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APPAREL IN LODGE. ^IZ'^-^^T^Z. r^ ^'^'^^^ attending this ing, naval or mihW mi^ll mean dark cloth- wiTl be permuted to enfprfv.' t"V^° ^^«*her the masonio clothinl annpTf n''^- ^^^^^ ^^^^o"* degrees of Masonrv' bKw i""'"^ *P *^« ^^^^^ those degrees of Dire«iT^'^-'''''>i^"* ^^tli recognizld and acCowLdt"^^ I-dge of British CoIuS^lX worn":'''^^ Pa JS3 GE. ittending this I proper drosB, an dark cloth- )ut no Brother ^odge without S to the three ^nsistant with ent Mneonry, y the Grand be worn. I OF United Service Lodge, No. 24, B. C. R., OP ANCIENT FREE AND A(5KEPTE0 HASONS. SUBMISSION TO GRAND LODGE. 1. This Lodge fully acknowledges the sup- remacy of the Grand Lodge of British Colum- bia, and will pay due respect to its Constitu- tion, Laws, Rules and Regulations. NAMB AND CONSTITUTION OP LODGE. 2. This Lodge shall be known by the name of "United Service," No. 24, of the Ancient Free and A'^oepted Masons," and its officers shall consiB ;f a Master, a Senior Warden, a VTunior Warden, a Trensurer, a Secretary, a Serior Deacon, a Junior Deacon, a Director of Ceremonies, two Stewards, an Inner 'Guard, a Tyler,*and such other officers as the Lodge may deem proper to elect or appoint. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 3. The Master, Wardens, Treasurer, Secret- ary and Tyler shall be elected annually by ballot at the regular Lodge meeting in June, BY-LA Wh. 8hall.be installed and investd ""'" ""'«"™ ho: .» OF oonduot.no thb ballotino fob OPPICEBS. °" c«SoTr p^ivTutrif «""« ^- '»"' Warden in a rep-nlnr r i x ^, ^^^^ Bervod as printed on a^Xj^^/^.^^^^^^^^^^^^ written or one of which ehall bo^iven tn ! ^^' ''^ P^P^'"' present at the Lodee • ^unt f^*"^^ member tear off the name of 'thete"'^'' «^^«^^ t^«« » votes, and shall dspoaitth/*^^'' '^'^ ^^^"^ i^<^ box. Two scrutineers i^n^K^"^ ^" *^« ballot examine them, and X Brofh^^ "PPointed to ceivethemajonW%rf5''*^f ^^o shall ro- be declared to be el^tid w ''^ ^-^ P^«««»t «hali the Lodge. ^^^"^ Worshipful Master of wL^en^TrealiTrerl^^^ W«^d««' Junior take place iCS.wlT^ ^?^ ^^''^^ «haH ducted in a simiSr ^^^^.^^^^^^^^^ ^"^ be con- ing the name of the Brothn; hl^ member writ- for the several officefon « «'' '^'' ^^ '"^ ^^^^* deposit the sam^fn the ballo'A''' Paper, and amination by the R^r,ff® *^^^^ot box. After ex- ceiving the majority ^^^^^^^^^ Brother re- shall be declared to be elected! '^''^^ ^'''^''^ 6 Th« ''''f "^«« ^^ ^B LODGE. Masonic Tftm-i- i-. P™'. "^®<1neBdav. in the ™ay from time to time be * I e mooting in ther served as 9 written or Ps of paper, ^ry member f shall thea •r whom he I the ballot pointed to o shall re- ssent shall Master of JD, Junior 'yler shall id be cou- Qber writ- 8 to elect •aper, and After ex- rother re- « present ige shalJ y, in tlift p. m., or time be i ) t nY LAWS. 5 deemed convenient, and has been entered on the summons, 7. Special moetiiifjs may bo caik'd by the W. M. upon any emergency which he in his judgment may deem proper ; the buBiness to be transacted shall be expressed in the sum- mons, recorded on the minutes, and no other business shall be entered upon. The minutes of such meeting shnll not bo confirmed at any subsequent Lodge of emergency, but shall be submitted fo'* f^onfirmation at the next succeed- ing regular Lodge meeting. 8. Any Brother or candidate at whose in- stance and request an emergent meeting shall be called, shall pay the sum of S5 to defray the expenses of such emergency meeting ; and all fees for dispensations shall be paid by the Brother asking for the same, 9. Three clear days' notice of all mortings shall be given every member within hail. This time limit shall not apply to funerals. DUES AND FEES. 10. The annual subscription for members and who may join or be initiated in this Lodge, and not connected with either the Navy, Army, or Dominion services, shall be nine dollars, but if connected with the services six dollars annu- ally, to be paid quarterly in advance ; and no member shall be eligible for office in the Lodge, or have a right to vote, whilst his name appears on the books in arrears for over six months. 6 i^V-LAWS. 11 Air , ARREARS. . ■^^; All subscriptions anrl f^ , . "-1-ee are £e^^^^::^J;!^Z!^y^ -• --^l"^^^^^^^^^^ i^avo refused period of twelve moiXir«r.??