M. W. Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and now

declares himself ready to enter upon the discharge of the important duties annexed to that station.
The M. W. Grand Master will thereupon deliver to the Grand Master elect the following charge, and then conduct him to his chair.
OHARGE TO THE GRAND MASTER.
Most Worshipful Brother: — By the voice of your brethren of the Grand Lodge, you have been selected to occupy the most important as well as the most honorable station in their power to bestow, and to me has been assigned the pleasing duty of investing you with its insignia.
You have been too long a member of our ancient Fraternity, and are doubtless too well acquainted with the various duties of your exalted station, to
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require of me, at this time, any special instructions relative thereto. Let it suffice for me on the pres- ent occasion, therefore, to urge upon you the neces sity of a constant and regular attendance on the com munications and sessions of the Grand Lodge ; watch- ing with diligence and fidelity the workings of the several subordinate Lodges within your jurisdiction; paying due attention to the constitution, laws, edicts, and general regulations of your Grand Lodge, and re- quiring a strict obedience to them from every member of the Fraternity — making the glory of the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe and the good of the Craft the chief objects of your regard. The ancient landmarks of the Order, by which we are distinguished from the rest of mankind, are particularly intrusted to your care. It therefore becomes your most sacred duty to see that, during your incumbency, not the least of them be removed.
From our knowledge of your zeal and ability, we feel confident that you will discharge the duties of this important station in such a manner as will greatly redound to your own honor, as well as to the good- will and prosperity of the Craft over which you have been elected to preside. We therefore look with confidence to a brother whose person is endeared to us by that love for the Fraternity which is sanctified by the experience of many revolving years.
And now, Most Worshipful Sir, permit me to con- duct you to your chair, where you will at once enter upon the discharge of those responsible duties which now devolve upon you, as the head of the Fraternity
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in this jurisdiction. And may the Father of Light, of Life, and of Love invest you with his choicest gifts. May Heavenly wisdom illuminate your mind. May Divine power give strength to your exertions. May the goodness of the All-wise Architect of the Universe fill and enlarge your heart. May your feet continu- ally rest upon the rock of Justice. From your hands may streams of beneficence flow, and around your head bend a circle of beauty, made resplendent by the rays of honor. And when you shall have finished your labors here below, may you be transmitted from the fading honors of this earthly Lodge to the Celes- tial Grand Lodge, there to dwell with saints and angels forever.
The M. W. Grand Master will now descend, take the Grand Master elect by the right arm, and conduct him to his seat. The newly installed Grand Master being seated in his chair, the Grand Marshal will make the following
PROCLAMATION.
By the authority of this Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge, I proclaim Most Worshipful , Grand
Master of Masons of the State of , duly elected
and installed in ample form.
The officiating Grand Master will then say :
Most Worshipful Grand Master: — Behold your Grand Lodge.
The newly installed Grand Master will thereupon arise and return his thanks for the honor conferred in such appropriate remarks as he may deem proper.
After concluding his remarks, he will proceed to install the remaining Grand officers; or he may waive that right in favor of the brother previously officiating.
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In either case, the Grand Marshal will severally introduce the remaining Grand officers to the officiating Grand Master, whc as he does so, will deliver to each the appropriate charge of his office, as follows :
CHARGE TO THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER.
Right Worshipful Brother: — The station to which you have been called by the suffrages of your breth- ren is one of great dignity and importance. In the absence of the Grand Master, you are to exercise his prerogatives, and preside over the Grand Lodge ; in his presence, you are to assist him with your counsel and cooperation. But while your powers and privi- leges are thus extensive, remember that they bring with them a corresponding share of responsibility. The honor that has been conferred upon, and the trust that is about to be reposed in you, demand of you a corresponding fidelity and attachment to the interests of those to whose confidence and partiality you are indebted for your present official elevation. Let the constitution, laws, and landmarks of the Or- der be your constant study; so that you may be the better enabled to assist in preserving them inviolate, and ready to exercise the functions of that more ex- alted station to which you are so liable to be called.
Receive the jewel of your office, and take your seat on our right, to aid us with your counsel and advice.
CHARGE TO THE SENIOR GRAND WARDEN.
Right Worshipful Brother: — The important station to which you have been elected will require from you exemplary deportment, and its duties will demand
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your most assiduous attention. In the absence of the Grand Master and his Deputy, you are to govern the Craft; in their presence, you will aid and support them with your counsel and advice. Your regulai and punctual attendance at the communications of the Grand Lodge is, therefore, essentially necessary. We firmly rely on your knowledge of Masonry, and your attachment to the principles of the Order, for a faith- ful discharge of the duties of this important trust.
