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Chapter 7 - Rituals 565
of True Woman" (p. 43). Then, he announces the lectures by the Color Stations
which await the new sister:
I bid you Godspeed in your travel, and beg you to heed the words of the
Sisters of Love, Religion, Nature, Immortality, Fidelity, Patriotism and
Service being assured as you hear their words of admonition that they
have been culled from the treasure house of all the ages and those who
will be guided by them are wise and they shall be happy and shine like
the sun in the firmament. (p. 43/44)
In this address, we notice again the symbolism of the sun, as well as the hint
of a "treasure," personified by the seven stations which represent high virtues
and ideals, which will lead to the final light. Thus, the rainbow is merely the way
towards the sun.
Sister Drill Leader now explains, if there are more but one candidate, that one
sister is elected as the representative, and seats the others. The Worthy Advisor
encourages the chosen sister that she will be led by Faith, who is "a girl's best
friend." (p. 44). Sister of Faith conducts the candidate once around the room,
entering the Bow from the North, passing back of the altar to the station of the
Sister of Love, who rises as the two enter the Bow (cf. p. 45). Now begins the
symbolical action. Sister of Love explains her station, whose color is red: "Ever
since the first ray of light shone into the face of Woman, love has been a silken
cord, strong as a chain of steel, binding creation together." (p. 45). She explains
that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son to it, and asks the
candidate to love her family and her Creator, because when she loves, she is like
Him. The candidate has to affirm that she will remember this, and then Sister of
Love hands her one end of the red color streamer which is on the pedestal in
front of her station, a symbol of woman's love and devotion, to carry it to the
Altar of the White Light, and the candidate attaches it to the altar cloth. After this
lecture, a hymn is sung, and then Sister of Faith reports to the Worthy Advisor
that she has obeyed her command. The Worthy Advisor orders her to conduct the
sister to the station of Religion.
Sister of Faith and the candidate again make some travels (turning to the left,
marching to Charity, thence East, South, West, North entering the Bow between
the station of Faith and Service, arriving at the station of Religion, cf. p. 46).
Sister of Religion rises and explains her color orange, which symbolizes the
heroic in religion (p. 46). She likewise entrusts the candidate with this color for
safekeeping (p. 47). Her lecture consists in the definition of religion in the New
Testament by St. James, and the candidate promises to heed this lesson. Then,
the she takes one end of the orange color streamer, carries it to the Altar of the
White Light, and attaches it to the altar cloth. Sister of Faith reports to the
Worthy Advisor that she has obeyed her command, and is ordered to conduct the
candidate to the Sister of Nature, who rises and explains her color, which the
reader normally would have expected to be green: