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' ft- ; ■.fr: ... * _ _ _ _^__ 'J If,' [fin t))ig (as in the Orinfipp), no ImsinetH connected witii 1^e afTftire of the Order shnll be trauftaeted, except 4n open Lodge, and guarded bj a Tyler ; and not less than IT^yii Meinbon ahaU^ be oonaidered % aBonun* ' ^ There shall l)e two Tjlem in this Order— one whoae poa^ shall bo outside (as in tlie Orange), and tho other, whoM . )KMt shairiie inside the (Lodge-room door. i> ^ fp > .'' yhe duty of the InsWe Tyler shall be, to pnt th^^Teit fo all who, (after having previously given the Annu the Oatside Tyler), enter tl^e room after the Lodgtia , ■ ♦ ■ ' " • ' ' ' " , '■ ■ f )1ie Tylers shall in'all eases be examined by the Master, to see if tliey are pnofferly qoaliiied tjo.reqeiye or regect those applying. for adm^ion^ i . t . ,-•'*■ . ■ . ■ ' ■ ■' - • . '1 . , . . - . i . . . ■ .# ^ , I^The Master and Brethren being assembled, find bating taken their seats, and! the Tylers duly placed, the Test, (which shall be the proper division of the Entrance Pass, woiid), shall be put to them, beginning by the Secretary, on the right, and the Treasurer, on the left hand, each Brother passing the Test till it reaches the last Brbtheir on each side ; when both shall give their proof to the Deputy- Master, who shall rise and say to the Master, "Worshipful, —All present afl& true Brethren of the Order." ^' ■-.,.■-■ ^"^ V BLUB BITUAiiJ if— MM ' ,mmmmmmmm "^ ^^Tbe Dretliran tli«n iliiil), at % eall fVom the MMtcr, nil rtt* and, eftcli with hit right hand and left ann in the pro* ; ,,4 per position, stand (itrictlj MUait) while the 'Chaplain, Matter, or BroCher «ppointe<1, proeeed to open tb« Lodge, by leading the following fwrtiona of 8criptnr«t ; I fihatl sccllim, but not now. I shall ttehoM Him, but not nigh ;ihcre shall ? Icjome a Star out of Jacob, and a scep- tre shall arise out of Israel, and shall Itoute the corners of Moab, and destro;^ * all the childi*en of Gath.— Num,, ck xxiv« V. 17. , And the Lord spake un- ip. Moses, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they^ make fringes in the borders of iheir garments, throughout their gen,^ eifations, and that they put upon the fri^nge of border a ribband of Blue*' That ye may remember and do all My Commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LoM your God, WMeh brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am«»the rd your God. <■'; .,4f The* aball Ibe Cliaplaii^ Ihata; of HMtber appobted, I«a4 tha lb|* ,M^i lowing PrajMr: ,:«* A T ' 4- "yf" " * it f l.^ I ''- ■> -s'Tl^" l\ * I P. \ *0^ Almighty and Everlastiog God f i who art the streiigtli of all them who put their trust iu Thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, look upon the hearty desires of Thy humble servants, and stretch forth tlio right hand of Thy Majesty, to be our defense against all our pneipka. Enable U9^ to love and serv6 Thee as we ought. Render us worthy to inherit the rest t)repared for aU them that fear and ove Thee. Teach us to watch and prepare for the coimhg of the day of judgment, so that we may worthily enter into Thy kingdom, as Stars of • GHory in the House of Isi'ael. Grant these, and all other mercies which Thou seest we stand in need of, for the sake of Thy dear Son our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. The MASTER tiuM then Mj; I now declare this Royal Bine Lo€lge opened in due form, strictly prohibiting any language or conduct that may tend to distnrb the harmony of the Brethren. GOD 8A.YE THE QUBBN. f ■ * ■^ / ilrndpi f ' 1^;;. 