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524 BOOK 01 THE A. AND A. RITE.
Receive ;he insignia of your office, and worthily preside in tha
absence of the Sovereign Prince Grand Master.
Your official badge (a circle enclosing a delta), which 1 now
present to you, it is needless to remind you, symbolizes the
Eternal, whose we are, and whom we are boimd to serve.
Senior Graud Warden is presented.
Com.-iu- Chief. To you, as a brother well versed in the usages of
Masonry, your duties as first or Senior Warden are well known
I doubt not your willingness and ability to discharge them with
honor and fidelity. You occupy the place of strength and power.
As Prince of Judah, receive this column of strength, the badge ot
your office.
Junior Grand Warden is presented.
Com.-in- Chief. As second or Junior Grand Warden, you are the
assistant and supporter of your senior. With your counsel and
labors and those of your senior, you are to aid in the working
and ordinary business of your Council. In the symbolic yet
glorious work of re-edification, be the stanch coadjutor of your
senior companion. Accept this badge of your office, and may
He who stood upon the circle of the earth and set a compass on
the face of the deep, be with thee and bless thee.
Secretary or Keeper of Seals is presented.
Com.-in- Chief. Most valorous brother, by virtue of your office,
the duties of corresponding and recording secretary devolve upon
you. You are also to receive all petitions, and take charge of the
seals of this Council and of its minutes of proceedings. As Prince
of the Law, receive this balance.
Grand Treasurer is presented.
Com.-in- Chief. It is your duty to keep in trust all the funds,
securities, and vouchers of this Council. Our secret treasures are
also committed to your charge. As Prince of the Temple, receive
this badge, the symbol of our mystic edifice.
Grand Master of Ceremonies is presented.
Com.-in- Chief. It is your province to attend your associate offi-
cers in the works and labors of this Council, and to perform such