®" ^«ri°*f a the 8ecretarv thar»?f ' ^^^^^ ^e notified bv the first VV:2nesda/?^the't,r '•' ^^ ^ such dues be paid up or ithJ^l^'''''''^ ^"a^ter refusal is from inabijftv », ^i^'',^^ ^^at such snspendod from fhp i ^ '-^^ ^^^a^^ be declared the Master B^^tthe'^'}':^^^'^"' ^^ Masonrfb^ ^ dues or grant h m fur^he/?; ^^^ remit hi^ dient. "^ rurtner time if it is expe- 13 Th« f K,''^'!^ ^'''* DEGREES. « ™Jow Craft.. ' • •*'f5 Master Mason ;9 15 11 T? * AFFILIATION. 14. Fee for affiliation must be produced, together ^i^wlf^ certificate Jroni his former Lod/e thff o f^^*^® certificate ;jfen iegnJarJj^-admitted^ h^'i;" n V'"^^*' ^a^in^ I the pnW,e,e^of tX^^ tt ^^-'"^'i.havj j I ' beinfi: payable s If not so paid. 11 liave refused pues during a ' be notified by ;r at or before 'owiug quarter own that such »ii be declared f Masonry by ay remit his ' If it is expe- foilows ;— ■••.•.. 10 15 36 I Brother to e certificate 3 certificate 8 are paid. ' shalJ have ^o 1*3 only ift, havinsr ^iall have ' Craft or BY-LAWS. 7 Master Mason's degree on payment of the fol- lowing fees, viz.:— For the Fellow Craft degree » |16 " Master Maeou's degree 15 PETITIONS, 17. All petitions for initiation or affiliation must state the age, residence and occupation and bear tlie signature in full of the petitioner' also be recommended by two members of the Lodge. (The ab 3 particulars to be placed on the summons). Every such peUtion shall be referred to a committee of three, whose duty it shall bo to report at the next regular meet- ing (unless further time be granted), when th© applicant may be balloted for, and received or rejected as the Lodge may determine. 18. The candidate for initiation must be a free man and of free birth, of the full age of 21 yejirs, of unimpeachable character, in respect- able circumstances, and a resident in the Prov- ince for at least twelve months, and within the jurisdiction of this Lodge during six months preceding the date of his application, except in •the case of a person belonging to the Navy Army, or mercantile marine, whose application' though he have not that qualification of resid- ence, may be received in accordance with the ('onstitution. 19. All petitions for initiation shall be accom- nanififi w^h a (1f»»>r>o'f •^' ♦l^" " -* ■«■•" - • ^ i--_ •'--i_'^ (^ '-s^ i-'OoiL Tjj. iiic 3UUI ui spiu, lo oe placed lu the hands of the Secretary. If the eaudidate bo not elected the deposit shall be i-oturned ; but it the candidate be elected, tmd BY-LAWS. VVitnesB my hand this 18 day of Recommended by j Bro. ? Bro. . I ^ ( nit ation within ("niess sufficient ]in'''-^5^^^' the deposit forfeited ^.^?e. In every '^«ie Secretary Q oecretary. BY-C.AWS. 9 n must in overy 'ssin^, or Rais- eremony takes 'cretary befor e 3BRS. ', Officers nnd age, No. 24, Passed and ifion ry in ponstitntion, ^nited Serv- 5 do hereby ^"^y former day of V member- >r who haB rendered valuable aervioee to the Craft or this Lioage in particular. DEMITS. 24. Any Brother desirous of obtaining his derait shall make personal or written applica- tion m open Lodge for the same, and such demit shall be granted, provided there are no charges against him, and all dues are paid or remitted by the vote of the Lodge. BALLOTING, AND BEHAVIOUR AT. 25. In all ballots for candidates for initiation one black ball shall reject, and every member p^sent shall cast his ballot. In all ballots for affiliation three black balls shall reject. 26. No ballot shall be spread upon any ap- plication for degrees (except by special dispen- sation from the Grand Master) until informa- tion has been received from the Grand Secret- ary that the applicant is free from the Black List, nor until notice of the name, age, profes- sion and place of abode of the applicant shall have been sent to all the members of the Lodge nor until the application shall have been re- ferred to a committee, whose duty it Ihall be to make strict investigation into the moral mental, physical and other proper qualifications of the applicant, and report thereon at the next meeting if he belongs to the Navy, otherwise at the next regular, meeting, unless further time be granted, .27. No application for initiation shall be withdrawn after reference to a committee, ex- cept as hereinafter provided in this Section. If Il I 10 BY-LAWS. takeD, and the mIX on fh« ^^^^'\^- «^^" be -port, declare th"crndTdate%;T/c?