Brother, to accompany his corpse to the place of interment, and there to deposit his remains, with the usual formalities.

"In conformity to this usage, and at the special request of our deceased Brother, whose memory we revere, and whose loss we now deplore, we have assembled, in the character of Masons, to resign his body to the earth whence it came, and to offer up to his memory, before the world, the last tribute of our affection, thereby demonstrating the sincerity of our past esteem, and our steady attachment to the principles of the Order.

"The Great Creator having been pleased, out of his mercy, to remove our Brother from the cares and troubles of a transitory existence, to a state of eternal duration, and thereby to weaken the chain by which we are united, man to man, may we, who survive him, anticipate our approaching fate, and be more strongly cemented in the ties of union and friendship; that, during the short space allotted to our present existence, 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 resign the body of our deceased friend, there to remain until the general resurrection, in favorable expectation that his immortal soul may then partake of joys which have been prepared for the righteous from the beginning of the world. And may Almighty God, of his infinite goodness, at the grand tribunal of unbiased justice, extend his mercy towards him and all of us, and crown our hope with everlasting bliss, in the expanded realms of a boundless eternity! This we beg, for the honor of His name, to whom be glory, now and forever. Amen."

Thus the service ends, and the procession returns in form to the place whence it set out, where the necessary duties are complied with, and the business of Masonry is renewed. The insignia and ornaments of the deceased, if an officer of a Lodge, are returned to the Master, with the usual ceremonies; after which the charges for regulating the conduct of the Brethren are rehearsed, and the Lodge is closed in the Third Degree.

NOTES.

If any past or present Grand Masters, or Deputy G. Masters, cr Gran Wardens, should join the procession of a private Lodge, a proper attention is to be paid to them. They take place after the Master of the Lodge. Two Deacons, with black rods, are appointed by the Master to attend a Grand Warden; and when the Grand Master, or Deputy Grand Master, is present, the Book of Constitutions is borne before him, a Sword Bearer

follows him, and the Deacons, with black rods, are placed on his right and left, at an angular distance of seven feet.

Marshals are to walk, or ride, on the left of the procession.

On entering public buildings, the Bible, Square and Compass, Book of Constitutions, &c., are placed before the Grand Master. The Grand Marshals and Grand Deacons should keep near him.

CHAPTER X.

ADDRESSES AND PRAYERS FOR OCCASIONAL USE

ADDRESSES.

ADDRESS то A GRAND MASTER AT HIS INSTALLATION.

I am desired, Most Worshipful, to install you into your high office, as Grand Master of Masons..

Give me leave to invest you with this BADGE of your office. This will silently admonish you always to do justice to the cause of Masonry; to consult, as the exalted rank you now hold demands of you, its real interests. It will instruct you to infuse into the many Lodges, of which you are now the head, the true spirit of our Order. It will direct you to make wise regulations for the good government of the Fraternity; to give due commendation to the worthy members of it; and to rebuke those who act contrary to its laws.

I next deliver to you the EMBLEM OF THAT POWER with which you are now invested. Always make use of it for the good of our benevolent Institution.

To you are committed, also, those SACRED WRITINGS in which are to be found the sublime parts of our ancient mystery. In them are, likewise, most strongly inculcated the social and moral duties, without which no man can be a Mason. You will direct

your Lodges to read, study, and obey them.

Receive these TOOLS of OPERATIVE MASONRY, which are to each of us the most expressive symbols. These will assist you, Most Worshipful, to reduce all matter into proper form; to bring to due subjection irregular passions, and to circumscribe them by harmony, order, and duty.

And lastly, I present to you the BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS, in which are contained the rules and orders made for the good government of the Society; and the Charges, which show its nature, its wisdom, and its utility. With this book, Most Worshipful, you will direct your Lodges to make themselves well acquainted a work, in all its parts, worthy the attention of men the most enlightened and judicious.

You are now, Most Worshipful, at the head of an Order which is calculated to unite men by true friendship, to extend benevolence, and to promote virtue. And, give me leave to say, that the honor with whic' you are invested is not unworthy of a man of the highest rank, or most distinguished abilities. Permit me, also, to remind you, that your faithful attention to the duties of your office, and acceptable discharge of them, will render you of great benefit to one of the most liberal Institutions upon earth. May you do honor to your exalted station, and long enjoy the highest respect and best wishes of all the Fraternity.

