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Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 '■•*<;iic. ■'A FORMS TO BE OBSERVED IN PRIVATE LODGES OP THE f 0pl iraitgt |it$tM0jt OF BRITISH NOETH AMERICA. » /...i ^ TORONTO: WILLIAM V. HUNT, PRINTER TO THE GRAND LODGEv 1855. ■ «r-.«« ..!^ p. < OHA^ISraE OHDER. No business connected with the affairs of the Insti- tution shall be transacted except in open Lodge, and guarded by a Tyler ; an4 not less than Five Members shall be considered a (|toorum. The Outside Tyler's post shall be outside the Lodge- room door, and he shall, before taking his post, undergo examination by the Master, to see if he is qualified to receive, as well as to reject applicants for admission. After the Lodge is opened, no person shall be admit- k'd without giving the Annual to the Tylers, except ..by special permission of the Master. The Master and Brethren being assembled, and hav- ii]g taken -their seats, and the Tylers at their posts, the T(;sl;_( division of the Entrance Password,) 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 Brother on each side ;; when both shall give their proof to the Deputy-Master, who shall rise, and say to the Master, — "Worshipful, — all present are true members of the Order." 4 Forms of the The Brethren shall then, at a call from the Master, all rise, and each placing his right hand on his left breast, stand (strictly silent,) while the Master, Chap^ Iain, or Brother appointed, proceeds to open the Lodg^ with the following Prayer ; OPENING PRAYER. « ■ Almighty God and Heavenly Father, who of T% gracious providence and tender mercy towards !g| ^ didst wonderfully conduct Thy servant King A^^illia-^ / and bring him safely throughj||iiy difficulties, to ^Ml BQrve us from tlie attempts of jPbnemics tx) bere^vrj ,il )• , ^ of our Religion and Laws, we humbly praise and ma^^r: iiify Thy most glorious name, for Thy unspeakable goo^ -^ iiess towards us, expressed in this act of Thy mer(^ J Bo Thou still our mighty Protector, and scatter 0^1^ enemies that delight in blood; infatuate and dcife^-f'rfl - ' The their counsels, abate their pride, assuage their malic^ ^ ^** ^ and confound their devices : Strengthen the hands ^' our present gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, ai. all that are put in authority under Her, with judgiiiei^, and justice, to cut off all such workers of iniquity .a|' turn^religion into rebellion, and faith into faction, that" they may never prevail against us, or triumph ruin of Thy Church among us ; hut that our gracioSl Sovereign and Her realms, being preserved in Thy true!"' religion, and by Thy merciful goodness prot^ted- iai - ' the same, we may all duly serve Thee, and give Thioji-; thanks in Thy holy congregation, through Jesus Christ' '" W our Lord. — A7nen. 4 ^^^ ,fl "i Orange Order. Master/i his left ^ r, Chap-i : ■i 1 i of Tlij i-ds i^' ; I id ma^';7 le gooi^-S ter QS|:g;i deffei acioiis j ly triiel- tediaf-^ Christ:^ Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will bo done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily broad. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into tcniptatiott ; But deliver us from evil : For Tliine m th^ kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever aiul ever. — Ame^i. The Master shall then say : I now declare this Loyal Orange Lodge, Numbei- — ^- open in due form, strictly prohibiting any lan- guage or conduct that n^ay tend to disturb the harmony of the Brethren. * ' ; . God Save THE Queen. ■ ■ • The Brethren shall then resume their seafs, and .t)ie itisine'ss of the Lodge shall be proceeded with in the following order: The Lecture to be repeated. Minutes of former meeting i,^ad. Members to be initiated. ♦"Oandidates proposed. - , Public business connected with the principles,' lonour or prosperity of the Institution considered. '. 'ijcctu|e repeated.^ • ; - ^Bues collected. }. Lod^e closed with Prayer. ' •1'?^ i .% Forms of thr RITUAL OF INTRODUCTION. '4' The Candidate for admission shall be introduced between two Brethren, each carrying in one hand an Orange Rod, decorated at tiie top with Orange iRibbands, one of whom should be bis Proposer or Seconder, who shall carry in his hand the Holy Bible, with the Book of Regulations placed thereon ; and on their coming to the foot of the table, opposite the Master, the Breth- ted all sitting, (strictly silent,) in their places — the Master shall say : Master — Brethren, whom do yon introduce ? l7itroducer — A. B., a worthy friend. Master — What do you carry in your liand ? Introducer — The Word of God. Master — Do you reverence that Word ? Introducer — We do. Master~W\\2ii is that other Book ? x'- introducer — The Constitution and LaAvs of the Orang 1? Associartion. . Master~AxQ you acquainted with the Rules thcreii| contained? * \ii Introducer — We are. ' # " Orange Order. ON. ween two decorated lid be hin the Holy id on their Ihe Breth- aster shall Orang theieiij Master — Do you act in conformity with those Rules ? Introducer — Wc do. Jlfrts^cr— [Addressing himself to the Candidate.] — Friend, do you, of your own free will, desire to be admitted into our Loyal Association ? Candidate — I do. Master — Friend, kneel down. The Candidate shall iVien kneel down at the table, (all the Preihren standing,) the Chaidain or Brother appointed shall.Bead the fol- lowing portions of Scripture : Lord God of our Fathers; art not Thou God in Heaven ? and rulest not Thou over the kingdoms of the heathen ? and in Tliy hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand Thee ?