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CHAPLAIN

Installing Officer—Brother -----------, you have been appointed
Chaplain of this Lodge, and will now be 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 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, with whom our
happiness will be endless and perfect.

The Marshal conducts him to his proper place.

SENIOR AND JUNIOR DEACONS

Installing Officer—My Brothers, you have been appointed Deacons
of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the badge of your office.

It is your duty to attend on the Master and Wardens, to act as their
proxies in the active duties of the Lodge, such as the reception of
candidates, and the introduction and accommodation of visitors. These
duties I entrust to your care, confident of your vigilance and attention.

The Marshal conducts them to their proper places.

MASTERS OF CEREMONY

Installing Officer—My Brothers, you have been appointed Masters of
Ceremony of this Lodge, and will now be invested with the badge of
your office.

You, as proxies for the Senior Deacon, are to see that candidates for
the several degrees are duly and truly prepared. In the Preparation
Room you are to permit no levity, but are expected to conduct your
work therein so as to leave an impression on the minds of those seeking
Masonic "Light," that our institution is dignified and refined, and that its
ceremonies have in reality symbolic meaning.

The Marshal conducts them to their proper places.

STEWARDS

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