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CEREMONY.
The labors of the Chapter are resumed in the usual
manner, observing to make the mourning battery.
The Most Wise will then address the Chapter on the
ceremony of the day, and the merits of the deceased.
M.\ W:. Sir Knight Mas/, of Cer.\, engrave on
the columns of this Sovereign Chapter, that on the
day of , in the vulgar era, the
soul of our beloved brother, Sir Knight ,
has returned to his Father, and that we have in-
trusted his mortal coil to the earth.
PRAYER.
31.'. W:. O Grand Architect of the Universe
Almighty God ! All live and breathe in thee ! For
thee, light and darkness are but one ! Thou seest
us at our death as thou hast seen us at our birth,
and, like the manifestations of life, the secrets of the
grave are known to thee ; in both states we are in
thy presence ! May
our beloved brother forever
his
dwell with thee as he has dwelt with us ! May
death teach us how to die, and be unto us a prepara-
tion for that immortahty which we hope to enjoy in
thy bosom. Amen.
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