duties which they have been taught in
+it; and by amiable, discreet and virtuous conduct, to convince mankind
+of the goodness of the institution; so that when a person is said to be
+a member of it, the world may know that he is one to whom the burdened
+heart may pour out its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit,
+whose hand is guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by
+benevolence.
+
+In short, by a diligent observance of the By-Laws of the Lodge, the
+Constitutions of Freemasonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which
+are given as a rule and a guide to your faith, you will be enabled to
+acquit yourself with honor and reputation, and lay up a crown of
+rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.
+
+Brother Senior and Junior Warden: You are too well acquainted with the
+principles of Masonry to warrant any distrust that you will be found
+wanting in the discharge of your respective duties. Suffice it to say,
+that what you have seen praiseworthy in others you should carefully
+imitate; and what in them may have appeared defective you should in
+yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and regularity;
+for it is only by a due regard to the laws in your own conduct that you
+can expect obedience to them from others. You are assiduously to assist
+the Master in the discharge of his trust, diffusing light and imparting
+knowledge to all whom he shall place under your care. In the absence of
+the Master, you will succeed to higher duties; your acquirements must
+therefore be such that the Craft may never suffer for want of proper
+instruction. From the spirit which you have hitherto evinced, I
+entertain no doubt that your future conduct will be such as to merit the
+applause of your brethren and the testimony of a good conscience.
+
+The Lodge being called up, the Installing Officer continues as follows:
+
+Brethren of ---- Lodge: Such is the nature of our constitution, that as
+some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, learn
+to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The officers
+who are chosen to govern your Lodge are sufficiently conversant with the
+rules of propriety and the laws of the institution to avoid exceeding
+the powers with which they are entrusted, and you are of too generous
+dispositions to envy their preferment; I, therefore, trust that you will
+have but one aim--to please each other, and unite in the grand design of
+being happy and communicating happiness.
+
+"Finally, my brethren, as this Lodge has been formed and perfected in so
+much unanimity and concord, so may it long continue. May you long enjoy
+every satisfaction and delight which disinterested friendship can
+afford. May kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your conduct as
+men and as Masons. Within your peaceful walls may your children's
+children celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of
+this auspicious solemnity; and may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through this Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation."
+
+The Marshal then makes proclamation from the South, West and East in the
+following manner:
+
+"I am directed to proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that the
+Worshipful Master, Wardens, and other officers, elected and appointed,
+of ---- Lodge, have been regularly installed into their respective
+stations."
+
+
+
+
+INSTITUTING AND CONSTITUTING NEW LODGE
+
+
+Ceremony for Instituting a Lodge Under Dispensation.
+
+The members of the new Lodge, whether they are to be instituted by the
+Grand Master, or by a brother deputized by him, will, in either case, be
+notified by the Master to assemble in their Lodge room at the time
+determined upon. After the brethren are assembled, the Grand Master, or
+Instituting Officer, will assume the East and announce the object of the
+meeting. He then causes the Letter of Dispensation to be read, after
+which the names of the officers appointed by the Grand Master and by the
+Master of the new Lodge will be announced. As these names are called,
+the officers will form in line near and facing the East, when each
+officer will be invested with his jewel. The new Master will then be
+seated in the East, on the right of the Instituting Officer. The Wardens
+and other officers will take their respective stations. The Instituting
+Officer will then open the Lodge on the third degree of Masonry, and
+deliver to the officers and brethren the following
+
+
+Charges to the Officers and Brethren.
+
+Inst. Off.: Worshipful Master: (Who rises.) The Grand Master having
+committed to your care the superintendence and government of the
+brethren who are to compose this new lodge, you cannot be insensible of
+the obligations which devolve on you, as their head, nor of your
+responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important duties
+attached to your office.
+
+The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will materially
+depend on the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.
+
+For a pattern of imitation, consider the sun, which, rising in the east,
+regularly diffuses light and luster to all within its circle. In like
+manner, it is in your province to spread and communicate light and
+instruction to the brethren of your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them
+the dignity and high importance of Masonry; and seriously admonish them
+never to disgrace it. Charge them to practice out of the Lodge, those
+duties which they have been taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and
+virtuous conduct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the
+Institution; so that, when any one is said to be a member of it, the
+world may know that he is one to whom the burdened heart may pour out
+its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit, whose hand is guided
+by justice, and whose heart is expanded by benevolence. In short, by a
+diligent observance of the by-laws of your Lodge, the Constitution of
+Masonry, and above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are given as a rule
+and guide to your faith, you will be enabled to acquit yourself with
+honor and reputation.
+
+
+Charge to the Wardens.
+
+Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens: (Who are called up by one knock.)
+You are too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry to warrant
+any distrust that you will be found wanting in the discharge of your
+respective duties. What you have seen praiseworthy in others you should
+carefully imitate, and what in them may have appeared defective, you
+should in yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and
+regularity, for it is only by a due regard to the laws, in your own
+conduct, that you can expect obedience to them from others. You are
+assiduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his trust,
+diffusing light and imparting knowledge to all whom he shall place under
+your care. In the absence of the Master you will succeed to higher
+duties; your acquirements must therefore be such that the Craft may
+never suffer for want of proper instruction. From the spirit which you
+have hitherto evinced, I entertain no doubt that your future conduct
+will be such as to merit the applause of your brethren, and the
+testimony of a good conscience.
+
+
+Charge to the Brethren of the Lodge.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Brethren of ...... Lodge, such is the nature of our Constitution, that
+as some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course,
+learn to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The
+officers who are appointed to govern the Lodge are sufficiently
+conversant with the rules of propriety and the laws of the Institution
+to avoid exceeding the powers with which they are intrusted, and you
+are of too generous dispositions to envy their preferment. I therefore
+trust that you will have but one aim, to please each other and to unite
+in the grand design of being happy and communicating happiness.
+
+Finally, my brethren, as this association has been formed and perfected
+in so much unity and concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it
+long continue. May you enjoy every satisfaction and delight, which
+disinterested friendship can afford. May kindness and brotherly
+affection distinguish your conduct as men and Masons. Within your
+peaceful walls, may your children, and your children's children
+celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of this
+auspicious solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation.
+
+
+Proclamation.
+
+Instituting Officer: (Calls up Lodge.) In the name and by the authority
+of the Most Worshipful* Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of
+the State of Arkansas, I now declare this Lodge duly instituted and
+properly prepared for the transaction of such business as may lawfully
+come before it.
+
+* If Grand Master Institutes the Lodge, in person, he will omit what
+precedes the * and insert "as."
+
+Instituting Officer: (Addressing Master.) I now deliver to you the
+Dispensation empowering you and your brethren to work as a Regular
+Lodge. You are its custodian and must see to it that it is present at
+all Communications of the Lodge. You must also, as required by law,
+safely transmit it to the Grand Secretary just prior to the next Annual
+Communication of the Grand Lodge, and when this is done, Masonic work in
+this Lodge must cease until the Dispensation is continued by the Grand
+Lodge, or until the Lodge is constituted. I now deliver to you the gavel
+of authority; wield it, my brother, with prudence and discretion. You
+will now assume your station.
+
+
+Constituting a Newly Chartered Lodge.
+
+After the grant of a charter the new Lodge thus created should be
+constituted, and its officers installed, by the Grand Master or his
+Deputy or some past or present Master. The Lodge is opened on the Third
+Degree. The Marshal forms the officers of the new Lodge in front of the
+Installing Officer, whereupon the Deputy G. M. addresses the G. M. as
+follows:
+
+Most Worshipful, a number of brethren, duly instructed in the mysteries
+of Masonry, having assembled together for some time past by virtue of a
+dispensation granted them for that purpose, do now desire to be
+regularly constituted as a lodge agreeably to the ancient usages and
+customs of the fraternity.
+
+The charter is presented by the D. G. M. to the Grand Master, who
+examines it and, if correct, proclaims:
+
+G. M.--The charter appears to be correct and is approved. Upon due
+deliberation the Grand Lodge has granted the brethren of this new Lodge
+a charter establishing and confirming them in the rights and privileges
+of a regularly constituted Lodge. We shall now proceed according to the
+ancient usage to constitute these brethren into a regular Lodge.
+
+The officers of the new Lodge deliver up their jewels and badges to
+their Master, who presents them, with his own, to the D. G. M. and he to
+the G. M.
+
+The D. G. M. then presents the Master-elect to the G. M., saying:
+
+D. G. M.--Most Worshipful, I present to you Brother ----, whom the
+members of the Lodge now to be constituted have chosen for their Master.
+
+The G. M. asks the brethren if they remain satisfied with their choice.
+(They bow in token of assent.)
+
+The Master-elect then presents, severally, his Wardens and other
+officers, naming them and their respective offices. The G. M. asks the
+brethren if they remain satisfied with each and all of them. (They bow
+as before.)
+
+The officers and members of the new Lodge form in front of the G. M. and
+the business of consecration commences.
+
+The G. M. and grand officers form around the Lodge, all kneeling.
+
+A piece of solemn music is performed while the Lodge is being uncovered,
+after which the first clause of the consecration prayer is rehearsed by
+the Grand Chaplain, as follows:
+
+Great Architect of the Universe; Maker and Ruler of all worlds. Deign
+from Thy Celestial Temple, from the realms of light and glory, to bless
+us in all the purposes of our present assembly. We humbly invoke Thee
+to give us at this, and at all times, Wisdom in all our doings, Strength
+of mind in all our difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony in all our
+communications. Permit us, O Thou author of life and light, great source
+of love and happiness, solemnly to consecrate this Lodge to Thy honor
+and glory. Amen.
+
+Response by the Officers of the Grand Lodge:
+
+As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
+end. Amen.
+
+The Grand Officers will then rise.
+
+
+Consecration.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master will step forward and present the Vessel of Corn
+(wheat) to the Grand Master, who sprinkles a portion of it upon the
+symbol of the Lodge, saying:
+
+May the Giver of every good and perfect gift strengthen this Lodge in
+all its philanthropic undertakings.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    When once of old, in Israel,
+      Our brethren wrought with toil,
+    Jehovah's blessings on them fell,
+      In showers of Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+In like manner, the Senior Grand Warden presents the Vessel of Wine,
+which is sprinkled on the Lodge by the Grand Master, saying:
+
+May this Lodge be continually refreshed at the pure fountain of Masonic
+virtue.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    When then a shrine to him above
+      They built, with worship sin to foil,
+    On threshold and on corner-stone
+      They poured out Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+The Junior Grand Warden then presents the Vessel of Oil, which is used
+in the same manner, the Grand Master saying:
+
+May the Supreme Ruler of the Universe preserve this Lodge in peace, and
+vouchsafe to it every blessing.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    And we have come, fraternal bands,
+      With joy and pride and prosperous spoil,
+    To honor him by votive hands,
+      With streams of Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+Each vessel after use is placed upon the table.
+
+The Grand Master then orders the Officers of the Grand Lodge to kneel as
+before, when the Grand Chaplain will rehearse the remaining portion of
+the consecration prayer:
+
+Grant, O Lord, our God, that those who are now about to be invested with
+the government of this Lodge may be endowed with wisdom to instruct
+their brethren in their duties. May brotherly love, relief and truth
+always prevail among the members of this Lodge. May this bond of union
+continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world. Bless all our
+brethren, wherever dispersed, and grant speedy relief to all who are
+either oppressed or distressed. We affectionately commend to Thee all
+the members of this whole family; may they increase in grace, in the
+knowledge of Thee, and in love to each other. Finally, may we finish all
+our work here below, with Thy approbation; and then may our transition
+from this earthly abode be to Thy heavenly Temple above, there to enjoy
+light and glory, and bliss ineffable and eternal. Amen.
+
+Response: (By the Officers of the Grand Lodge.) As it was in the
+beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
+
+A short piece of solemn music is then performed, during which the Grand
+Officers will rise.
+
+
+Dedication.
+
+The Grand Master steps forward, and extending his hands over the emblem
+of the Lodge, exclaims:
+
+To the memory of the Holy Saints John, we dedicate this Lodge. May every
+brother revere their character and imitate their virtues.
+
+Response: (By the brethren.) As it was in the beginning, is now, and
+ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
+
+The Officers of the Grand Lodge will then about face, and stand, while
+the brethren of the new Lodge, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+make a circuit in procession, single file, and salute the Grand Officers
+with their hands crossed upon their breasts, left over right, and heads
+slightly bowed while passing. Upon the completion of this ceremony, the
+brethren will resume position, facing inward. The Officers of the Grand
+Lodge will also resume original position. The Grand Master will call up,
+with his gavel, all present, and then proceed to
+
+
+Constitute the Lodge.
+
+Grand Master: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the
+State of Arkansas, I now constitute and form you, my beloved brethren,
+into a Regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. From henceforth we
+empower you to meet as a Regular Lodge, constituted in conformity to
+the rites of our institution, and the charges of our ancient and
+honorable Fraternity; and may the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+prosper, direct and counsel you in all your doings.
+
+Response by the brethren: So mote it be.
+
+The Officers of the Grand Lodge will, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, give the Full Grand Honors. The Grand Marshal will then slowly
+replace the covering on the Lodge, during which a choir should chant--
+
+    "Glory be to God on High."
+
+The Grand Marshal will then conduct the Grand Master to his chair, and
+instruct the officers of the Grand Lodge to resume their respective
+stations; and the members of the new Lodge to resume their seats. During
+these movements instrumental music should be performed.
+
+Grand Master: (Calls up the assembly.) Worshipful Grand Marshal, you
+will make proclamation that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has been regularly
+constituted.
+
+Grand Marshal: I am directed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to
+proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has
+been regularly constituted, and duly registered as such in the Grand
+Lodge of Arkansas. This proclamation is made from the East, (one knock
+by G. M.); from the West, (one knock by the S. G. W.); from the South,
+(one knock by the J. G. W.); once, twice, thrice; the Craft will take
+due notice and govern itself accordingly. The Grand Honors are given.
+
+Grand Master seats the brethren.
+
+
+
+
+LAYING CORNER STONES.
+
+
+These ceremonies are conducted only by the Grand Master in person, or by
+some brother acting for him, under special dispensation, assisted by the
+officers of the Grand Lodge, and such of the Craft as may be invited, or
+who may choose to attend, either as Lodges, or as individual brethren.
+
+No corner-stone should be laid with Masonic ceremonies, except those of
+acknowledged public structures, or buildings which are to be used for
+Masonic purposes; and then only by special request of the proper
+authorities.
+
+The Lodge or Lodges in the place where the building is to be erected,
+may invite such neighboring Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, as they
+may deem proper. The Chief Magistrate, and other Officers of the place,
+should also be invited to attend on the occasion.
+
+At the time appointed for the ceremony, a sufficient number of brethren
+to act as Grand Officers are convened in a suitable place, where a
+Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will be opened on the Third
+Degree, and proper instructions given by the Grand Master; after which,
+the Officers of the Grand Lodge, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, will form in the following order:
+
+                           Grand Tyler.
+                       (with drawn sword.)
+
+                          Master Masons.
+
+    Grand Steward.          A Brother.         Grand Steward.
+    (carrying rod.)      (carrying Bible,     (carrying rod.)
+                       Square and Compass,
+                          on a cushion.)
+
+                         Grand Chaplain.
+
+          Grand Secretary,               Grand Treasurer,
+    (carrying scroll, containing     (in charge of the box[A]
+       list of articles to be          to be deposited under
+          placed under the               the corner-stone.)
+           corner-stone.)
+
+    Gr'd Steward,     Past Gr'd Officers,[B]    Gr'd Steward,
+    (carrying rod.)   (in the order of their  (carrying rod.)
+    G                   rank, two abreast.)
+    R
+    A                 Principal Architect,[C]
+    N          (carrying Square, Level and Plumb.)
+    D
+
+    M       Jr. Grand Warden,         Sr. Grand Warden,
+    A   (carrying vessel of oil.)  (carrying vessel of wine.)
+    R
+    S                 Deputy Grand Master.
+    H              (carrying vessel of corn.)
+    A
+    L               Master of Oldest Lodge,
+    .          (carrying book of constitutions.)
+
+    Jr. Grand Deacon,     Grand Master.     Sr. Grand Deacon,
+    (carrying rod.)                           (carrying rod.)
+
+The procession thus formed will proceed to join the general procession,
+if any, and march to the place where the ceremony is to be performed.
+
+[A] This box may be carried by the Treasurer, or be sent in advance to
+the site of the corner-stone, as circumstances may dictate.
+
+[B] In the absence of Past Grand Officers, these Stewards will support
+the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Warden.
+
+[C] If the architect of the building is not a member of the Masonic
+Fraternity, the Square, Level and Plumb will be carried by a brother
+appointed for the purpose, who will deliver them to the architect on
+arriving at the corner-stone.
+
+When a procession is composed of other than the officers of the Grand
+Lodge and Master Masons, it should be formed in the following order:
+
+    G                          Music.
+    R
+    A M                      Military.
+    N A
+    D R          Civic Societies and Organizations.
+      S
+      H  Chief Magistrate, Mayor or other Official Guests.
+      A
+      L               Knights Templar Escort.
+      .
+                            Grand Lodge.
+
+Should any Masonic body other than those above named appear, they will
+be assigned an appropriate place in the procession.
+
+A triumphal arch is usually erected near the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed; and the corner-stone should have engraved on its face
+the words, "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity," with the date, the year of
+Masonry, the name of the Grand Master, and such other particulars as may
+be deemed proper.
+
+When the head of the procession reaches the Arch, it will open to the
+right and left, facing inward. The Grand Master, uncovering, preceded by
+the Grand Marshal and Grand Tyler, and followed by the other Grand
+Officers and the Chief Magistrate and civil officers of the place, will
+pass through the lines and ascend to the platform. As the Grand Master
+and others advance, the remainder of the procession will counter-march
+and surround the platform.
+
+The stone should be suspended about six feet from its bed, by a machine
+having suitable arrangements for slowly lowering it to its place. All
+being in readiness--
+
+The Grand Master will command silence and address the assembly,
+announcing the purposes of the occasion, etc., concluding as follows:
+
+The teachings of Freemasonry inculcate, that in all our works, great or
+small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty God. It is
+our first duty, then, to invoke the blessing of the great Architect of
+the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore
+command the utmost silence, and call upon all to unite with our Grand
+Chaplain in an address to the Throne of Grace.
+
+The brethren uncover, while the Grand Chaplain delivers the following,
+or some other appropriate
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Almighty God! who hath given us grace at this time, with one accord, to
+make our common supplication unto Thee, and dost promise, that where two
+or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their
+request; fulfill now, O Lord! the desires and petitions of Thy servants,
+as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world, knowledge
+of Thy truth; and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The choir may then sing an Ode, or a piece of instrumental music may be
+performed.
+
+
+Deposit of Memorials.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Brother Grand Treasurer, it has ever been the
+custom, on occasions like the present, to deposit within a cavity in
+the stone, placed in the north-east corner of the edifice, certain
+memorials of the period at which it was erected; so that in the lapse of
+ages, if the fury of the elements, or the slow but certain ravages of
+time, should lay bare its foundation, an enduring record may be found by
+succeeding generations, to bear testimony to the energy, industry and
+culture of our time. Has such a deposit been prepared?
+
+Grand Treasurer: It has, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and the various
+articles of which it is composed are safely enclosed within the casket
+now before you.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Grand Secretary, you will read for the information
+of the brethren and others here assembled, a record of the contents of
+the casket.
+
+Grand Secretary reads a list of the articles contained in the casket.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Grand Treasurer, you will now deposit the casket in
+the cavity beneath the corner-stone, and may the Great Architect of the
+Universe, in His wisdom, grant that ages on ages shall pass away ere it
+again be seen of men.
+
+Grand Treasurer, assisted by the Grand Secretary, will place the casket
+in the cavity prepared, and report:
+
+Most Worshipful Grand Master, your orders have been duly executed.
+
+
+Presentation of Working Tools.
+
+Principal Architect delivers the working tools to the Grand Master, who
+retains the Trowel, and presents the Square, Level and Plumb to the
+Deputy Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand Warden, respectively,
+saying:
+
+Right Worshipful Brethren, you will receive the implements of your
+office. With your assistance and that of the Craft, I will now proceed
+to lay the corner-stone of this edifice, according to the custom of our
+Fraternity. Brother Grand Marshal, you will direct the Craftsmen to
+furnish the cement, and prepare to lower the stone.
+
+
+Laying Stone.
+
+The Grand Master will then spread a portion of the cement. The stone is
+then lowered slowly, during which there should be appropriate music. The
+Grand Master then says:
+
+
+Trial of Stone.
+
+R. W. Deputy Grand Master, what is the proper implement of your office?
+
+D. G. Master: The Square.
+
+G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?
+
+D. G. M.: To square our actions by the rule of virtue, and prove our
+work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the stone
+that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+The Square is applied to the four corners.
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be square.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+G. M.: R. W. Senior Grand Warden, what is the proper implement of your
+office?
+
+S. G. W.: The Level.
+
+G. M.: What are its Masonic uses?
+
+S. G. W.: Morally, it teaches Equality; and by it we prove our work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+Level is applied to the top surface.
+
+S. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be level.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+G. M.: R. W. Junior Warden, what is the proper implement of your office?
+
+J. G. W.: The Plumb.
+
+G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?
+
+J. G. W.: Morally, it teaches rectitude of conduct; and by it we prove
+our work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+The Plumb is applied to the sides of the stone.
+
+J. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be plumb.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+Grand Master (striking the stone three times with his gavel), says:
+
+This corner-stone has been tested by the proper implements of Masonry. I
+find that the Craftsmen have skillfully and faithfully done their duty;
+and I do declare the stone to be well formed and trusty, truly laid, and
+correctly proved according to the rules of our Ancient Craft. May the
+building be conducted and completed amid the blessings of Plenty, Health
+and Peace.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+
+Consecration.
+
+Grand Master: Brother Grand Marshal, you will present the elements of
+consecration to the proper officers.
+
+Grand Marshal presents vessel of corn to the D. G. M.; the wine to the
+S. G. W.; and the oil to the J. G. W.
+
+Deputy Grand Master advances with the corn, scattering it on the stone,
+and says:
+
+I scatter this corn as an emblem of Plenty; may the blessings of
+bounteous Heaven be showered upon us, and upon all like patriotic and
+important undertakings, and inspire the hearts of the people with
+virtue, wisdom and gratitude.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Senior Grand Warden advances with the vessel of wine, pouring it on the
+stone, and says:
+
+I pour this wine as an emblem of Joy and Gladness. May the great Ruler
+of the Universe bless and prosper our National, State and City
+Governments; preserve the union of the States in harmony and brotherly
+love, which shall endure through all time.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Junior Warden advances with the vessel of oil, pouring it on the stone,
+saying:
+
+I pour this oil as an emblem of Peace; may its blessings abide with us
+continually; and may the Grand Master of Heaven and Earth shelter and
+protect the widow and orphan, and vouchsafe to them, and to the
+bereaved, the afflicted and sorrowing, everywhere, the enjoyment of
+every good and perfect gift.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Grand Master, extending his hands, pronounces the following invocation:
+
+May corn, wine and oil, and all the necessaries of life, abound among
+men throughout the world. May the blessing of Almighty God be upon this
+undertaking. May He protect the workmen from every accident. May the
+structure here to be erected, be planned with Wisdom, supported by
+Strength, and adorned in Beauty, and may it be preserved to the latest
+ages, a monument to the energy and liberality of its founders.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+
+Proclamation.
+
+Grand Master: (Addressing Architect.) Worthy sir (or brother), having
+thus, as Grand Master of Masons, laid the corner-stone of the structure,
+I now return to you these implements of Operative Masonry (presents
+Square, Level and Plumb), having full confidence in your skill and
+capacity to perform the important duties confided to you, to the
+satisfaction of those who have entrusted you with their fulfillment.
+
+The G. M. strikes the stone three times with the gavel, and the public
+grand honors are given.
+
+The Grand Master will then make report of his doings, as follows:
+
+I have the honor to report, that in compliance with the request of the
+proper authorities, the corner-stone of the ...... building to be
+erected on this site, has been laid successfully, with the ancient
+ceremonies of the Craft. The Brother Grand Marshal will therefore make
+the proclamation.
+
+Grand Marshal: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
+and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas, I now proclaim that the
+corner-stone of the structure to be erected, has this day been found
+true and trusty, and laid according to the old customs, by the Grand
+Master of Masons.
+
+
+Closing Ode.
+
+
+Oration.
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+Glory be to God on High, and on earth peace, good will toward men! O
+Lord, we most heartily beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless
+this assemblage; pour down Thy mercies, like the dew that falls upon the
+mountains, upon Thy servants engaged in the solemn ceremonies of this
+day. Bless, we pray Thee, all the workmen who shall be engaged in the
+erection of this edifice; keep them from all forms of accidents and
+harm; grant them in health and prosperity to live; and finally, we hope,
+after this life, through Thy mercy and forgiveness to attain everlasting
+joy and felicity in Thy bright mansion, in Thy holy temple, not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+After which, the Grand Lodge, with escort, returns to the place whence
+it started, and is closed.
+
+The Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, return to their respective halls.
+
+ * * *
+
+
+
+
+DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.
+
+
+At the time appointed for the celebration of the ceremony of dedication,
+the Grand Master and his officers, accompanied by the members of the
+Grand Lodge, meet in a convenient room, near to the place where the
+ceremony is to be performed, and the Grand Lodge is opened in ample
+form.
+
+The procession is then formed, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+when the Grand Lodge moves to the hall to be dedicated, in the following
+order:
+
+    Music;
+
+    Tiler, with drawn sword;
+
+    Stewards, with white rods;
+
+    Master Masons;
+
+    Grand Secretaries;
+
+    Grand Treasurers;
+
+    A Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square and Compass,
+    supported by two Stewards, with rods;
+
+    Two Burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters;
+
+    Chaplain and Orator;
+
+    Past Grand Wardens;
+
+    Past Deputy Grand Masters;
+
+    Past Grand Masters;
+
+    The Globes;
+
+    Junior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with corn;
+
+    Senior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with wine;
+
+    Deputy Grand Master, carrying a golden vessel with oil;
+
+    The Lodge,
+    Covered with white linen, carried by four Brethren;
+
+    Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying Book of Constitutions;
+
+    Grand Master,
+    Supported by two Deacons, with rods.
+
+When the Grand Officers arrive at the center of the Lodge room, the
+Grand honors are given.
+
+The Grand Officers then repair to their respective stations.
+
+The Lodge is placed in front of the altar, toward the East, and the gold
+and silver vessels and lights are placed around it.
+
+These arrangements being completed, the following or some other
+appropriate Ode is sung:
+
+    Master Supreme! accept our praise;
+      Still bless this consecrated band;
+    Parent of light! illume our ways,
+      And guide us by thy sovereign hand.
+
+    May Faith, Hope, Charity, divine,
+      Here hold their undivided reign;
+    Friendship and Harmony combine
+      To soothe our cares--to banish pain.
+
+    May pity dwell within each breast,
+      Relief attend the suffering poor;
+    Thousands by this, our Lodge, be blest,
+      Till worth, distress'd, shall want no more.
+
+The Master of the Lodge to which the hall to be dedicated belongs, then
+rises, and addresses the Grand Master as follows:
+
+Most Worshipful: The brethren of ...... Lodge, being animated with a
+desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft, have erected a
+Masonic Hall, for their convenience and accommodation. They are desirous
+that the same should be examined by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge; and
+if it should meet their approbation, that it be solemnly dedicated to
+Masonic purposes, agreeably to ancient form and usage.
+
+The Architect or Brother who has had the management of the structure
+then addresses the Grand Master as follows:
+
+Most Worshipful: Having been entrusted with the superintendence and
+management of the workmen employed in the construction of this edifice;
+and having, according to the best of my ability, accomplished the task
+assigned me, I now return my thanks for the honor of this appointment,
+and beg leave to surrender up the implements which were committed to my
+care, when the foundation of this fabric was laid, (presenting to the
+Grand Master the Square, Level and Plumb), humbly hoping that the
+exertions which have been made on this occasion will be crowned with
+your approbation, and that of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge.
+
+To which the Grand Master replies:
+
+Brother Architect: The skill and fidelity displayed in the execution of
+the trust reposed in you at the commencement of this undertaking, have
+secured the entire approbation of the Grand Lodge; and they sincerely
+pray that this edifice may continue a lasting monument of the taste,
+spirit, and liberality of its founders.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master then rises, and says:
+
+Most Worshipful: The hall in which we are now assembled, and the plan
+upon which it has been constructed, having met with your approbation,
+it is the desire of the Fraternity that it should be now dedicated,
+according to ancient form and usage.
+
+The Lodge is then uncovered, and a procession is made around it in the
+following form, during which solemn music is played.
+
+    Grand Tiler, with drawn sword;
+
+    A Past Master, with light;
+
+    A Past Master, with Bible, Square and Compass,
+    on a velvet cushion;
+
+    Two Past Masters, each with a light;
+
+    Grand Secretary and Treasurer, with emblems;
+
+    Grand Junior Warden, with vessel of corn;
+
+    Grand Senior Warden, with vessel of wine;
+
+    Deputy Grand Master, with vessel of oil;
+
+    Grand Master;
+
+    Two Stewards, with rods.
+
+When the procession arrives at the East, it halts; the music ceases, and
+the Grand Chaplain makes the following
+
+
+Consecration Prayer.
+
+Almighty and ever-glorious and gracious Lord God, Creator of all things,
+and Governor of everything Thou hast made, mercifully look upon Thy
+servants, now assembled in Thy name and in Thy presence, and bless and
+prosper all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee. Graciously
+bestow upon us Wisdom, in all our doings; Strength of mind in all our
+difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
+communications and work. Let Faith be the foundation of our Hope, and
+Charity the fruit of our obedience to Thy revealed will.
+
+May all the proper work of our institution that may be done in this
+house be such as Thy wisdom may approve and Thy goodness prosper. And,
+finally, graciously be pleased, O Thou Sovereign Architect of the
+Universe, to bless the Craft, wheresoever dispersed, and make them true
+and faithful to Thee, to their neighbor, and to themselves. And when the
+time of our labor is drawing near to an end, and the pillar of our
+strength is declining to the ground, graciously enable us to pass
+through the "valley of the shadow of death," supported by Thy rod and
+Thy staff, to those mansions beyond the skies where love, and peace, and
+joy forever reign before Thy throne. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+All the other brethren keep their places, and assist in singing the Ode,
+which continues during the procession, excepting only at the intervals
+of dedication.
+
+
+Song.
+
+Tune--Old Hundred.
+
+    Genius of Masonry, descend,
+      And with thee bring thy spotless train,
+    Constant our sacred rites attend,
+      While we adore thy peaceful reign.
+
+The first procession being made around the Lodge, the Grand Master
+having reached the East, the Grand Junior Warden presents the vessel of
+Corn to the G. Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: In the dedications of Masonic Halls, it has been of
+immemorial custom to pour corn upon the Lodge, as an emblem of
+nourishment. I, therefore, present you this vessel of corn, to be
+employed by you according to ancient usage.
+
+The Grand Master then, striking thrice with his mallet pours the corn
+upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the great Jehovah, to whom be all honor and glory, I do
+solemnly dedicate this hall to Freemasonry.
+
+The grand honors are given.
+
+    Bring with thee Virtue, brightest maid!
+      Bring Love, bring Truth, bring Friendship here;
+    While social Mirth shall lend her aid
+      To soothe the wrinkled brow of Care.
+
+The second procession is then made around the Lodge, and the Grand
+Senior Warden presents the vessel of wine to the Grand Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: Wine, the emblem of refreshment, having been used by
+our ancient brethren in the dedication and consecration of their Lodges,
+I present you this vessel of wine, to be used on the present occasion
+according to ancient Masonic form.
+
+The Grand Master then sprinkles the wine upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the holy Saints John, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Virtue.
+
+The grand honors are twice repeated.
+
+    Bring Charity! with goodness crowned,
+      Encircled in thy heavenly robe!
+    Diffuse thy blessings all around,
+      To every corner of the Globe!
+
+The third procession is then made round the Lodge, and the Deputy Grand
+Master presents the vessel of oil to the Grand Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: I present you, to be used according to ancient custom,
+this vessel of oil, an emblem of that joy which should animate every
+bosom on the completion of every important undertaking.
+
+The Grand Master then sprinkles the oil upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the whole Fraternity, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Universal Benevolence.
+
+The grand honors are thrice repeated.
+
+    To Heaven's high Architect all praise,
+      All praise, all gratitude be given,
+    Who deigned the human soul to raise,
+      By mystic secrets, sprung from Heaven.
+
+The Grand Chaplain, standing before the Lodge, then makes the following
+
+
+Invocation.
+
+And may the Lord, the giver of every good and perfect gift, bless the
+brethren here assembled, in all their lawful undertakings, and grant to
+each one of them, in needful supply, the corn of nourishment, the wine
+of refreshment, and the oil of joy. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The Lodge is then covered, and the Grand Master retires to his chair.
+
+The following or an appropriate original oration may then be delivered,
+and the ceremonies conclude with music:
+
+Brethren: The ceremonies we have performed are not unmeaning rites, nor
+the amusing pageants of an idle hour, but have a solemn and instructive
+import. Suffer me to point it out to you, and to impress upon your minds
+the ennobling sentiments they are so well adapted to convey.
+
+This Hall, designed and built by Wisdom, supported by Strength, and
+adorned in Beauty, we are first to consecrate in the name of the great
+Jehovah; which teaches us, in all our works, begun and finished, to
+acknowledge, adore, and magnify Him. It reminds us, also, in His fear to
+enter the door of the Lodge, to put our trust in him while passing its
+trials, and to hope in Him for the reward of its labors.
+
+Let, then, its altar be devoted to His service, and its lofty arch
+resound with His praise! May the eye which seeth in secret witness here
+the sincere and unaffected piety which withdraws from the engagements of
+the world to silence and privacy, that it may be exercised with less
+interruption and less ostentation.
+
+Our march round the Lodge reminds us of the travels of human life, in
+which Masonry is an enlightened, a safe, and a pleasant path. Its
+tesselated pavement of Mosaic-work intimates to us the chequered
+diversity and uncertainty of human affairs. Our step is time; our
+progression, eternity.
+
+Following our ancient Constitutions, with mystic rites we dedicate this
+Hall to the honor of Freemasonry.
+
+Our best attachments are due to the Craft. In its prosperity, we find
+our joy; and, in paying it honor, we honor ourselves. But its worth
+transcends our encomiums, and its glory will outsound our praise.
+
+Brethren: It is our pride that we have our names on the records of
+Freemasonry. May it be our high ambition that they should shed a luster
+on the immortal page!
+
+The hall is also dedicated to Virtue.
+
+This worthy appropriation will always be duly regarded while the moral
+duties which our sublime lectures inculcate, with affecting and
+impressive pertinency, are cherished in our hearts and illustrated in
+our lives.
+
+As Freemasonry aims to enliven the spirit of Philanthropy, and promote
+the cause of Charity, so we dedicate this Hall to Universal Benevolence;
+in the assurance that every brother will dedicate his affections and his
+abilities to the same generous purpose; that while he displays a warm
+and cordial affection to those who are of the Fraternity, he will extend
+his benevolent regards and good wishes to the whole family of mankind.
+
+Such, my brethren, is the significant meaning of the solemn rites we
+have just performed, because such are the peculiar duties of every
+Lodge. I need not enlarge upon them now, nor show how they diverge, as
+rays from a center, to enlighten, to improve, and to cheer the whole
+circle of life. Their import and their application is familiar to you
+all. In their knowledge and their exercise may you fulfill the high
+purposes of the Masonic Institution.
+
+How many pleasing considerations, my brethren, attend the present
+interview! While in almost every other association of men, political
+animosities, contentions, and wars interrupt the progress of Humanity
+and the cause of Benevolence, it is our distinguished privilege to dwell
+together in peace, and engage in plans to perfect individual and social
+happiness. While in many other nations our Order is viewed by
+politicians with suspicion, and by the ignorant with apprehension, in
+this country its members are too much respected, and its principles too
+well known, to make it the object of jealousy or mistrust. Our private
+assemblies are unmolested; and our public celebrations attract a more
+general approbation of the Fraternity. Indeed, its importance, its
+credit, and, we trust, its usefulness, are advancing to a height unknown
+in any former age. The present occasion gives fresh evidence of the
+increasing affection of its friends; and this noble apartment, fitted up
+in a style of such elegance and convenience, does honor to Freemasonry,
+as well as reflects the highest credit on the respectable Lodge for
+whose accommodation and at whose expense it is erected.
+
+We offer our best congratulations to the Worshipful Master, Wardens,
+Officers, and Members of ...... Lodge. We commend their zeal, and hope
+it will meet with the most ample recompense. May their Hall be the happy
+resort of Piety, Virtue, and Benevolence! May it be protected from
+accident, and long remain a monument of their attachment to Freemasonry!
+May their Lodge continue to flourish; their union to strengthen; and
+their happiness to abound!--And when they, and we all, shall be removed
+from the labors of the earthly Lodge, may we be admitted to the
+brotherhood of the perfect, in the building of God, the Hall not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens!
+
+The Grand Lodge is again formed in procession, as at first, returns to
+the room where it was opened, and is closed in ample form.
+
+
+
+
+MASONIC FUNERAL SERVICE
+
+
+General Directions.
+
+1. No Freemason can be buried with the formalities of the Fraternity
+unless it be at his own request or that of some of his family,
+communicated to the Master of the Lodge of which he was a member at the
+time of his death, foreigners or sojourners excepted; nor unless he has
+received the Master Mason degree; and to this rule there can be no
+exception.
+
+2. Fellow Crafts or Entered Apprentices are not entitled to these
+obsequies, nor can they be allowed in the procession, as Masons, at a
+Masonic funeral.
+
+3. The Master of the Lodge, having received notice of the death of a
+brother (the deceased having attained the degree of Master Mason), and
+of his request to be buried with the ceremonies of the Craft, fixes the
+day and hour for the funeral (unless previously arranged by the friends
+or relatives of the deceased), and issues his order to the Secretary to
+summon the Lodge. Members of other Lodges may be invited, but they
+should join with the Lodge performing the ceremonies.
+
+4. Upon the death of a sojourner who had expressed a wish to be buried
+with Masonic ceremonies, the duties prescribed in Article 3 will devolve
+upon the Master of the Lodge within whose jurisdiction the death may
+have occurred, unless there be more than one Lodge in the place; and if
+so the funeral service will be performed by the oldest Lodge, unless
+otherwise mutually arranged.
+
+5. Whenever other societies or the military unite with Masons in the
+burial of a Mason, the body of the deceased must be in charge of the
+Lodge having jurisdiction, and the services should, in all respects, be
+conducted as if none but Masons were present.
+
+6. If the deceased was a Grand or Past Grand Officer the Officers of the
+Grand Lodge should be invited; when the Master of the Lodge having
+jurisdiction will invite the Grand Officer present who has attained the
+highest rank to conduct the burial service.
+
+7. The pallbearers should be Masons, and should be selected by the
+Master, with the approval of the family of the deceased. If the deceased
+was a member of a Chapter or other Masonic body, a portion of the
+pallbearers should be taken from these bodies severally.
+
+8. The proper clothing to be worn at a Masonic funeral is black or dark
+clothes, a black necktie, white gloves, and a white apron, and a sprig
+of evergreen on the left breast. The Master's gavel, the Wardens'
+columns, the Deacons' and Stewards' rods, the Tiler's sword and the
+Marshal's baton, should be trimmed with black crape. The officers of the
+Lodge and Grand Officers should wear their official jewels.
+
+9. As soon as the remains are placed in the coffin there should be
+placed upon it a plain white lambskin apron.
+
+10. If a Past or Present Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, or Grand
+Warden, should join the procession of a Lodge, proper attention must be
+paid to them. They take place after the Master of the Lodge. Two
+Deacons, with white rods, should be appointed by the Master to attend
+them.
+
+11. When the head of the procession shall have arrived at the place of
+interment, or where the services are to be performed, the lines should
+be opened, and the highest officer in rank, preceded by the Marshal and
+Tiler, pass through, and the others follow in order.
+
+12. Upon arriving at the entrance to the cemetery, the brethren should
+march in open order to the tomb or grave. If the body is to be placed in
+the former, the Tiler should take his place in front of the open door,
+and the lines be spread so as to form a circle. The coffin should be
+deposited within the circle, and the Stewards and Deacons should cross
+their rods over it. The bearers should take their places on either
+side--the mourners at the foot of the coffin, and the Master and other
+officers at the head. After the coffin has been placed in the tomb, the
+Stewards should cross their rods over the door and the Deacons over the
+Master. If the body is to be deposited in the earth, an oblong square
+should be formed around the grave, the body being placed on rests over
+it; the Stewards should cross their rods over the foot, and the Deacons
+the head, and retain their places throughout the services.
+
+13. After the clergymen shall have performed the religious services of
+the church, the Masonic services should begin.
+
+14. When a number of Lodges join in a funeral procession, the position
+of the youngest Lodge is at the head, or right, of the procession, and
+the oldest at the end, or left, excepting that the Lodge of which
+deceased was a member walks nearest the corpse.
+
+15. A Lodge in procession is to be strictly under the discipline of the
+Lodge room; therefore no brother can enter the procession or leave it
+without express permission from the Master, conveyed through the
+Marshal. The Lodge is open and not at refreshment.
+
+
+Service in Lodge Room.
+
+The brethren having assembled at the lodge room, the Lodge will be
+opened briefly on the Third Degree; the purpose of the communication
+must be stated, and remarks upon the character of the deceased may be
+made by the Master and brethren, when the service will commence, all the
+brethren standing:
+
+Master: What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he
+deliver his soul from the land of the grave?
+
+S. W.: His days are as grass; as a flower of the field so he
+flourisheth.
+
+J. W.: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place
+thereof shall know it no more.
+
+M.: Where is now our departed brother?
+
+S. W.: He dwelleth in night; he sojourneth in darkness.
+
+J. W.: Man walketh in a vain shadow; he heapeth up riches, and cannot
+tell who shall gather them.
+
+M.: When he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not
+descend after him.
+
+S. W.: For he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he can
+carry nothing out.
+
+J. W.: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name
+of the Lord.
+
+M.: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
+mercy.
+
+S. W.: God is our salvation; our glory and the rock of our strength; and
+our refuge is in God.
+
+J. W.: He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us
+according to our iniquities.
+
+M.: Can we offer any precious gift acceptable in the sight of the Lord
+to redeem our brother?
+
+S. W.: We are poor and needy. We are without gift or ransom.
+
+J. W.: Be merciful unto us, O Lord, be merciful unto us; for we trust in
+Thee. Our hope and salvation are in Thy patience. Where else can we look
+for mercy?
+
+M.: Let us endeavor to live the life of the righteous, that our last end
+may be like his.
+
+S. W.: The Lord is gracious and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
+
+J. W.: God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even unto
+death.
+
+M.: Shall our brother's name and virtues be lost upon the earth forever?
+
+Response: We will remember and cherish them in our hearts.
+
+M.: I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: "Write from henceforth,
+Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord! Even so, saith the Spirit; for
+they rest from their labors."
+
+Here the Master will take the Sacred Roll (a sheet of parchment or paper
+prepared for the purpose), on which have been inscribed the name, age,
+date of initiation or affiliation, date of death, and any matters that
+may be interesting to the brethren, and shall read the same aloud, and
+shall then say:
+
+Almighty Father! in Thy hands we leave, with humble submission, the soul
+of our departed brother.
+
+Response; Amen! So mote it be.
+
+The Masonic funeral honors should then be given once; the brethren to
+respond:
+
+The will of God is accomplished. Amen. So mote it be!
+
+The Master should then deposit the Roll in the archives of the Lodge.
+
+The following or some appropriate Hymn may be sung:
+
+
+Ode--Air, Balerma. C. M.
+
+    Few are thy days, and full of woe,
+      O man, of woman born!
+    Thy doom is written, "Dust thou art,
+      And shalt to dust return."
+
+    Behold the emblem of thy state
+      In flowers that bloom and die;
+    Or in the shadow's fleeting form,
+      That mocks the gazer's eye.
+
+    Determined are the days that fly
+      Successive o'er thy head;
+    The number'd hour is on the wing,
+      That lays thee with the dead.
+
+    Great God! afflict not, in Thy wrath,
+      The short alloted span
+    That bounds the few and weary days
+      Of pilgrimage to man.
+
+The Master or Chaplain will repeat the following or some other
+appropriate Prayer:
+
+Almighty and Heavenly Father! infinite in wisdom, mercy and goodness,
+extend to us the blessings of Thy everlasting grace. Thou alone art a
+refuge and help in trouble and affliction. In this bereavement we look
+to Thee for support and consolation. Strengthen our belief that Death
+hath no power over a faithful and righteous soul! Though the dust
+returneth to the dust as it was, the spirit returneth unto Thee. As we
+mourn the departure of a brother beloved from the circle of our
+Fraternity, may we trust that he hath entered into a higher brotherhood,
+to engage in nobler duties and in heavenly work, to find rest from
+earthly labor and refreshment from earthly care. May Thy peace abide
+within us, to keep us from all evil! Make us grateful for present
+benefits, and crown us with immortal life and honor. And to Thy name
+shall be all the glory forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+A procession should then be formed, which will proceed to the church or
+the house of the deceased, in the following order:
+
+         Tiler, with drawn sword.
+         Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.
+    M    Master Masons.
+    A    Secretary and Treasurer.
+    R    Senior and Junior Wardens.
+    S    Past Masters.
+    H    The Chaplain.
+    A    The Three Great Lights
+    L    on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried
+    .    by a member of the Lodge.
+         The Master,
+         supported by two Deacons, with white rods.
+
+When the head of the procession arrives at the entrance to the building,
+it should halt and open to the right and left, forming two parallel
+lines, when the Marshal, with the Tiler, will pass through the lines and
+escort the Master or Grand Officer into the house, the brethren closing
+in and following, thus reversing the order of procession; the brethren
+with heads uncovered.
+
+
+Service at Church or House of Deceased.
+
+After the religious services have been performed, the Master will take
+his station at the head of the coffin, the Senior Warden at his right,
+the Junior Warden at his left; the Deacons and Stewards, with white rods
+crossed, the former at the head, and the latter at the foot of the
+coffin, the brethren forming a circle around all, when the Masonic
+service will commence by the Chaplain or Master repeating the following
+or some other appropriate prayer, in which all the brethren will join:
+
+(Scripture can be used here.)
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
+Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
+bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
+against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
+For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+Master: Brethren, we are called upon by the imperious mandate of the
+dread messenger Death, against whose free entrance within the circle of
+our Fraternity the barred doors and Tiler's weapon offer no impediment,
+to mourn the loss of one of our companions. The dead body of our beloved
+Brother lies in its narrow house before us, overtaken by that fate which
+must sooner or later overtake us all; and which no power or station, no
+virtue or bravery, no wealth or honor, no tears of friends or agonies of
+relatives can avert; teaching an impressive lesson, continually
+repeated, yet soon forgotten, that every one of us must ere long pass
+through the shadow of death, and dwell in the house of darkness.
+
+S. Warden: In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek
+succor but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased. Thou
+knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not Thy merciful ears to
+our prayer.
+
+J. Warden: Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I
+may be certified how long I have to live.
+
+Master: Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
+He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a
+shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number
+of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that he
+cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more.
+
+S. Warden: Our life is but a span long, and the days of our pilgrimage
+are few and full of evil.
+
+J. Warden: So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts
+unto wisdom.
+
+Master: Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening
+of his day. The labor and work of our brother are finished. As it hath
+pleased Almighty God to take the soul of our departed brother, may he
+find mercy in the great day when all men shall be judged according to
+the deeds done in the body. We must walk in the light while we have
+light; for the darkness of death may come upon us at a time when we may
+not be prepared. Take heed, therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not
+when the time is; ye know not when the Master cometh--at even, at
+midnight, or in the morning. We should so regulate our lives by the line
+of rectitude and truth that in the evening of our days we may be found
+worthy to be called from labor to refreshment, and duly prepared for a
+translation from the terrestrial to the celestial Lodge, to join the
+Fraternity of the spirits of just men made perfect.
+
+S. Warden: Behold, O Lord, we are in distress! Our hearts are turned
+within us; there is none to comfort us; our sky is darkened with clouds,
+and mourning and lamentations are heard among us.
+
+J. Warden: Our life is a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and
+then vanisheth away. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as
+the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth
+away.
+
+Master--It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the
+house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will
+lay it to his heart.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+
+Ode--Air, Naomi.
+
+    Here Death his sacred seal hath set,
+      On bright and by-gone hours;
+    The dead we mourn are with us yet,
+      And--more than ever--ours!
+
+    Ours, by the pledge of love and faith;
+      By hopes of heaven on high;
+    By trust, triumphant over death,
+      In immortality.
+
+    The dead are like the stars by day,
+      Withdrawn from mortal eye;
+    Yet holding unperceived their way
+      Through the unclouded sky.
+
+    By them, through holy hope and love,
+      We feel, in hours serene,
+    Connected with the Lodge above,
+      Immortal and unseen.
+
+The service may be concluded with the following, or some other suitable
+prayer:
+
+Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there join in union with our friends, and enjoy that uninterrupted
+and unceasing felicity which is allotted to the souls of just men made
+perfect. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+If the remains of the deceased are to be removed to a distance, where
+the brethren cannot follow to perform the ceremonies at the grave, the
+procession will return to the Lodge room or disperse, as most
+convenient.
+
+
+Service at Grave.
+
+When the solemn rites of the dead are to be performed at the grave, the
+procession should be formed, and proceed to the place of interment in
+the following order:
+
+    Tiler, with drawn sword.
+
+    Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.
+
+    Musicians,
+    if they are Masons; otherwise they follow the Tiler.
+
+    Master Masons.
+
+    Secretary and Treasurer.
+
+    M     Senior and Junior Wardens.
+    A
+    R         Past Masters.
+    S
+    H         Chaplain.
+    A
+    L     The Three Great Lights
+          on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by
+          a member of the Lodge.
+
+    The Master,
+    Supported by two Deacons with white rods.
+
+    Officiating Clergy.
+
+    Pall Bearers.      Pall Bearers.
+               Mourners.
+
+If the deceased was a member of a Royal Arch Chapter and a Commandery of
+Knights Templar, and members of those bodies should unite in the
+procession, clothed as such, the former will follow the Past Masters,
+and the latter will act as an escort or guard of honor to the corpse,
+outside the pallbearers, marching in the form of a triangle, the
+officers of the Commandery forming the base of the triangle, with the
+Eminent Commander in the center.
+
+When the procession has arrived at the place of interment the members of
+the Lodge should form a square around the grave; when the Master,
+Chaplain and other officers of the acting Lodge, take their position at
+the head of the grave, and the mourners at the foot.
+
+After the clergyman has performed the religious service of the Church,
+the Masonic service should begin.
+
+The Chaplain rehearses the following, or some other suitable prayer:
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Almighty and most merciful Father, we adore Thee as the God of time and
+eternity. As it hath pleased Thee to take from the light of our abode
+one dear to our hearts, we beseech Thee to bless and sanctify unto us
+this dispensation of Thy providence. Inspire our hearts with wisdom from
+on high, that we may glorify Thee in all our ways. May we realize that
+Thine All-Seeing Eye is upon us, and be influenced by the spirit of
+truth and love to perfect obedience--that we may enjoy Thy divine
+approbation here below. And when our toils on earth shall have ended,
+may we be raised to the enjoyment of fadeless light and immortal life in
+that kingdom where faith and hope shall end, and love and joy prevail
+through eternal ages. And Thine, O righteous Father, shall be the glory
+forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The following exhortation is then given by the Master:
+
+The solemn notes that betoken the dissolution of this earthly tabernacle
+have again alarmed our outer door, and another spirit has been summoned
+to the land where our fathers have gone before us.
+
+Again we are called to assemble among the habitations of the dead, to
+behold the "narrow house appointed for all living." Here, around us, in
+that peace which the world cannot give or take away, sleep the
+unnumbered dead. The gentle breeze fans their verdant covering, they
+heed it not; the sunshine and the storm pass over them, and they are not
+disturbed; stones and lettered monuments symbolize the affection of
+surviving friends, yet no sound proceeds from them, save that silent but
+thrilling admonition, "Seek ye the narrow path and the straight gate
+that lead unto eternal life."
+
+We are again called upon to consider the uncertainty of human life, the
+immutable certainty of death, and the vanity of all human pursuits.
+Decrepitude and decay are written upon every living thing. The cradle
+and the coffin stand in juxtaposition to each other; and it is a
+melancholy truth that so soon as we begin to live, that moment we also
+begin to die. It is passing strange that, notwithstanding the daily
+mementos of mortality that cross our path--notwithstanding the funeral
+bells so often toll in our ears and the "mournful processions" go about
+our streets--we will not more seriously consider our approaching fate.
+We go on from design to design, add hope to hope, and lay out plans for
+the employment of many years, until we are suddenly alarmed at the
+approach of the Messenger of Death, at a moment when we least expect
+him, and which we probably conclude to be the meridian of our existence.
+
+What, then, are all the externals of human dignity--the power of wealth,
+the dreams of ambition, the pride of intellect, or the charms of
+beauty--when Nature has paid her just debt? Fix your eyes on the last
+sad scene, and view life stripped of its ornaments, and exposed in its
+natural weakness, and you must be persuaded of the utter emptiness of
+these delusions. In the grave, all fallacies are detected, all ranks are
+leveled, all distinctions are done away. Here the scepter of the prince
+and the staff of the beggar are laid side by side.
+
+Our present meeting and proceedings will have been vain and useless, if
+they fail to excite our serious reflections, and strengthen our
+resolutions of amendment.
+
+Be then persuaded, my brethren, by this example of the uncertainty of
+human life, of the unsubstantial nature of all its pursuits, and no
+longer postpone the all-important concern of preparing for eternity. Let
+us each embrace the present moment, and while time and opportunity
+permit, prepare for that great change when the pleasures of the world be
+as a poison to our lips, and the happy reflections consequent upon a
+well-spent life afford the only consolation.
+
+Thus shall our hopes be not frustrated, nor we be hurried unprepared
+into the presence of that all-wise and powerful Judge, to whom the
+secrets of all hearts are known. Let us resolve to maintain with
+sincerity the dignified character of our profession. May our Faith be
+evinced in a correct moral walk and deportment; may our Hope be bright
+as the glorious mysteries that will be revealed hereafter; and our
+Charity boundless as the wants of our fellow-creatures. And, having
+faithfully discharged the great duties which we owe to God, to our
+neighbor, and to ourselves, when at last it shall please the Grand
+Master of the Universe to summon us into His eternal presence, may the
+Trestle-board of our whole lives pass such inspection that it may be
+given unto each of us to "eat of the hidden manna," and to receive the
+"white stone with a new name" that will insure perpetual and unspeakable
+happiness at His right hand.
+
+The Lambskin being removed from the coffin, the Master holds it up and
+says:
+
+W. M.: The Lambskin, or white leathern Apron, is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman
+Eagle; more honorable than Star and Garter, when worthily worn. This
+emblem I now deposit in the grave of our deceased brother. [Deposits
+it.] By it we are reminded of that purity of life and conduct so
+essentially necessary to gaining admission to the Celestial Lodge above,
+where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
+
+The mattock, the coffin, and the melancholy grave admonish us of our
+mortality, and that, sooner or later, these frail bodies must moulder in
+their parent dust.
+
+The Master, holding the evergreen, continues:
+
+This evergreen, which once marked the temporary resting-place of the
+illustrious dead, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the
+soul. By it we are reminded that we have an immortal part within us,
+that shall survive the grave, and which shall never, never, never die.
+By it we are admonished that, though, like our brother whose remains lie
+before us, we shall soon be clothed in the habiliments of death, and
+deposited in the silent tomb, yet, through our belief in the mercy of
+God, we may confidently hope that our souls will bloom in eternal
+spring. This, too, I deposit in the grave.
+
+The brethren then move in procession round the place of interment, and
+severally drop the sprig of evergreen into the grave, during which the
+following may be sung:
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+      Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!
+        Mine ears attend the cry:
+      "Ye living men, come view the ground
+        Where you must shortly lie.
+
+      "Princes! this clay must be your bed,
+        In spite of all your towers;
+      The tall, the wise, the reverend head,
+        Must lie as low as ours."
+
+      Great God! Is this our certain doom?
+        And are we still secure?
+      Still walking downward to the tomb,
+        And yet prepared no more?
+
+      Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+        To fit our souls to fly;
+    Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+      We'll rise above the sky.
+
+Or the following:
+
+
+Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+      Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,
+      Notes of our departing time;
+      As we journey here below
+      Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+      Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+      For mortality is here!
+      See how wide her trophies wave
+      O'er the slumbers of the grave!
+
+      Here another guest we bring!
+      Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our funeral altar come,
+      Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+      Lord of all! below--above--
+      Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie
+      Take us to Thy Lodge on high.
+
+After which the Masonic funeral honors are given.
+
+The Grand Honors, practiced among Masons at funerals, whether in public
+or private, are given in the following manner: Both arms are crossed on
+the breast, the left uppermost, and the open palms of the hands sharply
+striking the shoulders; they are then raised above the head, the palms
+striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon the thighs. This
+is repeated three times, and while they are being given the third time,
+the brethren audibly pronounce the following words--when the arms are
+crossed on the breast: "We cherish his memory here;" when the hands are
+extended above the head: "We commend his spirit to God who gave it;" and
+when the hands are extended toward the ground: "And consign his body to
+the grave."
+
+The Master then continues the ceremony:
+
+The Great Creator, having been pleased to remove our brother from the
+cares and troubles of this transitory existence to a state of endless
+duration, thus severing another link from the fraternal chain that binds
+us together, may we who survive him be more strongly cemented in the
+ties of union and friendship; and, during the short space allotted us
+here, we may wisely and usefully employ our time, and, in the reciprocal
+intercourse of kind and friendly acts, mutually promote the welfare and
+happiness of each other.
+
+Unto the grave we now consign his body--earth to earth; ashes to ashes;
+dust to dust--there to remain until the trump shall sound on the
+Resurrection morn. We can trustfully leave him in the hands of Him who
+doeth all things well, who is "glorious in holiness, fearful in praises,
+doing wonders."
+
+To those of his immediate relatives and friends who are most
+heart-stricken at the loss we have all sustained, we have but little of
+this world's consolation to offer; we can only sincerely, deeply and
+most affectionately sympathize with them in their afflictive
+bereavement; but we can say, that He who tempers the wind to the shorn
+lamb looks down with infinite compassion upon the widow and fatherless
+in the hour of their desolation; and that the Great Architect will fold
+the arms of His love and protection around those who put their trust in
+Him.
+
+Then let us improve this solemn warning, so that, when the sheeted dead
+are stirring, when the great white throne is set, we shall receive from
+the Omniscient Judge the thrilling invitation, "Come, ye blessed,
+inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
+
+The services will close with the following or some other suitable
+prayer:
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there enjoy that uninterrupted and unceasing felicity which is
+allotted to the souls of just men made perfect. "Bless those who are
+bereaved by this sad providence, and make this brotherhood faithful to
+their solemn vows, to comfort, aid, and protect those thus left to their
+sacred charge."
+
+And now, O Lord, we pray for Thy hand to lead us in all the paths our
+feet must tread; and when the journey of life is ended, may light from
+our immortal home illuminate the dark valley and shadow of death, and
+voices of the loved ones welcome us to that "house not made with hands,
+eternal in the heavens." Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The Master then approaches the head of the grave (or the entrance to the
+tomb), and gently says:
+
+Soft and safe to thee, my brother, be this earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. Fragrant be the acacia sprig that here
+shall flourish. May the earliest buds of spring unfold their beauties on
+this, thy resting place; and here may the sweetness of the summer's rose
+linger latest. Though the cold blast of autumn may lay them in the dust,
+and for a time destroy the loveliness of their existence, yet the
+destruction is not final, and in the springtime they shall surely bloom
+again. So, in the bright morning of the world's resurrection, thy mortal
+frame, now laid in the dust by the chilling blast of death, shall spring
+again into newness of life, and expand, in immortal beauty, in realms
+beyond the skies. Until then, dear brother, until then, farewell.
+
+The Benediction will then be pronounced by the Master, or Chaplain, as
+follows:
+
+The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make His face to shine upon us
+and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of His countenance,
+and give us peace. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+
+End of Service at Grave.
+
+In very inclement weather service at the grave can be shortened by
+omitting any part of the ceremony except the apron, acacia and honors.
+
+
+ANOTHER SERVICE AT THE GRAVE.
+
+At the grave the Lodge forms a circle or semicircle. The Master and
+other officers of the Lodge take their position at the head of the
+grave; the Tyler behind the Master, and the mourners at the foot. The
+religious burial service of the church (if there be any) should be first
+performed, after which the Masonic service begins:
+
+The following passage of Scripture, from Ecclesiastes, chapter xii,
+verses 1-7, is read:
+
+Chaplain: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
+evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have
+no pleasure in them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the
+stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day
+when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall
+bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those
+that look out of the windows be darkened; and the doors shall be shut in
+the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low; and he shall rise up
+at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be
+brought low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and
+fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
+grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth
+to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the
+silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be
+broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall
+the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto
+God who gave it.
+
+Master: One by one they pass away--the brothers of our adoption, the
+companions of our choice. A brother whose hand we have clasped in the
+bonds of fraternal fellowship now lies before us in the rigid embrace of
+death. All that remains of one near and dear to us is passing from our
+sight, and we know that we shall meet him on earth no more.
+
+We, who knew him so well in our brotherhood, feel that in his departure
+from among the living, something has gone out of our own lives that can
+never be again. Thus, as human ties are broken, the world becomes less
+and less, and the hope to be reunited with friends who are gone, grows
+more and more. Here is immediate compensation, which, while it cannot
+assuage our grief, may teach resignation to the inevitable doom of all
+things mortal.
+
+While we stand around the open grave, in the presence of a body once,
+and so lately, warm with life and animate with thought, now lingering
+for a brief moment at the dark portal of the tomb--like a beam of holy
+light the belief must come, this cannot be all there is of day. Stricken
+human nature cries out: There must be a dawn beyond this darkness and a
+never setting sun, while this short life is but a morning star.
+
+The cycles of Time roll with the procession of seasons. Spring is bloom;
+summer is growth; autumn is fruition; winter is the shroud, and beneath
+its cold, yet kindly fold, live the germs of a new life. Spring comes
+again; growth matures, and fruit is eternal. This is the religion and
+lesson of Nature, and the universal example cannot fail in relation to
+man. Let us draw comfort and consolation from things visible in this sad
+scene, and lift our eyes to the invisible Father of all with renewed
+faith that we are in His Holy Hands. Besides His infinitude of worlds,
+we have also His word, "That He is All, and All-upholding."
+
+We can do nothing for the dead. We can only offer respect to our
+brother's inanimate clay, and cherish his memory in the abiding faith
+that our temporary loss is his eternal gain. In this belief let us
+commit him with due reverence to the keeping of the All-Father, who is
+supreme in wisdom, infinite in love, and ordereth all things well.
+
+(Family service to be omitted in case no relatives of the deceased are
+present.)
+
+While we pay this tribute of respect and love to the memory of our late
+brother, let us not forget to extend our fraternal sympathy to his
+deeply afflicted and sorrowing family (wife, children, father, mother,
+brothers, sisters, as the relatives may be present): In your irreparable
+bereavement, and as he, for whom we are all mourners, was true to us,
+and faithful to the ties of our brotherhood, so shall we be true to you
+in the practice of the principles of Freemasonry and in tender memory of
+our loved and lost. He gave much of his time to us in devotion to our
+cause. We owe a grateful acknowledgement to you for his social
+companionship and service, and mingle our sorrows at parting with
+yours, his near and dear relations.
+
+Master: "May we be true and faithful; and may we live and die in love!"
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+Master: "May we profess what is good, and always act agreeably to our
+profession!"
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+Master: "May the Lord bless us and prosper us, and may all our good
+intentions be crowned with success."
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+The apron is taken from the coffin and handed to the Master; and while
+the coffin is being lowered into the grave, either of the following
+funeral dirges may be sung--the one used, to be selected and announced
+before leaving the lodge-room:
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+Air--Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+    Solemn strikes the funeral chime,
+    Notes of our departing time,
+    As we journey here below
+    Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+    Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+    For Mortality is here;
+    See how wide her trophies wave,
+    O'er the slumber of the grave!
+
+    Here another guest we bring;
+    Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our funeral altar come,
+    Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+    Lord of all! below--above--
+    Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie,
+    Take us to Thy lodge on high.
+
+
+Hark, From the Tombs.
+
+    Hark, from the tombs, a doleful sound,
+      Mine ears attend the cry:
+    "Ye living men; come view the ground
+      Where you must shortly lie.
+
+    "Princes, this clay must be your bed,
+      In spite of all your towers;
+    The tall, the wise, the reverend head
+      Must lie as low as ours."
+
+    Great God! Is this our certain doom?
+      And are we still secure?
+    Still walking downward to the tomb,
+      And yet prepared no more?
+
+    Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+      To fit our souls to fly;
+    Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+      We'll rise above the sky.
+
+At the conclusion of the singing, the Master, displaying the apron,
+continues:
+
+The Lambskin, or white leathern apron, is an emblem of innocence, and
+the badge of a Mason; more honorable than the crown of royalty, or the
+emblazoned insignia of princely orders, when worthily worn.
+
+The Master drops the apron into the grave.
+
+Our brother was worthy of its distinction, and it shall bear witness to
+his virtues, and our confidence in the sincerity of his profession.
+
+W. M.: (Taking off his white glove and holding it up.) This Glove is a
+symbol of fidelity and is emblematic of that Masonic friendship which
+bound us to him whose tenement of clay now lies before us. It reminds us
+that while these mortal eyes shall see him not again, yet, by the
+practice of the tenets of our noble order and a firm faith and steadfast
+trust in the Supreme Architect, we hope to clasp once more his vanished
+hand in friendship and in love. (Deposits glove.) Those whom virtue
+unites, death can never separate.
+
+The Master, displaying an evergreen sprig, continues:
+
+The Evergreen is emblematic of our Faith in Immortality.
+
+This green sprig is the symbol of that vital spark of our being which
+continues to glow more divinely when the breath leaves the body, and can
+never, never, never die.
+
+The Master drops the evergreen in the grave, and the Brothers each make
+a similar deposit, with as little confusion as possible.
+
+If the place is convenient, they march around the grave in a line. When
+all are again settled in their places, the public Grand Honors are given
+by three times three.
+
+The will of God is accomplished; so mote it be. Amen.
+
+The Master then continues:
+
+Change is the universal law of mortality, and the theme of every page of
+its history. Here we view the most striking illustration of change that
+can be presented to mortal eyes, minds and hearts. Ties of fraternity,
+friendship, love, all broken, and earthly pursuits, hopes and affections
+laid waste by death. Let us profit by this example of the uncertainty of
+the world, and resolve to live honest, pure and worshipful lives in
+daily preparation for the summons that will, sooner or later, surely
+come. It came to our brother, whose remains we have here laid away to
+rest eternal, and reminds us that we, too, are mortal--subject to the
+universal law. Our brother is dead, and cannot speak for himself. Let us
+defend his good name. Frailties he may have had, as what mortal man has
+not? To err is human, charity is Divine, and judgment is with the
+Almighty and All-Merciful. In this resting place of the body, virtues
+only are remembered, and sweet memories bloom.
+
+All must pass through the Shadow of Death, and each one must make the
+dark journey without the companionship of earthly friend. Let us all
+hasten to secure the passport of an upright life, to the glories of a
+better land. Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our brother.
+
+The Master scatters a handful of earth in the grave.
+
+Earth to earth; dust to dust (the S. W. scatters dirt in the grave);
+ashes to ashes (the J. W. scatters dirt in the grave); there to remain
+until the dawn of that resplendent day, when again, the morning stars
+shall sing together, and all the sons of God shall shout for joy.
+
+Prayer by the Chaplain.
+
+Chaplain: Almighty and eternal God, in whom we live and move, and have
+our being--and before whom all men must appear, in the judgment day to
+give an account of their deeds in life, we, who are daily exposed to the
+flying shafts of death, and now surround the grave of our fallen
+brother, most earnestly beseech Thee to impress deeply on our minds the
+solemnities of this day, as well as the lamentable occurrence that has
+occasioned them. Here may we be forcibly reminded that in the midst of
+life we are in death, and that whatever elevation of character we may
+have obtained, however upright and square the course we have pursued,
+yet shortly we must all submit as victims of its destroying power, and
+endure the humbling level of the tomb, until the last loud trump shall
+sound the summons of our resurrection from mortality and corruption.
+
+May we have Thy divine assistance, O merciful God, to redeem our
+mis-spent time; and in the discharge of our important duties Thou has
+assigned us, in the erection of our moral edifice, may we have wisdom
+from on high to direct us, strength commensurate with our task to
+support us, and the beauty of holiness to adorn and render all our
+performances acceptable in Thy sight. And when our work is done, and our
+bodies mingle with the mother earth, may our souls, disengaged from
+their cumbrous dust, flourish and bloom in eternal day; and enjoy that
+rest which Thou hast prepared for all good and faithful servants, in
+that spiritual house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens,
+through the great Redeemer. Amen.
+
+So mote it be. Amen.
+
+Fill grave.
+
+W. M.: Soft and safe, my brother, be this thy earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. In the glorious morning of the
+resurrection may thy body spring again into newness of life, to live
+forever in the home of the blest. Until then, dear brother, farewell.
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+Chaplain: The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face to shine
+upon us and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his
+countenance and give us peace. Amen.
+
+
+
+
+RITUAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW.
+
+
+The following Ritual for a Lodge of Sorrow is recommended for use in the
+Lodges. While necessarily of a funeral character, it differs essentially
+from the burial service. In the latter case, we are in the actual
+presence of the departed, and engaged in the last rites of affection and
+respect for one who has been our companion in life, and whose mortal
+remains we are about to consign to their last resting-place. The Lodge
+of Sorrow, on the contrary, is intended to celebrate the memory of our
+departed brethren; and while we thus recall to our recollection their
+virtues, and temper anew our resolutions so to live, that, when we shall
+have passed the silent portals, our memories may be cherished with
+grateful remembrance, we learn to look upon death from a more elevated
+point of view; to see in it the wise and necessary transition from the
+trials and imperfections of this world, to the perfect life for which
+our transient journey here has been the school and the preparation.
+Vocal and instrumental music are indispensable to the proper effect of
+the ceremony. The brethren should wear dark clothing, and white gloves
+and aprons. There is no necessity for any attempt at secrecy in the
+ceremonies of Sorrow Lodges. They may be held in churches or public
+halls, or in the presence of friends at the Lodge room, with benefit to
+all concerned.
+
+
+Preparation of the Hall.
+
+I. The Lodge room should be appropriately draped in black, and the
+several stations covered with the same emblem of mourning.
+
+II. On the Master's pedestal is a skull and lighted taper.
+
+III. In the center of the room is placed the catafalque, which consists
+of a rectangular platform, about six feet long by four feet wide, on
+which are two smaller platforms, so that three steps are represented. On
+the third one should be an elevation of convenient height, on which is
+placed an urn. The platform should be draped in black, and a canopy of
+black drapery may be raised over the urn and platform.
+
+IV. At each corner of the platform will be placed a candlestick, bearing
+a lighted taper, and near it, facing the East, will be seated a brother,
+provided with an extinguisher, to be used at the proper time.
+
+V. During the first part of the ceremonies the lights in the room should
+burn dimly.
+
+VI. Arrangements should be made to enable the light to be increased to
+brilliancy at the appropriate point in the ceremony.
+
+VII. On the catafalque will be laid a pair of white gloves, a lambskin
+apron, and if the deceased brother had been an officer, the appropriate
+insignia of his office.
+
+VIII. Where the Lodge is held in memory of several brethren, shields
+bearing their names are placed around the catafalque.
+
+
+Opening the Lodge.
+
+The several officers being in their places, and the brethren seated, the
+Worshipful Master will call up the Lodge and say:
+
+W. M.: Brother Senior Warden, for what purpose are we assembled?
+
+S. W.: To honor the memory of those brethren whom death hath taken from
+us; to contemplate our own approaching dissolution; and, by the
+remembrance of immortality, to raise our souls above the considerations
+of this transitory existence.
+
+W. M.: Brother Junior Warden, what sentiments should inspire the souls
+of Masons on occasions like the present?
+
+J. W.: Calm sorrow for the absence of our brethren who have gone before
+us; earnest solicitude for our own eternal welfare, and a firm faith and
+reliance upon the wisdom and goodness of the Great Architect of the
+Universe.
+
+W. M.: Brethren, commending these sentiments to your earnest
+consideration, and invoking your assistance in the solemn ceremonies
+about to take place, I declare this Lodge of Sorrow opened.
+
+The Chaplain, or Worshipful Master, will then offer the following, or
+some other suitable
+
+
+Prayer:
+
+Grand Architect of the Universe, in whose holy sight centuries are but
+as days; to whose omniscience the past and the future are but as one
+eternal present; look down upon Thy children, who still wander among the
+delusions of time--who still tremble with dread of dissolution, and
+shudder at the mysteries of the future; look down, we beseech Thee,
+from Thy glorious and eternal day into the dark night of our error and
+presumption, and suffer a ray of Thy divine light to penetrate into our
+hearts, that in them may awaken and bloom the certainty of life,
+reliance upon Thy promises, and assurance of a place at Thy right hand.
+Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+The following, or some other appropriate Ode may here be sung:
+
+
+Ode.
+
+Tune--Bradford, C. M.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest;
+      We will not weep for thee;
+    For thou art nowhere, oft on earth,
+      Thy spirit longed to be.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest;
+      Thy toils and cares are o'er;
+    And sorrow, pain, and suffering now
+      Shall ne'er distress thee more.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest,
+      And this shall be our prayer:
+    That, when we reach our journey's end,
+      Thy glory we shall share.
+
+The Worshipful Master (taking the skull in his hand) will then say:
+
+Brethren: In the midst of life we are in death, and the wisest cannot
+know what a day may bring forth. We live but to see those we love
+passing away into the silent land.
+
+Behold this emblem of mortality, once the abode of a spirit like our
+own; beneath this mouldering canopy once shone the bright and busy eye;
+within this hollow cavern once played the ready, swift, and tuneful
+tongue; and now, sightless and mute, it is eloquent only in the lessons
+it teaches us.
+
+Think of those brethren, who, but a few days since, were among us in all
+the pride and power of life; bring to your minds the remembrance of
+their wisdom, their strength, and their beauty; and then reflect that
+"to this complexion have they come at last;" think of yourselves, thus
+will you be when the lamp of your brief existence has burned out. Think
+how soon death, for you, will be a reality. Man's life is like a flower,
+which blooms today, and tomorrow is faded, cast aside, and trodden under
+foot. The most of us, my brethren, are fast approaching, or have already
+passed the meridian of life; our sun is setting in the West; and oh! how
+much more swift is the passage of our declining years than when we
+started upon the journey, and believed--as the young are too apt to
+believe--that the roseate hues of the rising sun of our existence were
+always to be continued. When we look back upon the happy days of our
+childhood, when the dawning intellect first began to exercise its powers
+of thought, it seems as but yesterday, and that, by a simple effort of
+the will, we could put aside our manhood, and seek again the loving
+caresses of a mother, or be happy in the possession of a bauble; and
+could we now realize the idea that our last hour had come, our whole
+earthly life would seem but as the space of time from yesterday until
+today. Centuries upon centuries have rolled away behind us; before us
+stretches out an eternity of years to come; and on the narrow boundary
+between the past and the present flickers the puny taper we term our
+life. When we came into the world, we knew naught of what had been
+before us; but, as we grew up to manhood, we learned of the past; we saw
+the flowers bloom as they had bloomed for centuries; we beheld the orbs
+of day and night pursuing their endless course among the stars, as they
+had pursued it from the birth of light; we learned what men had thought,
+and said, and done, from the beginning of the world to our day; but only
+through the eye of faith can we behold what is to come hereafter, and
+only through a firm reliance upon the Divine promises can we satisfy the
+yearnings of an immortal soul. The cradle speaks to us of
+remembrance--the coffin, of hope, of a blessed trust in a never-ending
+existence beyond the gloomy portals of the tomb.
+
+Let these reflections convince us how vain are all the wranglings and
+bitterness engendered by the collisions of the world; how little in
+dignity above the puny wranglings of ants over a morsel of food, or for
+the possession of a square inch of soil.
+
+What shall survive us? Not, let us hope, the petty strifes and
+bickerings, the jealousies and heart-burnings, the small triumphs and
+mean advantages we have gained, but rather the noble thoughts, the words
+of truth, the works of mercy and justice, that ennoble and light up the
+existence of every honest man, however humble, and live for good when
+his body, like this remnant of mortality, is mouldering in its parent
+dust.
+
+Let the proud and the vain consider how soon the gaps are filled that
+are made in society by those who die around them; and how soon time
+heals the wounds that death inflicts upon the loving heart; and from
+this let them learn humility, and that they are but drops in the great
+ocean of humanity.
+
+And when God sends his angel to us with the scroll of death, let us look
+upon it as an act of mercy, to prevent many sins and many calamities of
+a longer life; and lay down our heads softly and go to sleep, without
+wrangling like froward children. For this at least man gets by death,
+that his calamities are not immortal. To bear grief honorably and
+temperately, and to die willingly and nobly, are the duties of a good
+man and true Mason.
+
+
+Ode.
+
+Tune--Naomi. C. M.
+
+    When those we love are snatched away,
+      By Death's relentless hand,
+    Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,
+      That friendship must demand.
+
+    While pity prompts the rising sigh,
+      With awful power imprest;
+    May this dread truth, "I too must die,"
+      Sink deep in every breast.
+
+    Let this vain world allure no more;
+      Behold the opening tomb!
+    It bids us use the present hour;
+      Tomorrow death may come.
+
+    The voice of this instructive scene
+      May every heart obey;
+    Nor be the faithful warning vain
+      Which calls to watch and pray.
+
+At its conclusion the Chaplain will read the following passages:
+
+Lo, He goeth by me and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive
+Him not. Behold He taketh away, who can hinder Him?
+
+Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He
+cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow,
+and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his
+months are with Thee: Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot
+pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
+hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that
+it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
+Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die
+in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring
+forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man
+giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea,
+and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not;
+till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of
+their sleep.
+
+My days are passed, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my
+heart. If I wait, the grave is mine house; I have made my bed in the
+darkness. I have said to corruption, thou art my father. And where is
+now my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? They shall go down to the
+bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
+
+My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh. Oh, that my words were now
+written; Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven
+with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! For I know that my
+Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
+earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
+shall I see God. Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall
+behold, and not another.
+
+For Thou cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and Thy floods
+compassed me about; all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me. Then I
+said, I am cast out of Thy sight; yet will I look again toward Thy holy
+temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul, the depth
+closed me round about, the weeds were wrapt about my head.