Receive your jewel, and take your station, being careful to look well to the West.
CHARGE TO THE JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN.
Right Worshipful Brother: — The office of Junior Warden in this Grand Lodge, to which you have been called by the voice of your brethren, is very important and respectable. In the absence of your superiors in office, you will succeed to the performance of their duties. The prosperity of the institution ought never to suffer for want of intelligence in its proper officers ; you, therefore, see the necessity of your possessing such qualifications as will enable you to accomplish those duties which are not only incumbent upon you in your present station, but, also, those that may oc- casionally devolve upon you by the absence of your superiors.
In the discharge of the various duties annexed to your station, let the preservation of harmony and brotherly love in the Order be your constant aim> studiously avoiding all occasions of giving offense, or
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countenancing any thing that may create divisions and dissensions. Tour regular and punctual attendance at the communications of the Grand Lodge is ear- nestly solicited.
Receive your jewel, and take your station, being careful to look well to the South.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND TREASURER.
Worshipful Brother: — The office to which you have been elected embraces a trust of great importance and responsibility. You will have under your care and keeping the finances of the Grand Lodge. It will, therefore, be your duty to receive all monies due the Grand Lodge, being careful to make due entries of the same, and pay them out upon warrants > drawn upon you by the Grand Secretary, with the consent and approbation of the Grand Lodge. Your selec- tion to this important trust is an evidence of the high opinion your brethren of the Grand Lodge en- tertain of your fidelity and discretion. Let it, then, be your constant care not to forfeit the least of that confidence.
Receive your jewel, books, and other matters be- longing to your office, and take your station as Treasurer of this Grand Lodge.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND SECRETARY.
Worshipful Brother: — The office to which you have been elected is, in many respects, the most important office in the Grand Lodge, that of the M. W. Grand
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Master only excepted. In the faithful discharge of the various duties annexed to your station, it will be very necessary that you be present at each and every session of the Grand Lodge, to observe its proceedings, and make a fair record of all things necessary and proper to be written. You will also be the official organ of the Grand Lodge, and in that capacity will conduct its various correspondence, and thus act as the medium of intercourse between the Fraternity and their Grand Master. In the discharge of these vari ous duties, let your carriage and behavior be marked with that promptitude and discretion that will at once reflect credit upon yourself and honor upon the body whom you represent. And when you shall have com- pleted the volume of the record of your transactions in this earthly temple, may you be admitted into the Celestial Grand Lodge, among saints and angels, and there find your name recorded in the Book of Eternal Life.
Receive the jewel, books, etc., of your office, and take your station as Secretary of this Grand Lodge.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND CHAPLAIN.
Worshipful Brother: — The sacred position of Grand Chaplain has been conferred upon you, and with pleas- ure I now invest you with the jewel of your office.
In the discharge of our duties, you will be required to conduct the devotional exercises of our Grand Communications, and to perform the sacred functions of your holy calling at our public ceremonies. Ma-
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sonry, in its Ceremonials and Rituals, inculcates such a high veneration for religion, and our entire depend- ence upon the supporting hand of Deity, that the services you may perform while ministering at its altars will lose none of their vital influence when practiced in that spirit of universal tolerance which distinguishes our institution. The doctrines of mo- rality and virtue, which you are accustomed to incul- cate to the world as the minister of God, will form the appropriate lessons you are expected to communicate to your brethren of the Grand Lodge. The profes- sion you have chosen for your lot in life is the best guarantee that you will discharge the duties of your present appointment with steadfastness and persever- ance in well-doing. The Holy Bible — that great light in Masonry — we intrust to your care ; and^while you teach its holy precepts to your brethren, may your own deportment afford the best example of their vital importance.
You will now take your seat on the right of our Deputy.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND LECTURER.
Worshipful Brother: — You have been appointed Grand Lecturer of this jurisdiction.
It will be your duty to instruct the Craft in the due performance of their duty; to communicate light; to preserve our ritual and traditions in the memory of the Fraternity ; to see that the ancient landmarks of the Order are not removed or infringed upon by
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ignorant pretenders, and by your instructions to the subordinate Lodges, illustrate the genius and vindicate the principles of our institution. It is to be presumed that one whom his brethren have thought capable of discharging so difficult and important a trust will require no promptings for the proper performance of hia duties. Let it, then, be your special object, while inculcating upon the members of our time-honored society a faithful regard for its duties and obligations, to impress upon the world at large, by your own ex- ample, a favorable opinion of its design and tendency. Receive this jewel as an emblem of your authority, and enter upon the duties of your office.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND MARSHAL.