^r ''^"^^ Bba'* bi toe'd t' Vnd'Tt"«f ?i the candidate nimoua vote to elect. ^^^ *^^® »» «^a- bo^'thi Masr w,Th^ou?lT^^^ ^° *h« ballot shall order a second ba Hot snrL'I?^. the result, poee of correctim/ ^ L ?P-ad for the pur- ballot shaHbe final Vf?!^'^^^ "^^'stake, which taken, no discussion sfaU h "' ^'"?* ^^« been the second ballotTa faken , Pf Totted before ballot be postponed nnt^?' ''^^jball the second the Lodge. ^ ""^'^ ^^^ther meeting of quaUVin' S^ence'o? ^"^ ^^^^--^ ^^ ^ ence, they shall m4i«cl ^- ^^^"ffif'ieDt resid- in which case th?l^,yP^^^«^ ^J^P^^t thereon, ^ drawaloftheapplic'^^ranXr^Srtord^^^^^ at£n rr'5e'eted"'o^;^f b'- ^-«ation or affili- si^^pended or expelled r'^^^^^^^P^'imanded, Bball reveal, either d^;ee?lv'^o'?^''.?^^"^«^*«'^ Buch person, or to anv othJr / ^^^irectly, to which may have tS ,.i ' ^"^ *»'^»««ction8 «or shall anyproSf^^nf^^^^^, ?? the subject ; proper to b^^nS'^'Sr-- ^' ""V^^ ^"^^^- "^^ thereof, unde7pena?f Vor;^ ■ ^^^«^^?««d o;utside or expulsion, ^s t7 ^^^--l.u^^^^^^^^^ or any member >allot shall be 'ception of such jected. e the candidate II take an una- ar m the ballot tng the result, d for the pur- nistake, which allot has been i-mitted before all the second >r meeting of applicant dis- iffieient reeid- port thereon, rect the with- r it recorded. ition or affili- feprimanded, er nor visitor ndirectly, to transactions the subject ; Ijodgp. not 3sed outside ', suspension determine ; 4 I 1 ' BY-LAWS. 11 and that no Brother present may plead ignor- ance, the Worshipful Master shall direct" this clause to be read immediately after any such j rejection, reprimand, suspension or expulsion. I VISITOES. 32. No visitor shall be admitted into this I Lodge- unless he be personally known, well 1 vouched for, or after due examination by a committee of brethren present and duly ap- pointed by ihe Worshipful Master; and during his continuance in the Lodge he shall be sub- ject to its by-laws. 33. Brethren who are not paying members of some regular Lodge or contributing members of this Lodge will be permitted to visit this Lodge but once, unless summoned or invited by the Lodge. BEHAVIOUR IN LODGE. 84. At the sound of the Worshipful Master's gavel there shall be a general silence, and no Brother shall leave the Lodge without permis- sion of the W. M. 35. Any Brother who shall so far forget him- self and the respect due the Lodge as to appear in a state of inebriety, or who shali;make use of immoral or uncourteous language, or who by any improper conduct or behaviour shall disturb the peace and harmony of the Lodge, for the first offence shall beadmonished by The Master; for the second offence of the "same nature he shall be ordered to leave the Lodge for the evening ; and should he on a third oc- casion be guilty of a similar disrespect and im- 12 BY-LAWS. w 1: ^^^^^i:^^ ^^^oi^l ^" >e excluded hirds of the brethren preset ?nT"^^ ^' *^^ the Grand Master. P'^®^®^''. and reported to brethren L^^Ltt ?r/"!/"^ *^« ^^^^^ ^o call and if after f Sal ^u ^^^ "^masonic conduct guilty of'i'n^L'^ ttaThe •^^^.l^ ^/'^"-^ be injured or brought Ini^n^^^ "^ay committed anvpnniffr ? *° disrepute, or has Wilfully or illlTgly viZte^J^'^ ^" ^^^ ^ay' or his country, the Lod^« - ^"^^ °^ ^^^ reprimand, suspend or expllhkn'^ ^'^""'^ ^« or%?o^fe*^To '4l^ni^Tr^«r ' ^P^'^-- jember shall be ^mSti^'"^'^^??" ''^ «°y Secretary. 'transmitted to the Grand 38.1.Rea^,thesummonscaliin.tomeet- ^ 2. Reading and confirming minuf«. .f o R, Previous meetings. ^ '°"^®' °' 4 p!^^'."'? correspondence. 4. Reading petitions. ii" ;^^'"V^'« of motion. 10 X,''''^ o^ the Craft. i^. Closing the Lodge BY-LAWS. 18 t" be excluded fnajority of two- and reported to le Lodge to call asonic conduct .8hall be found institution may srepute, or has pas in any way «e laws of God ly proceed to I. ion, expulsion lieges of any o the Grand rNG. lling to meet- f 39 No motion shall be received unless sub- mitted in writing with the names of the mover and seconder thereon, nor be open for discussion until stated to the Lodge by the Master. If the business to which it relates might suffer injury or inconvenience by delay, a ballot thereon may take place during the same meet- mg m Lodge. If no apparent necessity exists, the proposition shall be inserted in the notices for the next regular meeting, when the ballot thereon shall take place. ^u y^,®, .votes of the members are given by each holding out his right hand, which hand m,tii fl ''''^"*f \ *^« ^^^^^' or Deacons, unless the number should be so unequal as to render counting unnecessary. 