+
+I said, in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the
+grave! I am deprived of the residue of my years; I said, I shall not see
+the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living; I shall behold man no
+more with the inhabitants of the world. Behold, for peace I had great
+bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit
+of corruption. For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate
+Thee; the living, the living, he shall praise Thee as I do this day.
+
+Are not my days few? Cease, then, and let me alone, that I may take
+comfort a little, before I go whence I shall not return, even to the
+land of darkness, and the shadow of death. A land of darkness, as
+darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and
+where the light is as darkness.
+
+An interval of profound silence will be observed. The general lights of
+the hall, if there be convenience, will be turned low, and the four
+brethren will extinguish the tapers near which they are placed.
+
+
+Prayer by the Chaplain.
+
+Our Father Who art in heaven, it hath pleased Thee to take from among us
+those who were our brethren. Let time, as it heals the wounds thus
+inflicted upon our hearts and on the hearts of those who were near and
+dear to them, not erase the salutary lessons engraved there; but let
+those lessons, always continuing distinct and legible, make us and them
+wiser and better. And whatever distress or trouble may hereafter come
+upon us, may we ever be consoled by the reflection that Thy wisdom and
+Thy love are equally infinite, and that our sorrows are not the
+visitations of Thy wrath, but the result of the great law of harmony by
+which everything is being conducted to a good and perfect issue in the
+fullness of Thy time. Let the loss of our brethren increase our
+affection for those who are yet spared to us, and make us more punctual
+in the performance of the duties that friendship, love and honor demand.
+When it comes to us also to die, may a firm and abiding trust in Thy
+mercy dispel the gloom and dread of dissolution. Be with us now, and
+sanctify the solemnities of this occasion to our hearts, that we may
+serve Thee in spirit and understanding. And to Thy name shall be
+ascribed the praise forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+The Wardens, Deacons and Stewards, will now approach the East and form a
+procession, thus:
+
+    Two Stewards, with rods.
+
+    Two Wardens.
+
+    The Worshipful Master, supported by the Deacons, with rods.
+
+This procession will move once around the catafalque to slow and solemn
+music. On arriving at the East, the procession will halt and open to the
+right and left. The Junior Warden will then advance to the catafalque,
+and, placing upon it a bunch of white flowers, will say:
+
+Junior Warden: In memory of our departed brethren I deposit these white
+flowers, emblematical of that pure life to which they have been called,
+and reminding us that as these children of an hour will droop and fade
+away, so, too, shall we soon follow those who have gone before us, and
+inciting us so to fill the brief span of our existence that we may leave
+to our survivors a sweet savor of remembrance.
+
+The Junior Warden will now return to his place, and an interval of
+profound silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed,
+and move as before, to the sound of slow music, twice around the
+catafalque. They will open as before, and the Senior Warden approaching
+the catafalque will place upon it a wreath of white flowers, and say:
+
+Senior Warden: As the sun sets in the West, to close the day and herald
+the approach of night, so, one by one we lay us down in the darkness of
+the tomb to wait in its calm repose for the time when the heavens shall
+pass away as a scroll, and man, standing in the presence of the
+Infinite, shall realize the true end of his pilgrimage here below. Let
+these flowers be to us the symbol of remembrance of all the virtues of
+our brethren who have preceded us to the silent land, the token of that
+fraternal alliance which binds us while on earth and which we hope will
+finally unite us in heaven.
+
+The Senior Warden returns to his place, and an interval of profound
+silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed, and move
+three times around the catafalque to slow and solemn music, as before.
+Arrived in the East, the Worshipful Master will advance and place upon
+the Urn a wreath of evergreen, and say:
+
+Worshipful Master: It is appointed unto all men once to die, and after
+death cometh the resurrection. The dust shall return to the earth and
+the spirit unto God who gave it. In the grave all men are equal; the
+good deeds, the lofty thoughts, the heroic sacrifices alone survive and
+bear fruit in the lives of those who strive to emulate them.
+
+While, therefore, nature will have its way, and our tears will fall upon
+the graves of our brethren, let us be reminded by the evergreen symbol
+of our faith in immortal life that the dead are but sleeping, and be
+comforted by the reflection that their memories will not be forgotten;
+that they will still be loved by those who are soon to follow them; that
+in our archives their names are written, and that in our hearts there is
+still a place for them. And so, trusting in the infinite love and tender
+mercy of Him without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, let us
+prepare to meet them where there is no parting, and where with them we
+shall enjoy eternal rest.
+
+The Worshipful Master will return to his place, and a period of silence
+will obtain. The Chaplain will now be conducted to the altar, where he
+will read:
+
+But some man will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
+they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it
+die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
+be, but bear grain; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain; but
+God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own
+body.
+
+All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men,
+another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
+are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the
+celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
+
+There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and
+another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in
+glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in
+corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is
+raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is
+sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural
+body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man
+Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
+Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
+natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the
+earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy,
+such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are
+they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the
+earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
+
+Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
+kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I
+show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed;
+in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the
+trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
+shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
+this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have
+put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then
+shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed
+up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
+victory?
+
+As the Chaplain pronounces the concluding words, "O grave, where is thy
+victory?" the lights in the hall will be raised to brilliancy, the four
+brethren seated around the catafalque will relight the tapers, while a
+strain of triumphant music will be played.
+
+The Chaplain will return to his place in the East, and the following, or
+some other appropriate Ode, will be sung to music of a more cheerful
+character:
+
+
+Ode.--Tune, Cary.
+
+    One sweetly solemn thought
+      Comes to me o'er and o'er;
+    I am nearer home today
+      Than I ever have been before.
+
+    Nearer my Father's house,
+      Where the many mansions be;
+    Nearer the great white throne;
+      Nearer the crystal sea.
+
+    Nearer the bound of life,
+      Where we lay our burdens down;
+    Nearer leaving the cross;
+      Nearer gaining the crown.
+
+    But lying darkly between,
+      Winding down through the night,
+    Is the deep and unknown stream,
+      That leads at last to the light.
+
+    Father, perfect my trust!
+      Strengthen the might of my faith;
+    Let me feel as I would when I stand
+      On the rock of the shore of death.
+
+    Feel as I would when my feet
+      Are slipping over the brink;
+    For it may be, I am nearer home--
+      Nearer now than I think.
+
+The Orator will then pronounce the Eulogium.
+
+Then follows the following, or some other appropriate Ode:
+
+
+Ode.--Tune: Old Hundred. L. M.
+
+    Once more, O Lord, let grateful praise
+      From ev'ry heart to Thee ascend;
+    Thou art the guardian of our days,
+      Our first, our best and changeless friend.
+
+    Hear now our parting hymn of praise,
+      And bind our hearts in love divine;
+    Oh, may we walk in wisdom's ways,
+      And ever feel that we are Thine.
+
+
+Closing.
+
+Worshipful Master: Brother Senior Warden, our recollection of our
+departed friends has been refreshed, and we may now ask ourselves, were
+they just and perfect Masons, worthy men, unwearied toilers in the
+vineyard, and possessed of so many virtues as to overcome their faults
+and shortcomings? Answer these questions, as Masons should answer.
+
+Senior Warden: Man judgeth not of man. He Whose infinite and tender
+mercy passeth all comprehension, Whose goodness endureth forever, has
+called our brethren hence. Let Him judge.
+
+In ancient Egypt no one could gain admittance to the sacred asylum of
+the tomb until he had passed under the most solemn judgment before a
+grave tribunal.
+
+Princes and peasants came there to be judged, escorted only by their
+virtues and their vices. A public accuser recounted the history of their
+lives, and threw the penetrating light of truth on all their actions. If
+it were adjudged that the dead man had led an evil life, his memory was
+condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the
+honors of sepulture. But Masonry has no such tribunal to sit in judgment
+upon her dead; with her, the good that her sons have done lives after
+them; and the evil is interred with their bones. She does require,
+however, that whatever is said concerning them shall be the truth; and
+should it ever happen that of a Mason, who dies, nothing good can be
+truthfully said, she will mournfully and pityingly bury him out of her
+sight in silence.
+
+Worshipful Master: Brethren, let us profit by the admonitions of this
+solemn occasion, lay to heart the truths to which we have listened, and
+resolve so to walk that when we lay us down to the last sleep it may be
+the privilege of the brethren to strew white flowers upon our graves and
+keep our memories as a pleasant remembrance.
+
+Brother Senior Warden: Announce to the brethren that our labors are now
+concluded, and that it is my pleasure that this Lodge of Sorrow be
+closed.
+
+Senior Warden: Brother Junior Warden, the labors of this Lodge of Sorrow
+being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that it be now
+closed. Make due announcement to the brethren, and invite them to
+assist.
+
+Junior Warden [calling up the Lodge]. Brethren, the labors of this Lodge
+of Sorrow being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that
+it be now closed.
+
+W. M.: Let us unite with our Chaplain in an invocation to the Throne of
+Grace.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+W. M.: This Lodge of Sorrow is now closed.
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Note:
+
+
+The following have been retained as they appear in the original
+publication:
+
+    1. alternative spelling for Tiler and Tyler;
+
+    2. hyphenation in corner-stone/corner stone, ever-green/evergreen,
+       north-east/northeast and to-morrow/tomorrow;
+
+    3. punctuation in the order of the Special Communication of the
+       Grand Lodge;
+
+    4. irregular indentation of verse on pages 63 and 149; and
+
+    5. * * * within the text, and on a line of its own,    *    *    *
+
+Changes have been made as follows:
+
+    Page   2 Election and Installation _changed to_
+             Election and Installation.
+
+             Laying Corner Stone _changed to_
+             Laying Corner-Stone.
+
+    Page   7 alone valuable a _changed to_
+             alone valuable and
+
+    Page   8 vade mecum.' _changed to_
+             'vade mecum.'
+
+    Page  10 offend  When we go astray, _changed to_
+             offend. When we go astray,
+
+    Page  11 with hands, eternal i _changed to_
+             with hands, eternal in the
+
+    Page  12 Brother S. W., how _changed to_
+             "Brother S. W., how
+
+    Page  13 selfish and ungodly _changed to_
+             selfish and ungodly.
+
+    Page  24 eavesdroppers, as-scending _changed to_
+             eavesdroppers, ascending
+
+    Page  29 north of the eliptic _changed to_
+             north of the elliptic
+
+    Page  36  hich he is afterwards _changed to_
+             which he is afterwards
+
+    Page  47 the Doric Ionic _changed to_
+             the Doric, Ionic
+
+             seven sabatical years _changed to_
+             seven sabbatical years
+
+             expressions to be intellgible _changed to_
+             expressions to be intelligible
+
+    Page  48 and gentle tremulo _changed to_
+             and gentle tremolo
+
+    Page  51 to pass the inner door? _changed to_
+             to pass the inner door!
+
+    Page  52 to your care. _changed to_
+             to your care."
+
+    Page  63 dissolves our eathly _changed to_
+             dissolves our earthly
+
+    Page  64 degree of Master Msaon _changed to_
+             degree of Master Mason
+
+    Page  65 approaching danger _changed to_
+             approaching danger.
+
+    Page  69 darkness to Pharoah _changed to_
+             darkness to Pharaoh
+
+    Page  73 problems and theorims _changed to_
+             problems and theorems
+
+    Page  82 a lodge For _changed to_
+             a lodge for
+
+    Page  83 necessary to eligibilty _changed to_
+             necessary to eligibility
+
+    Page  87 with the Constituions _changed to_
+             with the Constitutions
+
+    Page  96 calls * * * _changed to_
+             calls * * *;
+
+    Page 110 S. G. W.) from the South _changed to_
+             S. G. W.); from the South
+
+    Page 112 Past G'rd Officers _changed to_
+             Past Gr'd Officers
+
+    Page 119 the folowing invocation _changed to_
+             the following invocation
+
+    Page 122 Deacons, with rods; _changed to_
+             Deacons, with rods.
+
+    Page 125 bless the Craft, whersoever _changed to_
+             bless the Craft, wheresoever
+
+    Page 125 employed by you acording _changed to_
+             employed by you according
+
+    Page 138 Master repeating the folowing _changed to_
+             Master repeating the following
+
+    Page 138 Try name _changed to_
+             Thy name
+
+    Page 140 from the terrestial _changed to_
+             from the terrestrial
+
+    Page 143 follow the Tiler _changed to_
+             follow the Tiler.
+
+    Page 149 Princes! this clay _changed to_
+             "Princes! this clay
+
+    Page 175 terresrtial is another _changed to_
+             terrestrial is another
+
+
+
+
+
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+<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 30118 ***</div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/fronitspiece.jpg" width="350" height="500" alt="GEORGE THORNBURGH" title="" />
+<span class="caption">GEORGE THORNBURGH</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[Pg 1]</a></span></p>
+
+<h1 class="bigtop">MASONIC MONITOR</h1>
+
+<h6>OF THE DEGREES OF</h6>
+
+<h2 class="tpage">Entered Apprentice, Fellow
+Craft and Master Mason</h2>
+
+<h6>TOGETHER WITH THE</h6>
+
+<h3>Ceremony of Installation, Laying
+Corner Stones, Dedications,
+Masonic Burial, Etc.</h3>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<h6>BY</h6>
+
+<h3>GEORGE THORNBURGH</h3>
+
+<h6>P. G. M., and Custodian of the Secret Work</h6>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<h6>COPYRIGHT 1903, BY</h6>
+<h5 class="tpage">George Thornburgh</h5>
+<h6 class="tpage">Little Rock, Ark.</h6>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[Pg 2]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h2 class="bigtop">CONTENTS.</h2>
+
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ORDER_OF_BUSINESS"><b>Order of Business.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES"><b>Masonic Dates.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Opening_Prayer"><b>Opening Prayer and Charge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Closing_Prayer"><b>Closing Prayer and Charge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Benediction"><b>Closing Ceremonies.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ENTERED_APPRENTICE"><b>Entered Apprentice.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#FELLOW_CRAFT"><b>Fellow Craft.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#MASTER_MASON"><b>Master Mason.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES"><b>Grand Honors and Reception of Visitors.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a name="installation" id="installation"></a><ins title="added fullstop at end"></ins><a href="#Election_and_Installation"><b>Election and Installation.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#INSTALLATIONS"><b>Instituting Lodge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE"><b>Constituting Lodge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a name="corner" id="corner"></a><ins title="added fullstop at end"></ins><a href="#LAYING_CORNER_STONES"><b>Laying Corner Stones.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS"><b>Dedication of Hall.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE"><b>Funerals.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW"><b>Lodge of Sorrow.</b></a></td></tr>
+</table>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[Pg 3]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="ORDER_OF_BUSINESS" id="ORDER_OF_BUSINESS"></a>ORDER OF BUSINESS.</h2>
+
+<p>At stated communications:</p>
+
+<p>First. Reading the minutes.</p>
+
+<p>Second. Considering unfinished business.</p>
+
+<p>Third. Receiving and referring petitions.</p>
+
+<p>Fourth. Receiving report of committees.</p>
+
+<p>Fifth. Balloting for candidates.</p>
+
+<p>Sixth. Receiving and considering resolutions.</p>
+
+<p>Seventh. Conferring degrees.</p>
+
+<p>At called meetings no business should be taken up except that for which
+the meeting was called.</p>
+
+<p>The 24th of June and 27th of December are regular meetings, but it is
+not best to take up routine business. Let it be a celebration, and not a
+business session.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[Pg 4]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES" id="TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES"></a>TO FIND AND WRITE MASONIC DATES.</h2>
+
+<p><b>Lodge.</b>&mdash;(Anno Lucis&mdash;the year of light). Add 4,000 to the common year;
+thus, for 1903, write: A. L. 5903.</p>
+
+<p><b>Chapter</b>.&mdash;(Anno Inventionis&mdash;the year of discovery). Add 530 to the
+common year.</p>
+
+<p><b>Council.</b>&mdash;(Anno Depositionis&mdash;the year of deposit). Add 1,000 to the
+common year.</p>
+
+<p><b>Commandery.</b>&mdash;(Anno Ordinis&mdash;the year of the order). Subtract 1,118 from
+the common year.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2>Certificate and Recommendation</h2>
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<p>This is to Certify that we have examined the manuscript of the Monitor,
+prepared by Bro. George Thornburgh, and we approve the same.</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">George Thornburgh,</span></td><td align="left">}</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">W. M. Kent,</span></td><td align="left">}</td><td align="left">Custodians.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">George W. DeVaughan,</span></td><td align="left">}</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><span class="smcap">J. M. Oathout,</span> Grand Lecturer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><span class="smcap">John T. Hicks,</span> Grand Master.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<p class="right">Little Rock, Ark., August 19, 1903.</p>
+
+<p><i>Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. and A. M. of
+Arkansas</i>:<br />
+</p>
+
+<p>This Monitor, prepared by Past Grand Master George
+Thornburgh, having been approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer and myself, I do recommend the use of the same to all the
+lodges in Arkansas.</p>
+
+<p>
+<span style="margin-left: 15em;">JOHN T. HICKS,</span><br />
+<span style="margin-left: 18em;"><span class="smcap">Grand Master</span>.</span><br />
+</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="PREFACE_AND_DEDICATION" id="PREFACE_AND_DEDICATION"></a>PREFACE AND DEDICATION.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The demand of the craft throughout the State for a practical working
+Monitor of the three degrees, arranged in conformity with the work in
+this jurisdiction, culminated in the adoption, by the Grand Lodge of
+1902, of the following resolution:</p>
+
+<p>"Resolved, That Brother George Thornburgh be requested to prepare a
+Monitor which shall be adopted as the Monitor of this Grand Lodge. When
+the proposed Monitor is approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Master, the Grand Master shall be
+authorized to recommend it to the lodges."</p>
+
+<p>This Monitor has been prepared in obedience to that resolution. The book
+is the child of my heart and mind. A love for the cause inspired its
+preparation. It goes to the craft with my earnest prayers that it may
+cause a more general and closer study of the beautiful ceremonies of the
+first three degrees, which are the foundation of all true Freemasonry. I
+dedicate the book to the Masons of Arkansas, who have so often and so
+kindly honored me above my merit.</p>
+
+<p class="right">GEO. THORNBURGH.</p>
+<p>Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1, 1903.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[Pg 7]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="PREFACE_TO_THE_THIRD_EDITION" id="PREFACE_TO_THE_THIRD_EDITION"></a>PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION</h2>
+
+
+<p>On the 20th of October, 1903, the first edition of one thousand Monitors
+was placed on sale. I supposed I would probably dispose of them in the
+course of a year, but to my surprise, by December 20 they were all sold.
+I placed the second edition of one thousand on sale February 24, 1904,
+and by June 15 they were gone. Evidently the Monitor fills a long felt
+want.</p>
+
+<p>It was prepared especially to conform to the work in this jurisdiction.
+It may be studied with profit by every Mason, whether he be an officer
+or not. The youngest Entered Apprentice will find it helpful and useful
+in assisting him to fix upon his mind those beautiful first lessons. The
+officers from Master of Ceremonies to Worshipful Master will find it
+convenient and indispensable in the performance correctly of the
+beautiful ceremonies of the institution.</p>
+
+<p>I am gratified beyond expression at the cordial reception the Monitor
+has received from the craft.</p>
+
+<p>It is commended in the highest terms by the best workers in the State.
+Here are only a few of the hundreds of endorsements sent me.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master Hicks: "It is the best Monitor to be found for Arkansas
+Masons."</p>
+
+<p>Grand Lecturer Oathout had the manuscript sent to his home that he might
+very carefully examine it, and he wrote: "I have carefully examined the
+manuscript of your Monitor twice over and cheerfully give my
+endorsement, believing it to be the best Monitor I have ever seen. I
+believe your work will be appreciated by the Craft in Arkansas when they
+examine the Monitor."</p>
+
+<p>Brother G. W. DeVaughan, Custodian of the Secret Work: "I am very much
+pleased with it."</p>
+
+<p>Brother W. M. Kent, the other custodian of the Secret Work: "Good; I
+want another copy."</p>
+
+<p>Our Senior Past Grand Master G. A. Dannelly, who was so long the Grand
+Lecturer, says: "I have read it carefully. In my judgment it is the best
+Monitor I ever saw. I heartily congratulate you on being the author of
+such a book. I recommend it to all the lodges. It would be well if every
+member would supply himself with a copy."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master R. H. Taylor: "I have carefully reviewed it from
+opening to conclusion. It is a work of great merit, concise and clear,
+free and easy of style. It is not alone valuable <a name="and" id="and"></a><ins title="characters unclear">and</ins>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[Pg 8]</a></span>
+useful as a guide to Arkansas Masons, but to Masons everywhere. In fact
+if adopted by other Grand Jurisdictions, would simplify and beautify
+Masonic work. Every Mason in the State should own and study the Arkansas
+Monitor."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Sorrells, who made the motion in Grand Lodge to have
+the Monitor prepared, says: "I have examined it closely, and feel sure
+that it will meet the approbation of the Craft throughout this
+Jurisdiction."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Bridewell: "I have examined it and find it complete.
+To a newly made Mason it is indispensable, and if every one of them
+would get a copy immediately after their raising we would have brighter
+and better Masons. It would do a world of good if many of the older
+Masons would make it their <a name="vade" id="vade"></a><ins title="single open quotation mark added">'vade</ins> mecum.'
+You have eliminated an immense quantity of useless
+matter contained in most Monitors, and that which you placed in lieu is
+clear and easily understood. The chapters on 'Laying Corner Stones,'
+'Dedicating Lodges,' 'Funerals,' etc., will be appreciated by all who
+have those services to perform."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Baker: "Have examined it carefully and am well
+pleased. I think it conforms to the ancient usages of Masonry, and I
+feel sure that by the use of it we will have many more Masons in
+Arkansas who know something of lodge work. Every lodge ought to have at
+least three copies."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Harry Myers: "I have carefully examined your Monitor
+and consider it the best for our lodges possible to get. It is concise,
+yet comprehensive. It takes up the work and follows it in order. No
+lodge should be without it. I wish every Mason in the State would
+possess himself of this valuable addition to Masonic literature at
+once."</p>
+
+<p>May it do more and more good as its circulation increases and its
+influence widens.</p>
+
+<p class="right"><span style="margin-right: 2em;">GEORGE THORNBURGH,</span></p>
+<p class="right">Little Rock, Arkansas</p>
+<p class="smltop">July 1, 1904.</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[Pg 9]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2>MASONIC MONITOR</h2>
+
+<h6>OF THE DEGREES OF</h6>
+
+<h3>Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, together with the
+Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic
+Burials, Etc., Etc.</h3>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+<h2>OPENING THE LODGE.</h2>
+
+
+<p>At regular meetings the lodge must be opened up in regular order and
+full form from the E. A. to M. M. degree.</p>
+
+<p>At special meetings it need only be opened in the degree in which work
+is to be done.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Congregate.</h3>
+
+<p>The J. D. will see that the Tyler is at his station and close the door.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Purge.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>One brother can not vouch for another unless he has sat in open lodge
+with him, or examined him by appointment of the W. M.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tyle.</h3>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[Pg 10]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3><a name="Opening_Prayer" id="Opening_Prayer"></a>Opening Prayer.</h3>
+
+
+<p>Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great Architect of the universe,
+the giver of all good gifts and graces! In Thy name we have assembled
+and in Thy name we desire to proceed in all our doings. Grant that the
+sublime principles of Freemasonry may so subdue every discordant passion
+within us, so harmonize and enrich our hearts with Thine own love and
+goodness, that the Lodge at this time may humbly reflect that order and
+beauty which reign forever before Thy throne! Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>Or,</p>
+
+<p>Almighty and merciful God, hear us with indulgence, have pity for our
+weakness, and aid us with Thy strength. Help us to perform all our
+duties&mdash;to ourselves, to other men, and to Thee. Let the great flood of
+Masonic light flow over the world. Pardon us when we <a name="offend" id="offend"></a><ins title="added fullstop">offend.</ins>
+When we go astray, lead us back to the true path; and help our feeble
+efforts to remove all obstacles to the final triumph of the great law of
+love; and, having faithfully performed our duty here below, wilt Thou
+receive us into Thy Celestial Lodge above, that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</a></span> house not made with
+hands, eternal <a name="in" id="in"></a><ins title="characters unclear">in the</ins> heavens. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<h3><a name="Closing_Prayer" id="Closing_Prayer"></a>Closing Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Extemporaneous, or the following:</p>
+
+<p>Supreme Architect of the Universe, accept our hearty thanks for the many
+mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has conferred upon us, and
+especially for this social intercourse with our brethren. Pardon, we
+beseech Thee, whatever Thou has seen amiss in us, and continue to us Thy
+protection and blessing. Make us sensible of our obligations to serve
+Thee, and may all our actions tend to Thy glory and our advancement in
+knowledge and virtue. Grant that the world&mdash;the little circle in which
+we move&mdash;may be better and happier for our having lived in it, and may
+we practice that Charity which is the bond of peace and the perfection
+of every virtue. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>This charge may be used at closing:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: We are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and
+virtue to mix again with the world. Amidst its concerns and employments,
+forget not the duties which you have heard so frequently inculcated and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</a></span>
+so forcibly, recommended in this lodge. Be diligent, prudent, temperate,
+discreet. Remember that around this altar you have promised to befriend
+and relieve every brother who shall need your assistance. You have
+promised, in the most friendly manner, to remind him of his errors and
+to aid his reformation. These generous principles are to extend further:
+Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. Do good unto all.
+Recommend it more especially to the "household of the faithful."
+Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace; and may the God
+of Love and Peace delight to dwell with and bless you. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<h3><a name="Benediction" id="Benediction"></a>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>May the blessing of heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons! May
+brotherly love prevail and every moral and social virtue cement us.
+Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<div class="blockquot"><p>W. M.&mdash;<a name="brother" id="brother"></a><ins title="opening quotation mark added">"Brother</ins> S. W., how should Masons meet?"</p>
+
+<p>S. W.&mdash;"Upon the level of equality."</p>
+
+<p>W. M.&mdash;"Brother J. W., how act?"</p>
+
+<p>J. W.&mdash;"Upon the plumb of rectitude."</p>
+
+<p>W. M.&mdash;"And part upon the square of morality. So may we ever meet, act
+and part, until we meet in the celestial lodge above."</p></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="ENTERED_APPRENTICE" id="ENTERED_APPRENTICE"></a>ENTERED APPRENTICE.</h2>
+
+
+<p>S. D.: Mr. &mdash;&mdash;, we have learned from the declaration, over your
+signature, contained in your petition, somewhat of your motives in
+applying for admission into our ancient and honorable Fraternity; but,
+in order that you may not be misled as to the character or the purpose
+of the ceremonies in which you are about to engage, the Lodge addresses
+to you these preliminary words:</p>
+
+<p>Freemasonry is far removed from all that is trivial, selfish and
+<a name="ungodly" id="ungodly"></a><ins title="fullstop added">ungodly.</ins> Its structure is built upon the
+everlasting foundation of that God-given law&mdash;the Brotherhood of Man, in
+the family whose Father is God. Our ancient and honorable Fraternity
+welcomes to its doors and admits to its privileges worthy men of all
+creeds and of every race, but insists that all men shall stand upon an
+exact equality, and receive its instructions in a spirit of due
+humility, emphasizing in demeanor, in conduct, in ceremony and in
+language the helpless, groping nature of man at his birth and his needs
+of reliance upon Divine guidance through all the transactions of life.
+You<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</a></span> will here be taught to divest your mind and conscience of all the
+vices and superfluities of life, and the Lodge into which you are now to
+be admitted expects you to divest yourself of all those worldly
+distinctions and equipments which are not in keeping with the humble,
+reverent and childlike attitude it is now your duty to assume, as all
+have done who have gone this way before you.</p>
+
+<p>(Every candidate, previous to his reception, is required to give his
+free and full assent to the following interrogatories propounded by the
+S. D., in a room adjacent to the Lodge).</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that, unbiased by the
+improper solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives,
+you freely and voluntarily offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries
+of Freemasonry?</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you are prompted to
+solicit the privileges of Freemasonry by a favorable opinion conceived
+of the institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish of being
+serviceable to your fellow-creatures?</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you will cheerfully
+conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the
+Fraternity?</p>
+
+<p>(Let there be no levity&mdash;but dignity and decorum.)
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>FIRST SECTION.</h3>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>The preparation to which the candidate must submit before entering the
+Lodge serves allegorically to teach him, as well as to remind the
+brethren who are present, that it is the man alone, divested of all the
+outward recommendations of rank, state, or riches, that Masonry accepts,
+and that it is his spiritual and moral worth alone which can open for
+him the door of the Masonic Temple.</p></div>
+
+
+<h3>Reception.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 100px;">
+<img src="images/page015.jpg" width="100" height="222"
+alt="Sword with Ring above Handle" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>Let no man enter upon any great or important undertaking without first
+invoking the aid of Deity.</p></div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this our
+present convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may
+dedicate and devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and
+faithful brother among us. Endue him with a competency of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</a></span> Thy divine
+wisdom, that by the influence of the pure principles of our Fraternity
+he may be better enabled to display the beauties of holiness, to the
+honor of Thy holy name. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page016a.jpg" width="250" height="224" alt="TRUST in GOD Badge" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
+in unity.</p>
+
+<p>It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
+beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.</p>
+
+<p>As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
+of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for
+evermore.&mdash;133d Psalm.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page016b-.jpg" width="200" height="165" alt="PSALM CXXXIII" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was
+without form, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span> void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And
+the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
+there be light, and there was light.</p></div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page017.jpg" width="250" height="215"
+alt="The three Great Lights" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>The three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, the Square and the
+Compasses, and are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for our faith and
+practice, the Square to square our actions, and the Compasses to
+circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in due bounds with all
+mankind, especially the brethren.</p>
+
+<p>The three Lesser Lights are the Sun, Moon and Master of the Lodge, and
+are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>As the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night, so should the
+Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, endeavor to rule and govern
+the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The Representatives of the three Lesser Lights are three burning tapers,
+placed in a triangular form about the altar.</p></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 210px;">
+<img src="images/page018.jpg" width="210" height="234"
+alt="White Leathern Apron" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><b>The Lamb-Skin or White Leathern Apron</b> is an emblem of innocence and the
+badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece; more honorable
+than the Star and Garter, or any other order that can be conferred upon
+you at this or any future period by King, Prince or Potentate, or any
+other person except he be a Mason and in the body of a lodge. I trust
+you will wear it with equal pleasure to yourself and honor to the
+fraternity.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>The following may be used:</p>
+
+<p>It may be that, in the coming years, upon your head may rest the laurel
+wreaths of victory; pendant from your breast may hang jewels fit to
+grace the diadem of an Eastern potentate; nay, more than these, with
+light added to the coming light, your ambitious feet may tread round
+after round of the ladder that leads to fame in our mystic circle, and
+even the purple of the Fraternity may rest upon your honored shoulders;
+but never again from mortal hands, never again until your enfranchised
+spirit shall have passed upward and inward through the pearly gates,
+shall any honor so distinguished, so emblematical of purity and all
+perfections, be conferred upon you as this which I now bestow. It<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</a></span> is
+yours; yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your death to
+be deposited upon the coffin which shall inclose your lifeless remains,
+and with them laid beneath the clods of the valley.</p>
+
+<p>Let its pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present reminder of
+a "purity of life and rectitude of conduct," a never-ending argument for
+nobler deeds, for higher thoughts, for greater achievements. And when at
+last your weary feet shall have come to the end of life's toilsome
+journey, and from your nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working
+tools of life, may the record of your life and actions be as pure and
+spotless as this fair emblem which I place in your hands; and when your
+trembling soul shall stand naked and alone before the Great White
+Throne, there to receive judgment for the deeds done while here in the
+body, may it be your portion to hear from Him who sitteth as the Judge
+Supreme the welcome words: "Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou
+hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many
+things! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of Entered Apprentice are the Twenty-four-Inch Gauge
+and the Common Gavel.</p>
+
+<p>The Twenty-four-inch Gauge is an instrument used by operative masons to
+measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are
+taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our
+time. It being divided into<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</a></span> twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of
+the twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into
+three equal parts, whereby are found eight hours for the service of God
+and a distressed worthy brother, eight for our usual vocations, and
+eight for refreshment and sleep.</p>
+
+<p>The Common Gavel is an instrument used by operative masons to break off
+the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's
+use; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the
+more noble and glorious purpose of divesting our hearts and consciences
+of all the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting our minds,
+as living stones, for that spiritual building&mdash;that house not made with
+hands&mdash;eternal in the heavens.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page020.jpg" width="500" height="189" alt="Two hands" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h5>Reinvested.</h5>
+
+
+<h3>Northeast Corner.</h3>
+
+<p>*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* an upright man and Mason, and I give it you strictly in charge
+ever to walk and act as such before God and man.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[Pg 21]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section accounts, rationally for the ceremonies of initiation.
+Containing almost entirely esoteric work, it cannot be written. The
+Master should not only familiarize himself with it, but he should also
+diligently learn and explain to the candidate each truth symbolized by
+each step of the ceremonies through which he has just passed.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Offensive or Defensive.</h3>
+
+<p>At the building of King Solomon's Temple there was not heard the sound
+of axe, hammer or any tool of iron. The question naturally arises, How
+could so stupendous an edifice be erected without the aid of those
+implements? The stones were hewn, squared and numbered in the quarries
+where they were raised; the timbers were felled and prepared in the
+forests of Lebanon, conveyed in floats by sea to Joppa, and thence by
+land to Jerusalem, where they were set up by the aid of wooden
+implements prepared for that purpose; so that every part of the
+building, when completed, fitted with such exact nicety that it
+resembled the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the Universe more
+than that of human hands.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honors; it is therefore
+the internal and not the external qualifications of the man that
+recommend him to become a Mason.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In the fourth chapter of the book of Ruth we read: "Now this was the
+manner in former times concerning redeeming and changing; for to confirm
+all things, a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and
+this was a testimony in Israel." *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+
+<h3>Cable&mdash;&mdash;.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Hood&mdash;&mdash;.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>K&mdash;no&mdash;ks.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it
+shall be opened unto you."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Before entering upon any great or important undertaking, we ought always
+to invoke the aid of Deity.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Trust in God.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>The Left Side.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>The Right Hand, by our ancient brethren, was deemed the seat of
+fidelity. The ancients worshiped a deity named Fides, sometimes
+represented by two right hands joined, at others by two human figures
+holding each other by the right hand.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[Pg 23]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Lamb has in all ages been deemed an emblem of innocence. The
+lambskin is therefore to remind you of that purity of life and conduct
+which is so essentially necessary to your gaining admission to the
+Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+presides.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Northeast Corner.</h3>
+
+<p>It is customary at the erection of all Masonic edifices to lay the first
+or foundation stone in the northeast corner of the building. The first
+instructions which the candidate receives symbolizes the cornerstone,
+and on it he constructs the moral and Masonic temple of his life.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[Pg 24]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>THIRD SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section explains the manner of constituting and the proper
+authority for holding a Lodge. Here, also, we learn where lodges were
+anciently held, their Form, Support, Covering, Furniture, Ornaments,
+Lights and Jewels, how situated, and to whom dedicated, as well in
+former times as at present.</p>
+
+
+<h3>A Lodge.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page024.jpg" width="200" height="165" alt="Psalm CXXIII" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>A Lodge is an assemblage of Masons, duly congregated, having Holy Bible,
+Square and Compasses, and a dispensation or charter, authorizing them to
+work.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ancient Lodges&mdash;Where Held.</h3>
+
+<p>Our ancient brethren held their Lodges on high hills or in low vales,
+the better to observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers,
+<a name="ascending" id="ascending"></a><ins title="was as-scending">ascending</ins> or descending.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page025.jpg" width="500" height="502" alt="Ancient Lodges" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Lodge meetings at the present day are usually held in upper
+chambers&mdash;probably for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</a></span> the security which such places afford. This
+custom may have had its origin in a practice observed by the ancient
+Jews of building their temples, schools and synagogues on high hills, a
+practice which seems to have met the approbation of the Almighty, who
+said unto the Prophet Ezekiel, "Upon the top of the mountain, the whole
+limit thereof round about shall be most holy."</p>
+
+
+<h3>Form and Dimension.</h3>
+
+<p>Its form is *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Its dimension, from east to west, embracing every
+clime between north and south. Its universal chain of friendship
+encircles every portion of the human<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[Pg 26]</a></span> family and beams wherever
+civilization extends.</p>
+
+<p>A Lodge is said to be thus extensive to denote the universality of
+Freemasonry, and teaches that a Mason's charity should be equally
+extensive.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/page026.jpg" width="400" height="307"
+alt="Three Great Pillars Wisdom, Strength, Beauty" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+
+<h3>The Supports of a Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge is supported by three great pillars, denominated Wisdom,
+Strength and Beauty; because there should be wisdom to contrive,
+strength to support, and beauty to adorn all great and important
+undertakings. They are represented by the three principal officers of
+the Lodge: The pillar Wisdom, by the W. M. in the East, who is presumed
+to have wisdom to open and govern the Lodge; the pillar Strength, by the
+Senior Warden in the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[Pg 27]</a></span> West, whose duty it is to assist the W. M. in the
+discharge of his arduous labors; and the pillar Beauty, by the Junior
+Warden in the South, whose duty it is to call the craft from labor to
+refreshment, superintend them during the hours thereof, carefully to
+observe that the means of refreshment are not perverted to intemperance
+or excess, and see that they return to their labor in due season.</p>
+
+<p>Its covering is no less than the clouded canopy or starry-decked heaven,
+where all good Masons hope at last to arrive, by the aid of that
+theological ladder which Jacob, in his vision, saw extending from earth
+to heaven; the three principal rounds of which are denominated Faith,
+Hope and Charity; which admonish us to have faith in God, hope of
+immortality and charity to all mankind. The greatest of these is
+Charity; for Faith may be lost in sight, Hope ends in fruition, but
+Charity extends beyond the grave through the boundless realms of
+eternity.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Furniture.</h3>
+
+<p>The furniture of a lodge consists of the Holy Bible, Square and
+Compasses.</p>
+
+<p>The Holy Bible is dedicated to God; because it is the inestimable gift
+of God to man. The Square to the Master, because it is the proper<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</a></span>
+Masonic emblem of his office; and the Compasses to the craft, because,
+by a due attention to their use, they are taught to circumscribe their
+desires, and keep their passions within due bounds.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page028.jpg" width="500" height="360" alt="Ornaments of a Lodge" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Ornaments.</h3>
+
+<p>The Ornaments of a Lodge are the Mosaic Pavement, the Indented Tessel
+and the Blazing Star.</p>
+
+<p>The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King
+Solomon's Temple; the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated
+border or skirting which surrounded it. The Mosaic Pavement is
+emblematical of human life, checkered with good and evil; the Indented
+Tessel, or tessellated border, of the manifold blessings and comforts
+which constantly surround us, and which we hope to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[Pg 29]</a></span> enjoy by a firm
+reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by
+the Blazing Star in the centre.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Lights.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge has three symbolic lights; one in the East, one in the West and
+one in the South, represented by the W. M., S. W. and J. W. There is no
+light in the north, because King Solomon's Temple, of which every lodge
+is a representation, was so far north of the
+<a name="elliptic" id="elliptic"></a><ins title="was eliptic">elliptic</ins> that the sun could
+dart no rays into the northern part thereof. The north, therefore, we
+Masonically call a place of darkness.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Jewels.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge has six jewels; three of these are immovable and three movable.</p>
+
+<p>The Immovable Jewels are the Square, Level and Plumb. The Square
+inculcates morality; the Level, equality, and the Plumb, rectitude of
+conduct. They are called immovable jewels, because they are always to be
+found in the East, West and South parts of the Lodge, being worn by the
+officers in their respective stations.</p>
+
+<p>The Movable Jewels are the Rough Ashlar, the Perfect Ashlar and the
+Trestle-Board.</p>
+
+<p>The Rough Ashlar is a stone, as taken from<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[Pg 30]</a></span> the quarry, in its rude and
+natural state. By it we are reminded of our rude and imperfect state by
+nature.</p>
+
+<p>The Perfect Ashlar is a stone made ready by the hands of the workmen, to
+be adjusted by the working tools of the fellow craft; and reminds us of
+that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive by a virtuous
+education, our own endeavors and the blessing of God.</p>
+
+<p>The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon. By
+it we are reminded that, as the operative workman erects his temporal
+building agreeably to the rules and designs laid down by the master on
+his trestle-board, so should we, both operative and speculative,
+endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeably to the rules and
+designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great
+books of nature and revelation, which are our spiritual, moral and
+Masonic trestle-boards.</p>
+
+
+<h3>How Situated.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge is situated due east and west, because King Solomon's Temple was
+so situated; and also because, when Moses crossed the Red Sea, being
+pursued by Pharaoh and his hosts, he erected a Tabernacle by Divine
+command, and placed it due east and west to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[Pg 31]</a></span> receive the first rays of
+the rising sun, and to commemorate that mighty east wind by which the
+miraculous deliverance of Israel was effected.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page031.jpg" width="350" height="276" alt="Square Building" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Dedication of Lodges.</h3>
+
+<p>Our ancient brethren dedicated their lodges to King Solomon because he
+was our first most excellent Grand Master, but Masons of the present
+day, professing Christianity, dedicate theirs to St. John the Baptist
+and St. John the Evangelist, who were two eminent patrons of Masonry;
+and since their time there is represented in every regular and well
+govern lodge a certain point within a circle embordered by two
+perpendicular parallel lines, representing St. John the Baptist and St.
+John the Evangelist; and upon the top rests the Holy Scriptures. The
+point represents the individual brother; the circle, the boundary-line
+of his duty beyond which he is never to suffer his passions, interests
+or prejudices to betray him. In going around this circle we necessarily<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[Pg 32]</a></span>
+touch on the two parallel lines, as well as the Holy Scriptures, and
+while a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within these due bounds, it is
+impossible that he should materially err.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tenets.</h3>
+
+<p>The three great tenets of a Mason's profession inculcate the practice of
+those commendable virtues, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.</p>
+
+<p>Brotherly Love.&mdash;By the exercise of brotherly love we are taught to
+regard the whole human species as one family&mdash;the high and low, the rich
+and poor&mdash;who, created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the
+same planet, are to aid and protect each other. On this principle
+Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates
+true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a
+perpetual distance.</p>
+
+<p>Relief.&mdash;To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but
+particularly on Masons who profess to be linked together by an
+indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the unhappy, to
+sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries and
+to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in
+view. On this<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[Pg 33]</a></span> basis we form our friendships and establish our
+connections.</p>
+
+<p>Truth is a divine attribute, and the foundation of every virtue. To be
+good and true is the first lesson we are taught in Masonry. On this
+theme we contemplate, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our
+conduct; hence, while influenced by this principle, hypocrisy and deceit
+are unknown among us; sincerity and plain-dealing distinguish us, and
+the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare and
+rejoicing in each other's prosperity.</p>
+
+
+<h3>P. P. E.</h3>
+
+<p>Every Mason has four (p. p. e.) which are illustrated by the four
+cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice.</p>
+
+<p>Fortitude is that noble and steady purpose of the mind whereby we are
+enabled to undergo any pain or peril, when prudentially deemed
+expedient. This virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice,
+and should be deeply impressed upon the mind of every Mason. It is a
+safeguard or security against the success of any attempt, by force or
+otherwise, to extort from him any of those valuable secrets with which
+he has been solemnly<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[Pg 34]</a></span> intrusted, and which were emblematically impressed
+upon him on his first admission into the lodge, when he was received on
+*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which refers to *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and actions agreeably to the
+dictates of reason, and is that habit by which we wisely judge and
+prudentially determine on all things relative to our present as well as
+to our future happiness. This virtue should be the peculiar
+characteristic of every Mason, not only for the government of his
+conduct while in the lodge, but also when abroad in the world. It should
+be his constant care, when in any strange or mixed companies never to
+let fall the least sign, token or word whereby the secrets of Masonry
+might be unlawfully obtained; ever bearing in mind that important
+occasion when on his left *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which alludes to *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Temperance is that due restraint upon our affections and passions which
+renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from the
+allurements of vice. This virtue should be the constant practice of
+every Mason; as he is thereby taught to avoid excess, or contracting any
+licentious or vicious habit, the indulgence of which would subject him
+to the contempt and detestation of all good<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[Pg 35]</a></span> Masons; and might lead him
+to disclose some of those valuable secrets which he has promised to
+conceal and never reveal. It will remind you of the p. and alludes to
+the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Justice is that standard, or boundary of right, which enables us to
+render to every man his just due, without distinction. This virtue is
+not only consistent with human and Divine laws, but is the very cement
+and support of civil society. As justice in a great measure constitutes
+the really good man, so should it be the invariable practice of every
+Mason never to deviate from the minutest principles thereof; ever
+remembering the time when placed in *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which alludes to the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page038.jpg" width="350" height="120" alt="Chalk, Charcoal and Clay" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.</h3>
+
+<p>Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency
+and zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.</p>
+
+<p>There is nothing freer than Chalk, the slightest touch of which leaves a
+trace; there is nothing more fervent than Charcoal, for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[Pg 36]</a></span> to it, when
+properly ignited, the most obdurate metals will yield; there is nothing
+more zealous than Clay.</p>
+
+<p>Our Mother Earth alone of all the elements has never proved unfriendly
+to man. Bodies of Water deluge him with rain, oppress him with hail and
+drown him with inundation; the Air rushes in storms and prepares the
+tempest; and Fire lights up the volcano; but the Earth, ever kind and
+indulgent, is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly
+harassed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, she
+never refuses her accustomed yield, spreading his pathway with flowers
+and his table with plenty. Though she produces poison, still she
+supplies the antidote, and returns with interest every good committed to
+her care; and when at last we are called upon to pass through the "dark
+valley of the shadow of death" she once more receives us, and piously
+covers our remains within her bosom, thus admonishing us that as from it
+we came, so to it we must shortly return.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Symbolism of the Degree.</h3>
+
+<p>The First, or Entered Apprentice, degree of Masonry is intended,
+symbolically, to represent the entrance of man into the world in
+<a name="which" id="which"></a><ins title="w unclear">which</ins> he is afterwards to become a living
+and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[Pg 37]</a></span> thinking actor. Coming from the ignorance and darkness of the outer
+world, his first craving is for light&mdash;not that physical light which
+springs from the great orb of day as its fountain, but that moral and
+intellectual light which emanates from the primal Source of all
+things&mdash;from the Grand Architect of the Universe&mdash;the Creator of the sun
+and of all that it illuminates. Hence the great, the primary object of
+the first degree is to symbolize the birth of intellectual light in the
+mind; and the Entered Apprentice is the type of the unregenerate man,
+groping in moral and mental darkness, and seeking for the light which is
+to guide his steps and point him to the path which leads to duty and to
+Him who gives to duty its reward.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge at Initiation.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: As you are now introduced to the first principles of
+Freemasonry, I congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and
+honorable Fraternity. Ancient, as having existed from time immemorial;
+and honorable, as tending in every particular so to render all men who
+will be comformable to its precepts. No institution was ever raised on a
+better principle or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent
+rules and useful maxims<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[Pg 38]</a></span> laid down than are contained in the several
+Masonic lectures. The wisest and best of men in all ages have been
+encouragers and promoters of our Art, and have never deemed it
+derogatory to their dignity to level themselves with the Fraternity, to
+extend its privileges, and to patronize its assemblies.</p>
+
+<p>There are three great duties which as a Mason you are charged to
+inculcate: To God, to your neighbor and to yourself. To God, in never
+mentioning His name save with that reverential awe which is due from the
+creature to his Creator, to implore His aid in all your laudable
+undertakings, and to esteem Him as the chief good. To your neighbor, in
+acting upon the square and doing unto him as you would that he should do
+unto you. And to yourself, in avoiding all irregularities and
+intemperance, which may impair your faculties or debase the dignity of
+your profession.</p>
+
+<p>A zealous attachment to these duties will insure public and private
+esteem.</p>
+
+<p>In the State you are to be a quiet and peaceable citizen, true to your
+government and just to your country. You are not to countenance
+disloyalty or rebellion, but patiently submit to legal authority and
+conform with cheerfulness to the government of the country<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[Pg 39]</a></span> in which you
+live, yielding obedience to the laws which afford you protection.</p>
+
+<p>In your outward demeanor be particularly careful to avoid censure or
+reproach. Let not interest, favor, or prejudice, bias your integrity, or
+influence you to be guilty of a dishonorable action.</p>
+
+<p>Although your frequent appearance at our regular meetings is earnestly
+solicited, yet it is not meant that Freemasonry should interfere with
+your necessary vocations, for these are on no account to be neglected;
+neither are you to suffer your zeal for the institution to lead you into
+argument with those who, through ignorance, may ridicule it.</p>
+
+<p>At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you
+are to converse with well-informed brethren, who will always be as ready
+to give as you will be to receive instruction.</p>
+
+<p>Finally, my brother, keep sacred and inviolate the mysteries of the
+Order, as these are to distinguish you from the rest of the community
+and mark your consequence among Masons.</p>
+
+<p>If in the circle of your acquaintance you find a person desirous of
+being initiated into the Fraternity, be particularly careful not to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[Pg 40]</a></span>
+recommend him unless you are convinced that he will conform to our
+rules, that the honor, glory and reputation of the institution may be
+firmly established, and the world at large be convinced of its good
+effects.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to a Soldier.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: Our institution breathes a spirit of general philanthropy. Its
+benefits, in a social point of view, are extensive. In the most
+endearing ties, it unites all mankind. In every nation, wherever
+civilization extends&mdash;and not unfrequently among wild savages of the
+forest&mdash;it opens an asylum to a brother in distress, and grants
+hospitality to the necessitous and unfortunate. The sublime principles
+of universal goodness and love to all mankind, which are essential to
+it, cannot be lost in national distinctions, prejudices and animosities.
+The rage of contest and the sanguinary conflict have, by its recognized
+principles, been abated, and the milder emotions of humanity
+substituted. It has often performed the part of the Angel of Goodness,
+in ministering to the wants of the sick, the wounded, and the
+unfortunate prisoner of war. It has even taught the pride of victory to
+give way to the dictates of an honorable connection.</p>
+
+<p>In whatever country you travel, when you<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[Pg 41]</a></span> meet a true Mason, you will
+find a brother and a friend, who will do all in his power to serve you;
+and who will relieve you, should you be poor or in distress, to the
+utmost of his ability, and with a ready cheerfulness.</p>
+
+<p>Pure patriotism will always animate you to every call of your country.
+And this institution demands that you shall be true to your government.
+But should you, while engaged in the service of your country, be made
+captive, you may find affectionate brethren, where others would only
+find enemies. And should you be the captor of one who belongs to this
+noble fraternity, remember that he is your brother.</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[Pg 42]</a></span></p>
+
+<h2><a name="FELLOW_CRAFT" id="FELLOW_CRAFT"></a>FELLOW CRAFT.</h2>
+
+
+<h3>First Section&mdash;Reception.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page042.jpg" width="250" height="139"
+alt="Set Square" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Thus he shewed me: and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a
+plumb-line, with a plumb-line in His hand.</p>
+
+<p>And the Lord said unto me: Amos, what seest thou? and I said, A
+plumb-line. Then said the Lord: Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the
+midst of my people Israel;</p>
+
+<p>I will not again pass by them any more. Amos, vii. 7, 8.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/page042b.jpg" width="600" height="187" alt="Amos, Chap VII, Plumb, Level" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg&nbsp;43]</a></span></p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/page043.jpg" width="600" height="128" alt="Plumb, Square, Level" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3>The Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of Fellow Craft are the Plumb, the Square and the
+Level, and are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>The Plumb is an instrument used by Operative Masons to try
+perpendiculars, the Square to square their work, and the Level to prove
+horizontals; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use them
+for more noble and glorious purposes. The Plumb admonishes us to walk
+uprightly in our several stations before God and man, squaring our
+actions by the Square of Virtue, ever remembering that we are traveling
+upon the Level of Time to that "undiscovered country from whose bourne
+no traveler returns."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[Pg 44]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>You now represent a young F. C. on his way to the M. C. of K. S. T., to
+have his name enrolled among the workmen, and to be taught the wages of
+a F. C. Masonry is divided into two classes, operative and speculative.
+We have wrought in speculative Masonry, but our ancient brethren wrought
+both in operative and speculative. They wrought at the building of K. S.
+T., and many other Masonic edifices. They wrought but six days in a
+week, and rested upon the seventh. The seventh, therefore, our ancient
+brethren consecrated as a day of rest, the better to enable them to
+contemplate the glorious works of creation and to adore their great
+Creator.</p>
+
+<p>On our way to the M. C. the first things that attract our attention are
+the representatives of two brazen pillars, one upon the left, the other
+upon the right of the porch. The one upon the left, denominated *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*
+denoted strength; the one upon the right, denominated *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* denoted
+establishment, having reference to a passage of Scripture wherein God
+said to David, "And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established
+forever before thee."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[Pg 45]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Those pillars were eighteen cubits high, twelve in circumference and
+four in diameter. They were prepared of molten brass, the better to
+withstand conflagration or inundation. They were cast in the clay
+grounds of the river Jordan, between Succoth and Zaradatha, where K. S.
+ordered all the holy vessels to be cast. They were hollow, four inches,
+or a hand's breadth, in thickness, and served as the archives of Masonry
+in which the Rolls, Records and Proceedings were kept. They were adorned
+with two chapiters, five cubits each. Those chapiters were ornamented
+with net-work, lily-work and pomegranate, denoting union, peace and
+plenty. The net-work, from its intimate connection, denotes union. The
+lily, from its whiteness, denotes peace. The pomegranate, from the
+exuberance of its seeds, denotes plenty. Mounted upon the chapiters were
+two globes, representing the terrestrial and celestial bodies, on the
+convex surface of which were delineated the countries, seas and other
+portions of the earth, the planetary revolutions and other important
+particulars. They represented the universality of Freemasonry&mdash;that from
+east to west and between north and south Freemasonry extends, and in
+every clime are Masons to be found, and teach<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[Pg 46]</a></span> that a Mason's charity
+should be co-extensive.</p>
+
+<p>Masonic tradition informs us that those pillars were placed at the porch
+of K. S.'s T. as a memento to the children of Israel of their happy
+deliverance from the land of bondage, and represented the pillar of
+cloud that over-shadowed them by day and the pillar of fire that
+illumined them by night.</p>
+
+<p>The next thing that attracts our attention is a flight of winding
+stairs, composed of three, five and seven steps. The three steps allude
+to the three principal officers of the lodge, three principal supports
+in Masonry, and the three principal stages in human life. The three
+principal officers are the W. M., S. W. and J. W. The three principal
+supports are Wisdom, Strength and Beauty, because it is necessary to
+have wisdom to contrive, strength to support and beauty to adorn all
+well governed institutions. The three principal stages of human life are
+Youth, Manhood and Age&mdash;Youth as an E. A., Manhood as a F. C., and Age
+as a M. M.</p>
+
+<p>The five steps allude to the five orders of architecture, and the five
+human senses. The five orders of architecture are the Tuscan, Doric,
+Ionic, Corinthian and Composite, three<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[Pg 47]</a></span> of which, from their antiquity,
+have ever been held in high repute among Masons&mdash;the
+<a name="doric" id="doric"></a><ins title="comma added">Doric,</ins>
+Ionic and Corinthian. The five human senses are hearing,
+seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling, the first three of which have
+ever been held in high repute among Masons, because by hearing we hear
+the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*; by seeing we see the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*, and by feeling we feel the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*
+, whereby one Mason may know another in the dark as well as in the
+light.</p>
+
+<p>The seven steps allude to many sevens&mdash;the seven
+<a name="sabbatical" id="sabbatical"></a><ins title="was sabatical">sabbatical</ins>
+years, seven years of plenty, seven years of famine, seven
+years during which K. S.'s T. was in course of erection, seven golden
+candlesticks, but more particularly the seven liberal arts and sciences,
+which are Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy and
+Music.</p>
+
+<p>(Note:&mdash;A fine effect can be had, if an organ is played, by using the
+following. The organist should begin to play softly when the speaker
+begins on "Music:")</p>
+
+<p>Music is that elevated science which affects the passions by sound.
+There are few who have not felt its charms, and acknowledged its
+expressions to be <a name="intelligible" id="intelligible"></a><ins title="was intellgible">intelligible</ins> to the heart. It
+is a language of delightful sensations, far more<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[Pg 48]</a></span> eloquent than words;
+it breathes to the ear the clearest intimations; it touches and gently
+agitates the agreeable and sublime passions; it wraps us in melancholy,
+elevates us in joy and melts us in tenderness. Again the pathetic dies
+away and martial strains are heard, reminding us of the battlefield and
+its attendant glory.</p>
+
+<p>(As the word "glory" is pronounced the organist at once strikes the
+chords of some war-music like "Dixie," "Marseilles Hymn," etc. After a
+few bars are played with full organ, the organist lets the music die
+away to a soft and gentle <a name="tremolo" id="tremolo"></a><ins title="was tremulo">tremolo</ins>, and the Deacon
+resumes):</p>
+
+<p>The glorious notes of the battle-hymn float over the red field of
+carnage. Brave men hear the inspiring music; the ranks close up; the
+bayonets are fixed; and, with a cheer which strikes terror to the heart
+of the foe, they rush forward in one glorious charge, across the plain
+slippery with the blood of patriots, up the opposing hillside, even to
+the mouth of cannon belching forth fire and death.&mdash;But stop! Look
+yonder! The dying soldier raises his head. His breast is already crimson
+with his heart's-blood. His eye even now is dimming and glazing. The old
+home comes back to him in memory. He puts his hand to his ear as if
+listening. What does he hear?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[Pg 49]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>(Here the organist plays softly the strains of "Home, Sweet Home," or
+some well-known lullaby; during which the Deacon continues):</p>
+
+<p>Ah, it is the old, old melody of youth and home! Again we are around the
+old hearthstone. Again do we kneel at mother's knee to lisp the evening
+prayer. Again she takes us in her arms, and sings to her tired child the
+soft, low lullaby of childhood's happy days.&mdash;Oh, Music, Music! Art
+Divine! Thou dost move and stir the heart as nothing else can do! Yet
+never canst thy sweet potency be better used than when it inspires
+praise and gratitude to the great Lord and Master of us all!</p>
+
+<p>(At the word "all," the organist promptly strikes the chords of "Old
+Hundred," and, to its accompaniment, the Master calling up the Lodge,
+all unite in singing the long-metre doxology.)</p>
+
+<p>This brings us to the outer door of the M. C., which we find partly
+open, but strictly tiled by the J. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: "Who comes here?"</p>
+
+<p>"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C. to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"How do you expect to pass the outer door?"<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[Pg 50]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>"By the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"Give them."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"What does this *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* denote?"</p>
+
+<p>"Plenty."</p>
+
+<p>"How is it represented?"</p>
+
+<p>"By a sheaf of corn suspended near a waterfall."</p>
+
+<p>"How did it originate?"</p>
+
+<p>"It originated in consequence of a quarrel that long existed between
+Jephtha, judge of Israel, and the Ephraimites. The Ephraimites were a
+wicked, stubborn and rebellious people, whom Jephtha strove to subdue by
+lenient means, but all to no avail. They became highly incensed because
+they were not called to share in the rich spoils of the Ammonitish war,
+raised an exceeding great army, crossed over the river Jordan, came down
+upon Jephtha and gave him battle. Jephtha, being apprised of their
+approach, called out the mighty men of Gilead and put the Ephraimites to
+flight. And to make his victory secure, he placed guards at all the
+passes on the river Jordan, giving them this password: Shibboleth. The
+Ephraimites, being of a different tribe and dialect, could not pronounce
+the word Shibboleth, but called it Sibboleth, which trifling defect
+proved them<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[Pg 51]</a></span> enemies, and there fell at that time forty and two
+thousand."</p>
+
+<p>"The *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* with the explanation are correct. You have my
+permission to pass the outer door."</p>
+
+<p>This brings us to the inner door of the M. C., which we find partly open
+but more strictly tiled by the S. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.</p>
+
+<p>"Who comes here?"</p>
+
+<p>"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C., to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen, and to be taught the wages of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"How do you expect to pass the inner door?"</p>
+
+<p>"By the true *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"Give them."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"They are correct. You have my permission to pass the inner
+<a name="door" id="door"></a><ins title="was question mark">door!"</ins></p>
+
+<p>This brings us into the M. C. W. M., this young F. C. has come up to the
+M. C. to have his name enrolled among the workmen and be taught the
+wages of a F. C.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: "I congratulate you upon your arrival into the M. C. You have
+been admitted<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[Pg 52]</a></span> for the sake of the letter G. you see suspended over the
+Master's station, which entitles you to the enrolling of your name among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C. Brother Secretary, you
+will enroll the brother's name. The wages of a F. C. are C., W. and O.
+The C. of nourishment, W. of refreshment and O. of joy. I will also
+instruct you in the three P. J. They are a L. E., an I. T., and a F. B.
+A. L. E., that you will ever be attentive to lessons from the I. T., and
+a F. B. should serve as a faithful repository for all the secrets of the
+Fraternity that may be entrusted to your <a name="care" id="care"></a><ins title="quotation mark added">care."</ins></p>
+
+<p>The letter G. has a very significant meaning. It is the initial of
+Geometry, the first and noblest of sciences, and the basis on which the
+superstructure of Freemasonry is erected. By Geometry we may curiously
+trace Nature through her various windings to her most concealed
+recesses; by it we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Grand
+Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which
+compose this vast machine; by it we discover how the planets move in
+their respective orbits and demonstrate their various revolutions; by it
+we account for the return of the seasons, and the variety of scenes
+which each season displays to the discerning<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[Pg 53]</a></span> eye. Numberless worlds are
+around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the
+vast expanse, and are all conducted by the same unerring law of Nature.</p>
+
+<p>A survey of Nature, and the observation of her beautiful proportions,
+first determined man to imitate the divine plan and study symmetry and
+order. This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art. The
+architect began to design, and the plans which he laid down, being
+improved by time and experience, have produced works which are the
+admiration of every age.</p>
+
+<p>The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance and the devastations
+of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of
+antiquity, on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been
+employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnificent, and
+constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing
+ravages of barbarous force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, still
+survives. The attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive
+tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry are safely lodged in the
+repository of faithful breasts.</p>
+
+<p>Tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most
+expressive have been<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[Pg 54]</a></span> selected by the Fraternity to imprint on the mind
+wise and serious truths, and thus through a succession of ages have been
+transmitted unimpaired the most excellent tenets of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>But the letter G. has a far greater significance still. It is the
+initial of Deity&mdash;a name that, at the mere mention of which, all, from
+the W. M. in the east to the youngest E. A. in the northeast corner,
+should with meekness reverently bow.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Lecture.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Symbolism of the Degree.</h3>
+
+<p>If the object of the first degree is to symbolize the struggles of a
+candidate groping in darkness for intellectual light, that of the second
+degree represents the same candidate laboring amid all the difficulties
+that encumber the young beginner in the attainment of learning and
+science. The Entered Apprentice is to emerge from darkness to light; the
+Fellow Craft is to come out of ignorance into knowledge. This degree,
+therefore, by fitting emblems, is intended to typify these struggles of
+the ardent mind for the attainment of truth&mdash;moral and intellectual
+truth&mdash;and above all<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[Pg 55]</a></span> that Divine truth, the comprehension of which
+surpasseth human understanding, and to which, standing in the Middle
+Chamber, after his laborious ascent of the winding stairs, he can only
+approximate by the reception of an imperfect, yet glorious reward in the
+revelation of that "hieroglyphic light which none but craftsmen ever
+saw."</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge at Passing.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: Being passed to the second degree of Freemasonry, we
+congratulate you on your preferment. The internal, and not the external,
+qualifications of a man are what Masonry regards. As you increase in
+knowledge you will improve in social intercourse.</p>
+
+<p>It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which as a Fellow Craft you
+are bound to discharge, or to enlarge on the necessity of a strict
+adherence to them, as your own experience must have established their
+value. Our laws and regulations you are strenuously to support, and be
+always ready to assist in seeing them duly executed. You are not to
+palliate or aggravate the offenses of your brethren, but in the decision
+of every trespass against our rules you are to judge with candor,
+admonish with friendship, and reprehend with justice.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[Pg 56]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education which
+tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly
+recommended to your consideration, especially the science of Geometry,
+which is established as the basis of our art. Geometry, or Masonry,
+originally synonymous terms, being of a divine and moral nature, is
+enriched with the most useful knowledge; while it proves the wonderful
+properties of nature, it demonstrates the more important truths of
+morality.</p>
+
+<p>Your past behavior and regular deportment have merited the honor which
+we have conferred, and in your new character it is expected that you
+will conform to the principles of the Institution by steadily
+persevering in the practice of every commendable virtue.</p>
+
+<p>Such is the nature of your engagements as a Fellow Craft, and to these
+duties you are bound by the most sacred ties.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[Pg 57]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="MASTER_MASON" id="MASTER_MASON"></a>MASTER MASON.</h2>
+
+<h3>FIRST SECTION.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page057.jpg" width="200" height="221" alt="Compasses" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Reception.</h3>
+
+<p>The Compasses are peculiarly dedicated to this degree, and as a Master
+Mason you are taught that between their extreme points are contained the
+most important tenets of Freemasonry&mdash;Friendship, Morality and Brotherly
+Love.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Perambulation.</h3>
+
+<p>The following passage of Scripture is introduced:</p>
+
+<p>Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days
+come not,</p>
+
+<p>Nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in
+them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[Pg 58]</a></span> not
+darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:</p>
+
+<p>In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong
+men shall bow themselves,</p>
+
+<p>And the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of
+the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets,</p>
+
+<p>When the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice
+of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;</p>
+
+<p>Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be
+in the way,</p>
+
+<p>And the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a
+burden, and desire shall fail:</p>
+
+<p>Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the
+streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be
+broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
+the cistern.</p>
+
+<p>Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
+return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. xii, 1-7.)<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_59" id="Page_59">[Pg 59]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page059.jpg" width="500" height="165" alt="Working Tools of a Master Mason" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+
+<h3>Presentation of Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry,
+especially the Trowel.</p>
+
+<p>The Trowel is an instrument used by operative masons to spread the
+cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, as Free
+and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and
+glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and
+affection&mdash;that cement which unites us into one sacred band or society
+of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist,
+save that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work
+and best agree.</p>
+
+<p>My brother, you have been</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_60" id="Page_60">[Pg 60]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>The lodge represents the Craft at refreshment at the building of K. S.'s
+Temple.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Address.</h3>
+
+<p>Character and habits of the builder.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Altar.</h3>
+
+<p>South, West, East.</p>
+
+<p>Hill west of *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page060.jpg" width="500" height="499" alt="Mason amongst trees" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[Pg 61]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>K. S.&mdash;"What is the cause of confusion?"</p>
+
+<p>H. K. T.&mdash;"*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*"</p>
+
+
+<h3>First and Second Search.</h3>
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page061.jpg" width="450" height="444" alt="During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine)." title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine).</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[Pg 62]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Choose from the bands *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Those traveling in a *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page062.jpg" width="450" height="440" alt="Sea Coast of Joppa" title="" />
+<span class="caption">Sea Coast of Joppa</span>
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Third Search.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Fourth Search. *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Acacia and voices. Capture&mdash;Sentence.&mdash;W. W. F. T.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<h3>F. C. Released.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Procession.</h3>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[Pg 63]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">1. Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">"Ye living men come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">2. "Princes! this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The tall, the wise, the reverend head,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">3. Great God! is this our certain doom!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And are we still secure,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">4. Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">To fit our souls to fly.<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Notes of our departing time;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For mortality is here!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">See how wide her trophies wave<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">O'er the slumbers of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here another guest we bring!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our fun'ral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our <a name="earthly" id="earthly"></a><ins title="was eathly">earthly</ins> tie<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Take us to Thy Lodge on high.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_64" id="Page_64">[Pg 64]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The following Prayer is used at the raising of a brother to the degree
+of Master <a name="mason" id="mason"></a><ins title="was Msaon">Mason</ins>:</p>
+
+<p>Thou, O God! knowest our down-sitting and our up-rising, and
+understandest our thoughts afar off. Shield and defend us from the evil
+intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and
+afflictions we are destined to endure while traveling through this vale
+of tears. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of
+trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also
+as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the
+number of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that
+he cannot pass. Turn from him that he may rest till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more. Yet, O
+Lord, have compassion on the children of Thy creation; administer them
+comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation.
+Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_65" id="Page_65">[Pg 65]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/page065.jpg" width="300" height="279" alt="Handshake within white star" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to go on foot, and even barefoot, on a
+worthy M. M.'s errand, should his necessities require it, and we be no
+better provided.</p>
+
+<p>That we should ever remember our brethren in our devotions to Deity.</p>
+
+<p>That the secrets of a worthy M. M., when communicated to us as such,
+should be as secure and inviolate in our breasts as they were in his
+before communication.</p>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to stretch forth a hand to support a
+falling brother, and aid him on all lawful occasions.</p>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to whisper wise counsel in the ear of a
+brother, and warn him of approaching <a name="danger" id="danger"></a><ins title="fullstop added">danger.</ins></p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_66" id="Page_66">[Pg 66]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>It has been the practice of all ages to erect monuments to the memory of
+exalted worth.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/page066.jpg" width="400" height="402" alt="Master Mason and Apprentice within circle" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>THIRD SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section illustrates certain hieroglyphical emblems, and inculcates
+many useful and impressive moral lessons. It also details many
+particulars relative to the building of the Temple at Jerusalem.</p>
+
+
+<h3>King Solomon's Temple.</h3>
+
+<p>This magnificent structure was founded in the fourth year of the reign
+of Solomon, on the second day of the month Zif, being the second month
+of the sacred year. It was located<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_67" id="Page_67">[Pg 67]</a></span> on Mt. Moriah, near the place where
+Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, and where David met and
+appeased the destroying angel. Josephus informs us that, though more
+than seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole
+term it did not rain in the day time, that the workmen might not be
+obstructed in their labor. From sacred history we also learn that there
+was not the sound of ax, hammer or any tool of iron heard in the house
+while it was building. It is said to have been supported by 1,453
+columns and 2,906 pilasters, all hewn from the finest Parian marble. It
+was symbolically supported, also, by three pillars.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page067.jpg" width="450" height="343"
+alt="King Solomon&#39;s Temple" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>The three pillars here represented were explained in a preceding degree,
+and there represented<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_68" id="Page_68">[Pg 68]</a></span> Wisdom, Strength and Beauty. Here they represent
+our three ancient Grand Masters: S. K. of I., H. K. of T., and H. A.;
+the pillar Wisdom, S. K. of I., by whose wisdom the Temple was erected,
+that superb model of excellence which has so honored and exalted his
+name; the pillar Strength, H. K. of T., who strengthened K. S. in his
+great and important undertaking; and the pillar Beauty, H. A., the W. S.
+of the tribe of Naphtali, by whose cunning workmanship the Temple was so
+beautified and adorned.</p>
+
+<p>There were employed in its building 3 Grand Masters, 3,300 Masters or
+overseers of the work, 80,000 Fellow Crafts, and 70,000 Entered
+Apprentices or bearers of burdens. All these were classed and arranged
+in such manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord nor
+confusion was suffered to interrupt or disturb the peace and good
+fellowship which prevailed among the workmen, except in one notable
+instance.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>In front of the magnificent porch were placed the two celebrated
+pillars&mdash;one on the left hand, and one on the right hand. They are
+supposed to have been placed there as a memorial to the children of
+Israel of the happy<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_69" id="Page_69">[Pg 69]</a></span> deliverance of their forefathers from Egyptian
+bondage, and in commemoration of those two miraculous pillars of fire
+and of cloud. The pillar of fire gave light to the children of Israel
+and facilitated their march. The cloud proved darkness to
+<a name="pharaoh" id="pharaoh"></a><ins title="was Pharoah">Pharaoh</ins> and his host and retarded their pursuit.
+King Solomon, therefore, ordered these pillars placed at the entrance of
+the Temple, as the most conspicuous place, that the children of Israel
+might have that happy event continually before their eyes in going to
+and returning from divine worship.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Three Steps.</h3>
+
+<p>The Three Steps usually delineated upon the Master's Carpet are
+emblematical of the three principal stages of human life: Youth, Manhood
+and Age. In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought industriously to
+occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge; in Manhood, as
+Fellow Crafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our
+respective duties to God, our neighbor and ourselves, so that in Age, as
+Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent on a
+well-spent life, and die in the hope of a glorious immortality.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_70" id="Page_70">[Pg 70]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>The Pot of Incense.</h3>
+
+<p>The Pot of Incense is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an
+acceptable sacrifice to Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so
+should our hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and
+beneficent Author of our existence for the manifold blessings and
+comforts we enjoy.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Beehive.</h3>
+
+<p>The Beehive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the practice of
+that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph in heaven to
+the lowest reptile of the dust. It teaches us that as we came into the
+world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious
+ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow-creatures around us
+are in want, especially when it is in our power to relieve them without
+inconvenience to ourselves.</p>
+
+<p>When we take a survey of Nature, we view man in his infancy, more
+helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for
+days, months and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for
+himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the field,
+or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather. It might
+have<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_71" id="Page_71">[Pg 71]</a></span> pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man
+independent of all created beings; but as dependence is one of the
+strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other
+for protection and security, thereby enjoying better opportunities of
+fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man
+formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God;
+and he who will so demean himself as not to endeavor to add to the
+common stock of knowledge may be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a
+useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Book of Constitutions.</h3>
+
+<p>The Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tiler's Sword reminds us that
+we should be ever watchful and guarded in our thoughts, words and
+actions, particularly when before the enemies of Masonry, ever bearing
+in remembrance those truly Masonic virtues, silence and circumspection.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Sword.</h3>
+
+<p>The Sword pointing to a Naked Heart demonstrates that justice will
+sooner or later overtake us; and although our thoughts, words and
+actions may be hidden from the eyes of men, yet that&mdash;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[Pg 72]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page072.jpg" width="450" height="295"
+alt="All Seeing Eye, Sun, Moon, Stars, Comet and Heart" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>All Seeing Eye whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose
+watchful care even Comets perform their stupendous revolutions, pervades
+the inmost recesses of the human Heart, and will reward us according to
+our merits.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Anchor and the Ark.</h3>
+
+<p>The Anchor and the Ark are emblems of a well-grounded hope and a
+well-spent life. They are emblematical of that Divine Ark which safely
+wafts us over this tempestuous sea of troubles, and that Anchor which
+shall safely moor us in a peaceful harbor, where the wicked cease from
+troubling and the weary are at rest.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Forty-seventh Problem of Euclid.</h3>
+
+<p>This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother Pythagoras, who,
+in his travels through Asia, Africa and Europe, was initiated<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[Pg 73]</a></span> into
+several orders of priesthood, and raised to the sublime degree of Master
+Mason. This wise philosopher enriched his mind abundantly in a general
+knowledge of things and more especially in Geometry, or Masonry. On this
+subject he drew out many problems and <a name="theorems" id="theorems"></a><ins title="was theorims">theorems</ins>; and among
+the most distinguished he erected this, which, in the joy of his heart,
+he called Eureka, in the Grecian language signifying "I have found it;"
+and upon the erection of which he is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb.
+It teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and sciences.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page073.jpg" width="200" height="199" alt="Pythagorean diagram" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>The Hour-Glass.</h3>
+
+<p>The Hour-glass is an emblem of human life. Behold how swiftly the sands
+run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close! We cannot without
+astonishment behold the little particles which are contained in this
+machine&mdash;how they pass away almost imperceptibly; and yet, to our
+surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus
+wastes man! To-day he puts forth the tender leaves<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_74" id="Page_74">[Pg 74]</a></span> of hope; to-morrow
+blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him; the next day
+comes a frost which nips the shoot; and when he thinks his greatness is
+still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to enrich our mother
+earth.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Scythe.</h3>
+
+<p>The Scythe is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life
+and launches us into eternity. Behold what havoc the Scythe of Time
+makes among the human race! If by chance we should escape the numerous
+ills incident to childhood and youth, and with health and vigor arrive
+at the years of manhood, yet withal we must soon be cut down by the
+all-devouring Scythe of Time, and be gathered into the land where our
+fathers have gone before us.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page074.jpg" width="450" height="223" alt="Coffin, Spade, Tree" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Thus we close the explanation of the emblems upon the solemn thought of
+death, which, without revelation, is dark and gloomy; but we are
+suddenly revived by the ever-green and ever-living Sprig of Faith<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_75" id="Page_75">[Pg 75]</a></span> which
+strengthens us, with confidence and composure, to look forward to a
+blessed immortality; and we doubt not that, on the glorious morn of the
+Resurrection, our bodies will rise and become as incorruptible as our
+souls.</p>
+
+<p>Then let us imitate the good man in his virtuous and amiable conduct, in
+his unfeigned piety to God, in his inflexible fidelity to his trust,
+that we may welcome the grim tyrant Death, and receive him as a kind
+messenger sent from our Supreme Grand Master, to translate us from this
+imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious and celestial lodge above, where
+the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Lecture.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Charge.</h3>
+
+<p>My Brother&mdash;Your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you
+have made in the mysteries, and your conformity to our regulations, have
+pointed you out as a proper object of our favor and esteem. You are now
+bound, by duty, honor and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to
+support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce,
+by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order.</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_76" id="Page_76">[Pg 76]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct the
+errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them
+against a breach of fidelity. To preserve the reputation of the
+fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and for this purpose it
+is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and
+submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors,
+kindness and condescension. Universal benevolence you are always to
+inculcate, and by the regularity of your own behavior afford the best
+example for the conduct of others less informed. The ancient landmarks
+of the Order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve, and
+never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the
+established usages and customs of the fraternity.</p>
+
+<p>Your virtue, honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with
+dignity the character you now bear. Let no motive, therefore, make you
+swerve from your duty, violate your vows or betray your trust; but be
+true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist
+whom you have this evening represented. Thus you will render yourself
+deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence
+that we have reposed in you.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_77" id="Page_77">[Pg 77]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES" id="FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES"></a>FORMS AND CEREMONIES.</h2>
+
+
+<h3>Grand Honors.</h3>
+
+<p>The public Grand Honors (not funeral) are given by raising the hands
+above and a little in front of the head, and clapping them three times
+together, then letting them fall to the side&mdash;repeating this action
+twice, making three times.</p>
+
+<p>The private Grand Honors are made by 3x3, but not in the same way as the
+public Grand Honors.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Reception of Visitors.</h3>
+
+<p>The reception of visitors with the honor due to their rank is an ancient
+custom of the fraternity which should never be omitted. It is an act of
+great discourtesy to a visiting officer to omit his formal reception by
+the Lodge, and in an official visitation the visiting officer should
+ordinarily require it. On the occasion of visits not official it will be
+found to greatly increase a true fraternal feeling when courtesy is
+properly shown.</p>
+
+
+<h3>I.&mdash;Grand Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>When a visit from the Grand Lodge is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for the use of the Grand Lodge, where
+the same can be opened in the proper form. On being notified that the
+Grand Lodge is opened and prepared for the visitation, the Master, the
+Lodge being opened on the third degree, will send a committee,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_78" id="Page_78">[Pg 78]</a></span> headed,
+if possible, by a Past Master, with the Masters of Ceremony with their
+rods, the Deacons with their rods, and the Marshal, to escort the Grand
+Lodge. A procession is formed in the following order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Marshal.<br />
+Masters of Ceremony.<br />
+Committee.<br />
+Deacons.<br />
+The Grand Lodge.<br />
+</p>
+
+<p>On arriving at the door, the Grand Marshal will announce:</p>
+
+<p>"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. of the State of
+Arkansas."</p>
+
+<p>The procession enters, the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons halt inside
+the door and cross their rods, the committee proceed, followed by the
+Grand Lodge in the inverse order of their rank. When the Grand Master
+arrives in front of the altar, he halts, and the Grand Lodge filing to
+the right and left form a line across the hall. The committee then
+introduce The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
+Arkansas. The Grand Master then advances to the East, and the Master
+receives him according to ancient usages, with the private Grand Honors
+of Masonry, and resigns to him the chair and the gavel, each other Grand
+Officer taking his station in place of the corresponding officer of the
+Lodge, and the brethren are seated.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master, at his pleasure, resigns the chair to the Master,
+whereupon the other Grand Officers resign their respective stations to
+the proper officers of the Lodge, and repair to the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_79" id="Page_79">[Pg 79]</a></span> East, and take
+seats on the right of the Grand Master.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Lodge should retire before the Lodge is closed. When the Grand
+Master announces his intention to retire, the Lodge is called up, the
+Grand Honors are given, and the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons repair
+to the door and cross their rods, the Marshal conducts the procession of
+the Grand Lodge to the door, and salutes as the procession passes him.</p>
+
+
+<h3>II.&mdash;The Grand Master.</h3>
+
+<p>When a visit from the Grand Master is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for his use and that of his suite.
