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Excerpt from Akin's Lodge Manual With the Georgia Masonic Code, the Standard for Georgia This book is a child of both my mind and my heart. In its creation, research, reading and study have conspired with a love of Masonry. Probably, however, if I had fore known the time and toil involved, I would have been frightened from the task. In preparing the Manual, I addressed every Grand Master and Grand Secretary in the United States and British America. Nearly all replied. Their letters show (1) that most grand jurisdictions have each an adopted Manual, and (2) that each should have a standard so that the work and cere monies may be uniform through the State. Heretofore Georgia has had no Standard. The action of the last Grand Lodge, however, makes this work the Georgia Standard, and thus puts Georgia in line with most of her sisters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... Junior Grand Warden (bearing silver vessel of oil when used) and Senior Grand Warden (bearing silver vessel of wine when used); Grand Chaplain; Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, carried by a Past Master; Past Grand Officers, in inverse order of their official rank; Deputy Grand Master (bearing golden vessel of corn when used); Book of the Constitutions, carried by the Master of the oldest Lodge; Grand Master, supported by the two Grand Deacons. Where the Standards, Orders of Architecture, etc., are carried, they may be borne by unofficial brethren stationed at such place in the ranks as the Acting Master or Grand Master may direct. So where the Architect, Civil Authorities, etc. (as, for instance, the laying of corner-stones), unite in the procession, they may be likewise stationed where the Acting Master or Grand Master may direct. Where the Lodge is borne in the procession, it should be by four brethren at some appropriate place in the procession, to be determined by the officer in charge. When the Grand Master or Deputy Grand Master or either of the Grand Wardens joins the procession of a private Lodge, proper respect is to be paid to his rank, and his position will be immediately before the Master and Wardens of the Lodge, and Deacons must be appointed to attend them. Whenever the Grand or Deputy Grand Master is present, the Book of Constitutions must be borne in the procession immediately before him. Originally the Supreme authority in the order was vested in the Master of the oldest Lodge and, in allusion to that fact, the Book of Constitutions is always borne in processions by the Master of the oldest Lodge. Unless the Grand or Deputy Grand Master is present, the Book of Constitutions must never be borne in the procession. The...

Published in 1911, this is a copy of the 5th edition of Akin's Masonic Lodge Manual along with the Georgia Masonic Code.