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ROYAL BLUE ORDER 
 
 In this, (as in the other Degrees,) no bi^iness con- 
 nected with the affairs of the Order can be transacted, 
 except in open Lodge, and guarded by a Tyler"; and not 
 k<^ than Five Members shall be considered a quorum. 
 
 There shall be Two Tylers in this Order—one, whose 
 post shall be outside, and the other inside the Lodge 
 Boom door. 
 
 The duty of the Inside Tyler shall be to put the Test 
 *o all who, (after having previously given the Annual 
 to the Outside Tyler,) enter the room after the Lodge is 
 opened. 
 
 The Tylers shall in all cases be examined by the Mas- 
 ter, to see if they are properly qualified to receive or 
 reject those applying for admission. 
 
 The Master and Brethren being assembled, and hav- 
 ing taken their seats, and the Tylers duly placed, the 
 
B^ORMS OF THE 
 
 Test, (which shall be the proper division of the Entrance 
 Password) shall be put to them, beginning by the Secre- 
 tary, on the right, and the Treasurer on the left hand, 
 each Brother passing the Test till it reaches the last 
 Brother on each side ; when both shall give their proof 
 to the Deputy Master, who shall rise and say to the Mas- 
 ter, " Worshipful, — all present are true brethren of the 
 Order." 
 
 The^rethren then shall, at a call from the Master, 
 all rise; ftnd each with his right hand and left arm in 
 the proper position, stand [strictly silent,] while the 
 Chaplain, Master, or Brother appointed, proceeds to open . 
 the Lodge, by reading the following portions of Scripture : 
 
 " I shall «ee Him, but not now* I shall behold Him, . 
 but uot nigh; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and 
 a sceptrc.shall rise out of Isreal, and shall smite the 
 corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Gath.— ^ 
 Num. 0. xxiv. V. 17. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying : Speak unto > 
 the children of Israel, and bid them that they make frin- 
 ges in the borders of their garments, throughout their, 
 generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the 
 border a Ribbond of Blue. That ye may remember and 
 do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God. 
 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the 
 land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord your 
 God. 
 
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ROYAL BLUB ORDE 
 
 XV. 
 
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 Then shall the Cliaplain, Matter, or Brother appointed, read 
 
 the following Prajer : 
 0, Almighty and Everlasting God! who art the 
 strength of all them who put their ti-ust in Thee, without 
 whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, lopk upon the 
 hearty desires of Thy humble servants, and stretch forth 
 the right hand of Thy Majesty, tiO.be our deY^nce'^junst 
 all our enemies. Enable us to love and serve Tlie'c as 
 we ought. Render us worthy to inherit the rest prepared 
 for all them that fear and love Thee. Teach us to watch 
 and prepare for the eomiQg of the day qf^ judgment, so 
 that we may worthily enter into Thy kingdom, as Stars 
 of Glory in the House of Israel. Grant these and all 
 other mercies which Thou seest we stand in nocdof, for 
 the sake of Thy dear Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ— 
 Amen, ' ''^ '''"^ -'■'■' ' /;•;>; ^, 
 
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 Ths Mast^T ^hall then sav : 
 
 I now declare this Royal Bltie Lodge opened m due 
 form, strictly prohibiting any language or condu. -hat 
 may tend to disturb the harmony of the Brethren. 
 
 GOD SAVE TEE QUEEN. , 
 
 The Members then resume their seats, and the busieess of 
 
 the Lodge shall proceed in the following order : 
 The Lecture to be repeated. 
 Minutes of former Meeting read. - .- V 
 
 Members to be Initiated. 
 
FORMS OP THE 
 
 Members to b<J proposed, and previous Proposals to be 
 considered. 
 
 Public Business connected with the principles, honour 
 or prosperity of the Institution discussed. 
 
 Lecture repeated. 
 
 Dues collected. 
 
 Lodge closed with Prayer. 
 
 RITUAL OF INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The preparation of the Candidate is to take place in tUo 
 Ante-Ro<om, as follows :— He is to be stripped of bis 
 coat and vest, and his left arm barred to the shoulder, 
 and a Blue Ribband tied ronnd that elbow. All beiugf 
 ready, the Candidate shall be led to the Lodge Room 
 door, when a sudden alarm shall be made by the Spou- 
 sera, and they shall. knock. ..'lah-' - 
 
 Master. — What alarm is there ; what strangers are at 
 our gates ? ' 
 
 Tylers-— 
 (Opening the door and communicating with those without,) 
 
 then asks : 
 
 — ^What strangers are there ? 
 Sponsors — Travellers from the East. 
 Tylers — 
 
 Repeats this announcement to the Master. 
 