+When the Grand Master's visit is announced, the Master sends the
+Marshal, Deacons, Masters of Ceremony, and one of the oldest members (a
+Past Master, if practicable) bearing the Book of Constitutions, to
+escort him to the Lodge Room. A procession is formed in the following
+order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">Marshal.<br />
+Masters of Ceremony. Suite.<br />
+Brother with the Book of Constitutions.<br />
+Grand Master.<br />
+Deacons.</p>
+
+<p>The Marshal announces to Tyler, Tyler to J. D., and J. D.: "The Most Worshipful Grand Master of
+Masons of Arkansas," when the Master calls up the Lodge. The Masters of
+Ceremony stop inside, and cross their rods, while the others proceed
+towards the East. On arriving at the altar, the suite open inwards, the
+Grand Master passes through,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_80" id="Page_80">[Pg 80]</a></span> and the others, filing to the right and
+left, form a line across the hall. The private Grand Honors are then
+given. The Grand Master advances to the East, and the Master receives
+him, resigns to him the chair and the gavel. The suite take place on the
+right of the Master, and the Lodge is seated.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master may decline to receive the chair and gavel, or at his
+pleasure may resign the same.</p>
+
+<p>When the Grand Master announces his intention to retire, having
+previously resigned the chair and gavel to the Master, the Lodge is
+called up, the Private Grand Honors are given and the Master directs the
+proper officers to attend for the escort of the Grand Master. The
+Masters of Ceremony halt at the door, cross their rods, and the other
+officers escort the Grand Master to his apartment.</p>
+
+
+<h3>III.&mdash;The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Wardens, Etc.</h3>
+
+<p>The form will be the same as for the Grand Master, except that the Book
+of Constitutions will not be borne before them.</p>
+
+
+<h3>IV.&mdash;Other Brethren.</h3>
+
+<p>When a brother visits a Lodge for the first time and has been vouched
+for, the Master will send the Senior Deacon to introduce him. That
+officer conducts him to the Altar and says:</p>
+
+<p>"Worshipful Master, I have the pleasure of introducing to you Brother
+......, of ...... Lodge ......"<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_81" id="Page_81">[Pg 81]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master calls up the Lodge and says:</p>
+
+<p>"Brother ......, it gives me pleasure to Introduce to you the members of
+...... Lodge and to welcome you to a seat among us. We meet on ......,
+and shall be very glad to welcome you to any of our meetings."</p>
+
+<p>The Senior Deacon conducts the visitor to a seat and the Lodge is
+seated.</p>
+
+<p>If the visitor is to be examined the W. M. appoints a committee, who
+retire at the door of the preparation room, the S. D. passing them out.
+When the committee are ready to report, they make an alarm at the door
+of the preparation room. The S. D. attends to it, and reports that the
+examining committee desire admission. The W. M. directs him to admit
+them. When he goes to the door, if the committee expect to report
+favorably they will introduce the S. D. to the visitor. The committee
+then come in and make their report at the altar that they have examined
+......, who claims to be a member of ...... Lodge No. ......, under the
+jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of ...... and find him to be a Master
+Mason (or, that they are not satisfied to vouch for him as a worthy
+Mason). The W. M. seats the committee, and asks if there is any
+objection to the admission of ...... as a visitor. Any member of the
+Lodge has the right to object to the admission of a visitor, but the
+grounds of the objection must be stated to the W. M., who shall judge of
+the sufficiency thereof. If there be no objection, the W. M. directs the
+S. D. to introduce the brother. The S. D. presents him at the altar and
+introduces him to the W. M., who in turn introduces him to the Lodge in
+the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_82" id="Page_82">[Pg 82]</a></span> form above. No brother should be allowed to visit a lodge
+<a name="for" id="for"></a><ins title="was For">for</ins>
+the first time without an introduction. If the visitor is a
+Past Master, he should be invited to a seat in the East.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="Election_and_Installation" id="Election_and_Installation"></a>Election and Installation.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary of a
+chartered Lodge must be chosen annually by ballot, and by a majority of
+votes, at the time fixed in the by-laws. The Senior and Junior Deacons
+and Tyler are appointed by the W. M. A Chaplain and Senior and Junior
+Masters of Ceremony may be appointed also.</p>
+
+<p>If a lodge fails to elect officers at the time appointed, it may at said
+meeting, or at the next regular meeting thereof, appoint a day for such
+election, not more than three months from the regular time, and may,
+without dispensation, elect officers at said appointed time and install
+them at once.</p>
+
+<p>No member in arrears for dues at the time of the regular election shall
+be elected or appointed to any office in the Lodge, nor be allowed to
+vote at such election.</p>
+
+<p>Every voter is eligible to any office except that of Master.</p>
+
+<p>Where a Lodge finds it absolutely necessary to elect a brother W. M.,
+who has not served as Warden, the facts must be reported to the Grand
+Master, and the Master-elect must not be installed without his
+dispensation.</p>
+
+<p>When vacancies occur in any of the elective offices of the Lodge, they
+must be filled by seniority or pro tem. appointments during the
+remainder of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_83" id="Page_83">[Pg 83]</a></span> the term. No election can be held to fill them except by
+dispensation of the Grand Master.</p>
+
+<p>Each Lodge may make its own rule as to whether nominations shall be made
+or vote without nominations.</p>
+
+<p>No one can be installed by proxy.</p>
+
+<p>Officers re-elected must be installed after each election.</p>
+
+<p>Membership in a Lodge is necessary to <a name="eligibility" id="eligibility"></a><ins title="was elibibilty">eligibility</ins>
+to office except in case of Tyler and Organist.</p>
+
+<p>Any Past Master in good standing of a Blue Lodge can install the
+officers of a Lodge.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_84" id="Page_84">[Pg 84]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>INSTALLATIONS.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Officers of a New Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>The new Lodge having been constituted, etc., the Grand Master says:</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: This Lodge having been constituted, I will now install its
+officers. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, collect the official
+jewels, place them upon the altar, and present Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, who
+has been elected Worshipful Master.</p>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master now conducts the W. M. elect before the altar,
+facing the East, and says:</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I present Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, to
+be installed Worshipful Master of this Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, have you carefully examined
+the brother, and do you find him qualified to discharge the duties of
+the office for which he has been chosen?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find him to be qualified and
+of good<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_85" id="Page_85">[Pg 85]</a></span> morals, of great skill, true and trusty; and, as he is a lover
+of the Fraternity, I doubt not he will discharge his duties with
+fidelity and honor.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will perform the installation service to the end,
+continuing the ceremony as for annually elected officers, the Deputy
+Grand Master assisting.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Annually Elected Officers.</h3>
+
+<p>Installing his successor is usually the prerogative of the retiring
+Worshipful Master, although any Past Master may act as installing
+officer for the occasion. A competent brother (usually a Past Master)
+will be appointed to act as Marshal, who will present the officers-elect
+for installation. All things being in order, the Installing Officer
+says:</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother Marshal, you will present the Worshipful
+Master-elect for installation.</p>
+
+<p>Mar: Worshipful Master, I present Brother &mdash;&mdash;, who has been elected
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and is now ready for installation.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brethren, you now behold before you Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, who
+has been elected to serve this Lodge as Worshipful Master, and now
+declares himself ready<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[Pg 86]</a></span> for installation. If any of you have any reason
+to urge why he should not be installed you will make it known now, or
+forever after hold your peace. No objection being offered, I shall now
+install him.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, I congratulate you upon your election as
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and it will afford me great pleasure to
+invest you with the authority and the insignia of your office. Previous
+to your investiture, however, it is necessary that you signify your
+assent to those charges and regulations which point out the duty of the
+Master of a Lodge:</p>
+
+<p>I. You agree to be a good man and true, and strictly to obey the moral
+law?</p>
+
+<p>II. You agree to be a peaceable citizen and cheerfully to conform to the
+laws of the country in which you reside?</p>
+
+<p>III. You promise not to be concerned in plots and conspiracies against
+the government, but patiently submit to the law and the constituted
+authorities?</p>
+
+<p>IV. You agree to pay a proper respect to the civil magistrates, to work
+diligently, live creditably, and act honorably toward all men?</p>
+
+<p>V. You agree to hold in veneration the original rulers and patrons of
+Freemasonry, and their regular successors, supreme and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[Pg 87]</a></span> subordinate,
+according to their stations, and submit to the awards and resolutions of
+your brethren, in Lodge convened, in every case consistent with the
+<a name="constitutions" id="constitutions"></a><ins title="was Constituions">Constitutions</ins> of the Fraternity?</p>
+
+<p>VI. You agree to avoid private piques and quarrels, and to guard against
+intemperance and excess?</p>
+
+<p>VII. You agree to be cautious in your behavior, courteous to your
+brethren, and faithful to your Lodge?</p>
+
+<p>VIII. You promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance
+impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>IX. You agree to promote the general good of society, to cultivate the
+social virtues, and to propagate the knowledge of the mystic art?</p>
+
+<p>X. You promise to pay homage to the Grand Master for the time being, and
+to his officers when duly installed, and strictly to conform to every
+edict of the Grand Lodge that is not subversive of the principles and
+groundwork of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>XI. You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to
+make innovations in the body of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>XII. You promise a regular attendance on the communications of the Grand
+Lodge, on<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[Pg 88]</a></span> receiving proper notice, and to pay a proper attention to all
+the duties of Masonry, on convenient occasions?</p>
+
+<p>XIII. You admit that no new Lodge shall be formed without permission of
+the Grand Lodge, and that no countenance be given to any irregular
+Lodge, or to any person clandestinely made therein, being contrary to
+the ancient charges of Freemasonry?</p>
+
+<p>XIV. You admit that no person can be regularly made a Mason in, or
+admitted a member of, any regular Lodge without previous notice and due
+inquiry into his character?</p>
+
+<p>XV. You agree that no visitor shall be received into your Lodge without
+due examination, or being properly vouched for?</p>
+
+<p>These are the regulations of Free and Accepted Masons. Do you submit to
+these charges and promise to support these regulations, as Masters have
+done in all ages before you?</p>
+
+
+<p>The Master answers: I do.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, in consequence of your conformity to the
+charges and regulations of the Fraternity, you are now to be installed
+Master of this Lodge, in full confidence of your skill and capacity to
+govern the same.</p>
+
+<p>The Master is then regularly invested with<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[Pg 89]</a></span> the insignia of his office,
+and the furniture and implements of the Lodge are placed in his charge.
+The various implements of his profession are emblematical of his conduct
+in life, and are fully explained, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: The Holy Writings, that Great Light in Masonry, which guides
+us to all truth, directs our path to the temple of happiness, and points
+out the whole duty of man.</p>
+
+<p>The Square teaches us to regulate our actions and harmonize our conduct
+with the principles of morality and virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in every station, that,
+rising to eminence by merit, we may live respected and die regretted.</p>
+
+<p>The Rule directs us to punctually observe our duty, press forward in the
+path of virtue, and, inclining neither to the right nor to the left, in
+all our actions to have eternity in view.</p>
+
+<p>The Line, the emblem of moral rectitude, teaches us to avoid
+dissimulation in conversation and action, and to walk in the path which
+leads to a blessed immortality.</p>
+
+<p>The Constitution and Laws you are to search at all times and cause to be
+read in your Lodge, that none may pretend ignorance of the excellent
+precepts they enjoin.</p>
+
+<p>You now receive in charge the Charter, by<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_90" id="Page_90">[Pg 90]</a></span> the authority of which this
+Lodge is held. You are carefully to preserve the same and duly transmit
+it to your successor in office.</p>
+
+<p>You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of your Lodge, which you are
+to see carefully and punctually executed.</p>
+
+<p>The new Master is conducted to the East and placed on the right of the
+Installing Officer until the other officers are installed.</p>
+
+<p>The other officers are then severally presented by the Marshal to the
+Installing Officer, who delivers to each his appropriate charge.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Senior Warden.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Senior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Senior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.</p>
+
+<p>The Level teaches that we are descended from the same stock, partake of
+the same nature, and share the same hope; "that we are all children of
+one common father, heirs of the same infirmities, and exposed to the
+same vicissitudes." It also reminds us that, although distinctions among
+men are necessary to preserve<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_91" id="Page_91">[Pg 91]</a></span> subordination, no eminence of station
+should make us forget that we are brethren, and that in the Lodge and in
+all our Masonic associations, we are on a level. This implement teaches
+us that a time will come, and the wisest knows not how soon, when all
+distinctions but that of goodness, shall cease, and death, the grand
+leveler of all human greatness, reduce us to the same state.</p>
+
+<p>Your regular attendance on the stated and other meetings of the Lodge is
+essentially necessary. In the absence of the Master you are to govern
+the Lodge, and in his presence assist him in the government of it. Hence
+you will perceive the necessity of preparing yourself for the important
+duties which may devolve upon you. Look well to the West, and guard with
+scrupulous care the pillar committed to your charge.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his proper station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Junior Warden.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Junior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Junior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_92" id="Page_92">[Pg 92]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations; to do
+unto others as we would have others do to us; to observe the just medium
+between intemperance and pleasure, and make our passions and prejudices
+coincide with the line of our duty.</p>
+
+<p>In the absence of the Master and Senior Warden upon you devolves the
+government of the Lodge; but to you is especially committed the
+superintendence of the Craft during the hours of refreshment; it is,
+therefore, not only necessary that you should be temperate and discreet
+in the indulgence of your own inclinations, but carefully observe that
+none of the Craft convert the purpose of refreshment into intemperance
+or excess. Look well to the South. Guard with vigilance the pillar
+committed to your charge, that nothing may disturb the harmony of the
+Lodge or mar its beauty.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his proper station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Treasurer.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Treasurer of this
+Lodge and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It is your duty to receive all moneys belonging to the Lodge from the
+Secretary, keep a<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_93" id="Page_93">[Pg 93]</a></span> just and true account thereof, and pay them out by
+order of the Worshipful Master and consent of the Lodge. Your own honor
+and the confidence the brethren repose in you will arouse you to that
+faithfulness in the discharge of the duties of your office which its
+important nature demands.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Secretary.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Secretary of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It is your duty to "keep a faithful record of all things pertaining to
+the Lodge, proper to be written, transmit a copy of the same to the
+Grand Lodge when required, receive all moneys due the Lodge and pay them
+to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same."</p>
+
+<p>Your love for the Craft and attachment to the Lodge will induce you
+cheerfully to fulfill the very important duties of your office, and in
+so doing you will merit the esteem of your brethren.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Chaplain of this
+Lodge,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_94" id="Page_94">[Pg 94]</a></span> and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It will be your duty to perform those solemn services which we should
+constantly render to our infinite Creator, and which, when offered by
+one whose holy profession is "to point to heaven and lead the way," may,
+by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and purifying our
+minds, prepare us for admission into the society of those above, whose
+happiness will be as endless as it is perfect.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station, which is in the East in front and to the
+left of the W. M.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Senior and Junior Deacons.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brothers &mdash;&mdash; and &mdash;&mdash;, you are appointed Deacons of this
+Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your
+province to attend on the Master and Wardens and to act as their proxies
+in the active duties of the Lodge; such as in the reception of
+candidates into the different degrees of Masonry, the introduction and
+accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate practice of our rites.
+The Square and Compasses, as badges of your office, I entrust to your
+care, not doubting your vigilance and attention.</p>
+
+<p>They are conducted to their stations.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_95" id="Page_95">[Pg 95]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Masters of Ceremonies.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brothers &mdash;&mdash; and &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Masters of
+Ceremonies of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewels of
+your office. The positions to which you are assigned in the Lodge are
+very important. You are to assist the Senior Deacon and other officers
+in performing their respective duties. Your conduct should be courteous
+and dignified. Remember that in your company the candidate will receive
+his first impressions of our institution. Your regular and early
+attendance at our meetings will afford the best proof of your zeal and
+attachment to the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>They are conducted to their stations.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tiler.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Tiler of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel and the implement of your
+office.</p>
+
+<p>As the Sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler to enable him
+effectually to guard the Lodge against the approach of cowans and
+eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or re-pass except such as are
+duly qualified and have permission of the Worshipful Master, so it
+should morally serve as a constant admonition<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_96" id="Page_96">[Pg 96]</a></span> to us to set a guard over
+our thoughts, a watch at our lips, and a sentinel over our actions,
+thereby preventing the approach of every unworthy thought or deed, and
+preserving consciences void of offence toward God and toward man. Your
+early and punctual attendance will give us the best proof of your
+appreciation of and love for the institution.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+<p>The Installing Officer, addressing the Master, when presenting the
+Gavel, explains its power and use.</p>
+
+<p>One * of which calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*; two * calls <a name="calls" id="calls"></a><ins title="semicolon added">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*;</ins>
+three * calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master, behold your brethren!</p>
+
+<p>Brethren, behold your Master!</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are then given the W. M. by the Lodge, the Marshal
+leading in the ceremony.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren are now seated. Then the Grand Master or Installing Officer
+may deliver an address or read the following charges, in his discretion:</p>
+
+<p>"Worshipful Master: The superintendence and government of the brethren
+who compose this Lodge having been committed to your care, you cannot be
+insensible of the obligations which devolve on you as their head, nor<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_97" id="Page_97">[Pg 97]</a></span>
+of your responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important
+duties annexed to your position.</p>
+
+<p>The honor, reputation and usefulness of this Lodge will materially
+depend upon the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>As a pattern for imitation, consider the great luminary of nature,
+which, rising in the East, regularly diffuses light and luster to all
+within the circle. In like manner, it is your province to spread and
+communicate light and instruction to the brethren of your Lodge.
+Forcibly impress upon them the dignity and high importance of Masonry,
+and seriously admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to
+practice out of the Lodge those duties which they have been taught in
+it; and by amiable, discreet and virtuous conduct, to convince mankind
+of the goodness of the institution; so that when a person is said to be
+a member of it, the world may know that he is one to whom the burdened
+heart may pour out its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit,
+whose hand is guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by
+benevolence.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_98" id="Page_98">[Pg 98]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In short, by a diligent observance of the By-Laws of the Lodge, the
+Constitutions of Freemasonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which
+are given as a rule and a guide to your faith, you will be enabled to
+acquit yourself with honor and reputation, and lay up a crown of
+rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.</p>
+
+<p>Brother Senior and Junior Warden: You are too well acquainted with the
+principles of Masonry to warrant any distrust that you will be found
+wanting in the discharge of your respective duties. Suffice it to say,
+that what you have seen praiseworthy in others you should carefully
+imitate; and what in them may have appeared defective you should in
+yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and regularity;
+for it is only by a due regard to the laws in your own conduct that you
+can expect obedience to them from others. You are assiduously to assist
+the Master in the discharge of his trust, diffusing light and imparting
+knowledge to all whom he shall place under your care. In the absence of
+the Master, you will succeed to higher duties; your acquirements must
+therefore be such that the Craft may never suffer for want of proper
+instruction. From the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_99" id="Page_99">[Pg 99]</a></span> spirit which you have hitherto evinced, I
+entertain no doubt that your future conduct will be such as to merit the
+applause of your brethren and the testimony of a good conscience.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge being called up, the Installing Officer continues as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren of &mdash;&mdash; Lodge: Such is the nature of our constitution, that as
+some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, learn
+to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The officers
+who are chosen to govern your Lodge are sufficiently conversant with the
+rules of propriety and the laws of the institution to avoid exceeding
+the powers with which they are entrusted, and you are of too generous
+dispositions to envy their preferment; I, therefore, trust that you will
+have but one aim&mdash;to please each other, and unite in the grand design of
+being happy and communicating happiness.</p>
+
+<p>"Finally, my brethren, as this Lodge has been formed and perfected in so
+much unanimity and concord, so may it long continue. May you long enjoy
+every satisfaction and delight which disinterested friendship can
+afford. May kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your conduct as
+men and as Masons.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_100" id="Page_100">[Pg 100]</a></span> Within your peaceful walls may your children's
+children celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of
+this auspicious solemnity; and may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through this Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation."</p>
+
+<p>The Marshal then makes proclamation from the South, West and East in the
+following manner:</p>
+
+<p>"I am directed to proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that the
+Worshipful Master, Wardens, and other officers, elected and appointed,
+of &mdash;&mdash; Lodge, have been regularly installed into their respective
+stations."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_101" id="Page_101">[Pg 101]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="INSTALLATIONS" id="INSTALLATIONS"></a>
+<a name="INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE" id="INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE"></a>INSTITUTING AND CONSTITUTING NEW LODGE</h2>
+
+
+<p>Ceremony for Instituting a Lodge Under Dispensation.</p>
+
+<p>The members of the new Lodge, whether they are to be instituted by the
+Grand Master, or by a brother deputized by him, will, in either case, be
+notified by the Master to assemble in their Lodge room at the time
+determined upon. After the brethren are assembled, the Grand Master, or
+Instituting Officer, will assume the East and announce the object of the
+meeting. He then causes the Letter of Dispensation to be read, after
+which the names of the officers appointed by the Grand Master and by the
+Master of the new Lodge will be announced. As these names are called,
+the officers will form in line near and facing the East, when each
+officer will be invested with his jewel. The new Master will then be
+seated in the East, on the right of the Instituting Officer. The Wardens
+and other officers will take their respective stations. The Instituting
+Officer will then open the Lodge on the third degree of Masonry, and
+deliver to the officers and brethren the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charges to the Officers and Brethren.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Worshipful Master: (Who rises.) The Grand Master having
+committed to your care the superintendence and government of the
+brethren who are to compose this new lodge, you cannot be<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_102" id="Page_102">[Pg 102]</a></span> insensible of
+the obligations which devolve on you, as their head, nor of your
+responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important duties
+attached to your office.</p>
+
+<p>The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will materially
+depend on the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>For a pattern of imitation, consider the sun, which, rising in the east,
+regularly diffuses light and luster to all within its circle. In like
+manner, it is in your province to spread and communicate light and
+instruction to the brethren of your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them
+the dignity and high importance of Masonry; and seriously admonish them
+never to disgrace it. Charge them to practice out of the Lodge, those
+duties which they have been taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and
+virtuous conduct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the
+Institution; so that, when any one is said to be a member of it, the
+world may know that he is one to whom the burdened heart may pour out
+its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit, whose hand is guided
+by justice, and whose heart is expanded by benevolence. In short, by a
+diligent observance of the by-laws of your Lodge, the Constitution of
+Masonry, and above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are given as a rule
+and guide to your faith, you will be enabled to acquit yourself with
+honor and reputation.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_103" id="Page_103">[Pg 103]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to the Wardens.</h3>
+
+<p>Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens: (Who are called up by one knock.)
+You are too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry to warrant
+any distrust that you will be found wanting in the discharge of your
+respective duties. What you have seen praiseworthy in others you should
+carefully imitate, and what in them may have appeared defective, you
+should in yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and
+regularity, for it is only by a due regard to the laws, in your own
+conduct, that you can expect obedience to them from others. You are
+assiduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his trust,
+diffusing light and imparting knowledge to all whom he shall place under
+your care. In the absence of the Master you will succeed to higher
+duties; your acquirements must therefore be such that the Craft may
+never suffer for want of proper instruction. From the spirit which you
+have hitherto evinced, I entertain no doubt that your future conduct
+will be such as to merit the applause of your brethren, and the
+testimony of a good conscience.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to the Brethren of the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Brethren of ...... Lodge, such is the nature of our Constitution, that
+as some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course,
+learn to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The
+officers who are appointed to govern the Lodge are sufficiently
+conversant with the rules of propriety and the laws of the Institution
+to avoid exceeding the powers with which<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_104" id="Page_104">[Pg 104]</a></span> they are intrusted, and you
+are of too generous dispositions to envy their preferment. I therefore
+trust that you will have but one aim, to please each other and to unite
+in the grand design of being happy and communicating happiness.</p>
+
+<p>Finally, my brethren, as this association has been formed and perfected
+in so much unity and concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it
+long continue. May you enjoy every satisfaction and delight, which
+disinterested friendship can afford. May kindness and brotherly
+affection distinguish your conduct as men and Masons. Within your
+peaceful walls, may your children, and your children's children
+celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of this
+auspicious solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Proclamation.</h3>
+
+<p style="margin-bottom: 0em;">Instituting Officer: (Calls up Lodge.) In the name and by the authority
+of the Most Worshipful * Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of the
+State of Arkansas, I now declare this Lodge duly instituted and properly
+prepared for the transaction of such business as may lawfully come
+before it.</p>
+
+<p style="text-indent: 0em; margin-top: 0em;">______________________<br />
+* If Grand Master Institutes the Lodge, in person, he
+will omit what precedes the * and insert "as."
+</p>
+
+<p>Instituting Officer: (Addressing Master.) I now deliver to you the
+Dispensation empowering you and your brethren to work as a Regular
+Lodge. You are its custodian and must see to it that it is present at
+all Communications of the Lodge.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_105" id="Page_105">[Pg 105]</a></span> You must also, as required by law,
+safely transmit it to the Grand Secretary just prior to the next Annual
+Communication of the Grand Lodge, and when this is done, Masonic work in
+this Lodge must cease until the Dispensation is continued by the Grand
+Lodge, or until the Lodge is constituted. I now deliver to you the gavel
+of authority; wield it, my brother, with prudence and discretion. You
+will now assume your station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Constituting a Newly Chartered Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>After the grant of a charter the new Lodge thus created should be
+constituted, and its officers installed, by the Grand Master or his
+Deputy or some past or present Master. The Lodge is opened on the Third
+Degree. The Marshal forms the officers of the new Lodge in front of the
+Installing Officer, whereupon the Deputy G. M. addresses the G. M. as
+follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful, a number of brethren, duly instructed in the mysteries
+of Masonry, having assembled together for some time past by virtue of a
+dispensation granted them for that purpose, do now desire to be
+regularly constituted as a lodge agreeably to the ancient usages and
+customs of the fraternity.</p>
+
+<p>The charter is presented by the D. G. M. to the Grand Master, who
+examines it and, if correct, proclaims:</p>
+
+<p>G. M.&mdash;The charter appears to be correct and is approved. Upon due
+deliberation the Grand Lodge has granted the brethren of this new Lodge
+a charter establishing and confirming them in the rights and privileges
+of a regularly constituted<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_106" id="Page_106">[Pg 106]</a></span> Lodge. We shall now proceed according to the
+ancient usage to constitute these brethren into a regular Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The officers of the new Lodge deliver up their jewels and badges to
+their Master, who presents them, with his own, to the D. G. M. and he to
+the G. M.</p>
+
+<p>The D. G. M. then presents the Master-elect to the G. M., saying:</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.&mdash;Most Worshipful, I present to you Brother &mdash;&mdash;, whom the
+members of the Lodge now to be constituted have chosen for their Master.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. asks the brethren if they remain satisfied with their choice.
+(They bow in token of assent.)</p>
+
+<p>The Master-elect then presents, severally, his Wardens and other
+officers, naming them and their respective offices. The G. M. asks the
+brethren if they remain satisfied with each and all of them. (They bow
+as before.)</p>
+
+<p>The officers and members of the new Lodge form in front of the G. M. and
+the business of consecration commences.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. and grand officers form around the Lodge, all kneeling.</p>
+
+<p>A piece of solemn music is performed while the Lodge is being uncovered,
+after which the first clause of the consecration prayer is rehearsed by
+the Grand Chaplain, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Great Architect of the Universe; Maker and Ruler of all worlds. Deign
+from Thy Celestial Temple, from the realms of light and glory, to bless
+us in all the purposes of our present assembly. We<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_107" id="Page_107">[Pg 107]</a></span> humbly invoke Thee
+to give us at this, and at all times, Wisdom in all our doings, Strength
+of mind in all our difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony in all our
+communications. Permit us, O Thou author of life and light, great source
+of love and happiness, solemnly to consecrate this Lodge to Thy honor
+and glory. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Officers of the Grand Lodge:</p>
+
+<p>As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
+end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Officers will then rise.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration.</h3>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master will step forward and present the Vessel of Corn
+(wheat) to the Grand Master, who sprinkles a portion of it upon the
+symbol of the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>May the Giver of every good and perfect gift strengthen this Lodge in
+all its philanthropic undertakings.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When once of old, in Israel,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Our brethren wrought with toil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Jehovah's blessings on them fell,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In showers of Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>In like manner, the Senior Grand Warden presents the Vessel of Wine,
+which is sprinkled on the Lodge by the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>May this Lodge be continually refreshed at the pure fountain of Masonic
+virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When then a shrine to him above<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">They built, with worship sin to foil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">On threshold and on corner-stone<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">They poured out Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_108" id="Page_108">[Pg 108]</a></span></p>
+<p>The Junior Grand Warden then presents the Vessel of Oil, which is used
+in the same manner, the Grand Master saying:</p>
+
+<p>May the Supreme Ruler of the Universe preserve this Lodge in peace, and
+vouchsafe to it every blessing.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">And we have come, fraternal bands,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With joy and pride and prosperous spoil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To honor him by votive hands,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With streams of Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>Each vessel after use is placed upon the table.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then orders the Officers of the Grand Lodge to kneel as
+before, when the Grand Chaplain will rehearse the remaining portion of
+the consecration prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Grant, O Lord, our God, that those who are now about to be invested with
+the government of this Lodge may be endowed with wisdom to instruct
+their brethren in their duties. May brotherly love, relief and truth
+always prevail among the members of this Lodge. May this bond of union
+continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world. Bless all our
+brethren, wherever dispersed, and grant speedy relief to all who are
+either oppressed or distressed. We affectionately commend to Thee all
+the members of this whole family; may they increase in grace, in the
+knowledge of Thee, and in love to each other. Finally, may we finish all
+our work here below, with Thy approbation; and then may our transition
+from this earthly abode be to Thy heavenly Temple above, there to enjoy
+light and glory, and bliss ineffable and eternal. Amen.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_109" id="Page_109">[Pg 109]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Response: (By the Officers of the Grand Lodge.) As it was in the
+beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>A short piece of solemn music is then performed, during which the Grand
+Officers will rise.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Dedication.</h3>
+
+<p>The Grand Master steps forward, and extending his hands over the emblem
+of the Lodge, exclaims:</p>
+
+<p>To the memory of the Holy Saints John, we dedicate this Lodge. May every
+brother revere their character and imitate their virtues.</p>
+
+<p>Response: (By the brethren.) As it was in the beginning, is now, and
+ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Officers of the Grand Lodge will then about face, and stand, while
+the brethren of the new Lodge, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+make a circuit in procession, single file, and salute the Grand Officers
+with their hands crossed upon their breasts, left over right, and heads
+slightly bowed while passing. Upon the completion of this ceremony, the
+brethren will resume position, facing inward. The Officers of the Grand
+Lodge will also resume original position. The Grand Master will call up,
+with his gavel, all present, and then proceed to</p>
+
+
+<h3>Constitute the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the
+State of Arkansas, I now constitute and form you, my beloved brethren,
+into a Regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. From henceforth we
+empower you to meet as a Regular Lodge, constituted in conformity to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_110" id="Page_110">[Pg 110]</a></span>
+the rites of our institution, and the charges of our ancient and
+honorable Fraternity; and may the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+prosper, direct and counsel you in all your doings.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the brethren: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Officers of the Grand Lodge will, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, give the Full Grand Honors. The Grand Marshal will then slowly
+replace the covering on the Lodge, during which a choir should chant&mdash;</p>
+
+<p class="center">"Glory be to God on High."</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Marshal will then conduct the Grand Master to his chair, and
+instruct the officers of the Grand Lodge to resume their respective
+stations; and the members of the new Lodge to resume their seats. During
+these movements instrumental music should be performed.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: (Calls up the assembly.) Worshipful Grand Marshal, you
+will make proclamation that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has been regularly
+constituted.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal: I am directed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to
+proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has
+been regularly constituted, and duly registered as such in the Grand
+Lodge of Arkansas. This proclamation is made from the East, (one knock
+by G. M.); from the West, (one knock by the <a name="from" id="from"></a><ins title="semicolon added">S. G. W.);</ins>
+from the South, (one knock by the J. G. W.); once, twice,
+thrice; the Craft will take due notice and govern itself accordingly.
+The Grand Honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master seats the brethren.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_111" id="Page_111">[Pg 111]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="LAYING_CORNER_STONES" id="LAYING_CORNER_STONES"></a>LAYING CORNER STONES.</h2>
+
+
+<p>These ceremonies are conducted only by the Grand Master in person, or by
+some brother acting for him, under special dispensation, assisted by the
+officers of the Grand Lodge, and such of the Craft as may be invited, or
+who may choose to attend, either as Lodges, or as individual brethren.</p>
+
+<p>No corner-stone should be laid with Masonic ceremonies, except those of
+acknowledged public structures, or buildings which are to be used for
+Masonic purposes; and then only by special request of the proper
+authorities.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge or Lodges in the place where the building is to be erected,
+may invite such neighboring Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, as they
+may deem proper. The Chief Magistrate, and other Officers of the place,
+should also be invited to attend on the occasion.</p>
+
+<p>At the time appointed for the ceremony, a sufficient number of brethren
+to act as Grand Officers are convened in a suitable place, where a
+Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will be opened on the Third
+Degree, and proper instructions given by the Grand Master; after which,
+the Officers of the Grand Lodge, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, will form in the following order:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_112" id="Page_112">[Pg 112]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="12" summary="">
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Tyler,<br />(with drawn sword.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Master Masons.</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">A Brother,<br />(carrying Bible, Square and Compass, on a cushion.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Chaplain</td>
+    <td></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Secretary,<br />(carrying scroll, containing list of articles to be placed under the corner-stone.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Treasurer,<br />(in charge of the box<a name="FNanchor_A_2" id="FNanchor_A_2"></a><a href="#Footnote_A_2" class="fnanchor">[A]</a> to be deposited under the corner-stone.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Gr'd Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Past
+<a name="grd" id="grd"></a><ins title="was G'rd">Gr'd</ins> Officers,<a name="FNanchor_B_3" id="FNanchor_B_3"></a><a href="#Footnote_B_3" class="fnanchor">[B]</a><br />(in the order of their rank, two abreast.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Gr'd Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" rowspan="4">G<br />R<br />A<br />N<br />D<br /><br /> M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L</td>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Principal Architect,<a name="FNanchor_C_4" id="FNanchor_C_4"></a><a href="#Footnote_C_4" class="fnanchor">[C]</a><br />(carrying Square, Level and Plumb.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td  align="center">Jr. Grand Warden,<br />(carrying vessel of oil.)</td><td></td>
+    <td  colspan="4" align="center">Sr. Grand Warden,<br />(carrying vessel of wine.)</td></tr>
+<tr>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Deputy Grand Master,<br />(carrying vessel of corn.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Master of Oldest Lodge,<br />(carrying book of constitutions.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr><td   colspan="2" align="center">Jr. Grand Deacon,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td   colspan="2" align="center">Grand Master.</td>
+    <td   colspan="2" align="center">Sr. Grand Deacon,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<p>The procession thus formed will proceed to join the
+general procession, if any, and march to the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed.</p>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_A_2" id="Footnote_A_2"></a><a href="#FNanchor_A_2"><span class="label">[A]</span></a> This box may be carried by the Treasurer, or be sent in
+advance to the site of the corner-stone, as circumstances may dictate.</p></div>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_B_3" id="Footnote_B_3"></a><a href="#FNanchor_B_3"><span class="label">[B]</span></a> In the absence of Past Grand Officers, these Stewards will
+support the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Warden.</p></div>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_C_4" id="Footnote_C_4"></a><a href="#FNanchor_C_4"><span class="label">[C]</span></a> If the architect of the building is not a member of the
+Masonic Fraternity, the Square, Level and Plumb will be carried by a
+brother appointed for the purpose, who will deliver them to the
+architect on arriving at the corner-stone.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_113" id="Page_113">[Pg 113]</a></span></p></div>
+
+<p>When a procession is composed of other than the officers of the Grand
+Lodge and Master Masons, it should be formed in the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td rowspan="6">G<br />R<br />A<br />N<br />D<br /><br />
+     M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td>
+    <td align="center">Music.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Military.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Civic Societies and Organizations.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Chief Magistrate, Mayor or other Official Guests.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Knights Templar Escort.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Grand Lodge.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+
+<p>Should any Masonic body other than those above named appear, they will
+be assigned an appropriate place in the procession.</p>
+
+<p>A triumphal arch is usually erected near the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed; and the corner-stone should have engraved on its face
+the words, "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity," with the date, the year of
+Masonry, the name of the Grand Master, and such other particulars as may
+be deemed proper.</p>
+
+<p>When the head of the procession reaches the Arch, it will open to the
+right and left, facing inward. The Grand Master, uncovering, preceded by
+the Grand Marshal and Grand Tyler, and followed by the other Grand
+Officers and the Chief Magistrate and civil officers of the place, will
+pass through the lines and ascend to the platform. As the Grand Master
+and others advance, the remainder of the procession will counter-march
+and surround the platform.</p>
+
+<p>The stone should be suspended about six feet<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_114" id="Page_114">[Pg 114]</a></span> from its bed, by a machine
+having suitable arrangements for slowly lowering it to its place. All
+being in readiness&mdash;</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will command silence and address the assembly,
+announcing the purposes of the occasion, etc., concluding as follows:</p>
+
+<p>The teachings of Freemasonry inculcate, that in all our works, great or
+small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty God. It is
+our first duty, then, to invoke the blessing of the great Architect of
+the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore
+command the utmost silence, and call upon all to unite with our Grand
+Chaplain in an address to the Throne of Grace.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren uncover, while the Grand Chaplain delivers the following,
+or some other appropriate</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty God! who hath given us grace at this time, with one accord, to
+make our common supplication unto Thee, and dost promise, that where two
+or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their
+request; fulfill now, O Lord! the desires and petitions of Thy servants,
+as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world, knowledge
+of Thy truth; and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The choir may then sing an Ode, or a piece of instrumental music may be
+performed.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Deposit of Memorials.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Brother Grand Treasurer, it has ever been the
+custom, on occasions like the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_115" id="Page_115">[Pg 115]</a></span> present, to deposit within a cavity in
+the stone, placed in the north-east corner of the edifice, certain
+memorials of the period at which it was erected; so that in the lapse of
+ages, if the fury of the elements, or the slow but certain ravages of
+time, should lay bare its foundation, an enduring record may be found by
+succeeding generations, to bear testimony to the energy, industry and
+culture of our time. Has such a deposit been prepared?</p>
+
+<p>Grand Treasurer: It has, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and the various
+articles of which it is composed are safely enclosed within the casket
+now before you.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Grand Secretary, you will read for the information
+of the brethren and others here assembled, a record of the contents of
+the casket.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Secretary reads a list of the articles contained in the casket.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Grand Treasurer, you will now deposit the casket in
+the cavity beneath the corner-stone, and may the Great Architect of the
+Universe, in His wisdom, grant that ages on ages shall pass away ere it
+again be seen of men.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Treasurer, assisted by the Grand Secretary, will place the casket
+in the cavity prepared, and report:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful Grand Master, your orders have been duly executed.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Presentation of Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>Principal Architect delivers the working tools to the Grand Master, who
+retains the Trowel, and presents the Square, Level and Plumb to the
+Deputy<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_116" id="Page_116">[Pg 116]</a></span> Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand Warden, respectively,
+saying:</p>
+
+<p>Right Worshipful Brethren, you will receive the implements of your
+office. With your assistance and that of the Craft, I will now proceed
+to lay the corner-stone of this edifice, according to the custom of our
+Fraternity. Brother Grand Marshal, you will direct the Craftsmen to
+furnish the cement, and prepare to lower the stone.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Laying Stone.</h3>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will then spread a portion of the cement. The stone is
+then lowered slowly, during which there should be appropriate music. The
+Grand Master then says:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Trial of Stone.</h3>
+
+<p>R. W. Deputy Grand Master, what is the proper implement of your office?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. Master: The Square.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: To square our actions by the rule of virtue, and prove our
+work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the stone
+that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>The Square is applied to the four corners.</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be square.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: R. W. Senior Grand Warden, what is the proper implement of your
+office?</p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: The Level.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its Masonic uses?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_117" id="Page_117">[Pg 117]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: Morally, it teaches Equality; and by it we prove our work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>Level is applied to the top surface.</p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be level.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: R. W. Junior Warden, what is the proper implement of your office?</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: The Plumb.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: Morally, it teaches rectitude of conduct; and by it we prove
+our work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>The Plumb is applied to the sides of the stone.</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be plumb.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master (striking the stone three times with his gavel), says:</p>
+
+<p>This corner-stone has been tested by the proper implements of Masonry. I
+find that the Craftsmen have skillfully and faithfully done their duty;
+and I do declare the stone to be well formed and trusty, truly laid, and
+correctly proved according to the rules of our Ancient Craft. May the
+building be conducted and completed amid the blessings of Plenty, Health
+and Peace.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_118" id="Page_118">[Pg 118]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: Brother Grand Marshal, you will present the elements of
+consecration to the proper officers.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal presents vessel of corn to the D. G. M.; the wine to the
+S. G. W.; and the oil to the J. G. W.</p>
+
+<p>Deputy Grand Master advances with the corn, scattering it on the stone,
+and says:</p>
+
+<p>I scatter this corn as an emblem of Plenty; may the blessings of
+bounteous Heaven be showered upon us, and upon all like patriotic and
+important undertakings, and inspire the hearts of the people with
+virtue, wisdom and gratitude.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Grand Warden advances with the vessel of wine, pouring it on the
+stone, and says:</p>
+
+<p>I pour this wine as an emblem of Joy and Gladness. May the great Ruler
+of the Universe bless and prosper our National, State and City
+Governments; preserve the union of the States in harmony and brotherly
+love, which shall endure through all time.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden advances with the vessel of oil, pouring it on the stone,
+saying:</p>
+
+<p>I pour this oil as an emblem of Peace; may its blessings abide with us
+continually; and may the Grand Master of Heaven and Earth shelter and
+protect the widow and orphan, and vouchsafe to them, and to the
+bereaved, the afflicted and sorrowing, everywhere, the enjoyment of
+every good and perfect gift.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_119" id="Page_119">[Pg 119]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Grand Master, extending his hands, pronounces the
+<a name="following1" id="following1"></a><ins title="was folowing">following</ins>
+invocation:</p>
+
+<p>May corn, wine and oil, and all the necessaries of life, abound among
+men throughout the world. May the blessing of Almighty God be upon this
+undertaking. May He protect the workmen from every accident. May the
+structure here to be erected, be planned with Wisdom, supported by
+Strength, and adorned in Beauty, and may it be preserved to the latest
+ages, a monument to the energy and liberality of its founders.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Proclamation.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: (Addressing Architect.) Worthy sir (or brother), having
+thus, as Grand Master of Masons, laid the corner-stone of the structure,
+I now return to you these implements of Operative Masonry (presents
+Square, Level and Plumb), having full confidence in your skill and
+capacity to perform the important duties confided to you, to the
+satisfaction of those who have entrusted you with their fulfillment.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. strikes the stone three times with the gavel, and the public
+grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will then make report of his doings, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>I have the honor to report, that in compliance with the request of the
+proper authorities, the corner-stone of the ...... building to be
+erected on this site, has been laid successfully, with the ancient
+ceremonies of the Craft. The Brother Grand Marshal will therefore make
+the proclamation.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal: In the name of the Most Worshipful<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_120" id="Page_120">[Pg 120]</a></span> Grand Lodge of Free
+and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas, I now proclaim that the
+corner-stone of the structure to be erected, has this day been found
+true and trusty, and laid according to the old customs, by the Grand
+Master of Masons.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Closing Ode.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Oration.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>Glory be to God on High, and on earth peace, good will toward men! O
+Lord, we most heartily beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless
+this assemblage; pour down Thy mercies, like the dew that falls upon the
+mountains, upon Thy servants engaged in the solemn ceremonies of this
+day. Bless, we pray Thee, all the workmen who shall be engaged in the
+erection of this edifice; keep them from all forms of accidents and
+harm; grant them in health and prosperity to live; and finally, we hope,
+after this life, through Thy mercy and forgiveness to attain everlasting
+joy and felicity in Thy bright mansion, in Thy holy temple, not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>After which, the Grand Lodge, with escort, returns to the place whence
+it started, and is closed.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, return to their respective halls.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_121" id="Page_121">[Pg 121]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS" id="DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS"></a>DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.</h2>
+
+
+<p>At the time appointed for the celebration of the ceremony of dedication,
+the Grand Master and his officers, accompanied by the members of the
+Grand Lodge, meet in a convenient room, near to the place where the
+ceremony is to be performed, and the Grand Lodge is opened in ample
+form.</p>
+
+<p>The procession is then formed, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+when the Grand Lodge moves to the hall to be dedicated, in the following
+order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Music;<br />
+
+Tiler, with drawn sword;<br />
+
+Stewards, with white rods;<br />
+
+Master Masons;<br />
+
+Grand Secretaries;<br />
+
+Grand Treasurers;<br />
+
+A Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square and Compass, supported
+by two Stewards, with rods;<br />
+
+Two Burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters;<br />
+
+Chaplain and Orator;<br />
+
+Past Grand Wardens;<br />
+
+Past Deputy Grand Masters;<br />
+
+Past Grand Masters;<br />
+
+The Globes;<br />
+
+Junior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with corn;<br />
+
+Senior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with wine;<br />
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_122" id="Page_122">[Pg 122]</a></span>
+
+Deputy Grand Master, carrying a golden vessel with oil;<br />
+
+The Lodge, Covered with white linen, carried by four Brethren;<br />
+
+Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying Book of Constitutions;<br />
+
+Grand Master, Supported by two Deacons, with <a name="rods" id="rods"></a><ins title="was semicolon">rods.</ins><br />
+</p>
+
+<p>When the Grand Officers arrive at the center of the Lodge room, the
+Grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Officers then repair to their respective stations.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is placed in front of the altar, toward the East, and the gold
+and silver vessels and lights are placed around it.</p>
+
+<p>These arrangements being completed, the following or some other
+appropriate Ode is sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Master Supreme! accept our praise;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still bless this consecrated band;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Parent of light! illume our ways,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And guide us by thy sovereign hand.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">May Faith, Hope, Charity, divine,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Here hold their undivided reign;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Friendship and Harmony combine<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To soothe our cares&mdash;to banish pain.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">May pity dwell within each breast,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Relief attend the suffering poor;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thousands by this, our Lodge, be blest,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Till worth, distress'd, shall want no more.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Master of the Lodge to which the hall to be dedicated belongs, then
+rises, and addresses the Grand Master as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: The brethren of ...... Lodge, being animated with a
+desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft, have erected<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_123" id="Page_123">[Pg 123]</a></span> a
+Masonic Hall, for their convenience and accommodation. They are desirous
+that the same should be examined by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge; and
+if it should meet their approbation, that it be solemnly dedicated to
+Masonic purposes, agreeably to ancient form and usage.</p>
+
+<p>The Architect or Brother who has had the management of the structure
+then addresses the Grand Master as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: Having been entrusted with the superintendence and
+management of the workmen employed in the construction of this edifice;
+and having, according to the best of my ability, accomplished the task
+assigned me, I now return my thanks for the honor of this appointment,
+and beg leave to surrender up the implements which were committed to my
+care, when the foundation of this fabric was laid, (presenting to the
+Grand Master the Square, Level and Plumb), humbly hoping that the
+exertions which have been made on this occasion will be crowned with
+your approbation, and that of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>To which the Grand Master replies:</p>
+
+<p>Brother Architect: The skill and fidelity displayed in the execution of
+the trust reposed in you at the commencement of this undertaking, have
+secured the entire approbation of the Grand Lodge; and they sincerely
+pray that this edifice may continue a lasting monument of the taste,
+spirit, and liberality of its founders.</p>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master then rises, and says:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: The hall in which we are now assembled, and the plan
+upon which it has<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_124" id="Page_124">[Pg 124]</a></span> been constructed, having met with your approbation,
+it is the desire of the Fraternity that it should be now dedicated,
+according to ancient form and usage.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is then uncovered, and a procession is made around it in the
+following form, during which solemn music is played.</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Grand Tiler, with drawn sword;<br />
+
+A Past Master, with light;<br />
+
+A Past Master, with Bible, Square and Compass, on a velvet cushion;<br />
+
+Two Past Masters, each with a light;<br />
+
+Grand Secretary and Treasurer, with emblems;<br />
+
+Grand Junior Warden, with vessel of corn;<br />
+
+Grand Senior Warden, with vessel of wine;<br />
+
+Deputy Grand Master, with vessel of oil;<br />
+
+Grand Master;<br />
+
+Two Stewards, with rods.
+</p>
+
+<p>When the procession arrives at the East, it halts; the music ceases, and
+the Grand Chaplain makes the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty and ever-glorious and gracious Lord God, Creator of all things,
+and Governor of everything Thou hast made, mercifully look upon Thy
+servants, now assembled in Thy name and in Thy presence, and bless and
+prosper all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee. Graciously
+bestow upon us Wisdom, in all our doings; Strength of mind in all our
+difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
+communications and work. Let Faith be the foundation of our Hope, and
+Charity the fruit of our obedience to Thy revealed will.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_125" id="Page_125">[Pg 125]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>May all the proper work of our institution that may be done in this
+house be such as Thy wisdom may approve and Thy goodness prosper. And,
+finally, graciously be pleased, O Thou Sovereign Architect of the
+Universe, to bless the Craft, <a name="wheresoever" id="wheresoever"></a><ins title="was whersoever">wheresoever</ins>
+dispersed, and make them true and faithful to Thee, to their neighbor,
+and to themselves. And when the time of our labor is drawing near to an
+end, and the pillar of our strength is declining to the ground,
+graciously enable us to pass through the "valley of the shadow of
+death," supported by Thy rod and Thy staff, to those mansions beyond the
+skies where love, and peace, and joy forever reign before Thy throne.
+Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>All the other brethren keep their places, and assist in singing the Ode,
+which continues during the procession, excepting only at the intervals
+of dedication.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Song.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Old Hundred.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Genius of Masonry, descend,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And with thee bring thy spotless train,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Constant our sacred rites attend,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">While we adore thy peaceful reign.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The first procession being made around the Lodge, the Grand Master
+having reached the East, the Grand Junior Warden presents the vessel of
+Corn to the G. Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: In the dedications of Masonic Halls, it has been of
+immemorial custom to pour corn upon the Lodge, as an emblem of
+nourishment. I, therefore, present you this vessel of corn, to be
+employed by you <a name="according" id="according"></a><ins title="was acording">according</ins> to ancient usage.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_126" id="Page_126">[Pg 126]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then, striking thrice with his mallet pours the corn
+upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the great Jehovah, to whom be all honor and glory, I do
+solemnly dedicate this hall to Freemasonry.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Bring with thee Virtue, brightest maid!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Bring Love, bring Truth, bring Friendship here;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">While social Mirth shall lend her aid<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To soothe the wrinkled brow of Care.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The second procession is then made around the Lodge, and the Grand
+Senior Warden presents the vessel of wine to the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: Wine, the emblem of refreshment, having been used by
+our ancient brethren in the dedication and consecration of their Lodges,
+I present you this vessel of wine, to be used on the present occasion
+according to ancient Masonic form.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then sprinkles the wine upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the holy Saints John, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are twice repeated.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Bring Charity! with goodness crowned,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Encircled in thy heavenly robe!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Diffuse thy blessings all around,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To every corner of the Globe!<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The third procession is then made round the Lodge, and the Deputy Grand
+Master presents the vessel of oil to the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: I present you, to be used according to ancient custom,
+this vessel of oil, an emblem of that joy which should animate every<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_127" id="Page_127">[Pg 127]</a></span>
+bosom on the completion of every important undertaking.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then sprinkles the oil upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the whole Fraternity, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Universal Benevolence.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are thrice repeated.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">To Heaven's high Architect all praise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">All praise, all gratitude be given,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Who deigned the human soul to raise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By mystic secrets, sprung from Heaven.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Grand Chaplain, standing before the Lodge, then makes the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Invocation.</h3>
+
+<p>And may the Lord, the giver of every good and perfect gift, bless the
+brethren here assembled, in all their lawful undertakings, and grant to
+each one of them, in needful supply, the corn of nourishment, the wine
+of refreshment, and the oil of joy. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is then covered, and the Grand Master retires to his chair.</p>
+
+<p>The following or an appropriate original oration may then be delivered,
+and the ceremonies conclude with music:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: The ceremonies we have performed are not unmeaning rites, nor
+the amusing pageants of an idle hour, but have a solemn and instructive
+import. Suffer me to point it out to you, and to impress upon your minds
+the ennobling sentiments they are so well adapted to convey.</p>
+
+<p>This Hall, designed and built by Wisdom, supported<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_128" id="Page_128">[Pg 128]</a></span> by Strength, and
+adorned in Beauty, we are first to consecrate in the name of the great
+Jehovah; which teaches us, in all our works, begun and finished, to
+acknowledge, adore, and magnify Him. It reminds us, also, in His fear to
+enter the door of the Lodge, to put our trust in him while passing its
+trials, and to hope in Him for the reward of its labors.</p>
+
+<p>Let, then, its altar be devoted to His service, and its lofty arch
+resound with His praise! May the eye which seeth in secret witness here
+the sincere and unaffected piety which withdraws from the engagements of
+the world to silence and privacy, that it may be exercised with less
+interruption and less ostentation.</p>
+
+<p>Our march round the Lodge reminds us of the travels of human life, in
+which Masonry is an enlightened, a safe, and a pleasant path. Its
+tesselated pavement of Mosaic-work intimates to us the chequered
+diversity and uncertainty of human affairs. Our step is time; our
+progression, eternity.</p>
+
+<p>Following our ancient Constitutions, with mystic rites we dedicate this
+Hall to the honor of Freemasonry.</p>
+
+<p>Our best attachments are due to the Craft. In its prosperity, we find
+our joy; and, in paying it honor, we honor ourselves. But its worth
+transcends our encomiums, and its glory will outsound our praise.</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: It is our pride that we have our names on the records of
+Freemasonry. May it be our high ambition that they should shed a luster
+on the immortal page!</p>
+
+<p>The hall is also dedicated to Virtue.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">[Pg 129]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>This worthy appropriation will always be duly regarded while the moral
+duties which our sublime lectures inculcate, with affecting and
+impressive pertinency, are cherished in our hearts and illustrated in
+our lives.</p>
+
+<p>As Freemasonry aims to enliven the spirit of Philanthropy, and promote
+the cause of Charity, so we dedicate this Hall to Universal Benevolence;
+in the assurance that every brother will dedicate his affections and his
+abilities to the same generous purpose; that while he displays a warm
+and cordial affection to those who are of the Fraternity, he will extend
+his benevolent regards and good wishes to the whole family of mankind.</p>
+
+<p>Such, my brethren, is the significant meaning of the solemn rites we
+have just performed, because such are the peculiar duties of every
+Lodge. I need not enlarge upon them now, nor show how they diverge, as
+rays from a center, to enlighten, to improve, and to cheer the whole
+circle of life. Their import and their application is familiar to you
+all. In their knowledge and their exercise may you fulfill the high
+purposes of the Masonic Institution.</p>
+
+<p>How many pleasing considerations, my brethren, attend the present
+interview! While in almost every other association of men, political
+animosities, contentions, and wars interrupt the progress of Humanity
+and the cause of Benevolence, it is our distinguished privilege to dwell
+together in peace, and engage in plans to perfect individual and social
+happiness. While in many other nations our Order is viewed by
+politicians with suspicion, and by the ignorant with apprehension, in
+this country its<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">[Pg 130]</a></span> members are too much respected, and its principles too
+well known, to make it the object of jealousy or mistrust. Our private
+assemblies are unmolested; and our public celebrations attract a more
+general approbation of the Fraternity. Indeed, its importance, its
+credit, and, we trust, its usefulness, are advancing to a height unknown
+in any former age. The present occasion gives fresh evidence of the
+increasing affection of its friends; and this noble apartment, fitted up
+in a style of such elegance and convenience, does honor to Freemasonry,
+as well as reflects the highest credit on the respectable Lodge for
+whose accommodation and at whose expense it is erected.</p>
+
+<p>We offer our best congratulations to the Worshipful Master, Wardens,
+Officers, and Members of ...... Lodge. We commend their zeal, and hope
+it will meet with the most ample recompense. May their Hall be the happy
+resort of Piety, Virtue, and Benevolence! May it be protected from
+accident, and long remain a monument of their attachment to Freemasonry!
+May their Lodge continue to flourish; their union to strengthen; and
+their happiness to abound!&mdash;And when they, and we all, shall be removed
+from the labors of the earthly Lodge, may we be admitted to the
+brotherhood of the perfect, in the building of God, the Hall not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens!</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Lodge is again formed in procession, as at first, returns to
+the room where it was opened, and is closed in ample form.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_131" id="Page_131">[Pg 131]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE" id="MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE"></a>MASONIC FUNERAL SERVICE</h2>
+
+
+<h3>General Directions.</h3>
+
+<p>&nbsp;1. No Freemason can be buried with the formalities of the Fraternity
+unless it be at his own request or that of some of his family,
+communicated to the Master of the Lodge of which he was a member at the
+time of his death, foreigners or sojourners excepted; nor unless he has
+received the Master Mason degree; and to this rule there can be no
+exception.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;2. Fellow Crafts or Entered Apprentices are not entitled to these
+obsequies, nor can they be allowed in the procession, as Masons, at a
+Masonic funeral.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;3. The Master of the Lodge, having received notice of the death of a
+brother (the deceased having attained the degree of Master Mason), and
+of his request to be buried with the ceremonies of the Craft, fixes the
+day and hour for the funeral (unless previously arranged by the friends
+or relatives of the deceased), and issues his order to the Secretary to
+summon the Lodge. Members of other Lodges may be invited, but they
+should join with the Lodge performing the ceremonies.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;4. Upon the death of a sojourner who had expressed a wish to be buried
+with Masonic ceremonies, the duties prescribed in Article 3 will devolve
+upon the Master of the Lodge within whose<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">[Pg 132]</a></span> jurisdiction the death may
+have occurred, unless there be more than one Lodge in the place; and if
+so the funeral service will be performed by the oldest Lodge, unless
+otherwise mutually arranged.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;5. Whenever other societies or the military unite with Masons in the
+burial of a Mason, the body of the deceased must be in charge of the
+Lodge having jurisdiction, and the services should, in all respects, be
+conducted as if none but Masons were present.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;6. If the deceased was a Grand or Past Grand Officer the Officers of the
+Grand Lodge should be invited; when the Master of the Lodge having
+jurisdiction will invite the Grand Officer present who has attained the
+highest rank to conduct the burial service.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;7. The pallbearers should be Masons, and should be selected by the
+Master, with the approval of the family of the deceased. If the deceased
+was a member of a Chapter or other Masonic body, a portion of the
+pallbearers should be taken from these bodies severally.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;8. The proper clothing to be worn at a Masonic funeral is black or dark
+clothes, a black necktie, white gloves, and a white apron, and a sprig
+of evergreen on the left breast. The Master's gavel, the Wardens'
+columns, the Deacons' and Stewards' rods, the Tiler's sword and the
+Marshal's baton, should be trimmed with black crape. The officers of the
+Lodge and Grand Officers should wear their official jewels.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;9. As soon as the remains are placed in the coffin there should be
+placed upon it a plain white lambskin apron.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_133" id="Page_133">[Pg 133]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>10. If a Past or Present Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, or Grand
+Warden, should join the procession of a Lodge, proper attention must be
+paid to them. They take place after the Master of the Lodge. Two
+Deacons, with white rods, should be appointed by the Master to attend
+them.</p>
+
+<p>11. When the head of the procession shall have arrived at the place of
+interment, or where the services are to be performed, the lines should
+be opened, and the highest officer in rank, preceded by the Marshal and
+Tiler, pass through, and the others follow in order.</p>
+
+<p>12. Upon arriving at the entrance to the cemetery, the brethren should
+march in open order to the tomb or grave. If the body is to be placed in
+the former, the Tiler should take his place in front of the open door,
+and the lines be spread so as to form a circle. The coffin should be
+deposited within the circle, and the Stewards and Deacons should cross
+their rods over it. The bearers should take their places on either
+side&mdash;the mourners at the foot of the coffin, and the Master and other
+officers at the head. After the coffin has been placed in the tomb, the
+Stewards should cross their rods over the door and the Deacons over the
+Master. If the body is to be deposited in the earth, an oblong square
+should be formed around the grave, the body being placed on rests over
+it; the Stewards should cross their rods over the foot, and the Deacons
+the head, and retain their places throughout the services.</p>
+
+<p>13. After the clergymen shall have performed the religious services of
+the church, the Masonic services should begin.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_134" id="Page_134">[Pg 134]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>14. When a number of Lodges join in a funeral procession, the position
+of the youngest Lodge is at the head, or right, of the procession, and
+the oldest at the end, or left, excepting that the Lodge of which
+deceased was a member walks nearest the corpse.</p>
+
+<p>15. A Lodge in procession is to be strictly under the discipline of the
+Lodge room; therefore no brother can enter the procession or leave it
+without express permission from the Master, conveyed through the
+Marshal. The Lodge is open and not at refreshment.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Service in Lodge Room.</h3>
+
+<p>The brethren having assembled at the lodge room, the Lodge will be
+opened briefly on the Third Degree; the purpose of the communication
+must be stated, and remarks upon the character of the deceased may be
+made by the Master and brethren, when the service will commence, all the
+brethren standing:</p>
+
+<p>Master: What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he
+deliver his soul from the land of the grave?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: His days are as grass; as a flower of the field so he
+flourisheth.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place
+thereof shall know it no more.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Where is now our departed brother?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: He dwelleth in night; he sojourneth in darkness.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Man walketh in a vain shadow; he heapeth up riches, and cannot
+tell who shall gather them.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_135" id="Page_135">[Pg 135]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>M.: When he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not
+descend after him.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: For he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he can
+carry nothing out.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name
+of the Lord.</p>
+
+<p>M.: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
+mercy.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: God is our salvation; our glory and the rock of our strength; and
+our refuge is in God.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us
+according to our iniquities.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Can we offer any precious gift acceptable in the sight of the Lord
+to redeem our brother?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: We are poor and needy. We are without gift or ransom.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Be merciful unto us, O Lord, be merciful unto us; for we trust in
+Thee. Our hope and salvation are in Thy patience. Where else can we look
+for mercy?</p>
+
+<p>M.: Let us endeavor to live the life of the righteous, that our last end
+may be like his.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: The Lord is gracious and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even unto
+death.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Shall our brother's name and virtues be lost upon the earth forever?</p>
+
+<p>Response: We will remember and cherish them in our hearts.</p>
+
+<p>M.: I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: "Write from henceforth,
+Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord! Even so, saith the Spirit; for
+they rest from their labors."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_136" id="Page_136">[Pg 136]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Here the Master will take the Sacred Roll (a sheet of parchment or paper
+prepared for the purpose), on which have been inscribed the name, age,
+date of initiation or affiliation, date of death, and any matters that
+may be interesting to the brethren, and shall read the same aloud, and
+shall then say:</p>
+
+<p>Almighty Father! in Thy hands we leave, with humble submission, the soul
+of our departed brother.</p>
+
+<p>Response; Amen! So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Masonic funeral honors should then be given once; the brethren to
+respond:</p>
+
+<p>The will of God is accomplished. Amen. So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The Master should then deposit the Roll in the archives of the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The following or some appropriate Hymn may be sung:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode&mdash;Air, Balerma. C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Few are thy days, and full of woe,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">O man, of woman born!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thy doom is written, "Dust thou art,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And shalt to dust return."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Behold the emblem of thy state<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In flowers that bloom and die;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Or in the shadow's fleeting form,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That mocks the gazer's eye.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Determined are the days that fly<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Successive o'er thy head;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The number'd hour is on the wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That lays thee with the dead.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Great God! afflict not, in Thy wrath,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The short alloted span<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">That bounds the few and weary days<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Of pilgrimage to man.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_137" id="Page_137">[Pg 137]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>The Master or Chaplain will repeat the following or some other
+appropriate Prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Almighty and Heavenly Father! infinite in wisdom, mercy and goodness,
+extend to us the blessings of Thy everlasting grace. Thou alone art a
+refuge and help in trouble and affliction. In this bereavement we look
+to Thee for support and consolation. Strengthen our belief that Death
+hath no power over a faithful and righteous soul! Though the dust
+returneth to the dust as it was, the spirit returneth unto Thee. As we
+mourn the departure of a brother beloved from the circle of our
+Fraternity, may we trust that he hath entered into a higher brotherhood,
+to engage in nobler duties and in heavenly work, to find rest from
+earthly labor and refreshment from earthly care. May Thy peace abide
+within us, to keep us from all evil! Make us grateful for present
+benefits, and crown us with immortal life and honor. And to Thy name
+shall be all the glory forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>A procession should then be formed, which will proceed to the church or
+the house of the deceased, in the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Tiler, with drawn sword.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Master Masons.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Secretary and Treasurer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td rowspan="5">M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td>
+    <td align="center">Senior and Junior Wardens.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Past Masters.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Chaplain.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Three Great Lights on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by a member of the Lodge.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Master, supported by two Deacons, with white rods.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_138" id="Page_138">[Pg 138]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>When the head of the procession arrives at the entrance to the building,
+it should halt and open to the right and left, forming two parallel
+lines, when the Marshal, with the Tiler, will pass through the lines and
+escort the Master or Grand Officer into the house, the brethren closing
+in and following, thus reversing the order of procession; the brethren
+with heads uncovered.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Service at Church or House of Deceased.</h3>
+
+<p>After the religious services have been performed, the Master will take
+his station at the head of the coffin, the Senior Warden at his right,
+the Junior Warden at his left; the Deacons and Stewards, with white rods
+crossed, the former at the head, and the latter at the foot of the
+coffin, the brethren forming a circle around all, when the Masonic
+service will commence by the Chaplain or Master repeating the
+<a name="following2" id="following2"></a><ins title="was folowing">following</ins> or some other appropriate prayer, in
+which all the brethren will join:</p>
+
+<p>(Scripture can be used here.)</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be
+<a name="thy" id="thy"></a><ins title="was Try">Thy</ins>
+name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in
+heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
+as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
+temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the
+power, and the glory forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Brethren, we are called upon by the imperious mandate of the
+dread messenger Death, against whose free entrance within the circle of
+our<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_139" id="Page_139">[Pg 139]</a></span> Fraternity the barred doors and Tiler's weapon offer no impediment,
+to mourn the loss of one of our companions. The dead body of our beloved
+Brother lies in its narrow house before us, overtaken by that fate which
+must sooner or later overtake us all; and which no power or station, no
+virtue or bravery, no wealth or honor, no tears of friends or agonies of
+relatives can avert; teaching an impressive lesson, continually
+repeated, yet soon forgotten, that every one of us must ere long pass
+through the shadow of death, and dwell in the house of darkness.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek
+succor but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased. Thou
+knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not Thy merciful ears to
+our prayer.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I
+may be certified how long I have to live.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
+He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a
+shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number
+of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that he
+cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_140" id="Page_140">[Pg 140]</a></span> man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: Our life is but a span long, and the days of our pilgrimage
+are few and full of evil.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts
+unto wisdom.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening
+of his day. The labor and work of our brother are finished. As it hath
+pleased Almighty God to take the soul of our departed brother, may he
+find mercy in the great day when all men shall be judged according to
+the deeds done in the body. We must walk in the light while we have
+light; for the darkness of death may come upon us at a time when we may
+not be prepared. Take heed, therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not
+when the time is; ye know not when the Master cometh&mdash;at even, at
+midnight, or in the morning. We should so regulate our lives by the line
+of rectitude and truth that in the evening of our days we may be found
+worthy to be called from labor to refreshment, and duly prepared for a
+translation from the <a name="terrestrial1" id="terrestrial1"></a><ins title="was terrestial">terrestrial</ins> to the celestial
+Lodge, to join the Fraternity of the spirits of just men made perfect.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: Behold, O Lord, we are in distress! Our hearts are turned
+within us; there is none to comfort us; our sky is darkened with clouds,
+and mourning and lamentations are heard among us.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: Our life is a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and
+then vanisheth away. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as
+the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth
+away.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_141" id="Page_141">[Pg 141]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Master&mdash;It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the
+house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will
+lay it to his heart.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode&mdash;Air, Naomi.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here Death his sacred seal hath set,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">On bright and by-gone hours;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The dead we mourn are with us yet,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And&mdash;more than ever&mdash;ours!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Ours, by the pledge of love and faith;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By hopes of heaven on high;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">By trust, triumphant over death,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In immortality.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">The dead are like the stars by day,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Withdrawn from mortal eye;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Yet holding unperceived their way<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Through the unclouded sky.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">By them, through holy hope and love,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We feel, in hours serene,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Connected with the Lodge above,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Immortal and unseen.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The service may be concluded with the following, or some other suitable
+prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_142" id="Page_142">[Pg 142]</a></span> of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there join in union with our friends, and enjoy that uninterrupted
+and unceasing felicity which is allotted to the souls of just men made
+perfect. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>If the remains of the deceased are to be removed to a distance, where
+the brethren cannot follow to perform the ceremonies at the grave, the
+procession will return to the Lodge room or disperse, as most
+convenient.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_143" id="Page_143">[Pg 143]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Service at Grave.</h3>
+
+<p>When the solemn rites of the dead are to be performed at the grave, the
+procession should be formed, and proceed to the place of interment in
+the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Tiler, with drawn sword.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Musicians,<br />if they are Masons; otherwise they follow the
+<a name="tiler" id="tiler"></a><ins title="fullstop added">Tiler.</ins></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Master Masons.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Secretary and Treasurer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td rowspan="4">M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td><td align="center">Senior and Junior Wardens.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Past Masters.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Chaplain.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Three Great Lights<br />on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by<br />a member of the Lodge.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">The Master, Supported by two Deacons, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Officiating Clergy</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page143.jpg" width="350" height="234"
+alt="Order of Procession at graveside" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_144" id="Page_144">[Pg 144]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>If the deceased was a member of a Royal Arch Chapter and
+a Commandery of Knights Templar, and members of those bodies should
+unite in the procession, clothed as such, the former will follow the
+Past Masters, and the latter will act as an escort or guard of honor to
+the corpse, outside the pallbearers, marching in the form of a triangle,
+the officers of the Commandery forming the base of the triangle, with
+the Eminent Commander in the center.</p>
+
+<p>When the procession has arrived at the place of interment the members of
+the Lodge should form a square around the grave; when the Master,
+Chaplain and other officers of the acting Lodge, take their position at
+the head of the grave, and the mourners at the foot.</p>
+
+<p>After the clergyman has performed the religious service of the Church,
+the Masonic service should begin.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain rehearses the following, or some other suitable prayer:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty and most merciful Father, we adore Thee as the God of time and
+eternity. As it hath pleased Thee to take from the light of our abode
+one dear to our hearts, we beseech Thee to bless and sanctify unto us
+this dispensation of Thy providence. Inspire our hearts with wisdom from
+on high, that we may glorify Thee in all our ways. May we realize that
+Thine All-Seeing Eye is upon us, and be influenced by the spirit of
+truth and love to perfect obedience&mdash;that we may enjoy Thy divine
+approbation here below. And when our toils<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_145" id="Page_145">[Pg 145]</a></span> on earth shall have ended,
+may we be raised to the enjoyment of fadeless light and immortal life in
+that kingdom where faith and hope shall end, and love and joy prevail
+through eternal ages. And Thine, O righteous Father, shall be the glory
+forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The following exhortation is then given by the Master:</p>
+
+<p>The solemn notes that betoken the dissolution of this earthly tabernacle
+have again alarmed our outer door, and another spirit has been summoned
+to the land where our fathers have gone before us.</p>
+
+<p>Again we are called to assemble among the habitations of the dead, to
+behold the "narrow house appointed for all living." Here, around us, in
+that peace which the world cannot give or take away, sleep the
+unnumbered dead. The gentle breeze fans their verdant covering, they
+heed it not; the sunshine and the storm pass over them, and they are not
+disturbed; stones and lettered monuments symbolize the affection of
+surviving friends, yet no sound proceeds from them, save that silent but
+thrilling admonition, "Seek ye the narrow path and the straight gate
+that lead unto eternal life."</p>
+
+<p>We are again called upon to consider the uncertainty of human life, the
+immutable certainty of death, and the vanity of all human pursuits.
+Decrepitude and decay are written upon every living thing. The cradle
+and the coffin stand in juxtaposition to each other; and it is a
+melancholy truth that so soon as we begin to live, that moment we also
+begin to die. It is passing strange that, notwithstanding the daily
+mementos of mortality that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_146" id="Page_146">[Pg 146]</a></span> cross our path&mdash;notwithstanding the funeral
+bells so often toll in our ears and the "mournful processions" go about
+our streets&mdash;we will not more seriously consider our approaching fate.
+We go on from design to design, add hope to hope, and lay out plans for
+the employment of many years, until we are suddenly alarmed at the
+approach of the Messenger of Death, at a moment when we least expect
+him, and which we probably conclude to be the meridian of our existence.</p>
+
+<p>What, then, are all the externals of human dignity&mdash;the power of wealth,
+the dreams of ambition, the pride of intellect, or the charms of
+beauty&mdash;when Nature has paid her just debt? Fix your eyes on the last
+sad scene, and view life stripped of its ornaments, and exposed in its
+natural weakness, and you must be persuaded of the utter emptiness of
+these delusions. In the grave, all fallacies are detected, all ranks are
+leveled, all distinctions are done away. Here the scepter of the prince
+and the staff of the beggar are laid side by side.</p>
+
+<p>Our present meeting and proceedings will have been vain and useless, if
+they fail to excite our serious<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_147" id="Page_147">[Pg 147]</a></span> reflections, and strengthen our
+resolutions of amendment.</p>
+
+<p>Be then persuaded, my brethren, by this example of the uncertainty of
+human life, of the unsubstantial nature of all its pursuits, and no
+longer postpone the all-important concern of preparing for eternity. Let
+us each embrace the present moment, and while time and opportunity
+permit, prepare for that great change when the pleasures of the world be
+as a poison to our lips, and the happy reflections consequent upon a
+well-spent life afford the only consolation.</p>
+
+<p>Thus shall our hopes be not frustrated, nor we be hurried unprepared
+into the presence of that all-wise and powerful Judge, to whom the
+secrets of all hearts are known. Let us resolve to maintain with
+sincerity the dignified character of our profession. May our Faith be
+evinced in a correct moral walk and deportment; may our Hope be bright
+as the glorious mysteries that will be revealed hereafter; and our
+Charity boundless as the wants of our fellow-creatures. And, having
+faithfully discharged the great duties which we owe to God, to our
+neighbor, and to ourselves, when at last it shall please the Grand
+Master of the Universe to summon us into His eternal presence, may the
+Trestle-board of our whole lives pass such inspection that it may be
+given unto each of us to "eat of the hidden manna," and to receive the
+"white stone with a new name" that will insure perpetual and unspeakable
+happiness at His right hand.</p>
+
+<p>The Lambskin being removed from the coffin, the Master holds it up and
+says:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_148" id="Page_148">[Pg 148]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>W. M.: The Lambskin, or white leathern Apron, is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman
+Eagle; more honorable than Star and Garter, when worthily worn. This
+emblem I now deposit in the grave of our deceased brother. [Deposits
+it.] By it we are reminded of that purity of life and conduct so
+essentially necessary to gaining admission to the Celestial Lodge above,
+where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.</p>
+
+<p>The mattock, the coffin, and the melancholy grave admonish us of our
+mortality, and that, sooner or later, these frail bodies must moulder in
+their parent dust.</p>
+
+<p>The Master, holding the evergreen, continues:</p>
+
+<p>This evergreen, which once marked the temporary resting-place of the
+illustrious dead, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the
+soul. By it we are reminded that we have an immortal part within us,
+that shall survive the grave, and which shall never, never, never die.
