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The Funeral Service.
8 the Members of this respectable society , when requested by aTSrother , ' to accompany his corpse to the place of interment ; and there to de-* posit his remains with the usual formalities . * In conformity with this , laudable usage , and at the special request s of our deceased brother , whose memory we revere ,, and whose loss we ' now deplorewe are here-assembled under legal dispensationin the
, , * form and character of Masons , to resign his body to the earth from c whence it came , and to offer up the last tribute of our fraternal affec-* tion and regard to his memory ; thereby demonstrating to the world ' the sincerity of our past esteem , and our steady attachment to' the * principles of our honourable order . ' With all proper respect to the established customs of the country in
* which we reside , v . ith due deference to our superiors in church and * state , and with unlimited good-will to all mankind , we here appear * in the character of our profession . —Invested with the badges of our * sacred institution , we humbly implore the blessing of Heaven on ail ' our zealous endeavours for the general good of society , and pray for ' our steady perseverance in the principles'of piety and virtue .
' As it has pleased the great Creator to remove our worth y Brother , ' now deceased , from' the cares and troubles of a transitory existence , ' to a state of eternal duration ; and thereby to weaken the chain by ' which we are linked one to another— -may this example of the uncer-* tainty of human life remind us . . of our approaching fate , and may we * who survive himbe more strongly cemented with the ties of union
, ' and friendship ; and so regulate our conduct here , by the sacred dic' tales of truth and wisdom , as to enjoy in the latter period of life , that * serene tranquillity of mind which ever flows from a clear and unsul - ' lied conscience , void of ofFeace ..
' Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our loving friend ' and Brother , there to remain until the general resurrection ; in fa' vourable expectation that his immortal soul will , then partake of those 'joys which have been prepared for the righteous from the beginning ' of the world : and we earnestly pray Almi g hty God , of his " lnfiniicj ' goodness , at die grand tribunal of unbiassed justice , to extend his ' mercy towards himand ail of usand to crown our felicity with
, , ' everlasting bliss in the expanded realms of a boundless eternity , ' This vve beg , for the honour of his holy name , to whom be glory , ' now and for ever , ' Amen . Thus the service ends , when the usual honours are g iven , and the procession returns to the place from whence it came . The Brethren being all arrived at the Lod the duties
ge , necessary are _ complied with , and the business of Masonry is renewed . The regalia , and the ornaments of the deceased , if an officer of a Lodge , are returned to the Master in due form , and with the usual ceremonies ; after which the charges for regulating the conduct of the fraternity are rehearsed , and the Lodge is closed in the third degree , with ' 3 , blessing .
VOL . II , J )
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The Funeral Service.
8 the Members of this respectable society , when requested by aTSrother , ' to accompany his corpse to the place of interment ; and there to de-* posit his remains with the usual formalities . * In conformity with this , laudable usage , and at the special request s of our deceased brother , whose memory we revere ,, and whose loss we ' now deplorewe are here-assembled under legal dispensationin the
, , * form and character of Masons , to resign his body to the earth from c whence it came , and to offer up the last tribute of our fraternal affec-* tion and regard to his memory ; thereby demonstrating to the world ' the sincerity of our past esteem , and our steady attachment to' the * principles of our honourable order . ' With all proper respect to the established customs of the country in
* which we reside , v . ith due deference to our superiors in church and * state , and with unlimited good-will to all mankind , we here appear * in the character of our profession . —Invested with the badges of our * sacred institution , we humbly implore the blessing of Heaven on ail ' our zealous endeavours for the general good of society , and pray for ' our steady perseverance in the principles'of piety and virtue .
' As it has pleased the great Creator to remove our worth y Brother , ' now deceased , from' the cares and troubles of a transitory existence , ' to a state of eternal duration ; and thereby to weaken the chain by ' which we are linked one to another— -may this example of the uncer-* tainty of human life remind us . . of our approaching fate , and may we * who survive himbe more strongly cemented with the ties of union
, ' and friendship ; and so regulate our conduct here , by the sacred dic' tales of truth and wisdom , as to enjoy in the latter period of life , that * serene tranquillity of mind which ever flows from a clear and unsul - ' lied conscience , void of ofFeace ..
' Unto the grave we have resigned the body of our loving friend ' and Brother , there to remain until the general resurrection ; in fa' vourable expectation that his immortal soul will , then partake of those 'joys which have been prepared for the righteous from the beginning ' of the world : and we earnestly pray Almi g hty God , of his " lnfiniicj ' goodness , at die grand tribunal of unbiassed justice , to extend his ' mercy towards himand ail of usand to crown our felicity with
, , ' everlasting bliss in the expanded realms of a boundless eternity , ' This vve beg , for the honour of his holy name , to whom be glory , ' now and for ever , ' Amen . Thus the service ends , when the usual honours are g iven , and the procession returns to the place from whence it came . The Brethren being all arrived at the Lod the duties
ge , necessary are _ complied with , and the business of Masonry is renewed . The regalia , and the ornaments of the deceased , if an officer of a Lodge , are returned to the Master in due form , and with the usual ceremonies ; after which the charges for regulating the conduct of the fraternity are rehearsed , and the Lodge is closed in the third degree , with ' 3 , blessing .
VOL . II , J )