XV. You agree that no visitors shall be re-

ceived into your Lodge without due examina- tion, and producing proper vouchers of their having been initiated into a regular Lodge ?
Ans. I do.
These are the Regulations of Free and Ac- cepted Masons.
The Grand Master then addresses the Master elect as follows:
Do you submit to these Charges, and promise to support these Regulations, as Masters have done in all ages before you?
The Master having signified his cordial subraission, aa Defore, the Grand Master thus addresses him:
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Brother A. B. : In consequence of your con- formity to the Charges and Regulations of the Order, you are now to be installed Master of this Lodge, in fuU confidence of your care, skill, and capacity to govern the same.
The Master is then regularly invested with the insignia of his ofBce, and the furniture and implements of his Lodge. The various implements of his profession are emblematical of our conduct in life, and upon this occasion are carefully enumerated.
The Holy Writings, that great light in Mason- ry, will guide you to all truth • it will direct your paths to the temple of happiness, and point out to you the whole duty of man.
The Square teaches us to regulate our actions by rule and Une, and to harmonize our conduct by the principles of morality and virtue.
The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in every station, that, rising to eminence by merit, we may live respected and die regretted.
The Rule directs that we should punctually observe our duty; press forward in the path of virtue, and, neither inclining to the right nor to the left, in all our actions have eternity in view.
The Line teaches us the criterion of moral
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rectitude, to avoid dissimulation in conversation and action, and to direct our steps to the path wliich leads to immortality.
The Book of Constitutions you are to search at all times. Cause it to be read in your Lodge, that none may pretend ignorance of the excel- lent precepts it enjoins.
You now receive in charge the Charter, by the authority of which this Lodge is held. You are carefully to preserve, and in no case should it ever be out of your immediate control, and duly transmit it to your successor in office.
You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of your Lodge, which you are to see carefully and punctually executed.
You will now be solemnly inducted into the oriental chair of King Solomon; during the per- formance of this ceremony it is requested that all but regularly-installed Masters of Lodges and Past Masters will retire.*
All but actual Masters and Past Masters of Warranted Lodgesf are required to retire (or, if more convenient, are
• If the installation la performed in a public place, this as well as oUiei private ceremonies are omitted.
1 Chapter Past Masters, who have never presided over a Symbolic Iiodg? are uot permitted to be present at this ceremony.
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requested to face to the West^; the new Master is then invested with the mysteries of the Past Master's degree, and solemnly inducted into the oriental chair of Solomon. When the doors are opened, the brethren return (or are requested to face the East); and, forming an avenue on each side, from the West to the East, the new Master being in the chair, the Grand Master says:
Master, behold your brethren!
Brethren, behold your Master !
The grand honors are then given.
When the grand honors are given, a procession is formei and the brethren pass around the Lodge, signifying their respect and obedience by the usual distinctive marks in the different degrees; during which time the following Installa- tion Ode may be sung:
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No art with thee caa share; Thou art divine.
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How they should bnild; Sol'mon, great Israel's king, Did mighty blessings bring. And left us room to sing, Hail, Royal Art!
After the singing of the ode, the Master colls tiie Lodge to order, and the other officers are respectively presented in the same manner as the Master, by the Conductor, when tha installing officer delivers to each a short Charge, as follows:
THE SENIOE WABDEN.
Brother -0. D. : You are appointed* Senior Warden of this Lodge, and are now invested with the insignia of your office.
The L&od demonstrates that we are descended from the same stock, partake of the same nature, and share the same hope; and though distinc- tions among men are necessary to preserve sub- ordination, yet no eminence of station should make us forget that we are brethren; for he who is pkced on the lowest spoke of Fortune's wheel may be entitled to our regard; because a time
• When the Installation is not of the ofScers of a new Lodge, the wot^ •'have been elected," should be substituted for the words "are appointed," oi aL' cases wiiere the oflacer is chosen by ballot 11*
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will come, and the wisest knows not how soon, when all distinctions, but that of goodness shall 3ease; and Death, the grand leveler of human greatness, reduce us to the same state.