+By it we are admonished that, though, like our brother whose remains lie
+before us, we shall soon be clothed in the habiliments of death, and
+deposited in the silent tomb, yet, through our belief in the mercy of
+God, we may confidently hope that our souls will bloom in eternal
+spring. This, too, I deposit in the grave.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren then move in procession round the place of interment, and
+severally drop the sprig of evergreen into the grave, during which the
+following may be sung:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_149" id="Page_149">[Pg 149]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">"Ye living men, come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2"><a name="princes" id="princes"></a><ins title="open quotation mark added">
+"Princes!</ins> this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The tall, the wise, the reverend head,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Great God! Is this our certain doom?<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And are we still secure?<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">To fit our souls to fly;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>Or the following:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Notes of our departing time;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">For mortality is here!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">See how wide her trophies wave<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">O'er the slumbers of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Here another guest we bring!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our funeral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our earthly tie<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Take us to Thy Lodge on high.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_150" id="Page_150">[Pg 150]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>After which the Masonic funeral honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Honors, practiced among Masons at funerals, whether in public
+or private, are given in the following manner: Both arms are crossed on
+the breast, the left uppermost, and the open palms of the hands sharply
+striking the shoulders; they are then raised above the head, the palms
+striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon the thighs. This
+is repeated three times, and while they are being given the third time,
+the brethren audibly pronounce the following words&mdash;when the arms are
+crossed on the breast: "We cherish his memory here;" when the hands are
+extended above the head: "We commend his spirit to God who gave it;" and
+when the hands are extended toward the ground: "And consign his body to
+the grave."</p>
+
+<p>The Master then continues the ceremony:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_151" id="Page_151">[Pg 151]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Great Creator, having been pleased to remove our brother from the
+cares and troubles of this transitory existence to a state of endless
+duration, thus severing another link from the fraternal chain that binds
+us together, may we who survive him be more strongly cemented in the
+ties of union and friendship; and, during the short space allotted us
+here, we may wisely and usefully employ our time, and, in the reciprocal
+intercourse of kind and friendly acts, mutually promote the welfare and
+happiness of each other.</p>
+
+<p>Unto the grave we now consign his body&mdash;earth to earth; ashes to ashes;
+dust to dust&mdash;there to remain until the trump shall sound on the
+Resurrection morn. We can trustfully leave him in the hands of Him who
+doeth all things well, who is "glorious in holiness, fearful in praises,
+doing wonders."</p>
+
+<p>To those of his immediate relatives and friends who are most
+heart-stricken at the loss we have all sustained, we have but little of
+this world's consolation to offer; we can only sincerely, deeply and
+most affectionately sympathize with them in their afflictive
+bereavement; but we can say, that He who tempers the wind to the shorn
+lamb looks down with infinite compassion upon the widow and fatherless
+in the hour of their desolation; and that the Great Architect will fold
+the arms of His love and protection around those who put their trust in
+Him.</p>
+
+<p>Then let us improve this solemn warning, so that, when the sheeted dead
+are stirring, when the great white throne is set, we shall receive from
+the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_152" id="Page_152">[Pg 152]</a></span> Omniscient Judge the thrilling invitation, "Come, ye blessed,
+inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."</p>
+
+<p>The services will close with the following or some other suitable
+prayer:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there enjoy that uninterrupted and unceasing felicity which is
+allotted to the souls of just men made perfect. "Bless those who are
+bereaved by this sad providence, and make this brotherhood faithful to
+their solemn vows, to comfort, aid, and protect those thus left to their
+sacred charge."</p>
+
+<p>And now, O Lord, we pray for Thy hand to lead us in all the paths our
+feet must tread; and when the journey of life is ended, may light from
+our immortal home illuminate the dark valley and shadow of death, and
+voices of the loved ones welcome us to that "house not made with hands,
+eternal in the heavens." Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_153" id="Page_153">[Pg 153]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master then approaches the head of the grave (or the entrance to the
+tomb), and gently says:</p>
+
+<p>Soft and safe to thee, my brother, be this earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. Fragrant be the acacia sprig that here
+shall flourish. May the earliest buds of spring unfold their beauties on
+this, thy resting place; and here may the sweetness of the summer's rose
+linger latest. Though the cold blast of autumn may lay them in the dust,
+and for a time destroy the loveliness of their existence, yet the
+destruction is not final, and in the springtime they shall surely bloom
+again. So, in the bright morning of the world's resurrection, thy mortal
+frame, now laid in the dust by the chilling blast of death, shall spring
+again into newness of life, and expand, in immortal beauty, in realms
+beyond the skies. Until then, dear brother, until then, farewell.</p>
+
+<p>The Benediction will then be pronounced by the Master, or Chaplain, as
+follows:</p>
+
+<p>The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make His face to shine upon us
+and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of His countenance,
+and give us peace. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<h3>End of Service at Grave.</h3>
+
+<p>In very inclement weather service at the grave can be shortened by
+omitting any part of the ceremony except the apron, acacia and honors.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_154" id="Page_154">[Pg 154]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>ANOTHER SERVICE AT THE GRAVE.</h3>
+
+<p>At the grave the Lodge forms a circle or semicircle. The Master and
+other officers of the Lodge take their position at the head of the
+grave; the Tyler behind the Master, and the mourners at the foot. The
+religious burial service of the church (if there be any) should be first
+performed, after which the Masonic service begins:</p>
+
+<p>The following passage of Scripture, from Ecclesiastes, chapter xii,
+verses 1-7, is read:</p>
+
+<p>Chaplain: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
+evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have
+no pleasure in them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the
+stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day
+when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall
+bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those
+that look out of the windows be darkened; and the doors shall be shut in
+the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low; and he shall rise up
+at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be
+brought low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and
+fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
+grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth
+to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the
+silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be
+broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_155" id="Page_155">[Pg 155]</a></span> at the cistern. Then shall
+the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto
+God who gave it.</p>
+
+<p>Master: One by one they pass away&mdash;the brothers of our adoption, the
+companions of our choice. A brother whose hand we have clasped in the
+bonds of fraternal fellowship now lies before us in the rigid embrace of
+death. All that remains of one near and dear to us is passing from our
+sight, and we know that we shall meet him on earth no more.</p>
+
+<p>We, who knew him so well in our brotherhood, feel that in his departure
+from among the living, something has gone out of our own lives that can
+never be again. Thus, as human ties are broken, the world becomes less
+and less, and the hope to be reunited with friends who are gone, grows
+more and more. Here is immediate compensation, which, while it cannot
+assuage our grief, may teach resignation to the inevitable doom of all
+things mortal.</p>
+
+<p>While we stand around the open grave, in the presence of a body once,
+and so lately, warm with life and animate with thought, now lingering
+for a brief moment at the dark portal of the tomb&mdash;like a beam of holy
+light the belief must come, this cannot be all there is of day. Stricken
+human nature cries out: There must be a dawn beyond this darkness and a
+never setting sun, while this short life is but a morning star.</p>
+
+<p>The cycles of Time roll with the procession of seasons. Spring is bloom;
+summer is growth; autumn is fruition; winter is the shroud, and beneath
+its cold, yet kindly fold, live the germs of a new life. Spring comes
+again; growth matures, and fruit is eternal. This is the religion and
+lesson of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_156" id="Page_156">[Pg 156]</a></span> Nature, and the universal example cannot fail in relation to
+man. Let us draw comfort and consolation from things visible in this sad
+scene, and lift our eyes to the invisible Father of all with renewed
+faith that we are in His Holy Hands. Besides His infinitude of worlds,
+we have also His word, "That He is All, and All-upholding."</p>
+
+<p>We can do nothing for the dead. We can only offer respect to our
+brother's inanimate clay, and cherish his memory in the abiding faith
+that our temporary loss is his eternal gain. In this belief let us
+commit him with due reverence to the keeping of the All-Father, who is
+supreme in wisdom, infinite in love, and ordereth all things well.</p>
+
+<p>(Family service to be omitted in case no relatives of the deceased are
+present.)</p>
+
+<p>While we pay this tribute of respect and love to the memory of our late
+brother, let us not forget to extend our fraternal sympathy to his
+deeply afflicted and sorrowing family (wife, children, father, mother,
+brothers, sisters, as the relatives may be present): In your irreparable
+bereavement, and as he, for whom we are all mourners, was true to us,
+and faithful to the ties of our brotherhood, so shall we be true to you
+in the practice of the principles of Freemasonry and in tender memory of
+our loved and lost. He gave much of his time to us in devotion to our
+cause. We owe a grateful acknowledgement to you for his social
+companionship and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_157" id="Page_157">[Pg 157]</a></span> service, and mingle our sorrows at parting with
+yours, his near and dear relations.</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May we be true and faithful; and may we live and die in love!"</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May we profess what is good, and always act agreeably to our
+profession!"</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May the Lord bless us and prosper us, and may all our good
+intentions be crowned with success."</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>The apron is taken from the coffin and handed to the Master; and while
+the coffin is being lowered into the grave, either of the following
+funeral dirges may be sung&mdash;the one used, to be selected and announced
+before leaving the lodge-room:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_158" id="Page_158">[Pg 158]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Air&mdash;Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Solemn strikes the funeral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Notes of our departing time,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For Mortality is here;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">See how wide her trophies wave,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">O'er the slumber of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here another guest we bring;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our funeral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our earthly tie,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Take us to Thy lodge on high.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Hark, From the Tombs.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Hark, from the tombs, a doleful sound,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">"Ye living men; come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">"Princes, this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The tall, the wise, the reverend head<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Great God! Is this our certain doom?<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And are we still secure?<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To fit our souls to fly;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_159" id="Page_159">[Pg 159]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>At the conclusion of the singing, the Master, displaying the apron,
+continues:</p>
+
+<p>The Lambskin, or white leathern apron, is an emblem of innocence, and
+the badge of a Mason; more honorable than the crown of royalty, or the
+emblazoned insignia of princely orders, when worthily worn.</p>
+
+<p>The Master drops the apron into the grave.</p>
+
+<p>Our brother was worthy of its distinction, and it shall bear witness to
+his virtues, and our confidence in the sincerity of his profession.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: (Taking off his white glove and holding it up.) This Glove is a
+symbol of fidelity and is emblematic of that Masonic friendship which
+bound us to him whose tenement of clay now lies before us. It reminds us
+that while these mortal eyes shall see him not again, yet, by the
+practice of the tenets of our noble order and a firm faith and steadfast
+trust in the Supreme Architect, we hope to clasp once more his vanished
+hand in friendship and in love. (Deposits glove.) Those whom virtue
+unites, death can never separate.</p>
+
+<p>The Master, displaying an evergreen sprig, continues:</p>
+
+<p>The Evergreen is emblematic of our Faith in Immortality.</p>
+
+<p>This green sprig is the symbol of that vital spark of our being which
+continues to glow more divinely when the breath leaves the body, and can
+never, never, never die.</p>
+
+<p>The Master drops the evergreen in the grave, and the Brothers each make
+a similar deposit, with as little confusion as possible.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_160" id="Page_160">[Pg 160]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>If the place is convenient, they march around the grave in a line. When
+all are again settled in their places, the public Grand Honors are given
+by three times three.</p>
+
+<p>The will of God is accomplished; so mote it be. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Master then continues:</p>
+
+<p>Change is the universal law of mortality, and the theme of every page of
+its history. Here we view the most striking illustration of change that
+can be presented to mortal eyes, minds and hearts. Ties of fraternity,
+friendship, love, all broken, and earthly pursuits, hopes and affections
+laid waste by death. Let us profit by this example of the uncertainty of
+the world, and resolve to live honest, pure and worshipful lives in
+daily preparation for the summons that will, sooner or later, surely
+come. It came to our brother, whose remains we have here laid away to
+rest eternal, and reminds us that we, too, are mortal&mdash;subject to the
+universal law. Our brother is dead, and cannot speak for himself. Let us
+defend his good name. Frailties he may have had, as what mortal man has
+not? To err is human, charity is Divine, and judgment is with the
+Almighty and All-Merciful. In this resting place of the body, virtues
+only are remembered, and sweet memories bloom.</p>
+
+<p>All must pass through the Shadow of Death, and each one must make the
+dark journey without the companionship of earthly friend. Let us all
+hasten to secure the passport of an upright life, to the glories of a
+better land. Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our brother.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_161" id="Page_161">[Pg 161]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master scatters a handful of earth in the grave.</p>
+
+<p>Earth to earth; dust to dust (the S. W. scatters dirt in the grave);
+ashes to ashes (the J. W. scatters dirt in the grave); there to remain
+until the dawn of that resplendent day, when again, the morning stars
+shall sing together, and all the sons of God shall shout for joy.</p>
+
+<h3>Prayer by the Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Chaplain: Almighty and eternal God, in whom we live and move, and have
+our being&mdash;and before whom all men must appear, in the judgment day to
+give an account of their deeds in life, we, who are daily exposed to the
+flying shafts of death, and now surround the grave of our fallen
+brother, most earnestly beseech Thee to impress deeply on our minds the
+solemnities of this day, as well as the lamentable occurrence that has
+occasioned them. Here may we be forcibly reminded that in the midst of
+life we are in death, and that whatever elevation of character we may
+have obtained, however upright and square the course we have pursued,
+yet shortly we must all submit as victims of its destroying power, and
+endure the humbling level of the tomb, until the last loud trump shall
+sound the summons of our resurrection from mortality and corruption.</p>
+
+<p>May we have Thy divine assistance, O merciful God, to redeem our
+mis-spent time; and in the discharge of our important duties Thou has
+assigned us, in the erection of our moral edifice, may we have wisdom
+from on high to direct us, strength commensurate with our task to
+support us, and the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_162" id="Page_162">[Pg 162]</a></span> beauty of holiness to adorn and render all our
+performances acceptable in Thy sight. And when our work is done, and our
+bodies mingle with the mother earth, may our souls, disengaged from
+their cumbrous dust, flourish and bloom in eternal day; and enjoy that
+rest which Thou hast prepared for all good and faithful servants, in
+that spiritual house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens,
+through the great Redeemer. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>So mote it be. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Fill grave.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Soft and safe, my brother, be this thy earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. In the glorious morning of the
+resurrection may thy body spring again into newness of life, to live
+forever in the home of the blest. Until then, dear brother, farewell.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>Chaplain: The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face to shine
+upon us and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his
+countenance and give us peace. Amen.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_163" id="Page_163">[Pg 163]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW" id="RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW"></a>RITUAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The following Ritual for a Lodge of Sorrow is recommended for use in the
+Lodges. While necessarily of a funeral character, it differs essentially
+from the burial service. In the latter case, we are in the actual
+presence of the departed, and engaged in the last rites of affection and
+respect for one who has been our companion in life, and whose mortal
+remains we are about to consign to their last resting-place. The Lodge
+of Sorrow, on the contrary, is intended to celebrate the memory of our
+departed brethren; and while we thus recall to our recollection their
+virtues, and temper anew our resolutions so to live, that, when we shall
+have passed the silent portals, our memories may be cherished with
+grateful remembrance, we learn to look upon death from a more elevated
+point of view; to see in it the wise and necessary transition from the
+trials and imperfections of this world, to the perfect life for which
+our transient journey here has been the school and the preparation.
+Vocal and instrumental music are indispensable to the proper effect of
+the ceremony. The brethren should wear dark clothing, and white gloves
+and aprons. There is no necessity for any attempt at secrecy in the
+ceremonies of Sorrow Lodges. They may be held in churches or public
+halls, or in the presence of friends at the Lodge room, with benefit to
+all concerned.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_164" id="Page_164">[Pg 164]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Preparation of the Hall.</h3>
+
+<p>I. The Lodge room should be appropriately draped in black, and the
+several stations covered with the same emblem of mourning.</p>
+
+<p>II. On the Master's pedestal is a skull and lighted taper.</p>
+
+<p>III. In the center of the room is placed the catafalque, which consists
+of a rectangular platform, about six feet long by four feet wide, on
+which are two smaller platforms, so that three steps are represented. On
+the third one should be an elevation of convenient height, on which is
+placed an urn. The platform should be draped in black, and a canopy of
+black drapery may be raised over the urn and platform.</p>
+
+<p>IV. At each corner of the platform will be placed a candlestick, bearing
+a lighted taper, and near it, facing the East, will be seated a brother,
+provided with an extinguisher, to be used at the proper time.</p>
+
+<p>V. During the first part of the ceremonies the lights in the room should
+burn dimly.</p>
+
+<p>VI. Arrangements should be made to enable the light to be increased to
+brilliancy at the appropriate point in the ceremony.</p>
+
+<p>VII. On the catafalque will be laid a pair of white gloves, a lambskin
+apron, and if the deceased brother had been an officer, the appropriate
+insignia of his office.</p>
+
+<p>VIII. Where the Lodge is held in memory of several brethren, shields
+bearing their names are placed around the catafalque.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_165" id="Page_165">[Pg 165]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Opening the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>The several officers being in their places, and the brethren seated, the
+Worshipful Master will call up the Lodge and say:</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brother Senior Warden, for what purpose are we assembled?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: To honor the memory of those brethren whom death hath taken from
+us; to contemplate our own approaching dissolution; and, by the
+remembrance of immortality, to raise our souls above the considerations
+of this transitory existence.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brother Junior Warden, what sentiments should inspire the souls
+of Masons on occasions like the present?</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Calm sorrow for the absence of our brethren who have gone before
+us; earnest solicitude for our own eternal welfare, and a firm faith and
+reliance upon the wisdom and goodness of the Great Architect of the
+Universe.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brethren, commending these sentiments to your earnest
+consideration, and invoking your assistance in the solemn ceremonies
+about to take place, I declare this Lodge of Sorrow opened.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain, or Worshipful Master, will then offer the following, or
+some other suitable</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer:</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Architect of the Universe, in whose holy sight centuries are but
+as days; to whose omniscience the past and the future are but as one
+eternal present; look down upon Thy children, who still wander among the
+delusions of time&mdash;who still tremble with dread of dissolution, and
+shudder at the mysteries of the future; look down, we beseech<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_166" id="Page_166">[Pg 166]</a></span> Thee,
+from Thy glorious and eternal day into the dark night of our error and
+presumption, and suffer a ray of Thy divine light to penetrate into our
+hearts, that in them may awaken and bloom the certainty of life,
+reliance upon Thy promises, and assurance of a place at Thy right hand.
+Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The following, or some other appropriate Ode may here be sung:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ode.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Bradford, C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We will not weep for thee;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For thou art nowhere, oft on earth,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy spirit longed to be.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy toils and cares are o'er;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">And sorrow, pain, and suffering now<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Shall ne'er distress thee more.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And this shall be our prayer:<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">That, when we reach our journey's end,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy glory we shall share.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Worshipful Master (taking the skull in his hand) will then say:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: In the midst of life we are in death, and the wisest cannot
+know what a day may bring forth. We live but to see those we love
+passing away into the silent land.</p>
+
+<p>Behold this emblem of mortality, once the abode of a spirit like our
+own; beneath this mouldering canopy once shone the bright and busy eye;
+within this hollow cavern once played the ready, swift, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_167" id="Page_167">[Pg 167]</a></span> tuneful
+tongue; and now, sightless and mute, it is eloquent only in the lessons
+it teaches us.</p>
+
+<p>Think of those brethren, who, but a few days since, were among us in all
+the pride and power of life; bring to your minds the remembrance of
+their wisdom, their strength, and their beauty; and then reflect that
+"to this complexion have they come at last;" think of yourselves, thus
+will you be when the lamp of your brief existence has burned out. Think
+how soon death, for you, will be a reality. Man's life is like a flower,
+which blooms today, and tomorrow is faded, cast aside, and trodden under
+foot. The most of us, my brethren, are fast approaching, or have already
+passed the meridian of life; our sun is setting in the West; and oh! how
+much more swift is the passage of our declining years than when we
+started upon the journey, and believed&mdash;as the young are too apt to
+believe&mdash;that the roseate hues of the rising sun of our existence were
+always to be continued. When we look back upon the happy days of our
+childhood, when the dawning intellect first began to exercise its powers
+of thought, it seems as but yesterday, and that, by a simple effort of
+the will, we could put aside our manhood, and seek again the loving
+caresses of a mother, or be happy in the possession of a bauble; and
+could we now realize the idea that our last hour had come, our whole
+earthly life would seem but as the space of time from yesterday until
+today. Centuries upon centuries have rolled away behind us; before us
+stretches out an eternity of years to come; and on the narrow boundary
+between the past and the present flickers the puny taper we term our
+life. When we came into the world, we<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_168" id="Page_168">[Pg 168]</a></span> knew naught of what had been
+before us; but, as we grew up to manhood, we learned of the past; we saw
+the flowers bloom as they had bloomed for centuries; we beheld the orbs
+of day and night pursuing their endless course among the stars, as they
+had pursued it from the birth of light; we learned what men had thought,
+and said, and done, from the beginning of the world to our day; but only
+through the eye of faith can we behold what is to come hereafter, and
+only through a firm reliance upon the Divine promises can we satisfy the
+yearnings of an immortal soul. The cradle speaks to us of
+remembrance&mdash;the coffin, of hope, of a blessed trust in a never-ending
+existence beyond the gloomy portals of the tomb.</p>
+
+<p>Let these reflections convince us how vain are all the wranglings and
+bitterness engendered by the collisions of the world; how little in
+dignity above the puny wranglings of ants over a morsel of food, or for
+the possession of a square inch of soil.</p>
+
+<p>What shall survive us? Not, let us hope, the petty strifes and
+bickerings, the jealousies and heart-burnings, the small triumphs and
+mean advantages we have gained, but rather the noble thoughts, the words
+of truth, the works of mercy and justice, that ennoble and light up the
+existence of every honest man, however humble, and live for good when
+his body, like this remnant of mortality, is mouldering in its parent
+dust.</p>
+
+<p>Let the proud and the vain consider how soon the gaps are filled that
+are made in society by those who die around them; and how soon time
+heals the wounds that death inflicts upon the loving heart;<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_169" id="Page_169">[Pg 169]</a></span> and from
+this let them learn humility, and that they are but drops in the great
+ocean of humanity.</p>
+
+<p>And when God sends his angel to us with the scroll of death, let us look
+upon it as an act of mercy, to prevent many sins and many calamities of
+a longer life; and lay down our heads softly and go to sleep, without
+wrangling like froward children. For this at least man gets by death,
+that his calamities are not immortal. To bear grief honorably and
+temperately, and to die willingly and nobly, are the duties of a good
+man and true Mason.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ode.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Naomi. C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When those we love are snatched away,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By Death's relentless hand,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That friendship must demand.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">While pity prompts the rising sigh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With awful power imprest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">May this dread truth, "I too must die,"<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Sink deep in every breast.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Let this vain world allure no more;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Behold the opening tomb!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">It bids us use the present hour;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Tomorrow death may come.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">The voice of this instructive scene<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">May every heart obey;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nor be the faithful warning vain<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Which calls to watch and pray.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>At its conclusion the Chaplain will read the following passages:</p>
+
+<p>Lo, He goeth by me and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive
+Him not. Behold He taketh away, who can hinder Him?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_170" id="Page_170">[Pg 170]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He
+cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow,
+and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his
+months are with Thee: Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot
+pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
+hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that
+it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
+Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die
+in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring
+forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man
+giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea,
+and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not;
+till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of
+their sleep.</p>
+
+<p>My days are passed, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my
+heart. If I wait, the grave is mine house; I have made my bed in the
+darkness. I have said to corruption, thou art my father. And where is
+now my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? They shall go down to the
+bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.</p>
+
+<p>My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh. Oh, that my words were now
+written; Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven
+with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! For I know that my
+Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
+earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
+shall I see God. Whom I shall see for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_171" id="Page_171">[Pg 171]</a></span> myself, and mine eyes shall
+behold, and not another.</p>
+
+<p>For Thou cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and Thy floods
+compassed me about; all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me. Then I
+said, I am cast out of Thy sight; yet will I look again toward Thy holy
+temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul, the depth
+closed me round about, the weeds were wrapt about my head.</p>
+
+<p>I said, in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the
+grave! I am deprived of the residue of my years; I said, I shall not see
+the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living; I shall behold man no
+more with the inhabitants of the world. Behold, for peace I had great
+bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit
+of corruption. For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate
+Thee; the living, the living, he shall praise Thee as I do this day.</p>
+
+<p>Are not my days few? Cease, then, and let me alone, that I may take
+comfort a little, before I go whence I shall not return, even to the
+land of darkness, and the shadow of death. A land of darkness, as
+darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and
+where the light is as darkness.</p>
+
+<p>An interval of profound silence will be observed. The general lights of
+the hall, if there be convenience, will be turned low, and the four
+brethren will extinguish the tapers near which they are placed.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_172" id="Page_172">[Pg 172]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer by the Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Our Father Who art in heaven, it hath pleased Thee to take from among us
+those who were our brethren. Let time, as it heals the wounds thus
+inflicted upon our hearts and on the hearts of those who were near and
+dear to them, not erase the salutary lessons engraved there; but let
+those lessons, always continuing distinct and legible, make us and them
+wiser and better. And whatever distress or trouble may hereafter come
+upon us, may we ever be consoled by the reflection that Thy wisdom and
+Thy love are equally infinite, and that our sorrows are not the
+visitations of Thy wrath, but the result of the great law of harmony by
+which everything is being conducted to a good and perfect issue in the
+fullness of Thy time. Let the loss of our brethren increase our
+affection for those who are yet spared to us, and make us more punctual
+in the performance of the duties that friendship, love and honor demand.
+When it comes to us also to die, may a firm and abiding trust in Thy
+mercy dispel the gloom and dread of dissolution. Be with us now, and
+sanctify the solemnities of this occasion to our hearts, that we may
+serve Thee in spirit and understanding. And to Thy name shall be
+ascribed the praise forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The Wardens, Deacons and Stewards, will now approach the East and form a
+procession, thus:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Two Stewards, with rods.<br />
+
+Two Wardens.<br />
+
+The Worshipful Master, supported by the Deacons, with rods.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_173" id="Page_173">[Pg 173]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>This procession will move once around the catafalque to slow and solemn
+music. On arriving at the East, the procession will halt and open to the
+right and left. The Junior Warden will then advance to the catafalque,
+and, placing upon it a bunch of white flowers, will say:</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden: In memory of our departed brethren I deposit these white
+flowers, emblematical of that pure life to which they have been called,
+and reminding us that as these children of an hour will droop and fade
+away, so, too, shall we soon follow those who have gone before us, and
+inciting us so to fill the brief span of our existence that we may leave
+to our survivors a sweet savor of remembrance.</p>
+
+<p>The Junior Warden will now return to his place, and an interval of
+profound silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed,
+and move as before, to the sound of slow music, twice around the
+catafalque. They will open as before, and the Senior Warden approaching
+the catafalque will place upon it a wreath of white flowers, and say:</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: As the sun sets in the West, to close the day and herald
+the approach of night, so, one by one we lay us down in the darkness of
+the tomb to wait in its calm repose for the time when the heavens shall
+pass away as a scroll, and man, standing in the presence of the
+Infinite, shall realize the true end of his pilgrimage here below. Let
+these flowers be to us the symbol of remembrance of all the virtues of
+our brethren who have preceded us to the silent land, the token of that
+fraternal alliance which binds us while on earth and which we hope will
+finally unite us in heaven.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_174" id="Page_174">[Pg 174]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Senior Warden returns to his place, and an interval of profound
+silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed, and move
+three times around the catafalque to slow and solemn music, as before.
+Arrived in the East, the Worshipful Master will advance and place upon
+the Urn a wreath of evergreen, and say:</p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: It is appointed unto all men once to die, and after
+death cometh the resurrection. The dust shall return to the earth and
+the spirit unto God who gave it. In the grave all men are equal; the
+good deeds, the lofty thoughts, the heroic sacrifices alone survive and
+bear fruit in the lives of those who strive to emulate them.</p>
+
+<p>While, therefore, nature will have its way, and our tears will fall upon
+the graves of our brethren, let us be reminded by the evergreen symbol
+of our faith in immortal life that the dead are but sleeping, and be
+comforted by the reflection that their memories will not be forgotten;
+that they will still be loved by those who are soon to follow them; that
+in our archives their names are written, and that in our hearts there is
+still a place for them. And so, trusting in the infinite love and tender
+mercy of Him without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, let us
+prepare to meet them where there is no parting, and where with them we
+shall enjoy eternal rest.</p>
+
+<p>The Worshipful Master will return to his place, and a period of silence
+will obtain. The Chaplain will now be conducted to the altar, where he
+will read:</p>
+
+<p>But some man will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
+they come? Thou<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_175" id="Page_175">[Pg 175]</a></span> fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it
+die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
+be, but bear grain; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain; but
+God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own
+body.</p>
+
+<p>All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men,
+another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
+are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the
+celestial is one, and the glory of the
+<a name="terrestrial2" id="terrestrial2"></a><ins title="was terresrtial">terrestrial</ins>
+is another.</p>
+
+<p>There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and
+another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in
+glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in
+corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is
+raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is
+sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural
+body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man
+Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
+Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
+natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the
+earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy,
+such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are
+they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the
+earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.</p>
+
+<p>Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
+kingdom of God; neither doth<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_176" id="Page_176">[Pg 176]</a></span> corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I
+show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed;
+in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the
+trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
+shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
+this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have
+put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then
+shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed
+up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
+victory?</p>
+
+<p>As the Chaplain pronounces the concluding words, "O grave, where is thy
+victory?" the lights in the hall will be raised to brilliancy, the four
+brethren seated around the catafalque will relight the tapers, while a
+strain of triumphant music will be played.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain will return to his place in the East, and the following, or
+some other appropriate Ode, will be sung to music of a more cheerful
+character:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_177" id="Page_177">[Pg 177]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode.&mdash;Tune, Cary.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">One sweetly solemn thought<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Comes to me o'er and o'er;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">I am nearer home today<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Than I ever have been before.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Nearer my Father's house,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where the many mansions be;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nearer the great white throne;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer the crystal sea.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Nearer the bound of life,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where we lay our burdens down;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nearer leaving the cross;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer gaining the crown.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">But lying darkly between,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Winding down through the night,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Is the deep and unknown stream,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That leads at last to the light.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Father, perfect my trust!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Strengthen the might of my faith;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Let me feel as I would when I stand<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">On the rock of the shore of death.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Feel as I would when my feet<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Are slipping over the brink;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For it may be, I am nearer home&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer now than I think.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Orator will then pronounce the Eulogium.</p>
+
+<p>Then follows the following, or some other appropriate Ode:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode.&mdash;Tune: Old Hundred. L. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Once more, O Lord, let grateful praise<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">From ev'ry heart to Thee ascend;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thou art the guardian of our days,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Our first, our best and changeless friend.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Hear now our parting hymn of praise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And bind our hearts in love divine;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Oh, may we walk in wisdom's ways,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And ever feel that we are Thine.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_178" id="Page_178">[Pg 178]</a></span></div></div>
+
+
+<h3>Closing.</h3>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: Brother Senior Warden, our recollection of our
+departed friends has been refreshed, and we may now ask ourselves, were
+they just and perfect Masons, worthy men, unwearied toilers in the
+vineyard, and possessed of so many virtues as to overcome their faults
+and shortcomings? Answer these questions, as Masons should answer.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: Man judgeth not of man. He Whose infinite and tender
+mercy passeth all comprehension, Whose goodness endureth forever, has
+called our brethren hence. Let Him judge.</p>
+
+<p>In ancient Egypt no one could gain admittance to the sacred asylum of
+the tomb until he had passed under the most solemn judgment before a
+grave tribunal.</p>
+
+<p>Princes and peasants came there to be judged, escorted only by their
+virtues and their vices. A public accuser recounted the history of their
+lives, and threw the penetrating light of truth on all their actions. If
+it were adjudged that the dead man had led an evil life, his memory was
+condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the
+honors of sepulture. But Masonry has no such tribunal to sit in judgment
+upon her dead; with her, the good that her sons have done lives after
+them; and the evil is interred with their bones. She does require,
+however, that whatever is said concerning them shall be the truth; and
+should it ever happen that of a Mason, who dies, nothing good can be
+truthfully said, she will mournfully and pityingly bury him out of her
+sight in silence.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_179" id="Page_179">[Pg 179]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: Brethren, let us profit by the admonitions of this
+solemn occasion, lay to heart the truths to which we have listened, and
+resolve so to walk that when we lay us down to the last sleep it may be
+the privilege of the brethren to strew white flowers upon our graves and
+keep our memories as a pleasant remembrance.</p>
+
+<p>Brother Senior Warden: Announce to the brethren that our labors are now
+concluded, and that it is my pleasure that this Lodge of Sorrow be
+closed.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: Brother Junior Warden, the labors of this Lodge of Sorrow
+being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that it be now
+closed. Make due announcement to the brethren, and invite them to
+assist.</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden [calling up the Lodge]. Brethren, the labors of this Lodge
+of Sorrow being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that
+it be now closed.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Let us unite with our Chaplain in an invocation to the Throne of
+Grace.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>W. M.: This Lodge of Sorrow is now closed.</p>
+
+
+
+<div class="bbox">
+<h2>Transcriber's Notes</h2>
+
+<p>The Table of Contents in the original book does not correspond
+directly with the heading chapters.</p>
+
+<p>The following have been retained as they appear in the original
+publication:</p>
+<ol>
+<li>alternative spelling for Tiler and Tyler;</li>
+
+<li>hyphenation in corner-stone/corner stone, ever-green/evergreen,
+north-east/northeast and to-morrow/tomorrow;</li>
+
+<li>punctuation in the order of the Special Communication of the
+Grand Lodge;</li>
+
+<li>irregular indentation of verse on pages 63 and 149; and</li>
+
+<li>*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* within the text, and on a line of its own, <span class="stars">&nbsp;*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</span></li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>Changes have been made as follows:</p>
+
+<table class="tn" summary="transcriber's changes">
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</td>
+<td>Election and Installation <i>changed to</i><br />
+Election and <a href="#installation">Installation.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>Laying Corner Stone <i>changed to</i><br />
+Laying <a href="#corner">Corner-Stone.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 7</td>
+<td>alone valuable a <i>changed to</i><br />
+alone valuable <a href="#and">and</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 8</td>
+<td>vade mecum.' <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#vade">'vade</a> mecum.'</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 10</td>
+<td>offend  When we go astray, <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#offend">offend.</a> When we go astray,</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 11</td>
+<td>with hands, eternal i <i>changed to</i><br />
+with hands, eternal <a href="#in">in the</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 12</td>
+<td>Brother S. W., how <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#brother">"Brother</a> S. W., how</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 13</td>
+<td>selfish and ungodly <i>changed to</i><br />
+selfish and <a href="#ungodly">ungodly.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 24</td>
+<td>eavesdroppers, asscending <i>changed to</i><br />
+eavesdroppers, <a href="#ascending">ascending</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 29</td>
+<td>north of the eliptic <i>changed to</i><br />
+north of the <a href="#elliptic">elliptic</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 36</td>
+<td>&nbsp;hich he is afterwards <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#which">which</a> he is afterwards</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 47</td>
+<td>the Doric Ionic <i>changed to</i><br />
+the <a href="#doric">Doric,</a> Ionic</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>seven sabatical years <i>changed to</i><br />
+seven <a href="#sabbatical">sabbatical</a> years</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>expressions to be intellgible <i>changed to</i><br />
+expressions to be <a href="#intelligible">intelligible</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 48</td>
+<td>and gentle tremulo <i>changed to</i><br />
+and gentle <a href="#tremolo">tremolo</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 51</td>
+<td>to pass the inner door? <i>changed to</i><br />
+to pass the inner <a href="#door">door!</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 52</td>
+<td>to your care. <i>changed to</i><br />
+to your <a href="#care">care."</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 63</td>
+<td>dissolves our eathly <i>changed to</i><br />
+dissolves our <a href="#earthly">earthly</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 64</td>
+<td>degree of Master Msaon <i>changed to</i><br />
+degree of Master <a href="#mason">Mason</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 65</td>
+<td>approaching danger <i>changed to</i><br />
+approaching <a href="#danger">danger.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 69</td>
+<td>darkness to Pharoah <i>changed to</i><br />
+darkness to <a href="#pharaoh">Pharaoh</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 73</td>
+<td>problems and theorims <i>changed to</i><br />
+problems and <a href="#theorems">theorems</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 82</td>
+<td>a lodge For <i>changed to</i><br />
+a lodge <a href="#for">for</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 83</td>
+<td>necessary to eligibilty <i>changed to</i><br />
+necessary to <a href="#eligibility">eligibility</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 87</td>
+<td>with the Constituions <i>changed to</i><br />
+with the <a href="#constitutions">Constitutions</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 96</td>
+<td>calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*<br />
+calls <a href="#calls">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*;</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 110</td>
+<td>S. G. W.) from the South <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#from">S. G. W.); from</a> the South</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 112</td>
+<td>Past G'rd Officers <i>changed to</i><br />
+Past <a href="#grd">Gr'd</a> Officers</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 119</td>
+<td>the folowing invocation<br />
+the <a href="#following1">following</a> invocation</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 122</td>
+<td>Deacons, with rods; _changed to<br />
+Deacons, with <a href="#rods">rods.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 125</td>
+<td>bless the Craft, whersoever <i>changed to</i><br />
+bless the Craft, <a href="#wheresoever">wheresoever</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>employed by you acording <i>changed to</i><br />
+employed by you <a href="#according">according</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 138</td>
+<td>Master repeating the folowing <i>changed to</i><br />
+Master repeating the <a href="#following2">following</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>Try name <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#thy">Thy</a> name</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 140</td>
+<td>from the terrestial <i>changed to</i><br />
+from the <a href="#terrestrial1">terrestrial</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 143</td>
+<td>follow the Tiler <i>changed to</i><br />
+follow the <a href="#tiler">Tiler.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 149</td>
+<td>Princes! this clay <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#princes">"Princes!</a> this clay</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 175</td>
+<td>terresrtial is another <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#terrestrial2">terrestrial</a> is another</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</div>
+
+<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 30118 ***</div>
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+Title: Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason
+       together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner
+              Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc.
+
+Author: George Thornburgh
+
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+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/fronitspiece.jpg" width="350" height="500" alt="GEORGE THORNBURGH" title="" />
+<span class="caption">GEORGE THORNBURGH</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[Pg 1]</a></span></p>
+
+<h1 class="bigtop">MASONIC MONITOR</h1>
+
+<h6>OF THE DEGREES OF</h6>
+
+<h2 class="tpage">Entered Apprentice, Fellow
+Craft and Master Mason</h2>
+
+<h6>TOGETHER WITH THE</h6>
+
+<h3>Ceremony of Installation, Laying
+Corner Stones, Dedications,
+Masonic Burial, Etc.</h3>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<h6>BY</h6>
+
+<h3>GEORGE THORNBURGH</h3>
+
+<h6>P. G. M., and Custodian of the Secret Work</h6>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<h6>COPYRIGHT 1903, BY</h6>
+<h5 class="tpage">George Thornburgh</h5>
+<h6 class="tpage">Little Rock, Ark.</h6>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[Pg 2]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h2 class="bigtop">CONTENTS.</h2>
+
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ORDER_OF_BUSINESS"><b>Order of Business.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES"><b>Masonic Dates.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Opening_Prayer"><b>Opening Prayer and Charge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Closing_Prayer"><b>Closing Prayer and Charge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#Benediction"><b>Closing Ceremonies.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ENTERED_APPRENTICE"><b>Entered Apprentice.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#FELLOW_CRAFT"><b>Fellow Craft.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#MASTER_MASON"><b>Master Mason.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES"><b>Grand Honors and Reception of Visitors.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a name="installation" id="installation"></a><ins title="added fullstop at end"></ins><a href="#Election_and_Installation"><b>Election and Installation.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#INSTALLATIONS"><b>Instituting Lodge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE"><b>Constituting Lodge.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a name="corner" id="corner"></a><ins title="added fullstop at end"></ins><a href="#LAYING_CORNER_STONES"><b>Laying Corner Stones.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS"><b>Dedication of Hall.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE"><b>Funerals.</b></a></td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><a href="#RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW"><b>Lodge of Sorrow.</b></a></td></tr>
+</table>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[Pg 3]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="ORDER_OF_BUSINESS" id="ORDER_OF_BUSINESS"></a>ORDER OF BUSINESS.</h2>
+
+<p>At stated communications:</p>
+
+<p>First. Reading the minutes.</p>
+
+<p>Second. Considering unfinished business.</p>
+
+<p>Third. Receiving and referring petitions.</p>
+
+<p>Fourth. Receiving report of committees.</p>
+
+<p>Fifth. Balloting for candidates.</p>
+
+<p>Sixth. Receiving and considering resolutions.</p>
+
+<p>Seventh. Conferring degrees.</p>
+
+<p>At called meetings no business should be taken up except that for which
+the meeting was called.</p>
+
+<p>The 24th of June and 27th of December are regular meetings, but it is
+not best to take up routine business. Let it be a celebration, and not a
+business session.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[Pg 4]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES" id="TO_FIND_AND_WRITE_MASONIC_DATES"></a>TO FIND AND WRITE MASONIC DATES.</h2>
+
+<p><b>Lodge.</b>&mdash;(Anno Lucis&mdash;the year of light). Add 4,000 to the common year;
+thus, for 1903, write: A. L. 5903.</p>
+
+<p><b>Chapter</b>.&mdash;(Anno Inventionis&mdash;the year of discovery). Add 530 to the
+common year.</p>
+
+<p><b>Council.</b>&mdash;(Anno Depositionis&mdash;the year of deposit). Add 1,000 to the
+common year.</p>
+
+<p><b>Commandery.</b>&mdash;(Anno Ordinis&mdash;the year of the order). Subtract 1,118 from
+the common year.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2>Certificate and Recommendation</h2>
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<p>This is to Certify that we have examined the manuscript of the Monitor,
+prepared by Bro. George Thornburgh, and we approve the same.</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">George Thornburgh,</span></td><td align="left">}</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">W. M. Kent,</span></td><td align="left">}</td><td align="left">Custodians.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">George W. DeVaughan,</span></td><td align="left">}</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><span class="smcap">J. M. Oathout,</span> Grand Lecturer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><span class="smcap">John T. Hicks,</span> Grand Master.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+
+<p class="right">Little Rock, Ark., August 19, 1903.</p>
+
+<p><i>Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge<br />
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. and A. M. of
+Arkansas</i>:<br />
+</p>
+
+<p>This Monitor, prepared by Past Grand Master George
+Thornburgh, having been approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer and myself, I do recommend the use of the same to all the
+lodges in Arkansas.</p>
+
+<p>
+<span style="margin-left: 15em;">JOHN T. HICKS,</span><br />
+<span style="margin-left: 18em;"><span class="smcap">Grand Master</span>.</span><br />
+</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="PREFACE_AND_DEDICATION" id="PREFACE_AND_DEDICATION"></a>PREFACE AND DEDICATION.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The demand of the craft throughout the State for a practical working
+Monitor of the three degrees, arranged in conformity with the work in
+this jurisdiction, culminated in the adoption, by the Grand Lodge of
+1902, of the following resolution:</p>
+
+<p>"Resolved, That Brother George Thornburgh be requested to prepare a
+Monitor which shall be adopted as the Monitor of this Grand Lodge. When
+the proposed Monitor is approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Master, the Grand Master shall be
+authorized to recommend it to the lodges."</p>
+
+<p>This Monitor has been prepared in obedience to that resolution. The book
+is the child of my heart and mind. A love for the cause inspired its
+preparation. It goes to the craft with my earnest prayers that it may
+cause a more general and closer study of the beautiful ceremonies of the
+first three degrees, which are the foundation of all true Freemasonry. I
+dedicate the book to the Masons of Arkansas, who have so often and so
+kindly honored me above my merit.</p>
+
+<p class="right">GEO. THORNBURGH.</p>
+<p>Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1, 1903.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[Pg 7]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="PREFACE_TO_THE_THIRD_EDITION" id="PREFACE_TO_THE_THIRD_EDITION"></a>PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION</h2>
+
+
+<p>On the 20th of October, 1903, the first edition of one thousand Monitors
+was placed on sale. I supposed I would probably dispose of them in the
+course of a year, but to my surprise, by December 20 they were all sold.
+I placed the second edition of one thousand on sale February 24, 1904,
+and by June 15 they were gone. Evidently the Monitor fills a long felt
+want.</p>
+
+<p>It was prepared especially to conform to the work in this jurisdiction.
+It may be studied with profit by every Mason, whether he be an officer
+or not. The youngest Entered Apprentice will find it helpful and useful
+in assisting him to fix upon his mind those beautiful first lessons. The
+officers from Master of Ceremonies to Worshipful Master will find it
+convenient and indispensable in the performance correctly of the
+beautiful ceremonies of the institution.</p>
+
+<p>I am gratified beyond expression at the cordial reception the Monitor
+has received from the craft.</p>
+
+<p>It is commended in the highest terms by the best workers in the State.
+Here are only a few of the hundreds of endorsements sent me.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master Hicks: "It is the best Monitor to be found for Arkansas
+Masons."</p>
+
+<p>Grand Lecturer Oathout had the manuscript sent to his home that he might
+very carefully examine it, and he wrote: "I have carefully examined the
+manuscript of your Monitor twice over and cheerfully give my
+endorsement, believing it to be the best Monitor I have ever seen. I
+believe your work will be appreciated by the Craft in Arkansas when they
+examine the Monitor."</p>
+
+<p>Brother G. W. DeVaughan, Custodian of the Secret Work: "I am very much
+pleased with it."</p>
+
+<p>Brother W. M. Kent, the other custodian of the Secret Work: "Good; I
+want another copy."</p>
+
+<p>Our Senior Past Grand Master G. A. Dannelly, who was so long the Grand
+Lecturer, says: "I have read it carefully. In my judgment it is the best
+Monitor I ever saw. I heartily congratulate you on being the author of
+such a book. I recommend it to all the lodges. It would be well if every
+member would supply himself with a copy."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master R. H. Taylor: "I have carefully reviewed it from
+opening to conclusion. It is a work of great merit, concise and clear,
+free and easy of style. It is not alone valuable <a name="and" id="and"></a><ins title="characters unclear">and</ins>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[Pg 8]</a></span>
+useful as a guide to Arkansas Masons, but to Masons everywhere. In fact
+if adopted by other Grand Jurisdictions, would simplify and beautify
+Masonic work. Every Mason in the State should own and study the Arkansas
+Monitor."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Sorrells, who made the motion in Grand Lodge to have
+the Monitor prepared, says: "I have examined it closely, and feel sure
+that it will meet the approbation of the Craft throughout this
+Jurisdiction."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Bridewell: "I have examined it and find it complete.
+To a newly made Mason it is indispensable, and if every one of them
+would get a copy immediately after their raising we would have brighter
+and better Masons. It would do a world of good if many of the older
+Masons would make it their <a name="vade" id="vade"></a><ins title="single open quotation mark added">'vade</ins> mecum.'
+You have eliminated an immense quantity of useless
+matter contained in most Monitors, and that which you placed in lieu is
+clear and easily understood. The chapters on 'Laying Corner Stones,'
+'Dedicating Lodges,' 'Funerals,' etc., will be appreciated by all who
+have those services to perform."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Baker: "Have examined it carefully and am well
+pleased. I think it conforms to the ancient usages of Masonry, and I
+feel sure that by the use of it we will have many more Masons in
+Arkansas who know something of lodge work. Every lodge ought to have at
+least three copies."</p>
+
+<p>Past Grand Master Harry Myers: "I have carefully examined your Monitor
+and consider it the best for our lodges possible to get. It is concise,
+yet comprehensive. It takes up the work and follows it in order. No
+lodge should be without it. I wish every Mason in the State would
+possess himself of this valuable addition to Masonic literature at
+once."</p>
+
+<p>May it do more and more good as its circulation increases and its
+influence widens.</p>
+
+<p class="right"><span style="margin-right: 2em;">GEORGE THORNBURGH,</span></p>
+<p class="right">Little Rock, Arkansas</p>
+<p class="smltop">July 1, 1904.</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[Pg 9]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2>MASONIC MONITOR</h2>
+
+<h6>OF THE DEGREES OF</h6>
+
+<h3>Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, together with the
+Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic
+Burials, Etc., Etc.</h3>
+
+<hr style="width: 20%;" />
+<h2>OPENING THE LODGE.</h2>
+
+
+<p>At regular meetings the lodge must be opened up in regular order and
+full form from the E. A. to M. M. degree.</p>
+
+<p>At special meetings it need only be opened in the degree in which work
+is to be done.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Congregate.</h3>
+
+<p>The J. D. will see that the Tyler is at his station and close the door.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Purge.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>One brother can not vouch for another unless he has sat in open lodge
+with him, or examined him by appointment of the W. M.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tyle.</h3>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[Pg 10]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3><a name="Opening_Prayer" id="Opening_Prayer"></a>Opening Prayer.</h3>
+
+
+<p>Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great Architect of the universe,
+the giver of all good gifts and graces! In Thy name we have assembled
+and in Thy name we desire to proceed in all our doings. Grant that the
+sublime principles of Freemasonry may so subdue every discordant passion
+within us, so harmonize and enrich our hearts with Thine own love and
+goodness, that the Lodge at this time may humbly reflect that order and
+beauty which reign forever before Thy throne! Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>Or,</p>
+
+<p>Almighty and merciful God, hear us with indulgence, have pity for our
+weakness, and aid us with Thy strength. Help us to perform all our
+duties&mdash;to ourselves, to other men, and to Thee. Let the great flood of
+Masonic light flow over the world. Pardon us when we <a name="offend" id="offend"></a><ins title="added fullstop">offend.</ins>
+When we go astray, lead us back to the true path; and help our feeble
+efforts to remove all obstacles to the final triumph of the great law of
+love; and, having faithfully performed our duty here below, wilt Thou
+receive us into Thy Celestial Lodge above, that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</a></span> house not made with
+hands, eternal <a name="in" id="in"></a><ins title="characters unclear">in the</ins> heavens. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<h3><a name="Closing_Prayer" id="Closing_Prayer"></a>Closing Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Extemporaneous, or the following:</p>
+
+<p>Supreme Architect of the Universe, accept our hearty thanks for the many
+mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has conferred upon us, and
+especially for this social intercourse with our brethren. Pardon, we
+beseech Thee, whatever Thou has seen amiss in us, and continue to us Thy
+protection and blessing. Make us sensible of our obligations to serve
+Thee, and may all our actions tend to Thy glory and our advancement in
+knowledge and virtue. Grant that the world&mdash;the little circle in which
+we move&mdash;may be better and happier for our having lived in it, and may
+we practice that Charity which is the bond of peace and the perfection
+of every virtue. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>This charge may be used at closing:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: We are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and
+virtue to mix again with the world. Amidst its concerns and employments,
+forget not the duties which you have heard so frequently inculcated and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</a></span>
+so forcibly, recommended in this lodge. Be diligent, prudent, temperate,
+discreet. Remember that around this altar you have promised to befriend
+and relieve every brother who shall need your assistance. You have
+promised, in the most friendly manner, to remind him of his errors and
+to aid his reformation. These generous principles are to extend further:
+Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. Do good unto all.
+Recommend it more especially to the "household of the faithful."
+Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace; and may the God
+of Love and Peace delight to dwell with and bless you. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<h3><a name="Benediction" id="Benediction"></a>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>May the blessing of heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons! May
+brotherly love prevail and every moral and social virtue cement us.
+Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<div class="blockquot"><p>W. M.&mdash;<a name="brother" id="brother"></a><ins title="opening quotation mark added">"Brother</ins> S. W., how should Masons meet?"</p>
+
+<p>S. W.&mdash;"Upon the level of equality."</p>
+
+<p>W. M.&mdash;"Brother J. W., how act?"</p>
+
+<p>J. W.&mdash;"Upon the plumb of rectitude."</p>
+
+<p>W. M.&mdash;"And part upon the square of morality. So may we ever meet, act
+and part, until we meet in the celestial lodge above."</p></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="ENTERED_APPRENTICE" id="ENTERED_APPRENTICE"></a>ENTERED APPRENTICE.</h2>
+
+
+<p>S. D.: Mr. &mdash;&mdash;, we have learned from the declaration, over your
+signature, contained in your petition, somewhat of your motives in
+applying for admission into our ancient and honorable Fraternity; but,
+in order that you may not be misled as to the character or the purpose
+of the ceremonies in which you are about to engage, the Lodge addresses
+to you these preliminary words:</p>
+
+<p>Freemasonry is far removed from all that is trivial, selfish and
+<a name="ungodly" id="ungodly"></a><ins title="fullstop added">ungodly.</ins> Its structure is built upon the
+everlasting foundation of that God-given law&mdash;the Brotherhood of Man, in
+the family whose Father is God. Our ancient and honorable Fraternity
+welcomes to its doors and admits to its privileges worthy men of all
+creeds and of every race, but insists that all men shall stand upon an
+exact equality, and receive its instructions in a spirit of due
+humility, emphasizing in demeanor, in conduct, in ceremony and in
+language the helpless, groping nature of man at his birth and his needs
+of reliance upon Divine guidance through all the transactions of life.
+You<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</a></span> will here be taught to divest your mind and conscience of all the
+vices and superfluities of life, and the Lodge into which you are now to
+be admitted expects you to divest yourself of all those worldly
+distinctions and equipments which are not in keeping with the humble,
+reverent and childlike attitude it is now your duty to assume, as all
+have done who have gone this way before you.</p>
+
+<p>(Every candidate, previous to his reception, is required to give his
+free and full assent to the following interrogatories propounded by the
+S. D., in a room adjacent to the Lodge).</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that, unbiased by the
+improper solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives,
+you freely and voluntarily offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries
+of Freemasonry?</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you are prompted to
+solicit the privileges of Freemasonry by a favorable opinion conceived
+of the institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish of being
+serviceable to your fellow-creatures?</p>
+
+<p>Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you will cheerfully
+conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the
+Fraternity?</p>
+
+<p>(Let there be no levity&mdash;but dignity and decorum.)
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>FIRST SECTION.</h3>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>The preparation to which the candidate must submit before entering the
+Lodge serves allegorically to teach him, as well as to remind the
+brethren who are present, that it is the man alone, divested of all the
+outward recommendations of rank, state, or riches, that Masonry accepts,
+and that it is his spiritual and moral worth alone which can open for
+him the door of the Masonic Temple.</p></div>
+
+
+<h3>Reception.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 100px;">
+<img src="images/page015.jpg" width="100" height="222"
+alt="Sword with Ring above Handle" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>Let no man enter upon any great or important undertaking without first
+invoking the aid of Deity.</p></div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this our
+present convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may
+dedicate and devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and
+faithful brother among us. Endue him with a competency of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</a></span> Thy divine
+wisdom, that by the influence of the pure principles of our Fraternity
+he may be better enabled to display the beauties of holiness, to the
+honor of Thy holy name. Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page016a.jpg" width="250" height="224" alt="TRUST in GOD Badge" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
+in unity.</p>
+
+<p>It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
+beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.</p>
+
+<p>As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
+of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for
+evermore.&mdash;133d Psalm.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page016b-.jpg" width="200" height="165" alt="PSALM CXXXIII" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was
+without form, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span> void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And
+the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
+there be light, and there was light.</p></div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page017.jpg" width="250" height="215"
+alt="The three Great Lights" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<div class="bockquot"><p>The three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, the Square and the
+Compasses, and are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for our faith and
+practice, the Square to square our actions, and the Compasses to
+circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in due bounds with all
+mankind, especially the brethren.</p>
+
+<p>The three Lesser Lights are the Sun, Moon and Master of the Lodge, and
+are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>As the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night, so should the
+Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, endeavor to rule and govern
+the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The Representatives of the three Lesser Lights are three burning tapers,
+placed in a triangular form about the altar.</p></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 210px;">
+<img src="images/page018.jpg" width="210" height="234"
+alt="White Leathern Apron" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><b>The Lamb-Skin or White Leathern Apron</b> is an emblem of innocence and the
+badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece; more honorable
+than the Star and Garter, or any other order that can be conferred upon
+you at this or any future period by King, Prince or Potentate, or any
+other person except he be a Mason and in the body of a lodge. I trust
+you will wear it with equal pleasure to yourself and honor to the
+fraternity.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>The following may be used:</p>
+
+<p>It may be that, in the coming years, upon your head may rest the laurel
+wreaths of victory; pendant from your breast may hang jewels fit to
+grace the diadem of an Eastern potentate; nay, more than these, with
+light added to the coming light, your ambitious feet may tread round
+after round of the ladder that leads to fame in our mystic circle, and
+even the purple of the Fraternity may rest upon your honored shoulders;
+but never again from mortal hands, never again until your enfranchised
+spirit shall have passed upward and inward through the pearly gates,
+shall any honor so distinguished, so emblematical of purity and all
+perfections, be conferred upon you as this which I now bestow. It<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</a></span> is
+yours; yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your death to
+be deposited upon the coffin which shall inclose your lifeless remains,
+and with them laid beneath the clods of the valley.</p>
+
+<p>Let its pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present reminder of
+a "purity of life and rectitude of conduct," a never-ending argument for
+nobler deeds, for higher thoughts, for greater achievements. And when at
+last your weary feet shall have come to the end of life's toilsome
+journey, and from your nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working
+tools of life, may the record of your life and actions be as pure and
+spotless as this fair emblem which I place in your hands; and when your
+trembling soul shall stand naked and alone before the Great White
+Throne, there to receive judgment for the deeds done while here in the
+body, may it be your portion to hear from Him who sitteth as the Judge
+Supreme the welcome words: "Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou
+hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many
+things! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of Entered Apprentice are the Twenty-four-Inch Gauge
+and the Common Gavel.</p>
+
+<p>The Twenty-four-inch Gauge is an instrument used by operative masons to
+measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are
+taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our
+time. It being divided into<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</a></span> twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of
+the twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into
+three equal parts, whereby are found eight hours for the service of God
+and a distressed worthy brother, eight for our usual vocations, and
+eight for refreshment and sleep.</p>
+
+<p>The Common Gavel is an instrument used by operative masons to break off
+the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's
+use; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the
+more noble and glorious purpose of divesting our hearts and consciences
+of all the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting our minds,
+as living stones, for that spiritual building&mdash;that house not made with
+hands&mdash;eternal in the heavens.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page020.jpg" width="500" height="189" alt="Two hands" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h5>Reinvested.</h5>
+
+
+<h3>Northeast Corner.</h3>
+
+<p>*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* an upright man and Mason, and I give it you strictly in charge
+ever to walk and act as such before God and man.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[Pg 21]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section accounts, rationally for the ceremonies of initiation.
+Containing almost entirely esoteric work, it cannot be written. The
+Master should not only familiarize himself with it, but he should also
+diligently learn and explain to the candidate each truth symbolized by
+each step of the ceremonies through which he has just passed.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Offensive or Defensive.</h3>
+
+<p>At the building of King Solomon's Temple there was not heard the sound
+of axe, hammer or any tool of iron. The question naturally arises, How
+could so stupendous an edifice be erected without the aid of those
+implements? The stones were hewn, squared and numbered in the quarries
+where they were raised; the timbers were felled and prepared in the
+forests of Lebanon, conveyed in floats by sea to Joppa, and thence by
+land to Jerusalem, where they were set up by the aid of wooden
+implements prepared for that purpose; so that every part of the
+building, when completed, fitted with such exact nicety that it
+resembled the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the Universe more
+than that of human hands.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honors; it is therefore
+the internal and not the external qualifications of the man that
+recommend him to become a Mason.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In the fourth chapter of the book of Ruth we read: "Now this was the
+manner in former times concerning redeeming and changing; for to confirm
+all things, a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and
+this was a testimony in Israel." *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+
+<h3>Cable&mdash;&mdash;.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Hood&mdash;&mdash;.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>K&mdash;no&mdash;ks.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it
+shall be opened unto you."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Before entering upon any great or important undertaking, we ought always
+to invoke the aid of Deity.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Trust in God.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>The Left Side.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>The Right Hand, by our ancient brethren, was deemed the seat of
+fidelity. The ancients worshiped a deity named Fides, sometimes
+represented by two right hands joined, at others by two human figures
+holding each other by the right hand.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[Pg 23]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Lamb has in all ages been deemed an emblem of innocence. The
+lambskin is therefore to remind you of that purity of life and conduct
+which is so essentially necessary to your gaining admission to the
+Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+presides.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Northeast Corner.</h3>
+
+<p>It is customary at the erection of all Masonic edifices to lay the first
+or foundation stone in the northeast corner of the building. The first
+instructions which the candidate receives symbolizes the cornerstone,
+and on it he constructs the moral and Masonic temple of his life.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[Pg 24]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>THIRD SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section explains the manner of constituting and the proper
+authority for holding a Lodge. Here, also, we learn where lodges were
+anciently held, their Form, Support, Covering, Furniture, Ornaments,
+Lights and Jewels, how situated, and to whom dedicated, as well in
+former times as at present.</p>
+
+
+<h3>A Lodge.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page024.jpg" width="200" height="165" alt="Psalm CXXIII" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>A Lodge is an assemblage of Masons, duly congregated, having Holy Bible,
+Square and Compasses, and a dispensation or charter, authorizing them to
+work.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ancient Lodges&mdash;Where Held.</h3>
+
+<p>Our ancient brethren held their Lodges on high hills or in low vales,
+the better to observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers,
+<a name="ascending" id="ascending"></a><ins title="was as-scending">ascending</ins> or descending.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page025.jpg" width="500" height="502" alt="Ancient Lodges" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Lodge meetings at the present day are usually held in upper
+chambers&mdash;probably for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</a></span> the security which such places afford. This
+custom may have had its origin in a practice observed by the ancient
+Jews of building their temples, schools and synagogues on high hills, a
+practice which seems to have met the approbation of the Almighty, who
+said unto the Prophet Ezekiel, "Upon the top of the mountain, the whole
+limit thereof round about shall be most holy."</p>
+
+
+<h3>Form and Dimension.</h3>
+
+<p>Its form is *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Its dimension, from east to west, embracing every
+clime between north and south. Its universal chain of friendship
+encircles every portion of the human<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[Pg 26]</a></span> family and beams wherever
+civilization extends.</p>
+
+<p>A Lodge is said to be thus extensive to denote the universality of
+Freemasonry, and teaches that a Mason's charity should be equally
+extensive.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/page026.jpg" width="400" height="307"
+alt="Three Great Pillars Wisdom, Strength, Beauty" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+
+<h3>The Supports of a Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge is supported by three great pillars, denominated Wisdom,
+Strength and Beauty; because there should be wisdom to contrive,
+strength to support, and beauty to adorn all great and important
+undertakings. They are represented by the three principal officers of
+the Lodge: The pillar Wisdom, by the W. M. in the East, who is presumed
+to have wisdom to open and govern the Lodge; the pillar Strength, by the
+Senior Warden in the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[Pg 27]</a></span> West, whose duty it is to assist the W. M. in the
+discharge of his arduous labors; and the pillar Beauty, by the Junior
+Warden in the South, whose duty it is to call the craft from labor to
+refreshment, superintend them during the hours thereof, carefully to
+observe that the means of refreshment are not perverted to intemperance
+or excess, and see that they return to their labor in due season.</p>
+
+<p>Its covering is no less than the clouded canopy or starry-decked heaven,
+where all good Masons hope at last to arrive, by the aid of that
+theological ladder which Jacob, in his vision, saw extending from earth
+to heaven; the three principal rounds of which are denominated Faith,
+Hope and Charity; which admonish us to have faith in God, hope of
+immortality and charity to all mankind. The greatest of these is
+Charity; for Faith may be lost in sight, Hope ends in fruition, but
+Charity extends beyond the grave through the boundless realms of
+eternity.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Furniture.</h3>
+
+<p>The furniture of a lodge consists of the Holy Bible, Square and
+Compasses.</p>
+
+<p>The Holy Bible is dedicated to God; because it is the inestimable gift
+of God to man. The Square to the Master, because it is the proper<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</a></span>
+Masonic emblem of his office; and the Compasses to the craft, because,
+by a due attention to their use, they are taught to circumscribe their
+desires, and keep their passions within due bounds.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page028.jpg" width="500" height="360" alt="Ornaments of a Lodge" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Ornaments.</h3>
+
+<p>The Ornaments of a Lodge are the Mosaic Pavement, the Indented Tessel
+and the Blazing Star.</p>
+
+<p>The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King
+Solomon's Temple; the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated
+border or skirting which surrounded it. The Mosaic Pavement is
+emblematical of human life, checkered with good and evil; the Indented
+Tessel, or tessellated border, of the manifold blessings and comforts
+which constantly surround us, and which we hope to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[Pg 29]</a></span> enjoy by a firm
+reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by
+the Blazing Star in the centre.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Lights.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge has three symbolic lights; one in the East, one in the West and
+one in the South, represented by the W. M., S. W. and J. W. There is no
+light in the north, because King Solomon's Temple, of which every lodge
+is a representation, was so far north of the
+<a name="elliptic" id="elliptic"></a><ins title="was eliptic">elliptic</ins> that the sun could
+dart no rays into the northern part thereof. The north, therefore, we
+Masonically call a place of darkness.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Jewels.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge has six jewels; three of these are immovable and three movable.</p>
+
+<p>The Immovable Jewels are the Square, Level and Plumb. The Square
+inculcates morality; the Level, equality, and the Plumb, rectitude of
+conduct. They are called immovable jewels, because they are always to be
+found in the East, West and South parts of the Lodge, being worn by the
+officers in their respective stations.</p>
+
+<p>The Movable Jewels are the Rough Ashlar, the Perfect Ashlar and the
+Trestle-Board.</p>
+
+<p>The Rough Ashlar is a stone, as taken from<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[Pg 30]</a></span> the quarry, in its rude and
+natural state. By it we are reminded of our rude and imperfect state by
+nature.</p>
+
+<p>The Perfect Ashlar is a stone made ready by the hands of the workmen, to
+be adjusted by the working tools of the fellow craft; and reminds us of
+that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive by a virtuous
+education, our own endeavors and the blessing of God.</p>
+
+<p>The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon. By
+it we are reminded that, as the operative workman erects his temporal
+building agreeably to the rules and designs laid down by the master on
+his trestle-board, so should we, both operative and speculative,
+endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeably to the rules and
+designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great
+books of nature and revelation, which are our spiritual, moral and
+Masonic trestle-boards.</p>
+
+
+<h3>How Situated.</h3>
+
+<p>A Lodge is situated due east and west, because King Solomon's Temple was
+so situated; and also because, when Moses crossed the Red Sea, being
+pursued by Pharaoh and his hosts, he erected a Tabernacle by Divine
+command, and placed it due east and west to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[Pg 31]</a></span> receive the first rays of
+the rising sun, and to commemorate that mighty east wind by which the
+miraculous deliverance of Israel was effected.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page031.jpg" width="350" height="276" alt="Square Building" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Dedication of Lodges.</h3>
+
+<p>Our ancient brethren dedicated their lodges to King Solomon because he
+was our first most excellent Grand Master, but Masons of the present
+day, professing Christianity, dedicate theirs to St. John the Baptist
+and St. John the Evangelist, who were two eminent patrons of Masonry;
+and since their time there is represented in every regular and well
+govern lodge a certain point within a circle embordered by two
+perpendicular parallel lines, representing St. John the Baptist and St.
+John the Evangelist; and upon the top rests the Holy Scriptures. The
+point represents the individual brother; the circle, the boundary-line
+of his duty beyond which he is never to suffer his passions, interests
+or prejudices to betray him. In going around this circle we necessarily<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[Pg 32]</a></span>
+touch on the two parallel lines, as well as the Holy Scriptures, and
+while a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within these due bounds, it is
+impossible that he should materially err.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tenets.</h3>
+
+<p>The three great tenets of a Mason's profession inculcate the practice of
+those commendable virtues, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.</p>
+
+<p>Brotherly Love.&mdash;By the exercise of brotherly love we are taught to
+regard the whole human species as one family&mdash;the high and low, the rich
+and poor&mdash;who, created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the
+same planet, are to aid and protect each other. On this principle
+Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates
+true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a
+perpetual distance.</p>
+
+<p>Relief.&mdash;To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but
+particularly on Masons who profess to be linked together by an
+indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the unhappy, to
+sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries and
+to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in
+view. On this<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[Pg 33]</a></span> basis we form our friendships and establish our
+connections.</p>
+
+<p>Truth is a divine attribute, and the foundation of every virtue. To be
+good and true is the first lesson we are taught in Masonry. On this
+theme we contemplate, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our
+conduct; hence, while influenced by this principle, hypocrisy and deceit
+are unknown among us; sincerity and plain-dealing distinguish us, and
+the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare and
+rejoicing in each other's prosperity.</p>
+
+
+<h3>P. P. E.</h3>
+
+<p>Every Mason has four (p. p. e.) which are illustrated by the four
+cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice.</p>
+
+<p>Fortitude is that noble and steady purpose of the mind whereby we are
+enabled to undergo any pain or peril, when prudentially deemed
+expedient. This virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice,
+and should be deeply impressed upon the mind of every Mason. It is a
+safeguard or security against the success of any attempt, by force or
+otherwise, to extort from him any of those valuable secrets with which
+he has been solemnly<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[Pg 34]</a></span> intrusted, and which were emblematically impressed
+upon him on his first admission into the lodge, when he was received on
+*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which refers to *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and actions agreeably to the
+dictates of reason, and is that habit by which we wisely judge and
+prudentially determine on all things relative to our present as well as
+to our future happiness. This virtue should be the peculiar
+characteristic of every Mason, not only for the government of his
+conduct while in the lodge, but also when abroad in the world. It should
+be his constant care, when in any strange or mixed companies never to
+let fall the least sign, token or word whereby the secrets of Masonry
+might be unlawfully obtained; ever bearing in mind that important
+occasion when on his left *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which alludes to *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Temperance is that due restraint upon our affections and passions which
+renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from the
+allurements of vice. This virtue should be the constant practice of
+every Mason; as he is thereby taught to avoid excess, or contracting any
+licentious or vicious habit, the indulgence of which would subject him
+to the contempt and detestation of all good<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[Pg 35]</a></span> Masons; and might lead him
+to disclose some of those valuable secrets which he has promised to
+conceal and never reveal. It will remind you of the p. and alludes to
+the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Justice is that standard, or boundary of right, which enables us to
+render to every man his just due, without distinction. This virtue is
+not only consistent with human and Divine laws, but is the very cement
+and support of civil society. As justice in a great measure constitutes
+the really good man, so should it be the invariable practice of every
+Mason never to deviate from the minutest principles thereof; ever
+remembering the time when placed in *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* which alludes to the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page038.jpg" width="350" height="120" alt="Chalk, Charcoal and Clay" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.</h3>
+
+<p>Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency
+and zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.</p>
+
+<p>There is nothing freer than Chalk, the slightest touch of which leaves a
+trace; there is nothing more fervent than Charcoal, for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[Pg 36]</a></span> to it, when
+properly ignited, the most obdurate metals will yield; there is nothing
+more zealous than Clay.</p>
+
+<p>Our Mother Earth alone of all the elements has never proved unfriendly
+to man. Bodies of Water deluge him with rain, oppress him with hail and
+drown him with inundation; the Air rushes in storms and prepares the
+tempest; and Fire lights up the volcano; but the Earth, ever kind and
+indulgent, is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly
+harassed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, she
+never refuses her accustomed yield, spreading his pathway with flowers
+and his table with plenty. Though she produces poison, still she
+supplies the antidote, and returns with interest every good committed to
+her care; and when at last we are called upon to pass through the "dark
+valley of the shadow of death" she once more receives us, and piously
+covers our remains within her bosom, thus admonishing us that as from it
+we came, so to it we must shortly return.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Symbolism of the Degree.</h3>
+
+<p>The First, or Entered Apprentice, degree of Masonry is intended,
+symbolically, to represent the entrance of man into the world in
+<a name="which" id="which"></a><ins title="w unclear">which</ins> he is afterwards to become a living
+and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[Pg 37]</a></span> thinking actor. Coming from the ignorance and darkness of the outer
+world, his first craving is for light&mdash;not that physical light which
+springs from the great orb of day as its fountain, but that moral and
+intellectual light which emanates from the primal Source of all
+things&mdash;from the Grand Architect of the Universe&mdash;the Creator of the sun
+and of all that it illuminates. Hence the great, the primary object of
+the first degree is to symbolize the birth of intellectual light in the
+mind; and the Entered Apprentice is the type of the unregenerate man,
+groping in moral and mental darkness, and seeking for the light which is
+to guide his steps and point him to the path which leads to duty and to
+Him who gives to duty its reward.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge at Initiation.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: As you are now introduced to the first principles of
+Freemasonry, I congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and
+honorable Fraternity. Ancient, as having existed from time immemorial;
+and honorable, as tending in every particular so to render all men who
+will be comformable to its precepts. No institution was ever raised on a
+better principle or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent
+rules and useful maxims<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[Pg 38]</a></span> laid down than are contained in the several
+Masonic lectures. The wisest and best of men in all ages have been
+encouragers and promoters of our Art, and have never deemed it
+derogatory to their dignity to level themselves with the Fraternity, to
+extend its privileges, and to patronize its assemblies.</p>
+
+<p>There are three great duties which as a Mason you are charged to
+inculcate: To God, to your neighbor and to yourself. To God, in never
+mentioning His name save with that reverential awe which is due from the
+creature to his Creator, to implore His aid in all your laudable
+undertakings, and to esteem Him as the chief good. To your neighbor, in
+acting upon the square and doing unto him as you would that he should do
+unto you. And to yourself, in avoiding all irregularities and
+intemperance, which may impair your faculties or debase the dignity of
+your profession.</p>
+
+<p>A zealous attachment to these duties will insure public and private
+esteem.</p>
+
+<p>In the State you are to be a quiet and peaceable citizen, true to your
+government and just to your country. You are not to countenance
+disloyalty or rebellion, but patiently submit to legal authority and
+conform with cheerfulness to the government of the country<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[Pg 39]</a></span> in which you
+live, yielding obedience to the laws which afford you protection.</p>
+
+<p>In your outward demeanor be particularly careful to avoid censure or
+reproach. Let not interest, favor, or prejudice, bias your integrity, or
+influence you to be guilty of a dishonorable action.</p>
+
+<p>Although your frequent appearance at our regular meetings is earnestly
+solicited, yet it is not meant that Freemasonry should interfere with
+your necessary vocations, for these are on no account to be neglected;
+neither are you to suffer your zeal for the institution to lead you into
+argument with those who, through ignorance, may ridicule it.</p>
+
+<p>At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you
+are to converse with well-informed brethren, who will always be as ready
+to give as you will be to receive instruction.</p>
+
+<p>Finally, my brother, keep sacred and inviolate the mysteries of the
+Order, as these are to distinguish you from the rest of the community
+and mark your consequence among Masons.</p>
+
+<p>If in the circle of your acquaintance you find a person desirous of
+being initiated into the Fraternity, be particularly careful not to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[Pg 40]</a></span>
+recommend him unless you are convinced that he will conform to our
+rules, that the honor, glory and reputation of the institution may be
+firmly established, and the world at large be convinced of its good
+effects.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to a Soldier.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: Our institution breathes a spirit of general philanthropy. Its
+benefits, in a social point of view, are extensive. In the most
+endearing ties, it unites all mankind. In every nation, wherever
+civilization extends&mdash;and not unfrequently among wild savages of the
+forest&mdash;it opens an asylum to a brother in distress, and grants
+hospitality to the necessitous and unfortunate. The sublime principles
+of universal goodness and love to all mankind, which are essential to
+it, cannot be lost in national distinctions, prejudices and animosities.
+The rage of contest and the sanguinary conflict have, by its recognized
+principles, been abated, and the milder emotions of humanity
+substituted. It has often performed the part of the Angel of Goodness,
+in ministering to the wants of the sick, the wounded, and the
+unfortunate prisoner of war. It has even taught the pride of victory to
+give way to the dictates of an honorable connection.</p>
+
+<p>In whatever country you travel, when you<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[Pg 41]</a></span> meet a true Mason, you will
+find a brother and a friend, who will do all in his power to serve you;
+and who will relieve you, should you be poor or in distress, to the
+utmost of his ability, and with a ready cheerfulness.</p>
+
+<p>Pure patriotism will always animate you to every call of your country.
+And this institution demands that you shall be true to your government.
+But should you, while engaged in the service of your country, be made
+captive, you may find affectionate brethren, where others would only
+find enemies. And should you be the captor of one who belongs to this
+noble fraternity, remember that he is your brother.</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[Pg 42]</a></span></p>
+
+<h2><a name="FELLOW_CRAFT" id="FELLOW_CRAFT"></a>FELLOW CRAFT.</h2>
+
+
+<h3>First Section&mdash;Reception.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/page042.jpg" width="250" height="139"
+alt="Set Square" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Thus he shewed me: and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a
+plumb-line, with a plumb-line in His hand.</p>
+
+<p>And the Lord said unto me: Amos, what seest thou? and I said, A
+plumb-line. Then said the Lord: Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the
+midst of my people Israel;</p>
+
+<p>I will not again pass by them any more. Amos, vii. 7, 8.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/page042b.jpg" width="600" height="187" alt="Amos, Chap VII, Plumb, Level" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg&nbsp;43]</a></span></p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/page043.jpg" width="600" height="128" alt="Plumb, Square, Level" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<h3>The Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of Fellow Craft are the Plumb, the Square and the
+Level, and are thus explained:</p>
+
+<p>The Plumb is an instrument used by Operative Masons to try
+perpendiculars, the Square to square their work, and the Level to prove
+horizontals; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use them
+for more noble and glorious purposes. The Plumb admonishes us to walk
+uprightly in our several stations before God and man, squaring our
+actions by the Square of Virtue, ever remembering that we are traveling
+upon the Level of Time to that "undiscovered country from whose bourne
+no traveler returns."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[Pg 44]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>You now represent a young F. C. on his way to the M. C. of K. S. T., to
+have his name enrolled among the workmen, and to be taught the wages of
+a F. C. Masonry is divided into two classes, operative and speculative.
+We have wrought in speculative Masonry, but our ancient brethren wrought
+both in operative and speculative. They wrought at the building of K. S.
+T., and many other Masonic edifices. They wrought but six days in a
+week, and rested upon the seventh. The seventh, therefore, our ancient
+brethren consecrated as a day of rest, the better to enable them to
+contemplate the glorious works of creation and to adore their great
+Creator.</p>
+
+<p>On our way to the M. C. the first things that attract our attention are
+the representatives of two brazen pillars, one upon the left, the other
+upon the right of the porch. The one upon the left, denominated *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*
+denoted strength; the one upon the right, denominated *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* denoted
+establishment, having reference to a passage of Scripture wherein God
+said to David, "And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established
+forever before thee."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[Pg 45]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Those pillars were eighteen cubits high, twelve in circumference and
+four in diameter. They were prepared of molten brass, the better to
+withstand conflagration or inundation. They were cast in the clay
+grounds of the river Jordan, between Succoth and Zaradatha, where K. S.