— //. Chron., c. xx., r. 6. Who is like unto Thee, Lord, among the Gods ? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praisee, doing wonders : Tl#^i in Thy mercy hast led forth the people whom Thou.feH redeemed ; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength uito Thy holy habitation.— JE;.m?. c. XV. V. 11, 13, •.-, 7 ■ ■• And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and fiir ^frontlets between thine eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt ; thOu shdf ^ therefore keep this ordinance in his season from yeaj'i' to year. — Exod., c. xiii., v. IG, 10. Here the Obligation shall be administered by the Master: I j Forms of the ORANGE OBLIGATION. '-^t I, A. B., do Holomiily and voluntarily swear, tlmt I will bo faithful, and hoar triio allcgianco to Uor ^M^.-^jo^ty Queen Victoria, and to Her lawful heir« and Successors, in the Sovereignity of Great Britain and Ireland, and of these Provinces, dependant on and helono-ing to the said Kingdom ; so long' as She or They shall maintain the Protestant Peligion and. tho Laws of this country : that I will, to tho utmost of rfiy power, defend Them against all traitorous consi^iracie^ j^iud attempts which I sliall know to be against Her ^• any of Tliem : that I will steadily maintain the connex. ion between tho Colonies of British America and tho Mother Country, and be ever ready to resist all attempts to weaken British influence, or diemember the British Empire : that I will be true and faithful to 'every Brother Orangeman in all just actions, neither wrong- Hig him, nor knowing him to be wronged or injured, }yithout giving him due notice thereof, and preventing it if m my power. I swear that I will ever hold sacred the name of our Glorious Deliverer, King William the Third, Prince of Orange ; in grateful remembrance oT! whom.! solemnly promise, (if in my power,) to cele-1 brate his victory over James, at the Boyne, in IrelandJ by assembling with nay Brethren, in their Lodge-Roomi on tlie 12th day of July in. every year ; I swear that I am not,.i:M)r ever will be, a Roman Catholic or Papist,! —nor am' I flow, nor ever will be, a member of any] m I in Orange Order. r, that i to 1 icr i3ira and tain and on and .. s She or and the st of rhy l^iraci^ b Her oi* connex* and tho ttcmpts British J every wrong'- injuretl, venting [ sacred iam the ance o1 to cele-J reland,j i-Room^ ar that Papist, of any. Society or body of men, that are enemies to TTcr Majesty and our Glorious Constitution: tliat I never was, to my knowledge or belief, rejected in, or expelled from, any Orange Lodge : I further declare, that T will do my utmost, to support and maintain the Tjoyal Orange Institution ; obey all regular summonses, and pay all just dues, (if in my power,) and observe and obey the Constitution and Laws of the same : and, lastly, I swear that I will always conceal, and never in any way whatsoever disclose or reveal, tho whole, or any part, of the Signs, Words, or Tokens that are .now about to be privately communicated to me, unless I shall be duly authorized so to do, by the [)r()pcr Author ities* of the Orange Listitution, of which 1 pm now about to become a member. So helj) me God, and keep me steadfast in this my Orangeman's Obligation. The Chaplain, or Brother appointed, s'nall read the following portions of Scripture : Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestow- ed upon us that we should be called the Sons of Godl Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the Sons of God ; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know ^^rJtt when lie shall appear we shall be like Him ; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath' his hope in Him, purifieth himself even as He is pure. Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also thelaw, for sin is the transgression of the law. In this the- * The proper authority is the Grand Lodge of British North Ame- rica. € 10 Forms or the children of God are manifest, and the chiklren of the devil. AThosoever doeth not righteousness is not of Ood, neither he that loveth not his brother For this IS the message that ye heard from the beginninq- that we should love one another. Marvel not, my brethren, f the wor d liate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren- He that loveth not fc brother abidcth in death Who- soever hatefh his brother is a murderer : ,,nd ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid own his hfe for us ; and we ought to lay down «.. lives for ne brethren. Bat whoso hath fliis world's .900d, and seeth liis brother have need, and sliutteth up las boweis „/ ampo.uon from him, how dwelleth th« h e of^God ,„ hi,n - Jfy ^^a, ohildren.Iet us not lov.: m word, neither m tongue ; but in deed^nd in truth,. And hereby we IV/?l snares that may be laid for you by quv enemies, ©Hjdt to impress upon your mind the great value of caution., .