Your regular attendance on our stated meet- ings is essentially necessary. In the absence of the Master, you are to govern this Lodge; in his presence, you are to assist him in the govern- ment of it. I firmly rely on your knowledge of Masonry and attachnient to the Lodge for the faithful discharge of the duties of this important trust. Look well to the West.
He is conducted to his station in the Lodge. THE JUNIOR WARDEN.
Brother E. F. : You are appointed Junior Warden of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office.
The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations; to hold the scales of Jus- tice in equal poise; to observe the just medium between mtemperance and pleasure; and to make our passions and prejudices coincide with the line of our duty. To you is committed the Buperintendence of the Craft during the hours
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of refreshment: it is, therefore, indispensably necessary that you should not only be temperate and discreet in the indulgence of your own in- clinations, but carefully observe that none of the Craft be suffered to convert the purposes of refreshment into intemperance and excess. — Your regular and punctual attendance is par- ticularly requested, and I have no doubt that you will faithfully execute the duty which you owe to your present appointment. — Look well to the South.
He is conducted to his station.
THE TKEASUEEK.
Brother G. H. : You are appointed Treasurer of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your duty to receive all moneys from the hands of the Secretary; keep just and regular accounts of the same, and pay them out by order of the "Worshipful Master and the consent of the Lodge. I trust your regard for the Fraternity will prompt you to the faithful discharge of the duties of your office.
He is conducted tc his station.
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THE SECEETAEY.
Brother 1. K. : You are appointed Secretar;y of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your duty to observe all the proceedings of the Lodge; make a fair record of all things proper to be written; re- ceive all moneys due the Lodge, and pay them over to the Treasurer. Your good inclination to Masonry and this Lodge, I hope, will induct you to discharge the duties of your office with fidelity, and, by so doing, you will merit the esteem and applause of your brethren.
He is conducted to his station.
THE CHAPLAIN.
Rev. Brother L. M. : You are appointed Chaplain of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your duty to perform those solemn services which we should constantly render to our infinite Creator; and which, when offered by one whose holy profession is "to point to heaven, and lead the way," may, by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and purifying our minds, prepare us for admission into the society of those above, whose happiness will be as endless as it is perfect
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THE SENIOB, AKD JUNIOB DEACONS.
Brothers L. M. a^^d N. 0. : You are appointed Deacons of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. It is your prov- ince to attend on the Master and Wardens, and to act as their proxies in the active duties of the Lodge; such as in the reception ef candidates into the different degrees of Masonry; the intro- duction and accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate practice of our rites. The Square and Compasses, as badges of your office, I in- trust to your care, not doubting your vigilance and attention.
They are conducted to their stations.
THE STEWAKDS, OR MASTERS OF CEREMONIES.*
Brothers R. S. and T. U. : You are appointed Stewards (Masters of Ceremonies) of this Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your office. You are to assist the Deacons and other officers in performing their respective duties. Your regular and early attendance at our meet- ings wiU afford the best proof of your zeal and attachment to the Lodge.
* Many Lodges have abolislied the tiile of Stewtiids, and snbsUtuted that ol Blasters o/ CeremDiiieB, who perform the duties appertaiuing to the former.
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THE TILER.
Brotuer V. W. : You are appointed Tiler ol this Lodge, and I invest you with the implement of your office. As the sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler, to enable him effectually to guard against the approach of cowans and eaves- droppers, and suffer none to pass or repass but such as are duly qualified, so it should admonish us to set a guard over our thoughts, a watch at our lips, post a sentinel over our actions; thereby preventing the approach of every unworthy thought or deed, and preserving consciences void of offense toward God and toward man. Your early and punctual attendance will afford the best proof of your zeal for the institution.
lie is conducted to his station.
CHARGES TO THE OFFICERS.