+ordered all the holy vessels to be cast. They were hollow, four inches,
+or a hand's breadth, in thickness, and served as the archives of Masonry
+in which the Rolls, Records and Proceedings were kept. They were adorned
+with two chapiters, five cubits each. Those chapiters were ornamented
+with net-work, lily-work and pomegranate, denoting union, peace and
+plenty. The net-work, from its intimate connection, denotes union. The
+lily, from its whiteness, denotes peace. The pomegranate, from the
+exuberance of its seeds, denotes plenty. Mounted upon the chapiters were
+two globes, representing the terrestrial and celestial bodies, on the
+convex surface of which were delineated the countries, seas and other
+portions of the earth, the planetary revolutions and other important
+particulars. They represented the universality of Freemasonry&mdash;that from
+east to west and between north and south Freemasonry extends, and in
+every clime are Masons to be found, and teach<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[Pg 46]</a></span> that a Mason's charity
+should be co-extensive.</p>
+
+<p>Masonic tradition informs us that those pillars were placed at the porch
+of K. S.'s T. as a memento to the children of Israel of their happy
+deliverance from the land of bondage, and represented the pillar of
+cloud that over-shadowed them by day and the pillar of fire that
+illumined them by night.</p>
+
+<p>The next thing that attracts our attention is a flight of winding
+stairs, composed of three, five and seven steps. The three steps allude
+to the three principal officers of the lodge, three principal supports
+in Masonry, and the three principal stages in human life. The three
+principal officers are the W. M., S. W. and J. W. The three principal
+supports are Wisdom, Strength and Beauty, because it is necessary to
+have wisdom to contrive, strength to support and beauty to adorn all
+well governed institutions. The three principal stages of human life are
+Youth, Manhood and Age&mdash;Youth as an E. A., Manhood as a F. C., and Age
+as a M. M.</p>
+
+<p>The five steps allude to the five orders of architecture, and the five
+human senses. The five orders of architecture are the Tuscan, Doric,
+Ionic, Corinthian and Composite, three<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[Pg 47]</a></span> of which, from their antiquity,
+have ever been held in high repute among Masons&mdash;the
+<a name="doric" id="doric"></a><ins title="comma added">Doric,</ins>
+Ionic and Corinthian. The five human senses are hearing,
+seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling, the first three of which have
+ever been held in high repute among Masons, because by hearing we hear
+the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*; by seeing we see the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*, and by feeling we feel the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*
+, whereby one Mason may know another in the dark as well as in the
+light.</p>
+
+<p>The seven steps allude to many sevens&mdash;the seven
+<a name="sabbatical" id="sabbatical"></a><ins title="was sabatical">sabbatical</ins>
+years, seven years of plenty, seven years of famine, seven
+years during which K. S.'s T. was in course of erection, seven golden
+candlesticks, but more particularly the seven liberal arts and sciences,
+which are Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy and
+Music.</p>
+
+<p>(Note:&mdash;A fine effect can be had, if an organ is played, by using the
+following. The organist should begin to play softly when the speaker
+begins on "Music:")</p>
+
+<p>Music is that elevated science which affects the passions by sound.
+There are few who have not felt its charms, and acknowledged its
+expressions to be <a name="intelligible" id="intelligible"></a><ins title="was intellgible">intelligible</ins> to the heart. It
+is a language of delightful sensations, far more<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[Pg 48]</a></span> eloquent than words;
+it breathes to the ear the clearest intimations; it touches and gently
+agitates the agreeable and sublime passions; it wraps us in melancholy,
+elevates us in joy and melts us in tenderness. Again the pathetic dies
+away and martial strains are heard, reminding us of the battlefield and
+its attendant glory.</p>
+
+<p>(As the word "glory" is pronounced the organist at once strikes the
+chords of some war-music like "Dixie," "Marseilles Hymn," etc. After a
+few bars are played with full organ, the organist lets the music die
+away to a soft and gentle <a name="tremolo" id="tremolo"></a><ins title="was tremulo">tremolo</ins>, and the Deacon
+resumes):</p>
+
+<p>The glorious notes of the battle-hymn float over the red field of
+carnage. Brave men hear the inspiring music; the ranks close up; the
+bayonets are fixed; and, with a cheer which strikes terror to the heart
+of the foe, they rush forward in one glorious charge, across the plain
+slippery with the blood of patriots, up the opposing hillside, even to
+the mouth of cannon belching forth fire and death.&mdash;But stop! Look
+yonder! The dying soldier raises his head. His breast is already crimson
+with his heart's-blood. His eye even now is dimming and glazing. The old
+home comes back to him in memory. He puts his hand to his ear as if
+listening. What does he hear?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[Pg 49]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>(Here the organist plays softly the strains of "Home, Sweet Home," or
+some well-known lullaby; during which the Deacon continues):</p>
+
+<p>Ah, it is the old, old melody of youth and home! Again we are around the
+old hearthstone. Again do we kneel at mother's knee to lisp the evening
+prayer. Again she takes us in her arms, and sings to her tired child the
+soft, low lullaby of childhood's happy days.&mdash;Oh, Music, Music! Art
+Divine! Thou dost move and stir the heart as nothing else can do! Yet
+never canst thy sweet potency be better used than when it inspires
+praise and gratitude to the great Lord and Master of us all!</p>
+
+<p>(At the word "all," the organist promptly strikes the chords of "Old
+Hundred," and, to its accompaniment, the Master calling up the Lodge,
+all unite in singing the long-metre doxology.)</p>
+
+<p>This brings us to the outer door of the M. C., which we find partly
+open, but strictly tiled by the J. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: "Who comes here?"</p>
+
+<p>"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C. to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"How do you expect to pass the outer door?"<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[Pg 50]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>"By the *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"Give them."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"What does this *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* denote?"</p>
+
+<p>"Plenty."</p>
+
+<p>"How is it represented?"</p>
+
+<p>"By a sheaf of corn suspended near a waterfall."</p>
+
+<p>"How did it originate?"</p>
+
+<p>"It originated in consequence of a quarrel that long existed between
+Jephtha, judge of Israel, and the Ephraimites. The Ephraimites were a
+wicked, stubborn and rebellious people, whom Jephtha strove to subdue by
+lenient means, but all to no avail. They became highly incensed because
+they were not called to share in the rich spoils of the Ammonitish war,
+raised an exceeding great army, crossed over the river Jordan, came down
+upon Jephtha and gave him battle. Jephtha, being apprised of their
+approach, called out the mighty men of Gilead and put the Ephraimites to
+flight. And to make his victory secure, he placed guards at all the
+passes on the river Jordan, giving them this password: Shibboleth. The
+Ephraimites, being of a different tribe and dialect, could not pronounce
+the word Shibboleth, but called it Sibboleth, which trifling defect
+proved them<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[Pg 51]</a></span> enemies, and there fell at that time forty and two
+thousand."</p>
+
+<p>"The *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* with the explanation are correct. You have my
+permission to pass the outer door."</p>
+
+<p>This brings us to the inner door of the M. C., which we find partly open
+but more strictly tiled by the S. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.</p>
+
+<p>"Who comes here?"</p>
+
+<p>"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C., to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen, and to be taught the wages of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"How do you expect to pass the inner door?"</p>
+
+<p>"By the true *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* and *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* of a F. C."</p>
+
+<p>"Give them."</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>"They are correct. You have my permission to pass the inner
+<a name="door" id="door"></a><ins title="was question mark">door!"</ins></p>
+
+<p>This brings us into the M. C. W. M., this young F. C. has come up to the
+M. C. to have his name enrolled among the workmen and be taught the
+wages of a F. C.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: "I congratulate you upon your arrival into the M. C. You have
+been admitted<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[Pg 52]</a></span> for the sake of the letter G. you see suspended over the
+Master's station, which entitles you to the enrolling of your name among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C. Brother Secretary, you
+will enroll the brother's name. The wages of a F. C. are C., W. and O.
+The C. of nourishment, W. of refreshment and O. of joy. I will also
+instruct you in the three P. J. They are a L. E., an I. T., and a F. B.
+A. L. E., that you will ever be attentive to lessons from the I. T., and
+a F. B. should serve as a faithful repository for all the secrets of the
+Fraternity that may be entrusted to your <a name="care" id="care"></a><ins title="quotation mark added">care."</ins></p>
+
+<p>The letter G. has a very significant meaning. It is the initial of
+Geometry, the first and noblest of sciences, and the basis on which the
+superstructure of Freemasonry is erected. By Geometry we may curiously
+trace Nature through her various windings to her most concealed
+recesses; by it we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Grand
+Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which
+compose this vast machine; by it we discover how the planets move in
+their respective orbits and demonstrate their various revolutions; by it
+we account for the return of the seasons, and the variety of scenes
+which each season displays to the discerning<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[Pg 53]</a></span> eye. Numberless worlds are
+around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the
+vast expanse, and are all conducted by the same unerring law of Nature.</p>
+
+<p>A survey of Nature, and the observation of her beautiful proportions,
+first determined man to imitate the divine plan and study symmetry and
+order. This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art. The
+architect began to design, and the plans which he laid down, being
+improved by time and experience, have produced works which are the
+admiration of every age.</p>
+
+<p>The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance and the devastations
+of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of
+antiquity, on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been
+employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnificent, and
+constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing
+ravages of barbarous force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, still
+survives. The attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive
+tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry are safely lodged in the
+repository of faithful breasts.</p>
+
+<p>Tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most
+expressive have been<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[Pg 54]</a></span> selected by the Fraternity to imprint on the mind
+wise and serious truths, and thus through a succession of ages have been
+transmitted unimpaired the most excellent tenets of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>But the letter G. has a far greater significance still. It is the
+initial of Deity&mdash;a name that, at the mere mention of which, all, from
+the W. M. in the east to the youngest E. A. in the northeast corner,
+should with meekness reverently bow.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Lecture.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Symbolism of the Degree.</h3>
+
+<p>If the object of the first degree is to symbolize the struggles of a
+candidate groping in darkness for intellectual light, that of the second
+degree represents the same candidate laboring amid all the difficulties
+that encumber the young beginner in the attainment of learning and
+science. The Entered Apprentice is to emerge from darkness to light; the
+Fellow Craft is to come out of ignorance into knowledge. This degree,
+therefore, by fitting emblems, is intended to typify these struggles of
+the ardent mind for the attainment of truth&mdash;moral and intellectual
+truth&mdash;and above all<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[Pg 55]</a></span> that Divine truth, the comprehension of which
+surpasseth human understanding, and to which, standing in the Middle
+Chamber, after his laborious ascent of the winding stairs, he can only
+approximate by the reception of an imperfect, yet glorious reward in the
+revelation of that "hieroglyphic light which none but craftsmen ever
+saw."</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge at Passing.</h3>
+
+<p>Brother: Being passed to the second degree of Freemasonry, we
+congratulate you on your preferment. The internal, and not the external,
+qualifications of a man are what Masonry regards. As you increase in
+knowledge you will improve in social intercourse.</p>
+
+<p>It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which as a Fellow Craft you
+are bound to discharge, or to enlarge on the necessity of a strict
+adherence to them, as your own experience must have established their
+value. Our laws and regulations you are strenuously to support, and be
+always ready to assist in seeing them duly executed. You are not to
+palliate or aggravate the offenses of your brethren, but in the decision
+of every trespass against our rules you are to judge with candor,
+admonish with friendship, and reprehend with justice.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[Pg 56]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education which
+tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly
+recommended to your consideration, especially the science of Geometry,
+which is established as the basis of our art. Geometry, or Masonry,
+originally synonymous terms, being of a divine and moral nature, is
+enriched with the most useful knowledge; while it proves the wonderful
+properties of nature, it demonstrates the more important truths of
+morality.</p>
+
+<p>Your past behavior and regular deportment have merited the honor which
+we have conferred, and in your new character it is expected that you
+will conform to the principles of the Institution by steadily
+persevering in the practice of every commendable virtue.</p>
+
+<p>Such is the nature of your engagements as a Fellow Craft, and to these
+duties you are bound by the most sacred ties.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[Pg 57]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="MASTER_MASON" id="MASTER_MASON"></a>MASTER MASON.</h2>
+
+<h3>FIRST SECTION.</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page057.jpg" width="200" height="221" alt="Compasses" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Reception.</h3>
+
+<p>The Compasses are peculiarly dedicated to this degree, and as a Master
+Mason you are taught that between their extreme points are contained the
+most important tenets of Freemasonry&mdash;Friendship, Morality and Brotherly
+Love.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Perambulation.</h3>
+
+<p>The following passage of Scripture is introduced:</p>
+
+<p>Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days
+come not,</p>
+
+<p>Nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in
+them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[Pg 58]</a></span> not
+darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:</p>
+
+<p>In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong
+men shall bow themselves,</p>
+
+<p>And the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of
+the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets,</p>
+
+<p>When the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice
+of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;</p>
+
+<p>Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be
+in the way,</p>
+
+<p>And the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a
+burden, and desire shall fail:</p>
+
+<p>Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the
+streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be
+broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
+the cistern.</p>
+
+<p>Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
+return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. xii, 1-7.)<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_59" id="Page_59">[Pg 59]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page059.jpg" width="500" height="165" alt="Working Tools of a Master Mason" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+
+<h3>Presentation of Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>The Working Tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry,
+especially the Trowel.</p>
+
+<p>The Trowel is an instrument used by operative masons to spread the
+cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, as Free
+and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and
+glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and
+affection&mdash;that cement which unites us into one sacred band or society
+of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist,
+save that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work
+and best agree.</p>
+
+<p>My brother, you have been</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_60" id="Page_60">[Pg 60]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>SECOND SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>The lodge represents the Craft at refreshment at the building of K. S.'s
+Temple.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Address.</h3>
+
+<p>Character and habits of the builder.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Altar.</h3>
+
+<p>South, West, East.</p>
+
+<p>Hill west of *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/page060.jpg" width="500" height="499" alt="Mason amongst trees" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[Pg 61]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>K. S.&mdash;"What is the cause of confusion?"</p>
+
+<p>H. K. T.&mdash;"*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*"</p>
+
+
+<h3>First and Second Search.</h3>
+
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page061.jpg" width="450" height="444" alt="During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine)." title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine).</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[Pg 62]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Choose from the bands *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Those traveling in a *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page062.jpg" width="450" height="440" alt="Sea Coast of Joppa" title="" />
+<span class="caption">Sea Coast of Joppa</span>
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>Third Search.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Fourth Search. *&nbsp;*&nbsp;* Acacia and voices. Capture&mdash;Sentence.&mdash;W. W. F. T.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<h3>F. C. Released.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Procession.</h3>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[Pg 63]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">1. Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">"Ye living men come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">2. "Princes! this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The tall, the wise, the reverend head,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">3. Great God! is this our certain doom!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And are we still secure,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i1">4. Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">To fit our souls to fly.<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Notes of our departing time;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For mortality is here!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">See how wide her trophies wave<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">O'er the slumbers of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here another guest we bring!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our fun'ral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our <a name="earthly" id="earthly"></a><ins title="was eathly">earthly</ins> tie<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Take us to Thy Lodge on high.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_64" id="Page_64">[Pg 64]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The following Prayer is used at the raising of a brother to the degree
+of Master <a name="mason" id="mason"></a><ins title="was Msaon">Mason</ins>:</p>
+
+<p>Thou, O God! knowest our down-sitting and our up-rising, and
+understandest our thoughts afar off. Shield and defend us from the evil
+intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and
+afflictions we are destined to endure while traveling through this vale
+of tears. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of
+trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also
+as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the
+number of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that
+he cannot pass. Turn from him that he may rest till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more. Yet, O
+Lord, have compassion on the children of Thy creation; administer them
+comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation.
+Amen!</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_65" id="Page_65">[Pg 65]</a></span></p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/page065.jpg" width="300" height="279" alt="Handshake within white star" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to go on foot, and even barefoot, on a
+worthy M. M.'s errand, should his necessities require it, and we be no
+better provided.</p>
+
+<p>That we should ever remember our brethren in our devotions to Deity.</p>
+
+<p>That the secrets of a worthy M. M., when communicated to us as such,
+should be as secure and inviolate in our breasts as they were in his
+before communication.</p>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to stretch forth a hand to support a
+falling brother, and aid him on all lawful occasions.</p>
+
+<p>That we should be ever ready to whisper wise counsel in the ear of a
+brother, and warn him of approaching <a name="danger" id="danger"></a><ins title="fullstop added">danger.</ins></p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_66" id="Page_66">[Pg 66]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>It has been the practice of all ages to erect monuments to the memory of
+exalted worth.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/page066.jpg" width="400" height="402" alt="Master Mason and Apprentice within circle" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>THIRD SECTION.</h3>
+
+<p>This section illustrates certain hieroglyphical emblems, and inculcates
+many useful and impressive moral lessons. It also details many
+particulars relative to the building of the Temple at Jerusalem.</p>
+
+
+<h3>King Solomon's Temple.</h3>
+
+<p>This magnificent structure was founded in the fourth year of the reign
+of Solomon, on the second day of the month Zif, being the second month
+of the sacred year. It was located<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_67" id="Page_67">[Pg 67]</a></span> on Mt. Moriah, near the place where
+Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, and where David met and
+appeased the destroying angel. Josephus informs us that, though more
+than seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole
+term it did not rain in the day time, that the workmen might not be
+obstructed in their labor. From sacred history we also learn that there
+was not the sound of ax, hammer or any tool of iron heard in the house
+while it was building. It is said to have been supported by 1,453
+columns and 2,906 pilasters, all hewn from the finest Parian marble. It
+was symbolically supported, also, by three pillars.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page067.jpg" width="450" height="343"
+alt="King Solomon&#39;s Temple" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>The three pillars here represented were explained in a preceding degree,
+and there represented<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_68" id="Page_68">[Pg 68]</a></span> Wisdom, Strength and Beauty. Here they represent
+our three ancient Grand Masters: S. K. of I., H. K. of T., and H. A.;
+the pillar Wisdom, S. K. of I., by whose wisdom the Temple was erected,
+that superb model of excellence which has so honored and exalted his
+name; the pillar Strength, H. K. of T., who strengthened K. S. in his
+great and important undertaking; and the pillar Beauty, H. A., the W. S.
+of the tribe of Naphtali, by whose cunning workmanship the Temple was so
+beautified and adorned.</p>
+
+<p>There were employed in its building 3 Grand Masters, 3,300 Masters or
+overseers of the work, 80,000 Fellow Crafts, and 70,000 Entered
+Apprentices or bearers of burdens. All these were classed and arranged
+in such manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord nor
+confusion was suffered to interrupt or disturb the peace and good
+fellowship which prevailed among the workmen, except in one notable
+instance.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>In front of the magnificent porch were placed the two celebrated
+pillars&mdash;one on the left hand, and one on the right hand. They are
+supposed to have been placed there as a memorial to the children of
+Israel of the happy<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_69" id="Page_69">[Pg 69]</a></span> deliverance of their forefathers from Egyptian
+bondage, and in commemoration of those two miraculous pillars of fire
+and of cloud. The pillar of fire gave light to the children of Israel
+and facilitated their march. The cloud proved darkness to
+<a name="pharaoh" id="pharaoh"></a><ins title="was Pharoah">Pharaoh</ins> and his host and retarded their pursuit.
+King Solomon, therefore, ordered these pillars placed at the entrance of
+the Temple, as the most conspicuous place, that the children of Israel
+might have that happy event continually before their eyes in going to
+and returning from divine worship.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Three Steps.</h3>
+
+<p>The Three Steps usually delineated upon the Master's Carpet are
+emblematical of the three principal stages of human life: Youth, Manhood
+and Age. In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought industriously to
+occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge; in Manhood, as
+Fellow Crafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our
+respective duties to God, our neighbor and ourselves, so that in Age, as
+Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent on a
+well-spent life, and die in the hope of a glorious immortality.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_70" id="Page_70">[Pg 70]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>The Pot of Incense.</h3>
+
+<p>The Pot of Incense is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an
+acceptable sacrifice to Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so
+should our hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and
+beneficent Author of our existence for the manifold blessings and
+comforts we enjoy.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Beehive.</h3>
+
+<p>The Beehive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the practice of
+that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph in heaven to
+the lowest reptile of the dust. It teaches us that as we came into the
+world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious
+ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow-creatures around us
+are in want, especially when it is in our power to relieve them without
+inconvenience to ourselves.</p>
+
+<p>When we take a survey of Nature, we view man in his infancy, more
+helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for
+days, months and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for
+himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the field,
+or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather. It might
+have<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_71" id="Page_71">[Pg 71]</a></span> pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man
+independent of all created beings; but as dependence is one of the
+strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other
+for protection and security, thereby enjoying better opportunities of
+fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man
+formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God;
+and he who will so demean himself as not to endeavor to add to the
+common stock of knowledge may be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a
+useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Book of Constitutions.</h3>
+
+<p>The Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tiler's Sword reminds us that
+we should be ever watchful and guarded in our thoughts, words and
+actions, particularly when before the enemies of Masonry, ever bearing
+in remembrance those truly Masonic virtues, silence and circumspection.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Sword.</h3>
+
+<p>The Sword pointing to a Naked Heart demonstrates that justice will
+sooner or later overtake us; and although our thoughts, words and
+actions may be hidden from the eyes of men, yet that&mdash;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[Pg 72]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page072.jpg" width="450" height="295"
+alt="All Seeing Eye, Sun, Moon, Stars, Comet and Heart" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>All Seeing Eye whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose
+watchful care even Comets perform their stupendous revolutions, pervades
+the inmost recesses of the human Heart, and will reward us according to
+our merits.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Anchor and the Ark.</h3>
+
+<p>The Anchor and the Ark are emblems of a well-grounded hope and a
+well-spent life. They are emblematical of that Divine Ark which safely
+wafts us over this tempestuous sea of troubles, and that Anchor which
+shall safely moor us in a peaceful harbor, where the wicked cease from
+troubling and the weary are at rest.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Forty-seventh Problem of Euclid.</h3>
+
+<p>This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother Pythagoras, who,
+in his travels through Asia, Africa and Europe, was initiated<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[Pg 73]</a></span> into
+several orders of priesthood, and raised to the sublime degree of Master
+Mason. This wise philosopher enriched his mind abundantly in a general
+knowledge of things and more especially in Geometry, or Masonry. On this
+subject he drew out many problems and <a name="theorems" id="theorems"></a><ins title="was theorims">theorems</ins>; and among
+the most distinguished he erected this, which, in the joy of his heart,
+he called Eureka, in the Grecian language signifying "I have found it;"
+and upon the erection of which he is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb.
+It teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and sciences.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;">
+<img src="images/page073.jpg" width="200" height="199" alt="Pythagorean diagram" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h3>The Hour-Glass.</h3>
+
+<p>The Hour-glass is an emblem of human life. Behold how swiftly the sands
+run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close! We cannot without
+astonishment behold the little particles which are contained in this
+machine&mdash;how they pass away almost imperceptibly; and yet, to our
+surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus
+wastes man! To-day he puts forth the tender leaves<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_74" id="Page_74">[Pg 74]</a></span> of hope; to-morrow
+blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him; the next day
+comes a frost which nips the shoot; and when he thinks his greatness is
+still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to enrich our mother
+earth.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Scythe.</h3>
+
+<p>The Scythe is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life
+and launches us into eternity. Behold what havoc the Scythe of Time
+makes among the human race! If by chance we should escape the numerous
+ills incident to childhood and youth, and with health and vigor arrive
+at the years of manhood, yet withal we must soon be cut down by the
+all-devouring Scythe of Time, and be gathered into the land where our
+fathers have gone before us.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/page074.jpg" width="450" height="223" alt="Coffin, Spade, Tree" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>Thus we close the explanation of the emblems upon the solemn thought of
+death, which, without revelation, is dark and gloomy; but we are
+suddenly revived by the ever-green and ever-living Sprig of Faith<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_75" id="Page_75">[Pg 75]</a></span> which
+strengthens us, with confidence and composure, to look forward to a
+blessed immortality; and we doubt not that, on the glorious morn of the
+Resurrection, our bodies will rise and become as incorruptible as our
+souls.</p>
+
+<p>Then let us imitate the good man in his virtuous and amiable conduct, in
+his unfeigned piety to God, in his inflexible fidelity to his trust,
+that we may welcome the grim tyrant Death, and receive him as a kind
+messenger sent from our Supreme Grand Master, to translate us from this
+imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious and celestial lodge above, where
+the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Lecture.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Charge.</h3>
+
+<p>My Brother&mdash;Your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you
+have made in the mysteries, and your conformity to our regulations, have
+pointed you out as a proper object of our favor and esteem. You are now
+bound, by duty, honor and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to
+support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce,
+by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order.</p>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_76" id="Page_76">[Pg 76]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct the
+errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them
+against a breach of fidelity. To preserve the reputation of the
+fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and for this purpose it
+is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and
+submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors,
+kindness and condescension. Universal benevolence you are always to
+inculcate, and by the regularity of your own behavior afford the best
+example for the conduct of others less informed. The ancient landmarks
+of the Order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve, and
+never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the
+established usages and customs of the fraternity.</p>
+
+<p>Your virtue, honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with
+dignity the character you now bear. Let no motive, therefore, make you
+swerve from your duty, violate your vows or betray your trust; but be
+true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist
+whom you have this evening represented. Thus you will render yourself
+deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence
+that we have reposed in you.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_77" id="Page_77">[Pg 77]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES" id="FORMS_AND_CEREMONIES"></a>FORMS AND CEREMONIES.</h2>
+
+
+<h3>Grand Honors.</h3>
+
+<p>The public Grand Honors (not funeral) are given by raising the hands
+above and a little in front of the head, and clapping them three times
+together, then letting them fall to the side&mdash;repeating this action
+twice, making three times.</p>
+
+<p>The private Grand Honors are made by 3x3, but not in the same way as the
+public Grand Honors.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Reception of Visitors.</h3>
+
+<p>The reception of visitors with the honor due to their rank is an ancient
+custom of the fraternity which should never be omitted. It is an act of
+great discourtesy to a visiting officer to omit his formal reception by
+the Lodge, and in an official visitation the visiting officer should
+ordinarily require it. On the occasion of visits not official it will be
+found to greatly increase a true fraternal feeling when courtesy is
+properly shown.</p>
+
+
+<h3>I.&mdash;Grand Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>When a visit from the Grand Lodge is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for the use of the Grand Lodge, where
+the same can be opened in the proper form. On being notified that the
+Grand Lodge is opened and prepared for the visitation, the Master, the
+Lodge being opened on the third degree, will send a committee,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_78" id="Page_78">[Pg 78]</a></span> headed,
+if possible, by a Past Master, with the Masters of Ceremony with their
+rods, the Deacons with their rods, and the Marshal, to escort the Grand
+Lodge. A procession is formed in the following order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Marshal.<br />
+Masters of Ceremony.<br />
+Committee.<br />
+Deacons.<br />
+The Grand Lodge.<br />
+</p>
+
+<p>On arriving at the door, the Grand Marshal will announce:</p>
+
+<p>"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. of the State of
+Arkansas."</p>
+
+<p>The procession enters, the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons halt inside
+the door and cross their rods, the committee proceed, followed by the
+Grand Lodge in the inverse order of their rank. When the Grand Master
+arrives in front of the altar, he halts, and the Grand Lodge filing to
+the right and left form a line across the hall. The committee then
+introduce The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
+Arkansas. The Grand Master then advances to the East, and the Master
+receives him according to ancient usages, with the private Grand Honors
+of Masonry, and resigns to him the chair and the gavel, each other Grand
+Officer taking his station in place of the corresponding officer of the
+Lodge, and the brethren are seated.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master, at his pleasure, resigns the chair to the Master,
+whereupon the other Grand Officers resign their respective stations to
+the proper officers of the Lodge, and repair to the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_79" id="Page_79">[Pg 79]</a></span> East, and take
+seats on the right of the Grand Master.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Lodge should retire before the Lodge is closed. When the Grand
+Master announces his intention to retire, the Lodge is called up, the
+Grand Honors are given, and the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons repair
+to the door and cross their rods, the Marshal conducts the procession of
+the Grand Lodge to the door, and salutes as the procession passes him.</p>
+
+
+<h3>II.&mdash;The Grand Master.</h3>
+
+<p>When a visit from the Grand Master is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for his use and that of his suite.
+When the Grand Master's visit is announced, the Master sends the
+Marshal, Deacons, Masters of Ceremony, and one of the oldest members (a
+Past Master, if practicable) bearing the Book of Constitutions, to
+escort him to the Lodge Room. A procession is formed in the following
+order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">Marshal.<br />
+Masters of Ceremony. Suite.<br />
+Brother with the Book of Constitutions.<br />
+Grand Master.<br />
+Deacons.</p>
+
+<p>The Marshal announces to Tyler, Tyler to J. D., and J. D.: "The Most Worshipful Grand Master of
+Masons of Arkansas," when the Master calls up the Lodge. The Masters of
+Ceremony stop inside, and cross their rods, while the others proceed
+towards the East. On arriving at the altar, the suite open inwards, the
+Grand Master passes through,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_80" id="Page_80">[Pg 80]</a></span> and the others, filing to the right and
+left, form a line across the hall. The private Grand Honors are then
+given. The Grand Master advances to the East, and the Master receives
+him, resigns to him the chair and the gavel. The suite take place on the
+right of the Master, and the Lodge is seated.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master may decline to receive the chair and gavel, or at his
+pleasure may resign the same.</p>
+
+<p>When the Grand Master announces his intention to retire, having
+previously resigned the chair and gavel to the Master, the Lodge is
+called up, the Private Grand Honors are given and the Master directs the
+proper officers to attend for the escort of the Grand Master. The
+Masters of Ceremony halt at the door, cross their rods, and the other
+officers escort the Grand Master to his apartment.</p>
+
+
+<h3>III.&mdash;The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Wardens, Etc.</h3>
+
+<p>The form will be the same as for the Grand Master, except that the Book
+of Constitutions will not be borne before them.</p>
+
+
+<h3>IV.&mdash;Other Brethren.</h3>
+
+<p>When a brother visits a Lodge for the first time and has been vouched
+for, the Master will send the Senior Deacon to introduce him. That
+officer conducts him to the Altar and says:</p>
+
+<p>"Worshipful Master, I have the pleasure of introducing to you Brother
+......, of ...... Lodge ......"<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_81" id="Page_81">[Pg 81]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master calls up the Lodge and says:</p>
+
+<p>"Brother ......, it gives me pleasure to Introduce to you the members of
+...... Lodge and to welcome you to a seat among us. We meet on ......,
+and shall be very glad to welcome you to any of our meetings."</p>
+
+<p>The Senior Deacon conducts the visitor to a seat and the Lodge is
+seated.</p>
+
+<p>If the visitor is to be examined the W. M. appoints a committee, who
+retire at the door of the preparation room, the S. D. passing them out.
+When the committee are ready to report, they make an alarm at the door
+of the preparation room. The S. D. attends to it, and reports that the
+examining committee desire admission. The W. M. directs him to admit
+them. When he goes to the door, if the committee expect to report
+favorably they will introduce the S. D. to the visitor. The committee
+then come in and make their report at the altar that they have examined
+......, who claims to be a member of ...... Lodge No. ......, under the
+jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of ...... and find him to be a Master
+Mason (or, that they are not satisfied to vouch for him as a worthy
+Mason). The W. M. seats the committee, and asks if there is any
+objection to the admission of ...... as a visitor. Any member of the
+Lodge has the right to object to the admission of a visitor, but the
+grounds of the objection must be stated to the W. M., who shall judge of
+the sufficiency thereof. If there be no objection, the W. M. directs the
+S. D. to introduce the brother. The S. D. presents him at the altar and
+introduces him to the W. M., who in turn introduces him to the Lodge in
+the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_82" id="Page_82">[Pg 82]</a></span> form above. No brother should be allowed to visit a lodge
+<a name="for" id="for"></a><ins title="was For">for</ins>
+the first time without an introduction. If the visitor is a
+Past Master, he should be invited to a seat in the East.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="Election_and_Installation" id="Election_and_Installation"></a>Election and Installation.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary of a
+chartered Lodge must be chosen annually by ballot, and by a majority of
+votes, at the time fixed in the by-laws. The Senior and Junior Deacons
+and Tyler are appointed by the W. M. A Chaplain and Senior and Junior
+Masters of Ceremony may be appointed also.</p>
+
+<p>If a lodge fails to elect officers at the time appointed, it may at said
+meeting, or at the next regular meeting thereof, appoint a day for such
+election, not more than three months from the regular time, and may,
+without dispensation, elect officers at said appointed time and install
+them at once.</p>
+
+<p>No member in arrears for dues at the time of the regular election shall
+be elected or appointed to any office in the Lodge, nor be allowed to
+vote at such election.</p>
+
+<p>Every voter is eligible to any office except that of Master.</p>
+
+<p>Where a Lodge finds it absolutely necessary to elect a brother W. M.,
+who has not served as Warden, the facts must be reported to the Grand
+Master, and the Master-elect must not be installed without his
+dispensation.</p>
+
+<p>When vacancies occur in any of the elective offices of the Lodge, they
+must be filled by seniority or pro tem. appointments during the
+remainder of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_83" id="Page_83">[Pg 83]</a></span> the term. No election can be held to fill them except by
+dispensation of the Grand Master.</p>
+
+<p>Each Lodge may make its own rule as to whether nominations shall be made
+or vote without nominations.</p>
+
+<p>No one can be installed by proxy.</p>
+
+<p>Officers re-elected must be installed after each election.</p>
+
+<p>Membership in a Lodge is necessary to <a name="eligibility" id="eligibility"></a><ins title="was elibibilty">eligibility</ins>
+to office except in case of Tyler and Organist.</p>
+
+<p>Any Past Master in good standing of a Blue Lodge can install the
+officers of a Lodge.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_84" id="Page_84">[Pg 84]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>INSTALLATIONS.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Officers of a New Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>The new Lodge having been constituted, etc., the Grand Master says:</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: This Lodge having been constituted, I will now install its
+officers. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, collect the official
+jewels, place them upon the altar, and present Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, who
+has been elected Worshipful Master.</p>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master now conducts the W. M. elect before the altar,
+facing the East, and says:</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I present Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, to
+be installed Worshipful Master of this Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, have you carefully examined
+the brother, and do you find him qualified to discharge the duties of
+the office for which he has been chosen?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find him to be qualified and
+of good<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_85" id="Page_85">[Pg 85]</a></span> morals, of great skill, true and trusty; and, as he is a lover
+of the Fraternity, I doubt not he will discharge his duties with
+fidelity and honor.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will perform the installation service to the end,
+continuing the ceremony as for annually elected officers, the Deputy
+Grand Master assisting.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Annually Elected Officers.</h3>
+
+<p>Installing his successor is usually the prerogative of the retiring
+Worshipful Master, although any Past Master may act as installing
+officer for the occasion. A competent brother (usually a Past Master)
+will be appointed to act as Marshal, who will present the officers-elect
+for installation. All things being in order, the Installing Officer
+says:</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother Marshal, you will present the Worshipful
+Master-elect for installation.</p>
+
+<p>Mar: Worshipful Master, I present Brother &mdash;&mdash;, who has been elected
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and is now ready for installation.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brethren, you now behold before you Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, who
+has been elected to serve this Lodge as Worshipful Master, and now
+declares himself ready<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[Pg 86]</a></span> for installation. If any of you have any reason
+to urge why he should not be installed you will make it known now, or
+forever after hold your peace. No objection being offered, I shall now
+install him.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, I congratulate you upon your election as
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and it will afford me great pleasure to
+invest you with the authority and the insignia of your office. Previous
+to your investiture, however, it is necessary that you signify your
+assent to those charges and regulations which point out the duty of the
+Master of a Lodge:</p>
+
+<p>I. You agree to be a good man and true, and strictly to obey the moral
+law?</p>
+
+<p>II. You agree to be a peaceable citizen and cheerfully to conform to the
+laws of the country in which you reside?</p>
+
+<p>III. You promise not to be concerned in plots and conspiracies against
+the government, but patiently submit to the law and the constituted
+authorities?</p>
+
+<p>IV. You agree to pay a proper respect to the civil magistrates, to work
+diligently, live creditably, and act honorably toward all men?</p>
+
+<p>V. You agree to hold in veneration the original rulers and patrons of
+Freemasonry, and their regular successors, supreme and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[Pg 87]</a></span> subordinate,
+according to their stations, and submit to the awards and resolutions of
+your brethren, in Lodge convened, in every case consistent with the
+<a name="constitutions" id="constitutions"></a><ins title="was Constituions">Constitutions</ins> of the Fraternity?</p>
+
+<p>VI. You agree to avoid private piques and quarrels, and to guard against
+intemperance and excess?</p>
+
+<p>VII. You agree to be cautious in your behavior, courteous to your
+brethren, and faithful to your Lodge?</p>
+
+<p>VIII. You promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance
+impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>IX. You agree to promote the general good of society, to cultivate the
+social virtues, and to propagate the knowledge of the mystic art?</p>
+
+<p>X. You promise to pay homage to the Grand Master for the time being, and
+to his officers when duly installed, and strictly to conform to every
+edict of the Grand Lodge that is not subversive of the principles and
+groundwork of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>XI. You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to
+make innovations in the body of Masonry?</p>
+
+<p>XII. You promise a regular attendance on the communications of the Grand
+Lodge, on<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[Pg 88]</a></span> receiving proper notice, and to pay a proper attention to all
+the duties of Masonry, on convenient occasions?</p>
+
+<p>XIII. You admit that no new Lodge shall be formed without permission of
+the Grand Lodge, and that no countenance be given to any irregular
+Lodge, or to any person clandestinely made therein, being contrary to
+the ancient charges of Freemasonry?</p>
+
+<p>XIV. You admit that no person can be regularly made a Mason in, or
+admitted a member of, any regular Lodge without previous notice and due
+inquiry into his character?</p>
+
+<p>XV. You agree that no visitor shall be received into your Lodge without
+due examination, or being properly vouched for?</p>
+
+<p>These are the regulations of Free and Accepted Masons. Do you submit to
+these charges and promise to support these regulations, as Masters have
+done in all ages before you?</p>
+
+
+<p>The Master answers: I do.</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, in consequence of your conformity to the
+charges and regulations of the Fraternity, you are now to be installed
+Master of this Lodge, in full confidence of your skill and capacity to
+govern the same.</p>
+
+<p>The Master is then regularly invested with<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[Pg 89]</a></span> the insignia of his office,
+and the furniture and implements of the Lodge are placed in his charge.
+The various implements of his profession are emblematical of his conduct
+in life, and are fully explained, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: The Holy Writings, that Great Light in Masonry, which guides
+us to all truth, directs our path to the temple of happiness, and points
+out the whole duty of man.</p>
+
+<p>The Square teaches us to regulate our actions and harmonize our conduct
+with the principles of morality and virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in every station, that,
+rising to eminence by merit, we may live respected and die regretted.</p>
+
+<p>The Rule directs us to punctually observe our duty, press forward in the
+path of virtue, and, inclining neither to the right nor to the left, in
+all our actions to have eternity in view.</p>
+
+<p>The Line, the emblem of moral rectitude, teaches us to avoid
+dissimulation in conversation and action, and to walk in the path which
+leads to a blessed immortality.</p>
+
+<p>The Constitution and Laws you are to search at all times and cause to be
+read in your Lodge, that none may pretend ignorance of the excellent
+precepts they enjoin.</p>
+
+<p>You now receive in charge the Charter, by<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_90" id="Page_90">[Pg 90]</a></span> the authority of which this
+Lodge is held. You are carefully to preserve the same and duly transmit
+it to your successor in office.</p>
+
+<p>You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of your Lodge, which you are
+to see carefully and punctually executed.</p>
+
+<p>The new Master is conducted to the East and placed on the right of the
+Installing Officer until the other officers are installed.</p>
+
+<p>The other officers are then severally presented by the Marshal to the
+Installing Officer, who delivers to each his appropriate charge.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Senior Warden.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Senior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Senior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.</p>
+
+<p>The Level teaches that we are descended from the same stock, partake of
+the same nature, and share the same hope; "that we are all children of
+one common father, heirs of the same infirmities, and exposed to the
+same vicissitudes." It also reminds us that, although distinctions among
+men are necessary to preserve<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_91" id="Page_91">[Pg 91]</a></span> subordination, no eminence of station
+should make us forget that we are brethren, and that in the Lodge and in
+all our Masonic associations, we are on a level. This implement teaches
+us that a time will come, and the wisest knows not how soon, when all
+distinctions but that of goodness, shall cease, and death, the grand
+leveler of all human greatness, reduce us to the same state.</p>
+
+<p>Your regular attendance on the stated and other meetings of the Lodge is
+essentially necessary. In the absence of the Master you are to govern
+the Lodge, and in his presence assist him in the government of it. Hence
+you will perceive the necessity of preparing yourself for the important
+duties which may devolve upon you. Look well to the West, and guard with
+scrupulous care the pillar committed to your charge.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his proper station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Junior Warden.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Junior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Junior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_92" id="Page_92">[Pg 92]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations; to do
+unto others as we would have others do to us; to observe the just medium
+between intemperance and pleasure, and make our passions and prejudices
+coincide with the line of our duty.</p>
+
+<p>In the absence of the Master and Senior Warden upon you devolves the
+government of the Lodge; but to you is especially committed the
+superintendence of the Craft during the hours of refreshment; it is,
+therefore, not only necessary that you should be temperate and discreet
+in the indulgence of your own inclinations, but carefully observe that
+none of the Craft convert the purpose of refreshment into intemperance
+or excess. Look well to the South. Guard with vigilance the pillar
+committed to your charge, that nothing may disturb the harmony of the
+Lodge or mar its beauty.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his proper station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Treasurer.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Treasurer of this
+Lodge and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It is your duty to receive all moneys belonging to the Lodge from the
+Secretary, keep a<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_93" id="Page_93">[Pg 93]</a></span> just and true account thereof, and pay them out by
+order of the Worshipful Master and consent of the Lodge. Your own honor
+and the confidence the brethren repose in you will arouse you to that
+faithfulness in the discharge of the duties of your office which its
+important nature demands.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Secretary.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been elected Secretary of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It is your duty to "keep a faithful record of all things pertaining to
+the Lodge, proper to be written, transmit a copy of the same to the
+Grand Lodge when required, receive all moneys due the Lodge and pay them
+to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same."</p>
+
+<p>Your love for the Craft and attachment to the Lodge will induce you
+cheerfully to fulfill the very important duties of your office, and in
+so doing you will merit the esteem of your brethren.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Chaplain of this
+Lodge,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_94" id="Page_94">[Pg 94]</a></span> and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.</p>
+
+<p>It will be your duty to perform those solemn services which we should
+constantly render to our infinite Creator, and which, when offered by
+one whose holy profession is "to point to heaven and lead the way," may,
+by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and purifying our
+minds, prepare us for admission into the society of those above, whose
+happiness will be as endless as it is perfect.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station, which is in the East in front and to the
+left of the W. M.</p>
+
+
+<h3>The Senior and Junior Deacons.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brothers &mdash;&mdash; and &mdash;&mdash;, you are appointed Deacons of this
+Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your
+province to attend on the Master and Wardens and to act as their proxies
+in the active duties of the Lodge; such as in the reception of
+candidates into the different degrees of Masonry, the introduction and
+accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate practice of our rites.
+The Square and Compasses, as badges of your office, I entrust to your
+care, not doubting your vigilance and attention.</p>
+
+<p>They are conducted to their stations.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_95" id="Page_95">[Pg 95]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Masters of Ceremonies.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brothers &mdash;&mdash; and &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Masters of
+Ceremonies of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewels of
+your office. The positions to which you are assigned in the Lodge are
+very important. You are to assist the Senior Deacon and other officers
+in performing their respective duties. Your conduct should be courteous
+and dignified. Remember that in your company the candidate will receive
+his first impressions of our institution. Your regular and early
+attendance at our meetings will afford the best proof of your zeal and
+attachment to the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>They are conducted to their stations.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Tiler.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Brother &mdash;&mdash; &mdash;&mdash;, you have been appointed Tiler of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel and the implement of your
+office.</p>
+
+<p>As the Sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler to enable him
+effectually to guard the Lodge against the approach of cowans and
+eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or re-pass except such as are
+duly qualified and have permission of the Worshipful Master, so it
+should morally serve as a constant admonition<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_96" id="Page_96">[Pg 96]</a></span> to us to set a guard over
+our thoughts, a watch at our lips, and a sentinel over our actions,
+thereby preventing the approach of every unworthy thought or deed, and
+preserving consciences void of offence toward God and toward man. Your
+early and punctual attendance will give us the best proof of your
+appreciation of and love for the institution.</p>
+
+<p>He is conducted to his station.</p>
+
+<p>The Installing Officer, addressing the Master, when presenting the
+Gavel, explains its power and use.</p>
+
+<p>One * of which calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*; two * calls <a name="calls" id="calls"></a><ins title="semicolon added">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*;</ins>
+three * calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master, behold your brethren!</p>
+
+<p>Brethren, behold your Master!</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are then given the W. M. by the Lodge, the Marshal
+leading in the ceremony.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren are now seated. Then the Grand Master or Installing Officer
+may deliver an address or read the following charges, in his discretion:</p>
+
+<p>"Worshipful Master: The superintendence and government of the brethren
+who compose this Lodge having been committed to your care, you cannot be
+insensible of the obligations which devolve on you as their head, nor<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_97" id="Page_97">[Pg 97]</a></span>
+of your responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important
+duties annexed to your position.</p>
+
+<p>The honor, reputation and usefulness of this Lodge will materially
+depend upon the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>As a pattern for imitation, consider the great luminary of nature,
+which, rising in the East, regularly diffuses light and luster to all
+within the circle. In like manner, it is your province to spread and
+communicate light and instruction to the brethren of your Lodge.
+Forcibly impress upon them the dignity and high importance of Masonry,
+and seriously admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to
+practice out of the Lodge those duties which they have been taught in
+it; and by amiable, discreet and virtuous conduct, to convince mankind
+of the goodness of the institution; so that when a person is said to be
+a member of it, the world may know that he is one to whom the burdened
+heart may pour out its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit,
+whose hand is guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by
+benevolence.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_98" id="Page_98">[Pg 98]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>In short, by a diligent observance of the By-Laws of the Lodge, the
+Constitutions of Freemasonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which
+are given as a rule and a guide to your faith, you will be enabled to
+acquit yourself with honor and reputation, and lay up a crown of
+rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.</p>
+
+<p>Brother Senior and Junior Warden: You are too well acquainted with the
+principles of Masonry to warrant any distrust that you will be found
+wanting in the discharge of your respective duties. Suffice it to say,
+that what you have seen praiseworthy in others you should carefully
+imitate; and what in them may have appeared defective you should in
+yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and regularity;
+for it is only by a due regard to the laws in your own conduct that you
+can expect obedience to them from others. You are assiduously to assist
+the Master in the discharge of his trust, diffusing light and imparting
+knowledge to all whom he shall place under your care. In the absence of
+the Master, you will succeed to higher duties; your acquirements must
+therefore be such that the Craft may never suffer for want of proper
+instruction. From the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_99" id="Page_99">[Pg 99]</a></span> spirit which you have hitherto evinced, I
+entertain no doubt that your future conduct will be such as to merit the
+applause of your brethren and the testimony of a good conscience.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge being called up, the Installing Officer continues as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren of &mdash;&mdash; Lodge: Such is the nature of our constitution, that as
+some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, learn
+to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The officers
+who are chosen to govern your Lodge are sufficiently conversant with the
+rules of propriety and the laws of the institution to avoid exceeding
+the powers with which they are entrusted, and you are of too generous
+dispositions to envy their preferment; I, therefore, trust that you will
+have but one aim&mdash;to please each other, and unite in the grand design of
+being happy and communicating happiness.</p>
+
+<p>"Finally, my brethren, as this Lodge has been formed and perfected in so
+much unanimity and concord, so may it long continue. May you long enjoy
+every satisfaction and delight which disinterested friendship can
+afford. May kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your conduct as
+men and as Masons.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_100" id="Page_100">[Pg 100]</a></span> Within your peaceful walls may your children's
+children celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of
+this auspicious solemnity; and may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through this Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation."</p>
+
+<p>The Marshal then makes proclamation from the South, West and East in the
+following manner:</p>
+
+<p>"I am directed to proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that the
+Worshipful Master, Wardens, and other officers, elected and appointed,
+of &mdash;&mdash; Lodge, have been regularly installed into their respective
+stations."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_101" id="Page_101">[Pg 101]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="INSTALLATIONS" id="INSTALLATIONS"></a>
+<a name="INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE" id="INSTITUTING_AND_CONSTITUTING_NEW_LODGE"></a>INSTITUTING AND CONSTITUTING NEW LODGE</h2>
+
+
+<p>Ceremony for Instituting a Lodge Under Dispensation.</p>
+
+<p>The members of the new Lodge, whether they are to be instituted by the
+Grand Master, or by a brother deputized by him, will, in either case, be
+notified by the Master to assemble in their Lodge room at the time
+determined upon. After the brethren are assembled, the Grand Master, or
+Instituting Officer, will assume the East and announce the object of the
+meeting. He then causes the Letter of Dispensation to be read, after
+which the names of the officers appointed by the Grand Master and by the
+Master of the new Lodge will be announced. As these names are called,
+the officers will form in line near and facing the East, when each
+officer will be invested with his jewel. The new Master will then be
+seated in the East, on the right of the Instituting Officer. The Wardens
+and other officers will take their respective stations. The Instituting
+Officer will then open the Lodge on the third degree of Masonry, and
+deliver to the officers and brethren the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charges to the Officers and Brethren.</h3>
+
+<p>Inst. Off.: Worshipful Master: (Who rises.) The Grand Master having
+committed to your care the superintendence and government of the
+brethren who are to compose this new lodge, you cannot be<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_102" id="Page_102">[Pg 102]</a></span> insensible of
+the obligations which devolve on you, as their head, nor of your
+responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important duties
+attached to your office.</p>
+
+<p>The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will materially
+depend on the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.</p>
+
+<p>For a pattern of imitation, consider the sun, which, rising in the east,
+regularly diffuses light and luster to all within its circle. In like
+manner, it is in your province to spread and communicate light and
+instruction to the brethren of your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them
+the dignity and high importance of Masonry; and seriously admonish them
+never to disgrace it. Charge them to practice out of the Lodge, those
+duties which they have been taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and
+virtuous conduct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the
+Institution; so that, when any one is said to be a member of it, the
+world may know that he is one to whom the burdened heart may pour out
+its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit, whose hand is guided
+by justice, and whose heart is expanded by benevolence. In short, by a
+diligent observance of the by-laws of your Lodge, the Constitution of
+Masonry, and above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are given as a rule
+and guide to your faith, you will be enabled to acquit yourself with
+honor and reputation.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_103" id="Page_103">[Pg 103]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to the Wardens.</h3>
+
+<p>Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens: (Who are called up by one knock.)
+You are too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry to warrant
+any distrust that you will be found wanting in the discharge of your
+respective duties. What you have seen praiseworthy in others you should
+carefully imitate, and what in them may have appeared defective, you
+should in yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and
+regularity, for it is only by a due regard to the laws, in your own
+conduct, that you can expect obedience to them from others. You are
+assiduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his trust,
+diffusing light and imparting knowledge to all whom he shall place under
+your care. In the absence of the Master you will succeed to higher
+duties; your acquirements must therefore be such that the Craft may
+never suffer for want of proper instruction. From the spirit which you
+have hitherto evinced, I entertain no doubt that your future conduct
+will be such as to merit the applause of your brethren, and the
+testimony of a good conscience.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Charge to the Brethren of the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>Brethren of ...... Lodge, such is the nature of our Constitution, that
+as some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course,
+learn to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The
+officers who are appointed to govern the Lodge are sufficiently
+conversant with the rules of propriety and the laws of the Institution
+to avoid exceeding the powers with which<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_104" id="Page_104">[Pg 104]</a></span> they are intrusted, and you
+are of too generous dispositions to envy their preferment. I therefore
+trust that you will have but one aim, to please each other and to unite
+in the grand design of being happy and communicating happiness.</p>
+
+<p>Finally, my brethren, as this association has been formed and perfected
+in so much unity and concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it
+long continue. May you enjoy every satisfaction and delight, which
+disinterested friendship can afford. May kindness and brotherly
+affection distinguish your conduct as men and Masons. Within your
+peaceful walls, may your children, and your children's children
+celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of this
+auspicious solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Proclamation.</h3>
+
+<p style="margin-bottom: 0em;">Instituting Officer: (Calls up Lodge.) In the name and by the authority
+of the Most Worshipful * Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of the
+State of Arkansas, I now declare this Lodge duly instituted and properly
+prepared for the transaction of such business as may lawfully come
+before it.</p>
+
+<p style="text-indent: 0em; margin-top: 0em;">______________________<br />
+* If Grand Master Institutes the Lodge, in person, he
+will omit what precedes the * and insert "as."
+</p>
+
+<p>Instituting Officer: (Addressing Master.) I now deliver to you the
+Dispensation empowering you and your brethren to work as a Regular
+Lodge. You are its custodian and must see to it that it is present at
+all Communications of the Lodge.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_105" id="Page_105">[Pg 105]</a></span> You must also, as required by law,
+safely transmit it to the Grand Secretary just prior to the next Annual
+Communication of the Grand Lodge, and when this is done, Masonic work in
+this Lodge must cease until the Dispensation is continued by the Grand
+Lodge, or until the Lodge is constituted. I now deliver to you the gavel
+of authority; wield it, my brother, with prudence and discretion. You
+will now assume your station.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Constituting a Newly Chartered Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>After the grant of a charter the new Lodge thus created should be
+constituted, and its officers installed, by the Grand Master or his
+Deputy or some past or present Master. The Lodge is opened on the Third
+Degree. The Marshal forms the officers of the new Lodge in front of the
+Installing Officer, whereupon the Deputy G. M. addresses the G. M. as
+follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful, a number of brethren, duly instructed in the mysteries
+of Masonry, having assembled together for some time past by virtue of a
+dispensation granted them for that purpose, do now desire to be
+regularly constituted as a lodge agreeably to the ancient usages and
+customs of the fraternity.</p>
+
+<p>The charter is presented by the D. G. M. to the Grand Master, who
+examines it and, if correct, proclaims:</p>
+
+<p>G. M.&mdash;The charter appears to be correct and is approved. Upon due
+deliberation the Grand Lodge has granted the brethren of this new Lodge
+a charter establishing and confirming them in the rights and privileges
+of a regularly constituted<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_106" id="Page_106">[Pg 106]</a></span> Lodge. We shall now proceed according to the
+ancient usage to constitute these brethren into a regular Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The officers of the new Lodge deliver up their jewels and badges to
+their Master, who presents them, with his own, to the D. G. M. and he to
+the G. M.</p>
+
+<p>The D. G. M. then presents the Master-elect to the G. M., saying:</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.&mdash;Most Worshipful, I present to you Brother &mdash;&mdash;, whom the
+members of the Lodge now to be constituted have chosen for their Master.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. asks the brethren if they remain satisfied with their choice.
+(They bow in token of assent.)</p>
+
+<p>The Master-elect then presents, severally, his Wardens and other
+officers, naming them and their respective offices. The G. M. asks the
+brethren if they remain satisfied with each and all of them. (They bow
+as before.)</p>
+
+<p>The officers and members of the new Lodge form in front of the G. M. and
+the business of consecration commences.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. and grand officers form around the Lodge, all kneeling.</p>
+
+<p>A piece of solemn music is performed while the Lodge is being uncovered,
+after which the first clause of the consecration prayer is rehearsed by
+the Grand Chaplain, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Great Architect of the Universe; Maker and Ruler of all worlds. Deign
+from Thy Celestial Temple, from the realms of light and glory, to bless
+us in all the purposes of our present assembly. We<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_107" id="Page_107">[Pg 107]</a></span> humbly invoke Thee
+to give us at this, and at all times, Wisdom in all our doings, Strength
+of mind in all our difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony in all our
+communications. Permit us, O Thou author of life and light, great source
+of love and happiness, solemnly to consecrate this Lodge to Thy honor
+and glory. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Officers of the Grand Lodge:</p>
+
+<p>As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
+end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Officers will then rise.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration.</h3>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master will step forward and present the Vessel of Corn
+(wheat) to the Grand Master, who sprinkles a portion of it upon the
+symbol of the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>May the Giver of every good and perfect gift strengthen this Lodge in
+all its philanthropic undertakings.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When once of old, in Israel,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Our brethren wrought with toil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Jehovah's blessings on them fell,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In showers of Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>In like manner, the Senior Grand Warden presents the Vessel of Wine,
+which is sprinkled on the Lodge by the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>May this Lodge be continually refreshed at the pure fountain of Masonic
+virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When then a shrine to him above<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">They built, with worship sin to foil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">On threshold and on corner-stone<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">They poured out Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_108" id="Page_108">[Pg 108]</a></span></p>
+<p>The Junior Grand Warden then presents the Vessel of Oil, which is used
+in the same manner, the Grand Master saying:</p>
+
+<p>May the Supreme Ruler of the Universe preserve this Lodge in peace, and
+vouchsafe to it every blessing.</p>
+
+<p>The following may then be sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">And we have come, fraternal bands,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With joy and pride and prosperous spoil,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To honor him by votive hands,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With streams of Corn and Wine and Oil.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>Each vessel after use is placed upon the table.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then orders the Officers of the Grand Lodge to kneel as
+before, when the Grand Chaplain will rehearse the remaining portion of
+the consecration prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Grant, O Lord, our God, that those who are now about to be invested with
+the government of this Lodge may be endowed with wisdom to instruct
+their brethren in their duties. May brotherly love, relief and truth
+always prevail among the members of this Lodge. May this bond of union
+continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world. Bless all our
+brethren, wherever dispersed, and grant speedy relief to all who are
+either oppressed or distressed. We affectionately commend to Thee all
+the members of this whole family; may they increase in grace, in the
+knowledge of Thee, and in love to each other. Finally, may we finish all
+our work here below, with Thy approbation; and then may our transition
+from this earthly abode be to Thy heavenly Temple above, there to enjoy
+light and glory, and bliss ineffable and eternal. Amen.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_109" id="Page_109">[Pg 109]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Response: (By the Officers of the Grand Lodge.) As it was in the
+beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>A short piece of solemn music is then performed, during which the Grand
+Officers will rise.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Dedication.</h3>
+
+<p>The Grand Master steps forward, and extending his hands over the emblem
+of the Lodge, exclaims:</p>
+
+<p>To the memory of the Holy Saints John, we dedicate this Lodge. May every
+brother revere their character and imitate their virtues.</p>
+
+<p>Response: (By the brethren.) As it was in the beginning, is now, and
+ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Officers of the Grand Lodge will then about face, and stand, while
+the brethren of the new Lodge, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+make a circuit in procession, single file, and salute the Grand Officers
+with their hands crossed upon their breasts, left over right, and heads
+slightly bowed while passing. Upon the completion of this ceremony, the
+brethren will resume position, facing inward. The Officers of the Grand
+Lodge will also resume original position. The Grand Master will call up,
+with his gavel, all present, and then proceed to</p>
+
+
+<h3>Constitute the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the
+State of Arkansas, I now constitute and form you, my beloved brethren,
+into a Regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. From henceforth we
+empower you to meet as a Regular Lodge, constituted in conformity to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_110" id="Page_110">[Pg 110]</a></span>
+the rites of our institution, and the charges of our ancient and
+honorable Fraternity; and may the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+prosper, direct and counsel you in all your doings.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the brethren: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Officers of the Grand Lodge will, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, give the Full Grand Honors. The Grand Marshal will then slowly
+replace the covering on the Lodge, during which a choir should chant&mdash;</p>
+
+<p class="center">"Glory be to God on High."</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Marshal will then conduct the Grand Master to his chair, and
+instruct the officers of the Grand Lodge to resume their respective
+stations; and the members of the new Lodge to resume their seats. During
+these movements instrumental music should be performed.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: (Calls up the assembly.) Worshipful Grand Marshal, you
+will make proclamation that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has been regularly
+constituted.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal: I am directed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to
+proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has
+been regularly constituted, and duly registered as such in the Grand
+Lodge of Arkansas. This proclamation is made from the East, (one knock
+by G. M.); from the West, (one knock by the <a name="from" id="from"></a><ins title="semicolon added">S. G. W.);</ins>
+from the South, (one knock by the J. G. W.); once, twice,
+thrice; the Craft will take due notice and govern itself accordingly.
+The Grand Honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master seats the brethren.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_111" id="Page_111">[Pg 111]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="LAYING_CORNER_STONES" id="LAYING_CORNER_STONES"></a>LAYING CORNER STONES.</h2>
+
+
+<p>These ceremonies are conducted only by the Grand Master in person, or by
+some brother acting for him, under special dispensation, assisted by the
+officers of the Grand Lodge, and such of the Craft as may be invited, or
+who may choose to attend, either as Lodges, or as individual brethren.</p>
+
+<p>No corner-stone should be laid with Masonic ceremonies, except those of
+acknowledged public structures, or buildings which are to be used for
+Masonic purposes; and then only by special request of the proper
+authorities.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge or Lodges in the place where the building is to be erected,
+may invite such neighboring Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, as they
+may deem proper. The Chief Magistrate, and other Officers of the place,
+should also be invited to attend on the occasion.</p>
+
+<p>At the time appointed for the ceremony, a sufficient number of brethren
+to act as Grand Officers are convened in a suitable place, where a
+Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will be opened on the Third
+Degree, and proper instructions given by the Grand Master; after which,
+the Officers of the Grand Lodge, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, will form in the following order:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_112" id="Page_112">[Pg 112]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="12" summary="">
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Tyler,<br />(with drawn sword.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Master Masons.</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">A Brother,<br />(carrying Bible, Square and Compass, on a cushion.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Chaplain</td>
+    <td></td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Secretary,<br />(carrying scroll, containing list of articles to be placed under the corner-stone.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center"></td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Grand Treasurer,<br />(in charge of the box<a name="FNanchor_A_2" id="FNanchor_A_2"></a><a href="#Footnote_A_2" class="fnanchor">[A]</a> to be deposited under the corner-stone.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td  colspan="2" align="center">Gr'd Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Past
+<a name="grd" id="grd"></a><ins title="was G'rd">Gr'd</ins> Officers,<a name="FNanchor_B_3" id="FNanchor_B_3"></a><a href="#Footnote_B_3" class="fnanchor">[B]</a><br />(in the order of their rank, two abreast.)</td>
+    <td  colspan="2" align="center">Gr'd Steward,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left" rowspan="4">G<br />R<br />A<br />N<br />D<br /><br /> M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L</td>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Principal Architect,<a name="FNanchor_C_4" id="FNanchor_C_4"></a><a href="#Footnote_C_4" class="fnanchor">[C]</a><br />(carrying Square, Level and Plumb.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td  align="center">Jr. Grand Warden,<br />(carrying vessel of oil.)</td><td></td>
+    <td  colspan="4" align="center">Sr. Grand Warden,<br />(carrying vessel of wine.)</td></tr>
+<tr>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Deputy Grand Master,<br />(carrying vessel of corn.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td colspan="4" align="center">Master of Oldest Lodge,<br />(carrying book of constitutions.)</td>
+    </tr>
+<tr><td   colspan="2" align="center">Jr. Grand Deacon,<br />(carrying rod.)</td>
+    <td   colspan="2" align="center">Grand Master.</td>
+    <td   colspan="2" align="center">Sr. Grand Deacon,<br />(carrying rod.)</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<p>The procession thus formed will proceed to join the
+general procession, if any, and march to the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed.</p>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_A_2" id="Footnote_A_2"></a><a href="#FNanchor_A_2"><span class="label">[A]</span></a> This box may be carried by the Treasurer, or be sent in
+advance to the site of the corner-stone, as circumstances may dictate.</p></div>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_B_3" id="Footnote_B_3"></a><a href="#FNanchor_B_3"><span class="label">[B]</span></a> In the absence of Past Grand Officers, these Stewards will
+support the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Warden.</p></div>
+
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_C_4" id="Footnote_C_4"></a><a href="#FNanchor_C_4"><span class="label">[C]</span></a> If the architect of the building is not a member of the
+Masonic Fraternity, the Square, Level and Plumb will be carried by a
+brother appointed for the purpose, who will deliver them to the
+architect on arriving at the corner-stone.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_113" id="Page_113">[Pg 113]</a></span></p></div>
+
+<p>When a procession is composed of other than the officers of the Grand
+Lodge and Master Masons, it should be formed in the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td rowspan="6">G<br />R<br />A<br />N<br />D<br /><br />
+     M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td>
+    <td align="center">Music.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Military.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Civic Societies and Organizations.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Chief Magistrate, Mayor or other Official Guests.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Knights Templar Escort.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Grand Lodge.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+
+<p>Should any Masonic body other than those above named appear, they will
+be assigned an appropriate place in the procession.</p>
+
+<p>A triumphal arch is usually erected near the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed; and the corner-stone should have engraved on its face
+the words, "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity," with the date, the year of
+Masonry, the name of the Grand Master, and such other particulars as may
+be deemed proper.</p>
+
+<p>When the head of the procession reaches the Arch, it will open to the
+right and left, facing inward. The Grand Master, uncovering, preceded by
+the Grand Marshal and Grand Tyler, and followed by the other Grand
+Officers and the Chief Magistrate and civil officers of the place, will
+pass through the lines and ascend to the platform. As the Grand Master
+and others advance, the remainder of the procession will counter-march
+and surround the platform.</p>
+
+<p>The stone should be suspended about six feet<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_114" id="Page_114">[Pg 114]</a></span> from its bed, by a machine
+having suitable arrangements for slowly lowering it to its place. All
+being in readiness&mdash;</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will command silence and address the assembly,
+announcing the purposes of the occasion, etc., concluding as follows:</p>
+
+<p>The teachings of Freemasonry inculcate, that in all our works, great or
+small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty God. It is
+our first duty, then, to invoke the blessing of the great Architect of
+the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore
+command the utmost silence, and call upon all to unite with our Grand
+Chaplain in an address to the Throne of Grace.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren uncover, while the Grand Chaplain delivers the following,
+or some other appropriate</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty God! who hath given us grace at this time, with one accord, to
+make our common supplication unto Thee, and dost promise, that where two
+or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their
+request; fulfill now, O Lord! the desires and petitions of Thy servants,
+as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world, knowledge
+of Thy truth; and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The choir may then sing an Ode, or a piece of instrumental music may be
+performed.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Deposit of Memorials.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Brother Grand Treasurer, it has ever been the
+custom, on occasions like the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_115" id="Page_115">[Pg 115]</a></span> present, to deposit within a cavity in
+the stone, placed in the north-east corner of the edifice, certain
+memorials of the period at which it was erected; so that in the lapse of
+ages, if the fury of the elements, or the slow but certain ravages of
+time, should lay bare its foundation, an enduring record may be found by
+succeeding generations, to bear testimony to the energy, industry and
+culture of our time. Has such a deposit been prepared?</p>
+
+<p>Grand Treasurer: It has, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and the various
+articles of which it is composed are safely enclosed within the casket
+now before you.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Grand Secretary, you will read for the information
+of the brethren and others here assembled, a record of the contents of
+the casket.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Secretary reads a list of the articles contained in the casket.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master: R. W. Grand Treasurer, you will now deposit the casket in
+the cavity beneath the corner-stone, and may the Great Architect of the
+Universe, in His wisdom, grant that ages on ages shall pass away ere it
+again be seen of men.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Treasurer, assisted by the Grand Secretary, will place the casket
+in the cavity prepared, and report:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful Grand Master, your orders have been duly executed.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Presentation of Working Tools.</h3>
+
+<p>Principal Architect delivers the working tools to the Grand Master, who
+retains the Trowel, and presents the Square, Level and Plumb to the
+Deputy<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_116" id="Page_116">[Pg 116]</a></span> Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand Warden, respectively,
+saying:</p>
+
+<p>Right Worshipful Brethren, you will receive the implements of your
+office. With your assistance and that of the Craft, I will now proceed
+to lay the corner-stone of this edifice, according to the custom of our
+Fraternity. Brother Grand Marshal, you will direct the Craftsmen to
+furnish the cement, and prepare to lower the stone.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Laying Stone.</h3>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will then spread a portion of the cement. The stone is
+then lowered slowly, during which there should be appropriate music. The
+Grand Master then says:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Trial of Stone.</h3>
+
+<p>R. W. Deputy Grand Master, what is the proper implement of your office?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. Master: The Square.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: To square our actions by the rule of virtue, and prove our
+work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the stone
+that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>The Square is applied to the four corners.</p>
+
+<p>D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be square.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: R. W. Senior Grand Warden, what is the proper implement of your
+office?</p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: The Level.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its Masonic uses?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_117" id="Page_117">[Pg 117]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: Morally, it teaches Equality; and by it we prove our work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>Level is applied to the top surface.</p>
+
+<p>S. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be level.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: R. W. Junior Warden, what is the proper implement of your office?</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: The Plumb.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: Morally, it teaches rectitude of conduct; and by it we prove
+our work.</p>
+
+<p>G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.</p>
+
+<p>The Plumb is applied to the sides of the stone.</p>
+
+<p>J. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be plumb.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Master (striking the stone three times with his gavel), says:</p>
+
+<p>This corner-stone has been tested by the proper implements of Masonry. I
+find that the Craftsmen have skillfully and faithfully done their duty;
+and I do declare the stone to be well formed and trusty, truly laid, and
+correctly proved according to the rules of our Ancient Craft. May the
+building be conducted and completed amid the blessings of Plenty, Health
+and Peace.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_118" id="Page_118">[Pg 118]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: Brother Grand Marshal, you will present the elements of
+consecration to the proper officers.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal presents vessel of corn to the D. G. M.; the wine to the
+S. G. W.; and the oil to the J. G. W.</p>
+
+<p>Deputy Grand Master advances with the corn, scattering it on the stone,
+and says:</p>
+
+<p>I scatter this corn as an emblem of Plenty; may the blessings of
+bounteous Heaven be showered upon us, and upon all like patriotic and
+important undertakings, and inspire the hearts of the people with
+virtue, wisdom and gratitude.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Grand Warden advances with the vessel of wine, pouring it on the
+stone, and says:</p>
+
+<p>I pour this wine as an emblem of Joy and Gladness. May the great Ruler
+of the Universe bless and prosper our National, State and City
+Governments; preserve the union of the States in harmony and brotherly
+love, which shall endure through all time.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden advances with the vessel of oil, pouring it on the stone,
+saying:</p>
+
+<p>I pour this oil as an emblem of Peace; may its blessings abide with us
+continually; and may the Grand Master of Heaven and Earth shelter and
+protect the widow and orphan, and vouchsafe to them, and to the
+bereaved, the afflicted and sorrowing, everywhere, the enjoyment of
+every good and perfect gift.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_119" id="Page_119">[Pg 119]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Grand Master, extending his hands, pronounces the
+<a name="following1" id="following1"></a><ins title="was folowing">following</ins>
+invocation:</p>
+
+<p>May corn, wine and oil, and all the necessaries of life, abound among
+men throughout the world. May the blessing of Almighty God be upon this
+undertaking. May He protect the workmen from every accident. May the
+structure here to be erected, be planned with Wisdom, supported by
+Strength, and adorned in Beauty, and may it be preserved to the latest
+ages, a monument to the energy and liberality of its founders.</p>
+
+<p>Response by the Craft: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Proclamation.</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Master: (Addressing Architect.) Worthy sir (or brother), having
+thus, as Grand Master of Masons, laid the corner-stone of the structure,
+I now return to you these implements of Operative Masonry (presents
+Square, Level and Plumb), having full confidence in your skill and
+capacity to perform the important duties confided to you, to the
+satisfaction of those who have entrusted you with their fulfillment.</p>
+
+<p>The G. M. strikes the stone three times with the gavel, and the public
+grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master will then make report of his doings, as follows:</p>
+
+<p>I have the honor to report, that in compliance with the request of the
+proper authorities, the corner-stone of the ...... building to be
+erected on this site, has been laid successfully, with the ancient
+ceremonies of the Craft. The Brother Grand Marshal will therefore make
+the proclamation.</p>
+
+<p>Grand Marshal: In the name of the Most Worshipful<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_120" id="Page_120">[Pg 120]</a></span> Grand Lodge of Free
+and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas, I now proclaim that the
+corner-stone of the structure to be erected, has this day been found
+true and trusty, and laid according to the old customs, by the Grand
+Master of Masons.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Closing Ode.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Oration.</h3>
+
+
+<h3>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>Glory be to God on High, and on earth peace, good will toward men! O
+Lord, we most heartily beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless
+this assemblage; pour down Thy mercies, like the dew that falls upon the
+mountains, upon Thy servants engaged in the solemn ceremonies of this
+day. Bless, we pray Thee, all the workmen who shall be engaged in the
+erection of this edifice; keep them from all forms of accidents and
+harm; grant them in health and prosperity to live; and finally, we hope,
+after this life, through Thy mercy and forgiveness to attain everlasting
+joy and felicity in Thy bright mansion, in Thy holy temple, not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>After which, the Grand Lodge, with escort, returns to the place whence
+it started, and is closed.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, return to their respective halls.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_121" id="Page_121">[Pg 121]</a></span></p><h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS" id="DEDICATION_OF_MASONIC_HALLS"></a>DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.</h2>
+
+
+<p>At the time appointed for the celebration of the ceremony of dedication,
+the Grand Master and his officers, accompanied by the members of the
+Grand Lodge, meet in a convenient room, near to the place where the
+ceremony is to be performed, and the Grand Lodge is opened in ample
+form.</p>
+
+<p>The procession is then formed, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+when the Grand Lodge moves to the hall to be dedicated, in the following
+order:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Music;<br />
+
+Tiler, with drawn sword;<br />
+
+Stewards, with white rods;<br />
+
+Master Masons;<br />
+
+Grand Secretaries;<br />
+
+Grand Treasurers;<br />
+
+A Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square and Compass, supported
+by two Stewards, with rods;<br />
+
+Two Burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters;<br />
+
+Chaplain and Orator;<br />
+
+Past Grand Wardens;<br />
+
+Past Deputy Grand Masters;<br />
+
+Past Grand Masters;<br />
+
+The Globes;<br />
+
+Junior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with corn;<br />
+
+Senior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with wine;<br />
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_122" id="Page_122">[Pg 122]</a></span>
+
+Deputy Grand Master, carrying a golden vessel with oil;<br />
+
+The Lodge, Covered with white linen, carried by four Brethren;<br />
+
+Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying Book of Constitutions;<br />
+
+Grand Master, Supported by two Deacons, with <a name="rods" id="rods"></a><ins title="was semicolon">rods.</ins><br />
+</p>
+
+<p>When the Grand Officers arrive at the center of the Lodge room, the
+Grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Officers then repair to their respective stations.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is placed in front of the altar, toward the East, and the gold
+and silver vessels and lights are placed around it.</p>
+
+<p>These arrangements being completed, the following or some other
+appropriate Ode is sung:</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Master Supreme! accept our praise;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still bless this consecrated band;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Parent of light! illume our ways,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And guide us by thy sovereign hand.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">May Faith, Hope, Charity, divine,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Here hold their undivided reign;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Friendship and Harmony combine<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To soothe our cares&mdash;to banish pain.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">May pity dwell within each breast,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Relief attend the suffering poor;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thousands by this, our Lodge, be blest,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Till worth, distress'd, shall want no more.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Master of the Lodge to which the hall to be dedicated belongs, then
+rises, and addresses the Grand Master as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: The brethren of ...... Lodge, being animated with a
+desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft, have erected<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_123" id="Page_123">[Pg 123]</a></span> a
+Masonic Hall, for their convenience and accommodation. They are desirous
+that the same should be examined by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge; and
+if it should meet their approbation, that it be solemnly dedicated to
+Masonic purposes, agreeably to ancient form and usage.</p>
+
+<p>The Architect or Brother who has had the management of the structure
+then addresses the Grand Master as follows:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: Having been entrusted with the superintendence and
+management of the workmen employed in the construction of this edifice;
+and having, according to the best of my ability, accomplished the task
+assigned me, I now return my thanks for the honor of this appointment,
+and beg leave to surrender up the implements which were committed to my
+care, when the foundation of this fabric was laid, (presenting to the
+Grand Master the Square, Level and Plumb), humbly hoping that the
+exertions which have been made on this occasion will be crowned with
+your approbation, and that of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>To which the Grand Master replies:</p>
+
+<p>Brother Architect: The skill and fidelity displayed in the execution of
+the trust reposed in you at the commencement of this undertaking, have
+secured the entire approbation of the Grand Lodge; and they sincerely
+pray that this edifice may continue a lasting monument of the taste,
+spirit, and liberality of its founders.</p>
+
+<p>The Deputy Grand Master then rises, and says:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: The hall in which we are now assembled, and the plan
+upon which it has<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_124" id="Page_124">[Pg 124]</a></span> been constructed, having met with your approbation,
+it is the desire of the Fraternity that it should be now dedicated,
+according to ancient form and usage.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is then uncovered, and a procession is made around it in the
+following form, during which solemn music is played.</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Grand Tiler, with drawn sword;<br />
+
+A Past Master, with light;<br />
+
+A Past Master, with Bible, Square and Compass, on a velvet cushion;<br />
+
+Two Past Masters, each with a light;<br />
+
+Grand Secretary and Treasurer, with emblems;<br />
+
+Grand Junior Warden, with vessel of corn;<br />
+
+Grand Senior Warden, with vessel of wine;<br />
+
+Deputy Grand Master, with vessel of oil;<br />
+
+Grand Master;<br />
+
+Two Stewards, with rods.
+</p>
+
+<p>When the procession arrives at the East, it halts; the music ceases, and
+the Grand Chaplain makes the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Consecration Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty and ever-glorious and gracious Lord God, Creator of all things,
+and Governor of everything Thou hast made, mercifully look upon Thy
+servants, now assembled in Thy name and in Thy presence, and bless and
+prosper all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee. Graciously
+bestow upon us Wisdom, in all our doings; Strength of mind in all our
+difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
+communications and work. Let Faith be the foundation of our Hope, and
+Charity the fruit of our obedience to Thy revealed will.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_125" id="Page_125">[Pg 125]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>May all the proper work of our institution that may be done in this
+house be such as Thy wisdom may approve and Thy goodness prosper. And,
+finally, graciously be pleased, O Thou Sovereign Architect of the
+Universe, to bless the Craft, <a name="wheresoever" id="wheresoever"></a><ins title="was whersoever">wheresoever</ins>
+dispersed, and make them true and faithful to Thee, to their neighbor,
+and to themselves. And when the time of our labor is drawing near to an
+end, and the pillar of our strength is declining to the ground,
+graciously enable us to pass through the "valley of the shadow of
+death," supported by Thy rod and Thy staff, to those mansions beyond the
+skies where love, and peace, and joy forever reign before Thy throne.
+Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>All the other brethren keep their places, and assist in singing the Ode,
+which continues during the procession, excepting only at the intervals
+of dedication.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Song.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Old Hundred.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Genius of Masonry, descend,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And with thee bring thy spotless train,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Constant our sacred rites attend,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">While we adore thy peaceful reign.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The first procession being made around the Lodge, the Grand Master
+having reached the East, the Grand Junior Warden presents the vessel of
+Corn to the G. Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: In the dedications of Masonic Halls, it has been of
+immemorial custom to pour corn upon the Lodge, as an emblem of
+nourishment. I, therefore, present you this vessel of corn, to be
+employed by you <a name="according" id="according"></a><ins title="was acording">according</ins> to ancient usage.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_126" id="Page_126">[Pg 126]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then, striking thrice with his mallet pours the corn
+upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the great Jehovah, to whom be all honor and glory, I do
+solemnly dedicate this hall to Freemasonry.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are given.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Bring with thee Virtue, brightest maid!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Bring Love, bring Truth, bring Friendship here;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">While social Mirth shall lend her aid<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To soothe the wrinkled brow of Care.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The second procession is then made around the Lodge, and the Grand
+Senior Warden presents the vessel of wine to the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: Wine, the emblem of refreshment, having been used by
+our ancient brethren in the dedication and consecration of their Lodges,
+I present you this vessel of wine, to be used on the present occasion
+according to ancient Masonic form.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then sprinkles the wine upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the holy Saints John, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Virtue.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are twice repeated.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Bring Charity! with goodness crowned,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Encircled in thy heavenly robe!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Diffuse thy blessings all around,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To every corner of the Globe!<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The third procession is then made round the Lodge, and the Deputy Grand
+Master presents the vessel of oil to the Grand Master, saying:</p>
+
+<p>Most Worshipful: I present you, to be used according to ancient custom,
+this vessel of oil, an emblem of that joy which should animate every<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_127" id="Page_127">[Pg 127]</a></span>
+bosom on the completion of every important undertaking.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Master then sprinkles the oil upon the Lodge, saying:</p>
+
+<p>In the name of the whole Fraternity, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Universal Benevolence.</p>
+
+<p>The grand honors are thrice repeated.</p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">To Heaven's high Architect all praise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">All praise, all gratitude be given,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Who deigned the human soul to raise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By mystic secrets, sprung from Heaven.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Grand Chaplain, standing before the Lodge, then makes the following</p>
+
+
+<h3>Invocation.</h3>
+
+<p>And may the Lord, the giver of every good and perfect gift, bless the
+brethren here assembled, in all their lawful undertakings, and grant to
+each one of them, in needful supply, the corn of nourishment, the wine
+of refreshment, and the oil of joy. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Lodge is then covered, and the Grand Master retires to his chair.</p>
+
+<p>The following or an appropriate original oration may then be delivered,
+and the ceremonies conclude with music:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: The ceremonies we have performed are not unmeaning rites, nor
+the amusing pageants of an idle hour, but have a solemn and instructive
+import. Suffer me to point it out to you, and to impress upon your minds
+the ennobling sentiments they are so well adapted to convey.</p>
+
+<p>This Hall, designed and built by Wisdom, supported<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_128" id="Page_128">[Pg 128]</a></span> by Strength, and
+adorned in Beauty, we are first to consecrate in the name of the great
+Jehovah; which teaches us, in all our works, begun and finished, to
+acknowledge, adore, and magnify Him. It reminds us, also, in His fear to
+enter the door of the Lodge, to put our trust in him while passing its
+trials, and to hope in Him for the reward of its labors.</p>
+
+<p>Let, then, its altar be devoted to His service, and its lofty arch
+resound with His praise! May the eye which seeth in secret witness here
+the sincere and unaffected piety which withdraws from the engagements of
+the world to silence and privacy, that it may be exercised with less
+interruption and less ostentation.</p>
+
+<p>Our march round the Lodge reminds us of the travels of human life, in
+which Masonry is an enlightened, a safe, and a pleasant path. Its
+tesselated pavement of Mosaic-work intimates to us the chequered
+diversity and uncertainty of human affairs. Our step is time; our
+progression, eternity.</p>
+
+<p>Following our ancient Constitutions, with mystic rites we dedicate this
+Hall to the honor of Freemasonry.</p>
+
+<p>Our best attachments are due to the Craft. In its prosperity, we find
+our joy; and, in paying it honor, we honor ourselves. But its worth
+transcends our encomiums, and its glory will outsound our praise.</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: It is our pride that we have our names on the records of
+Freemasonry. May it be our high ambition that they should shed a luster
+on the immortal page!</p>
+
+<p>The hall is also dedicated to Virtue.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">[Pg 129]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>This worthy appropriation will always be duly regarded while the moral
+duties which our sublime lectures inculcate, with affecting and
+impressive pertinency, are cherished in our hearts and illustrated in
+our lives.</p>
+
+<p>As Freemasonry aims to enliven the spirit of Philanthropy, and promote
+the cause of Charity, so we dedicate this Hall to Universal Benevolence;
+in the assurance that every brother will dedicate his affections and his
+abilities to the same generous purpose; that while he displays a warm
+and cordial affection to those who are of the Fraternity, he will extend
+his benevolent regards and good wishes to the whole family of mankind.</p>
+
+<p>Such, my brethren, is the significant meaning of the solemn rites we
+have just performed, because such are the peculiar duties of every
+Lodge. I need not enlarge upon them now, nor show how they diverge, as
+rays from a center, to enlighten, to improve, and to cheer the whole
+circle of life. Their import and their application is familiar to you
+all. In their knowledge and their exercise may you fulfill the high
+purposes of the Masonic Institution.</p>
+
+<p>How many pleasing considerations, my brethren, attend the present
+interview! While in almost every other association of men, political
+animosities, contentions, and wars interrupt the progress of Humanity
+and the cause of Benevolence, it is our distinguished privilege to dwell
+together in peace, and engage in plans to perfect individual and social
+happiness. While in many other nations our Order is viewed by
+politicians with suspicion, and by the ignorant with apprehension, in
+this country its<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">[Pg 130]</a></span> members are too much respected, and its principles too
+well known, to make it the object of jealousy or mistrust. Our private
+assemblies are unmolested; and our public celebrations attract a more
+general approbation of the Fraternity. Indeed, its importance, its
+credit, and, we trust, its usefulness, are advancing to a height unknown
+in any former age. The present occasion gives fresh evidence of the
+increasing affection of its friends; and this noble apartment, fitted up
+in a style of such elegance and convenience, does honor to Freemasonry,
+as well as reflects the highest credit on the respectable Lodge for
+whose accommodation and at whose expense it is erected.</p>
+
+<p>We offer our best congratulations to the Worshipful Master, Wardens,
+Officers, and Members of ...... Lodge. We commend their zeal, and hope
+it will meet with the most ample recompense. May their Hall be the happy
+resort of Piety, Virtue, and Benevolence! May it be protected from
+accident, and long remain a monument of their attachment to Freemasonry!
+May their Lodge continue to flourish; their union to strengthen; and
+their happiness to abound!&mdash;And when they, and we all, shall be removed
+from the labors of the earthly Lodge, may we be admitted to the
+brotherhood of the perfect, in the building of God, the Hall not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens!</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Lodge is again formed in procession, as at first, returns to
+the room where it was opened, and is closed in ample form.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_131" id="Page_131">[Pg 131]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE" id="MASONIC_FUNERAL_SERVICE"></a>MASONIC FUNERAL SERVICE</h2>
+
+
+<h3>General Directions.</h3>
+
+<p>&nbsp;1. No Freemason can be buried with the formalities of the Fraternity
+unless it be at his own request or that of some of his family,
+communicated to the Master of the Lodge of which he was a member at the
+time of his death, foreigners or sojourners excepted; nor unless he has
+received the Master Mason degree; and to this rule there can be no
+exception.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;2. Fellow Crafts or Entered Apprentices are not entitled to these
+obsequies, nor can they be allowed in the procession, as Masons, at a
+Masonic funeral.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;3. The Master of the Lodge, having received notice of the death of a
+brother (the deceased having attained the degree of Master Mason), and
+of his request to be buried with the ceremonies of the Craft, fixes the
+day and hour for the funeral (unless previously arranged by the friends
+or relatives of the deceased), and issues his order to the Secretary to
+summon the Lodge. Members of other Lodges may be invited, but they
+should join with the Lodge performing the ceremonies.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;4. Upon the death of a sojourner who had expressed a wish to be buried
+with Masonic ceremonies, the duties prescribed in Article 3 will devolve
+upon the Master of the Lodge within whose<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">[Pg 132]</a></span> jurisdiction the death may
+have occurred, unless there be more than one Lodge in the place; and if
+so the funeral service will be performed by the oldest Lodge, unless
+otherwise mutually arranged.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;5. Whenever other societies or the military unite with Masons in the
+burial of a Mason, the body of the deceased must be in charge of the
+Lodge having jurisdiction, and the services should, in all respects, be
+conducted as if none but Masons were present.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;6. If the deceased was a Grand or Past Grand Officer the Officers of the
+Grand Lodge should be invited; when the Master of the Lodge having
+jurisdiction will invite the Grand Officer present who has attained the
+highest rank to conduct the burial service.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;7. The pallbearers should be Masons, and should be selected by the
+Master, with the approval of the family of the deceased. If the deceased
+was a member of a Chapter or other Masonic body, a portion of the
+pallbearers should be taken from these bodies severally.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;8. The proper clothing to be worn at a Masonic funeral is black or dark
+clothes, a black necktie, white gloves, and a white apron, and a sprig
+of evergreen on the left breast. The Master's gavel, the Wardens'
+columns, the Deacons' and Stewards' rods, the Tiler's sword and the
+Marshal's baton, should be trimmed with black crape. The officers of the
+Lodge and Grand Officers should wear their official jewels.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;9. As soon as the remains are placed in the coffin there should be
+placed upon it a plain white lambskin apron.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_133" id="Page_133">[Pg 133]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>10. If a Past or Present Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, or Grand
+Warden, should join the procession of a Lodge, proper attention must be
+paid to them. They take place after the Master of the Lodge. Two
+Deacons, with white rods, should be appointed by the Master to attend
+them.</p>
+
+<p>11. When the head of the procession shall have arrived at the place of
+interment, or where the services are to be performed, the lines should
+be opened, and the highest officer in rank, preceded by the Marshal and
+Tiler, pass through, and the others follow in order.</p>
+
+<p>12. Upon arriving at the entrance to the cemetery, the brethren should
+march in open order to the tomb or grave. If the body is to be placed in
+the former, the Tiler should take his place in front of the open door,
+and the lines be spread so as to form a circle. The coffin should be
+deposited within the circle, and the Stewards and Deacons should cross
+their rods over it. The bearers should take their places on either
+side&mdash;the mourners at the foot of the coffin, and the Master and other
+officers at the head. After the coffin has been placed in the tomb, the
+Stewards should cross their rods over the door and the Deacons over the
+Master. If the body is to be deposited in the earth, an oblong square
+should be formed around the grave, the body being placed on rests over
+it; the Stewards should cross their rods over the foot, and the Deacons
+the head, and retain their places throughout the services.</p>
+
+<p>13. After the clergymen shall have performed the religious services of
+the church, the Masonic services should begin.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_134" id="Page_134">[Pg 134]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>14. When a number of Lodges join in a funeral procession, the position
+of the youngest Lodge is at the head, or right, of the procession, and
+the oldest at the end, or left, excepting that the Lodge of which
+deceased was a member walks nearest the corpse.</p>
+
+<p>15. A Lodge in procession is to be strictly under the discipline of the
+Lodge room; therefore no brother can enter the procession or leave it
+without express permission from the Master, conveyed through the
+Marshal. The Lodge is open and not at refreshment.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Service in Lodge Room.</h3>
+
+<p>The brethren having assembled at the lodge room, the Lodge will be
+opened briefly on the Third Degree; the purpose of the communication
+must be stated, and remarks upon the character of the deceased may be
+made by the Master and brethren, when the service will commence, all the
+brethren standing:</p>
+
+<p>Master: What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he
+deliver his soul from the land of the grave?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: His days are as grass; as a flower of the field so he
+flourisheth.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place
+thereof shall know it no more.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Where is now our departed brother?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: He dwelleth in night; he sojourneth in darkness.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Man walketh in a vain shadow; he heapeth up riches, and cannot
+tell who shall gather them.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_135" id="Page_135">[Pg 135]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>M.: When he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not
+descend after him.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: For he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he can
+carry nothing out.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name
+of the Lord.</p>
+
+<p>M.: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
+mercy.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: God is our salvation; our glory and the rock of our strength; and
+our refuge is in God.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us
+according to our iniquities.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Can we offer any precious gift acceptable in the sight of the Lord
+to redeem our brother?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: We are poor and needy. We are without gift or ransom.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Be merciful unto us, O Lord, be merciful unto us; for we trust in
+Thee. Our hope and salvation are in Thy patience. Where else can we look
+for mercy?</p>
+
+<p>M.: Let us endeavor to live the life of the righteous, that our last end
+may be like his.</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: The Lord is gracious and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even unto
+death.</p>
+
+<p>M.: Shall our brother's name and virtues be lost upon the earth forever?</p>
+
+<p>Response: We will remember and cherish them in our hearts.</p>
+
+<p>M.: I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: "Write from henceforth,
+Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord! Even so, saith the Spirit; for
+they rest from their labors."<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_136" id="Page_136">[Pg 136]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Here the Master will take the Sacred Roll (a sheet of parchment or paper
+prepared for the purpose), on which have been inscribed the name, age,
+date of initiation or affiliation, date of death, and any matters that
+may be interesting to the brethren, and shall read the same aloud, and
+shall then say:</p>
+
+<p>Almighty Father! in Thy hands we leave, with humble submission, the soul
+of our departed brother.</p>
+
+<p>Response; Amen! So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The Masonic funeral honors should then be given once; the brethren to
+respond:</p>
+
+<p>The will of God is accomplished. Amen. So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The Master should then deposit the Roll in the archives of the Lodge.</p>
+
+<p>The following or some appropriate Hymn may be sung:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode&mdash;Air, Balerma. C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Few are thy days, and full of woe,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">O man, of woman born!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thy doom is written, "Dust thou art,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And shalt to dust return."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Behold the emblem of thy state<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In flowers that bloom and die;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Or in the shadow's fleeting form,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That mocks the gazer's eye.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Determined are the days that fly<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Successive o'er thy head;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The number'd hour is on the wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That lays thee with the dead.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Great God! afflict not, in Thy wrath,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The short alloted span<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">That bounds the few and weary days<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Of pilgrimage to man.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_137" id="Page_137">[Pg 137]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>The Master or Chaplain will repeat the following or some other
+appropriate Prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Almighty and Heavenly Father! infinite in wisdom, mercy and goodness,
+extend to us the blessings of Thy everlasting grace. Thou alone art a
+refuge and help in trouble and affliction. In this bereavement we look
+to Thee for support and consolation. Strengthen our belief that Death
+hath no power over a faithful and righteous soul! Though the dust
+returneth to the dust as it was, the spirit returneth unto Thee. As we
+mourn the departure of a brother beloved from the circle of our
+Fraternity, may we trust that he hath entered into a higher brotherhood,
+to engage in nobler duties and in heavenly work, to find rest from
+earthly labor and refreshment from earthly care. May Thy peace abide
+within us, to keep us from all evil! Make us grateful for present
+benefits, and crown us with immortal life and honor. And to Thy name
+shall be all the glory forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>A procession should then be formed, which will proceed to the church or
+the house of the deceased, in the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Tiler, with drawn sword.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Master Masons.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Secretary and Treasurer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td rowspan="5">M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td>
+    <td align="center">Senior and Junior Wardens.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Past Masters.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Chaplain.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Three Great Lights on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by a member of the Lodge.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Master, supported by two Deacons, with white rods.</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_138" id="Page_138">[Pg 138]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>When the head of the procession arrives at the entrance to the building,
+it should halt and open to the right and left, forming two parallel
+lines, when the Marshal, with the Tiler, will pass through the lines and
+escort the Master or Grand Officer into the house, the brethren closing
+in and following, thus reversing the order of procession; the brethren
+with heads uncovered.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Service at Church or House of Deceased.</h3>
+
+<p>After the religious services have been performed, the Master will take
+his station at the head of the coffin, the Senior Warden at his right,
+the Junior Warden at his left; the Deacons and Stewards, with white rods
+crossed, the former at the head, and the latter at the foot of the
+coffin, the brethren forming a circle around all, when the Masonic
+service will commence by the Chaplain or Master repeating the
+<a name="following2" id="following2"></a><ins title="was folowing">following</ins> or some other appropriate prayer, in
+which all the brethren will join:</p>
+
+<p>(Scripture can be used here.)</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be
+<a name="thy" id="thy"></a><ins title="was Try">Thy</ins>
+name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in
+heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
+as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
+temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the
+power, and the glory forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Brethren, we are called upon by the imperious mandate of the
+dread messenger Death, against whose free entrance within the circle of
+our<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_139" id="Page_139">[Pg 139]</a></span> Fraternity the barred doors and Tiler's weapon offer no impediment,
+to mourn the loss of one of our companions. The dead body of our beloved
+Brother lies in its narrow house before us, overtaken by that fate which
+must sooner or later overtake us all; and which no power or station, no
+virtue or bravery, no wealth or honor, no tears of friends or agonies of
+relatives can avert; teaching an impressive lesson, continually
+repeated, yet soon forgotten, that every one of us must ere long pass
+through the shadow of death, and dwell in the house of darkness.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek
+succor but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased. Thou
+knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not Thy merciful ears to
+our prayer.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I
+may be certified how long I have to live.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
+He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a
+shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number
+of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that he
+cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_140" id="Page_140">[Pg 140]</a></span> man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: Our life is but a span long, and the days of our pilgrimage
+are few and full of evil.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts
+unto wisdom.</p>
+
+<p>Master: Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening
+of his day. The labor and work of our brother are finished. As it hath
+pleased Almighty God to take the soul of our departed brother, may he
+find mercy in the great day when all men shall be judged according to
+the deeds done in the body. We must walk in the light while we have
+light; for the darkness of death may come upon us at a time when we may
+not be prepared. Take heed, therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not
+when the time is; ye know not when the Master cometh&mdash;at even, at
+midnight, or in the morning. We should so regulate our lives by the line
+of rectitude and truth that in the evening of our days we may be found
+worthy to be called from labor to refreshment, and duly prepared for a
+translation from the <a name="terrestrial1" id="terrestrial1"></a><ins title="was terrestial">terrestrial</ins> to the celestial
+Lodge, to join the Fraternity of the spirits of just men made perfect.</p>
+
+<p>S. Warden: Behold, O Lord, we are in distress! Our hearts are turned
+within us; there is none to comfort us; our sky is darkened with clouds,
+and mourning and lamentations are heard among us.</p>
+
+<p>J. Warden: Our life is a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and
+then vanisheth away. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as
+the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth
+away.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_141" id="Page_141">[Pg 141]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Master&mdash;It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the
+house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will
+lay it to his heart.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode&mdash;Air, Naomi.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here Death his sacred seal hath set,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">On bright and by-gone hours;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The dead we mourn are with us yet,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And&mdash;more than ever&mdash;ours!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Ours, by the pledge of love and faith;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By hopes of heaven on high;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">By trust, triumphant over death,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In immortality.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">The dead are like the stars by day,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Withdrawn from mortal eye;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Yet holding unperceived their way<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Through the unclouded sky.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">By them, through holy hope and love,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We feel, in hours serene,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Connected with the Lodge above,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Immortal and unseen.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The service may be concluded with the following, or some other suitable
+prayer:</p>
+
+<p>Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_142" id="Page_142">[Pg 142]</a></span> of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there join in union with our friends, and enjoy that uninterrupted
+and unceasing felicity which is allotted to the souls of just men made
+perfect. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>If the remains of the deceased are to be removed to a distance, where
+the brethren cannot follow to perform the ceremonies at the grave, the
+procession will return to the Lodge room or disperse, as most
+convenient.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_143" id="Page_143">[Pg 143]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Service at Grave.</h3>
+
+<p>When the solemn rites of the dead are to be performed at the grave, the
+procession should be formed, and proceed to the place of interment in
+the following order:</p>
+
+<div class="center">
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Tiler, with drawn sword.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Musicians,<br />if they are Masons; otherwise they follow the
+<a name="tiler" id="tiler"></a><ins title="fullstop added">Tiler.</ins></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Master Masons.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Secretary and Treasurer.</td></tr>
+<tr><td rowspan="4">M<br />A<br />R<br />S<br />H<br />A<br />L<br />.</td><td align="center">Senior and Junior Wardens.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Past Masters.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">Chaplain.</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="center">The Three Great Lights<br />on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by<br />a member of the Lodge.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">The Master, Supported by two Deacons, with white rods.</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td align="center">Officiating Clergy</td></tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/page143.jpg" width="350" height="234"
+alt="Order of Procession at graveside" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_144" id="Page_144">[Pg 144]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>If the deceased was a member of a Royal Arch Chapter and
+a Commandery of Knights Templar, and members of those bodies should
+unite in the procession, clothed as such, the former will follow the
+Past Masters, and the latter will act as an escort or guard of honor to
+the corpse, outside the pallbearers, marching in the form of a triangle,
+the officers of the Commandery forming the base of the triangle, with
+the Eminent Commander in the center.</p>
+
+<p>When the procession has arrived at the place of interment the members of
+the Lodge should form a square around the grave; when the Master,
+Chaplain and other officers of the acting Lodge, take their position at
+the head of the grave, and the mourners at the foot.</p>
+
+<p>After the clergyman has performed the religious service of the Church,
+the Masonic service should begin.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain rehearses the following, or some other suitable prayer:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Almighty and most merciful Father, we adore Thee as the God of time and
+eternity. As it hath pleased Thee to take from the light of our abode
+one dear to our hearts, we beseech Thee to bless and sanctify unto us
+this dispensation of Thy providence. Inspire our hearts with wisdom from
+on high, that we may glorify Thee in all our ways. May we realize that
+Thine All-Seeing Eye is upon us, and be influenced by the spirit of
+truth and love to perfect obedience&mdash;that we may enjoy Thy divine
+approbation here below. And when our toils<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_145" id="Page_145">[Pg 145]</a></span> on earth shall have ended,
+may we be raised to the enjoyment of fadeless light and immortal life in
+that kingdom where faith and hope shall end, and love and joy prevail
+through eternal ages. And Thine, O righteous Father, shall be the glory
+forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+<p>The following exhortation is then given by the Master:</p>
+
+<p>The solemn notes that betoken the dissolution of this earthly tabernacle
+have again alarmed our outer door, and another spirit has been summoned
+to the land where our fathers have gone before us.</p>
+
+<p>Again we are called to assemble among the habitations of the dead, to
+behold the "narrow house appointed for all living." Here, around us, in
+that peace which the world cannot give or take away, sleep the
+unnumbered dead. The gentle breeze fans their verdant covering, they
+heed it not; the sunshine and the storm pass over them, and they are not
+disturbed; stones and lettered monuments symbolize the affection of
+surviving friends, yet no sound proceeds from them, save that silent but
+thrilling admonition, "Seek ye the narrow path and the straight gate
+that lead unto eternal life."</p>
+
+<p>We are again called upon to consider the uncertainty of human life, the
+immutable certainty of death, and the vanity of all human pursuits.
+Decrepitude and decay are written upon every living thing. The cradle
+and the coffin stand in juxtaposition to each other; and it is a
+melancholy truth that so soon as we begin to live, that moment we also
+begin to die. It is passing strange that, notwithstanding the daily
+mementos of mortality that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_146" id="Page_146">[Pg 146]</a></span> cross our path&mdash;notwithstanding the funeral
+bells so often toll in our ears and the "mournful processions" go about
+our streets&mdash;we will not more seriously consider our approaching fate.
+We go on from design to design, add hope to hope, and lay out plans for
+the employment of many years, until we are suddenly alarmed at the
+approach of the Messenger of Death, at a moment when we least expect
+him, and which we probably conclude to be the meridian of our existence.</p>
+
+<p>What, then, are all the externals of human dignity&mdash;the power of wealth,
+the dreams of ambition, the pride of intellect, or the charms of
+beauty&mdash;when Nature has paid her just debt? Fix your eyes on the last
+sad scene, and view life stripped of its ornaments, and exposed in its
+natural weakness, and you must be persuaded of the utter emptiness of
+these delusions. In the grave, all fallacies are detected, all ranks are
+leveled, all distinctions are done away. Here the scepter of the prince
+and the staff of the beggar are laid side by side.</p>
+
+<p>Our present meeting and proceedings will have been vain and useless, if
+they fail to excite our serious<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_147" id="Page_147">[Pg 147]</a></span> reflections, and strengthen our
+resolutions of amendment.</p>
+
+<p>Be then persuaded, my brethren, by this example of the uncertainty of
+human life, of the unsubstantial nature of all its pursuits, and no
+longer postpone the all-important concern of preparing for eternity. Let
+us each embrace the present moment, and while time and opportunity
+permit, prepare for that great change when the pleasures of the world be
+as a poison to our lips, and the happy reflections consequent upon a
+well-spent life afford the only consolation.</p>
+
+<p>Thus shall our hopes be not frustrated, nor we be hurried unprepared
+into the presence of that all-wise and powerful Judge, to whom the
+secrets of all hearts are known. Let us resolve to maintain with
+sincerity the dignified character of our profession. May our Faith be
+evinced in a correct moral walk and deportment; may our Hope be bright
+as the glorious mysteries that will be revealed hereafter; and our
+Charity boundless as the wants of our fellow-creatures. And, having
+faithfully discharged the great duties which we owe to God, to our
+neighbor, and to ourselves, when at last it shall please the Grand
+Master of the Universe to summon us into His eternal presence, may the
+Trestle-board of our whole lives pass such inspection that it may be
+given unto each of us to "eat of the hidden manna," and to receive the
+"white stone with a new name" that will insure perpetual and unspeakable
+happiness at His right hand.</p>
+
+<p>The Lambskin being removed from the coffin, the Master holds it up and
+says:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_148" id="Page_148">[Pg 148]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>W. M.: The Lambskin, or white leathern Apron, is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman
+Eagle; more honorable than Star and Garter, when worthily worn. This
+emblem I now deposit in the grave of our deceased brother. [Deposits
+it.] By it we are reminded of that purity of life and conduct so
+essentially necessary to gaining admission to the Celestial Lodge above,
+where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.</p>
+
+<p>The mattock, the coffin, and the melancholy grave admonish us of our
+mortality, and that, sooner or later, these frail bodies must moulder in
+their parent dust.</p>
+
+<p>The Master, holding the evergreen, continues:</p>
+
+<p>This evergreen, which once marked the temporary resting-place of the
+illustrious dead, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the
+soul. By it we are reminded that we have an immortal part within us,
+that shall survive the grave, and which shall never, never, never die.
+By it we are admonished that, though, like our brother whose remains lie
+before us, we shall soon be clothed in the habiliments of death, and
+deposited in the silent tomb, yet, through our belief in the mercy of
+God, we may confidently hope that our souls will bloom in eternal
+spring. This, too, I deposit in the grave.</p>
+
+<p>The brethren then move in procession round the place of interment, and
+severally drop the sprig of evergreen into the grave, during which the
+following may be sung:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_149" id="Page_149">[Pg 149]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">"Ye living men, come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2"><a name="princes" id="princes"></a><ins title="open quotation mark added">
+"Princes!</ins> this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">The tall, the wise, the reverend head,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Great God! Is this our certain doom?<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And are we still secure?<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">To fit our souls to fly;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i3">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>Or the following:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Notes of our departing time;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">For mortality is here!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">See how wide her trophies wave<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">O'er the slumbers of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Here another guest we bring!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our funeral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i2">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our earthly tie<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Take us to Thy Lodge on high.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_150" id="Page_150">[Pg 150]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>After which the Masonic funeral honors are given.</p>
+
+<p>The Grand Honors, practiced among Masons at funerals, whether in public
+or private, are given in the following manner: Both arms are crossed on
+the breast, the left uppermost, and the open palms of the hands sharply
+striking the shoulders; they are then raised above the head, the palms
+striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon the thighs. This
+is repeated three times, and while they are being given the third time,
+the brethren audibly pronounce the following words&mdash;when the arms are
+crossed on the breast: "We cherish his memory here;" when the hands are
+extended above the head: "We commend his spirit to God who gave it;" and
+when the hands are extended toward the ground: "And consign his body to
+the grave."</p>
+
+<p>The Master then continues the ceremony:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_151" id="Page_151">[Pg 151]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Great Creator, having been pleased to remove our brother from the
+cares and troubles of this transitory existence to a state of endless
+duration, thus severing another link from the fraternal chain that binds
+us together, may we who survive him be more strongly cemented in the
+ties of union and friendship; and, during the short space allotted us
+here, we may wisely and usefully employ our time, and, in the reciprocal
+intercourse of kind and friendly acts, mutually promote the welfare and
+happiness of each other.</p>
+
+<p>Unto the grave we now consign his body&mdash;earth to earth; ashes to ashes;
+dust to dust&mdash;there to remain until the trump shall sound on the
+Resurrection morn. We can trustfully leave him in the hands of Him who
+doeth all things well, who is "glorious in holiness, fearful in praises,
+doing wonders."</p>
+
+<p>To those of his immediate relatives and friends who are most
+heart-stricken at the loss we have all sustained, we have but little of
+this world's consolation to offer; we can only sincerely, deeply and
+most affectionately sympathize with them in their afflictive
+bereavement; but we can say, that He who tempers the wind to the shorn
+lamb looks down with infinite compassion upon the widow and fatherless
+in the hour of their desolation; and that the Great Architect will fold
+the arms of His love and protection around those who put their trust in
+Him.</p>
+
+<p>Then let us improve this solemn warning, so that, when the sheeted dead
+are stirring, when the great white throne is set, we shall receive from
+the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_152" id="Page_152">[Pg 152]</a></span> Omniscient Judge the thrilling invitation, "Come, ye blessed,
+inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."</p>
+
+<p>The services will close with the following or some other suitable
+prayer:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer.</h3>
+
+<p>Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there enjoy that uninterrupted and unceasing felicity which is
+allotted to the souls of just men made perfect. "Bless those who are
+bereaved by this sad providence, and make this brotherhood faithful to
+their solemn vows, to comfort, aid, and protect those thus left to their
+sacred charge."</p>
+
+<p>And now, O Lord, we pray for Thy hand to lead us in all the paths our
+feet must tread; and when the journey of life is ended, may light from
+our immortal home illuminate the dark valley and shadow of death, and
+voices of the loved ones welcome us to that "house not made with hands,
+eternal in the heavens." Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_153" id="Page_153">[Pg 153]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master then approaches the head of the grave (or the entrance to the
+tomb), and gently says:</p>
+
+<p>Soft and safe to thee, my brother, be this earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. Fragrant be the acacia sprig that here
+shall flourish. May the earliest buds of spring unfold their beauties on
+this, thy resting place; and here may the sweetness of the summer's rose
+linger latest. Though the cold blast of autumn may lay them in the dust,
+and for a time destroy the loveliness of their existence, yet the
+destruction is not final, and in the springtime they shall surely bloom
+again. So, in the bright morning of the world's resurrection, thy mortal
+frame, now laid in the dust by the chilling blast of death, shall spring
+again into newness of life, and expand, in immortal beauty, in realms
+beyond the skies. Until then, dear brother, until then, farewell.</p>
+
+<p>The Benediction will then be pronounced by the Master, or Chaplain, as
+follows:</p>
+
+<p>The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make His face to shine upon us
+and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of His countenance,
+and give us peace. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be.</p>
+
+
+<h3>End of Service at Grave.</h3>
+
+<p>In very inclement weather service at the grave can be shortened by
+omitting any part of the ceremony except the apron, acacia and honors.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_154" id="Page_154">[Pg 154]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>ANOTHER SERVICE AT THE GRAVE.</h3>
+
+<p>At the grave the Lodge forms a circle or semicircle. The Master and
+other officers of the Lodge take their position at the head of the
+grave; the Tyler behind the Master, and the mourners at the foot. The
+religious burial service of the church (if there be any) should be first
+performed, after which the Masonic service begins:</p>
+
+<p>The following passage of Scripture, from Ecclesiastes, chapter xii,
+verses 1-7, is read:</p>
+
+<p>Chaplain: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
+evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have
+no pleasure in them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the
+stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day
+when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall
+bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those
+that look out of the windows be darkened; and the doors shall be shut in
+the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low; and he shall rise up
+at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be
+brought low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and
+fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
+grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth
+to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the
+silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be
+broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_155" id="Page_155">[Pg 155]</a></span> at the cistern. Then shall
+the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto
+God who gave it.</p>
+
+<p>Master: One by one they pass away&mdash;the brothers of our adoption, the
+companions of our choice. A brother whose hand we have clasped in the
+bonds of fraternal fellowship now lies before us in the rigid embrace of
+death. All that remains of one near and dear to us is passing from our
+sight, and we know that we shall meet him on earth no more.</p>
+
+<p>We, who knew him so well in our brotherhood, feel that in his departure
+from among the living, something has gone out of our own lives that can
+never be again. Thus, as human ties are broken, the world becomes less
+and less, and the hope to be reunited with friends who are gone, grows
+more and more. Here is immediate compensation, which, while it cannot
+assuage our grief, may teach resignation to the inevitable doom of all
+things mortal.</p>
+
+<p>While we stand around the open grave, in the presence of a body once,
+and so lately, warm with life and animate with thought, now lingering
+for a brief moment at the dark portal of the tomb&mdash;like a beam of holy
+light the belief must come, this cannot be all there is of day. Stricken
+human nature cries out: There must be a dawn beyond this darkness and a
+never setting sun, while this short life is but a morning star.</p>
+
+<p>The cycles of Time roll with the procession of seasons. Spring is bloom;
+summer is growth; autumn is fruition; winter is the shroud, and beneath
+its cold, yet kindly fold, live the germs of a new life. Spring comes
+again; growth matures, and fruit is eternal. This is the religion and
+lesson of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_156" id="Page_156">[Pg 156]</a></span> Nature, and the universal example cannot fail in relation to
+man. Let us draw comfort and consolation from things visible in this sad
+scene, and lift our eyes to the invisible Father of all with renewed
+faith that we are in His Holy Hands. Besides His infinitude of worlds,
+we have also His word, "That He is All, and All-upholding."</p>
+
+<p>We can do nothing for the dead. We can only offer respect to our
+brother's inanimate clay, and cherish his memory in the abiding faith
+that our temporary loss is his eternal gain. In this belief let us
+commit him with due reverence to the keeping of the All-Father, who is
+supreme in wisdom, infinite in love, and ordereth all things well.</p>
+
+<p>(Family service to be omitted in case no relatives of the deceased are
+present.)</p>
+
+<p>While we pay this tribute of respect and love to the memory of our late
+brother, let us not forget to extend our fraternal sympathy to his
+deeply afflicted and sorrowing family (wife, children, father, mother,
+brothers, sisters, as the relatives may be present): In your irreparable
+bereavement, and as he, for whom we are all mourners, was true to us,
+and faithful to the ties of our brotherhood, so shall we be true to you
+in the practice of the principles of Freemasonry and in tender memory of
+our loved and lost. He gave much of his time to us in devotion to our
+cause. We owe a grateful acknowledgement to you for his social
+companionship and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_157" id="Page_157">[Pg 157]</a></span> service, and mingle our sorrows at parting with
+yours, his near and dear relations.</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May we be true and faithful; and may we live and die in love!"</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May we profess what is good, and always act agreeably to our
+profession!"</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>Master: "May the Lord bless us and prosper us, and may all our good
+intentions be crowned with success."</p>
+
+<p>Response: "So mote it be."</p>
+
+<p>The apron is taken from the coffin and handed to the Master; and while
+the coffin is being lowered into the grave, either of the following
+funeral dirges may be sung&mdash;the one used, to be selected and announced
+before leaving the lodge-room:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_158" id="Page_158">[Pg 158]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Funeral Dirge.</b></p>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Air&mdash;Pleyel's Hymn.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Solemn strikes the funeral chime,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Notes of our departing time,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">As we journey here below<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Through a pilgrimage of woe.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Mortals, now indulge a tear,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For Mortality is here;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">See how wide her trophies wave,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">O'er the slumber of the grave!<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Here another guest we bring;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Seraphs of celestial wing,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">To our funeral altar come,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Waft our friend and brother home.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Lord of all! below&mdash;above&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Fill our hearts with truth and love;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">When dissolves our earthly tie,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Take us to Thy lodge on high.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Hark, From the Tombs.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Hark, from the tombs, a doleful sound,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Mine ears attend the cry:<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">"Ye living men; come view the ground<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where you must shortly lie.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">"Princes, this clay must be your bed,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">In spite of all your towers;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">The tall, the wise, the reverend head<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Must lie as low as ours."<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Great God! Is this our certain doom?<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And are we still secure?<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Still walking downward to the tomb,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And yet prepared no more?<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">To fit our souls to fly;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Then, when we drop this dying flesh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We'll rise above the sky.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_159" id="Page_159">[Pg 159]</a></span></div></div>
+
+<p>At the conclusion of the singing, the Master, displaying the apron,
+continues:</p>
+
+<p>The Lambskin, or white leathern apron, is an emblem of innocence, and
+the badge of a Mason; more honorable than the crown of royalty, or the
+emblazoned insignia of princely orders, when worthily worn.</p>
+
+<p>The Master drops the apron into the grave.</p>
+
+<p>Our brother was worthy of its distinction, and it shall bear witness to
+his virtues, and our confidence in the sincerity of his profession.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: (Taking off his white glove and holding it up.) This Glove is a
+symbol of fidelity and is emblematic of that Masonic friendship which
+bound us to him whose tenement of clay now lies before us. It reminds us
+that while these mortal eyes shall see him not again, yet, by the
+practice of the tenets of our noble order and a firm faith and steadfast
+trust in the Supreme Architect, we hope to clasp once more his vanished
+hand in friendship and in love. (Deposits glove.) Those whom virtue
+unites, death can never separate.</p>
+
+<p>The Master, displaying an evergreen sprig, continues:</p>
+
+<p>The Evergreen is emblematic of our Faith in Immortality.</p>
+
+<p>This green sprig is the symbol of that vital spark of our being which
+continues to glow more divinely when the breath leaves the body, and can
+never, never, never die.</p>
+
+<p>The Master drops the evergreen in the grave, and the Brothers each make
+a similar deposit, with as little confusion as possible.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_160" id="Page_160">[Pg 160]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>If the place is convenient, they march around the grave in a line. When
+all are again settled in their places, the public Grand Honors are given
+by three times three.</p>
+
+<p>The will of God is accomplished; so mote it be. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>The Master then continues:</p>
+
+<p>Change is the universal law of mortality, and the theme of every page of
+its history. Here we view the most striking illustration of change that
+can be presented to mortal eyes, minds and hearts. Ties of fraternity,
+friendship, love, all broken, and earthly pursuits, hopes and affections
+laid waste by death. Let us profit by this example of the uncertainty of
+the world, and resolve to live honest, pure and worshipful lives in
+daily preparation for the summons that will, sooner or later, surely
+come. It came to our brother, whose remains we have here laid away to
+rest eternal, and reminds us that we, too, are mortal&mdash;subject to the
+universal law. Our brother is dead, and cannot speak for himself. Let us
+defend his good name. Frailties he may have had, as what mortal man has
+not? To err is human, charity is Divine, and judgment is with the
+Almighty and All-Merciful. In this resting place of the body, virtues
+only are remembered, and sweet memories bloom.</p>
+
+<p>All must pass through the Shadow of Death, and each one must make the
+dark journey without the companionship of earthly friend. Let us all
+hasten to secure the passport of an upright life, to the glories of a
+better land. Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our brother.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_161" id="Page_161">[Pg 161]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Master scatters a handful of earth in the grave.</p>
+
+<p>Earth to earth; dust to dust (the S. W. scatters dirt in the grave);
+ashes to ashes (the J. W. scatters dirt in the grave); there to remain
+until the dawn of that resplendent day, when again, the morning stars
+shall sing together, and all the sons of God shall shout for joy.</p>
+
+<h3>Prayer by the Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Chaplain: Almighty and eternal God, in whom we live and move, and have
+our being&mdash;and before whom all men must appear, in the judgment day to
+give an account of their deeds in life, we, who are daily exposed to the
+flying shafts of death, and now surround the grave of our fallen
+brother, most earnestly beseech Thee to impress deeply on our minds the
+solemnities of this day, as well as the lamentable occurrence that has
+occasioned them. Here may we be forcibly reminded that in the midst of
+life we are in death, and that whatever elevation of character we may
+have obtained, however upright and square the course we have pursued,
+yet shortly we must all submit as victims of its destroying power, and
+endure the humbling level of the tomb, until the last loud trump shall
+sound the summons of our resurrection from mortality and corruption.</p>
+
+<p>May we have Thy divine assistance, O merciful God, to redeem our
+mis-spent time; and in the discharge of our important duties Thou has
+assigned us, in the erection of our moral edifice, may we have wisdom
+from on high to direct us, strength commensurate with our task to
+support us, and the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_162" id="Page_162">[Pg 162]</a></span> beauty of holiness to adorn and render all our
+performances acceptable in Thy sight. And when our work is done, and our
+bodies mingle with the mother earth, may our souls, disengaged from
+their cumbrous dust, flourish and bloom in eternal day; and enjoy that
+rest which Thou hast prepared for all good and faithful servants, in
+that spiritual house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens,
+through the great Redeemer. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>So mote it be. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Fill grave.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Soft and safe, my brother, be this thy earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. In the glorious morning of the
+resurrection may thy body spring again into newness of life, to live
+forever in the home of the blest. Until then, dear brother, farewell.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Benediction.</h3>
+
+<p>Chaplain: The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face to shine
+upon us and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his
+countenance and give us peace. Amen.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_163" id="Page_163">[Pg 163]</a></span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2><a name="RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW" id="RITUAL_FOR_A_LODGE_OF_SORROW"></a>RITUAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW.</h2>
+
+
+<p>The following Ritual for a Lodge of Sorrow is recommended for use in the
+Lodges. While necessarily of a funeral character, it differs essentially
+from the burial service. In the latter case, we are in the actual
+presence of the departed, and engaged in the last rites of affection and
+respect for one who has been our companion in life, and whose mortal
+remains we are about to consign to their last resting-place. The Lodge
+of Sorrow, on the contrary, is intended to celebrate the memory of our
+departed brethren; and while we thus recall to our recollection their
+virtues, and temper anew our resolutions so to live, that, when we shall
+have passed the silent portals, our memories may be cherished with
+grateful remembrance, we learn to look upon death from a more elevated
+point of view; to see in it the wise and necessary transition from the
+trials and imperfections of this world, to the perfect life for which
+our transient journey here has been the school and the preparation.
+Vocal and instrumental music are indispensable to the proper effect of
+the ceremony. The brethren should wear dark clothing, and white gloves
+and aprons. There is no necessity for any attempt at secrecy in the
+ceremonies of Sorrow Lodges. They may be held in churches or public
+halls, or in the presence of friends at the Lodge room, with benefit to
+all concerned.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_164" id="Page_164">[Pg 164]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Preparation of the Hall.</h3>
+
+<p>I. The Lodge room should be appropriately draped in black, and the
+several stations covered with the same emblem of mourning.</p>
+
+<p>II. On the Master's pedestal is a skull and lighted taper.</p>
+
+<p>III. In the center of the room is placed the catafalque, which consists
+of a rectangular platform, about six feet long by four feet wide, on
+which are two smaller platforms, so that three steps are represented. On
+the third one should be an elevation of convenient height, on which is
+placed an urn. The platform should be draped in black, and a canopy of
+black drapery may be raised over the urn and platform.</p>
+
+<p>IV. At each corner of the platform will be placed a candlestick, bearing
+a lighted taper, and near it, facing the East, will be seated a brother,
+provided with an extinguisher, to be used at the proper time.</p>
+
+<p>V. During the first part of the ceremonies the lights in the room should
+burn dimly.</p>
+
+<p>VI. Arrangements should be made to enable the light to be increased to
+brilliancy at the appropriate point in the ceremony.</p>
+
+<p>VII. On the catafalque will be laid a pair of white gloves, a lambskin
+apron, and if the deceased brother had been an officer, the appropriate
+insignia of his office.</p>
+
+<p>VIII. Where the Lodge is held in memory of several brethren, shields
+bearing their names are placed around the catafalque.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_165" id="Page_165">[Pg 165]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Opening the Lodge.</h3>
+
+<p>The several officers being in their places, and the brethren seated, the
+Worshipful Master will call up the Lodge and say:</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brother Senior Warden, for what purpose are we assembled?</p>
+
+<p>S. W.: To honor the memory of those brethren whom death hath taken from
+us; to contemplate our own approaching dissolution; and, by the
+remembrance of immortality, to raise our souls above the considerations
+of this transitory existence.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brother Junior Warden, what sentiments should inspire the souls
+of Masons on occasions like the present?</p>
+
+<p>J. W.: Calm sorrow for the absence of our brethren who have gone before
+us; earnest solicitude for our own eternal welfare, and a firm faith and
+reliance upon the wisdom and goodness of the Great Architect of the
+Universe.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Brethren, commending these sentiments to your earnest
+consideration, and invoking your assistance in the solemn ceremonies
+about to take place, I declare this Lodge of Sorrow opened.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain, or Worshipful Master, will then offer the following, or
+some other suitable</p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer:</h3>
+
+<p>Grand Architect of the Universe, in whose holy sight centuries are but
+as days; to whose omniscience the past and the future are but as one
+eternal present; look down upon Thy children, who still wander among the
+delusions of time&mdash;who still tremble with dread of dissolution, and
+shudder at the mysteries of the future; look down, we beseech<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_166" id="Page_166">[Pg 166]</a></span> Thee,
+from Thy glorious and eternal day into the dark night of our error and
+presumption, and suffer a ray of Thy divine light to penetrate into our
+hearts, that in them may awaken and bloom the certainty of life,
+reliance upon Thy promises, and assurance of a place at Thy right hand.
+Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The following, or some other appropriate Ode may here be sung:</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ode.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Bradford, C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">We will not weep for thee;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For thou art nowhere, oft on earth,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy spirit longed to be.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy toils and cares are o'er;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">And sorrow, pain, and suffering now<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Shall ne'er distress thee more.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">O brother, thou art gone to rest,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And this shall be our prayer:<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">That, when we reach our journey's end,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Thy glory we shall share.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Worshipful Master (taking the skull in his hand) will then say:</p>
+
+<p>Brethren: In the midst of life we are in death, and the wisest cannot
+know what a day may bring forth. We live but to see those we love
+passing away into the silent land.</p>
+
+<p>Behold this emblem of mortality, once the abode of a spirit like our
+own; beneath this mouldering canopy once shone the bright and busy eye;
+within this hollow cavern once played the ready, swift, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_167" id="Page_167">[Pg 167]</a></span> tuneful
+tongue; and now, sightless and mute, it is eloquent only in the lessons
+it teaches us.</p>
+
+<p>Think of those brethren, who, but a few days since, were among us in all
+the pride and power of life; bring to your minds the remembrance of
+their wisdom, their strength, and their beauty; and then reflect that
+"to this complexion have they come at last;" think of yourselves, thus
+will you be when the lamp of your brief existence has burned out. Think
+how soon death, for you, will be a reality. Man's life is like a flower,
+which blooms today, and tomorrow is faded, cast aside, and trodden under
+foot. The most of us, my brethren, are fast approaching, or have already
+passed the meridian of life; our sun is setting in the West; and oh! how
+much more swift is the passage of our declining years than when we
+started upon the journey, and believed&mdash;as the young are too apt to
+believe&mdash;that the roseate hues of the rising sun of our existence were
+always to be continued. When we look back upon the happy days of our
+childhood, when the dawning intellect first began to exercise its powers
+of thought, it seems as but yesterday, and that, by a simple effort of
+the will, we could put aside our manhood, and seek again the loving
+caresses of a mother, or be happy in the possession of a bauble; and
+could we now realize the idea that our last hour had come, our whole
+earthly life would seem but as the space of time from yesterday until
+today. Centuries upon centuries have rolled away behind us; before us
+stretches out an eternity of years to come; and on the narrow boundary
+between the past and the present flickers the puny taper we term our
+life. When we came into the world, we<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_168" id="Page_168">[Pg 168]</a></span> knew naught of what had been
+before us; but, as we grew up to manhood, we learned of the past; we saw
+the flowers bloom as they had bloomed for centuries; we beheld the orbs
+of day and night pursuing their endless course among the stars, as they
+had pursued it from the birth of light; we learned what men had thought,
+and said, and done, from the beginning of the world to our day; but only
+through the eye of faith can we behold what is to come hereafter, and
+only through a firm reliance upon the Divine promises can we satisfy the
+yearnings of an immortal soul. The cradle speaks to us of
+remembrance&mdash;the coffin, of hope, of a blessed trust in a never-ending
+existence beyond the gloomy portals of the tomb.</p>
+
+<p>Let these reflections convince us how vain are all the wranglings and
+bitterness engendered by the collisions of the world; how little in
+dignity above the puny wranglings of ants over a morsel of food, or for
+the possession of a square inch of soil.</p>
+
+<p>What shall survive us? Not, let us hope, the petty strifes and
+bickerings, the jealousies and heart-burnings, the small triumphs and
+mean advantages we have gained, but rather the noble thoughts, the words
+of truth, the works of mercy and justice, that ennoble and light up the
+existence of every honest man, however humble, and live for good when
+his body, like this remnant of mortality, is mouldering in its parent
+dust.</p>
+
+<p>Let the proud and the vain consider how soon the gaps are filled that
+are made in society by those who die around them; and how soon time
+heals the wounds that death inflicts upon the loving heart;<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_169" id="Page_169">[Pg 169]</a></span> and from
+this let them learn humility, and that they are but drops in the great
+ocean of humanity.</p>
+
+<p>And when God sends his angel to us with the scroll of death, let us look
+upon it as an act of mercy, to prevent many sins and many calamities of
+a longer life; and lay down our heads softly and go to sleep, without
+wrangling like froward children. For this at least man gets by death,
+that his calamities are not immortal. To bear grief honorably and
+temperately, and to die willingly and nobly, are the duties of a good
+man and true Mason.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Ode.</h3>
+
+<p class="center"><b>Tune&mdash;Naomi. C. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">When those we love are snatched away,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">By Death's relentless hand,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That friendship must demand.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">While pity prompts the rising sigh,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">With awful power imprest;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">May this dread truth, "I too must die,"<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Sink deep in every breast.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Let this vain world allure no more;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Behold the opening tomb!<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">It bids us use the present hour;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Tomorrow death may come.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">The voice of this instructive scene<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">May every heart obey;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nor be the faithful warning vain<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Which calls to watch and pray.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>At its conclusion the Chaplain will read the following passages:</p>
+
+<p>Lo, He goeth by me and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive
+Him not. Behold He taketh away, who can hinder Him?<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_170" id="Page_170">[Pg 170]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He
+cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow,
+and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his
+months are with Thee: Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot
+pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
+hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that
+it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
+Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die
+in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring
+forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man
+giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea,
+and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not;
+till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of
+their sleep.</p>
+
+<p>My days are passed, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my
+heart. If I wait, the grave is mine house; I have made my bed in the
+darkness. I have said to corruption, thou art my father. And where is
+now my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? They shall go down to the
+bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.</p>
+
+<p>My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh. Oh, that my words were now
+written; Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven
+with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! For I know that my
+Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
+earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
+shall I see God. Whom I shall see for<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_171" id="Page_171">[Pg 171]</a></span> myself, and mine eyes shall
+behold, and not another.</p>
+
+<p>For Thou cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and Thy floods
+compassed me about; all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me. Then I
+said, I am cast out of Thy sight; yet will I look again toward Thy holy
+temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul, the depth
+closed me round about, the weeds were wrapt about my head.</p>
+
+<p>I said, in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the
+grave! I am deprived of the residue of my years; I said, I shall not see
+the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living; I shall behold man no
+more with the inhabitants of the world. Behold, for peace I had great
+bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit
+of corruption. For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate
+Thee; the living, the living, he shall praise Thee as I do this day.</p>
+
+<p>Are not my days few? Cease, then, and let me alone, that I may take
+comfort a little, before I go whence I shall not return, even to the
+land of darkness, and the shadow of death. A land of darkness, as
+darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and
+where the light is as darkness.</p>
+
+<p>An interval of profound silence will be observed. The general lights of
+the hall, if there be convenience, will be turned low, and the four
+brethren will extinguish the tapers near which they are placed.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_172" id="Page_172">[Pg 172]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h3>Prayer by the Chaplain.</h3>
+
+<p>Our Father Who art in heaven, it hath pleased Thee to take from among us
+those who were our brethren. Let time, as it heals the wounds thus
+inflicted upon our hearts and on the hearts of those who were near and
+dear to them, not erase the salutary lessons engraved there; but let
+those lessons, always continuing distinct and legible, make us and them
+wiser and better. And whatever distress or trouble may hereafter come
+upon us, may we ever be consoled by the reflection that Thy wisdom and
+Thy love are equally infinite, and that our sorrows are not the
+visitations of Thy wrath, but the result of the great law of harmony by
+which everything is being conducted to a good and perfect issue in the
+fullness of Thy time. Let the loss of our brethren increase our
+affection for those who are yet spared to us, and make us more punctual
+in the performance of the duties that friendship, love and honor demand.
+When it comes to us also to die, may a firm and abiding trust in Thy
+mercy dispel the gloom and dread of dissolution. Be with us now, and
+sanctify the solemnities of this occasion to our hearts, that we may
+serve Thee in spirit and understanding. And to Thy name shall be
+ascribed the praise forever. Amen.</p>
+
+<p>Response: So mote it be!</p>
+
+<p>The Wardens, Deacons and Stewards, will now approach the East and form a
+procession, thus:</p>
+
+<p class="center">
+Two Stewards, with rods.<br />
+
+Two Wardens.<br />
+
+The Worshipful Master, supported by the Deacons, with rods.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_173" id="Page_173">[Pg 173]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>This procession will move once around the catafalque to slow and solemn
+music. On arriving at the East, the procession will halt and open to the
+right and left. The Junior Warden will then advance to the catafalque,
+and, placing upon it a bunch of white flowers, will say:</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden: In memory of our departed brethren I deposit these white
+flowers, emblematical of that pure life to which they have been called,
+and reminding us that as these children of an hour will droop and fade
+away, so, too, shall we soon follow those who have gone before us, and
+inciting us so to fill the brief span of our existence that we may leave
+to our survivors a sweet savor of remembrance.</p>
+
+<p>The Junior Warden will now return to his place, and an interval of
+profound silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed,
+and move as before, to the sound of slow music, twice around the
+catafalque. They will open as before, and the Senior Warden approaching
+the catafalque will place upon it a wreath of white flowers, and say:</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: As the sun sets in the West, to close the day and herald
+the approach of night, so, one by one we lay us down in the darkness of
+the tomb to wait in its calm repose for the time when the heavens shall
+pass away as a scroll, and man, standing in the presence of the
+Infinite, shall realize the true end of his pilgrimage here below. Let
+these flowers be to us the symbol of remembrance of all the virtues of
+our brethren who have preceded us to the silent land, the token of that
+fraternal alliance which binds us while on earth and which we hope will
+finally unite us in heaven.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_174" id="Page_174">[Pg 174]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>The Senior Warden returns to his place, and an interval of profound
+silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed, and move
+three times around the catafalque to slow and solemn music, as before.
+Arrived in the East, the Worshipful Master will advance and place upon
+the Urn a wreath of evergreen, and say:</p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: It is appointed unto all men once to die, and after
+death cometh the resurrection. The dust shall return to the earth and
+the spirit unto God who gave it. In the grave all men are equal; the
+good deeds, the lofty thoughts, the heroic sacrifices alone survive and
+bear fruit in the lives of those who strive to emulate them.</p>
+
+<p>While, therefore, nature will have its way, and our tears will fall upon
+the graves of our brethren, let us be reminded by the evergreen symbol
+of our faith in immortal life that the dead are but sleeping, and be
+comforted by the reflection that their memories will not be forgotten;
+that they will still be loved by those who are soon to follow them; that
+in our archives their names are written, and that in our hearts there is
+still a place for them. And so, trusting in the infinite love and tender
+mercy of Him without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, let us
+prepare to meet them where there is no parting, and where with them we
+shall enjoy eternal rest.</p>
+
+<p>The Worshipful Master will return to his place, and a period of silence
+will obtain. The Chaplain will now be conducted to the altar, where he
+will read:</p>
+
+<p>But some man will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
+they come? Thou<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_175" id="Page_175">[Pg 175]</a></span> fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it
+die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
+be, but bear grain; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain; but
+God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own
+body.</p>
+
+<p>All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men,
+another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
+are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the
+celestial is one, and the glory of the
+<a name="terrestrial2" id="terrestrial2"></a><ins title="was terresrtial">terrestrial</ins>
+is another.</p>
+
+<p>There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and
+another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in
+glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in
+corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is
+raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is
+sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural
+body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man
+Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
+Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
+natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the
+earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy,
+such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are
+they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the
+earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.</p>
+
+<p>Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
+kingdom of God; neither doth<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_176" id="Page_176">[Pg 176]</a></span> corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I
+show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed;
+in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the
+trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
+shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
+this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have
+put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then
+shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed
+up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
+victory?</p>
+
+<p>As the Chaplain pronounces the concluding words, "O grave, where is thy
+victory?" the lights in the hall will be raised to brilliancy, the four
+brethren seated around the catafalque will relight the tapers, while a
+strain of triumphant music will be played.</p>
+
+<p>The Chaplain will return to his place in the East, and the following, or
+some other appropriate Ode, will be sung to music of a more cheerful
+character:<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_177" id="Page_177">[Pg 177]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode.&mdash;Tune, Cary.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">One sweetly solemn thought<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Comes to me o'er and o'er;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">I am nearer home today<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Than I ever have been before.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Nearer my Father's house,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where the many mansions be;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nearer the great white throne;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer the crystal sea.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Nearer the bound of life,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Where we lay our burdens down;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Nearer leaving the cross;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer gaining the crown.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">But lying darkly between,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Winding down through the night,<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Is the deep and unknown stream,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">That leads at last to the light.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Father, perfect my trust!<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Strengthen the might of my faith;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Let me feel as I would when I stand<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">On the rock of the shore of death.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Feel as I would when my feet<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Are slipping over the brink;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">For it may be, I am nearer home&mdash;<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Nearer now than I think.<br /></span>
+</div></div>
+
+<p>The Orator will then pronounce the Eulogium.</p>
+
+<p>Then follows the following, or some other appropriate Ode:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><b>Ode.&mdash;Tune: Old Hundred. L. M.</b></p>
+
+<div class="poem"><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Once more, O Lord, let grateful praise<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">From ev'ry heart to Thee ascend;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Thou art the guardian of our days,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">Our first, our best and changeless friend.<br /></span>
+</div><div class="stanza">
+<span class="i0">Hear now our parting hymn of praise,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And bind our hearts in love divine;<br /></span>
+<span class="i0">Oh, may we walk in wisdom's ways,<br /></span>
+<span class="i2">And ever feel that we are Thine.<br /></span>
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_178" id="Page_178">[Pg 178]</a></span></div></div>
+
+
+<h3>Closing.</h3>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: Brother Senior Warden, our recollection of our
+departed friends has been refreshed, and we may now ask ourselves, were
+they just and perfect Masons, worthy men, unwearied toilers in the
+vineyard, and possessed of so many virtues as to overcome their faults
+and shortcomings? Answer these questions, as Masons should answer.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: Man judgeth not of man. He Whose infinite and tender
+mercy passeth all comprehension, Whose goodness endureth forever, has
+called our brethren hence. Let Him judge.</p>
+
+<p>In ancient Egypt no one could gain admittance to the sacred asylum of
+the tomb until he had passed under the most solemn judgment before a
+grave tribunal.</p>
+
+<p>Princes and peasants came there to be judged, escorted only by their
+virtues and their vices. A public accuser recounted the history of their
+lives, and threw the penetrating light of truth on all their actions. If
+it were adjudged that the dead man had led an evil life, his memory was
+condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the
+honors of sepulture. But Masonry has no such tribunal to sit in judgment
+upon her dead; with her, the good that her sons have done lives after
+them; and the evil is interred with their bones. She does require,
+however, that whatever is said concerning them shall be the truth; and
+should it ever happen that of a Mason, who dies, nothing good can be
+truthfully said, she will mournfully and pityingly bury him out of her
+sight in silence.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_179" id="Page_179">[Pg 179]</a></span></p>
+
+<p>Worshipful Master: Brethren, let us profit by the admonitions of this
+solemn occasion, lay to heart the truths to which we have listened, and
+resolve so to walk that when we lay us down to the last sleep it may be
+the privilege of the brethren to strew white flowers upon our graves and
+keep our memories as a pleasant remembrance.</p>
+
+<p>Brother Senior Warden: Announce to the brethren that our labors are now
+concluded, and that it is my pleasure that this Lodge of Sorrow be
+closed.</p>
+
+<p>Senior Warden: Brother Junior Warden, the labors of this Lodge of Sorrow
+being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that it be now
+closed. Make due announcement to the brethren, and invite them to
+assist.</p>
+
+<p>Junior Warden [calling up the Lodge]. Brethren, the labors of this Lodge
+of Sorrow being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that
+it be now closed.</p>
+
+<p>W. M.: Let us unite with our Chaplain in an invocation to the Throne of
+Grace.</p>
+
+<h3 class="stars">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</h3>
+
+<p>W. M.: This Lodge of Sorrow is now closed.</p>
+
+
+
+<div class="bbox">
+<h2>Transcriber's Notes</h2>
+
+<p>The Table of Contents in the original book does not correspond
+directly with the heading chapters.</p>
+
+<p>The following have been retained as they appear in the original
+publication:</p>
+<ol>
+<li>alternative spelling for Tiler and Tyler;</li>
+
+<li>hyphenation in corner-stone/corner stone, ever-green/evergreen,
+north-east/northeast and to-morrow/tomorrow;</li>
+
+<li>punctuation in the order of the Special Communication of the
+Grand Lodge;</li>
+
+<li>irregular indentation of verse on pages 63 and 149; and</li>
+
+<li>*&nbsp;*&nbsp;* within the text, and on a line of its own, <span class="stars">&nbsp;*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</span></li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>Changes have been made as follows:</p>
+
+<table class="tn" summary="transcriber's changes">
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</td>
+<td>Election and Installation <i>changed to</i><br />
+Election and <a href="#installation">Installation.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>Laying Corner Stone <i>changed to</i><br />
+Laying <a href="#corner">Corner-Stone.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 7</td>
+<td>alone valuable a <i>changed to</i><br />
+alone valuable <a href="#and">and</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page&nbsp;&nbsp; 8</td>
+<td>vade mecum.' <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#vade">'vade</a> mecum.'</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 10</td>
+<td>offend  When we go astray, <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#offend">offend.</a> When we go astray,</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 11</td>
+<td>with hands, eternal i <i>changed to</i><br />
+with hands, eternal <a href="#in">in the</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 12</td>
+<td>Brother S. W., how <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#brother">"Brother</a> S. W., how</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 13</td>
+<td>selfish and ungodly <i>changed to</i><br />
+selfish and <a href="#ungodly">ungodly.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 24</td>
+<td>eavesdroppers, asscending <i>changed to</i><br />
+eavesdroppers, <a href="#ascending">ascending</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 29</td>
+<td>north of the eliptic <i>changed to</i><br />
+north of the <a href="#elliptic">elliptic</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 36</td>
+<td>&nbsp;hich he is afterwards <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#which">which</a> he is afterwards</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 47</td>
+<td>the Doric Ionic <i>changed to</i><br />
+the <a href="#doric">Doric,</a> Ionic</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>seven sabatical years <i>changed to</i><br />
+seven <a href="#sabbatical">sabbatical</a> years</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>expressions to be intellgible <i>changed to</i><br />
+expressions to be <a href="#intelligible">intelligible</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 48</td>
+<td>and gentle tremulo <i>changed to</i><br />
+and gentle <a href="#tremolo">tremolo</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 51</td>
+<td>to pass the inner door? <i>changed to</i><br />
+to pass the inner <a href="#door">door!</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 52</td>
+<td>to your care. <i>changed to</i><br />
+to your <a href="#care">care."</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 63</td>
+<td>dissolves our eathly <i>changed to</i><br />
+dissolves our <a href="#earthly">earthly</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 64</td>
+<td>degree of Master Msaon <i>changed to</i><br />
+degree of Master <a href="#mason">Mason</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 65</td>
+<td>approaching danger <i>changed to</i><br />
+approaching <a href="#danger">danger.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 69</td>
+<td>darkness to Pharoah <i>changed to</i><br />
+darkness to <a href="#pharaoh">Pharaoh</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 73</td>
+<td>problems and theorims <i>changed to</i><br />
+problems and <a href="#theorems">theorems</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 82</td>
+<td>a lodge For <i>changed to</i><br />
+a lodge <a href="#for">for</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 83</td>
+<td>necessary to eligibilty <i>changed to</i><br />
+necessary to <a href="#eligibility">eligibility</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 87</td>
+<td>with the Constituions <i>changed to</i><br />
+with the <a href="#constitutions">Constitutions</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 96</td>
+<td>calls *&nbsp;*&nbsp;*<br />
+calls <a href="#calls">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*;</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 110</td>
+<td>S. G. W.) from the South <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#from">S. G. W.); from</a> the South</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 112</td>
+<td>Past G'rd Officers <i>changed to</i><br />
+Past <a href="#grd">Gr'd</a> Officers</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 119</td>
+<td>the folowing invocation<br />
+the <a href="#following1">following</a> invocation</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 122</td>
+<td>Deacons, with rods; _changed to<br />
+Deacons, with <a href="#rods">rods.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 125</td>
+<td>bless the Craft, whersoever <i>changed to</i><br />
+bless the Craft, <a href="#wheresoever">wheresoever</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>employed by you acording <i>changed to</i><br />
+employed by you <a href="#according">according</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 138</td>
+<td>Master repeating the folowing <i>changed to</i><br />
+Master repeating the <a href="#following2">following</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td>Try name <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#thy">Thy</a> name</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 140</td>
+<td>from the terrestial <i>changed to</i><br />
+from the <a href="#terrestrial1">terrestrial</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 143</td>
+<td>follow the Tiler <i>changed to</i><br />
+follow the <a href="#tiler">Tiler.</a></td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 149</td>
+<td>Princes! this clay <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#princes">"Princes!</a> this clay</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>Page 175</td>
+<td>terresrtial is another <i>changed to</i><br />
+<a href="#terrestrial2">terrestrial</a> is another</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<pre>
+
+
+
+
+
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered
+Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, by George Thornburgh
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+Title: Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason
+       together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner
+       Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc.
+
+Author: George Thornburgh
+
+Release Date: September 28, 2009 [EBook #30118]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MASONIC MONITOR ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by Alicia Williams, Jen Haines and the Online
+Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration: GEORGE THORNBURGH]
+
+
+
+
+    MASONIC MONITOR
+
+    OF THE DEGREES OF
+
+    Entered Apprentice, Fellow
+    Craft and Master Mason
+
+    TOGETHER WITH THE
+
+    Ceremony of Installation, Laying
+    Corner Stones, Dedications,
+    Masonic Burial, Etc.
+
+    BY
+
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH
+
+    P. G. M., and Custodian of the Secret Work
+
+    COPYRIGHT 1903, BY
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH
+    LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS.
+
+
+    Order of Business.
+
+    Masonic Dates.
+
+    Opening Prayer and Charge.
+
+    Closing Prayer and Charge.
+
+    Closing Ceremonies.
+
+    Entered Apprentice.
+
+    Fellow Craft.
+
+    Master Mason.
+
+    Grand Honors and Reception of Visitors.
+
+    Election and Installation.
+
+    Instituting Lodge.
+
+    Constituting Lodge.
+
+    Laying Corner Stone.
+
+    Dedication of Hall.
+
+    Funerals.
+
+    Lodge of Sorrow.
+
+
+
+
+ORDER OF BUSINESS.
+
+
+At stated communications:
+
+First. Reading the minutes.
+
+Second. Considering unfinished business.
+
+Third. Receiving and referring petitions.
+
+Fourth. Receiving report of committees.
+
+Fifth. Balloting for candidates.
+
+Sixth. Receiving and considering resolutions.
+
+Seventh. Conferring degrees.
+
+At called meetings no business should be taken up except that for which
+the meeting was called.
+
+The 24th of June and 27th of December are regular meetings, but it is
+not best to take up routine business. Let it be a celebration, and not a
+business session.
+
+
+
+
+TO FIND AND WRITE MASONIC DATES.
+
+
+=Lodge.=--(Anno Lucis--the year of light). Add 4,000 to the common year;
+thus, for 1903, write: A. L. 5903.
+
+=Chapter=.--(Anno Inventionis--the year of discovery). Add 530 to the
+common year.
+
+=Council.=--(Anno Depositionis--the year of deposit). Add 1,000 to the
+common year.
+
+=Commandery.=--(Anno Ordinis--the year of the order). Subtract 1,118
+from the common year.
+
+
+
+
+Certificate and Recommendation
+
+
+This is to Certify that we have examined the manuscript of the Monitor,
+prepared by Bro. George Thornburgh, and we approve the same.
+
+    GEORGE THORNBURGH,   }
+    W. M. KENT,          } Custodians.
+    GEORGE W. DEVAUGHAN, }
+
+    J. M. OATHOUT, Grand Lecturer.
+
+    JOHN T. HICKS, Grand Master.
+
+            ------------
+
+    Little Rock, Ark., August 19, 1903.
+
+_Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge F. and A. M. of
+Arkansas_:
+
+This Monitor, prepared by Past Grand Master George Thornburgh,
+having been approved by the Custodians of the Work, the Grand
+Lecturer and myself, I do recommend the use of the same to all
+the lodges in Arkansas.
+
+    JOHN T. HICKS,
+        GRAND MASTER.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE AND DEDICATION.
+
+
+The demand of the craft throughout the State for a practical working
+Monitor of the three degrees, arranged in conformity with the work in
+this jurisdiction, culminated in the adoption, by the Grand Lodge of
+1902, of the following resolution:
+
+"Resolved, That Brother George Thornburgh be requested to prepare a
+Monitor which shall be adopted as the Monitor of this Grand Lodge. When
+the proposed Monitor is approved by the Custodians of the Work, the
+Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Master, the Grand Master shall be
+authorized to recommend it to the lodges."
+
+This Monitor has been prepared in obedience to that resolution. The book
+is the child of my heart and mind. A love for the cause inspired its
+preparation. It goes to the craft with my earnest prayers that it may
+cause a more general and closer study of the beautiful ceremonies of the
+first three degrees, which are the foundation of all true Freemasonry. I
+dedicate the book to the Masons of Arkansas, who have so often and so
+kindly honored me above my merit.
+
+                                  GEO. THORNBURGH.
+
+Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1, 1903.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
+
+
+On the 20th of October, 1903, the first edition of one thousand Monitors
+was placed on sale. I supposed I would probably dispose of them in the
+course of a year, but to my surprise, by December 20 they were all sold.
+I placed the second edition of one thousand on sale February 24, 1904,
+and by June 15 they were gone. Evidently the Monitor fills a long felt
+want.
+
+It was prepared especially to conform to the work in this jurisdiction.
+It may be studied with profit by every Mason, whether he be an officer
+or not. The youngest Entered Apprentice will find it helpful and useful
+in assisting him to fix upon his mind those beautiful first lessons. The
+officers from Master of Ceremonies to Worshipful Master will find it
+convenient and indispensable in the performance correctly of the
+beautiful ceremonies of the institution.
+
+I am gratified beyond expression at the cordial reception the Monitor
+has received from the craft.
+
+It is commended in the highest terms by the best workers in the State.
+Here are only a few of the hundreds of endorsements sent me.
+
+Grand Master Hicks: "It is the best Monitor to be found for Arkansas
+Masons."
+
+Grand Lecturer Oathout had the manuscript sent to his home that he might
+very carefully examine it, and he wrote: "I have carefully examined the
+manuscript of your Monitor twice over and cheerfully give my
+endorsement, believing it to be the best Monitor I have ever seen. I
+believe your work will be appreciated by the Craft in Arkansas when they
+examine the Monitor."
+
+Brother G. W. DeVaughan, Custodian of the Secret Work: "I am very much
+pleased with it."
+
+Brother W. M. Kent, the other custodian of the Secret Work: "Good; I
+want another copy."
+
+Our Senior Past Grand Master G. A. Dannelly, who was so long the Grand
+Lecturer, says: "I have read it carefully. In my judgment it is the best
+Monitor I ever saw. I heartily congratulate you on being the author of
+such a book. I recommend it to all the lodges. It would be well if every
+member would supply himself with a copy."
+
+Past Grand Master R. H. Taylor: "I have carefully reviewed it from
+opening to conclusion. It is a work of great merit, concise and clear,
+free and easy of style. It is not alone valuable and useful as a guide
+to Arkansas Masons, but to Masons everywhere. In fact if adopted by
+other Grand Jurisdictions, would simplify and beautify Masonic work.
+Every Mason in the State should own and study the Arkansas Monitor."
+
+Past Grand Master Sorrells, who made the motion in Grand Lodge to have
+the Monitor prepared, says: "I have examined it closely, and feel sure
+that it will meet the approbation of the Craft throughout this
+Jurisdiction."
+
+Past Grand Master Bridewell: "I have examined it and find it complete.
+To a newly made Mason it is indispensable, and if every one of them
+would get a copy immediately after their raising we would have brighter
+and better Masons. It would do a world of good if many of the older
+Masons would make it their 'vade mecum.' You have eliminated an immense
+quantity of useless matter contained in most Monitors, and that which
+you placed in lieu is clear and easily understood. The chapters on
+'Laying Corner Stones,' 'Dedicating Lodges,' 'Funerals,' etc., will be
+appreciated by all who have those services to perform."
+
+Past Grand Master Baker: "Have examined it carefully and am well
+pleased. I think it conforms to the ancient usages of Masonry, and I
+feel sure that by the use of it we will have many more Masons in
+Arkansas who know something of lodge work. Every lodge ought to have at
+least three copies."
+
+Past Grand Master Harry Myers: "I have carefully examined your Monitor
+and consider it the best for our lodges possible to get. It is concise,
+yet comprehensive. It takes up the work and follows it in order. No
+lodge should be without it. I wish every Mason in the State would
+possess himself of this valuable addition to Masonic literature at
+once."
+
+May it do more and more good as its circulation increases and its
+influence widens.
+
+                                  GEORGE THORNBURGH,
+    July 1, 1904.                         Little Rock, Arkansas
+
+
+
+
+MASONIC MONITOR
+
+
+OF THE DEGREES OF
+
+Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, together with the
+Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic
+Burials, Etc., Etc.
+
+
+
+
+OPENING THE LODGE.
+
+
+At regular meetings the lodge must be opened up in regular order and
+full form from the E. A. to M. M. degree.
+
+At special meetings it need only be opened in the degree in which work
+is to be done.
+
+
+Congregate.
+
+The J. D. will see that the Tyler is at his station and close the door.
+
+
+Purge.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+One brother can not vouch for another unless he has sat in open lodge
+with him, or examined him by appointment of the W. M.
+
+
+Tyle.
+
+
+Opening Prayer.
+
+Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great Architect of the universe,
+the giver of all good gifts and graces! In Thy name we have assembled
+and in Thy name we desire to proceed in all our doings. Grant that the
+sublime principles of Freemasonry may so subdue every discordant passion
+within us, so harmonize and enrich our hearts with Thine own love and
+goodness, that the Lodge at this time may humbly reflect that order and
+beauty which reign forever before Thy throne! Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+Or,
+
+Almighty and merciful God, hear us with indulgence, have pity for our
+weakness, and aid us with Thy strength. Help us to perform all our
+duties--to ourselves, to other men, and to Thee. Let the great flood of
+Masonic light flow over the world. Pardon us when we offend. When we go
+astray, lead us back to the true path; and help our feeble efforts to
+remove all obstacles to the final triumph of the great law of love; and,
+having faithfully performed our duty here below, wilt Thou receive us
+into Thy Celestial Lodge above, that house not made with hands, eternal
+in the heavens. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+
+Closing Prayer.
+
+Extemporaneous, or the following:
+
+Supreme Architect of the Universe, accept our hearty thanks for the many
+mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has conferred upon us, and
+especially for this social intercourse with our brethren. Pardon, we
+beseech Thee, whatever Thou has seen amiss in us, and continue to us Thy
+protection and blessing. Make us sensible of our obligations to serve
+Thee, and may all our actions tend to Thy glory and our advancement in
+knowledge and virtue. Grant that the world--the little circle in which
+we move--may be better and happier for our having lived in it, and may
+we practice that Charity which is the bond of peace and the perfection
+of every virtue. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+This charge may be used at closing:
+
+Brethren: We are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and
+virtue to mix again with the world. Amidst its concerns and employments,
+forget not the duties which you have heard so frequently inculcated and
+so forcibly, recommended in this lodge. Be diligent, prudent, temperate,
+discreet. Remember that around this altar you have promised to befriend
+and relieve every brother who shall need your assistance. You have
+promised, in the most friendly manner, to remind him of his errors and
+to aid his reformation. These generous principles are to extend further:
+Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. Do good unto all.
+Recommend it more especially to the "household of the faithful."
+Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace; and may the God
+of Love and Peace delight to dwell with and bless you. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+
+May the blessing of heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons! May
+brotherly love prevail and every moral and social virtue cement us.
+Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+    W. M.--"Brother S. W., how should Masons meet?"
+
+    S. W.--"Upon the level of equality."
+
+    W. M.--"Brother J. W., how act?"
+
+    J. W.--"Upon the plumb of rectitude."
+
+    W. M.--"And part upon the square of morality. So may we ever
+    meet, act and part, until we meet in the celestial lodge above."
+
+
+
+
+ENTERED APPRENTICE.
+
+
+S. D.: Mr. ----, we have learned from the declaration, over your
+signature, contained in your petition, somewhat of your motives in
+applying for admission into our ancient and honorable Fraternity; but,
+in order that you may not be misled as to the character or the purpose
+of the ceremonies in which you are about to engage, the Lodge addresses
+to you these preliminary words:
+
+Freemasonry is far removed from all that is trivial, selfish and
+ungodly. Its structure is built upon the everlasting foundation of that
+God-given law--the Brotherhood of Man, in the family whose Father is
+God. Our ancient and honorable Fraternity welcomes to its doors and
+admits to its privileges worthy men of all creeds and of every race, but
+insists that all men shall stand upon an exact equality, and receive its
+instructions in a spirit of due humility, emphasizing in demeanor, in
+conduct, in ceremony and in language the helpless, groping nature of man
+at his birth and his needs of reliance upon Divine guidance through all
+the transactions of life. You will here be taught to divest your mind
+and conscience of all the vices and superfluities of life, and the Lodge
+into which you are now to be admitted expects you to divest yourself of
+all those worldly distinctions and equipments which are not in keeping
+with the humble, reverent and childlike attitude it is now your duty to
+assume, as all have done who have gone this way before you.