Worshipful Brother: — The duties of the office with which you are about to be invested are of great im- portance, and will require much attention and skill for their faithful performance.
You are to arrange and superintend all processions of the Grand Lodge, when moving in a distinct body, either in public or in private; and as the world can only judge of our private discipline by our public deportment, you will be careful that the utmost order and decorum be observed on all such occasions.
You will be ever attentive to the commands of the Grand Master, and always near at hand to see them duly executed.
I now present you with this jewel as the ensign of your authority; receive it and enter upon the duties of your office.
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CHARGE TO THE GRAND DEACONS.
Worshipful Brethren: — You have been appointed the Deacons of this Grand Lodge, and I now invest each of you with the jewel of your office. It is your province to attend upon the Grand Master and Ward- ens, to act as their proxies in the active duties of the Grand Lodge. To you, with such assistance as may be necessary, is intrusted the introduction of visitors at our grand communications, and the immediate practice of our rites and ceremonies in Grand Lodge. Receive these rods as the ensigns of your authority, and enter upon the duties of you offices.
CHARGE TO THE GRAND TYLER.
Brother: — Having been appointed Tyler of this Grand Lodge, I now invest you with the jewel of your office, and place in your hands this sword, the more effectually to enable you to guard against the ap- proach of cowans and eaves-droppers, and to suffer none to pass or repass but such as are duly qualified and have permission from us. It is your duty to guard the door of the Grand Lodge on the outside, to report to the Grand Deacons those who desire admission, to summon the members of the Grand Lodge, under the direction of the Grand Secretary, and to attend to such other duties as may be required of you by the Grand Lodge. Your punctual attendance, therefore, is essentially necessary at every session of the Grand Lodge.
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You will now retire to your station, and enter up- on the duties of your office. A prompt and faithful discharge thereof will render the best evidence of your attachment to the sublime principles of our Order.
The Grand Officers having severally retired to their respective stations, the Grand Marshal will make the following—
PROCLAMATION.
By the authority of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and
Accepted Masons of the State of — , I proclaim
the officers thereof duly elected and installed in ample form. This day of , A. D. 18—, A. L. 58—.
The members all standing and in order, the Grand Chaplain will conclude the ceremonies with the following—
CHARGE AND INVOCATION.
Brethren of the Grand Lodge: — Let me congratu- late you, and the Fraternity in this jurisdiction, upon the accession of our beloved brother to the Oriental Chair in this Grand Lodge.
As it is his duty to command according to our Constitution, so it is ours, with ready and cheer- ful acquiescence, to obey. As an example worthy of our imitation, let us look to the sun, the great center of our solar system, and behold the planetary worlds in continual order and harmony revolving around it with the happiest effect, and learn there- from to imitate their regularity in hope of obtaining the light of wisdom and the warmth of love, which
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so eminently adorns the character of a Freemason.
Or look still higher for a better example, and behold the Cherubim and Seraphim, who are presented to us in the oracles of divine truth as flaming spirits, burn- ing with zeal and love before the throne of God, Behold the heavenly hosts filled with love to their Creator and love to our race ! See those ministering spirits exercising their kind offices to men, relieving their wants, securing them from danger, and endeav- oring to promote their good! What an example worthy our imitation !
" Myriads of spiritual beings walk the earth, Unseen, or when we wake or when we sleep."
Of them let us learn to rise in our affections to the Great Father of all, and thence descending, ex- pand the heart from brother to brother, and to all mankind. Of them let us learn never to weary in well-doing, but to mourn with those that mourn, and to rejoice with those that do rejoice, until, having finished our work in this earthly temple, we may receive the welcome plaudit, "Well done, good aud faithful serv- ant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord! "
And now, 0 Lord our God — there is no God like ihee in the heaven above nor in the earth beneath, which keepest* covenant and showest mercy unto thy servants who walk before thee with all their hearts — graciously now be pleased to accept in mercy these services at our hands. May these our brethren, who have been lawfully appointed to bear rule in our An* 13
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cient Fraternity, be kept under thy special guidance and protection, and may they be enabled to faithfully fulfill all their obligations to thee and to their breth- ren. May all who shall hereafter become associ- ated with us in our annual assembly be of one heart and one mind, to love, to honor, to fear, and to obey thee, as thy majesty and unbounded goodness demand, and to love one another as thou hast loved us. May we here continue to meet in thy presence, as a band of brothers, who were all created by the same Almighty Parent, are daily sustained by the same beneficent Hand, and are all traveling the same road to the gates of death ! May we keep thy word always present to our minds, and religion and virtue, love, harmony, and peaceful joy reign triumphant in our hearts, and may all the work done at our annual as- semblies be such as thy wisdom may approve and thy goodness prosper. Hearken unto the supplications of thy servants and of thy people, which they shall continue to make in this place. Hear thou from thy dwelling-place, even from heaven, and when thou nearest, forgive. And when the time of our labor is drawing to a close, and the pillar of our strength is declining to the ground, graciously enable us to pass the valley of the shadow of death, supported by "thy rod and thy staff," that we may enter those mansions beyond the grave, where love, and peace, and joy for- ever reign, before thy throne. Amen. Response — So mote it be.