—so that you will weigh' well every word you may ^ ufo^in connexion with the Or^ler. . I further adi you, to be ever watchful when the Order is- at work^ so that you may gain wisdom by listening to the advice and opinion of your seniors ; and when you have heard, you will be wise to reflect, and speak not — ^but that you treasure up the lessons in your heart, to the end that you may prove your great faith. Thqre avp: +.WO r.artSnal virtues which bind the Brotherhood r---ri f- *" Orange Order. 13 of our Order — they arc Union and Truth. By the honourable exercise o^he latter, in your intercourse with the world, and especially with the Brotherhood, vou will find that the former is to be, and will be mair>- tained." Regard them, then, as the apple of your eye, only to be parted with in death. I trust what I have said to you in the name of l^^lu^ Lodge will have its due weight ; and now allo^^ r 'me to introduce vou to those wliom, hereafter, you aro K to regard as Brethren. * " jfy Brethren, receive this Brother to your friendship J -and love. •' ■- • -ilie^Brother stiall then make obeisance to the^Master, be welcomctl iv itiidividually by the Brethren,— and all present take their seacs. Thc^Initiai)iori'Feq'in this Order shall not be les^ tJia,B*:^ive Shillings, iw^r more than Fifteen Shillings. t rf'vibM^ftari one Candidate is iilitiated, the Charge is to be 1?^^ ,^;,'''.-, f.-^,^- -j,,, •♦ ■ " J." - '. t - reserved until all are introduced. :^ >-*^-.0-^.>K^in CLOSlft^PEAYEU. God, whose Name is excellent in all the earth, and Thy glory above the heaveias, who hast so often miraculously preserved thy Church and People from the secret contrivance and open violence of numerous 14 Forms OP THE ,r i conspirators, we bless and adore Thy gracious Majesty for Thy marvellous lo . ing-kindness to our Churcli and Nation, in the preservation of our Religion and Liber- ties, and we humbly crave that the devout sense of Thy repeated mercies may renew and increase in us a spirit of steady allegiance to our present gracious Sovereign Lady Queen, Victoria and a spirit of fer- vent zeal for our Holy Religion, which thou hast so wonderfully rescued and continued, a blessing to us and to our posterity : all of which we humbly beg for the sake of our bles'sed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. — A7ne7i. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with you all — A7nen. The Master shall then say : 1 now declare this Loyal Orange Lodge, No.£^^ duly closed until the next regular meeting, except in case of emergency, of which all Brethren shall have due notice. God Save the Queen I Orange Order. 15 is Majesty hurch and md Libcr- } sense of sc in us a gracious rit of fcr- Li hast so sing to us iibly beg, )ur Jcsiis 5 love of with you jxcept in lall have FORM OF K^^STALLATION OF OFFICERS. At the General Election of Officers, Li December, the Past Master shall proceed to insial the newly elected Master, who shall the* proceed to instal the Deputy- Master, Secretary, Treasurer, and Five Committee-men. The Lodge shall be opened as usual — the Master elect taking his seat on the left of the Secretary. After the Lecture is repeated, the Past Master, turning to the Secretary, shall eay : Past Master — Brother Secretary, upon whom ha:? the choice of this Worshipful Lodge fallen, to be Mas- ter for the current year ? Brother Secretary — Having every confidence in the Worshipful Brother , and having had frequent proofs of his ability and desire to advance the cause of our glorious Institution, we have selected him for \n Master, and now require his installation. I now present to you Brother . Past Master — Let us pray. (All kneel.) Great Master and Creator of the World, Disposer of life and death, we entreat Thee look down upon us with mercy, and bless our undertaking 1 We humbly 16 Forms OF THE uavcthat rhouw,lt at all times give us wirfom to gwern our own actions, and jndgn.ent to guide the actions of those under our care ; endue ifs with a Jles.re to con.Iuct all our undertaking-s in peace and h.other y love. Permit tlie Master of this Lodge to enjoy thy grace, and give him the light of Wisdom so that he may impart it to those whoso conduct he is Chan y. Justice, Temperance, Prudence, and Fortitude over be his guide.and the guide of us all, for Christ's sake. Lodge — Aineii. , Past Maslcr-Brotim- , before you are sworn aito the duties of office, lot mo ask you if you are pre- pared t,. act