Worshipful Master : The Grand Lodge hav- ing committed to your care the superintendence and government of the brethren who are to compose this Lodge, you cannot be insensible of the obligations which devolve on you as their head, nor of your responsibility for the faithful discharge of the important duties annexed to
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four appointment. The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will materially depend on the skill and assiduity with which you manage its concerns; while the happiness of its members will be generally promoted, in proportion to the zeal and ability with which you propagate the genuine principles of our institution.
For a pattern of imitation, consider the great luminary of Nature, which, rising in the East, regularly diffuses light and luster to all within the circle. In like manner, it is your province to spread and communicate light and instruction to the brethren of your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them the dignity and high importance of Masonry; and seriously admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to practice out of the Lodge those duties which they have been taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and virtuous con- duct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the institution; so that when a person is said to be a member of it, the world may know that he is one to whom the burdened heart may pour out its sorrows; to whom distress may prefer its suit; whose hand is guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by benevolence. In
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Bliort, by a diligent observance of the By-laws of your Lodge, the Constitutions of Masonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are given as a rule and guide to your faith, you will be enabled to acquit yourself with honor and reputation, and lay up a crown of rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.
Bkother Senioe and Junioe Waedens : Tou are too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry, to warrant any distrust that you will be found wanting in the discharge of your respective duties. Suffice it to say, that what you have seen praiseworthy in others, you should carefully imitate; and what in them may have appeared defective, you should in yourselves amend. You should be examples of good order and regularity; for it is only by a due regard to the laws, in your own conduct, that you can expect obedience to them from others. You are assiduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his trust; diffusing light and imparting knowledge to .all whom he shall place under your care. In the absence of the Master, you wiU succeed to higher duties; your acquirements must, therefore, be such, as that the Craft may never suffer for want of
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proper instruction. From the spirit which you have hitherto evinced, I entertain no douht that your future conduct will be such as to merit the applause of your brethren and the testimony of a good conscience.
The members of the Lodge then, all standing, the Grand Master delivers the following
CHAEGE TO THE BEETHEEN OF THE LODGE.
Such is the nature of our constitution, that as some must of necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, learn to submit and obey. Humility, in both, is an essential duty. The officers who are appointed to govern your Lodge are sufficiently conversant with the rules of pro- priety, and the laws of the institution, to avoid exceeding the powers with which they are in- trusted; and you are of too generous dispositions to envy their preferment. I, therefore, trust that you will have but one aim, to please each other, and unite in the grand design of being happy and communicating happiness.
Finally, my brethren, as this association has been formed and perfected in so much unanimity and concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it long continue. May you long enjoy every
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satisfactijn and delight, which disinterested friendship can afford. May kindness and broth- erly affection distinguish your conduct, as men and as Masons. Within your peaceful walls, may your children's children celebrate with jo) and gratitude the annual recurrence of this auspicious solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to generation.
The Grand Marshal then proclaims the new Lodge, as follows:
In the name of the Most "Worshipful Grand
Lodge of the State of , I proclaim this
new Lodge, by the name of Lodge, No.
, legally consecrated, dedicated, constituted,
and the officers duly installed.
The grand honors are then given. The following, or some other appropriate Ode may be sung:
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Friendly we'll part.
May Wisdom be our care, And Virtue form the square
By which we live; That we at last may join The Heavenly Lodge sublime, Where we shall perfect shine
With God above.
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The new Master may return thanks.
The Grand Chaplain then pronounces the following, oi some other appropriate
BENEDICTION.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom Cometh every good and perfect gift, send down vpon thy servants here assembled the healthful spirit of thy grace, that they may truly please thee in all their doings. Grant, Lord, power of mind and great understanding unto those whom we have this day clothed with authority to preside over and direct the affairs ui this Lodge; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn them with humility of life, that, both by word and good example, they may faithfully serve thee, to the glory of thy holy name, and to the advancement, for aU good purposes, of our beloved institution. — Amen.
