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The Can Adas.
soleinnly accepted ^ by the fraternity , and deposited in the archives of the incorporated Grand Lodge . , ' < 10 . The Grand Master and Grand Officers e ^ Union , be solemnly installed and invested . "H . The prop onecommon fund , by which the blessed enacts of Masonic benevolence may be the more extensively secured .
u 12 . A revision shall be ma established « nd in force in the Grand Lodges above described , and a code of laws for the holding of the incorporated Grand Lodge , and generally for the whole conduct of the Graft , shall be forthwrith prepared , and a new Book of Constitutions be composed and printed under the superintendence of the Grand Officers , and with the sanction of the Grand Lodge .
^ Doneat , this day of , A . D . and A . L . ¦ " ( Signatures of the First Part . ) ¦ - " ¦( Do . Second Part . ) ¥ ' Ratified and confirmed in Grand Lodge this day of , A * i > . and A . L . and the Seal of the Incorporated Grand Lodge affixed ^ " - ¦ Grrand Master . " > ¦ Grand Secretey ;"
cr Prcpos 0 I ^ Qgro 7 mme Ceremony * Union and Incorporation ike Grand ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ; . ¦;• ¦ . " ¦ Lodges <> f Ccmada . ¦' ¦ c < The two Grand iLodges shall be opened in adjoining rooms , arid shall form processions and eniier the hall at the same time . The Lodges being previously seated therein , so that the Fraternity arei completely intermingled , the procession s to advance to the throne , and open and face each other ; music playing a march for the occasion . The two Grand Masters then proceed up the centre , folio wed by all in reversed order . The two Grand Masters to seat themselves in chairs on each side of the throne , and the other Brethren to take their respective places on aach side also .
< f Prayer by one of the Grand Chaplains . " The Act of Union to be read by the Grand Director of Cerem onies . ^ Proclamation by the other Grand Chaplain , who shall say : — 'Hear ye ! This is the Act of Union in confirmation of articles solemnly concluded between the Grand Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , by which they are to be hereafter and for ever known and acknowledged by the style and title , of " The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Ma * sons of Canada . " How say you , Brothers , representatives of the said Grand Lodges , do you accept of , ratify , and ° confirm the same ? * " Answer . — - ' We do accept of , ratify , and confirm the same /
" Q . Chaplain . — ' May the Great Architect of the Universe make the union perpetual / " Answer . — 'So mote it he / " 0 . Dir . of Cers . — 'Be it known to all men , that the Act of Union between the Grand Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada is solemnly
signed , sealed , ratified , and confirmed , and the said bodies are incorporated and consolidated into one , to be from henceforth known and acknowledged by the style and title of " The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , " and may the Great Architect of the Universe make their union perpetual / 41 Answer by all—Amen . '
( C One Grand Lodge ' to be now constituted by the senior Grand Master being obligated , ascending the throne , and nominating Grand Officers pro tempore , and declaring the incorporated Grand Lodge to be open in ample form , under the above style and title . ^ Election of Gr & nd Master and Grand Officers , and nomination of non-elective
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Can Adas.
soleinnly accepted ^ by the fraternity , and deposited in the archives of the incorporated Grand Lodge . , ' < 10 . The Grand Master and Grand Officers e ^ Union , be solemnly installed and invested . "H . The prop onecommon fund , by which the blessed enacts of Masonic benevolence may be the more extensively secured .
u 12 . A revision shall be ma established « nd in force in the Grand Lodges above described , and a code of laws for the holding of the incorporated Grand Lodge , and generally for the whole conduct of the Graft , shall be forthwrith prepared , and a new Book of Constitutions be composed and printed under the superintendence of the Grand Officers , and with the sanction of the Grand Lodge .
^ Doneat , this day of , A . D . and A . L . ¦ " ( Signatures of the First Part . ) ¦ - " ¦( Do . Second Part . ) ¥ ' Ratified and confirmed in Grand Lodge this day of , A * i > . and A . L . and the Seal of the Incorporated Grand Lodge affixed ^ " - ¦ Grrand Master . " > ¦ Grand Secretey ;"
cr Prcpos 0 I ^ Qgro 7 mme Ceremony * Union and Incorporation ike Grand ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ; . ¦;• ¦ . " ¦ Lodges <> f Ccmada . ¦' ¦ c < The two Grand iLodges shall be opened in adjoining rooms , arid shall form processions and eniier the hall at the same time . The Lodges being previously seated therein , so that the Fraternity arei completely intermingled , the procession s to advance to the throne , and open and face each other ; music playing a march for the occasion . The two Grand Masters then proceed up the centre , folio wed by all in reversed order . The two Grand Masters to seat themselves in chairs on each side of the throne , and the other Brethren to take their respective places on aach side also .
< f Prayer by one of the Grand Chaplains . " The Act of Union to be read by the Grand Director of Cerem onies . ^ Proclamation by the other Grand Chaplain , who shall say : — 'Hear ye ! This is the Act of Union in confirmation of articles solemnly concluded between the Grand Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , by which they are to be hereafter and for ever known and acknowledged by the style and title , of " The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Ma * sons of Canada . " How say you , Brothers , representatives of the said Grand Lodges , do you accept of , ratify , and ° confirm the same ? * " Answer . — - ' We do accept of , ratify , and confirm the same /
" Q . Chaplain . — ' May the Great Architect of the Universe make the union perpetual / " Answer . — 'So mote it he / " 0 . Dir . of Cers . — 'Be it known to all men , that the Act of Union between the Grand Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada is solemnly
signed , sealed , ratified , and confirmed , and the said bodies are incorporated and consolidated into one , to be from henceforth known and acknowledged by the style and title of " The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada , " and may the Great Architect of the Universe make their union perpetual / 41 Answer by all—Amen . '
( C One Grand Lodge ' to be now constituted by the senior Grand Master being obligated , ascending the throne , and nominating Grand Officers pro tempore , and declaring the incorporated Grand Lodge to be open in ample form , under the above style and title . ^ Election of Gr & nd Master and Grand Officers , and nomination of non-elective