under the Kules and Regulations of the lught Worshipful the Grand Lodge, and under any order that may be issued by its authority ? Maskr Ekel — I am. Past Master-By this consent you take upon yourself vanous duties ; not only will you be required to per- form them yourself, which, from the fact of your being chosen to the station you are to occupy, is'proof you VI 1 but you assume the office of Gt.ardian and Advis?r- the members of your Lodge. You will rebuke them 101 a violation of any portion of their obligation as a ' superior Brother should rebuke an inferioi- Yo . are required to warn them that it is their duty to live peaceably with, and act honourably towards all men .»d especially toward a Brother ; that tlicy are bound OlUNUE Or1>EI{. sdom to lide the with a vco and xlge to ^''isdom, ct lie is )e, and rtitnde Christ's svrorn re pre- of the er any •^" ritrictly to guard against all unworthy excesses, whe- ther of intemperance or otherwise ; to rebuke and admonish them who profane the Name of the Lord, or who are guilty of cursing or swearing. You will teach them to denounce an impostor, and to chorieli the faithful amongst our Brethren. Do you acknowledge these obligations to be your duty ? Master Elect — I do. Past Master — Will you endeavour, with the help of God, to discharge them ? Master Elect— l will. Then administer the Oath, (Members all standing.) OBLIGATION OF A MASTEE. urself per- being f you IvisG^" thern as a 1 are live men, aund N- I, A. B., swear, that I do not undertake the office of Master for any private or personal emolument or advantage ; that I will use the authority with which I am invested as Master to keep proper behaviour and BoBriety in the Lodge over which 1 am to preside, and to cause a due observance of the Rules and Regula- tions of the Association, by all the members of my Lodge ; and lastly, I swear that I will not certify for any person without having first proved him, and being satisfied in my conscience that he is a person of good character. 18 FoRJIS OF THE The newly elected Master shall then take his sent nnJ «j • • . .{;e_0..h .„ .he Cher Office.. .a'ylngTJ^IchrSf tZZl f Master— Yon have lieard the duties Avliich I have assumed for the sake of this Lodge. The like duties must you assume before you can be duly iustallcd Do you consent, as I have done, tluit these virtues and obligations shall be your guide ? Ansiver — I do. .•\.-»,'N.-.-«-^-^^-, OBIIOATION OF A DEPUTy.MASIER. M.5 ewear, That flo^not undertake the office of Deputy-Master for any private or persoual emolu- •nent or advantage ; th^t I will „,e the authority with winch I am .nvested as Dequty-Master, to keep proper bohavor and sobriety in. the Lodge o;er whfchlal to preside, to cause a due observance of the Rules and negulations of the Society, by all the Members of my I^odge, and lastly, I swear that I will not certify for bcmg satisfied in my conscience, that he is a person of good character. OBIIGATIOK OF A TEEASBBEK. I, ^. B. do swear. That I will faithfully preserve all the monies or other property, that I may receive tor the use of my Lodge, and that I will fairly account or and pay over the same, when requested so to do oy the Master and Officers of the Lodge "t t i administer 5 he sweara ill I have ke duties installed. I'tiies and R. the oflSce 1 emolii- fity with p proper ich I am ules and s of my rtify for im, and I person reserve receive Lccount 3 to do Orange Order. 19 OBLIGATION OF A SECEETAEY. I, A. Jl, do swear, That I will faithfully preserve th« papers and all other documeuts of the Lodge, that may 1)6 committed to my charge ; that I will not myselt; sign, or seal, or cause to be signed, or sealed, nor lend the Lodge seal, so that it may be affiJced to any forged paper or irregular Orangeman's Certificate ; and lastly, that I will deliver up all the property of the Lodge when requested by the Master and the other Officers so to do. 4t OBLIGATION OF A COMMITTEE-MAN. t I, A. B., do solemnly swear. That I will exercise the privileges, functions, and duties of a Committee-man, faithfully, conscientiously, and impartially ; that I will use what ever influence I may possess for the l^nefit of my Lodge particularly ; and generally for the interest of the Order, to the best of my skill, knowledge, and cunning. (The Committee may be all sworn togieihtr.) Chaplain.— -Father of Mercies, look down upon u^,, with grace, and unite us still closed ih the bond of union, by which we are united as one family, give us Wisdom to know thy ways, and a heart to love one another for our Saviour's sake. to Forms of the Okange Oudkr. "Behold how g-ood a thing it is for brethren to dwell ton-ether in unity 1 It is like the preeioue oint- ment upon the beard, even Aaron's beard ; that went down to the bkirts of his giirrnent ; as the dew of Hennon, and as the dew tliat descended npon the mountains of Zion ; for there the T^ord commanded tlio blosBing*, even life for evermore." — Psalm cxxxi, \^ It »^.