Response. — So mote it be. Thf Grand Lodge returns to its own hall, and closes.
INSTALLATION
OFFICERS OF A GRAND LODGE.
At the hour appointed for the installation of the officers jf the Grand Lodge, the Installing Officer (who should be the retiring Grand Master, the actual Grand Master of an- other jurisdiction, or a Past Grand Master) will assume the chair, call to order, and announce the business before the Grand Lodge. The officers to be installed will then vacate their places respectively, and substitutes will be appointed foi the occasion.
The Grand Master and the other Grand Officers elect, to be installed, will be in waiting in an adjoining apartment.
The anuouncement of the Installing Officer may be in the following form:
Brethken : Tour Grand Master and other Grand Officers for the ensuing year, ha-vong been duly elect- ed, we are now in readiness to perform the ceremony of installation. The R. W. Grand Marshal will an- nounce to them that we axe waiting to receive them.
The Grand Marshal then retires, and on his return reports:
Most Wobshipfcl : The Grand Master and other Grand Officers elect are without, in readiness to be installed into office, when it is your pleasure to re- ceive them.
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Installing Officer. The E. W. Grand Marshal will admit them, and conduct them to the East before the altar.
(Should there be objection to the installatioa of any of either of them, it must now be made.)
As they enter the room, the Grand Lodge is called up by the Installing OfiScer in the usual manner, and remain standing
The Grand Marshal conducts them to the altar in proees sion, two and two, in order of rank, the Gi'aiid Master elecl and the Deputy Grand Master being first. He then says:
Most "Worshipful : The Grand Officers elect are before you, and await your pleasure. I have the honor to present to you for installation Brother A. B., who has been duly elected Grand Master of Masons of the State of for the ensuing year.
Ins. Off. (to the Grand Master elect). My Beothee : The exalted station to which the free choice of your Brethren has called you, involves great responsibili- ties, and requires to be inaugurated by solemn sanc- tions. It elevates you to a position from which the power and prerogative may depart with the expiration of your term of service, but the honor and dignity, except by your own act, never. Have you been instructed in the secret rites and ceremonies apper- taining to the high office of Grand Master of Masona preparatorj to your installation, and by which you may acquire and forever retain the evidence of voui rank among Masons?
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O. M. elect. I have not.
Ins. Off. My Brother, it will be necessary for you to retire, and receive those instructions from our M. W. Past Grand Masters here present, who will escort you. And as we are now upon the threshold of a great and important undertaking, Masonic teachings require that we should bow in solemn prayer witli our E. W. Grand Chaplain.
Orand Chaplain. Brethren, let us pray.
The Grand Chaplain muy tlien make an appropriate ex- temporaiieous praj'er, or use tlie following:
Eternal Source of Life and Light! We thine unworthy creatures reverently bow before thee in adoration and praise. As when we first saw the light at our mystic altar, we first implored thy guidance, protection, and aid, so now we seek thee for thy di\'ine blessing and direction. In thy might we are strong, and -without thee, in our best and highest estate, we are but frail and feeble beings. We humbly implore thy divine favor upon this occasion, and upon the institution in whose services we are now engaged. Make it yet more helpful and beneficial to our race, and inspire all who are connected with it with an ardent love to thee, to each other, and to every mem ber of the human family. Bless now thy servant before thee, who is about to assume a new and im- portant relation to his brethren. Give him wisdom ; give him strength ; give him love. Enable him so to
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bear rale tliat he may keep in yiew tlie best interests of the great brotherhood now about to be committed to his charge. Teach him to feel that he is about to assume great and trying responsibilities, and enable him so to discharge them as to win aU hearts. Add thy blessing upon the brethren who are to be asso- ciated with him in office. May they feel a just sense of their accountability to thee and to the Fraternity ; and may they ever be faithful and zealous, and assist to uphold the hands of their chief in all good deeds. In thee, O God ! as in the days of our apprenticeship, do we put our trust. Be thou our faithful Friend, Conductor, and Guide, in the unseen vicissitudes of life before us, and bring us all, at last, to see the Great Light, inaccessible and full of glory, in thy presence, where we shall behold thee with unclouded vision for evermore. — Amen.
