thee shall not die-hear, we beseech thee, the voice of thy creatures here assembled, and turn not away from our supplications.

We humbly beseech thee, so to imbue us with a conviction of our entire helplessness and dependence upon thee, that we may be brought to meditate upon the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. In the dispensation of thy Providence, thou hast summoned from among us our brother, and we, the.surviving monuments of thy mercy, are gathered together to commit his remains to the earth. Give, O God, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit to us, whom thou hast spared; increase our knowledge, and confirm our faith in thee, forever.

[Bless and comfort, we pray thee, those whom it has pleased thee to add to the number of the disconsolate; buoy them up under this heavy stroke, sustain them against despondency. Oh! wilt thou be their Father and their God, and pour down from on high thy blessings upon their heads.] Bless, O Heavenly Father, the brethren here assembled; imbue them with the wisdom of thy laws, and draw them unto thee by the cords of thy inestimable love; impress them with their duty to each other as brethren, and their obligations in the various relations of human life; and finally, bless our beloved Order throughout the globe. Preserve its principles and its purposes from innovation; sustain it from the shafts of enmity, protect it from self-immolation, and shield it from all evil, and unto thee we shall render the praise, forever. Amen.

After the Address and Prayer, the Choir will sing Ode No. 3, (Air "Pleyel's Hymn,") after which the Sprig will be deposited.