ADDRESS

AT INITIATION O F A SOLDIER. Our institution breathes a spirit of general philanthropy. Its benefits, considered in a social view, are extensive. It unites all mankind. It, in every nation, opens an asylum to virtue 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 it has abated, and substituted in its stead the milder emotions of humanity. It has even taught the pride of victory to give way to the dictates of an honorable connection.

Should your country demand your services in foreign wars. and should captivity be your portion, may you find affectionate Brethren where others would only find enemies.

In whatever nation you travel, when you meet a 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 ready cheerful

ness

PRAYERS.

PRAYER AT INITIATION.

Thou Supreme! Author of peace and lover of concordbless us in the exercise of those kind and social affections thou hast given us. May we cherish and display them as our honor and our joy. May this our friend, who is now to become our Brother, devote his life to thy service, and consider aright the true principles of his engagements. May he be endowed with Wisdom, to direct him in all his ways; Strength, to support him in all his difficulties; and Beauty, to adorn his moral conduct. And may we jointly and individually walk within compass, and square our actions by the dictates of conscience and virtue, and the example of the wise and good. Amen.

ANOTHER.

Grand Architect! Behold us aspiring towards thee. Thy works fill us with rapture. Heaven's gates stand open to welcome thy sons to glory!

Behold our friend, and soon to be our Brother, entering upon the threshold, which is before this apartment in thy works. May love burst the silence around him, and salute him welcome at the first step. May joy triumph in his heart, and friendship guide him, as he ascends. May his countenance be cheered by the light, and confidence increase, as he passes on. May he behold the emblems of his labor, and his heart reply in ready obedience. May the cheerfulness inspired by the dawning light attend him through the day: And when a long day is complete, may he find his lot with the faithful, in the immortal glory of the Temple, which is pure with the light of GOD, and eternal in the Heavens!

ANOTHER.

O thou, whose Temple we are! On the mountain of thy truth, let our sublime edifice display its glory. Let the eye of the Master meet the Son of Light, as he enters.

Let the greater

lights, by the help of the less, illaminate the whole scene of his duty, and of his pleasure. Behold us with thy brightness, at

this hour, leading a young son into thy Temple. Like the 'Temple, let him be beauteous without, and all glorious within. Let his soul be capacious as thy truth, and his affections pure as the serene heavens, when the silent Moon gives her light. Let him obey as the Sun, who labors until perfect day, with increasing strength; and let all the purposes of his heart be as the Stars which tell of worlds unknown, and are notices of boundless benevolence. Let him move, like the heavenly orbs, in harmony; and should he stretch across the Universe, may he disturb no soul in his course. Within this Temple may he be sacred as the altar, sweet as the incense, and pure as the most holy place. Among thy ministering servants, may he be ready as an angel of GOD, and faithful as a beloved Son. And when his service is finished, may his memory be celebrated by love on the durable monuments of eternity; and his reward, in the silent, solemn joy of heaven, be sure from the hand of GoD, the Grand Master of us all.

PRAYER AT OPENING GRAND LODGE.

[From the Archives of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.] O most glorious and eternal God, the infinitely wise Architect of the Universe! we, thy servants, assembled in solemn Grand Lodge, would extol thy power and wisdom.

Thou saidst, Let there be light, and there was light. The heavens opened and declared thy glory: and the firmament spangled with thy handiwork. The sun, who rules the day, gave light to the moon, who rules the night, surrounded with the stars. So that there is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and one star differs from another star in glory; and all, by most wondrous signs and tokens, without voice, sound, or language, solemnly proclaim thy Divine mysteries.

We adore thee for our creation; for the breath of life; for the light of reason and conscience, and for all the noble and useful faculties of our souls, which give us so exalted a rank in the order of being. Enable us to live answerably to our exalted privileges and happy destination.

We beseech thee to give us, thy servants, at this, and at all times, wisdom in all our doings, strength of mind in our diffi