41. No Brother shall speak twice on the same subject without permibsion of the Master, un- iess in explanation, or the mover in reply r r^' ^ i ^M- ^ ^v5°**^®^ desiring to speak or submit a r mmutes of motion shall rise and remain standing, and I ^eotfully addressing the Master, shaj/ Z- i fine his remarks to the question, and observe wLlT ^^Si'^u'"''*^"^' ^''^^^^ «^^^ decorum. Whoever shall be so unmasonic as to hiss at *i ^m «Jn ""^ ,^H.^?>"' «^'^' ^r to interrupt liim, except to call him to order, shall be pub- licly reprimanded by the Master. ^ RrTTf^r^'^-r P''^"^"^ ^^^^'^ "oin^ raised while a th« wlf ^I^^^^^^^^^W'* '^^^° «*^^1«^1 t« order by whpr f hi '' -^f f^^\ ^* °°«^ ^^^« l^i« seat. When the pomt of order shall be stated by the led business, i 14 HY-LAWS. Ill ' I r Brother objectinflr; the Master shall decide Deen set right, the Brother may proceed. r.,.^' ^Z ^^endment to a mofion shall be in order after an amendment to an amendment. cafledlr^hv^f* '^^" ^ *^^^" «» « q"««tion before or nV"^"" members, either immediately taken h^if w ' ^^1,''^^° ^,°*« ^^^^^ ^ave been ^alUmmedmlely sit down, that the Mast^ | npt!;,-??^/?^^*® <¥^P"te or altercation shall be S^W^f^"S? *?^ ^^^^^ h^"''^ o" any sul^ ?hS;^!j^^^ci?y"^ '""'*"^"^ ^'^^^' ^^ i DECISION OP THE LODGB. I 48. The decision of the Lodge upon general 5 business questums shall be tScen^C^ hands, the W. M. or presiding offic^ Tck^ ^ of equality of votes, giving the^casting oSe tio^n^fi' ^fP^ wT-TS ""^ ?^ ^°^^« "Pon all mo- tions, etc., which have been regularly broirnhf forward, shall be considered ''bndhig^l every member of the Lodge. wheth^Ao S?.!^ iCrwL'"';."''^ IVI'^ ^^^"«« ^h^» such sub- i dded^ brought forward, discussed and de I 5( jnee be I Loc BY-LAWS. ster shall decide ^hen, after having lay proceed. Qofion shall be in an amendment. en on a question ther immediately B shall have been lias been declared i desire to speak 3or, that Brother lat the Master be 15 ;ercation shall be ours OT) any sub- ''ardens shall be itually obeyed in ODGB. Re upon general aken by show of ': ? officer, in case I casting one. ige upon all mo- gularly brought binding upon whetliftr ho whk- when such sub 3cussed and de READING THE MINUTES. 5(J. The minutes of the preceding regular meetmg and of all meetings of emergency shall be read and put for confirmation as soon as the i^odge 18 open in the third degree. • FINANCE COMMITTEE. .51- The Worshipful Master, Senior and Ju- mior Wardens shall constitute a finance com- (mittee, whose duty it shall be to examine and certify to the correctness of all accounts pre- sented against the Lodge before payment on the same can be made. AUDIT COMMITTEE. U/r^^l ^f^oi^ini^tee of audit, consisting of three i Master Masons of this Lodge, shall be elected lannually at the regular meeting in June, to Jwhom shall be referred the accounts of the .Ireasurer and Secretary immediatelv after the regular meeting in June for investigation. This ^committee shall submit a clear and ample I statement of the financial condition of the i Lodge at the meeting held to install the officers \ for the ensuing year, and previous to the instal- 1 lation ceremony taking place. 53. The books of the Lodge shall be closed on the IPt of July of each year and (handed to the audit committee.) remaining closed until the regular meeting in August following, tne nnancial transactions thernof to be nnvor^d by the report of the Auditors. 54. The finance committee alone is empow- ered in the interim to order any expenditure II i 16 By-LAWS. FUNDS AND PROPERTY, Bhali bl^^lee'Jed^n^h'i TK^'^^ ^^ *^i« Lodge the time beW n fvL^f^^^^i ^".^ W«^^««« ^^r of fhfi T ^r? ^* L*^"^* ^°^ t^e benefit and usp eafe kejping^" ^^'^ '^ *" *^« Treasurer for CHARITY. preceding month at ppn^ ^ ^^^ "^"""^ *^« the Lodge ' ""^^^ '^^"^^^ meeting of whLI^Stv ?/:!' ''^'fj'?^ «ny Brother rinfil r?'^!*^ \^. H'?"«ed by intemperance, or th7commmee"anV'J/"^-' ?.