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WILLIAM HARRISON Seobktary, GEORGE THOMSON S. D. THOMAS R. MITCHELL, . . . . J. D. t C. C. McEENZIE, DniECTOR ov Ceremomieis. JOHN J. AUSTIN Organist. WM. J. MASLEN ) g™™ . ^„„ WILLIAM EVANS J stewards. THOS. G. PHYPERS, I. G. J. G. VINTER Tyler, (not a member) . PAST MASTERS I HENRY NATHAN, Jdnr. THOMAS SHOTBOLT, JOHN WINGER. MASTER Masons ; WILLIAM HARRISON, No. 1 PETER BOUDOT, THOMAS H. PAMPHLET, SAMUEL T. STYLES, A THOMAS DODD, EDWARD R. PHILP, WM. HY. WRIGHT, EDWARD ENDERBY, SYDNEY THOS. FRANKLYN. EDWIN CHRISTMAS, RICHARD BBODRICE. JER. MCCARTHY, RICH'D H. ALEXANDER, J. P. FITERRE, THOMAS PREECE, HENRY G. GOWARD, CHARLES W. HORTH, EDWARD H. BROWN, PETER A. H. OLSEN, " HONORARY MEMBERS) I. RAGAZZONI, REV. F. B. GRIBBELL. FEULOW CRAFTS t JOHN TOD, JUNR. ROBERT BISHOP. ENTERED APPRENTICES! JOHN TEAGUE, T. J. WEEKS, C. H. TREHART. 157390 % slJk By -La ws. 1. The Eegular Meetinjrs of this Lodge shall be on the first Tuesday in every month, in the Masonic Hall, Government street, Vic- toria, Vancouver Island, at such hours as shaH,from time to time, be thought most con- venient. 2. The Masonic Year shall commence with the Eegular Meeting in January. ^^ 3. The Annual Subscription shall be Twelve iDollars, payable quarterly in advance, jj^^, 4. The Initiation Fee shall b(3 Seventy-IWl * Dollars for the three Degrees, payable as u)1-t> lows, viz: Smt 1st Degree $30 2d Det^ree 25 J. . 3d Degree 20 including the Grand Lodge and Kegularre|iiB^r Any applicant for affiliation to this Lod|»e, wBo is only an Entered Apprentice or Fellow 9^ sszs 6 BY-LAWS. 11 I Craft, and having been regularly admitted bj^ Ballot, shall have the privilege of taking the Superior Degree at the above mentioned rates for eacli Degree; but the Degrees must be conferred in strict conformity with the Book of Constitutions. 5. The Affiliation Fee shall be Five Dollars including registering, except in the case of Brethren not already registered in the Grand Lodge of British Columbia, who snail be charged the «idditional Fee payable for Begis- tration to the Grand Lodge. 6. All petitions for Initiation or Affiliation mU6t be signed by the Petitioner, and be re- conuQ|p^nded by two members of tL/> Lodge, ^e^such petition shall be referred to a Committee of Three, whose duty it shall be to report at the next stated meeting (unless, fur- thiSKlJpne be .Tranted), when the applicant ^ar^ be balloted for, and received or rejected, /or )bhe ballot may be postponed until the en- ig stated meeting, as the Lodge may deter- le. The petition must give the Christian id Surname of the Candidate, his age, pro- fession, and place of abode, that these partic- ulars may be correctly recorded, and mentioned in the next summons. 7. All petitions for Initiation shall be ac- companied with a deposit of the sum of Ten ^41 'W^Ww^/KS^MKi^K ■ litted hy king the Qed rates must be ihe Book e Dollars case of le Grand suall be or Kegis- A-ffiliation id be re- "^ Lodge, rred to a hall be to ess. fur- applicant rejected, the en- nay deter- Oliristian age, pro- se partic- nentioned 1 be ac- n of Ten BY-LAWS. 7 Dollars, to be placed in the hands of the Se- cretary. If the Candidate be not elected, the deposit shall be returned ; but if the candi- date be elected and does not present himself for Initiation within three months after his election, (unless sufficient cause be shown for his non-attendance) , the election shall be- come void, and the deposit money shairbe forfeited to the general fund of the Lodge. Candidates who have been rejected in this, or any Lodge in this Province, shall not be eligi- ble for membership in this Ijodge until the term of six months shall have elapsed from the date of such rejection; and after six months shall have elapsed should the ap|)li- cant be one who was formerly rejected in one of the other Lodges, notice of his appli< shall be sent to that Lodge. 