religion on your gratitude
and your affections? and have you continued steadfast in that
faith from choice and a conviction of your duty to heaven, or from
education? "From duty and choice." This also is right.

3d.--Have you ever up to this time lived according to the
principles of that religion, by acting upon the square of virtue
with all men, nor defrauding any, nor defamed the good name of
any, nor indulged sensual appetites unreasonably, but more
especially to the dishonor of the matrimonial tie, nor extorted
on, or oppressed the poor. "I have not been guilty of these
things." You have then entitled yourself to our highest
confidence, by obeying the injunctions of our Thrice Illustrious
Prefect in Heaven, "of doing to all men even as you would that
they should do unto you." Mr. ----, can you so continue to act,
that yearly on the anniversary of St. Albert, you can solemnly
swear for the past season you have not been guilty of the crimes
enumerated in these questions? "By the help of God I can." Be it
so, then, that annually, on the anniversary of St. Albert you
swear to these great questions; and the confidence of the Knights
Companions of the order in you, rests on your being able so to do.

4th.--For the future, then, you promise to be a good man, and to
be governed by the moral laws of God and the rules of the order,
in always dealing openly, honorably, and above deceit, especially
with the Knights companions of the order? "I do."

5th.--You promise so to act with all mankind, but especially with
the fraternity, as that you shall never be justly called a bad
paymaster, ungrateful, a liar, a rake, or a libertine, a man
careless in the business of your vocation, a drunkard, or a
tyrant? "I do."

6th.--You promise to lead a life so upright and just in relation
to all mankind as you are capable of, but in matters of difference
to preserve the interest of a companion of the order; of a
companion's friend for whom he pleads, to any mere man of the
word? "I do."

7th.--You promise never to engage in mean party strife, nor
conspiracies against the government or religion of your country,
whereby your reputation may suffer, nor ever to associate with
dishonorable men even for a moment, except it be to secure the
interest of such person, his family or friends, to a companion,
whose necessities require this degradation at your hands? "I d