^''^^ ^"^ refused by Lodge ' "^ spe^'^ally reported to the 62. of tl writt doou a 86] Lod^ June W: the aocounte for lio Lodge at tlic )vaJ, RTY, of this Lodge md Wardens for benefit and use sd and disposed shall from time d an inventory elonging to the e minute book, ter at his iustal- e Treasurer for ' must be made isisting of the carefully con- relief if the ap- 3 extent of $10 ?e. t to the Lodge cation for, and ed during the !ar meeting of i any Brother emperance, or be refused by ported to the BY-LAWS. l7 59. A report of all relief granted shall be furnished to the Grand Secretary, as required A)y the Constitution. 1 THE TBEASUBER's DUTY. 60. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys due the Lodge from the hands of the Secretary and give receipt for the same; discharge all bills on the order of the Secretary, when duly vouched and sanctioned by the finance com- ' mittee. He shall keep books in which hie ac- counts of receipts and expenditure shall be regulaily entered, so as to exhibit at one view the balance in his hands. 6L The accounts of the Treasurer and the vouchers in support thereof shall be annually ^ submitted to the audit committee, as provided \ in Section 53 of these By-laws, and the balance t in his hands shall be paid over to his successor i in office at the meeting for installation, unless I the Lodge may otherwise direct, and all sums over $50 shall de deposited in a chartered bank, approved by the Lodge. secretary's duty. 62. The Secretary shall keep a faithful record of the proceedings of the Lodge proper to be written, and preserve in order all papers and documents belonging thereto. He shall keep a separate account for each member of the Lodgey and report at the regular meeting in June the amount due by each; he shall collect ail dues, and pay the same to the Ti-easurer, He shall keep an account showing the fees and dues received for and payable to the Grand Lodge. He shall also issue all summons for 18 ■^iji ^nsl^i; fill ii ' BY-LAWS. the GranJ Lodge return ^.^crotary with the Charity OoZ^^'^[ ^"^^^^^^ "' he shall take charge of lhlTrfiJ''*'^f^^' shall sign all author?c.«^f the Lodftro ^eju; he the-Lodge seaf therer^^ ""^^ «®^ duties 08 may nroDpHvn? P^-.-^^m all other and at the Lta7lS ?rt'^" *^ ^'^ ''^^^^ written report o he T««^'- ""^^ " '" *'''''^"* " and particular ^ ^'^^ busmesa, general fi^ J'HE DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES. thfTyTe'^^e^^lL^^^^^^^^^^^ that regalia of the Lodg^and m«W« n^"™'*"'« ^^^ preparation forthefeoentln o ^^'^^''^ reqniute the Lodge anriTif„fPr/°^ Proceedings of olotheniso gfve p^^^^^^^^ ^e properly and see they are Tntro^.^'"°*'.'''' ^^ ^^«^^"r« that members and V sito- '^"^ ''' ^°"'^' ''^°^ placed according to herra 'if ^^^^o^ically Lodge or at refreshment ^ "^^^"^ ^" *^^ fi4 TJ. ' TYLER'S DUTIES. from the' Set'/tarylnTdT *^^, ««™«^onses me-r^bersinduetl^: lil'l^TV^T ^^ *^« ally, and have thehr,/J\V ^** '°^ Pun- tu- time notified in tr.;;^''"' Pre^^Jhy the care of tl^taTnit^rl'''''T^^'^ he shall take erty. He shaT^^'^airut^^^^ every Brother subscrfbJ. h^Jl'^i" f^^JP^ ,^^^t is props., eter,rr?'',t„^o^^- fii lud fopi #f I Loc iegi )e I iga; ho ahnJI make ind Hocrotary with of all charity ox- the informarion rtam to his office, officers present a business, general tEMONIES. lies shall see that :he furniture and ^e every requibite id proceedings of •ther be properly Jotion to visitors in due form, and ire naasonically ok when in the I BY-LAWS. 19 After the Lodge is tyled he shall report tho Ijame of every Brother, and also the number jlf the Lodi^o of every visiting Brother before liB admission. He shall bo exempt from all liodge dues and recording his vote on general lusinesa of the Lodge, and nhall receive such flampensation for his services as the Lodi?e l|aay direct. ** AUDlTO«8. m3\^L^^^^^ ^}^'^ dnty of the Auditor.- to Judit the accounts, and such Audi t.)rB. shall ioport in writing on the day of installition ff Officers, and at such other times as thf- Ifodge may direct. BY-LAWS. the summonses ir them to the att>nd pun- tu- )re .