8. At the ballot for admitting a Bro join the Lodge, his Grand Lodge Certi must be produced, together with the Cer cate of his former Lodoe. of all his dues ing paid up. be eligible Lodge. No Brother for Affiliation s until he shall have visited t 9. All Fees shall be due on the night the ceremony takes place, and paid to the Secreta- ry before conferring the Degrees, and all Fees for affiliation members on the night the ballot is taken. In all ballots for Candidates for I § ' k 8 BY-LAWS. Initiation one black ball, and for Affiliation three black balls, shall exclude. 10. All dues and fees received by the Secre- tary, except those which are ordered by the Book of Constitutions to be deposited in hands of the Master, shall be handed to Treasurer within twenty -four hours after ceipt thereof. the the re- 11. When a Candidate for Initiation or Affil- iation is rejected, or a Brother reprimanded, suspended, or excluded: no Member or visitor shj^ll ireveal either directly or indirectly to such person, or any person, any transactions whfch may have taken place on the subject, nfiUB^all any ^jroceedings of the Lodge not jr to be made public, be disclosed out- siiae thereof, under the penalty of reprimand oi*?rtiSpen3ion, as the Lodge may determine. f 12. Every Brother desirous of retiring from .Lodge, shall give a written notice to that ^ct before the expiration of the Masonic Quarter; otherwise he shall be charged with •the subscription of the succeeding Quarter. 13. All subscriptions and fees being paya- ble in advance, are therefore arrears if not so paid, and shall be treated accordingly, at the end of each quarter, when notice shall be given to every member in arrear; and if not paid i ''inSi^'IKiDWAi Affiliation theSecre- id by the ted in the 3d to the , after re- ion or Affil- primanded, )Y or visitor lirectly to ransactions le subject, [Lodge not losed out- reprimand Btermine. tiring from ice to that le Masonic arged with Quarter. )eing paya- ps if not so igly, at the lall be given if not paid BY-IiAWS. » within one month, the offending members shall be reported to the Lodge by the Secreta- ry, and shall be liable by vote of the Lodge to have their names struck off from the list of members, and returned to the Grand Lodge as defaulters. No member in arrear at the close of the Masonic year shall be allowed to speak or vote in the Lodge. 14. That Brethren of the Army and Navy, not having a permanent residence in British Columbia, and who have become members of this Lodge shall pay an annual subscription of Six Dollars, payable half-yearly in advance, in lieu of Twelve Dollars as per clause 3. 15. That no Brother shall be admitte—»■ Wvr*' BY-LAWS. 11 1 exact ac- )aid on ac- » be audited ring to be »ver to the J his investi- 3urer on ac- ollars, shall 3d Bank as r-eight hours m the Bank by the Trea- I Worshipful the War- 5f ibution, fur- nging to this the consent ted in, and the Master trust for and to be he majority time in due the Jewels, ) the Lodge, Book, and a n copy of the same delivered to the Master at his Installation, who shall see that the same is correct, and then pass them over to the Trea- surer, who shall be responsible to him for their safe keeping. 19. That a Committee consisting of the im- mediate Past Master and the two Wardens, shall audit the Treasurer's accounts between the period of election and installation of the Master, or at such other time as the Lodge may determine, and shall superintend the finances and property of the Lodge; a written report of their proceedings, with a clear and ample statement of the funds of the Lodge shall be laid before the next meeting of the members. The Finance Committee alone is empowered to order any expenditure for the working of the Lodge, the accounts for A^icji I shall be laid before the Lodge at the next Regular Meeting. recoi ila|t< 20. It is the duty of the Secretary to recdr.l the^inutes, assist the Worshipful Master and Permanent Committee in exa mining the Treasurer's and other accounts, to issue thl^ summonses for all meetings, whether of em< jgency or regular Lodge nights. The Se- cretary shall receive such compensation as the Lodge may direct. 21. The Tyler shall deliver the summonses without delay, immediately he receives them. ... i.