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464 EOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.
Tlie Knightly Armor of the Templar should be com-
plete in every respect, and should be fully explained to
the novitiate as it is piece by piece buckled upon him.
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Sir Knight, thou art now in form and semblance,
and by declaration of principle, and, we trust, in
spirit, a time Knight Templar : as such, it is your
sworn duty to aid us in endeavoring to make this
world a Temple lit for the abiding-place of the
G.\ A.-, of the U.\
G.\ in C.\ Receive this sash ; its color is an
emblem of sorrow and mourning for the miseries
and sufferings of humanity. Receive, also, and
wear this Teutonic cross of gold, the jewel of the
Order ;
deserve it by the services you shall hereafter
render to the good cause in which you now claim to
be a chief and leader.