+
+(Every candidate, previous to his reception, is required to give his
+free and full assent to the following interrogatories propounded by the
+S. D., in a room adjacent to the Lodge).
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that, unbiased by the
+improper solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives,
+you freely and voluntarily offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries
+of Freemasonry?
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you are prompted to
+solicit the privileges of Freemasonry by a favorable opinion conceived
+of the institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish of being
+serviceable to your fellow-creatures?
+
+Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you will cheerfully
+conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the
+Fraternity?
+
+(Let there be no levity--but dignity and decorum.)
+
+
+FIRST SECTION.
+
+    The preparation to which the candidate must submit before
+    entering the Lodge serves allegorically to teach him, as well as
+    to remind the brethren who are present, that it is the man
+    alone, divested of all the outward recommendations of rank,
+    state, or riches, that Masonry accepts, and that it is his
+    spiritual and moral worth alone which can open for him the door
+    of the Masonic Temple.
+
+
+Reception.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+    Let no man enter upon any great or important undertaking without
+    first invoking the aid of Deity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this our
+present convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may
+dedicate and devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and
+faithful brother among us. Endue him with a competency of Thy divine
+wisdom, that by the influence of the pure principles of our Fraternity
+he may be better enabled to display the beauties of holiness, to the
+honor of Thy holy name. Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+[Illustration: TRUST in GOD.]
+
+Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
+in unity.
+
+It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
+beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.
+
+As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
+of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for
+evermore.--133d Psalm.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the
+    earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the
+    face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of
+    the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was
+    light.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, the Square
+    and the Compasses, and are thus explained:
+
+    The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for our faith
+    and practice, the Square to square our actions, and the
+    Compasses to circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in
+    due bounds with all mankind, especially the brethren.
+
+    The three Lesser Lights are the Sun, Moon and Master of the
+    Lodge, and are thus explained:
+
+    As the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night, so
+    should the Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, endeavor to
+    rule and govern the Lodge.
+
+    The Representatives of the three Lesser Lights are three burning
+    tapers, placed in a triangular form about the altar.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+=The Lamb-Skin or White Leathern Apron= is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece; more
+honorable than the Star and Garter, or any other order that can be
+conferred upon you at this or any future period by King, Prince or
+Potentate, or any other person except he be a Mason and in the body
+of a lodge. I trust you will wear it with equal pleasure to yourself
+and honor to the fraternity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+The following may be used:
+
+It may be that, in the coming years, upon your head may rest the laurel
+wreaths of victory; pendant from your breast may hang jewels fit to
+grace the diadem of an Eastern potentate; nay, more than these, with
+light added to the coming light, your ambitious feet may tread round
+after round of the ladder that leads to fame in our mystic circle, and
+even the purple of the Fraternity may rest upon your honored shoulders;
+but never again from mortal hands, never again until your enfranchised
+spirit shall have passed upward and inward through the pearly gates,
+shall any honor so distinguished, so emblematical of purity and all
+perfections, be conferred upon you as this which I now bestow. It is
+yours; yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your death to
+be deposited upon the coffin which shall inclose your lifeless remains,
+and with them laid beneath the clods of the valley.
+
+Let its pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present reminder of
+a "purity of life and rectitude of conduct," a never-ending argument for
+nobler deeds, for higher thoughts, for greater achievements. And when at
+last your weary feet shall have come to the end of life's toilsome
+journey, and from your nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working
+tools of life, may the record of your life and actions be as pure and
+spotless as this fair emblem which I place in your hands; and when your
+trembling soul shall stand naked and alone before the Great White
+Throne, there to receive judgment for the deeds done while here in the
+body, may it be your portion to hear from Him who sitteth as the Judge
+Supreme the welcome words: "Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou
+hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many
+things! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of Entered Apprentice are the Twenty-four-Inch Gauge
+and the Common Gavel.
+
+The Twenty-four-inch Gauge is an instrument used by operative masons to
+measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are
+taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our
+time. It being divided into twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of
+the twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into
+three equal parts, whereby are found eight hours for the service of God
+and a distressed worthy brother, eight for our usual vocations, and
+eight for refreshment and sleep.
+
+The Common Gavel is an instrument used by operative masons to break off
+the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's
+use; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the
+more noble and glorious purpose of divesting our hearts and consciences
+of all the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting our minds,
+as living stones, for that spiritual building--that house not made with
+hands--eternal in the heavens.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Reinvested.
+
+
+Northeast Corner.
+
+* * * an upright man and Mason, and I give it you strictly in charge
+ever to walk and act as such before God and man.
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+This section accounts, rationally for the ceremonies of initiation.
+Containing almost entirely esoteric work, it cannot be written. The
+Master should not only familiarize himself with it, but he should also
+diligently learn and explain to the candidate each truth symbolized by
+each step of the ceremonies through which he has just passed.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Offensive or Defensive.
+
+At the building of King Solomon's Temple there was not heard the sound
+of axe, hammer or any tool of iron. The question naturally arises, How
+could so stupendous an edifice be erected without the aid of those
+implements? The stones were hewn, squared and numbered in the quarries
+where they were raised; the timbers were felled and prepared in the
+forests of Lebanon, conveyed in floats by sea to Joppa, and thence by
+land to Jerusalem, where they were set up by the aid of wooden
+implements prepared for that purpose; so that every part of the
+building, when completed, fitted with such exact nicety that it
+resembled the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the Universe more
+than that of human hands.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honors; it is therefore
+the internal and not the external qualifications of the man that
+recommend him to become a Mason.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+In the fourth chapter of the book of Ruth we read: "Now this was the
+manner in former times concerning redeeming and changing; for to confirm
+all things, a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and
+this was a testimony in Israel." * * *
+
+
+Cable----.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Hood----.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+K--no--ks.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it
+shall be opened unto you."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Before entering upon any great or important undertaking, we ought always
+to invoke the aid of Deity.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Trust in God.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+The Left Side.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+The Right Hand, by our ancient brethren, was deemed the seat of
+fidelity. The ancients worshiped a deity named Fides, sometimes
+represented by two right hands joined, at others by two human figures
+holding each other by the right hand.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+The Lamb has in all ages been deemed an emblem of innocence. The
+lambskin is therefore to remind you of that purity of life and conduct
+which is so essentially necessary to your gaining admission to the
+Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+presides.
+
+
+Northeast Corner.
+
+It is customary at the erection of all Masonic edifices to lay the first
+or foundation stone in the northeast corner of the building. The first
+instructions which the candidate receives symbolizes the cornerstone,
+and on it he constructs the moral and Masonic temple of his life.
+
+
+THIRD SECTION.
+
+This section explains the manner of constituting and the proper
+authority for holding a Lodge. Here, also, we learn where lodges were
+anciently held, their Form, Support, Covering, Furniture, Ornaments,
+Lights and Jewels, how situated, and to whom dedicated, as well in
+former times as at present.
+
+
+A Lodge.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+A Lodge is an assemblage of Masons, duly congregated, having Holy Bible,
+Square and Compasses, and a dispensation or charter, authorizing them to
+work.
+
+
+Ancient Lodges--Where Held.
+
+Our ancient brethren held their Lodges on high hills or in low vales,
+the better to observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers,
+ascending or descending.
+
+Lodge meetings at the present day are usually held in upper
+chambers--probably for the security which such places afford. This
+custom may have had its origin in a practice observed by the ancient
+Jews of building their temples, schools and synagogues on high hills, a
+practice which seems to have met the approbation of the Almighty, who
+said unto the Prophet Ezekiel, "Upon the top of the mountain, the whole
+limit thereof round about shall be most holy."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Form and Dimension.
+
+Its form is * * * Its dimension, from east to west, embracing every
+clime between north and south. Its universal chain of friendship
+encircles every portion of the human family and beams wherever
+civilization extends.
+
+A Lodge is said to be thus extensive to denote the universality of
+Freemasonry, and teaches that a Mason's charity should be equally
+extensive.
+
+[Illustration: W. S. B.]
+
+
+The Supports of a Lodge.
+
+A Lodge is supported by three great pillars, denominated Wisdom,
+Strength and Beauty; because there should be wisdom to contrive,
+strength to support, and beauty to adorn all great and important
+undertakings. They are represented by the three principal officers of
+the Lodge: The pillar Wisdom, by the W. M. in the East, who is presumed
+to have wisdom to open and govern the Lodge; the pillar Strength, by the
+Senior Warden in the West, whose duty it is to assist the W. M. in the
+discharge of his arduous labors; and the pillar Beauty, by the Junior
+Warden in the South, whose duty it is to call the craft from labor to
+refreshment, superintend them during the hours thereof, carefully to
+observe that the means of refreshment are not perverted to intemperance
+or excess, and see that they return to their labor in due season.
+
+Its covering is no less than the clouded canopy or starry-decked heaven,
+where all good Masons hope at last to arrive, by the aid of that
+theological ladder which Jacob, in his vision, saw extending from earth
+to heaven; the three principal rounds of which are denominated Faith,
+Hope and Charity; which admonish us to have faith in God, hope of
+immortality and charity to all mankind. The greatest of these is
+Charity; for Faith may be lost in sight, Hope ends in fruition, but
+Charity extends beyond the grave through the boundless realms of
+eternity.
+
+
+Furniture.
+
+The furniture of a lodge consists of the Holy Bible, Square and
+Compasses.
+
+The Holy Bible is dedicated to God; because it is the inestimable gift
+of God to man. The Square to the Master, because it is the proper
+Masonic emblem of his office; and the Compasses to the craft, because,
+by a due attention to their use, they are taught to circumscribe their
+desires, and keep their passions within due bounds.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Ornaments.
+
+The Ornaments of a Lodge are the Mosaic Pavement, the Indented Tessel
+and the Blazing Star.
+
+The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King
+Solomon's Temple; the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated
+border or skirting which surrounded it. The Mosaic Pavement is
+emblematical of human life, checkered with good and evil; the Indented
+Tessel, or tessellated border, of the manifold blessings and comforts
+which constantly surround us, and which we hope to enjoy by a firm
+reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by
+the Blazing Star in the centre.
+
+
+Lights.
+
+A Lodge has three symbolic lights; one in the East, one in the West and
+one in the South, represented by the W. M., S. W. and J. W. There is no
+light in the north, because King Solomon's Temple, of which every lodge
+is a representation, was so far north of the elliptic that the sun could
+dart no rays into the northern part thereof. The north, therefore, we
+Masonically call a place of darkness.
+
+
+Jewels.
+
+A Lodge has six jewels; three of these are immovable and three movable.
+
+The Immovable Jewels are the Square, Level and Plumb. The Square
+inculcates morality; the Level, equality, and the Plumb, rectitude of
+conduct. They are called immovable jewels, because they are always to be
+found in the East, West and South parts of the Lodge, being worn by the
+officers in their respective stations.
+
+The Movable Jewels are the Rough Ashlar, the Perfect Ashlar and the
+Trestle-Board.
+
+The Rough Ashlar is a stone, as taken from the quarry, in its rude and
+natural state. By it we are reminded of our rude and imperfect state by
+nature.
+
+The Perfect Ashlar is a stone made ready by the hands of the workmen, to
+be adjusted by the working tools of the fellow craft; and reminds us of
+that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive by a virtuous
+education, our own endeavors and the blessing of God.
+
+The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon. By
+it we are reminded that, as the operative workman erects his temporal
+building agreeably to the rules and designs laid down by the master on
+his trestle-board, so should we, both operative and speculative,
+endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeably to the rules and
+designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great
+books of nature and revelation, which are our spiritual, moral and
+Masonic trestle-boards.
+
+
+How Situated.
+
+A Lodge is situated due east and west, because King Solomon's Temple was
+so situated; and also because, when Moses crossed the Red Sea, being
+pursued by Pharaoh and his hosts, he erected a Tabernacle by Divine
+command, and placed it due east and west to receive the first rays of
+the rising sun, and to commemorate that mighty east wind by which the
+miraculous deliverance of Israel was effected.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Dedication of Lodges.
+
+Our ancient brethren dedicated their lodges to King Solomon because he
+was our first most excellent Grand Master, but Masons of the present
+day, professing Christianity, dedicate theirs to St. John the Baptist
+and St. John the Evangelist, who were two eminent patrons of Masonry;
+and since their time there is represented in every regular and well
+govern lodge a certain point within a circle embordered by two
+perpendicular parallel lines, representing St. John the Baptist and St.
+John the Evangelist; and upon the top rests the Holy Scriptures. The
+point represents the individual brother; the circle, the boundary-line
+of his duty beyond which he is never to suffer his passions, interests
+or prejudices to betray him. In going around this circle we necessarily
+touch on the two parallel lines, as well as the Holy Scriptures, and
+while a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within these due bounds, it is
+impossible that he should materially err.
+
+
+Tenets.
+
+The three great tenets of a Mason's profession inculcate the practice of
+those commendable virtues, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
+
+Brotherly Love.--By the exercise of brotherly love we are taught to
+regard the whole human species as one family--the high and low, the rich
+and poor--who, created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the
+same planet, are to aid and protect each other. On this principle
+Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates
+true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a
+perpetual distance.
+
+Relief.--To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but
+particularly on Masons who profess to be linked together by an
+indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the unhappy, to
+sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries and
+to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in
+view. On this basis we form our friendships and establish our
+connections.
+
+Truth is a divine attribute, and the foundation of every virtue. To be
+good and true is the first lesson we are taught in Masonry. On this
+theme we contemplate, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our
+conduct; hence, while influenced by this principle, hypocrisy and deceit
+are unknown among us; sincerity and plain-dealing distinguish us, and
+the heart and tongue join in promoting each other's welfare and
+rejoicing in each other's prosperity.
+
+
+P. P. E.
+
+Every Mason has four (p. p. e.) which are illustrated by the four
+cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice.
+
+Fortitude is that noble and steady purpose of the mind whereby we are
+enabled to undergo any pain or peril, when prudentially deemed
+expedient. This virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice,
+and should be deeply impressed upon the mind of every Mason. It is a
+safeguard or security against the success of any attempt, by force or
+otherwise, to extort from him any of those valuable secrets with which
+he has been solemnly intrusted, and which were emblematically impressed
+upon him on his first admission into the lodge, when he was received on
+* * * which refers to * * *
+
+Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and actions agreeably to the
+dictates of reason, and is that habit by which we wisely judge and
+prudentially determine on all things relative to our present as well as
+to our future happiness. This virtue should be the peculiar
+characteristic of every Mason, not only for the government of his
+conduct while in the lodge, but also when abroad in the world. It should
+be his constant care, when in any strange or mixed companies never to
+let fall the least sign, token or word whereby the secrets of Masonry
+might be unlawfully obtained; ever bearing in mind that important
+occasion when on his left * * * which alludes to * * *
+
+Temperance is that due restraint upon our affections and passions which
+renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from the
+allurements of vice. This virtue should be the constant practice of
+every Mason; as he is thereby taught to avoid excess, or contracting any
+licentious or vicious habit, the indulgence of which would subject him
+to the contempt and detestation of all good Masons; and might lead him
+to disclose some of those valuable secrets which he has promised to
+conceal and never reveal. It will remind you of the p. and alludes to
+the * * *
+
+Justice is that standard, or boundary of right, which enables us to
+render to every man his just due, without distinction. This virtue is
+not only consistent with human and Divine laws, but is the very cement
+and support of civil society. As justice in a great measure constitutes
+the really good man, so should it be the invariable practice of every
+Mason never to deviate from the minutest principles thereof; ever
+remembering the time when placed in * * * which alludes to the * * *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.
+
+Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency
+and zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal and Clay.
+
+There is nothing freer than Chalk, the slightest touch of which leaves a
+trace; there is nothing more fervent than Charcoal, for to it, when
+properly ignited, the most obdurate metals will yield; there is nothing
+more zealous than Clay.
+
+Our Mother Earth alone of all the elements has never proved unfriendly
+to man. Bodies of Water deluge him with rain, oppress him with hail and
+drown him with inundation; the Air rushes in storms and prepares the
+tempest; and Fire lights up the volcano; but the Earth, ever kind and
+indulgent, is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly
+harassed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, she
+never refuses her accustomed yield, spreading his pathway with flowers
+and his table with plenty. Though she produces poison, still she
+supplies the antidote, and returns with interest every good committed to
+her care; and when at last we are called upon to pass through the "dark
+valley of the shadow of death" she once more receives us, and piously
+covers our remains within her bosom, thus admonishing us that as from it
+we came, so to it we must shortly return.
+
+
+Symbolism of the Degree.
+
+The First, or Entered Apprentice, degree of Masonry is intended,
+symbolically, to represent the entrance of man into the world in which
+he is afterwards to become a living and thinking actor. Coming from the
+ignorance and darkness of the outer world, his first craving is for
+light--not that physical light which springs from the great orb of day
+as its fountain, but that moral and intellectual light which emanates
+from the primal Source of all things--from the Grand Architect of the
+Universe--the Creator of the sun and of all that it illuminates. Hence
+the great, the primary object of the first degree is to symbolize the
+birth of intellectual light in the mind; and the Entered Apprentice is
+the type of the unregenerate man, groping in moral and mental darkness,
+and seeking for the light which is to guide his steps and point him to
+the path which leads to duty and to Him who gives to duty its reward.
+
+
+Charge at Initiation.
+
+Brother: As you are now introduced to the first principles of
+Freemasonry, I congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and
+honorable Fraternity. Ancient, as having existed from time immemorial;
+and honorable, as tending in every particular so to render all men who
+will be comformable to its precepts. No institution was ever raised on a
+better principle or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent
+rules and useful maxims laid down than are contained in the several
+Masonic lectures. The wisest and best of men in all ages have been
+encouragers and promoters of our Art, and have never deemed it
+derogatory to their dignity to level themselves with the Fraternity, to
+extend its privileges, and to patronize its assemblies.
+
+There are three great duties which as a Mason you are charged to
+inculcate: To God, to your neighbor and to yourself. To God, in never
+mentioning His name save with that reverential awe which is due from the
+creature to his Creator, to implore His aid in all your laudable
+undertakings, and to esteem Him as the chief good. To your neighbor, in
+acting upon the square and doing unto him as you would that he should do
+unto you. And to yourself, in avoiding all irregularities and
+intemperance, which may impair your faculties or debase the dignity of
+your profession.
+
+A zealous attachment to these duties will insure public and private
+esteem.
+
+In the State you are to be a quiet and peaceable citizen, true to your
+government and just to your country. You are not to countenance
+disloyalty or rebellion, but patiently submit to legal authority and
+conform with cheerfulness to the government of the country in which you
+live, yielding obedience to the laws which afford you protection.
+
+In your outward demeanor be particularly careful to avoid censure or
+reproach. Let not interest, favor, or prejudice, bias your integrity, or
+influence you to be guilty of a dishonorable action.
+
+Although your frequent appearance at our regular meetings is earnestly
+solicited, yet it is not meant that Freemasonry should interfere with
+your necessary vocations, for these are on no account to be neglected;
+neither are you to suffer your zeal for the institution to lead you into
+argument with those who, through ignorance, may ridicule it.
+
+At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you
+are to converse with well-informed brethren, who will always be as ready
+to give as you will be to receive instruction.
+
+Finally, my brother, keep sacred and inviolate the mysteries of the
+Order, as these are to distinguish you from the rest of the community
+and mark your consequence among Masons.
+
+If in the circle of your acquaintance you find a person desirous of
+being initiated into the Fraternity, be particularly careful not to
+recommend him unless you are convinced that he will conform to our
+rules, that the honor, glory and reputation of the institution may be
+firmly established, and the world at large be convinced of its good
+effects.
+
+
+Charge to a Soldier.
+
+Brother: Our institution breathes a spirit of general philanthropy. Its
+benefits, in a social point of view, are extensive. In the most
+endearing ties, it unites all mankind. In every nation, wherever
+civilization extends--and not unfrequently among wild savages of the
+forest--it opens an asylum to a brother in distress, and grants
+hospitality to the necessitous and unfortunate. The sublime principles
+of universal goodness and love to all mankind, which are essential to
+it, cannot be lost in national distinctions, prejudices and animosities.
+The rage of contest and the sanguinary conflict have, by its recognized
+principles, been abated, and the milder emotions of humanity
+substituted. It has often performed the part of the Angel of Goodness,
+in ministering to the wants of the sick, the wounded, and the
+unfortunate prisoner of war. It has even taught the pride of victory to
+give way to the dictates of an honorable connection.
+
+In whatever country you travel, when you meet a true Mason, you will
+find a brother and a friend, who will do all in his power to serve you;
+and who will relieve you, should you be poor or in distress, to the
+utmost of his ability, and with a ready cheerfulness.
+
+Pure patriotism will always animate you to every call of your country.
+And this institution demands that you shall be true to your government.
+But should you, while engaged in the service of your country, be made
+captive, you may find affectionate brethren, where others would only
+find enemies. And should you be the captor of one who belongs to this
+noble fraternity, remember that he is your brother.
+
+
+
+
+FELLOW CRAFT.
+
+
+First Section--Reception.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+Thus he shewed me: and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a
+plumb-line, with a plumb-line in His hand.
+
+And the Lord said unto me: Amos, what seest thou? and I said, A
+plumb-line. Then said the Lord: Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the
+midst of my people Israel;
+
+I will not again pass by them any more. Amos, vii. 7, 8.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+The Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of Fellow Craft are the Plumb, the Square and the
+Level, and are thus explained:
+
+The Plumb is an instrument used by Operative Masons to try
+perpendiculars, the Square to square their work, and the Level to prove
+horizontals; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use them
+for more noble and glorious purposes. The Plumb admonishes us to walk
+uprightly in our several stations before God and man, squaring our
+actions by the Square of Virtue, ever remembering that we are traveling
+upon the Level of Time to that "undiscovered country from whose bourne
+no traveler returns."
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+You now represent a young F. C. on his way to the M. C. of K. S. T., to
+have his name enrolled among the workmen, and to be taught the wages of
+a F. C. Masonry is divided into two classes, operative and speculative.
+We have wrought in speculative Masonry, but our ancient brethren wrought
+both in operative and speculative. They wrought at the building of K. S.
+T., and many other Masonic edifices. They wrought but six days in a
+week, and rested upon the seventh. The seventh, therefore, our ancient
+brethren consecrated as a day of rest, the better to enable them to
+contemplate the glorious works of creation and to adore their great
+Creator.
+
+On our way to the M. C. the first things that attract our attention are
+the representatives of two brazen pillars, one upon the left, the other
+upon the right of the porch. The one upon the left, denominated * * *
+denoted strength; the one upon the right, denominated * * * denoted
+establishment, having reference to a passage of Scripture wherein God
+said to David, "And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established
+forever before thee."
+
+Those pillars were eighteen cubits high, twelve in circumference and
+four in diameter. They were prepared of molten brass, the better to
+withstand conflagration or inundation. They were cast in the clay
+grounds of the river Jordan, between Succoth and Zaradatha, where K. S.
+ordered all the holy vessels to be cast. They were hollow, four inches,
+or a hand's breadth, in thickness, and served as the archives of Masonry
+in which the Rolls, Records and Proceedings were kept. They were adorned
+with two chapiters, five cubits each. Those chapiters were ornamented
+with net-work, lily-work and pomegranate, denoting union, peace and
+plenty. The net-work, from its intimate connection, denotes union. The
+lily, from its whiteness, denotes peace. The pomegranate, from the
+exuberance of its seeds, denotes plenty. Mounted upon the chapiters were
+two globes, representing the terrestrial and celestial bodies, on the
+convex surface of which were delineated the countries, seas and other
+portions of the earth, the planetary revolutions and other important
+particulars. They represented the universality of Freemasonry--that from
+east to west and between north and south Freemasonry extends, and in
+every clime are Masons to be found, and teach that a Mason's charity
+should be co-extensive.
+
+Masonic tradition informs us that those pillars were placed at the porch
+of K. S.'s T. as a memento to the children of Israel of their happy
+deliverance from the land of bondage, and represented the pillar of
+cloud that over-shadowed them by day and the pillar of fire that
+illumined them by night.
+
+The next thing that attracts our attention is a flight of winding
+stairs, composed of three, five and seven steps. The three steps allude
+to the three principal officers of the lodge, three principal supports
+in Masonry, and the three principal stages in human life. The three
+principal officers are the W. M., S. W. and J. W. The three principal
+supports are Wisdom, Strength and Beauty, because it is necessary to
+have wisdom to contrive, strength to support and beauty to adorn all
+well governed institutions. The three principal stages of human life are
+Youth, Manhood and Age--Youth as an E. A., Manhood as a F. C., and Age
+as a M. M.
+
+The five steps allude to the five orders of architecture, and the five
+human senses. The five orders of architecture are the Tuscan, Doric,
+Ionic, Corinthian and Composite, three of which, from their antiquity,
+have ever been held in high repute among Masons--the Doric, Ionic and
+Corinthian. The five human senses are hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting
+and smelling, the first three of which have ever been held in high
+repute among Masons, because by hearing we hear the * * *; by seeing we
+see the * * *, and by feeling we feel the * * *, whereby one Mason may
+know another in the dark as well as in the light.
+
+The seven steps allude to many sevens--the seven sabbatical years, seven
+years of plenty, seven years of famine, seven years during which K. S.'s
+T. was in course of erection, seven golden candlesticks, but more
+particularly the seven liberal arts and sciences, which are Grammar,
+Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy and Music.
+
+(Note:--A fine effect can be had, if an organ is played, by using the
+following. The organist should begin to play softly when the speaker
+begins on "Music:")
+
+Music is that elevated science which affects the passions by sound.
+There are few who have not felt its charms, and acknowledged its
+expressions to be intelligible to the heart. It is a language of
+delightful sensations, far more eloquent than words; it breathes to the
+ear the clearest intimations; it touches and gently agitates the
+agreeable and sublime passions; it wraps us in melancholy, elevates us
+in joy and melts us in tenderness. Again the pathetic dies away and
+martial strains are heard, reminding us of the battlefield and its
+attendant glory.
+
+(As the word "glory" is pronounced the organist at once strikes the
+chords of some war-music like "Dixie," "Marseilles Hymn," etc. After a
+few bars are played with full organ, the organist lets the music die
+away to a soft and gentle tremolo, and the Deacon resumes):
+
+The glorious notes of the battle-hymn float over the red field of
+carnage. Brave men hear the inspiring music; the ranks close up; the
+bayonets are fixed; and, with a cheer which strikes terror to the heart
+of the foe, they rush forward in one glorious charge, across the plain
+slippery with the blood of patriots, up the opposing hillside, even to
+the mouth of cannon belching forth fire and death.--But stop! Look
+yonder! The dying soldier raises his head. His breast is already crimson
+with his heart's-blood. His eye even now is dimming and glazing. The old
+home comes back to him in memory. He puts his hand to his ear as if
+listening. What does he hear?
+
+(Here the organist plays softly the strains of "Home, Sweet Home," or
+some well-known lullaby; during which the Deacon continues):
+
+Ah, it is the old, old melody of youth and home! Again we are around the
+old hearthstone. Again do we kneel at mother's knee to lisp the evening
+prayer. Again she takes us in her arms, and sings to her tired child the
+soft, low lullaby of childhood's happy days.--Oh, Music, Music! Art
+Divine! Thou dost move and stir the heart as nothing else can do! Yet
+never canst thy sweet potency be better used than when it inspires
+praise and gratitude to the great Lord and Master of us all!
+
+(At the word "all," the organist promptly strikes the chords of "Old
+Hundred," and, to its accompaniment, the Master calling up the Lodge,
+all unite in singing the long-metre doxology.)
+
+This brings us to the outer door of the M. C., which we find partly
+open, but strictly tiled by the J. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.
+
+J. W.: "Who comes here?"
+
+"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C. to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C."
+
+"How do you expect to pass the outer door?"
+
+"By the * * * and * * * of a F. C."
+
+"Give them."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"What does this * * * denote?"
+
+"Plenty."
+
+"How is it represented?"
+
+"By a sheaf of corn suspended near a waterfall."
+
+"How did it originate?"
+
+"It originated in consequence of a quarrel that long existed between
+Jephtha, judge of Israel, and the Ephraimites. The Ephraimites were a
+wicked, stubborn and rebellious people, whom Jephtha strove to subdue by
+lenient means, but all to no avail. They became highly incensed because
+they were not called to share in the rich spoils of the Ammonitish war,
+raised an exceeding great army, crossed over the river Jordan, came down
+upon Jephtha and gave him battle. Jephtha, being apprised of their
+approach, called out the mighty men of Gilead and put the Ephraimites to
+flight. And to make his victory secure, he placed guards at all the
+passes on the river Jordan, giving them this password: Shibboleth. The
+Ephraimites, being of a different tribe and dialect, could not pronounce
+the word Shibboleth, but called it Sibboleth, which trifling defect
+proved them enemies, and there fell at that time forty and two
+thousand."
+
+"The * * * and * * * with the explanation are correct. You have my
+permission to pass the outer door."
+
+This brings us to the inner door of the M. C., which we find partly open
+but more strictly tiled by the S. W. We will see if we can gain
+admission.
+
+"Who comes here?"
+
+"A young F. C., on his way to the M. C., to have his name enrolled among
+the workmen, and to be taught the wages of a F. C."
+
+"How do you expect to pass the inner door?"
+
+"By the true * * * and * * * of a F. C."
+
+"Give them."
+
+    *    *    *
+
+"They are correct. You have my permission to pass the inner door!"
+
+This brings us into the M. C. W. M., this young F. C. has come up to the
+M. C. to have his name enrolled among the workmen and be taught the
+wages of a F. C.
+
+W. M.: "I congratulate you upon your arrival into the M. C. You have
+been admitted for the sake of the letter G. you see suspended over the
+Master's station, which entitles you to the enrolling of your name among
+the workmen and to be taught the wages of a F. C. Brother Secretary, you
+will enroll the brother's name. The wages of a F. C. are C., W. and O.
+The C. of nourishment, W. of refreshment and O. of joy. I will also
+instruct you in the three P. J. They are a L. E., an I. T., and a F. B.
+A. L. E., that you will ever be attentive to lessons from the I. T., and
+a F. B. should serve as a faithful repository for all the secrets of the
+Fraternity that may be entrusted to your care."
+
+The letter G. has a very significant meaning. It is the initial of
+Geometry, the first and noblest of sciences, and the basis on which the
+superstructure of Freemasonry is erected. By Geometry we may curiously
+trace Nature through her various windings to her most concealed
+recesses; by it we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Grand
+Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which
+compose this vast machine; by it we discover how the planets move in
+their respective orbits and demonstrate their various revolutions; by it
+we account for the return of the seasons, and the variety of scenes
+which each season displays to the discerning eye. Numberless worlds are
+around us, all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the
+vast expanse, and are all conducted by the same unerring law of Nature.
+
+A survey of Nature, and the observation of her beautiful proportions,
+first determined man to imitate the divine plan and study symmetry and
+order. This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art. The
+architect began to design, and the plans which he laid down, being
+improved by time and experience, have produced works which are the
+admiration of every age.
+
+The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance and the devastations
+of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of
+antiquity, on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been
+employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnificent, and
+constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing
+ravages of barbarous force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, still
+survives. The attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive
+tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry are safely lodged in the
+repository of faithful breasts.
+
+Tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most
+expressive have been selected by the Fraternity to imprint on the mind
+wise and serious truths, and thus through a succession of ages have been
+transmitted unimpaired the most excellent tenets of our institution.
+
+But the letter G. has a far greater significance still. It is the
+initial of Deity--a name that, at the mere mention of which, all, from
+the W. M. in the east to the youngest E. A. in the northeast corner,
+should with meekness reverently bow.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Lecture.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Symbolism of the Degree.
+
+If the object of the first degree is to symbolize the struggles of a
+candidate groping in darkness for intellectual light, that of the second
+degree represents the same candidate laboring amid all the difficulties
+that encumber the young beginner in the attainment of learning and
+science. The Entered Apprentice is to emerge from darkness to light; the
+Fellow Craft is to come out of ignorance into knowledge. This degree,
+therefore, by fitting emblems, is intended to typify these struggles of
+the ardent mind for the attainment of truth--moral and intellectual
+truth--and above all that Divine truth, the comprehension of which
+surpasseth human understanding, and to which, standing in the Middle
+Chamber, after his laborious ascent of the winding stairs, he can only
+approximate by the reception of an imperfect, yet glorious reward in the
+revelation of that "hieroglyphic light which none but craftsmen ever
+saw."
+
+
+Charge at Passing.
+
+Brother: Being passed to the second degree of Freemasonry, we
+congratulate you on your preferment. The internal, and not the external,
+qualifications of a man are what Masonry regards. As you increase in
+knowledge you will improve in social intercourse.
+
+It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which as a Fellow Craft you
+are bound to discharge, or to enlarge on the necessity of a strict
+adherence to them, as your own experience must have established their
+value. Our laws and regulations you are strenuously to support, and be
+always ready to assist in seeing them duly executed. You are not to
+palliate or aggravate the offenses of your brethren, but in the decision
+of every trespass against our rules you are to judge with candor,
+admonish with friendship, and reprehend with justice.
+
+The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education which
+tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly
+recommended to your consideration, especially the science of Geometry,
+which is established as the basis of our art. Geometry, or Masonry,
+originally synonymous terms, being of a divine and moral nature, is
+enriched with the most useful knowledge; while it proves the wonderful
+properties of nature, it demonstrates the more important truths of
+morality.
+
+Your past behavior and regular deportment have merited the honor which
+we have conferred, and in your new character it is expected that you
+will conform to the principles of the Institution by steadily
+persevering in the practice of every commendable virtue.
+
+Such is the nature of your engagements as a Fellow Craft, and to these
+duties you are bound by the most sacred ties.
+
+
+
+
+MASTER MASON.
+
+
+FIRST SECTION.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Reception.
+
+The Compasses are peculiarly dedicated to this degree, and as a Master
+Mason you are taught that between their extreme points are contained the
+most important tenets of Freemasonry--Friendship, Morality and Brotherly
+Love.
+
+
+Perambulation.
+
+The following passage of Scripture is introduced:
+
+Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days
+come not,
+
+Nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in
+them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
+darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
+
+In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong
+men shall bow themselves,
+
+And the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of
+the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets,
+
+When the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice
+of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
+
+Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be
+in the way,
+
+And the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a
+burden, and desire shall fail:
+
+Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the
+streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be
+broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
+the cistern.
+
+Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
+return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. xii, 1-7.)
+
+[Illustration: Ecclesiastes XII.]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Presentation of Working Tools.
+
+The Working Tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry,
+especially the Trowel.
+
+The Trowel is an instrument used by operative masons to spread the
+cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, as Free
+and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and
+glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and
+affection--that cement which unites us into one sacred band or society
+of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist,
+save that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work
+and best agree.
+
+My brother, you have been
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+SECOND SECTION.
+
+The lodge represents the Craft at refreshment at the building of K. S.'s
+Temple.
+
+
+Address.
+
+Character and habits of the builder.
+
+
+Altar.
+
+South, West, East.
+
+Hill west of * * *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    *    *    *
+
+K. S.--"What is the cause of confusion?"
+
+H. K. T.--"* * *"
+
+
+First and Second Search.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+During Second Search. 12 F. C. (Ordered Confine).
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Choose from the bands * * * Those traveling in a * * *
+
+[Illustration: Sea Coast of Joppa]
+
+
+Third Search.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Fourth Search. * * * Acacia and voices. Capture--Sentence.--W. W. F. T.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+F. C. Released.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Procession.
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+    1. Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!
+         Mine ears attend the cry:
+       "Ye living men come view the ground
+         Where you must shortly lie.
+
+    2. "Princes! this clay must be your bed,
+         In spite of all your towers;
+       The tall, the wise, the reverend head,
+         Must lie as low as ours."
+
+    3. Great God! is this our certain doom!
+         And are we still secure,
+       Still walking downward to the tomb,
+         And yet prepared no more?
+
+    4. Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+       To fit our souls to fly.
+       Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+         We'll rise above the sky.
+
+
+Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+    Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,
+    Notes of our departing time;
+    As we journey here below
+    Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+    Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+    For mortality is here!
+    See how wide her trophies wave
+    O'er the slumbers of the grave!
+
+    Here another guest we bring!
+    Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our fun'ral altar come,
+    Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+    Lord of all! below--above--
+    Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie
+    Take us to Thy Lodge on high.
+
+The following Prayer is used at the raising of a brother to the degree
+of Master Mason:
+
+Thou, O God! knowest our down-sitting and our up-rising, and
+understandest our thoughts afar off. Shield and defend us from the evil
+intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and
+afflictions we are destined to endure while traveling through this vale
+of tears. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of
+trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also
+as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the
+number of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that
+he cannot pass. Turn from him that he may rest till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more. Yet, O
+Lord, have compassion on the children of Thy creation; administer them
+comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation.
+Amen!
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+    *    *    *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    That we should be ever ready to go on foot, and even barefoot,
+    on a worthy M. M.'s errand, should his necessities require it,
+    and we be no better provided.
+
+    That we should ever remember our brethren in our devotions to
+    Deity.
+
+    That the secrets of a worthy M. M., when communicated to us as
+    such, should be as secure and inviolate in our breasts as they
+    were in his before communication.
+
+    That we should be ever ready to stretch forth a hand to support
+    a falling brother, and aid him on all lawful occasions.
+
+    That we should be ever ready to whisper wise counsel in the ear
+    of a brother, and warn him of approaching danger.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+    It has been the practice of all ages to erect monuments to the
+    memory of exalted worth.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+THIRD SECTION.
+
+This section illustrates certain hieroglyphical emblems, and inculcates
+many useful and impressive moral lessons. It also details many
+particulars relative to the building of the Temple at Jerusalem.
+
+
+King Solomon's Temple.
+
+This magnificent structure was founded in the fourth year of the reign
+of Solomon, on the second day of the month Zif, being the second month
+of the sacred year. It was located on Mt. Moriah, near the place where
+Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, and where David met and
+appeased the destroying angel. Josephus informs us that, though more
+than seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole
+term it did not rain in the day time, that the workmen might not be
+obstructed in their labor. From sacred history we also learn that there
+was not the sound of ax, hammer or any tool of iron heard in the house
+while it was building. It is said to have been supported by 1,453
+columns and 2,906 pilasters, all hewn from the finest Parian marble. It
+was symbolically supported, also, by three pillars.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+The three pillars here represented were explained in a preceding degree,
+and there represented Wisdom, Strength and Beauty. Here they represent
+our three ancient Grand Masters: S. K. of I., H. K. of T., and H. A.;
+the pillar Wisdom, S. K. of I., by whose wisdom the Temple was erected,
+that superb model of excellence which has so honored and exalted his
+name; the pillar Strength, H. K. of T., who strengthened K. S. in his
+great and important undertaking; and the pillar Beauty, H. A., the W. S.
+of the tribe of Naphtali, by whose cunning workmanship the Temple was so
+beautified and adorned.
+
+There were employed in its building 3 Grand Masters, 3,300 Masters or
+overseers of the work, 80,000 Fellow Crafts, and 70,000 Entered
+Apprentices or bearers of burdens. All these were classed and arranged
+in such manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord nor
+confusion was suffered to interrupt or disturb the peace and good
+fellowship which prevailed among the workmen, except in one notable
+instance.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+In front of the magnificent porch were placed the two celebrated
+pillars--one on the left hand, and one on the right hand. They are
+supposed to have been placed there as a memorial to the children of
+Israel of the happy deliverance of their forefathers from Egyptian
+bondage, and in commemoration of those two miraculous pillars of fire
+and of cloud. The pillar of fire gave light to the children of Israel
+and facilitated their march. The cloud proved darkness to Pharaoh and
+his host and retarded their pursuit. King Solomon, therefore, ordered
+these pillars placed at the entrance of the Temple, as the most
+conspicuous place, that the children of Israel might have that happy
+event continually before their eyes in going to and returning from
+divine worship.
+
+
+The Three Steps.
+
+The Three Steps usually delineated upon the Master's Carpet are
+emblematical of the three principal stages of human life: Youth, Manhood
+and Age. In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought industriously to
+occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge; in Manhood, as
+Fellow Crafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our
+respective duties to God, our neighbor and ourselves, so that in Age, as
+Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent on a
+well-spent life, and die in the hope of a glorious immortality.
+
+
+The Pot of Incense.
+
+The Pot of Incense is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an
+acceptable sacrifice to Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so
+should our hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and
+beneficent Author of our existence for the manifold blessings and
+comforts we enjoy.
+
+
+The Beehive.
+
+The Beehive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the practice of
+that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph in heaven to
+the lowest reptile of the dust. It teaches us that as we came into the
+world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious
+ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow-creatures around us
+are in want, especially when it is in our power to relieve them without
+inconvenience to ourselves.
+
+When we take a survey of Nature, we view man in his infancy, more
+helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for
+days, months and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for
+himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the field,
+or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather. It might
+have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man
+independent of all created beings; but as dependence is one of the
+strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other
+for protection and security, thereby enjoying better opportunities of
+fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man
+formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God;
+and he who will so demean himself as not to endeavor to add to the
+common stock of knowledge may be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a
+useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.
+
+
+The Book of Constitutions.
+
+The Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tiler's Sword reminds us that
+we should be ever watchful and guarded in our thoughts, words and
+actions, particularly when before the enemies of Masonry, ever bearing
+in remembrance those truly Masonic virtues, silence and circumspection.
+
+
+The Sword.
+
+The Sword pointing to a Naked Heart demonstrates that justice will
+sooner or later overtake us; and although our thoughts, words and
+actions may be hidden from the eyes of men, yet that--
+
+[Illustration]
+
+All Seeing Eye whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose
+watchful care even Comets perform their stupendous revolutions, pervades
+the inmost recesses of the human Heart, and will reward us according to
+our merits.
+
+
+The Anchor and the Ark.
+
+The Anchor and the Ark are emblems of a well-grounded hope and a
+well-spent life. They are emblematical of that Divine Ark which safely
+wafts us over this tempestuous sea of troubles, and that Anchor which
+shall safely moor us in a peaceful harbor, where the wicked cease from
+troubling and the weary are at rest.
+
+
+Forty-seventh Problem of Euclid.
+
+This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother Pythagoras, who,
+in his travels through Asia, Africa and Europe, was initiated into
+several orders of priesthood, and raised to the sublime degree of Master
+Mason. This wise philosopher enriched his mind abundantly in a general
+knowledge of things and more especially in Geometry, or Masonry. On this
+subject he drew out many problems and theorems; and among the most
+distinguished he erected this, which, in the joy of his heart, he called
+Eureka, in the Grecian language signifying "I have found it;" and upon
+the erection of which he is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb. It
+teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and sciences.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+The Hour-Glass.
+
+The Hour-glass is an emblem of human life. Behold how swiftly the sands
+run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close! We cannot without
+astonishment behold the little particles which are contained in this
+machine--how they pass away almost imperceptibly; and yet, to our
+surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus
+wastes man! To-day he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; to-morrow
+blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him; the next day
+comes a frost which nips the shoot; and when he thinks his greatness is
+still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to enrich our mother
+earth.
+
+
+The Scythe.
+
+The Scythe is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life
+and launches us into eternity. Behold what havoc the Scythe of Time
+makes among the human race! If by chance we should escape the numerous
+ills incident to childhood and youth, and with health and vigor arrive
+at the years of manhood, yet withal we must soon be cut down by the
+all-devouring Scythe of Time, and be gathered into the land where our
+fathers have gone before us.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+Thus we close the explanation of the emblems upon the solemn thought of
+death, which, without revelation, is dark and gloomy; but we are
+suddenly revived by the ever-green and ever-living Sprig of Faith which
+strengthens us, with confidence and composure, to look forward to a
+blessed immortality; and we doubt not that, on the glorious morn of the
+Resurrection, our bodies will rise and become as incorruptible as our
+souls.
+
+Then let us imitate the good man in his virtuous and amiable conduct, in
+his unfeigned piety to God, in his inflexible fidelity to his trust,
+that we may welcome the grim tyrant Death, and receive him as a kind
+messenger sent from our Supreme Grand Master, to translate us from this
+imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious and celestial lodge above, where
+the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Lecture.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+
+Charge.
+
+My Brother--Your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you
+have made in the mysteries, and your conformity to our regulations, have
+pointed you out as a proper object of our favor and esteem. You are now
+bound, by duty, honor and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to
+support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce,
+by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order.
+
+In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct the
+errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them
+against a breach of fidelity. To preserve the reputation of the
+fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and for this purpose it
+is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and
+submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors,
+kindness and condescension. Universal benevolence you are always to
+inculcate, and by the regularity of your own behavior afford the best
+example for the conduct of others less informed. The ancient landmarks
+of the Order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve, and
+never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the
+established usages and customs of the fraternity.
+
+Your virtue, honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with
+dignity the character you now bear. Let no motive, therefore, make you
+swerve from your duty, violate your vows or betray your trust; but be
+true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist
+whom you have this evening represented. Thus you will render yourself
+deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence
+that we have reposed in you.
+
+
+
+
+FORMS AND CEREMONIES.
+
+
+Grand Honors.
+
+The public Grand Honors (not funeral) are given by raising the hands
+above and a little in front of the head, and clapping them three times
+together, then letting them fall to the side--repeating this action
+twice, making three times.
+
+The private Grand Honors are made by 3x3, but not in the same way as the
+public Grand Honors.
+
+
+Reception of Visitors.
+
+The reception of visitors with the honor due to their rank is an ancient
+custom of the fraternity which should never be omitted. It is an act of
+great discourtesy to a visiting officer to omit his formal reception by
+the Lodge, and in an official visitation the visiting officer should
+ordinarily require it. On the occasion of visits not official it will be
+found to greatly increase a true fraternal feeling when courtesy is
+properly shown.
+
+
+I.--Grand Lodge.
+
+When a visit from the Grand Lodge is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for the use of the Grand Lodge, where
+the same can be opened in the proper form. On being notified that the
+Grand Lodge is opened and prepared for the visitation, the Master, the
+Lodge being opened on the third degree, will send a committee, headed,
+if possible, by a Past Master, with the Masters of Ceremony with their
+rods, the Deacons with their rods, and the Marshal, to escort the Grand
+Lodge. A procession is formed in the following order:
+
+    Marshal.
+    Masters of Ceremony.
+    Committee.
+    Deacons.
+    The Grand Lodge.
+
+On arriving at the door, the Grand Marshal will announce:
+
+"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. of the State of
+Arkansas."
+
+The procession enters, the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons halt inside
+the door and cross their rods, the committee proceed, followed by the
+Grand Lodge in the inverse order of their rank. When the Grand Master
+arrives in front of the altar, he halts, and the Grand Lodge filing to
+the right and left form a line across the hall. The committee then
+introduce The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
+Arkansas. The Grand Master then advances to the East, and the Master
+receives him according to ancient usages, with the private Grand Honors
+of Masonry, and resigns to him the chair and the gavel, each other Grand
+Officer taking his station in place of the corresponding officer of the
+Lodge, and the brethren are seated.
+
+The Grand Master, at his pleasure, resigns the chair to the Master,
+whereupon the other Grand Officers resign their respective stations to
+the proper officers of the Lodge, and repair to the East, and take
+seats on the right of the Grand Master.
+
+The Grand Lodge should retire before the Lodge is closed. When the Grand
+Master announces his intention to retire, the Lodge is called up, the
+Grand Honors are given, and the Masters of Ceremony and Deacons repair
+to the door and cross their rods, the Marshal conducts the procession of
+the Grand Lodge to the door, and salutes as the procession passes him.
+
+
+II.--The Grand Master.
+
+When a visit from the Grand Master is expected, the Master will see that
+a convenient apartment is provided for his use and that of his suite.
+When the Grand Master's visit is announced, the Master sends the
+Marshal, Deacons, Masters of Ceremony, and one of the oldest members (a
+Past Master, if practicable) bearing the Book of Constitutions, to
+escort him to the Lodge Room. A procession is formed in the following
+order:
+
+    Marshal.
+    Masters of Ceremony.
+    Suite.
+    Brother with the Book of Constitutions.
+    Grand Master.
+    Deacons.
+
+The Marshal announces to Tyler, Tyler to J. D., and J. D.: "The Most
+Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of Arkansas," when the Master calls up
+the Lodge. The Masters of Ceremony stop inside, and cross their rods,
+while the others proceed towards the East. On arriving at the altar, the
+suite open inwards, the Grand Master passes through, and the others,
+filing to the right and left, form a line across the hall. The private
+Grand Honors are then given. The Grand Master advances to the East, and
+the Master receives him, resigns to him the chair and the gavel. The
+suite take place on the right of the Master, and the Lodge is seated.
+
+The Grand Master may decline to receive the chair and gavel, or at his
+pleasure may resign the same.
+
+When the Grand Master announces his intention to retire, having
+previously resigned the chair and gavel to the Master, the Lodge is
+called up, the Private Grand Honors are given and the Master directs the
+proper officers to attend for the escort of the Grand Master. The
+Masters of Ceremony halt at the door, cross their rods, and the other
+officers escort the Grand Master to his apartment.
+
+
+III.--The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Wardens, Etc.
+
+The form will be the same as for the Grand Master, except that the Book
+of Constitutions will not be borne before them.
+
+
+IV.--Other Brethren.
+
+When a brother visits a Lodge for the first time and has been vouched
+for, the Master will send the Senior Deacon to introduce him. That
+officer conducts him to the Altar and says:
+
+"Worshipful Master, I have the pleasure of introducing to you Brother
+......, of ...... Lodge ......"
+
+The Master calls up the Lodge and says:
+
+"Brother ......, it gives me pleasure to Introduce to you the members of
+...... Lodge and to welcome you to a seat among us. We meet on ......,
+and shall be very glad to welcome you to any of our meetings."
+
+The Senior Deacon conducts the visitor to a seat and the Lodge is
+seated.
+
+If the visitor is to be examined the W. M. appoints a committee, who
+retire at the door of the preparation room, the S. D. passing them out.
+When the committee are ready to report, they make an alarm at the door
+of the preparation room. The S. D. attends to it, and reports that the
+examining committee desire admission. The W. M. directs him to admit
+them. When he goes to the door, if the committee expect to report
+favorably they will introduce the S. D. to the visitor. The committee
+then come in and make their report at the altar that they have examined
+......, who claims to be a member of ...... Lodge No. ......, under the
+jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of ...... and find him to be a Master
+Mason (or, that they are not satisfied to vouch for him as a worthy
+Mason). The W. M. seats the committee, and asks if there is any
+objection to the admission of ...... as a visitor. Any member of the
+Lodge has the right to object to the admission of a visitor, but the
+grounds of the objection must be stated to the W. M., who shall judge of
+the sufficiency thereof. If there be no objection, the W. M. directs the
+S. D. to introduce the brother. The S. D. presents him at the altar and
+introduces him to the W. M., who in turn introduces him to the Lodge in
+the form above. No brother should be allowed to visit a lodge for the
+first time without an introduction. If the visitor is a Past Master, he
+should be invited to a seat in the East.
+
+
+
+
+Election and Installation.
+
+
+The Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Secretary of a
+chartered Lodge must be chosen annually by ballot, and by a majority of
+votes, at the time fixed in the by-laws. The Senior and Junior Deacons
+and Tyler are appointed by the W. M. A Chaplain and Senior and Junior
+Masters of Ceremony may be appointed also.
+
+If a lodge fails to elect officers at the time appointed, it may at said
+meeting, or at the next regular meeting thereof, appoint a day for such
+election, not more than three months from the regular time, and may,
+without dispensation, elect officers at said appointed time and install
+them at once.
+
+No member in arrears for dues at the time of the regular election shall
+be elected or appointed to any office in the Lodge, nor be allowed to
+vote at such election.
+
+Every voter is eligible to any office except that of Master.
+
+Where a Lodge finds it absolutely necessary to elect a brother W. M.,
+who has not served as Warden, the facts must be reported to the Grand
+Master, and the Master-elect must not be installed without his
+dispensation.
+
+When vacancies occur in any of the elective offices of the Lodge, they
+must be filled by seniority or pro tem. appointments during the
+remainder of the term. No election can be held to fill them except by
+dispensation of the Grand Master.
+
+Each Lodge may make its own rule as to whether nominations shall be made
+or vote without nominations.
+
+No one can be installed by proxy.
+
+Officers re-elected must be installed after each election.
+
+Membership in a Lodge is necessary to eligibility to office except in
+case of Tyler and Organist.
+
+Any Past Master in good standing of a Blue Lodge can install the
+officers of a Lodge.
+
+
+INSTALLATIONS.
+
+Officers of a New Lodge.
+
+The new Lodge having been constituted, etc., the Grand Master says:
+
+G. M.: This Lodge having been constituted, I will now install its
+officers. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, collect the official
+jewels, place them upon the altar, and present Brother ---- ----, who
+has been elected Worshipful Master.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master now conducts the W. M. elect before the altar,
+facing the East, and says:
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I present Brother ---- ----, to
+be installed Worshipful Master of this Lodge.
+
+G. M.: Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, have you carefully examined
+the brother, and do you find him qualified to discharge the duties of
+the office for which he has been chosen?
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find him to be qualified and
+of good morals, of great skill, true and trusty; and, as he is a lover
+of the Fraternity, I doubt not he will discharge his duties with
+fidelity and honor.
+
+The Grand Master will perform the installation service to the end,
+continuing the ceremony as for annually elected officers, the Deputy
+Grand Master assisting.
+
+
+Annually Elected Officers.
+
+Installing his successor is usually the prerogative of the retiring
+Worshipful Master, although any Past Master may act as installing
+officer for the occasion. A competent brother (usually a Past Master)
+will be appointed to act as Marshal, who will present the officers-elect
+for installation. All things being in order, the Installing Officer
+says:
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother Marshal, you will present the Worshipful
+Master-elect for installation.
+
+Mar: Worshipful Master, I present Brother ----, who has been elected
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and is now ready for installation.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brethren, you now behold before you Brother ---- ----, who
+has been elected to serve this Lodge as Worshipful Master, and now
+declares himself ready for installation. If any of you have any reason
+to urge why he should not be installed you will make it known now, or
+forever after hold your peace. No objection being offered, I shall now
+install him.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, I congratulate you upon your election as
+Worshipful Master of this Lodge, and it will afford me great pleasure to
+invest you with the authority and the insignia of your office. Previous
+to your investiture, however, it is necessary that you signify your
+assent to those charges and regulations which point out the duty of the
+Master of a Lodge:
+
+I. You agree to be a good man and true, and strictly to obey the moral
+law?
+
+II. You agree to be a peaceable citizen and cheerfully to conform to the
+laws of the country in which you reside?
+
+III. You promise not to be concerned in plots and conspiracies against
+the government, but patiently submit to the law and the constituted
+authorities?
+
+IV. You agree to pay a proper respect to the civil magistrates, to work
+diligently, live creditably, and act honorably toward all men?
+
+V. You agree to hold in veneration the original rulers and patrons of
+Freemasonry, and their regular successors, supreme and subordinate,
+according to their stations, and submit to the awards and resolutions of
+your brethren, in Lodge convened, in every case consistent with the
+Constitutions of the Fraternity?
+
+VI. You agree to avoid private piques and quarrels, and to guard against
+intemperance and excess?
+
+VII. You agree to be cautious in your behavior, courteous to your
+brethren, and faithful to your Lodge?
+
+VIII. You promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance
+impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry?
+
+IX. You agree to promote the general good of society, to cultivate the
+social virtues, and to propagate the knowledge of the mystic art?
+
+X. You promise to pay homage to the Grand Master for the time being, and
+to his officers when duly installed, and strictly to conform to every
+edict of the Grand Lodge that is not subversive of the principles and
+groundwork of Masonry?
+
+XI. You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to
+make innovations in the body of Masonry?
+
+XII. You promise a regular attendance on the communications of the Grand
+Lodge, on receiving proper notice, and to pay a proper attention to all
+the duties of Masonry, on convenient occasions?
+
+XIII. You admit that no new Lodge shall be formed without permission of
+the Grand Lodge, and that no countenance be given to any irregular
+Lodge, or to any person clandestinely made therein, being contrary to
+the ancient charges of Freemasonry?
+
+XIV. You admit that no person can be regularly made a Mason in, or
+admitted a member of, any regular Lodge without previous notice and due
+inquiry into his character?
+
+XV. You agree that no visitor shall be received into your Lodge without
+due examination, or being properly vouched for?
+
+These are the regulations of Free and Accepted Masons. Do you submit to
+these charges and promise to support these regulations, as Masters have
+done in all ages before you?
+
+The Master answers: I do.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, in consequence of your conformity to the
+charges and regulations of the Fraternity, you are now to be installed
+Master of this Lodge, in full confidence of your skill and capacity to
+govern the same.
+
+The Master is then regularly invested with the insignia of his office,
+and the furniture and implements of the Lodge are placed in his charge.
+The various implements of his profession are emblematical of his conduct
+in life, and are fully explained, as follows:
+
+Inst. Off.: The Holy Writings, that Great Light in Masonry, which guides
+us to all truth, directs our path to the temple of happiness, and points
+out the whole duty of man.
+
+The Square teaches us to regulate our actions and harmonize our conduct
+with the principles of morality and virtue.
+
+The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in every station, that,
+rising to eminence by merit, we may live respected and die regretted.
+
+The Rule directs us to punctually observe our duty, press forward in the
+path of virtue, and, inclining neither to the right nor to the left, in
+all our actions to have eternity in view.
+
+The Line, the emblem of moral rectitude, teaches us to avoid
+dissimulation in conversation and action, and to walk in the path which
+leads to a blessed immortality.
+
+The Constitution and Laws you are to search at all times and cause to be
+read in your Lodge, that none may pretend ignorance of the excellent
+precepts they enjoin.
+
+You now receive in charge the Charter, by the authority of which this
+Lodge is held. You are carefully to preserve the same and duly transmit
+it to your successor in office.
+
+You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of your Lodge, which you are
+to see carefully and punctually executed.
+
+The new Master is conducted to the East and placed on the right of the
+Installing Officer until the other officers are installed.
+
+The other officers are then severally presented by the Marshal to the
+Installing Officer, who delivers to each his appropriate charge.
+
+
+Senior Warden.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Senior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Senior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.
+
+The Level teaches that we are descended from the same stock, partake of
+the same nature, and share the same hope; "that we are all children of
+one common father, heirs of the same infirmities, and exposed to the
+same vicissitudes." It also reminds us that, although distinctions among
+men are necessary to preserve subordination, no eminence of station
+should make us forget that we are brethren, and that in the Lodge and in
+all our Masonic associations, we are on a level. This implement teaches
+us that a time will come, and the wisest knows not how soon, when all
+distinctions but that of goodness, shall cease, and death, the grand
+leveler of all human greatness, reduce us to the same state.
+
+Your regular attendance on the stated and other meetings of the Lodge is
+essentially necessary. In the absence of the Master you are to govern
+the Lodge, and in his presence assist him in the government of it. Hence
+you will perceive the necessity of preparing yourself for the important
+duties which may devolve upon you. Look well to the West, and guard with
+scrupulous care the pillar committed to your charge.
+
+He is conducted to his proper station.
+
+
+Junior Warden.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Junior Warden of
+this Lodge. Do you solemnly promise that you will serve the Lodge as
+Junior Warden for the ensuing year, and will perform all the duties
+appertaining to that office to the best of your ability? (He assents.)
+You will now be invested with the insignia of your office.
+
+The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations; to do
+unto others as we would have others do to us; to observe the just medium
+between intemperance and pleasure, and make our passions and prejudices
+coincide with the line of our duty.
+
+In the absence of the Master and Senior Warden upon you devolves the
+government of the Lodge; but to you is especially committed the
+superintendence of the Craft during the hours of refreshment; it is,
+therefore, not only necessary that you should be temperate and discreet
+in the indulgence of your own inclinations, but carefully observe that
+none of the Craft convert the purpose of refreshment into intemperance
+or excess. Look well to the South. Guard with vigilance the pillar
+committed to your charge, that nothing may disturb the harmony of the
+Lodge or mar its beauty.
+
+He is conducted to his proper station.
+
+
+Treasurer.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Treasurer of this
+Lodge and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It is your duty to receive all moneys belonging to the Lodge from the
+Secretary, keep a just and true account thereof, and pay them out by
+order of the Worshipful Master and consent of the Lodge. Your own honor
+and the confidence the brethren repose in you will arouse you to that
+faithfulness in the discharge of the duties of your office which its
+important nature demands.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+
+Secretary.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been elected Secretary of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It is your duty to "keep a faithful record of all things pertaining to
+the Lodge, proper to be written, transmit a copy of the same to the
+Grand Lodge when required, receive all moneys due the Lodge and pay them
+to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same."
+
+Your love for the Craft and attachment to the Lodge will induce you
+cheerfully to fulfill the very important duties of your office, and in
+so doing you will merit the esteem of your brethren.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+
+Chaplain.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been appointed Chaplain of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel of your office.
+
+It will be your duty to perform those solemn services which we should
+constantly render to our infinite Creator, and which, when offered by
+one whose holy profession is "to point to heaven and lead the way," may,
+by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and purifying our
+minds, prepare us for admission into the society of those above, whose
+happiness will be as endless as it is perfect.
+
+He is conducted to his station, which is in the East in front and to the
+left of the W. M.
+
+
+The Senior and Junior Deacons.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brothers ---- and ----, you are appointed Deacons of this
+Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your
+province to attend on the Master and Wardens and to act as their proxies
+in the active duties of the Lodge; such as in the reception of
+candidates into the different degrees of Masonry, the introduction and
+accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate practice of our rites.
+The Square and Compasses, as badges of your office, I entrust to your
+care, not doubting your vigilance and attention.
+
+They are conducted to their stations.
+
+
+Masters of Ceremonies.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brothers ---- and ----, you have been appointed Masters of
+Ceremonies of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewels of
+your office. The positions to which you are assigned in the Lodge are
+very important. You are to assist the Senior Deacon and other officers
+in performing their respective duties. Your conduct should be courteous
+and dignified. Remember that in your company the candidate will receive
+his first impressions of our institution. Your regular and early
+attendance at our meetings will afford the best proof of your zeal and
+attachment to the Lodge.
+
+They are conducted to their stations.
+
+
+Tiler.
+
+Inst. Off.: Brother ---- ----, you have been appointed Tiler of this
+Lodge, and will now be invested with the jewel and the implement of your
+office.
+
+As the Sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler to enable him
+effectually to guard the Lodge against the approach of cowans and
+eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or re-pass except such as are
+duly qualified and have permission of the Worshipful Master, so it
+should morally serve as a constant admonition to us to set a guard over
+our thoughts, a watch at our lips, and a sentinel over our actions,
+thereby preventing the approach of every unworthy thought or deed, and
+preserving consciences void of offence toward God and toward man. Your
+early and punctual attendance will give us the best proof of your
+appreciation of and love for the institution.
+
+He is conducted to his station.
+
+The Installing Officer, addressing the Master, when presenting the
+Gavel, explains its power and use.
+
+One * of which calls * * *; two * calls * * *; three * calls * * *
+
+Worshipful Master, behold your brethren!
+
+Brethren, behold your Master!
+
+The grand honors are then given the W. M. by the Lodge, the Marshal
+leading in the ceremony.
+
+The brethren are now seated. Then the Grand Master or Installing Officer
+may deliver an address or read the following charges, in his discretion:
+
+"Worshipful Master: The superintendence and government of the brethren
+who compose this Lodge having been committed to your care, you cannot be
+insensible of the obligations which devolve on you as their head, nor
+of your responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important
+duties annexed to your position.
+
+The honor, reputation and usefulness of this Lodge will materially
+depend upon the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.
+
+As a pattern for imitation, consider the great luminary of nature,
+which, rising in the East, regularly diffuses light and luster to all
+within the circle. In like manner, it is your province to spread and
+communicate light and instruction to the brethren of your Lodge.
+Forcibly impress upon them the dignity and high importance of Masonry,
+and seriously admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to
+practice out of the Lodge those duties which they have been taught in
+it; and by amiable, discreet and virtuous conduct, to convince mankind
+of the goodness of the institution; so that when a person is said to be
+a member of it, the world may know that he is one to whom the burdened
+heart may pour out its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit,
+whose hand is guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by
+benevolence.
+
+In short, by a diligent observance of the By-Laws of the Lodge, the
+Constitutions of Freemasonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which
+are given as a rule and a guide to your faith, you will be enabled to
+acquit yourself with honor and reputation, and lay up a crown of
+rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.
+
+Brother Senior and Junior Warden: You are too well acquainted with the
+principles of Masonry to warrant any distrust that you will be found
+wanting in the discharge of your respective duties. Suffice it to say,
+that what you have seen praiseworthy in others you should carefully
+imitate; and what in them may have appeared defective you should in
+yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and regularity;
+for it is only by a due regard to the laws in your own conduct that you
+can expect obedience to them from others. You are assiduously to assist
+the Master in the discharge of his trust, diffusing light and imparting
+knowledge to all whom he shall place under your care. In the absence of
+the Master, you will succeed to higher duties; your acquirements must
+therefore be such that the Craft may never suffer for want of proper
+instruction. From the spirit which you have hitherto evinced, I
+entertain no doubt that your future conduct will be such as to merit the
+applause of your brethren and the testimony of a good conscience.
+
+The Lodge being called up, the Installing Officer continues as follows:
+
+Brethren of ---- Lodge: Such is the nature of our constitution, that as
+some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, learn
+to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The officers
+who are chosen to govern your Lodge are sufficiently conversant with the
+rules of propriety and the laws of the institution to avoid exceeding
+the powers with which they are entrusted, and you are of too generous
+dispositions to envy their preferment; I, therefore, trust that you will
+have but one aim--to please each other, and unite in the grand design of
+being happy and communicating happiness.
+
+"Finally, my brethren, as this Lodge has been formed and perfected in so
+much unanimity and concord, so may it long continue. May you long enjoy
+every satisfaction and delight which disinterested friendship can
+afford. May kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your conduct as
+men and as Masons. Within your peaceful walls may your children's
+children celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of
+this auspicious solemnity; and may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through this Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation."
+
+The Marshal then makes proclamation from the South, West and East in the
+following manner:
+
+"I am directed to proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that the
+Worshipful Master, Wardens, and other officers, elected and appointed,
+of ---- Lodge, have been regularly installed into their respective
+stations."
+
+
+
+
+INSTITUTING AND CONSTITUTING NEW LODGE
+
+
+Ceremony for Instituting a Lodge Under Dispensation.
+
+The members of the new Lodge, whether they are to be instituted by the
+Grand Master, or by a brother deputized by him, will, in either case, be
+notified by the Master to assemble in their Lodge room at the time
+determined upon. After the brethren are assembled, the Grand Master, or
+Instituting Officer, will assume the East and announce the object of the
+meeting. He then causes the Letter of Dispensation to be read, after
+which the names of the officers appointed by the Grand Master and by the
+Master of the new Lodge will be announced. As these names are called,
+the officers will form in line near and facing the East, when each
+officer will be invested with his jewel. The new Master will then be
+seated in the East, on the right of the Instituting Officer. The Wardens
+and other officers will take their respective stations. The Instituting
+Officer will then open the Lodge on the third degree of Masonry, and
+deliver to the officers and brethren the following
+
+
+Charges to the Officers and Brethren.
+
+Inst. Off.: Worshipful Master: (Who rises.) The Grand Master having
+committed to your care the superintendence and government of the
+brethren who are to compose this new lodge, you cannot be insensible of
+the obligations which devolve on you, as their head, nor of your
+responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important duties
+attached to your office.
+
+The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will materially
+depend on the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns;
+while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted in
+proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine
+principles of our institution.
+
+For a pattern of imitation, consider the sun, which, rising in the east,
+regularly diffuses light and luster to all within its circle. In like
+manner, it is in your province to spread and communicate light and
+instruction to the brethren of your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them
+the dignity and high importance of Masonry; and seriously admonish them
+never to disgrace it. Charge them to practice out of the Lodge, those
+duties which they have been taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and
+virtuous conduct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the
+Institution; so that, when any one is said to be a member of it, the
+world may know that he is one to whom the burdened heart may pour out
+its sorrows, to whom distress may prefer its suit, whose hand is guided
+by justice, and whose heart is expanded by benevolence. In short, by a
+diligent observance of the by-laws of your Lodge, the Constitution of
+Masonry, and above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are given as a rule
+and guide to your faith, you will be enabled to acquit yourself with
+honor and reputation.
+
+
+Charge to the Wardens.
+
+Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens: (Who are called up by one knock.)
+You are too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry to warrant
+any distrust that you will be found wanting in the discharge of your
+respective duties. What you have seen praiseworthy in others you should
+carefully imitate, and what in them may have appeared defective, you
+should in yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and
+regularity, for it is only by a due regard to the laws, in your own
+conduct, that you can expect obedience to them from others. You are
+assiduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his trust,
+diffusing light and imparting knowledge to all whom he shall place under
+your care. In the absence of the Master you will succeed to higher
+duties; your acquirements must therefore be such that the Craft may
+never suffer for want of proper instruction. From the spirit which you
+have hitherto evinced, I entertain no doubt that your future conduct
+will be such as to merit the applause of your brethren, and the
+testimony of a good conscience.
+
+
+Charge to the Brethren of the Lodge.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+Brethren of ...... Lodge, such is the nature of our Constitution, that
+as some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course,
+learn to submit and obey. Humility in both is an essential duty. The
+officers who are appointed to govern the Lodge are sufficiently
+conversant with the rules of propriety and the laws of the Institution
+to avoid exceeding the powers with which they are intrusted, and you
+are of too generous dispositions to envy their preferment. I therefore
+trust that you will have but one aim, to please each other and to unite
+in the grand design of being happy and communicating happiness.
+
+Finally, my brethren, as this association has been formed and perfected
+in so much unity and concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it
+long continue. May you enjoy every satisfaction and delight, which
+disinterested friendship can afford. May kindness and brotherly
+affection distinguish your conduct as men and Masons. Within your
+peaceful walls, may your children, and your children's children
+celebrate, with joy and gratitude, the annual recurrence of this
+auspicious solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be
+transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to
+generation.
+
+
+Proclamation.
+
+Instituting Officer: (Calls up Lodge.) In the name and by the authority
+of the Most Worshipful* Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of
+the State of Arkansas, I now declare this Lodge duly instituted and
+properly prepared for the transaction of such business as may lawfully
+come before it.
+
+* If Grand Master Institutes the Lodge, in person, he will omit what
+precedes the * and insert "as."
+
+Instituting Officer: (Addressing Master.) I now deliver to you the
+Dispensation empowering you and your brethren to work as a Regular
+Lodge. You are its custodian and must see to it that it is present at
+all Communications of the Lodge. You must also, as required by law,
+safely transmit it to the Grand Secretary just prior to the next Annual
+Communication of the Grand Lodge, and when this is done, Masonic work in
+this Lodge must cease until the Dispensation is continued by the Grand
+Lodge, or until the Lodge is constituted. I now deliver to you the gavel
+of authority; wield it, my brother, with prudence and discretion. You
+will now assume your station.
+
+
+Constituting a Newly Chartered Lodge.
+
+After the grant of a charter the new Lodge thus created should be
+constituted, and its officers installed, by the Grand Master or his
+Deputy or some past or present Master. The Lodge is opened on the Third
+Degree. The Marshal forms the officers of the new Lodge in front of the
+Installing Officer, whereupon the Deputy G. M. addresses the G. M. as
+follows:
+
+Most Worshipful, a number of brethren, duly instructed in the mysteries
+of Masonry, having assembled together for some time past by virtue of a
+dispensation granted them for that purpose, do now desire to be
+regularly constituted as a lodge agreeably to the ancient usages and
+customs of the fraternity.
+
+The charter is presented by the D. G. M. to the Grand Master, who
+examines it and, if correct, proclaims:
+
+G. M.--The charter appears to be correct and is approved. Upon due
+deliberation the Grand Lodge has granted the brethren of this new Lodge
+a charter establishing and confirming them in the rights and privileges
+of a regularly constituted Lodge. We shall now proceed according to the
+ancient usage to constitute these brethren into a regular Lodge.
+
+The officers of the new Lodge deliver up their jewels and badges to
+their Master, who presents them, with his own, to the D. G. M. and he to
+the G. M.
+
+The D. G. M. then presents the Master-elect to the G. M., saying:
+
+D. G. M.--Most Worshipful, I present to you Brother ----, whom the
+members of the Lodge now to be constituted have chosen for their Master.
+
+The G. M. asks the brethren if they remain satisfied with their choice.
+(They bow in token of assent.)
+
+The Master-elect then presents, severally, his Wardens and other
+officers, naming them and their respective offices. The G. M. asks the
+brethren if they remain satisfied with each and all of them. (They bow
+as before.)
+
+The officers and members of the new Lodge form in front of the G. M. and
+the business of consecration commences.
+
+The G. M. and grand officers form around the Lodge, all kneeling.
+
+A piece of solemn music is performed while the Lodge is being uncovered,
+after which the first clause of the consecration prayer is rehearsed by
+the Grand Chaplain, as follows:
+
+Great Architect of the Universe; Maker and Ruler of all worlds. Deign
+from Thy Celestial Temple, from the realms of light and glory, to bless
+us in all the purposes of our present assembly. We humbly invoke Thee
+to give us at this, and at all times, Wisdom in all our doings, Strength
+of mind in all our difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony in all our
+communications. Permit us, O Thou author of life and light, great source
+of love and happiness, solemnly to consecrate this Lodge to Thy honor
+and glory. Amen.
+
+Response by the Officers of the Grand Lodge:
+
+As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
+end. Amen.
+
+The Grand Officers will then rise.
+
+
+Consecration.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master will step forward and present the Vessel of Corn
+(wheat) to the Grand Master, who sprinkles a portion of it upon the
+symbol of the Lodge, saying:
+
+May the Giver of every good and perfect gift strengthen this Lodge in
+all its philanthropic undertakings.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    When once of old, in Israel,
+      Our brethren wrought with toil,
+    Jehovah's blessings on them fell,
+      In showers of Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+In like manner, the Senior Grand Warden presents the Vessel of Wine,
+which is sprinkled on the Lodge by the Grand Master, saying:
+
+May this Lodge be continually refreshed at the pure fountain of Masonic
+virtue.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    When then a shrine to him above
+      They built, with worship sin to foil,
+    On threshold and on corner-stone
+      They poured out Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+The Junior Grand Warden then presents the Vessel of Oil, which is used
+in the same manner, the Grand Master saying:
+
+May the Supreme Ruler of the Universe preserve this Lodge in peace, and
+vouchsafe to it every blessing.
+
+The following may then be sung:
+
+    And we have come, fraternal bands,
+      With joy and pride and prosperous spoil,
+    To honor him by votive hands,
+      With streams of Corn and Wine and Oil.
+
+Each vessel after use is placed upon the table.
+
+The Grand Master then orders the Officers of the Grand Lodge to kneel as
+before, when the Grand Chaplain will rehearse the remaining portion of
+the consecration prayer:
+
+Grant, O Lord, our God, that those who are now about to be invested with
+the government of this Lodge may be endowed with wisdom to instruct
+their brethren in their duties. May brotherly love, relief and truth
+always prevail among the members of this Lodge. May this bond of union
+continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world. Bless all our
+brethren, wherever dispersed, and grant speedy relief to all who are
+either oppressed or distressed. We affectionately commend to Thee all
+the members of this whole family; may they increase in grace, in the
+knowledge of Thee, and in love to each other. Finally, may we finish all
+our work here below, with Thy approbation; and then may our transition
+from this earthly abode be to Thy heavenly Temple above, there to enjoy
+light and glory, and bliss ineffable and eternal. Amen.
+
+Response: (By the Officers of the Grand Lodge.) As it was in the
+beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
+
+A short piece of solemn music is then performed, during which the Grand
+Officers will rise.
+
+
+Dedication.
+
+The Grand Master steps forward, and extending his hands over the emblem
+of the Lodge, exclaims:
+
+To the memory of the Holy Saints John, we dedicate this Lodge. May every
+brother revere their character and imitate their virtues.
+
+Response: (By the brethren.) As it was in the beginning, is now, and
+ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
+
+The Officers of the Grand Lodge will then about face, and stand, while
+the brethren of the new Lodge, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+make a circuit in procession, single file, and salute the Grand Officers
+with their hands crossed upon their breasts, left over right, and heads
+slightly bowed while passing. Upon the completion of this ceremony, the
+brethren will resume position, facing inward. The Officers of the Grand
+Lodge will also resume original position. The Grand Master will call up,
+with his gavel, all present, and then proceed to
+
+
+Constitute the Lodge.
+
+Grand Master: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the
+State of Arkansas, I now constitute and form you, my beloved brethren,
+into a Regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. From henceforth we
+empower you to meet as a Regular Lodge, constituted in conformity to
+the rites of our institution, and the charges of our ancient and
+honorable Fraternity; and may the Supreme Architect of the Universe
+prosper, direct and counsel you in all your doings.
+
+Response by the brethren: So mote it be.
+
+The Officers of the Grand Lodge will, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, give the Full Grand Honors. The Grand Marshal will then slowly
+replace the covering on the Lodge, during which a choir should chant--
+
+    "Glory be to God on High."
+
+The Grand Marshal will then conduct the Grand Master to his chair, and
+instruct the officers of the Grand Lodge to resume their respective
+stations; and the members of the new Lodge to resume their seats. During
+these movements instrumental music should be performed.
+
+Grand Master: (Calls up the assembly.) Worshipful Grand Marshal, you
+will make proclamation that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has been regularly
+constituted.
+
+Grand Marshal: I am directed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to
+proclaim, and I do hereby proclaim, that ...... Lodge, No. ......, has
+been regularly constituted, and duly registered as such in the Grand
+Lodge of Arkansas. This proclamation is made from the East, (one knock
+by G. M.); from the West, (one knock by the S. G. W.); from the South,
+(one knock by the J. G. W.); once, twice, thrice; the Craft will take
+due notice and govern itself accordingly. The Grand Honors are given.
+
+Grand Master seats the brethren.
+
+
+
+
+LAYING CORNER STONES.
+
+
+These ceremonies are conducted only by the Grand Master in person, or by
+some brother acting for him, under special dispensation, assisted by the
+officers of the Grand Lodge, and such of the Craft as may be invited, or
+who may choose to attend, either as Lodges, or as individual brethren.
+
+No corner-stone should be laid with Masonic ceremonies, except those of
+acknowledged public structures, or buildings which are to be used for
+Masonic purposes; and then only by special request of the proper
+authorities.
+
+The Lodge or Lodges in the place where the building is to be erected,
+may invite such neighboring Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, as they
+may deem proper. The Chief Magistrate, and other Officers of the place,
+should also be invited to attend on the occasion.