*^ f \ •vJT L'.t^ ' 12 BY-LAWS. He is to have the Lodge Room ready by the time specified, to attend regularly, and to be careful that the Furniture and Jewels are clean and in good order. 22. The Worshipful Master and the Two Wardens shall constitute the Board of Relief, and shall hgve power to relieve any sick or distressed Brother, being a member in good standing, to the extent of Ten Dollars per week, or temporary relief to the widow and orphans of any Brother as aforesaid, not ex- ceeding One Hundred Dollars; but that no relief shall be afforded to any Brother whose illness was caused by his immoral conduct. In case of an application for relief from any other than a member of the Lodge, the amount sha?l be limited to the sum of Seven Dollars^ In/case of the decease of any Master Mason as aforesaid, the Board of Relief shall have the power to draw on the Treasurer to the extent of Seventy-Five Dollars, in order to bury him w^Ii all honors due to a Mason. /23. No new Law or repeal of an old one, shall become valid until it shall have received^ the sanction of a two-third vote of the Lodge] at two successive Meetings. 24. That when any question shall h ve beei determihed by the Lodge, and confirmed, th'€ same shall net again be agitated within si: ?^ f\K ,«*^' / BT-IjAWS. 13 ady by the f months, unless two-thirds of the subscribing (, and to be | members sign a request in writing for that Jewels are | purpose. md the Two rd of Belief, any sick or ber in good Dollars per widow and esaid, not ex- ; but that no rr ether whose ral conduct, ef from any je, the amount ven Dollars, ster Mason as| ball have the to the extent V to bury him an old one, I have receivedl of the Lodge! lallh ve beenl onfirmed, thei d within six! 25. That a Lodge of Instruction may be held under the sanction of this Lodge, for the im- provement of its members. 26. The election of Worshipful Master,Two Wardens, Treasurer and Ty^er shall take place at the Eegular Meeting in December, and the installations of Worshipful Master and other elective officers at the Regular Meeting in January, when the Worshipful Master shall appoint the other officers. It shall also be the Annual Festival, the Banquet to be paid for on that occasion by vhe Brethren who par- take of it, unless the Lodge shall otherwise direct. • \ 27. That a copy of the By-Laws be fully [transcribed in a proper Book, and signedlfby [every member of the Lodge, as a pledge ofrfiis [intention to keep and observe the same, «nd [that a printed copy shall be delivered to (on taking his Third Degree. They shall al be read by the Secretary in open Lodge, at least once in every year. 28. That at the regular stated meetings or iodges of emergency, all the business con- lected with the Lodge or affecting the general ^•f^ u BY-LAWS. interests of the Craft, and all ballots for Affili- ation or Initiation, be carried on in the Third Degree. ^fl f u Approved, Victoria, B. C, this Nine- teenth day of August, A. L. 5873. ^ I. W. POWELL, ATTEST J Grand Master. H. F. Heisterman, drand Secretary. '(■ ■ > \ ^ AS ^a^itmgtitmittmttmm .mw: sf sw-jo-mw*. ■».- ots forAffili- inthe Third Burial jSeryice. , this Nine- 873. ^ELL, :and Master. No Mason can be interred with the formalities of \he Order ^ unless he shall have been raised to the lird Degree. Fellow Crafts and Entered Ap- jerntices are not entitled to Masonic oks^uies.nor ?an they join in processions on such occas^ions. All Brethren in attendance at a funeral should \e decently clothed in black, with crape upon the \eft arm, and with white gloves and aprons. The Brethren having assembled at their Lodge loom, the Master opens the Lodge in the, Third )egree of Masonry, and states the purpose for )hich it has been called together, ' ' ' 4^ The service is then commenced as follows: j_ Master. — What man is he that liveth, and lall not see death ? Shall he deliver his soul 1 ^om the hand of the grave? Besponse. — Man walketh in a vain shado heapethup riches and cannot tell whosha ither them. ! Master. — ^When he dieth he shall carry no-* ling away; his glory shall not descend after Im. [Response. — Naked came he into the World, id naked must he return. [Master. — The Lord gave, and the Lord hath ten away; blessed be the name of the Lord. 1 "l !! Kie BURIAL SERVICE. • V .4' 7nm/ here be i/itrodiiced, r^fte)' taking the Sacred Roll in his and t.