'MUK- 'imt-ml mmmMmm: \ lit: 'I -. f*» h-,'U-'V\-:l^ i t- I pQ|mfiiCTl|»> I^H THE ORDER CONSIDEREP; Giib^n>' ii^tm plater. -rf- 4L0. t "* ■M' ■.idAmiumm J^ X f" . \l **' w»-*^ iwm n. i n ii . *r'tr> .*.'-,iitf*kj »''".> -u^'r !1.'^'^« If |i ^-r.- ij f / 1 V.\ Inred t« the thoolder, and a Bla« }UbM>L rtled iwdrnd UmiI ^i «i^» th^flUM^r. AUbe[h9i«i4r.«l^<^(tt-W)iat Btranj|er# i^ (1^ ^ . ^^^ • SpdNtoBS.— Travellers from the Eaat . Tlylvt Npeate this aaAowiee&Miit-li^ .; *Miklr^-^If thej h»ve{1ih«ir gttiil|» ani^ t&Mn iBnter. *. . ^ . v *Sim door to then opened, *nd the Candidate, (having tl *^"" ^ >|iia|l be intvodaced hetivoen hia two Bponaon, « ^ M; deobrnttd wiih li|ti^ BItttioii. *nd mux^ttfv^, ^^ \ of tiurliOdl^ wititiibB OhHgittttrit tfaeieon and opan, ihd aft ahall be i4M'^filPM.lu>«i.^ , bre elitttcr ijinole. The wsttS^ ttt baa readied tho BUBter ume aoau oe ptilju aaa^lo platted; in a>k nottbbel^hted 9r ; thooneu(the BLtm ftrnjAti* -4 i **'P. > t1i« Olii]flaiB» or IfMter, AaSL thra prooaad m J ♦^Jf ow, when Jesus was bom inBeth- lehemof Judea, in the days of Herod the Kingi i»eh^d tbere cpne liise men from the East, to Jerusalem, saymg^ where is He that is bom King ofythe Jews? for we have seen his Star\ in #■ the TSb^ and are come to worship BSii. :Aj|d lo I the Star which th( saw in the East, went before thei^, , till it came and stood over where the yo^iy^ When they t$a^ tiie $tai\ they rejoiced with exceediiag ^i^iii^^ come ^ild, an|i fell dpwn and worshipped t; and when they had opehedf their I gold, and frankmcehsj' and -••■•h). Bei9 ilu» Ciaibd»to pi^ liis Iitfti*tion Feis. indtkM^ iMa tten mWrlbe hi* nilme in ^te I^^c^Biii, Ike ** TliQii hast ini^l^^ tbj nftme amoiigil 1ni> i yBfttn. loro received in our ABsodation ? ^ ' ^ili^ai^Mii.---^ iik5iii»^^»i«#^#*vf; -:i '■n..Tt IfAffTEB.— (AddreBsing^tbe Candidate)— Is it j^iir detijMi and humble petition to be adl^Anced to the degrelpfBoyal ^^'Btuel- - ■ . w/ OAHDnJAti.— It fi; /\ ^.;i':-t',-l ft;;* if T'^f .'^ MA«f SB,— Friendy Jnie^l down. ■'■.■i,-; . Mwrtw.rtiaUBaif: .' ' -">^ i;^ .>-- , ■ uO ' - '■ / •■* J'w '■■■J^ .^XAUkllMllllg.) , ^ . ; ^' /^'.- ,^:.-;;v.-\ d, Lord God, Judge trf the W1^ who ha^li coiaiiMffidBd #£rtr^<^^^ should coflie fiwrth *o judgnaAiS^e entr^t ^hee to gf8arf;^u# life pr#)u, TFbowj|^]^d,jl^^ii |Baai|fel|,)a0^ te Tt^ltcmoF ^Itoeribeilpi^ deeds m tiae Bool of |ii% ^ ^1 ^ is BhownjBM ' ; ' u mji^KfrcAL. ^t^-mMm^j*^ ;^.gi.»«,-ieM..- .iawnmimi«Wirfniirnni)iitibMi o^ of the lands Hfll BLUE RITUAL. U mimm -itfr and from thp West, from the North and from the Souths — Psalm 107. I was glad when they said to me, let US go into the House of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within Thy g9.tes, ® Jerusalem. Jerusalem iei bmlded as a city that is compact together*— Psalm 122^ Behold, bless ye the Xord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by nimt stand in the House of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless ye the Lord. The LcH^a, that made Heaven and earth, bless thee ' out of Sion.— JPsALM 134. The Signs, Paa8word«» and MyateriM of the Order pludlf *. municated to the new Blue Brother, after >irhl«h tlMi' deliver the Cluuiie: SiS \ u>''" • T-*-^H^' u^ 1 1 ■■ 1^.