\ t5d by the i; he shall take id Lodge prop- in se^ng that ne lu the book at the Brother is announced. «v,^ W 5®fc "^^''^^f ^^^®" approved by the •be Grand Master, shall become law from the fime of their approval being notified at a tegular Lodge meeting, and may be amended, Jltered, or repealed, provided that a notice of *uch alteration, amendment, or repeal shall rave been given at a regular meeting in nting to the Secretary, and notified in the jummonB for the next regular meeting or for I epeoial meeting summoned for its consider- fition, also that they receive the sanction by jote of two- thirds of the members present, and the sanction of the Grand Master. ^67. A copy of these by-laws shall be kept in tlHi Liodge, to be signed by every member, and ^y every eandidate raised, after having paMsed a ^Htisfactmy examination in the Master Mason's rtogree. Any addition, alteration or repeal.shnll I - added thereto, and noted therein as soon f^ r^- 20 BY-LAWS, •nay consider mosf con v^Sfenr" "^ '*"> ^■^' "8. These by-laws nhnii k Bhail te given to every^^rL'lJ'*T^"'°«'>M. to the degree of M^ter M^n ° °*^ '"^^ b/law^ thisS^eXni''^"' '"'''J' tt«Be otes\i.xi«-<>'^^^''sroj^r ^ C. MuiB, S. W. I i «" i'. Hammond, J w I Approved and confirmed by September 24th, 18^' ^' ""^^^IHINO, B^C^'sinf^T'' Seo'retary's O^rtfr- **• i^.r JSeptetnber 25th, 6894. ^™^^' Victoria, W. J. QUINLAN, ^and Secretary/, nflrmed, and thesei idditions or altera- once during each; ^*ime» as the W.M/' :>e printed, and a the constittitions, er, on beinj? raised )n. MASONIC BURIAL SERVICE, 'ded for by these goterned by the -ae Grand Lodge ^ at a speoiai tnat purpose. ^Ptember, A. L. I October, A. L. ^l POKING, Grand Master ffice, Victoria ,^ CjAN, ind Secretary . S can an, of lower raSk J^ m^I,^ hf ' ''°'" I ceedings of a Masonic burkr * P'"" ^bU'trcraTu'po'^t^rS"^ '='°"'^<' i» . KloveB. " '''®'* ™"'^, and white i '•^oobiect&^eJf^^M.^aJ.^-J.ounce 5 different Lodge ToLTi SP?'"^ '? ^^^ in«, '-".ediate^J-rrXto^n"' *'"""'""• 't.^?hVlS'^,,!;rif-l»:^ .du>y open. Of the meeting, he' pEalT'^p'nTi^T "^« P^^'Poee order, and thf ' e/rwl^ra'/l ^^/oj^'^^^ 22 BUBIAL SBRVICTE. nofse^d^aYh J'* "^""^ '' ^' '^^' "^^^^ ai^d -hall he^^^?^^^^JJ^«J^-avain shadow,! shall gither Zrl ' ^"^ ^^^^^^^^ *«" whj^ anfSl^7r.n^-e b. into the world, dead which die in th« T^^ ^ blessed nre the Spirit, for they%^;;{&4^^^^^ the Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime Notes of our departing time^ ' So we journey here bel(^, ' Through a pilgrimage of woe. Here. another guest we brim?- ^erapus of celestial wing, ' lo our fun'ral altar oome Wafe our friend and brother home. W fofth all m bless this i in th insta our a wean world *^ O Go firise earth the g hence cbaril be adi UE. it liveth and shaJJ I n a vain shadow, cannot tell who jall carry nothing BURIAL SERVICE. 28 Lord of all ! below— above— Fill our hearts with truth and love: When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to Thy lodge on high. The W. M. here receives a roll from the Secret- ary, and inscribes upon it the name, age, and Masonic rank of the deceased, and says: into the world,! ^^f i?*^*^' Father, unto Thy hands we com- "Imend the soul of our departed Brother. the Ix>rd hath ime of the Lord. e death of the be like his i^esponsc— (Repeated three times, with the grand honors.) The Will of God is accomp! ihshed ! So mote it be I Amen » ^ ' heaven saying 1 blessed ore the ?n8o,8aith the abore. «J^® W.Mthe^ deposits the roll in the ar- chives of the Lodge, and proceeds ; nf^;??;~^'''*^f^'°''« ^«^' great architect of the universe, author of all good, and giver of a I mercy, pour down, we implore Thee, Thv blessings upon us, grant that the solemnity of , *• 1 in Vw "'''''; pay bmd us yet closer together icretian of the J ^ ^^^ ties of brotherly love. May the present instance of mortality forcibly remind us aU of our approaching and inevitable destinv and weaning our aflTections from the thhigs S this world, fix them more devotedly on Thee our O ^ s^e refuge in the hour of need, and g^ant O God that when the awful summons shall cStv with^'n r ^ *''^P'^ '^^ ^ resurrection,' and in cnarity with all men, we mav, through Thv f«vnp be admitted to Thy celestial' lo^ hLCto I chime, time; » f woe. 'ne- ther home. ^ BURIAL SERVICE. Hesponse.—So mote it be I the followin^glrfer?'"