* Solemn music which the Master handy says: Let us die the death of the righteous, let Qur last end be like theirs . ^^ Response. — God is our God forever and »^'ever; He will be our guide even unto death. . % The Mdf^ then records the name and age of the deceaseWupon the roll, and says: — Almighty Father! Into thy hands we com' mend the soul of our beloved brother. I^ESPONSE. — (Repeated thrice, giving the graitd honors each time. ) — The will of God is accomplished ! So mote it be ! Amen ! »(► The Master then deposits the roll in the archives, a%kd repeats the following prayer : *^ost glorious God! Author of all gocd,j and giver of all mercy ! Pour down thy bless- ings upon us, we beseech Thee, and strength- D^ja our solemn engagements with the ties of cere affection ! Endow us with fortitude d resignation in this our dark hour of sor- v^^w, and grant that this afflicting dispensation! itom Thy hands may be sanctified in its re- sults upon the hearts of those who now meet] here to mourn ! May the present instance of i mortality remind us of our approaching fate and draw our attention towards thee, the only | j^^ refuge in time of need; that, when the awful W moment shall arrive at which we must quit | j this transitory scene, the enlivening prospect ^ of Thy mercy may dispel the gloom of death, BUBIAIi SERVICE. 17 md that, after our departure hence in peace tnd in Thy favor, we may be received into ^ "!'hy everlasting kingdom, to enjoy the just re- rard of a virtuous and pious life. Amen ! Response. — So mote it be. • •*> Solemn, music may here again be introduoed^ ^ luring which a procession is formed. Jf the bodi \e not in the Lodge-Room^ the pt^Xfgksion wit lOve to the house of the deceased, anchhetice with lis remains to the place of sepulture , in tjie fol- Jowing order: The Tyler, with a drawn sword; * Stewards, with white Rods; Musicians; [if Masons; otherwise thoy will follow tbij Tyler;) ' Master Masons; Junior and Senior Deacons; Secretary and Treasurer; Junior and Senior Wardens; Past Masters; The Holy Writings; ^ m a cushion, covered with black cloth carried by the Oldest Member of the Lodge; The Master; The Reverend Clergv; The J* > G with the insignia Pall Bearers; o Mourners. Body. ^ placed thereon. Pall Bearers; il 18 nURTAIi »ERVICE. i i The Brethren should not leave their places dur- ing the processimi. Upon arriving at theplace of burial, the members of this Lodge will form a circle around the gi'ave; the clergyman and ojffi- bers of the Lodge will proceed to its heady and the TTiourners will be placed at the foot. The sei'vices ■mil then be resumed by the Master as follows: . Once mor my Brethren, have we assem- bled to per rm the last sad and solemn. duties to the dead. The mournful notes which be- token the departure of a spirit fro j its earth- ly tabernacle have again alarmed our outer door, and another has been taken to swell the numbers in that unknown i*nd whither our fathers have gone before us. Our brother has reached the end of life. The brittle thread which bound him to earth has been severed; and the liberated spirit has winged its flight to the unknown world. The silver cord is loosed; the golden bowl is brok- en, the pitcher is broken at the fountain; and the wheel is broken at the cistern. The dust hasreturned tothe earth, as it was, and the spirit has returned to God who gave it. While we deplore the loss of our beloved Brother, and pay this fraternal tribute to his memory, let us not forget, my Brethren, that we, too, are mortal; that our bodies, now so strong and vigorous, must, ere long, like his become tenants of the narrow grave; and that our spirits, too, like his, must' return to the God who spake them into existence. "Man «s BUBIAL KEBVIOB. 