Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

466 sOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Ill. Grand Marshal—OOOOO 000 0 00.)
Ill. Grand Capt. of G-uard—Puissant Lieutenant
Grand Commander, there is an alarm at the door of the
Council.
Puissant Liettit. Grand Com.—Most Puissant Sovereign
Grand Commander, there is an alarm at the door
of the Council.
Most Puissant Soy. Grand Com.—Illustrious Grand
Master General of Ceremonies, ascertain who dares to
interrupt our labors.
Grand Master Gen. of Cer,—(Opening door.) Who
dares to interrupt our labors?
Grand Marshat—(Outside.) Brother. .. a
Sublime Prince of the Royal Seeret, who is sincerely
devoted to God, his eountry, and our holy order; grieving
for the sufferings of humanity, he humbly solThita
admission into this Supreme Council, where he hopes,
with the assistance of Divine Wir’dom, to accomplish his
duty to God and his brethren.
Grand Master Gen. of Cer.~(Closing the door.)
Puissant Lieutenant Sove reign~Grand Commander, the
alarm was made by our Illustrious Grand Marshal, on
behalf of brother , a Sublime Prince of the
Royal Secret, who is sincerely devoted to God, his
country and our holy order; grieving for the sufferings
of humanity, he humbly solicits admission into this
Supreme Couneil, where he hopes with the aswistanee of
divine wisdom, to accomplish his duty to God and his
brethren.
Puissant Lieut. Giand Com.—Most Puissant Stsvereign
Grand Commander, the alarm was made by our
Illustrious Grand Marshal on behalf of brother , a
Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, who is sincerely
devoted to God, his country and our holy order; griev-
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ng for the sufferings of humanity, he humbly solicits
admission into this Supreme Council, where lie hopes
with the assistance of divine wisdom, to accomplish his
duty to God and his brethren.
Most Pttissant Soy. Grand Com.—Admit him.
Grand Master Gen. of Cer.—(Opening door.) It is
the order of the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander
that the Illustrious Prinee of the Royal Secret
be admitted into the presence of this Supreme Council
of Exalted Masonry. (Music plays, and the eandidate
is led into the Supreme Council by the Grand Master
General of Ceremonies and the Grand Marshal General
who holds the cable tow in his left hand. The candidate
holding taper in right hand with head bowed is under
the sign of the Good Shepherd and placed in the ~Vest.
Most Puissant Soy. Grand Com.—My brother your
devotion to God, your eountry and our holy order, your
grief for the sufferings of humanity, are your titles of
admittanee to this Council. Illustrious Grand Master
General of Ceremonies, conduct the brother by five,
three, one and two journeys, that he may travel and reflect
upon his duties to God and his brethren. (The
Grand Master General of Ceremonies conducts him in
silenee five times around the Chamber and stops in the
West.)
Most Puissant Soy. Grand Com.—Sublime Prince,
this your first journey in this degree is to remind iou
of your first step in the Masonic eareer. Then you were
weak, helpless and in darkness. Ever remember that,
when called upon to conduet those whom you have left
behind; that you were onee like them, weak and helpless.
Reflect that from God we eame and to him we must return.
All our thoughts, all our actions must have but
one object; the glory of our heavenly Father. He is