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ROYAL BLUE ORDER. 
 
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 Master. — If they have their guides and sureties, let 
 them enter. 
 
 The door is then opened, and the CandiciateS) (ha?ingr the 
 Bible in his hand,) shall be introduced between hin twu 
 Sponsors, each bearing in his hand an Orange Rod, 
 decorated with a Blue Ribband, and one, carryinsf, also, 
 the Blue Book of the Lodge, with the Obligation thereon 
 and open, and the other an inkstand ; he shall then be 
 conducted to the side of the room, and then East, to- 
 wards the Deputy Master, before whom shall be burning 
 one bright light ; and before the Master there shall bo 
 placed Eleven candles, in a semi-circle, and also one 
 candle placed in the centre of the circle. The eleven 
 candles are not to be lighted until the Candidate has 
 reached the Deputy Master ; the one in the centre is not 
 to be lighted. 
 
 The Chaplain, or Master, shall then proceed, as follows : 
 
 " Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, 
 in the days of Herod the King, behold there came wi»e 
 men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, where is he 
 that is born King ^^ the Jews; for we have seen his 
 Star in the East, a id are come to worship him. 'And 
 lo ! the Star which they saw in the East went before 
 them, till it came and stood over where the young child 
 was. When they saw the Star, they rejoiced with ex- 
 ceeding great joy, and when they were come into the 
 house, they saw the young child, and fell down and wor- 
 shipped him ; and when they had opened their treasures, 
 they presented unto him gifts, gold and frank incense 
 
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 FORMS OP tflE 
 
 and myrrh."— Matt. o. ii., v. 1, 5, 9, 10, 11. 
 
 Here the Candidate pays his Initiation fee- 
 The Candidate shall then subgcribe his name in the Lod^'o 
 "* Book, the Deputy Master saying to him — 
 
 ;_Thou Last inscribed thy name amongst the fuithlul, 
 ,gO .mj. ^rove thy faith still farther. 
 yCheciQ*ud*tlate shall then be led to the left sido of tJie Mastor. 
 •^•^Ma§*ef.— What carry ye in your hand ? 
 
 , Sponsors, — Emblms of the mysteries about to b(^ 
 communicaifGd to this our friend. 
 
 Master. — Poyou believe that he has strictly ooniurmcd 
 to the Kules and Regulotiona of the Orders he hus here- 
 tofore received in our Association ? 
 
 Answer. — We do. 
 
 Master. — (Addressing the Candidate,) — Is it your 
 deSire iind huinhle petition to be advanced to the decreo 
 of Eoyal Blue? - . : 
 
 Candidate. — It is. • 
 
 Master. — Friend, kneel do'vn. 
 
 Th.e Candidate kneels, (his hands on th? Bible,) the Chap- 
 lain, or Master, shall say : — 
 
 — Let us Prjjiy. 
 
 AH kaeeling 
 
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 0, Lord God, Judge of the World, who hath com- 
 manded that creation should come forth to judgment, 
 we entreat Thee to grant us life, grace and pardon. — 
 
ROYAL BLUB ORDER. 
 
 Thou, Lord, holdeet forth the lamp of righteousness 
 for good to mankind, and to Thy honor and glory na- 
 tions are made righteous. Tlion incribefit our good 
 deeds in the Book of Life, and Thy mercy is shown forth 
 in our lives. As the morning ntar briugeth joy to the 
 awakening world, so Thou, Lord, by thy Son, our Re- 
 de'jmer, awakened in the souls of thy servants joy and 
 everlasting life — Amen. 
 Hero the Obligation shall be administei'ed by the Master. 
 
 ROYAL BLUE OBLIGATION 
 
 I A. J5., do solemnly and voluntarily swcur, that I 
 ^vill' never disclose, either in whole or in part, the signs, 
 mysteries^ or symbols, of the Order of the Royfil Blue, 
 except I shall be duly authorized to communicate tl^m 
 by the proper authorities of this Institution. So help 
 
 me God. 
 