19 niaces dur- iheplace of )ill form a n and ojffi- id, and the %e sei'vices 'ollows : ve assem- mn duties vbich be- lts earth- our outer swell the ither our d of life. I to earth spirit has rid. The vl is brok- ntain;aiid a| The dust and the B it. : beloved )ute to his iren, that 58, now so ', like his ; and that rn to the se. '*Man that is born of a wo (uau is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth as a flower, land is out down; he fleeth also as a shadow, [and oontinueth not." The Almighty fiat has gone forth — **Du8t thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return," — t.nd that we are all sub- [ject to the dread decree, the solemn cause of our present meeting, I'-^he daily observation of our lives, and the mournful mounds which indicate this population of the dead, furnish evidence not to be forgotten. Seeing then, my Brethren, that life is so un- certain, and that all earthly pursuits are vain, let us no longer postpone the all-important concern of preparing for eternity; but let us embrace the present moment, while time and opportunity offer to provide against that great change when all the pomps and plea- sures of this fleeting world will pall upon the sense, and the recollection of a virtuous and well-spent life will yield the only comfort and consolation. Thus we whall not be hurHfed, unprepared, into the presence of that all- wise and powerful Judge, to whom the secrets of all hearts are known; and on the great day of reckoning we shall be ready to give a good ac- count of our stewardship while here on earth. With becoming reverence, then, let us sup- plicate the Divine Grace, to ensure the favor of that Eternal Being whose goodness and power know no bounds; that, on the arrival of the momentous hour when the fading taper of 20 BURIAIj sebvice. human life shall faintly glimmer in the socket of existence, our Faith may remove the dark shroud, draw aside the sable curtains of the tomb, and bid hope sustain and cheer the de- parting spirit. This city of the dead, my Brethren, has an overwhelming emphasis in its solemn silence. It tells us of the gathering, within its embrace, of the parents' fondest hopes; of the disseve- rance of all earthly ties to the departed ones who gave us birth; of the darkness into which the bright prospects of the loving husband and the devoted wife have suddenly been en- gulphed; of the unavailing grief of the affec- tionate brother and tender sister; of the dread sleep of death which here envelops the sub- jects of maty an early, many an fnstantaneous call into eternity, given in the midst of bealth, of gaiety, and of brighest hopes. And our departed Brother, where is he? All that remains of him here on earth is now en- closed in that narrow coffin, a lifoless mass oil clay. The deep, the agonizing sorrows of those to whom he was most near and dear- the scalding tears which have been shed upon his last earthly tenement-^the manly and f rater nal grief of his Brethren of the Mystic tie — are all by him unheeded. His every faculty has fled; the purple current which sustained his life has ceased to flow; the tongue, which waa wont to give utterance to the emotions aid feelings of the heart, performsno more its un< Ithe witl em p)eni BURIAIi SERVICE. 31 the socket ffunctions; the eyes, which so lately reflected the dark ithe movements of the intelligent principle bins of the |within, are now closed in death; — unfitted to eer the de- fremain longer on earth, we lay him reverently fbeneath its surface. m, has an | m silence. | A little, narrow spot, is all that he now can a embrace, Jfill; the cljd will hide him from our view, and disseve- |the plfcoes which have known him here, will Iknow him no more forever. We consign him |to the grave— to the long sleep of death; and so iprofound will be that sleep that the giant Itread of the earthquake even shall not disturb lit. There will he slumber unt^l the Arch- An- gel's trump shall usher in that eventful mom, when, by our Supreme Grand Master's word, |he will be raised to that blissful Lodge which no time can remove, and which, to those I worthy of admission, will remain open dur- 5 is he? All ling the boundless agep