^^"^ ^°^ ^»^«i°«' ^ THo Ti l"" stewards, with white wands The Brethren, two and two, in orde^of senioritv T*i^ I^^Jf^ Guard, with a sword "*^' Ihe Deacons, with wands. Secretary and Treasurer The Wardens. Past Masters. The Worshipful Master. charge of the fZera'i, tVt^^Zt^Z'. spngsot evergreen, in the following S' " Musicians. Tyler, with drawn sword. Ihe Brethren, m order of seniority. Secretary and Treasurer. The Wardens. rpu^ tr 1 «, . . ^ast Masters. Kin^i "'' -i •• -••■•=6°» "ii a o-ubnion, covered with hiack Cloth, carried by the oldest member or the Ijodge. Th Th( Wi d C 01 tl t\ The If 01 or th in] On a Lc fci at On to pi thed '£«• BUBIAL SERVICE. a with the souls mysterious and hlne everlasting 25 If more Lodges they shall rank unior preceding, >ne division, in I sword. te wands. •der of seniority. a sword. ands. urer. ster. of which de- Lodge having mbers carrying L»wing order: )rd. ands. Bniority. rer. covered with est member , The Chaplain. I The Maater, supported by the Deacons, one 1 _. on either side, carrying white wands. [The coffin, with the regalia of the deceased thereon, and Pall Bearers on either side. The Mourners. When the procession arrives within convenient distance of the grave, or at the gate of the Cemetery, the Brethren will halt, and open out right and left, and face inwards, to allow the latter part of the procession to pass be- tween them, in the following order : ' The Chaplain. The Master. The Coffin, mu *, , '^^® Mourners. The Members of Deceased's Lodge in reverse mu order. The other Lodges in reverse order. If only one Lodge is in attendance, the second order of procession above described shall be the order ; all visiting brethren being placed immediately after the Stewards. On arriving at the grave, the members of the Lodge having charge of the funeral, will fcrm a circle around it, the officers standing ^Jr.® mi?' ill® J^ourners at the foot of the grave. The W. M. proceeds as follows : fJ^^^^f'^''''^^^. Brethren, have we assembled the^denS'Vi?^ ^^'* '^,^^°^ «°^«"^° ^"ti«« to the dead. The mournful notes which betoken 26 BURIAL SERVICE. and another has bofin fJS^!"^ our outer door bers in that unknown Jandwh'^^r"" *^« '^"^ have gone before nl ^^^ther our fathers T^Ul^trrea^'w^h'^^^ Hfe. «lver cord if otedV\t"^^?7^^'^ The broken ; the nitphm. i« I i «^o^<5en bowl is "ud the wheK brolen'tt'?h:* *•^^ '^^^^^^^^ dust has returned to th" enrfl^ "''^•t^™- The the sp,nt has returne^^^ ^G^j^X ^.^a^elt.^^' bS rnd'X'the'fra^'' ?' ««^ beloved jnemory. let us'LTt forL^mvTrL^^*'^*^ *« h's too are mortal : that mVr' SJ.?'^®*^'"^°- that we, and vigorous, iust e?e Jo^/'S'^T^ '^ ^*^««*^ tennants of the narrow "?Ji^ H^^ ^^^'o'ue spirits, too, ]ike his mnof T' ^°^ that our JJ^ho spake them into '«S«f '*^*"'''' *o the God born of a womnS i« n? f *^°?f " " ^au that^s trouble. He cometh fl^.T ^*y«' ^^^ full of cut down The fl^lth Z^^ "" « ^«^«r. and is continneth' not.'' The IZ •^L'' ^^^^^^^ and forth~«Du8t thou art nni""'^**^^'^^ has^one 5r«":;"'>««^ that we are all * ^.^h-'^* ??" «^^"t dread decree tho o^T: ^" subject to thaf ''/'U me mourn fill ,«;; ' '""''^" ^^r our Jives tt' population™ "CZd' f.'^"^;; '""S not to be forgotten ' '"'''"^'' evidence E. ^rn thie earthly I our outer door ^^well thenum! met our fathers he eudofh-fe. 'a him to earth i^ted spirit hsH i^n world. The oiaen bowl is It the fountain, ^oistern. The «" It was. and Tho gave it. f onr beloved tribute to his thren. thatwe, Qow so strong B his, become aoa that our n to the God " Man that is • and full of Hower, and is shadow, and ^lAT has gone '«tthoushaIt Ject to that our present •r our Jives, en indicate eh evidence Burial sERncE. 27 Seeing then, my Brethren, that life is bo : uncertain and that all earthly pursuits are vam, let us no longer postpone the all import- ant concern of prepaiingr for eternity: but let us embrace the present moment, while time and opportunity offer, to provide agaioBt that M^Mf fl T ^*^®° a» ^he pomps and pleasures of this fleeting world will pall upon tfe sense, and the recollections of a virtuous and well- spent hfe will yield the only comfort and con- solatioD Thus we shali not be hurried, un- prepared, 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 account of our stewardship while here on earth. The following invocations are then rehearsed B th ' ^^^ responded to by the Master. —May we be true and faithful and may we live and die in love. Rfsponse.—Ho mote it be I . Master.— May we profess only that which IS good, and may we always act in accordance With our profession. Response.—So mote it be I Master.