Besponse. — So mote it be !
Ins. Off. The Most Worshipful Brethren, Past Grand Masters present, wiU now retire with the Grand Master, and give Mm suitable instructions in the manner known to them only, preliminary to the further ceremonies of installation.
He then calls down, and the Grand OfiScers elect, other than the Grand Master, are provided with seats near the altar. The Past Grand Masters retire to some suitable apartment, and engage in ceremonies, not proper to be writ- ten, with the Grand Master elect
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When this is done, they return, having previously given notice of their approach by the Grand Marshal. Upon theit entrance, the Grand Lodge is again called up, and after they have arrived near the East, one of their number says:
Past Grand Master. Most Worshipful : Our dis- tinguished Brother having been duly instructed by us, is now prepared to assume his iastallation tows.
Ins. Off. It is well ; and with pleasure do we now proceed in our further services. R. W. Grand Mar- shal, you wiU conduct our Brother to the altar, to take upon himself the obligation appertaining to the duties of his office.
The Grand Marshal conducts him to the altar, where he kneels, the acting Grand Deacons holding tiieir rods crossed over his head. The Installing Officer then administers the oath of office, the Grand Master elect repeating after him, as follows:
I, A. B., in tlae presence of Almighty God, and
before the Grand Lodge of the State of , do
promise and swear, that, to the best of my ability, I wiU faithfully, honestly, and impartially perform the duties of Grand Master of Masons in this jurisdiction during my term of office; and that I wiU conform tci and maintaiu the Constitutions, laws, rules, and reg- ulations of the Grand Lodge of the State of ,
and the usages and customs of Free and Accepted Masons, and at aU times enforce a strict obedience thereto. So help me God,
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He then rises, and the Grand Marshal conducts him neai the chair of the Installing OfBcer.
Ins. Of. Most Woeshipful Beotheb (for from bencefortli you are entitled thus to be hailed) : In inducting you to your chair of office, as a symbol of the commencement of your government over the Craft, I am performing a most solemn duty. By immemorial usage and the irrevocable landmarks of Masonry, you are invested, as Grand Master of Ma- sons, with powers and prerogatives which are well nigh absolute. The interests of the Craft, for weal or wo, are placed in your hands during your term of office. The good resolutions which I doubt not that you have formed in your own mind that these powers shall not be abused or perverted by you, I would gladly strengthen by a word of admonition, which it will not become me henceforth to utter. The very consciousness of the possession of a great power will ever make a generous mind cautious and gentle in its exercise. To rule has been the lot of many, and requires neither strength of intellect or soundness of judgment ; to rule well has been the fortune of but few, and may well be the object of an honorable ambition. It is not by tli£ strong arm or the iron will that obedience and order, the chief requisites of good government, are secured, but by holding the key to the hearts of men.
The office of Grand Master is of great antiquity and respect, and is one of the highest dignities to which
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we may aspire. Its incumbent, to rule well, should possess and practice several important requisites.
As a man, he should be of approved integrity and irreproachable morals; freed from the dominion ol hasty temper and ill-govemed passions ; of good re- pute in the vs^orld ; and practicing, as an example to the Craft, the cardinal virtues of Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance, and Justice.
As a citizen, he should be loyal to his government, obedient to its laws, prompt in the duties he owes to society, and a pattern of fideUty in all social and domestic relations.
Aa a Mason, he should cling to the old landmarks, and be sternly opposed to their infringement ; bo a proficient in the laws, language, and hteruture of the Fraternity ; be desirous to learn, and apt to teach ; though not for the time a workman, yet be master of the work, and qualified to earn his wages ; be prompt to aid and relieve, and slow to demand it ; be over mindful that, though elevated for a time above liis fellows, that he is elevated hy them, and that lie is yet a Craftsman, more sacredly boimd by a Crafts- man's obligation ; and that he should cultivate every where and at all times the golden tenets of Brotherly Love, Belief, and Truth.