of eternity. In that is now en- niHeavenly Sanctuary, the Mystic Light un- unmingled with darkness, will reign unbroken and perpetuah There, smid the sunbeam smiles of immutable love, under the benig- nant bend of the All*seeing Eye, in that tem- ple, not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens,— there, my Brethren, may Almighty God, of His infinite mercy, grant that we may all finally meet, to part no more. e *rted ones into which J husband y been en- f the afiec- f the dread IS the sub- tantaneous b of bealth, ss mass of sorrows of I dear- the d upon his md f rater- ystic tie — ry faculty sustained ue, which emotions o more its The following invocations are then rehearsed hy the Master, and responded to hy the Brethren, 's 22 BURIAL SERVICE. Master. —May we be true and faithful, and may we live and die in love! Response. — So mote it be! Master. — May we profess only tb&t which is good, and may we always act in accordance with our profession! Response. — So mote it be! Master. — May the Lord bless us and pros- per us, and may all our good intentions be crowned with success. Response. — So mote it be! ■ * Master.— Glory be to God in the highest! on ( rth peace, and good will toward men. Response. — So mote it be, now, henceforth, and forever more. Amen! The apron is then taken from the coffin ainl handed to the Master; the coffin i^ deposited hi tlie grave; and the Master continues : — This Lamb Skin, or white Apron, is an e|p- blem of Innocence, and the peealiar badge of a Mason. It is more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman Eagle, and Vhen worthily worn, more honorable than Star or Garter, or any other Order which earthly power can con- fer. This emblem I now deposit in the grave of our deceased Brother (Drops it tn the GRAVE. ) By this act we are reminded of the universal dominion of Death. The arm of Friendship cannot oppose the King of Terrors; the shield of Fraternal Love cannot protect his victim; nor can the charms of innocent^ e w BUEIAL SEBVICE. 98 bhful, and it which is 3cordance ind pros- ntions he higheVit! I men. enceforth, coffin and ^po^iUed in is an em- badge of le Golden worthily jrarter, or p can con- the grave | r TN THE I 3d of the i > arm of f Terrors; t protect I nnocenoe vert his fatal touch. All, all must die. This rave, that coffin, and this circle of mourninp riends, remind us that we too are mortal, and hat ere long our bodies also shall moulder nto dust. How important then it is for us to now that our Redeemer liveth, and that he Ihall stand at the latter day upon the earth. 'i ( Taking the sprig of Accacia in his hand J '4 This Evergreen, which once marked the iemporary resting place of one illustrious in plasonic history, is an emblem of our endur- ing faith in the immortality of the soul. By ^t we are reminded that we have an immortal 4)art within us, which shall survive the grave ^nd which will never, never die. By it we are jiidmonished that, though like our Brother, pvhose remains now lie before us, we too shall soon be clothed in the habiliments of death, and be rleposited in the silent tomb, yet, through the loving goodness of our Supreme ^Orand Master, we may confidently hope that, |like this evergreen, our souls will hereafter ^flourish in eternal spring. The brethren here niove in procession around the grave f each depositing in it a sprig of ever- een as he passes the head. The Secretary then drops his Roll upon the coffin; and public Grand Honors are given thrice, all repeating at each time; — The will of God is accomplished! So mote it be! Amen! 24 BtJBIAL SERVICE. The ceremony is then continued by the Master as follows: From time immemorial it has been the cus- tom among the Fraternity; of Ftee and Accept- ed Masons, at the request of a Brother to ac- company bis remains to the place of interment and there to deposit them with the usual formalities of the' Order. In (jonformity to this usage, and in accor- da.nce with the duty which we owe to our de- parted Brother, whose loss we now most deep- ly do deplore, we have assembled in the cnaracterof Masons to