l procession, the position
of the youngest Lodge is at the head, or right, of the procession, and
the oldest at the end, or left, excepting that the Lodge of which
deceased was a member walks nearest the corpse.

15. A Lodge in procession is to be strictly under the discipline of the
Lodge room; therefore no brother can enter the procession or leave it
without express permission from the Master, conveyed through the
Marshal. The Lodge is open and not at refreshment.

Service in Lodge Room.

The brethren having assembled at the lodge room, the Lodge will be
opened briefly on the Third Degree; the purpose of the communication
must be stated, and remarks upon the character of the deceased may be
made by the Master and brethren, when the service will commence, all the
brethren standing:

Master: What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he
deliver his soul from the land of the grave?

S. W.: His days are as grass; as a flower of the field so he
flourisheth.

J. W.: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place
thereof shall know it no more.

M.: Where is now our departed brother?

S. W.: He dwelleth in night; he sojourneth in darkness.

J. W.: Man walketh in a vain shadow; he heapeth up riches, and cannot
tell who shall gather them.

M.: When he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not
descend after him.

S. W.: For he brought nothing into the world, and it is certain he can
carry nothing out.

J. W.: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name
of the Lord.

M.: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
mercy.

S. W.: God is our salvation; our glory and the rock of our strength; and
our refuge is in God.

J. W.: He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us
according to our iniquities.

M.: Can we offer any precious gift acceptable in the sight of the Lord
to redeem our brother?

S. W.: We are poor and needy. We are without gift or ransom.

J. W.: Be merciful unto us, O Lord, be merciful unto us; for we trust in
Thee. Our hope and salvation are in Thy patience. Where else can we look
for mercy?

M.: Let us endeavor to live the life of the righteous, that our last end
may be like his.

S. W.: The Lord is gracious and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

J. W.: God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even unto
death.

M.: Shall our brother's name and virtues be lost upon the e