flesh, so may it ever be to your mind and conscience, if ever you
should attempt to reveal the secrets of Masonry unlawfully." The
candidate is then conducted to the centre of the Lodge, where he and
the Senior Deacon kneel, and the Deacon says the following prayer:

"Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this, our
present convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may
dedicate and devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and
faithful brother among us! Endue him with a competency of Thy divine
wisdom, that by the secrets of our art, he may be the better enabled
to display the beauties of holiness, to the honor of Thy holy name. So
mote it be. Amen!"

The Master then asks the candidate, "In whom do you put your trust?"
The candidate answers, "In God." The Master then takes him by the
right hand, and says, "Since in God you put your trust, arise, follow
your leader, and fear no danger." The Senior Deacon then conducts the
candidate three times regularly around the Lodge and halts at the
Junior Warden in the South, where the same questions are asked, and
answers returned as at the door.

As the candidate and the conductor are going around the room, the
Master reads the following passage of Scripture, and takes the same
time to read it that they do to go around the Lodge three times.

"Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran
down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts
of his garment; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended
upon the mountains of Zion, for there the Lord commanded the blessing,