offer up to his memory before the world, the last sad tribute of our affection; thereby demonstrating the sincerity of our past esteem for him, and our f»teady at- tachment to the principles of our beloved Order. The Great Creator having been pleased out of His infinite mercy to remove our Brother from the cares and troubles of this transitory life, thus sjevM?ihg another link in the frater- nal chain by which we are bound together- let us, who survive him, be yet more strongly cemented by the ties of union, friendship and brotherly love; that, during the brief space allotted to us here, we may wisely and usefully employ our time, and, in the reciprocal inter- course of kind and friendly acts, mutually promote the welfare and happiness of each other. Al BtJBIAIi SERVICE. 25 Unto the grave we nave consigned the body of oar deceased Brother — earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust — there to remain until the last trump shall sound on the resurrection morn. We can trustfully leave him in the hands of a beneficent Being who has done all things well, who is glorious in his holiness, wondrous in his power, and boundless in his goodness; and it should only be our endeavor so to improve the solemn warning now before us, that on the great day of account, we too may be found worthy to inherit the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world. To the bereaved relatives of him we mourn,, who now stand heart-stricken by the heavy hand which has thils been laid upon them, we have but little of this world^s consolation to present. Vie deeply, sincerely, and most af- fectionately sympathise with, them in this afBlcting dispensation; and we pulj up our most fervent prayers that **He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb," will look down with compassion upon the widow and the fa- therless, in this their hour of desolation, and will fold the benevolent arms of His love and protection around those who are thus bereft of their earthly stay. 2%e Mastef^f or Chaplain, will then repeat the foUowing prayers. Almighty and. Eternal God, — in whom we, 26 BURIAL SERVICE. live and move, and have our being, — and be- fore whom all men must appear at the Judg- ment-day.to render an account of their deeds while in ttiis life — we, who are daily exposed to the flying shafts of death, and who now surround the grave of one who has fallen in our midst, do most humbly beseech Thee to impress deep'y on our minds the solemnities of this day, and to grant that their remem- brance may be the means of turning our thoughts from the fleeting vanities of the pre- sent world to the lasting glories of the world to come. Let us continually be reminded of the frail tenure by which we hold our earthly existence; that in the midst of life we are in death; and that however upright may have been our walk, and however square our conduct, we must all submit as victims of the great Destroyer, and endure the humbling iiBVEL of th 3 tomb. Grant us thy Divine as- sistiuca, O caoit merciful God, to redeem our misspent time; and in the discharge of the im- portant duties which thou hast assigned us in the erection of our moral edifice, wilt Thou give us WISDOM to direct us, strength to sup- port us, and the beauty of holiness to adorn our labors, and render them acceptable in thy sight. And when our work on earth is done, and our bodies shall go down to mingle with their kindred dust, may our immortal souls, freed from their cumbrous clay, be receive d into Thy keeping, to rest forever in that spir V^ I BUBIAIi SERVICE. 9T itual house, uot made with hands, eternal in the Heavens. Amen! Response. — So mote it be! ^^ Benediction. — The Lord bless us and keep us — the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us — the Lord lift upon us the light of his countenance, and give ui peace. Kesponse. — Amen! So mote it be. Thus the services end. The procession will then form and return to th9 Lodge-Room^ and th$ Ijodge will be closed in the customary manner. HMWli! HHiWIwWSaiJlWJ" Hii, , Ui!«™j™»-.>J™J ^^i^pn^iiiiuf II .un, , LijLi \mujmi^m»v^>¥Krmm