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MANUAL OF THE LODGE.

boundless eternity. This we beg for the honor of his name, to whom be glory now and forever. Amen.

Brethren. The will of God is accomplished. So mote it be. Amen.

Master. From dust we came, and unto dust we must return.

Brethren. May we all be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Amen.

The procession then returns to the place whence it set out, where the necessary duties are complied with, and the business of Freemasonry is renewed. The insignia and ornaments of the deceased, if an officer of a Lodge, are returned to the Master, and the Lodge is closed in the third degree with the usual benediction.

When a Grand officer is interred, the service is performed by the Grand Chaplain, and the procession arranged according to the form of St. John's Day.