The Grand Lodge may now be seated, the ceremonies of in- stallation being ended.
FORMS FOR MASONIC DOCUMENTS.
FORM OF A DISPENSATION TO FORM A NEW LODGE,
To the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the State of ;
Your petitioners respectfully represent that they are Ancient, Free, and Accepted Master Masons. Having the prosperity of the Fraternity at heart, they are willing to exert their best endeav- ors to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of Masonry. For the convenience of their respective dwellings, and for other good reasons, they are desirous of forming a new Lodge in the
of — -, to be named
Lodge. In consequence of this desire, and for the good of the Craft, they pray for a warrant, or dispensation, to empower them to assemble as a legal Lodge, to discharge the duties of Masonry in the several degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow- Craft, and Master Mason, in a regular and constitutional man- ner, according to the ancient form of the Fraternity, and the laws and regulations of the Grand Lodge. That they have nom- inated and do recommend to be the first Master,
to be the first Senior Warden, and to be
the first Junior Warden of said Lodge ; that, if the prayer of the petition should be granted, they promise a strict conformity to all the constitutional laws, rules, and regulations of the Grand Lodge.
This petition must be signed by at least eight regular Master Masons, one of whom must be of the degree of Past Master, and recommended by the Lodge nearest the place where the new Lodge is to be held. It must be delivered to the Grand Secretary, whose duty it is to lay it before the Grand Lodge. In the recess of the Grand Lodge, application should be made in the same form to the Grand Master.
After a charter is granted by the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master appoints a day and hour for consecrating, dedicating, and constituting the new Lodge, and for installing the Master, Wardens, and other officers.
The Grand Master has power to appoint some worthy Past Master, with full power to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute the new Lodge, and install its officers.
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FORM OF RECOMMENDATION.
HAiiL of Lodge, No. , A. D. 18—, A. L. 5H— .
This is to certify that at a stated meeting of ■ Lodge,
No. -, held at the Lodge Room, on the day ol
, A. D. 18—, A. L. 58—, a petition was presented,
addressed to the M. W. Grand Lodge (or Grand Master), signed by Bros, {here insert names of petitioners), and praying for a dis- pensation to establish a new Lodge in the town of .
Whereupon, on motion, it was resolved (the vote being by bal- lot) that this Lodge recommend the establishment of said pro- posed Lodge. *
In witness whereof, I have subscribed my name,
SEAL j an(j caused the seal of our said Lodge to be affixed.
Attest :
-, Sec'y.
-,W. M.
The Lodge recommending and vouching for the petitioners should add, after the * in the foregoing form, these words :
" Resolved further, That this Lodge vouches that said peti- tioners are men of good moral character, and are possessed of the proper Masonic qualifications, being competent to confer the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow-Craft, and Master Mason, and to conduct properly the business and ceremonies of a Lodge without assistance from others.
FORM OF A PROXY FROM THE GRAND MASTER TO A PRESENT OR PAST MASTER TO CONSECRATE, DED- ICATE, AND CONSTITUTE A NEW LODGE, AND TO INSTALL THE OFFICERS.
Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge % of F. and A. Masons of the State of , I
, A. D. 18-, A. L. 58—,
To all whom it may concern— greeting :
Know ye, that, reposing full confidence in the skill and Ma- sonic ability of our Worshipful Brother , I,
Grand Master of the M. W. Grand Lodge of
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do, by these presents, constitute and appoint him ray Proxy, for me and in my name, to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute
Lodge, No. , and to install the officers
thereof in due and ancient form, he making due return to me of his doings in the premises.
Given under my hand and private seal, at ,
E AIi ) the day and year first above written.