^hrlfi^'' •I . ;i-^ ■.♦xf H-^ ' .'i-^t, w 'i^^f^? T'^f ^•. ; • >■< t ^ ; M/, cJHABam .♦•?.. {'(' . *v ; , - » ■< 'f.ti^ C -f^, • • to t^k Ordef, b^^iktse it'c^lfi #Oii.'jrur ^aa^ion^ anid preMiM mi# ^^fllefbe4nIl9 of the Otdev iiiteilm^^mir ni^d to tie i»«»i4epriilibii of MefMm nllon tafifo^e t^^^oii tijr tire Stat 1^ tiii|w^i)|t course ol wmeW i«|^ftirestie4^^ how sntall beginnings can, 1^ the detnree of an all-wise Providence^ have great aid glo- rious tenSinatidns, It is to teach yoQ tlie duty of being ttatis^^d ni^th vonr bit, when von remember your Bavioiurs iiativity aiid his high destiiiiktion. Reflect that, howei^r humble your lotj however unpoli^ed ji^ habits, by a constant life of virtue and &iih, by industrious and seatous habits, you may amve at as near a stateu>f|>erfecti»-» ./'..' mxm fttTtTAU ¥, them upon their approach to any evil action, and thus prove to them the worth and value I of your exalted station. You must at all times exert yourself tofkoep our g^lorious Institution fropi hai*m, and not allow tHe precincts of the Star to be desecrated. By your submission to ^ your seniors, you will convmce your inferiors of their duty to do likewise; and, although you are partiQularly to see the sufferings and . w^jtaof your Brethren relieved, vet by th^^ virtue of fcat brilliant guide, ^hich you hav^;j aasumed, you must feel that your benevolencp^; shoflW be universal. Lastly, you are to ob-t serve, with scrupulous exactitude, the secrecy/ ' of the 6egr6e just conferred ; and you are to absent youreefr from any Lbd^e which does' notfeitnfWly carry out the principles we teachi ' By d6in$ all of which, you will prove that oui^j oonMeiiee has not been misplaced. // f > ^ \ jh < >' ^ ' , r ' 'I'roil ih-'i-f", '^f'iiT' t n ^1. ■ii' ^mmum^'M hnm^ Mm :'> r.: ' •0 !• «1 t > ) BLUE RITUAU 15 TIm €iui^»lii, MMter, or Brother •ppointwl, ihsU thra My : Moreover, the Lord spake a^in uiuEo Ahaz, V saying, ask thee a sign of theliord thy God, jask it eilher in the dep^, or in, the height above. But Ahaz said, I^ill not ask, heitner will I tempt the Lord. And he said, hear ye now, House of David, is it a small thing ror you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? llierefore, the Lord himself shau give you a sign: behoM, a Virgin shall con- ceive and bear a Son, and shall call hii^ naibe /mmoni^/.— Isaiah, c. vii., v. 10, 11/12, 13, 14/ ».i;.:i . i. 'r God be mercifhl unto us, and bless us, and cause Qis . &ce to shine upon us. ^ . That I^ name may be known upon earth, Thy savlw health among all nations. Let tte >p0^|^^ {)raise Thee. 0, let the nations be glad liM msiSt for joy ; for Thou shalt judge the pieows # rigmeously> and govern the nations upon W9 earth. Let the people praise 11iee,t) God; let all the people praise Thee. . Then shall the ' jB&rth. jrield her increase^ and God, even our own Ciod shall %less us. Ood shall blew ub, and aH tXeodida of Me earlk ihaU fe(n^ Mm, .. —Psalm 67. - • -'K'^hh-m llwIiatiAtloB Flae of Uda Older not be lenllifui ThxM 81^ ■ ■■ ' , : • ' Ninepenoo. ' ■ ' ■. . «i f,1 .\fiil|..n^i "h,-/. •-iff ,'i/f?i)'.-'' .''! ^f*!"!!? '/I'm "I'' »■ 1"^ ' :(* « ;-i- - ,,s .j,\.,o;l,V' J OuB Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed 66 Thy h9(m^. Thy kiiig^k>m come. 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