Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

376 ILLUMINI8M.
But attend the :•: of madam, the grand mistress, who
sorrowfully exclaims: " The treasury of the poor famished
' in her hands*"
44 Guard of the temple: Sister Adelaide is no more.
44 The first grand assistant :•: All her life she devoted to
charity.
" Guard of the temple: Sister Adelaide is no more*
" Second grand assistant :•: She comforted the unhappy.
44 Guard of the temple: S. Adelaide is no more."
[Here follows a chant from a brother and a sister, to
which the chorus subjoin r]
44 She is no more."
I substitute again a part of our funeral service at the
grave, as given by the Free Masons' Library, p. 118; Free
Masons' Monitor, 1802, p. 127; Preston's Illustrations of
Masonry, Richard's edition, p. 104.
44 Invocations by the master; responses by the brethren
the usual honours accompanying each.
44 M. May we be true and faithful; and may we live
and die in love!
" Answer. So mote it be.
44 M. May we profess what is good; and always act
agreeably to our profession.
44 Answer. So mote it be.
44 M. May the Lord bless us, and prosper us; and may
our good intentions be crowned with success.
44 Answer. So mote it be."
But to return to the sister dames, in whose lodge the
First Grand Assistant corresponds to our Senior Grand
Warden, and the Second Grand Assistant to our Junior
Grand Warden.
44 Madam, the grand mistress :-: (turning up a light and
extinguishing it) So the good Adelaide has ceased in the
midst of her course.
44 The first grand assistant:-: (turning up a light and extinguishing
it) An invisible breath has extinguished her
Ufe.