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192 sincerely pray that this edifice may continue a lasting monument of the taste, spirit, and liberality of its founders.

The Deputy Grand Master then rises, and says:

Most Worshipful, the hall in which we are now assembled, and the plan upon which it has been constructed, having met with your approbation, it is the desire of the fraternity that it should now be dedicated, according to ancient form and usage.

The Lodge is then uncovered, and a procession is made around it in the following form, during which solemn music is played:

Grand Pursuivant;

Two Stewards, with staves;

A Past Master, with a light;

A Past Master, with Bible, Square, and Compasses on a velvet cushion;

Two Past Masters, each with a light;

Grand Secretary and Treasurer;

Grand Junior Warden, with pitcher of corn;

Grand Senior Warden, with pitcher of wine;

Deputy Grand Master, with pitcher of oil;

Grand Master;

Two Deacons, with rods.

When the Grand Muster arrives at the East, the procession halts, the music is silent, and the Grand Chaplain makes the following

CONSECRATION PRAYER.

Almighty and ever glorious and gracious Lord God, Creator of all things, and Governor of everything 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 our