is Den, at least once in every month; and shall
read them to each new member when he is initiated, or present the same
to him for personal perusal.
7. The initiation fee of this Order shall be one dollar, to be paid
when the candidate is initiated and received into the Order.
8. Dens may make such additional Edicts for their control and
government as they may deem requisite and necessary. _Provided_, no
Edict shall be made to conflict with any of the provisions or Edicts
of this Prescript.
9. The most profound and rigid secrecy concerning any and everything
that relates to the Order, shall at all times be maintained.
10. Any member who shall reveal or betray the secrets of this Order,
shall suffer the extreme penalty of the law.
ADMONITION.
Hush! thou art not to utter what I am, bethink thee! it was our
covenant!
REGISTER.
I.
1. Dismal, 7. Painful,
2. Mystic, 8. Portentous,
3. Stormy, 9. Fading,
4. Peculiar, 10. Melancholy,
5. Blooming, 11. Glorious,
6. Brilliant, 12. Gloomy.
II.
I. White, II. Green, III. Yellow, IV. Amber,
V. Purple, VI. Crimson, VII. Emerald.
III.
1. Fearful, 7. Hideous,
2. Startling, 8. Frightful,
3. Wonderful, 9. Awful,
4. Alarming, 10. Horrible,
5. Mournful, 11. Dreadful,
6. Appalling, 12. Last.
IV.
Cumberland.
L'ENVOI.
To the lovers of law and order, peace and justice, we send greeting;
and to the shades of the venerated dead we affectionately dedicate the
Order of the * * *
_Resurgamus._
* * * * *
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