 Here invest the Candidate with the Emblems. 
 The Candidate shall then rise up, and the Chaplain, or Mas- 
 , ,j;,,, tei shall read — -^j - 
 
 0, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for His 
 mercy^endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord 
 say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the 
 enemy ; and gather them out of the lands from the East 
 and from the West, from the North and from the South. 
 —Psalm 107. • 
 
 
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 FORMS OF THE 
 
 I was glad when they said to me, let us go into the 
 house of the Lord; Our feet shall stand within thy 
 gates, Jerusalem: Jerusalem is builded as a city that 
 is compact together.— Psalm 122. 
 
 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, 
 which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up 
 your hands in the sanctuary, and bless ye the Lord.— 
 The Lord, that made Heaven and Earth, bless thee out 
 ofZion.— Psalm 124. 
 
 The Signa, Passwords, and Mysteries of the Order shall then 
 be communicated to the new Blue Brother, after \lhich 
 the Master shall deliver the following charge : 
 
 Brother, 
 
 I congratulate you upon your admission to this Order, 
 because it calls upon you for the exercise of greater ac- 
 tivity and a nobler zeal. It is to prove to you a beacon 
 of light ; to keep your passions and prejudices under 
 proper subjection. 
 
 The bearing of the Order is to bring your mind to the 
 consideration of eternity. It is to prove to you by the 
 Star in the East, the course of which was arrested over 
 Bethlehem, how small beginnings can, by the decree of 
 an all wise Providence, have great and glorious termin- 
 ations. It is to teach you tho duty of being satisfied 
 with your lot, when you remember your Saviour's nati- 
 vity, and his high destination. Reflect that, however, 
 humble your lot, however unpolished your habits, by a 
 
RO^AJp. BLUE ORDKR. 
 
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 oonatant life of virtue and faith, by industrious ^nd zeal- 
 ous habits, you may arrive at as near a state of perfeo- 
 tion as sinful man can expect to attain. 
 
 It now becomes your duty, narrowly to watch your 
 Brethren. • You are mildly to correct their errors, and 
 to remonstrate with them upon their approach to any 
 evil action, and thus prove to them the worth and value 
 ot your exalted station. You must, at all times, exert 
 yourself to keep our glorious Institution from harm, and 
 not allow the precincts of e Star to be desecrated. By 
 your submission to your seniors, you will convince your 
 inferiors of their duty to do likewise ; a^, although you 
 are particularly to see the suflFerings and' wants of your 
 Brethren relieved, yet, by the virtue of that brilliant 
 guide, which you have assumed, you must feel that your 
 benevolence should be universal. Lastly, you are to 
 observe, with scrupulous exactitude, the secrecy of the 
 Degree just conferred ; and you are to absent yourself 
 ,||pm any Lodge which does not faithfully carry out the 
 principles we teach. By doing all of which, you 
 will prove that our confidence has not been misplaced. 
 The Chaplain, or Brother appointed, shall say : 
 Moreover, the Lord spoke unto Ahaz saying^ ask thee 
 a sign of the Lord thy God, ask it either in the depth, 
 or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will i^o* ask 
 neither will I tempt the Lord. And he said, h^r, 
 ye now, House of David, it is a small thing for yo%to 
 weary men, but will you weary my God also? There- 
 
12 FORMS OF THE ROYAL BLUE ORDER. 
 
 fore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ; behold, a 
 Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his 
 name Lnmanuel.— Isaiah, c. vii., v. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 
 ' God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause His 
 face to shine upon us. That Thy name may be known 
 upon earth. Let the people praise Thee. 6, let the na- 
 tions be glad and sing for joy ; for Thou shalt judge the 
 people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. 
 Let the people praise Thee, God : let all the people 
 praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase, and 
 God, even our own God Shall bless us. God shall bless 
 us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.— Psalm 
 57.- ■',*„ 
 
 The Initiation Fee of this Order shall not be Jess than Three 
 
 Shillings and Nn-e pence. 
 In closing the Lodge, the Brethren shall stand in tbe same 
 position as in opening the Lodge, while the Chaplain, 
 Master or Brother appointed, shall say the Lord's prayer. 
 OuB Father, yvhich art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
 Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will bo done iu 
 earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily 
 bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them 
 that trespass against us. And lead us not into temiDta- 
 ticn ; but deliver ^is from evil ; for Thine is the king- 
 dom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.— Amen 
 The Master shall then say : 
 I now declare this Royal Blue Lodge closed in duo 
 form. 
 
 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.