As an officer, he should remember, first of aU, that he is an individual Mason, sharing in that respect a common lot with his Brethren, and therefore inter- ested in t'ie welfare of each and all; be devoid ol
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andue osteutation and haughty overbearing , be ac- cessible to all, cultivating the closest friendship and the most unhmited confidence with his associate officers ; be eager to take counsel with his Brethren, and ready to give it; be patient m investigation and hearing; be deliberate in judgment; be prompt in execution ; be forbearing long and much with evil- doers ; be ready to reward good ; be devoid of favor- itism, and wholly impartial; be watchful over the treasury ; having an eagle eye upon every portion of his jurisdiction ; and breasting over the restless spirit of innovation.
Such are some of the most important qualifications which a Grand Master should possess, and the leading errors which he should avoid. It may be that most, Lf not all, of your predecessors have failed to reach this standard : but it is attainable ; and be it your purpose to reach it, and be a bright and shining example to those who shall come after you!
It now but remains for me to clothe you with the external insignia of your rank and authority.
I now with great pleasure invest you with this jewel of your office, whose symbolic meaning will now have a new and striking significance to you. (Pre- sents tJie jeivel.J
I also present you with this gavel, as the potenl emblem of Masonic power, which, in your hands should never be sounded in vain. (Prenents g
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I now surrender to you this seat of authority. f Places Mm in the chair.)
And render you this, the first act of homage due to you as Grand Master.
The Grand Master having beet covered on taking the chair, the Installing Officer uncovers, and bows very low.
Ins. Off. I now hail, salute, and proclaim you Grand
Master of Masons of the State of ! Brethren,
behold your Grand Master!
Senior Grand Warden. Brethren, behold our Grand Master!
Junior Grand Warden. Brethren, behold our Grand Master!
The Brethren, with their arms crossed, *****. and then all, under the direction of the Installing Officer, salute with the public grand honors.
The retiring Grand Master may then address his newly- installed successor and brethren, and the Grand Mnster may, if he chooses, also address the Grand Lodge. If he does not wish to do so, he may call down, and the brethren continue seated during the remainder of the installation, except as called up during the obligations.
It will be proper for the Grand Master here to announce the names of the appointed officers, that they may be installed with the rest.
In case of the rfe'election of a Grand Master, the preceding ceremony will be omitted, except that he be conducted near the chair, the Charge given him, he is invested with the jewel and gavel, inducted and saluted as above directed. So in th«
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case of any other ofPcer being reelected, he will be invested, and given the Charge only.
The Grand Master than proceeds with the installation of the remaining officers, or he may place the Installing Officer again in the chair, delivering to him, without ceremony, the gavel and jewel. In designating the officers hereafter, we will suppose the last to have been done.
Ins. Off. E. W. Grand Marslial, you wiU now pre- sent the Deputy Grand Mast-*ir elect for installation.
Grand Ilarshal. Most "W oeshipful : I have the pleasure to present to you, for iastaUation, Brother C D., who has been duly elected to the office ol Deputy Grand Master.
The foregoing address of the Installing Officer, and pre- sentation by the Grand Marshal, may be used for all the remaining officers, simply changing the name and title of the officer. It may also be used for the Grand Master, when reelected. The order of the Installing Officer, next following, will be omitted when the officer to be installed has been reelected.
Ins. Off. E. W. Grand Marshal, you wiU conduct our Brother to the altar, to take upon himself the obligation appertaining to the duties of his office.
The Grand Marshal conducts him to the altar, when he kneels, and is attended by the Grand Deacons, as in the case of the Grand Master, and takes the same obligation, with the change of name and designation of office.
Ins. Off. E. W. Brothek : You have not been an ioatteutive observer of the ceremony of installing the
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