ghty lift upon you the light of
His countenance, and preserve you from falling."

Q. What followed? A. The Grand Commander then directed me to kneel,
and said by virtue of the high power in me vested, as the successor
and representative of Hugh De Paganis, and Geoffrey, of St. Omers, I
now dub and create you Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, of the Holy
Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [This is repeated three times, at the
same time laying the blade of the sword first upon the right
shoulder, then upon the head, and then upon the left shoulder of the
candidate.]

Q. What followed? A. The Grand Commander then presented me a sword,
and thus addressed me: "This sword in your hand, as a true and
courteous Knight, will be endowed with three most excellent qualities;
its hilt be justice impartial, its blade be fortitude undaunted, and
its point be mercy; and let it teach us this important lesson, that we
should ever be assured of the justice of the cause in which we draw
our swords, and being thus assured, we should persevere with the most
undaunted fortitude, and finally, having subdued our enemies, we
should consider them no longer such, but extend to them the most
glorious attribute of God's mercy."

Q. What followed? A. The Grand Commander then communicated to me the
due-guard, the penitent's pass, and the grand sign, grip and word of
Knight Templars.

Q. Give the due-guard? [The sign is given by placing the end of the
right thumb under the chin.]

Q. To what does it allude? A. To the penalty of my obligation; to have
my head struck off and placed upon the highest spire in Christendom.

Q. Give the penitent's pass? A. It is given as before described; the
word is Golgotha.

Q. Give the grand sign. [This sign is given by placing yourself in a
situation representing the crucifixion of Christ.]

Q. To what does this sign allude? A. To the manner in which the
Saviour expired upon the cross, and expiated the sins of the world.

Q. Give the grip and word. [This grip is given by interlacing the
fingers of the right and left hands of the candidate, which forms a
cross.]

Q. What is the word? A. Immanuel. [The word is given at the time of
giving the grip, and is the name of the grip.]

Q. What does the grip teach us? A. That as our fingers are thus
strongly interlaced, so should the hearts of Knight Templars be firmly
interlaced in friendship and brotherly love.

Q. What is the motto of our Order? A. Rex regum, et Dom