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Review Of Literature.
CONSECRATION PRAYER . "Almighty and ever glorious and gracious Lord God , Creator of all things , and the governor of every thing thou hast made , mercifully look upon thy servants , now assembled in thy name and in thy presence , and bless and prosper ' all our works begun , continued , and ended in thee . ' Graciously bestow upon us wisdom in all our doings ; strength of mind in all difficultiesand the beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
, communications and work . Let faith be the foundation of our hope , and charity the fruit of our obedience to thy revealed will . "' O thou preserver of men , ' graciously enable us now to consecrate this Lodge to the honour and glory of thy name , and mercifully be pleased to accept this service at our hands .
" May all who shall be lawfully appointed to rule in it , according to our Constitutions , be under thy especial guidance and protection , and faithfully observe and fulfil all their obligations to thee and to the Lodge . May all who come within those consecrated walls have but one heart and one mind , to love , to honour , to fear , and to obey thee as thy majesty and unbounded goodness claim ; and to love one another as thou hast loved us . May every discordant passion be here banished from our bosom . May we here meet in th as a band of Brethrenwho
y presence , were created by the same almighty parent , are daily sustained by the same beneficent hand , and are travelling the same road to the gates of death . May we here have thy holy word always present to our mind , and may religion and virtue , love , harmony , and peaceful joy reign triumphant in our hearts .
" May all the proper work of our institution , that may be done in this Lodge , be such as thy wisdom may approve , and thy goodness prosper . Ancl , finally , graciously be pleased , oh . Thou Sovereign Architect of the Universe , to bless the Craft wheresoever dispersed , and make them true and faithful to Thee , to their neighbour , and to themselves . And when the time of our labour is drawing near to an end , and the pillar of our strength is declining to the ground , graciously enable us to pass
through ' the valley of the shadow of death , ' supported by ' thy rod and thy staff , " to those mansions beyond the skies , where love , and peace , and joy , for ever reign before thy throne . Amen . " The Brethren
answered"Glory be to God on high , on earth peace and goodwill towards men . " The Grand Master then said" In the name of the Supreme and Eternal God , the Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth , to whom be all honour and glory , I dedicate this hall to Freemasonry . " The Grand Chamberlain then strewed corn ( wheat ) over the Lodge ; ancl the honours iven
grand were g . A piece of music was then performed , and the second procession was made round the Lod ge ; when the Grand Master arrived at the east , the music ceased , and he said"In the name of the Supreme and Eternal God , the Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth , to whom be all honour and glory , I dedicate this hall to religion , virtue , and science . " The Grand Chaplain then poured wine on the Lodge , and the grand honours were given . The music was resumed , and the third procession was made round
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature.
CONSECRATION PRAYER . "Almighty and ever glorious and gracious Lord God , Creator of all things , and the governor of every thing thou hast made , mercifully look upon thy servants , now assembled in thy name and in thy presence , and bless and prosper ' all our works begun , continued , and ended in thee . ' Graciously bestow upon us wisdom in all our doings ; strength of mind in all difficultiesand the beauty of harmony and holiness in all our
, communications and work . Let faith be the foundation of our hope , and charity the fruit of our obedience to thy revealed will . "' O thou preserver of men , ' graciously enable us now to consecrate this Lodge to the honour and glory of thy name , and mercifully be pleased to accept this service at our hands .
" May all who shall be lawfully appointed to rule in it , according to our Constitutions , be under thy especial guidance and protection , and faithfully observe and fulfil all their obligations to thee and to the Lodge . May all who come within those consecrated walls have but one heart and one mind , to love , to honour , to fear , and to obey thee as thy majesty and unbounded goodness claim ; and to love one another as thou hast loved us . May every discordant passion be here banished from our bosom . May we here meet in th as a band of Brethrenwho
y presence , were created by the same almighty parent , are daily sustained by the same beneficent hand , and are travelling the same road to the gates of death . May we here have thy holy word always present to our mind , and may religion and virtue , love , harmony , and peaceful joy reign triumphant in our hearts .
" May all the proper work of our institution , that may be done in this Lodge , be such as thy wisdom may approve , and thy goodness prosper . Ancl , finally , graciously be pleased , oh . Thou Sovereign Architect of the Universe , to bless the Craft wheresoever dispersed , and make them true and faithful to Thee , to their neighbour , and to themselves . And when the time of our labour is drawing near to an end , and the pillar of our strength is declining to the ground , graciously enable us to pass
through ' the valley of the shadow of death , ' supported by ' thy rod and thy staff , " to those mansions beyond the skies , where love , and peace , and joy , for ever reign before thy throne . Amen . " The Brethren
answered"Glory be to God on high , on earth peace and goodwill towards men . " The Grand Master then said" In the name of the Supreme and Eternal God , the Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth , to whom be all honour and glory , I dedicate this hall to Freemasonry . " The Grand Chamberlain then strewed corn ( wheat ) over the Lodge ; ancl the honours iven
grand were g . A piece of music was then performed , and the second procession was made round the Lod ge ; when the Grand Master arrived at the east , the music ceased , and he said"In the name of the Supreme and Eternal God , the Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth , to whom be all honour and glory , I dedicate this hall to religion , virtue , and science . " The Grand Chaplain then poured wine on the Lodge , and the grand honours were given . The music was resumed , and the third procession was made round