—May the Lord bless us and prosper us, and may all our good intentions be crowned with success. ^ BURIAL SERVICE. i iiei>ponse.~So mote it be I In the grave, and the W^li^ZiLuZ"'"^ «n^ent'Z'^''{Se''SoM/ ^. ^'^^o" " ""ore Eagle, and when wnrthn^" ^^*«°«' »' Roman thM the Owter ^ ^r, v ^,r™'i"'"'» honorable This embl^Ynow jL^o'^rinlr '" ^"'^''"^■ brother. Let it teatifv'^tw 'ii? «''?''<' o' our nor honor ran nte?D™e w "*'**'«'■ innocence universal dominionTdearh " " "" ^"^ t''" the soul. Let it mm; J5 *! '^mortality of glorious destfny bevoSd Z "' Ti '"'"'^ »"" and over which deatHIn ''SLe T poCr' ''if u'^crc^'nlSf; &""/"*."! Brethren around the ^ravt X. ^®?'"'*^ then move euriJ^^t 1? ' a?POsitinB therein fh» leading: th;p'?blfc'''^ra'n^' l^'"""- ""= '^- «• thrice.^the B?e"tt"n?;re«tinrac\^tiS>er'' BURIAL SERVICE. ^9 J highest! on en. Jnceforth and he coffin and a is deposited Qtinues: ison is more 5» or Roman >re honorable in existence. ) grave of our er innocence lis ana the of acacia in mortality of P high and 1 of shadows lortal spirit lever receive no power. le Brethren then move ;herein fhp The will of God is accoraplishedf So mote it be ! W. M.— From time immemorial it has been a custom among the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, at the request of a brother to accompany his remains to the place of mterment, and there to deposit them with the usual formalities. In conformity with this uea^e, and at the desire of our deceased lirother, whose loss we deplore, and whose memory we revere, we have assembled in the cbaractei of Masons to resign his body to the earth, whence it came, and to offer up to his memory before the world this last triuute of allection, thereby demonstrating the sincerity of our esteem for him, and our inviolable attachment to the principles of our Order. Unto the grave we have consigned the body of our decea.-ed Brother-earth to earth, ashes to asbds, dust to dust -there to remain until the last trumpet shall sound on the resurrection ?''''.?• 7[? /'P trustfully leave him in the hands of that beneficent Being who has done all things well, and who ia glorious in His power, and boundless in His goodness ; and our endeavor should be so to improve the BoJemn 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. the W. M. I Hesponse.—So mote it bel are given h time ; • '^•M -Almighty aud most merciful God, in whom we live and move and have our being, Il ' BURIAL SBRVICE. » body, we most earnest v hi ^®®^8 ^lone hi the Brother, deeply to imoS ?,r ''"'' ^^P«rted BoIemDities of this X V-^° """" '^'"'^^ ^^^'^ ber that in the midst of IJf5 ^ "^^ .®^«^ '<^m«m- Bo Jive and act our'L^p^^;'^^^^^^^^ and th9 hour of our deDar?f,r« i ^V^ *^a* when be found acceptabVfn '^^y light ^^^ ^" '""^ Jiesponae.-So mote it be I ^Xetteatii, V" *^^ «-^^- the '^MirZ^JCl^'^^^^^^^ Of the W. Almighty maker of my frame How frail .St besn^d^Lg^S-' How vain are all hi; hlpTaia fears 1 Vain are^Jhi"""' ■""«» "d ^how; And fix my hope „n The^ X^J meatier appear 8 done m the Inee, as we 3"r departed 'ur minds tho ever remem- m death, and s that when land we may BURIAL SEuVIOF. 81 and be gracious unto us • h« r^'T.iV''^" "«' oountenanco upoZtSnd ^V^eXacl"^ "^" i?e5powse.-Amen. So mote it be! ^'1!1ZXII^^^^^^ -turn to closed in^the c„'s?c;mary mann^'^' ^^^^ *^ rethren the n of the W. days, m, ' praise. f 3 fears I >w; his mind; 1 woe, ehind. A jne : BifJus u.ihlCKl Tofrfr: « 7 LIST OF lENBERS, NOV. 1st, A. L. S894. OFFICERS lltSTAlLED JULY I8TH, A. L 6894. ■it * I! ! I G. Hickey, W. M. A. O. Muir, S. W. H. E. Hammond, J. W. G. A. Perkins, Treae. D. McKnight, Sec. J. J. Beatley, 8. D. H. J. Geake, J. D. A. S. Brown, ) a-, A. W. HobbB, \ ^^*- A. E. Fox, I. G. C. Glen, Dir. of Cermonies. 0. Nokes, Asist. Dir. of Cermonies. C. Hammond, Tyler. MASTER MA80N8. J. H. Day. W. Scott. W. Johns. R. H. Brigfifs. J. D. Tyrrell. W. E. Leggett. W. Barber. W. H. Nye. A. McLellau G. T. Stroud. A. Bamsey. A. Emptnge. W. Norton. J. Hughes. J. T. Boyle. li. T. Bainbridge. A. H. Collingwood. D. J. Prioo. R. E. Olford. I. J. Henwood. A. R. Price. J. W. Wrate. J. Isbister. F. J. Bailey. J. Verroll. E. Conway. W. G. Fayrer. W. G. Bonner. W. A. Slow. W. A. Gillis. R. Price. W. Tuck. J. Smyth. W. Lyne. F. E. Eades. O. Lewifl. ENTERED APPRENTICES. W.S. Goodwin. W. Fuller. Rev. E. C. Sharp. L. i894. S.D. J. D. |SdB. G. 168. Sharp.