+
+At the time appointed for the ceremony, a sufficient number of brethren
+to act as Grand Officers are convened in a suitable place, where a
+Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will be opened on the Third
+Degree, and proper instructions given by the Grand Master; after which,
+the Officers of the Grand Lodge, under the direction of the Grand
+Marshal, will form in the following order:
+
+                           Grand Tyler.
+                       (with drawn sword.)
+
+                          Master Masons.
+
+    Grand Steward.          A Brother.         Grand Steward.
+    (carrying rod.)      (carrying Bible,     (carrying rod.)
+                       Square and Compass,
+                          on a cushion.)
+
+                         Grand Chaplain.
+
+          Grand Secretary,               Grand Treasurer,
+    (carrying scroll, containing     (in charge of the box[A]
+       list of articles to be          to be deposited under
+          placed under the               the corner-stone.)
+           corner-stone.)
+
+    Gr'd Steward,     Past Gr'd Officers,[B]    Gr'd Steward,
+    (carrying rod.)   (in the order of their  (carrying rod.)
+    G                   rank, two abreast.)
+    R
+    A                 Principal Architect,[C]
+    N          (carrying Square, Level and Plumb.)
+    D
+
+    M       Jr. Grand Warden,         Sr. Grand Warden,
+    A   (carrying vessel of oil.)  (carrying vessel of wine.)
+    R
+    S                 Deputy Grand Master.
+    H              (carrying vessel of corn.)
+    A
+    L               Master of Oldest Lodge,
+    .          (carrying book of constitutions.)
+
+    Jr. Grand Deacon,     Grand Master.     Sr. Grand Deacon,
+    (carrying rod.)                           (carrying rod.)
+
+The procession thus formed will proceed to join the general procession,
+if any, and march to the place where the ceremony is to be performed.
+
+[A] This box may be carried by the Treasurer, or be sent in advance to
+the site of the corner-stone, as circumstances may dictate.
+
+[B] In the absence of Past Grand Officers, these Stewards will support
+the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Warden.
+
+[C] If the architect of the building is not a member of the Masonic
+Fraternity, the Square, Level and Plumb will be carried by a brother
+appointed for the purpose, who will deliver them to the architect on
+arriving at the corner-stone.
+
+When a procession is composed of other than the officers of the Grand
+Lodge and Master Masons, it should be formed in the following order:
+
+    G                          Music.
+    R
+    A M                      Military.
+    N A
+    D R          Civic Societies and Organizations.
+      S
+      H  Chief Magistrate, Mayor or other Official Guests.
+      A
+      L               Knights Templar Escort.
+      .
+                            Grand Lodge.
+
+Should any Masonic body other than those above named appear, they will
+be assigned an appropriate place in the procession.
+
+A triumphal arch is usually erected near the place where the ceremony is
+to be performed; and the corner-stone should have engraved on its face
+the words, "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity," with the date, the year of
+Masonry, the name of the Grand Master, and such other particulars as may
+be deemed proper.
+
+When the head of the procession reaches the Arch, it will open to the
+right and left, facing inward. The Grand Master, uncovering, preceded by
+the Grand Marshal and Grand Tyler, and followed by the other Grand
+Officers and the Chief Magistrate and civil officers of the place, will
+pass through the lines and ascend to the platform. As the Grand Master
+and others advance, the remainder of the procession will counter-march
+and surround the platform.
+
+The stone should be suspended about six feet from its bed, by a machine
+having suitable arrangements for slowly lowering it to its place. All
+being in readiness--
+
+The Grand Master will command silence and address the assembly,
+announcing the purposes of the occasion, etc., concluding as follows:
+
+The teachings of Freemasonry inculcate, that in all our works, great or
+small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty God. It is
+our first duty, then, to invoke the blessing of the great Architect of
+the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore
+command the utmost silence, and call upon all to unite with our Grand
+Chaplain in an address to the Throne of Grace.
+
+The brethren uncover, while the Grand Chaplain delivers the following,
+or some other appropriate
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Almighty God! who hath given us grace at this time, with one accord, to
+make our common supplication unto Thee, and dost promise, that where two
+or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their
+request; fulfill now, O Lord! the desires and petitions of Thy servants,
+as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world, knowledge
+of Thy truth; and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The choir may then sing an Ode, or a piece of instrumental music may be
+performed.
+
+
+Deposit of Memorials.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Brother Grand Treasurer, it has ever been the
+custom, on occasions like the present, to deposit within a cavity in
+the stone, placed in the north-east corner of the edifice, certain
+memorials of the period at which it was erected; so that in the lapse of
+ages, if the fury of the elements, or the slow but certain ravages of
+time, should lay bare its foundation, an enduring record may be found by
+succeeding generations, to bear testimony to the energy, industry and
+culture of our time. Has such a deposit been prepared?
+
+Grand Treasurer: It has, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and the various
+articles of which it is composed are safely enclosed within the casket
+now before you.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Grand Secretary, you will read for the information
+of the brethren and others here assembled, a record of the contents of
+the casket.
+
+Grand Secretary reads a list of the articles contained in the casket.
+
+Grand Master: R. W. Grand Treasurer, you will now deposit the casket in
+the cavity beneath the corner-stone, and may the Great Architect of the
+Universe, in His wisdom, grant that ages on ages shall pass away ere it
+again be seen of men.
+
+Grand Treasurer, assisted by the Grand Secretary, will place the casket
+in the cavity prepared, and report:
+
+Most Worshipful Grand Master, your orders have been duly executed.
+
+
+Presentation of Working Tools.
+
+Principal Architect delivers the working tools to the Grand Master, who
+retains the Trowel, and presents the Square, Level and Plumb to the
+Deputy Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand Warden, respectively,
+saying:
+
+Right Worshipful Brethren, you will receive the implements of your
+office. With your assistance and that of the Craft, I will now proceed
+to lay the corner-stone of this edifice, according to the custom of our
+Fraternity. Brother Grand Marshal, you will direct the Craftsmen to
+furnish the cement, and prepare to lower the stone.
+
+
+Laying Stone.
+
+The Grand Master will then spread a portion of the cement. The stone is
+then lowered slowly, during which there should be appropriate music. The
+Grand Master then says:
+
+
+Trial of Stone.
+
+R. W. Deputy Grand Master, what is the proper implement of your office?
+
+D. G. Master: The Square.
+
+G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?
+
+D. G. M.: To square our actions by the rule of virtue, and prove our
+work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the stone
+that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+The Square is applied to the four corners.
+
+D. G. M.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be square.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+G. M.: R. W. Senior Grand Warden, what is the proper implement of your
+office?
+
+S. G. W.: The Level.
+
+G. M.: What are its Masonic uses?
+
+S. G. W.: Morally, it teaches Equality; and by it we prove our work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+Level is applied to the top surface.
+
+S. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be level.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+G. M.: R. W. Junior Warden, what is the proper implement of your office?
+
+J. G. W.: The Plumb.
+
+G. M.: What are its moral and Masonic uses?
+
+J. G. W.: Morally, it teaches rectitude of conduct; and by it we prove
+our work.
+
+G. M.: Apply the implement of your office to that portion of the
+corner-stone that needs to be proved, and make report.
+
+The Plumb is applied to the sides of the stone.
+
+J. G. W.: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I find the stone to be plumb.
+The Craftsmen have done their duty.
+
+Grand Master (striking the stone three times with his gavel), says:
+
+This corner-stone has been tested by the proper implements of Masonry. I
+find that the Craftsmen have skillfully and faithfully done their duty;
+and I do declare the stone to be well formed and trusty, truly laid, and
+correctly proved according to the rules of our Ancient Craft. May the
+building be conducted and completed amid the blessings of Plenty, Health
+and Peace.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+
+Consecration.
+
+Grand Master: Brother Grand Marshal, you will present the elements of
+consecration to the proper officers.
+
+Grand Marshal presents vessel of corn to the D. G. M.; the wine to the
+S. G. W.; and the oil to the J. G. W.
+
+Deputy Grand Master advances with the corn, scattering it on the stone,
+and says:
+
+I scatter this corn as an emblem of Plenty; may the blessings of
+bounteous Heaven be showered upon us, and upon all like patriotic and
+important undertakings, and inspire the hearts of the people with
+virtue, wisdom and gratitude.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Senior Grand Warden advances with the vessel of wine, pouring it on the
+stone, and says:
+
+I pour this wine as an emblem of Joy and Gladness. May the great Ruler
+of the Universe bless and prosper our National, State and City
+Governments; preserve the union of the States in harmony and brotherly
+love, which shall endure through all time.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Junior Warden advances with the vessel of oil, pouring it on the stone,
+saying:
+
+I pour this oil as an emblem of Peace; may its blessings abide with us
+continually; and may the Grand Master of Heaven and Earth shelter and
+protect the widow and orphan, and vouchsafe to them, and to the
+bereaved, the afflicted and sorrowing, everywhere, the enjoyment of
+every good and perfect gift.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+Grand Master, extending his hands, pronounces the following invocation:
+
+May corn, wine and oil, and all the necessaries of life, abound among
+men throughout the world. May the blessing of Almighty God be upon this
+undertaking. May He protect the workmen from every accident. May the
+structure here to be erected, be planned with Wisdom, supported by
+Strength, and adorned in Beauty, and may it be preserved to the latest
+ages, a monument to the energy and liberality of its founders.
+
+Response by the Craft: So mote it be.
+
+
+Proclamation.
+
+Grand Master: (Addressing Architect.) Worthy sir (or brother), having
+thus, as Grand Master of Masons, laid the corner-stone of the structure,
+I now return to you these implements of Operative Masonry (presents
+Square, Level and Plumb), having full confidence in your skill and
+capacity to perform the important duties confided to you, to the
+satisfaction of those who have entrusted you with their fulfillment.
+
+The G. M. strikes the stone three times with the gavel, and the public
+grand honors are given.
+
+The Grand Master will then make report of his doings, as follows:
+
+I have the honor to report, that in compliance with the request of the
+proper authorities, the corner-stone of the ...... building to be
+erected on this site, has been laid successfully, with the ancient
+ceremonies of the Craft. The Brother Grand Marshal will therefore make
+the proclamation.
+
+Grand Marshal: In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
+and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas, I now proclaim that the
+corner-stone of the structure to be erected, has this day been found
+true and trusty, and laid according to the old customs, by the Grand
+Master of Masons.
+
+
+Closing Ode.
+
+
+Oration.
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+Glory be to God on High, and on earth peace, good will toward men! O
+Lord, we most heartily beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless
+this assemblage; pour down Thy mercies, like the dew that falls upon the
+mountains, upon Thy servants engaged in the solemn ceremonies of this
+day. Bless, we pray Thee, all the workmen who shall be engaged in the
+erection of this edifice; keep them from all forms of accidents and
+harm; grant them in health and prosperity to live; and finally, we hope,
+after this life, through Thy mercy and forgiveness to attain everlasting
+joy and felicity in Thy bright mansion, in Thy holy temple, not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+After which, the Grand Lodge, with escort, returns to the place whence
+it started, and is closed.
+
+The Lodges, and other Masonic bodies, return to their respective halls.
+
+ * * *
+
+
+
+
+DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.
+
+
+At the time appointed for the celebration of the ceremony of dedication,
+the Grand Master and his officers, accompanied by the members of the
+Grand Lodge, meet in a convenient room, near to the place where the
+ceremony is to be performed, and the Grand Lodge is opened in ample
+form.
+
+The procession is then formed, under direction of the Grand Marshal,
+when the Grand Lodge moves to the hall to be dedicated, in the following
+order:
+
+    Music;
+
+    Tiler, with drawn sword;
+
+    Stewards, with white rods;
+
+    Master Masons;
+
+    Grand Secretaries;
+
+    Grand Treasurers;
+
+    A Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square and Compass,
+    supported by two Stewards, with rods;
+
+    Two Burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters;
+
+    Chaplain and Orator;
+
+    Past Grand Wardens;
+
+    Past Deputy Grand Masters;
+
+    Past Grand Masters;
+
+    The Globes;
+
+    Junior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with corn;
+
+    Senior Grand Warden, carrying a silver vessel with wine;
+
+    Deputy Grand Master, carrying a golden vessel with oil;
+
+    The Lodge,
+    Covered with white linen, carried by four Brethren;
+
+    Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying Book of Constitutions;
+
+    Grand Master,
+    Supported by two Deacons, with rods.
+
+When the Grand Officers arrive at the center of the Lodge room, the
+Grand honors are given.
+
+The Grand Officers then repair to their respective stations.
+
+The Lodge is placed in front of the altar, toward the East, and the gold
+and silver vessels and lights are placed around it.
+
+These arrangements being completed, the following or some other
+appropriate Ode is sung:
+
+    Master Supreme! accept our praise;
+      Still bless this consecrated band;
+    Parent of light! illume our ways,
+      And guide us by thy sovereign hand.
+
+    May Faith, Hope, Charity, divine,
+      Here hold their undivided reign;
+    Friendship and Harmony combine
+      To soothe our cares--to banish pain.
+
+    May pity dwell within each breast,
+      Relief attend the suffering poor;
+    Thousands by this, our Lodge, be blest,
+      Till worth, distress'd, shall want no more.
+
+The Master of the Lodge to which the hall to be dedicated belongs, then
+rises, and addresses the Grand Master as follows:
+
+Most Worshipful: The brethren of ...... Lodge, being animated with a
+desire to promote the honor and interest of the Craft, have erected a
+Masonic Hall, for their convenience and accommodation. They are desirous
+that the same should be examined by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge; and
+if it should meet their approbation, that it be solemnly dedicated to
+Masonic purposes, agreeably to ancient form and usage.
+
+The Architect or Brother who has had the management of the structure
+then addresses the Grand Master as follows:
+
+Most Worshipful: Having been entrusted with the superintendence and
+management of the workmen employed in the construction of this edifice;
+and having, according to the best of my ability, accomplished the task
+assigned me, I now return my thanks for the honor of this appointment,
+and beg leave to surrender up the implements which were committed to my
+care, when the foundation of this fabric was laid, (presenting to the
+Grand Master the Square, Level and Plumb), humbly hoping that the
+exertions which have been made on this occasion will be crowned with
+your approbation, and that of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge.
+
+To which the Grand Master replies:
+
+Brother Architect: The skill and fidelity displayed in the execution of
+the trust reposed in you at the commencement of this undertaking, have
+secured the entire approbation of the Grand Lodge; and they sincerely
+pray that this edifice may continue a lasting monument of the taste,
+spirit, and liberality of its founders.
+
+The Deputy Grand Master then rises, and says:
+
+Most Worshipful: The hall in which we are now assembled, and the plan
+upon which it has been constructed, having met with your approbation,
+it is the desire of the Fraternity that it should be now dedicated,
+according to ancient form and usage.
+
+The Lodge is then uncovered, and a procession is made around it in the
+following form, during which solemn music is played.
+
+    Grand Tiler, with drawn sword;
+
+    A Past Master, with light;
+
+    A Past Master, with Bible, Square and Compass,
+    on a velvet cushion;
+
+    Two Past Masters, each with a light;
+
+    Grand Secretary and Treasurer, with emblems;
+
+    Grand Junior Warden, with vessel of corn;
+
+    Grand Senior Warden, with vessel of wine;
+
+    Deputy Grand Master, with vessel of oil;
+
+    Grand Master;
+
+    Two Stewards, with rods.
+
+When the procession arrives at the East, it halts; the music ceases, and
+the Grand Chaplain makes the following
+
+
+Consecration Prayer.
+
+Almighty and ever-glorious and gracious Lord God, Creator of all things,
+and Governor of everything Thou hast made, mercifully look upon Thy
+servants, now assembled in Thy name and in Thy presence, and bless and
+prosper all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee. Graciously
+bestow upon us Wisdom, in all our doings; Strength of mind in all our
+difficulties, and the Beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
+communications and work. Let Faith be the foundation of our Hope, and
+Charity the fruit of our obedience to Thy revealed will.
+
+May all the proper work of our institution that may be done in this
+house be such as Thy wisdom may approve and Thy goodness prosper. And,
+finally, graciously be pleased, O Thou Sovereign Architect of the
+Universe, to bless the Craft, wheresoever dispersed, and make them true
+and faithful to Thee, to their neighbor, and to themselves. And when the
+time of our labor is drawing near to an end, and the pillar of our
+strength is declining to the ground, graciously enable us to pass
+through the "valley of the shadow of death," supported by Thy rod and
+Thy staff, to those mansions beyond the skies where love, and peace, and
+joy forever reign before Thy throne. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+All the other brethren keep their places, and assist in singing the Ode,
+which continues during the procession, excepting only at the intervals
+of dedication.
+
+
+Song.
+
+Tune--Old Hundred.
+
+    Genius of Masonry, descend,
+      And with thee bring thy spotless train,
+    Constant our sacred rites attend,
+      While we adore thy peaceful reign.
+
+The first procession being made around the Lodge, the Grand Master
+having reached the East, the Grand Junior Warden presents the vessel of
+Corn to the G. Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: In the dedications of Masonic Halls, it has been of
+immemorial custom to pour corn upon the Lodge, as an emblem of
+nourishment. I, therefore, present you this vessel of corn, to be
+employed by you according to ancient usage.
+
+The Grand Master then, striking thrice with his mallet pours the corn
+upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the great Jehovah, to whom be all honor and glory, I do
+solemnly dedicate this hall to Freemasonry.
+
+The grand honors are given.
+
+    Bring with thee Virtue, brightest maid!
+      Bring Love, bring Truth, bring Friendship here;
+    While social Mirth shall lend her aid
+      To soothe the wrinkled brow of Care.
+
+The second procession is then made around the Lodge, and the Grand
+Senior Warden presents the vessel of wine to the Grand Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: Wine, the emblem of refreshment, having been used by
+our ancient brethren in the dedication and consecration of their Lodges,
+I present you this vessel of wine, to be used on the present occasion
+according to ancient Masonic form.
+
+The Grand Master then sprinkles the wine upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the holy Saints John, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Virtue.
+
+The grand honors are twice repeated.
+
+    Bring Charity! with goodness crowned,
+      Encircled in thy heavenly robe!
+    Diffuse thy blessings all around,
+      To every corner of the Globe!
+
+The third procession is then made round the Lodge, and the Deputy Grand
+Master presents the vessel of oil to the Grand Master, saying:
+
+Most Worshipful: I present you, to be used according to ancient custom,
+this vessel of oil, an emblem of that joy which should animate every
+bosom on the completion of every important undertaking.
+
+The Grand Master then sprinkles the oil upon the Lodge, saying:
+
+In the name of the whole Fraternity, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to
+Universal Benevolence.
+
+The grand honors are thrice repeated.
+
+    To Heaven's high Architect all praise,
+      All praise, all gratitude be given,
+    Who deigned the human soul to raise,
+      By mystic secrets, sprung from Heaven.
+
+The Grand Chaplain, standing before the Lodge, then makes the following
+
+
+Invocation.
+
+And may the Lord, the giver of every good and perfect gift, bless the
+brethren here assembled, in all their lawful undertakings, and grant to
+each one of them, in needful supply, the corn of nourishment, the wine
+of refreshment, and the oil of joy. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The Lodge is then covered, and the Grand Master retires to his chair.
+
+The following or an appropriate original oration may then be delivered,
+and the ceremonies conclude with music:
+
+Brethren: The ceremonies we have performed are not unmeaning rites, nor
+the amusing pageants of an idle hour, but have a solemn and instructive
+import. Suffer me to point it out to you, and to impress upon your minds
+the ennobling sentiments they are so well adapted to convey.
+
+This Hall, designed and built by Wisdom, supported by Strength, and
+adorned in Beauty, we are first to consecrate in the name of the great
+Jehovah; which teaches us, in all our works, begun and finished, to
+acknowledge, adore, and magnify Him. It reminds us, also, in His fear to
+enter the door of the Lodge, to put our trust in him while passing its
+trials, and to hope in Him for the reward of its labors.
+
+Let, then, its altar be devoted to His service, and its lofty arch
+resound with His praise! May the eye which seeth in secret witness here
+the sincere and unaffected piety which withdraws from the engagements of
+the world to silence and privacy, that it may be exercised with less
+interruption and less ostentation.
+
+Our march round the Lodge reminds us of the travels of human life, in
+which Masonry is an enlightened, a safe, and a pleasant path. Its
+tesselated pavement of Mosaic-work intimates to us the chequered
+diversity and uncertainty of human affairs. Our step is time; our
+progression, eternity.
+
+Following our ancient Constitutions, with mystic rites we dedicate this
+Hall to the honor of Freemasonry.
+
+Our best attachments are due to the Craft. In its prosperity, we find
+our joy; and, in paying it honor, we honor ourselves. But its worth
+transcends our encomiums, and its glory will outsound our praise.
+
+Brethren: It is our pride that we have our names on the records of
+Freemasonry. May it be our high ambition that they should shed a luster
+on the immortal page!
+
+The hall is also dedicated to Virtue.
+
+This worthy appropriation will always be duly regarded while the moral
+duties which our sublime lectures inculcate, with affecting and
+impressive pertinency, are cherished in our hearts and illustrated in
+our lives.
+
+As Freemasonry aims to enliven the spirit of Philanthropy, and promote
+the cause of Charity, so we dedicate this Hall to Universal Benevolence;
+in the assurance that every brother will dedicate his affections and his
+abilities to the same generous purpose; that while he displays a warm
+and cordial affection to those who are of the Fraternity, he will extend
+his benevolent regards and good wishes to the whole family of mankind.
+
+Such, my brethren, is the significant meaning of the solemn rites we
+have just performed, because such are the peculiar duties of every
+Lodge. I need not enlarge upon them now, nor show how they diverge, as
+rays from a center, to enlighten, to improve, and to cheer the whole
+circle of life. Their import and their application is familiar to you
+all. In their knowledge and their exercise may you fulfill the high
+purposes of the Masonic Institution.
+
+How many pleasing considerations, my brethren, attend the present
+interview! While in almost every other association of men, political
+animosities, contentions, and wars interrupt the progress of Humanity
+and the cause of Benevolence, it is our distinguished privilege to dwell
+together in peace, and engage in plans to perfect individual and social
+happiness. While in many other nations our Order is viewed by
+politicians with suspicion, and by the ignorant with apprehension, in
+this country its members are too much respected, and its principles too
+well known, to make it the object of jealousy or mistrust. Our private
+assemblies are unmolested; and our public celebrations attract a more
+general approbation of the Fraternity. Indeed, its importance, its
+credit, and, we trust, its usefulness, are advancing to a height unknown
+in any former age. The present occasion gives fresh evidence of the
+increasing affection of its friends; and this noble apartment, fitted up
+in a style of such elegance and convenience, does honor to Freemasonry,
+as well as reflects the highest credit on the respectable Lodge for
+whose accommodation and at whose expense it is erected.
+
+We offer our best congratulations to the Worshipful Master, Wardens,
+Officers, and Members of ...... Lodge. We commend their zeal, and hope
+it will meet with the most ample recompense. May their Hall be the happy
+resort of Piety, Virtue, and Benevolence! May it be protected from
+accident, and long remain a monument of their attachment to Freemasonry!
+May their Lodge continue to flourish; their union to strengthen; and
+their happiness to abound!--And when they, and we all, shall be removed
+from the labors of the earthly Lodge, may we be admitted to the
+brotherhood of the perfect, in the building of God, the Hall not made
+with hands, eternal in the heavens!
+
+The Grand Lodge is again formed in procession, as at first, returns to
+the room where it was opened, and is closed in ample form.
+
+
+
+
+MASONIC FUNERAL SERVICE
+
+
+General Directions.
+
+1. No Freemason can be buried with the formalities of the Fraternity
+unless it be at his own request or that of some of his family,
+communicated to the Master of the Lodge of which he was a member at the
+time of his death, foreigners or sojourners excepted; nor unless he has
+received the Master Mason degree; and to this rule there can be no
+exception.
+
+2. Fellow Crafts or Entered Apprentices are not entitled to these
+obsequies, nor can they be allowed in the procession, as Masons, at a
+Masonic funeral.
+
+3. The Master of the Lodge, having received notice of the death of a
+brother (the deceased having attained the degree of Master Mason), and
+of his request to be buried with the ceremonies of the Craft, fixes the
+day and hour for the funeral (unless previously arranged by the friends
+or relatives of the deceased), and issues his order to the Secretary to
+summon the Lodge. Members of other Lodges may be invited, but they
+should join with the Lodge performing the ceremonies.
+
+4. Upon the death of a sojourner who had expressed a wish to be buried
+with Masonic ceremonies, the duties prescribed in Article 3 will devolve
+upon the Master of the Lodge within whose jurisdiction the death may
+have occurred, unless there be more than one Lodge in the place; and if
+so the funeral service will be performed by the oldest Lodge, unless
+otherwise mutually arranged.
+
+5. Whenever other societies or the military unite with Masons in the
+burial of a Mason, the body of the deceased must be in charge of the
+Lodge having jurisdiction, and the services should, in all respects, be
+conducted as if none but Masons were present.
+
+6. If the deceased was a Grand or Past Grand Officer the Officers of the
+Grand Lodge should be invited; when the Master of the Lodge having
+jurisdiction will invite the Grand Officer present who has attained the
+highest rank to conduct the burial service.
+
+7. The pallbearers should be Masons, and should be selected by the
+Master, with the approval of the family of the deceased. If the deceased
+was a member of a Chapter or other Masonic body, a portion of the
+pallbearers should be taken from these bodies severally.
+
+8. The proper clothing to be worn at a Masonic funeral is black or dark
+clothes, a black necktie, white gloves, and a white apron, and a sprig
+of evergreen on the left breast. The Master's gavel, the Wardens'
+columns, the Deacons' and Stewards' rods, the Tiler's sword and the
+Marshal's baton, should be trimmed with black crape. The officers of the
+Lodge and Grand Officers should wear their official jewels.
+
+9. As soon as the remains are placed in the coffin there should be
+placed upon it a plain white lambskin apron.
+
+10. If a Past or Present Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, or Grand
+Warden, should join the procession of a Lodge, proper attention must be
+paid to them. They take place after the Master of the Lodge. Two
+Deacons, with white rods, should be appointed by the Master to attend
+them.
+
+11. When the head of the procession shall have arrived at the place of
+interment, or where the services are to be performed, the lines should
+be opened, and the highest officer in rank, preceded by the Marshal and
+Tiler, pass through, and the others follow in order.
+
+12. Upon arriving at the entrance to the cemetery, the brethren should
+march in open order to the tomb or grave. If the body is to be placed in
+the former, the Tiler should take his place in front of the open door,
+and the lines be spread so as to form a circle. The coffin should be
+deposited within the circle, and the Stewards and Deacons should cross
+their rods over it. The bearers should take their places on either
+side--the mourners at the foot of the coffin, and the Master and other
+officers at the head. After the coffin has been placed in the tomb, the
+Stewards should cross their rods over the door and the Deacons over the
+Master. If the body is to be deposited in the earth, an oblong square
+should be formed around the grave, the body being placed on rests over
+it; the Stewards should cross their rods over the foot, and the Deacons
+the head, and retain their places throughout the services.
+
+13. After the clergymen shall have performed the religious services of
+the church, the Masonic services should begin.
+
+14. When a number of Lodges join in a funeral procession, the position
+of the youngest Lodge is at the head, or right, of the procession, and
+the oldest at the end, or left, excepting that the Lodge of which
+deceased was a member walks nearest the corpse.
+
+15. A Lodge in procession is to be strictly under the discipline of the
+Lodge room; therefore no brother can enter the procession or leave it
+without express permission from the Master, conveyed through the
+Marshal. The Lodge is open and not at refreshment.
+
+
+Service in Lodge Room.
+
+The brethren having assembled at the lodge room, the Lodge will be
+opened briefly on the Third Degree; the purpose of the communication
+must be stated, and remarks upon the character of the deceased may be
+made by the Master and brethren, when the service will commence, all the
+brethren standing:
+
+Master: What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he
+deliver his soul from the land of the grave?
+
+S. W.: His days are as grass; as a flower of the field so he
+flourisheth.
+
+J. W.: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place
+thereof shall know it no more.
+
+M.: Where is now our departed brother?
+
+S. W.: He dwelleth in night; he sojourneth in darkness.
+
+J. W.: Man walketh in a vain shadow; he heapeth up riches, and cannot
+tell who shall gather them.
+
+M.: When he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not
+descend after him.
+
+S. W.: For he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he can
+carry nothing out.
+
+J. W.: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name
+of the Lord.
+
+M.: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
+mercy.
+
+S. W.: God is our salvation; our glory and the rock of our strength; and
+our refuge is in God.
+
+J. W.: He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us
+according to our iniquities.
+
+M.: Can we offer any precious gift acceptable in the sight of the Lord
+to redeem our brother?
+
+S. W.: We are poor and needy. We are without gift or ransom.
+
+J. W.: Be merciful unto us, O Lord, be merciful unto us; for we trust in
+Thee. Our hope and salvation are in Thy patience. Where else can we look
+for mercy?
+
+M.: Let us endeavor to live the life of the righteous, that our last end
+may be like his.
+
+S. W.: The Lord is gracious and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
+
+J. W.: God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even unto
+death.
+
+M.: Shall our brother's name and virtues be lost upon the earth forever?
+
+Response: We will remember and cherish them in our hearts.
+
+M.: I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: "Write from henceforth,
+Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord! Even so, saith the Spirit; for
+they rest from their labors."
+
+Here the Master will take the Sacred Roll (a sheet of parchment or paper
+prepared for the purpose), on which have been inscribed the name, age,
+date of initiation or affiliation, date of death, and any matters that
+may be interesting to the brethren, and shall read the same aloud, and
+shall then say:
+
+Almighty Father! in Thy hands we leave, with humble submission, the soul
+of our departed brother.
+
+Response; Amen! So mote it be.
+
+The Masonic funeral honors should then be given once; the brethren to
+respond:
+
+The will of God is accomplished. Amen. So mote it be!
+
+The Master should then deposit the Roll in the archives of the Lodge.
+
+The following or some appropriate Hymn may be sung:
+
+
+Ode--Air, Balerma. C. M.
+
+    Few are thy days, and full of woe,
+      O man, of woman born!
+    Thy doom is written, "Dust thou art,
+      And shalt to dust return."
+
+    Behold the emblem of thy state
+      In flowers that bloom and die;
+    Or in the shadow's fleeting form,
+      That mocks the gazer's eye.
+
+    Determined are the days that fly
+      Successive o'er thy head;
+    The number'd hour is on the wing,
+      That lays thee with the dead.
+
+    Great God! afflict not, in Thy wrath,
+      The short alloted span
+    That bounds the few and weary days
+      Of pilgrimage to man.
+
+The Master or Chaplain will repeat the following or some other
+appropriate Prayer:
+
+Almighty and Heavenly Father! infinite in wisdom, mercy and goodness,
+extend to us the blessings of Thy everlasting grace. Thou alone art a
+refuge and help in trouble and affliction. In this bereavement we look
+to Thee for support and consolation. Strengthen our belief that Death
+hath no power over a faithful and righteous soul! Though the dust
+returneth to the dust as it was, the spirit returneth unto Thee. As we
+mourn the departure of a brother beloved from the circle of our
+Fraternity, may we trust that he hath entered into a higher brotherhood,
+to engage in nobler duties and in heavenly work, to find rest from
+earthly labor and refreshment from earthly care. May Thy peace abide
+within us, to keep us from all evil! Make us grateful for present
+benefits, and crown us with immortal life and honor. And to Thy name
+shall be all the glory forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+A procession should then be formed, which will proceed to the church or
+the house of the deceased, in the following order:
+
+         Tiler, with drawn sword.
+         Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.
+    M    Master Masons.
+    A    Secretary and Treasurer.
+    R    Senior and Junior Wardens.
+    S    Past Masters.
+    H    The Chaplain.
+    A    The Three Great Lights
+    L    on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried
+    .    by a member of the Lodge.
+         The Master,
+         supported by two Deacons, with white rods.
+
+When the head of the procession arrives at the entrance to the building,
+it should halt and open to the right and left, forming two parallel
+lines, when the Marshal, with the Tiler, will pass through the lines and
+escort the Master or Grand Officer into the house, the brethren closing
+in and following, thus reversing the order of procession; the brethren
+with heads uncovered.
+
+
+Service at Church or House of Deceased.
+
+After the religious services have been performed, the Master will take
+his station at the head of the coffin, the Senior Warden at his right,
+the Junior Warden at his left; the Deacons and Stewards, with white rods
+crossed, the former at the head, and the latter at the foot of the
+coffin, the brethren forming a circle around all, when the Masonic
+service will commence by the Chaplain or Master repeating the following
+or some other appropriate prayer, in which all the brethren will join:
+
+(Scripture can be used here.)
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
+Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
+bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
+against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
+For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+Master: Brethren, we are called upon by the imperious mandate of the
+dread messenger Death, against whose free entrance within the circle of
+our Fraternity the barred doors and Tiler's weapon offer no impediment,
+to mourn the loss of one of our companions. The dead body of our beloved
+Brother lies in its narrow house before us, overtaken by that fate which
+must sooner or later overtake us all; and which no power or station, no
+virtue or bravery, no wealth or honor, no tears of friends or agonies of
+relatives can avert; teaching an impressive lesson, continually
+repeated, yet soon forgotten, that every one of us must ere long pass
+through the shadow of death, and dwell in the house of darkness.
+
+S. Warden: In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek
+succor but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased. Thou
+knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not Thy merciful ears to
+our prayer.
+
+J. Warden: Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I
+may be certified how long I have to live.
+
+Master: Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
+He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a
+shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number
+of his months is with Thee; Thou hast appointed his bounds that he
+cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish
+his day. For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
+sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man
+dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
+As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up,
+so man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more.
+
+S. Warden: Our life is but a span long, and the days of our pilgrimage
+are few and full of evil.
+
+J. Warden: So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts
+unto wisdom.
+
+Master: Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening
+of his day. The labor and work of our brother are finished. As it hath
+pleased Almighty God to take the soul of our departed brother, may he
+find mercy in the great day when all men shall be judged according to
+the deeds done in the body. We must walk in the light while we have
+light; for the darkness of death may come upon us at a time when we may
+not be prepared. Take heed, therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not
+when the time is; ye know not when the Master cometh--at even, at
+midnight, or in the morning. We should so regulate our lives by the line
+of rectitude and truth that in the evening of our days we may be found
+worthy to be called from labor to refreshment, and duly prepared for a
+translation from the terrestrial to the celestial Lodge, to join the
+Fraternity of the spirits of just men made perfect.
+
+S. Warden: Behold, O Lord, we are in distress! Our hearts are turned
+within us; there is none to comfort us; our sky is darkened with clouds,
+and mourning and lamentations are heard among us.
+
+J. Warden: Our life is a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and
+then vanisheth away. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as
+the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth
+away.
+
+Master--It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the
+house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will
+lay it to his heart.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+
+Ode--Air, Naomi.
+
+    Here Death his sacred seal hath set,
+      On bright and by-gone hours;
+    The dead we mourn are with us yet,
+      And--more than ever--ours!
+
+    Ours, by the pledge of love and faith;
+      By hopes of heaven on high;
+    By trust, triumphant over death,
+      In immortality.
+
+    The dead are like the stars by day,
+      Withdrawn from mortal eye;
+    Yet holding unperceived their way
+      Through the unclouded sky.
+
+    By them, through holy hope and love,
+      We feel, in hours serene,
+    Connected with the Lodge above,
+      Immortal and unseen.
+
+The service may be concluded with the following, or some other suitable
+prayer:
+
+Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there join in union with our friends, and enjoy that uninterrupted
+and unceasing felicity which is allotted to the souls of just men made
+perfect. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+If the remains of the deceased are to be removed to a distance, where
+the brethren cannot follow to perform the ceremonies at the grave, the
+procession will return to the Lodge room or disperse, as most
+convenient.
+
+
+Service at Grave.
+
+When the solemn rites of the dead are to be performed at the grave, the
+procession should be formed, and proceed to the place of interment in
+the following order:
+
+    Tiler, with drawn sword.
+
+    Masters of Ceremony, with white rods.
+
+    Musicians,
+    if they are Masons; otherwise they follow the Tiler.
+
+    Master Masons.
+
+    Secretary and Treasurer.
+
+    M     Senior and Junior Wardens.
+    A
+    R         Past Masters.
+    S
+    H         Chaplain.
+    A
+    L     The Three Great Lights
+          on a cushion, covered with black cloth, carried by
+          a member of the Lodge.
+
+    The Master,
+    Supported by two Deacons with white rods.
+
+    Officiating Clergy.
+
+    Pall Bearers.      Pall Bearers.
+               Mourners.
+
+If the deceased was a member of a Royal Arch Chapter and a Commandery of
+Knights Templar, and members of those bodies should unite in the
+procession, clothed as such, the former will follow the Past Masters,
+and the latter will act as an escort or guard of honor to the corpse,
+outside the pallbearers, marching in the form of a triangle, the
+officers of the Commandery forming the base of the triangle, with the
+Eminent Commander in the center.
+
+When the procession has arrived at the place of interment the members of
+the Lodge should form a square around the grave; when the Master,
+Chaplain and other officers of the acting Lodge, take their position at
+the head of the grave, and the mourners at the foot.
+
+After the clergyman has performed the religious service of the Church,
+the Masonic service should begin.
+
+The Chaplain rehearses the following, or some other suitable prayer:
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Almighty and most merciful Father, we adore Thee as the God of time and
+eternity. As it hath pleased Thee to take from the light of our abode
+one dear to our hearts, we beseech Thee to bless and sanctify unto us
+this dispensation of Thy providence. Inspire our hearts with wisdom from
+on high, that we may glorify Thee in all our ways. May we realize that
+Thine All-Seeing Eye is upon us, and be influenced by the spirit of
+truth and love to perfect obedience--that we may enjoy Thy divine
+approbation here below. And when our toils on earth shall have ended,
+may we be raised to the enjoyment of fadeless light and immortal life in
+that kingdom where faith and hope shall end, and love and joy prevail
+through eternal ages. And Thine, O righteous Father, shall be the glory
+forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The following exhortation is then given by the Master:
+
+The solemn notes that betoken the dissolution of this earthly tabernacle
+have again alarmed our outer door, and another spirit has been summoned
+to the land where our fathers have gone before us.
+
+Again we are called to assemble among the habitations of the dead, to
+behold the "narrow house appointed for all living." Here, around us, in
+that peace which the world cannot give or take away, sleep the
+unnumbered dead. The gentle breeze fans their verdant covering, they
+heed it not; the sunshine and the storm pass over them, and they are not
+disturbed; stones and lettered monuments symbolize the affection of
+surviving friends, yet no sound proceeds from them, save that silent but
+thrilling admonition, "Seek ye the narrow path and the straight gate
+that lead unto eternal life."
+
+We are again called upon to consider the uncertainty of human life, the
+immutable certainty of death, and the vanity of all human pursuits.
+Decrepitude and decay are written upon every living thing. The cradle
+and the coffin stand in juxtaposition to each other; and it is a
+melancholy truth that so soon as we begin to live, that moment we also
+begin to die. It is passing strange that, notwithstanding the daily
+mementos of mortality that cross our path--notwithstanding the funeral
+bells so often toll in our ears and the "mournful processions" go about
+our streets--we will not more seriously consider our approaching fate.
+We go on from design to design, add hope to hope, and lay out plans for
+the employment of many years, until we are suddenly alarmed at the
+approach of the Messenger of Death, at a moment when we least expect
+him, and which we probably conclude to be the meridian of our existence.
+
+What, then, are all the externals of human dignity--the power of wealth,
+the dreams of ambition, the pride of intellect, or the charms of
+beauty--when Nature has paid her just debt? Fix your eyes on the last
+sad scene, and view life stripped of its ornaments, and exposed in its
+natural weakness, and you must be persuaded of the utter emptiness of
+these delusions. In the grave, all fallacies are detected, all ranks are
+leveled, all distinctions are done away. Here the scepter of the prince
+and the staff of the beggar are laid side by side.
+
+Our present meeting and proceedings will have been vain and useless, if
+they fail to excite our serious reflections, and strengthen our
+resolutions of amendment.
+
+Be then persuaded, my brethren, by this example of the uncertainty of
+human life, of the unsubstantial nature of all its pursuits, and no
+longer postpone the all-important concern of preparing for eternity. Let
+us each embrace the present moment, and while time and opportunity
+permit, prepare for that great change when the pleasures of the world be
+as a poison to our lips, and the happy reflections consequent upon a
+well-spent life afford the only consolation.
+
+Thus shall our hopes be not frustrated, nor we be hurried unprepared
+into the presence of that all-wise and powerful Judge, to whom the
+secrets of all hearts are known. Let us resolve to maintain with
+sincerity the dignified character of our profession. May our Faith be
+evinced in a correct moral walk and deportment; may our Hope be bright
+as the glorious mysteries that will be revealed hereafter; and our
+Charity boundless as the wants of our fellow-creatures. And, having
+faithfully discharged the great duties which we owe to God, to our
+neighbor, and to ourselves, when at last it shall please the Grand
+Master of the Universe to summon us into His eternal presence, may the
+Trestle-board of our whole lives pass such inspection that it may be
+given unto each of us to "eat of the hidden manna," and to receive the
+"white stone with a new name" that will insure perpetual and unspeakable
+happiness at His right hand.
+
+The Lambskin being removed from the coffin, the Master holds it up and
+says:
+
+W. M.: The Lambskin, or white leathern Apron, is an emblem of innocence
+and the badge of a Mason; more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman
+Eagle; more honorable than Star and Garter, when worthily worn. This
+emblem I now deposit in the grave of our deceased brother. [Deposits
+it.] By it we are reminded of that purity of life and conduct so
+essentially necessary to gaining admission to the Celestial Lodge above,
+where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
+
+The mattock, the coffin, and the melancholy grave admonish us of our
+mortality, and that, sooner or later, these frail bodies must moulder in
+their parent dust.
+
+The Master, holding the evergreen, continues:
+
+This evergreen, which once marked the temporary resting-place of the
+illustrious dead, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the
+soul. By it we are reminded that we have an immortal part within us,
+that shall survive the grave, and which shall never, never, never die.
+By it we are admonished that, though, like our brother whose remains lie
+before us, we shall soon be clothed in the habiliments of death, and
+deposited in the silent tomb, yet, through our belief in the mercy of
+God, we may confidently hope that our souls will bloom in eternal
+spring. This, too, I deposit in the grave.
+
+The brethren then move in procession round the place of interment, and
+severally drop the sprig of evergreen into the grave, during which the
+following may be sung:
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+      Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound!
+        Mine ears attend the cry:
+      "Ye living men, come view the ground
+        Where you must shortly lie.
+
+      "Princes! this clay must be your bed,
+        In spite of all your towers;
+      The tall, the wise, the reverend head,
+        Must lie as low as ours."
+
+      Great God! Is this our certain doom?
+        And are we still secure?
+      Still walking downward to the tomb,
+        And yet prepared no more?
+
+      Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+        To fit our souls to fly;
+    Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+      We'll rise above the sky.
+
+Or the following:
+
+
+Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+      Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,
+      Notes of our departing time;
+      As we journey here below
+      Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+      Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+      For mortality is here!
+      See how wide her trophies wave
+      O'er the slumbers of the grave!
+
+      Here another guest we bring!
+      Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our funeral altar come,
+      Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+      Lord of all! below--above--
+      Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie
+      Take us to Thy Lodge on high.
+
+After which the Masonic funeral honors are given.
+
+The Grand Honors, practiced among Masons at funerals, whether in public
+or private, are given in the following manner: Both arms are crossed on
+the breast, the left uppermost, and the open palms of the hands sharply
+striking the shoulders; they are then raised above the head, the palms
+striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon the thighs. This
+is repeated three times, and while they are being given the third time,
+the brethren audibly pronounce the following words--when the arms are
+crossed on the breast: "We cherish his memory here;" when the hands are
+extended above the head: "We commend his spirit to God who gave it;" and
+when the hands are extended toward the ground: "And consign his body to
+the grave."
+
+The Master then continues the ceremony:
+
+The Great Creator, having been pleased to remove our brother from the
+cares and troubles of this transitory existence to a state of endless
+duration, thus severing another link from the fraternal chain that binds
+us together, may we who survive him be more strongly cemented in the
+ties of union and friendship; and, during the short space allotted us
+here, we may wisely and usefully employ our time, and, in the reciprocal
+intercourse of kind and friendly acts, mutually promote the welfare and
+happiness of each other.
+
+Unto the grave we now consign his body--earth to earth; ashes to ashes;
+dust to dust--there to remain until the trump shall sound on the
+Resurrection morn. We can trustfully leave him in the hands of Him who
+doeth all things well, who is "glorious in holiness, fearful in praises,
+doing wonders."
+
+To those of his immediate relatives and friends who are most
+heart-stricken at the loss we have all sustained, we have but little of
+this world's consolation to offer; we can only sincerely, deeply and
+most affectionately sympathize with them in their afflictive
+bereavement; but we can say, that He who tempers the wind to the shorn
+lamb looks down with infinite compassion upon the widow and fatherless
+in the hour of their desolation; and that the Great Architect will fold
+the arms of His love and protection around those who put their trust in
+Him.
+
+Then let us improve this solemn warning, so that, when the sheeted dead
+are stirring, when the great white throne is set, we shall receive from
+the Omniscient Judge the thrilling invitation, "Come, ye blessed,
+inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
+
+The services will close with the following or some other suitable
+prayer:
+
+
+Prayer.
+
+Most Glorious God, Author of all good and Giver of all mercy, pour down
+Thy blessings upon us, and strengthen our solemn engagements with the
+ties of sincere affection. May the present instance of mortality remind
+us of our own approaching fate, and, by drawing our attention toward
+Thee, the only refuge in time of need, may we be induced to so regulate
+our conduct here that when the awful moment shall arrive at which we
+must quit this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect of Thy mercy
+may dispel the gloom of death, and that after our departure hence in
+peace and Thy favor, we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom,
+and there enjoy that uninterrupted and unceasing felicity which is
+allotted to the souls of just men made perfect. "Bless those who are
+bereaved by this sad providence, and make this brotherhood faithful to
+their solemn vows, to comfort, aid, and protect those thus left to their
+sacred charge."
+
+And now, O Lord, we pray for Thy hand to lead us in all the paths our
+feet must tread; and when the journey of life is ended, may light from
+our immortal home illuminate the dark valley and shadow of death, and
+voices of the loved ones welcome us to that "house not made with hands,
+eternal in the heavens." Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+The Master then approaches the head of the grave (or the entrance to the
+tomb), and gently says:
+
+Soft and safe to thee, my brother, be this earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. Fragrant be the acacia sprig that here
+shall flourish. May the earliest buds of spring unfold their beauties on
+this, thy resting place; and here may the sweetness of the summer's rose
+linger latest. Though the cold blast of autumn may lay them in the dust,
+and for a time destroy the loveliness of their existence, yet the
+destruction is not final, and in the springtime they shall surely bloom
+again. So, in the bright morning of the world's resurrection, thy mortal
+frame, now laid in the dust by the chilling blast of death, shall spring
+again into newness of life, and expand, in immortal beauty, in realms
+beyond the skies. Until then, dear brother, until then, farewell.
+
+The Benediction will then be pronounced by the Master, or Chaplain, as
+follows:
+
+The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make His face to shine upon us
+and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of His countenance,
+and give us peace. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be.
+
+
+End of Service at Grave.
+
+In very inclement weather service at the grave can be shortened by
+omitting any part of the ceremony except the apron, acacia and honors.
+
+
+ANOTHER SERVICE AT THE GRAVE.
+
+At the grave the Lodge forms a circle or semicircle. The Master and
+other officers of the Lodge take their position at the head of the
+grave; the Tyler behind the Master, and the mourners at the foot. The
+religious burial service of the church (if there be any) should be first
+performed, after which the Masonic service begins:
+
+The following passage of Scripture, from Ecclesiastes, chapter xii,
+verses 1-7, is read:
+
+Chaplain: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
+evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have
+no pleasure in them; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the
+stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day
+when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall
+bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those
+that look out of the windows be darkened; and the doors shall be shut in
+the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low; and he shall rise up
+at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be
+brought low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and
+fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the
+grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth
+to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the
+silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be
+broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall
+the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto
+God who gave it.
+
+Master: One by one they pass away--the brothers of our adoption, the
+companions of our choice. A brother whose hand we have clasped in the
+bonds of fraternal fellowship now lies before us in the rigid embrace of
+death. All that remains of one near and dear to us is passing from our
+sight, and we know that we shall meet him on earth no more.
+
+We, who knew him so well in our brotherhood, feel that in his departure
+from among the living, something has gone out of our own lives that can
+never be again. Thus, as human ties are broken, the world becomes less
+and less, and the hope to be reunited with friends who are gone, grows
+more and more. Here is immediate compensation, which, while it cannot
+assuage our grief, may teach resignation to the inevitable doom of all
+things mortal.
+
+While we stand around the open grave, in the presence of a body once,
+and so lately, warm with life and animate with thought, now lingering
+for a brief moment at the dark portal of the tomb--like a beam of holy
+light the belief must come, this cannot be all there is of day. Stricken
+human nature cries out: There must be a dawn beyond this darkness and a
+never setting sun, while this short life is but a morning star.
+
+The cycles of Time roll with the procession of seasons. Spring is bloom;
+summer is growth; autumn is fruition; winter is the shroud, and beneath
+its cold, yet kindly fold, live the germs of a new life. Spring comes
+again; growth matures, and fruit is eternal. This is the religion and
+lesson of Nature, and the universal example cannot fail in relation to
+man. Let us draw comfort and consolation from things visible in this sad
+scene, and lift our eyes to the invisible Father of all with renewed
+faith that we are in His Holy Hands. Besides His infinitude of worlds,
+we have also His word, "That He is All, and All-upholding."
+
+We can do nothing for the dead. We can only offer respect to our
+brother's inanimate clay, and cherish his memory in the abiding faith
+that our temporary loss is his eternal gain. In this belief let us
+commit him with due reverence to the keeping of the All-Father, who is
+supreme in wisdom, infinite in love, and ordereth all things well.
+
+(Family service to be omitted in case no relatives of the deceased are
+present.)
+
+While we pay this tribute of respect and love to the memory of our late
+brother, let us not forget to extend our fraternal sympathy to his
+deeply afflicted and sorrowing family (wife, children, father, mother,
+brothers, sisters, as the relatives may be present): In your irreparable
+bereavement, and as he, for whom we are all mourners, was true to us,
+and faithful to the ties of our brotherhood, so shall we be true to you
+in the practice of the principles of Freemasonry and in tender memory of
+our loved and lost. He gave much of his time to us in devotion to our
+cause. We owe a grateful acknowledgement to you for his social
+companionship and service, and mingle our sorrows at parting with
+yours, his near and dear relations.
+
+Master: "May we be true and faithful; and may we live and die in love!"
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+Master: "May we profess what is good, and always act agreeably to our
+profession!"
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+Master: "May the Lord bless us and prosper us, and may all our good
+intentions be crowned with success."
+
+Response: "So mote it be."
+
+The apron is taken from the coffin and handed to the Master; and while
+the coffin is being lowered into the grave, either of the following
+funeral dirges may be sung--the one used, to be selected and announced
+before leaving the lodge-room:
+
+
+Funeral Dirge.
+
+Air--Pleyel's Hymn.
+
+    Solemn strikes the funeral chime,
+    Notes of our departing time,
+    As we journey here below
+    Through a pilgrimage of woe.
+
+    Mortals, now indulge a tear,
+    For Mortality is here;
+    See how wide her trophies wave,
+    O'er the slumber of the grave!
+
+    Here another guest we bring;
+    Seraphs of celestial wing,
+    To our funeral altar come,
+    Waft our friend and brother home.
+
+    Lord of all! below--above--
+    Fill our hearts with truth and love;
+    When dissolves our earthly tie,
+    Take us to Thy lodge on high.
+
+
+Hark, From the Tombs.
+
+    Hark, from the tombs, a doleful sound,
+      Mine ears attend the cry:
+    "Ye living men; come view the ground
+      Where you must shortly lie.
+
+    "Princes, this clay must be your bed,
+      In spite of all your towers;
+    The tall, the wise, the reverend head
+      Must lie as low as ours."
+
+    Great God! Is this our certain doom?
+      And are we still secure?
+    Still walking downward to the tomb,
+      And yet prepared no more?
+
+    Grant us the power of quick'ning grace,
+      To fit our souls to fly;
+    Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
+      We'll rise above the sky.
+
+At the conclusion of the singing, the Master, displaying the apron,
+continues:
+
+The Lambskin, or white leathern apron, is an emblem of innocence, and
+the badge of a Mason; more honorable than the crown of royalty, or the
+emblazoned insignia of princely orders, when worthily worn.
+
+The Master drops the apron into the grave.
+
+Our brother was worthy of its distinction, and it shall bear witness to
+his virtues, and our confidence in the sincerity of his profession.
+
+W. M.: (Taking off his white glove and holding it up.) This Glove is a
+symbol of fidelity and is emblematic of that Masonic friendship which
+bound us to him whose tenement of clay now lies before us. It reminds us
+that while these mortal eyes shall see him not again, yet, by the
+practice of the tenets of our noble order and a firm faith and steadfast
+trust in the Supreme Architect, we hope to clasp once more his vanished
+hand in friendship and in love. (Deposits glove.) Those whom virtue
+unites, death can never separate.
+
+The Master, displaying an evergreen sprig, continues:
+
+The Evergreen is emblematic of our Faith in Immortality.
+
+This green sprig is the symbol of that vital spark of our being which
+continues to glow more divinely when the breath leaves the body, and can
+never, never, never die.
+
+The Master drops the evergreen in the grave, and the Brothers each make
+a similar deposit, with as little confusion as possible.
+
+If the place is convenient, they march around the grave in a line. When
+all are again settled in their places, the public Grand Honors are given
+by three times three.
+
+The will of God is accomplished; so mote it be. Amen.
+
+The Master then continues:
+
+Change is the universal law of mortality, and the theme of every page of
+its history. Here we view the most striking illustration of change that
+can be presented to mortal eyes, minds and hearts. Ties of fraternity,
+friendship, love, all broken, and earthly pursuits, hopes and affections
+laid waste by death. Let us profit by this example of the uncertainty of
+the world, and resolve to live honest, pure and worshipful lives in
+daily preparation for the summons that will, sooner or later, surely
+come. It came to our brother, whose remains we have here laid away to
+rest eternal, and reminds us that we, too, are mortal--subject to the
+universal law. Our brother is dead, and cannot speak for himself. Let us
+defend his good name. Frailties he may have had, as what mortal man has
+not? To err is human, charity is Divine, and judgment is with the
+Almighty and All-Merciful. In this resting place of the body, virtues
+only are remembered, and sweet memories bloom.
+
+All must pass through the Shadow of Death, and each one must make the
+dark journey without the companionship of earthly friend. Let us all
+hasten to secure the passport of an upright life, to the glories of a
+better land. Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our brother.
+
+The Master scatters a handful of earth in the grave.
+
+Earth to earth; dust to dust (the S. W. scatters dirt in the grave);
+ashes to ashes (the J. W. scatters dirt in the grave); there to remain
+until the dawn of that resplendent day, when again, the morning stars
+shall sing together, and all the sons of God shall shout for joy.
+
+Prayer by the Chaplain.
+
+Chaplain: Almighty and eternal God, in whom we live and move, and have
+our being--and before whom all men must appear, in the judgment day to
+give an account of their deeds in life, we, who are daily exposed to the
+flying shafts of death, and now surround the grave of our fallen
+brother, most earnestly beseech Thee to impress deeply on our minds the
+solemnities of this day, as well as the lamentable occurrence that has
+occasioned them. Here may we be forcibly reminded that in the midst of
+life we are in death, and that whatever elevation of character we may
+have obtained, however upright and square the course we have pursued,
+yet shortly we must all submit as victims of its destroying power, and
+endure the humbling level of the tomb, until the last loud trump shall
+sound the summons of our resurrection from mortality and corruption.
+
+May we have Thy divine assistance, O merciful God, to redeem our
+mis-spent time; and in the discharge of our important duties Thou has
+assigned us, in the erection of our moral edifice, may we have wisdom
+from on high to direct us, strength commensurate with our task to
+support us, and the beauty of holiness to adorn and render all our
+performances acceptable in Thy sight. And when our work is done, and our
+bodies mingle with the mother earth, may our souls, disengaged from
+their cumbrous dust, flourish and bloom in eternal day; and enjoy that
+rest which Thou hast prepared for all good and faithful servants, in
+that spiritual house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens,
+through the great Redeemer. Amen.
+
+So mote it be. Amen.
+
+Fill grave.
+
+W. M.: Soft and safe, my brother, be this thy earthly bed. Bright and
+glorious be thy rising from it. In the glorious morning of the
+resurrection may thy body spring again into newness of life, to live
+forever in the home of the blest. Until then, dear brother, farewell.
+
+
+Benediction.
+
+Chaplain: The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face to shine
+upon us and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his
+countenance and give us peace. Amen.
+
+
+
+
+RITUAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW.
+
+
+The following Ritual for a Lodge of Sorrow is recommended for use in the
+Lodges. While necessarily of a funeral character, it differs essentially
+from the burial service. In the latter case, we are in the actual
+presence of the departed, and engaged in the last rites of affection and
+respect for one who has been our companion in life, and whose mortal
+remains we are about to consign to their last resting-place. The Lodge
+of Sorrow, on the contrary, is intended to celebrate the memory of our
+departed brethren; and while we thus recall to our recollection their
+virtues, and temper anew our resolutions so to live, that, when we shall
+have passed the silent portals, our memories may be cherished with
+grateful remembrance, we learn to look upon death from a more elevated
+point of view; to see in it the wise and necessary transition from the
+trials and imperfections of this world, to the perfect life for which
+our transient journey here has been the school and the preparation.
+Vocal and instrumental music are indispensable to the proper effect of
+the ceremony. The brethren should wear dark clothing, and white gloves
+and aprons. There is no necessity for any attempt at secrecy in the
+ceremonies of Sorrow Lodges. They may be held in churches or public
+halls, or in the presence of friends at the Lodge room, with benefit to
+all concerned.
+
+
+Preparation of the Hall.
+
+I. The Lodge room should be appropriately draped in black, and the
+several stations covered with the same emblem of mourning.
+
+II. On the Master's pedestal is a skull and lighted taper.
+
+III. In the center of the room is placed the catafalque, which consists
+of a rectangular platform, about six feet long by four feet wide, on
+which are two smaller platforms, so that three steps are represented. On
+the third one should be an elevation of convenient height, on which is
+placed an urn. The platform should be draped in black, and a canopy of
+black drapery may be raised over the urn and platform.
+
+IV. At each corner of the platform will be placed a candlestick, bearing
+a lighted taper, and near it, facing the East, will be seated a brother,
+provided with an extinguisher, to be used at the proper time.
+
+V. During the first part of the ceremonies the lights in the room should
+burn dimly.
+
+VI. Arrangements should be made to enable the light to be increased to
+brilliancy at the appropriate point in the ceremony.
+
+VII. On the catafalque will be laid a pair of white gloves, a lambskin
+apron, and if the deceased brother had been an officer, the appropriate
+insignia of his office.
+
+VIII. Where the Lodge is held in memory of several brethren, shields
+bearing their names are placed around the catafalque.
+
+
+Opening the Lodge.
+
+The several officers being in their places, and the brethren seated, the
+Worshipful Master will call up the Lodge and say:
+
+W. M.: Brother Senior Warden, for what purpose are we assembled?
+
+S. W.: To honor the memory of those brethren whom death hath taken from
+us; to contemplate our own approaching dissolution; and, by the
+remembrance of immortality, to raise our souls above the considerations
+of this transitory existence.
+
+W. M.: Brother Junior Warden, what sentiments should inspire the souls
+of Masons on occasions like the present?
+
+J. W.: Calm sorrow for the absence of our brethren who have gone before
+us; earnest solicitude for our own eternal welfare, and a firm faith and
+reliance upon the wisdom and goodness of the Great Architect of the
+Universe.
+
+W. M.: Brethren, commending these sentiments to your earnest
+consideration, and invoking your assistance in the solemn ceremonies
+about to take place, I declare this Lodge of Sorrow opened.
+
+The Chaplain, or Worshipful Master, will then offer the following, or
+some other suitable
+
+
+Prayer:
+
+Grand Architect of the Universe, in whose holy sight centuries are but
+as days; to whose omniscience the past and the future are but as one
+eternal present; look down upon Thy children, who still wander among the
+delusions of time--who still tremble with dread of dissolution, and
+shudder at the mysteries of the future; look down, we beseech Thee,
+from Thy glorious and eternal day into the dark night of our error and
+presumption, and suffer a ray of Thy divine light to penetrate into our
+hearts, that in them may awaken and bloom the certainty of life,
+reliance upon Thy promises, and assurance of a place at Thy right hand.
+Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+The following, or some other appropriate Ode may here be sung:
+
+
+Ode.
+
+Tune--Bradford, C. M.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest;
+      We will not weep for thee;
+    For thou art nowhere, oft on earth,
+      Thy spirit longed to be.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest;
+      Thy toils and cares are o'er;
+    And sorrow, pain, and suffering now
+      Shall ne'er distress thee more.
+
+    O brother, thou art gone to rest,
+      And this shall be our prayer:
+    That, when we reach our journey's end,
+      Thy glory we shall share.
+
+The Worshipful Master (taking the skull in his hand) will then say:
+
+Brethren: In the midst of life we are in death, and the wisest cannot
+know what a day may bring forth. We live but to see those we love
+passing away into the silent land.
+
+Behold this emblem of mortality, once the abode of a spirit like our
+own; beneath this mouldering canopy once shone the bright and busy eye;
+within this hollow cavern once played the ready, swift, and tuneful
+tongue; and now, sightless and mute, it is eloquent only in the lessons
+it teaches us.
+
+Think of those brethren, who, but a few days since, were among us in all
+the pride and power of life; bring to your minds the remembrance of
+their wisdom, their strength, and their beauty; and then reflect that
+"to this complexion have they come at last;" think of yourselves, thus
+will you be when the lamp of your brief existence has burned out. Think
+how soon death, for you, will be a reality. Man's life is like a flower,
+which blooms today, and tomorrow is faded, cast aside, and trodden under
+foot. The most of us, my brethren, are fast approaching, or have already
+passed the meridian of life; our sun is setting in the West; and oh! how
+much more swift is the passage of our declining years than when we
+started upon the journey, and believed--as the young are too apt to
+believe--that the roseate hues of the rising sun of our existence were
+always to be continued. When we look back upon the happy days of our
+childhood, when the dawning intellect first began to exercise its powers
+of thought, it seems as but yesterday, and that, by a simple effort of
+the will, we could put aside our manhood, and seek again the loving
+caresses of a mother, or be happy in the possession of a bauble; and
+could we now realize the idea that our last hour had come, our whole
+earthly life would seem but as the space of time from yesterday until
+today. Centuries upon centuries have rolled away behind us; before us
+stretches out an eternity of years to come; and on the narrow boundary
+between the past and the present flickers the puny taper we term our
+life. When we came into the world, we knew naught of what had been
+before us; but, as we grew up to manhood, we learned of the past; we saw
+the flowers bloom as they had bloomed for centuries; we beheld the orbs
+of day and night pursuing their endless course among the stars, as they
+had pursued it from the birth of light; we learned what men had thought,
+and said, and done, from the beginning of the world to our day; but only
+through the eye of faith can we behold what is to come hereafter, and
+only through a firm reliance upon the Divine promises can we satisfy the
+yearnings of an immortal soul. The cradle speaks to us of
+remembrance--the coffin, of hope, of a blessed trust in a never-ending
+existence beyond the gloomy portals of the tomb.
+
+Let these reflections convince us how vain are all the wranglings and
+bitterness engendered by the collisions of the world; how little in
+dignity above the puny wranglings of ants over a morsel of food, or for
+the possession of a square inch of soil.
+
+What shall survive us? Not, let us hope, the petty strifes and
+bickerings, the jealousies and heart-burnings, the small triumphs and
+mean advantages we have gained, but rather the noble thoughts, the words
+of truth, the works of mercy and justice, that ennoble and light up the
+existence of every honest man, however humble, and live for good when
+his body, like this remnant of mortality, is mouldering in its parent
+dust.
+
+Let the proud and the vain consider how soon the gaps are filled that
+are made in society by those who die around them; and how soon time
+heals the wounds that death inflicts upon the loving heart; and from
+this let them learn humility, and that they are but drops in the great
+ocean of humanity.
+
+And when God sends his angel to us with the scroll of death, let us look
+upon it as an act of mercy, to prevent many sins and many calamities of
+a longer life; and lay down our heads softly and go to sleep, without
+wrangling like froward children. For this at least man gets by death,
+that his calamities are not immortal. To bear grief honorably and
+temperately, and to die willingly and nobly, are the duties of a good
+man and true Mason.
+
+
+Ode.
+
+Tune--Naomi. C. M.
+
+    When those we love are snatched away,
+      By Death's relentless hand,
+    Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,
+      That friendship must demand.
+
+    While pity prompts the rising sigh,
+      With awful power imprest;
+    May this dread truth, "I too must die,"
+      Sink deep in every breast.
+
+    Let this vain world allure no more;
+      Behold the opening tomb!
+    It bids us use the present hour;
+      Tomorrow death may come.
+
+    The voice of this instructive scene
+      May every heart obey;
+    Nor be the faithful warning vain
+      Which calls to watch and pray.
+
+At its conclusion the Chaplain will read the following passages:
+
+Lo, He goeth by me and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive
+Him not. Behold He taketh away, who can hinder Him?
+
+Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He
+cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow,
+and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his
+months are with Thee: Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot
+pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
+hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that
+it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
+Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die
+in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring
+forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man
+giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea,
+and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not;
+till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of
+their sleep.
+
+My days are passed, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my
+heart. If I wait, the grave is mine house; I have made my bed in the
+darkness. I have said to corruption, thou art my father. And where is
+now my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? They shall go down to the
+bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
+
+My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh. Oh, that my words were now
+written; Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven
+with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! For I know that my
+Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
+earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
+shall I see God. Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall
+behold, and not another.
+
+For Thou cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and Thy floods
+compassed me about; all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me. Then I
+said, I am cast out of Thy sight; yet will I look again toward Thy holy
+temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul, the depth
+closed me round about, the weeds were wrapt about my head.
+
+I said, in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the
+grave! I am deprived of the residue of my years; I said, I shall not see
+the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living; I shall behold man no
+more with the inhabitants of the world. Behold, for peace I had great
+bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit
+of corruption. For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate
+Thee; the living, the living, he shall praise Thee as I do this day.
+
+Are not my days few? Cease, then, and let me alone, that I may take
+comfort a little, before I go whence I shall not return, even to the
+land of darkness, and the shadow of death. A land of darkness, as
+darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and
+where the light is as darkness.
+
+An interval of profound silence will be observed. The general lights of
+the hall, if there be convenience, will be turned low, and the four
+brethren will extinguish the tapers near which they are placed.
+
+
+Prayer by the Chaplain.
+
+Our Father Who art in heaven, it hath pleased Thee to take from among us
+those who were our brethren. Let time, as it heals the wounds thus
+inflicted upon our hearts and on the hearts of those who were near and
+dear to them, not erase the salutary lessons engraved there; but let
+those lessons, always continuing distinct and legible, make us and them
+wiser and better. And whatever distress or trouble may hereafter come
+upon us, may we ever be consoled by the reflection that Thy wisdom and
+Thy love are equally infinite, and that our sorrows are not the
+visitations of Thy wrath, but the result of the great law of harmony by
+which everything is being conducted to a good and perfect issue in the
+fullness of Thy time. Let the loss of our brethren increase our
+affection for those who are yet spared to us, and make us more punctual
+in the performance of the duties that friendship, love and honor demand.
+When it comes to us also to die, may a firm and abiding trust in Thy
+mercy dispel the gloom and dread of dissolution. Be with us now, and
+sanctify the solemnities of this occasion to our hearts, that we may
+serve Thee in spirit and understanding. And to Thy name shall be
+ascribed the praise forever. Amen.
+
+Response: So mote it be!
+
+The Wardens, Deacons and Stewards, will now approach the East and form a
+procession, thus:
+
+    Two Stewards, with rods.
+
+    Two Wardens.
+
+    The Worshipful Master, supported by the Deacons, with rods.
+
+This procession will move once around the catafalque to slow and solemn
+music. On arriving at the East, the procession will halt and open to the
+right and left. The Junior Warden will then advance to the catafalque,
+and, placing upon it a bunch of white flowers, will say:
+
+Junior Warden: In memory of our departed brethren I deposit these white
+flowers, emblematical of that pure life to which they have been called,
+and reminding us that as these children of an hour will droop and fade
+away, so, too, shall we soon follow those who have gone before us, and
+inciting us so to fill the brief span of our existence that we may leave
+to our survivors a sweet savor of remembrance.
+
+The Junior Warden will now return to his place, and an interval of
+profound silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed,
+and move as before, to the sound of slow music, twice around the
+catafalque. They will open as before, and the Senior Warden approaching
+the catafalque will place upon it a wreath of white flowers, and say:
+
+Senior Warden: As the sun sets in the West, to close the day and herald
+the approach of night, so, one by one we lay us down in the darkness of
+the tomb to wait in its calm repose for the time when the heavens shall
+pass away as a scroll, and man, standing in the presence of the
+Infinite, shall realize the true end of his pilgrimage here below. Let
+these flowers be to us the symbol of remembrance of all the virtues of
+our brethren who have preceded us to the silent land, the token of that
+fraternal alliance which binds us while on earth and which we hope will
+finally unite us in heaven.
+
+The Senior Warden returns to his place, and an interval of profound
+silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed, and move
+three times around the catafalque to slow and solemn music, as before.
+Arrived in the East, the Worshipful Master will advance and place upon
+the Urn a wreath of evergreen, and say:
+
+Worshipful Master: It is appointed unto all men once to die, and after
+death cometh the resurrection. The dust shall return to the earth and
+the spirit unto God who gave it. In the grave all men are equal; the
+good deeds, the lofty thoughts, the heroic sacrifices alone survive and
+bear fruit in the lives of those who strive to emulate them.
+
+While, therefore, nature will have its way, and our tears will fall upon
+the graves of our brethren, let us be reminded by the evergreen symbol
+of our faith in immortal life that the dead are but sleeping, and be
+comforted by the reflection that their memories will not be forgotten;
+that they will still be loved by those who are soon to follow them; that
+in our archives their names are written, and that in our hearts there is
+still a place for them. And so, trusting in the infinite love and tender
+mercy of Him without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, let us
+prepare to meet them where there is no parting, and where with them we
+shall enjoy eternal rest.
+
+The Worshipful Master will return to his place, and a period of silence
+will obtain. The Chaplain will now be conducted to the altar, where he
+will read:
+
+But some man will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
+they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it
+die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
+be, but bear grain; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain; but
+God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own
+body.
+
+All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men,
+another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
+are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the
+celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
+
+There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and
+another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in
+glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in
+corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is
+raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is
+sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural
+body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man
+Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
+Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
+natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the
+earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy,
+such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are
+they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the
+earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
+
+Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
+kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I
+show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed;
+in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the
+trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
+shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
+this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have
+put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then
+shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed
+up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
+victory?
+
+As the Chaplain pronounces the concluding words, "O grave, where is thy
+victory?" the lights in the hall will be raised to brilliancy, the four
+brethren seated around the catafalque will relight the tapers, while a
+strain of triumphant music will be played.
+
+The Chaplain will return to his place in the East, and the following, or
+some other appropriate Ode, will be sung to music of a more cheerful
+character:
+
+
+Ode.--Tune, Cary.
+
+    One sweetly solemn thought
+      Comes to me o'er and o'er;
+    I am nearer home today
+      Than I ever have been before.
+
+    Nearer my Father's house,
+      Where the many mansions be;
+    Nearer the great white throne;
+      Nearer the crystal sea.
+
+    Nearer the bound of life,
+      Where we lay our burdens down;
+    Nearer leaving the cross;
+      Nearer gaining the crown.
+
+    But lying darkly between,
+      Winding down through the night,
+    Is the deep and unknown stream,
+      That leads at last to the light.
+
+    Father, perfect my trust!
+      Strengthen the might of my faith;
+    Let me feel as I would when I stand
+      On the rock of the shore of death.
+
+    Feel as I would when my feet
+      Are slipping over the brink;
+    For it may be, I am nearer home--
+      Nearer now than I think.
+
+The Orator will then pronounce the Eulogium.
+
+Then follows the following, or some other appropriate Ode:
+
+
+Ode.--Tune: Old Hundred. L. M.
+
+    Once more, O Lord, let grateful praise
+      From ev'ry heart to Thee ascend;
+    Thou art the guardian of our days,
+      Our first, our best and changeless friend.
+
+    Hear now our parting hymn of praise,
+      And bind our hearts in love divine;
+    Oh, may we walk in wisdom's ways,
+      And ever feel that we are Thine.
+
+
+Closing.
+
+Worshipful Master: Brother Senior Warden, our recollection of our
+departed friends has been refreshed, and we may now ask ourselves, were
+they just and perfect Masons, worthy men, unwearied toilers in the
+vineyard, and possessed of so many virtues as to overcome their faults
+and shortcomings? Answer these questions, as Masons should answer.
+
+Senior Warden: Man judgeth not of man. He Whose infinite and tender
+mercy passeth all comprehension, Whose goodness endureth forever, has
+called our brethren hence. Let Him judge.
+
+In ancient Egypt no one could gain admittance to the sacred asylum of
+the tomb until he had passed under the most solemn judgment before a
+grave tribunal.
+
+Princes and peasants came there to be judged, escorted only by their
+virtues and their vices. A public accuser recounted the history of their
+lives, and threw the penetrating light of truth on all their actions. If
+it were adjudged that the dead man had led an evil life, his memory was
+condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the
+honors of sepulture. But Masonry has no such tribunal to sit in judgment
+upon her dead; with her, the good that her sons have done lives after
+them; and the evil is interred with their bones. She does require,
+however, that whatever is said concerning them shall be the truth; and
+should it ever happen that of a Mason, who dies, nothing good can be
+truthfully said, she will mournfully and pityingly bury him out of her
+sight in silence.
+
+Worshipful Master: Brethren, let us profit by the admonitions of this
+solemn occasion, lay to heart the truths to which we have listened, and
+resolve so to walk that when we lay us down to the last sleep it may be
+the privilege of the brethren to strew white flowers upon our graves and
+keep our memories as a pleasant remembrance.
+
+Brother Senior Warden: Announce to the brethren that our labors are now
+concluded, and that it is my pleasure that this Lodge of Sorrow be
+closed.
+
+Senior Warden: Brother Junior Warden, the labors of this Lodge of Sorrow
+being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that it be now
+closed. Make due announcement to the brethren, and invite them to
+assist.
+
+Junior Warden [calling up the Lodge]. Brethren, the labors of this Lodge
+of Sorrow being ended, it is the pleasure of the Worshipful Master that
+it be now closed.
+
+W. M.: Let us unite with our Chaplain in an invocation to the Throne of
+Grace.
+
+    *    *    *
+
+W. M.: This Lodge of Sorrow is now closed.
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Note:
+
+
+The following have been retained as they appear in the original
+publication:
+
+    1. alternative spelling for Tiler and Tyler;
+
+    2. hyphenation in corner-stone/corner stone, ever-green/evergreen,
+       north-east/northeast and to-morrow/tomorrow;
+
+    3. punctuation in the order of the Special Communication of the
+       Grand Lodge;
+
+    4. irregular indentation of verse on pages 63 and 149; and
+
+    5. * * * within the text, and on a line of its own,    *    *    *
+
+Changes have been made as follows:
+
+    Page   2 Election and Installation _changed to_
+             Election and Installation.
+
+             Laying Corner Stone _changed to_
+             Laying Corner-Stone.
+
+    Page   7 alone valuable a _changed to_
+             alone valuable and
+
+    Page   8 vade mecum.' _changed to_
+             'vade mecum.'
+
+    Page  10 offend  When we go astray, _changed to_
+             offend. When we go astray,
+
+    Page  11 with hands, eternal i _changed to_
+             with hands, eternal in the
+
+    Page  12 Brother S. W., how _changed to_
+             "Brother S. W., how
+
+    Page  13 selfish and ungodly _changed to_
+             selfish and ungodly.
+
+    Page  24 eavesdroppers, as-scending _changed to_
+             eavesdroppers, ascending
+
+    Page  29 north of the eliptic _changed to_
+             north of the elliptic
+
+    Page  36  hich he is afterwards _changed to_
+             which he is afterwards
+
+    Page  47 the Doric Ionic _changed to_
+             the Doric, Ionic
+
+             seven sabatical years _changed to_
+             seven sabbatical years
+
+             expressions to be intellgible _changed to_
+             expressions to be intelligible
+
+    Page  48 and gentle tremulo _changed to_
+             and gentle tremolo
+
+    Page  51 to pass the inner door? _changed to_
+             to pass the inner door!
+
+    Page  52 to your care. _changed to_
+             to your care."
+
+    Page  63 dissolves our eathly _changed to_
+             dissolves our earthly
+
+    Page  64 degree of Master Msaon _changed to_
+             degree of Master Mason
+
+    Page  65 approaching danger _changed to_
+             approaching danger.
+
+    Page  69 darkness to Pharoah _changed to_
+             darkness to Pharaoh
+
+    Page  73 problems and theorims _changed to_
+             problems and theorems
+
+    Page  82 a lodge For _changed to_
+             a lodge for
+
+    Page  83 necessary to eligibilty _changed to_
+             necessary to eligibility
+
+    Page  87 with the Constituions _changed to_
+             with the Constitutions
+
+    Page  96 calls * * * _changed to_
+             calls * * *;
+
+    Page 110 S. G. W.) from the South _changed to_
+             S. G. W.); from the South
+
+    Page 112 Past G'rd Officers _changed to_
+             Past Gr'd Officers
+
+    Page 119 the folowing invocation _changed to_
+             the following invocation
+
+    Page 122 Deacons, with rods; _changed to_
+             Deacons, with rods.
+
+    Page 125 bless the Craft, whersoever _changed to_
+             bless the Craft, wheresoever
+
+    Page 125 employed by you acording _changed to_
+             employed by you according
+
+    Page 138 Master repeating the folowing _changed to_
+             Master repeating the following
+
+    Page 138 Try name _changed to_
+             Thy name
+
+    Page 140 from the terrestial _changed to_
+             from the terrestrial
+
+    Page 143 follow the Tiler _changed to_
+             follow the Tiler.
+
+    Page 149 Princes! this clay _changed to_
+             "Princes! this clay
+
+    Page 175 terresrtial is another _changed to_
+             terrestrial is another
+
+
+
+
+
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