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T1.•. lion. •. The Treasurer's place in the Lodge ?
See:. In the North, Tl : . • . lion . •.
Th. Hon:. Your duty there, Bro .• . Treasurer?
TTeas.. To receive and account for the moneys and property of the Lodge ; and to pay them out, upon
proper authority, for purposes of charity or for the good of the Lodge .
TA. •. Hon: . The Orator's Station in the Lodge?
Treas.• . On your right, Th :. Ilon. •.
Th.: Hon.. Your duty there, Bro:. Orator?
Orat.• . To deliver the Lecture of this degree to the Candidate ; to celebrate the memory of our deceased
Gr.• . Master ; and to inculcate the practice of the virtues of beneficence, charity and liberality .
Th. •. lion.• . The IIon :. Warden's Station in the Lodge?
Orat:. In the West, Th .• . Ilun: .
Th . Hon.- . Your duty there, Bro .• . Zabud?
Ward. •. To honour the memory of all virtuous and zealous Masons ; to aid you in the performance of
your duties ; and to exhibit in my conduct and conversation all the virtues of a Perfect Master .
TA. •. Bon : . The duties of the Th . •. Hon:. Master of the Lodge?
Ward .-. To preside over the work ; to brighten the chain of friendship, expound the ancient traditions of
the craft, dispense the charities of the Lodge, maintain its honor and respectability, and labour to advance the
interests of Masonry.
Th. Hon.- . I acknowledge the duty . But man is weak and prone to error, and God alone can give him
strength to perform his duties . Let us invoke Ills aid .
[All kneel, and the Th:. Hon :. reads the following
PRAYER.
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. .0 Jehovah, our Lord, Grand Architect of the Universe, who bast created the Heavens, the earth, all
living creatures and the Souls of Men ; whose name excels all others on the earth, and Thy glory is above that
of oll others in the Heavens 1 When we consider thy Heavens, created by Thy Thought, the Stars and Worlds
whose motion and harmony is ordained by Thee ; and their infinity and our littleness ; what is man that Thou
art mindful of him, or the son of man that Thou concernest Thyself for his welfare ? Thou art clothed with
Honour and Majesty 1, Thou coverest Thyself with Light as with a garment, and stretchest out the Heavens
,like a curtain. Thou layest the beams of Thy Chambers on the Waters, and makest the clouds Thy Chariot,
and walkeet on the wings of the wind . Thou art the Lord, and there is none else . There is no God besides Thee .'
Thou formest the Light and craziest Darkness . Thou makest Good and createst Evil . Thou the Lori doet all
these things . And yet Thou dost regard and protect, as Thou didst frame and make, the smallest thing that
lives ; and watchest over the life and fortunes of the living but invisible atoms that float in the air, and by
tens of thousands inhabit the water-drops, and toil in the sea to build up Continents . Therefore wilt Thou be
-kind and merciful to man, whom Thou hart made, and to whom Thou halt given a living Soul . Preside Thou
over pur Workl -Increase harmony . and disinterested friendship among us, and among all meal Increase
everywhere, and spread abroad, the knowledge of the Ancient Truth I Incline us by our charities and the parity
of oui•lives to imitate Thee at an infinite distance from Thee ; and aid and strengthen us to perform all the
1utiee 4,6ich Thy Law and our obligations as man and Masons require of us I and to Thee be all Honour,
.Prnis6'and Glory forever : Amen l
`"~Th.• . Hon .•. Bro.. Zabud, what is your age as a Mason ?
"'Ward.- . The Square of [ ; ], or [ z ] : perfection of the number of a Master Mason.
~Ti .•. Hon .-. What is the hour?
Ward .-
It is the first hour of the day .
Th . Hon.' . Since it is the first hour of the day, it is time to set the Labourers at work . Give notice,
therefore, that thin Lodge of Perfect Masters is about to be opened and its labours resumed .