, 1855-07-20

who has been elected Judge-Advocate foI
the current term.
G. 7. My brother, do you accept the
Office to which you have been elected?
A. do.
DO you promise to discharge the duties
Of your Office to the best of your knowl
edge aud ability, and to keep an accurate
record Of theprocecdiugs of this Wigwam!
A. do.
therefore declare you duly elected aud
Installed as Secretary Of this Wigwam foT
the ensuing term. You will please take
your official station.
G, NJ. Inow prcsen; brother -, who
has been elected Treasurer Of this Wig
wan for the current term.
G. =. Ny brother do you accept the
Office TO which you have been elected?
A. do.
DO you promise to keep Just and accu-
rate accounts Of the finances Of this Wig
wan, aud to perform the duties Of your
Office to the best Of your ability?
A. l do
therefore declare you duly elected and
installed as the Treasurer of this Wigwam
for the current term. You will please take
your Official station.
G.M. now present brother -,
who has been elected Usher of this Wig
wan for the current term.
G. p. My brother, do you accept the
office to which you have been elected?
A. do.
/ therefore declare you duly elected and
Installed as Usher Of this " igwain for the
current term. You will please take your
Official station.
Ct. NJ. Inow present you brother -,
who has been elected instructor Of this
Wigwam for the current term.
G. p. My brother, do you accept the
Office to which you have been electedY
A. | do.
! therefore declare you duly elected and
installed as Instructor of this Wigwam for
the current term. You will please take
your official station.
G.. NJ. l now present brother --,
who has been elected Inside Sentinel Of
this Wigwam for the current term.
@. p. My brother, do you accept the
Office to which you have been elected!
A. l do. l
Do you promise to refuse admission to
all persons who do not give you the proper
passwords before entering, unless instruct
ed to admit them by the President
A. ! do.
therefore declare you elected and in
stalleds as Inside Sentinel Of this Wigwam
for the ensuing term. You will please take
your official station.
G. NJ. l now present brother -,
who has been elected Outside Sentinel Of
this Wigwam for the current term.
G.P. My brother. do you accept the
Office to which you have been elected
A. I do. .r.......
Do you promise to refuse admission to
all persons (except candidates for initiation
or degree) who do not make proper appli-
cation by giving the, regular tokens by
which to gain admission
A. l do. therefore declare you duly
elected and installed as Outside Sentinel
Of this Wigwam for the ensuing term. You
will please take your official station.
G. NJ. now present brother --,
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who wishes to be farther instructed in his
duties.
g. p. My brother, the position in
which you are now placed is one that will
demand your constant care and watchful-
ness. Highly honorable to yourself, may
the trust reposed in you by your brethren
ever be regarded by you as sacred and in
violate, and may the appreciation Of those
aroand you reward your labOrs in their be-
half. -.... ..,.,-.. .................. ...
now place in your hands the Charter
or Warrant that confers on you the au-
thority by which you act as President Of
this Wigwam. Remember, you ore never
to open or close this Wigwam unless this
Charter is in your possession at tho time.
You are to consider yourself personally re-
sponsible TO the Grand Wigwam for its
safe keeping at all times.
The RITuAL of the Order, which l now
place in your possession, you arc to keep
sacred and inviolate. When this Wigwum
is not in session, the Ritual must remain in
your hands alone. 1t is not to go into the
hands Of others, whether they ore members
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degrees or during initiation, and then only
to the proper officers Of this Wigwam.-
When your successor in Office shall be de-
clared elected and installed by the Grand
Wigwam or its authorized delegates, then
they may receive it, but until that time you
are personally responsible for its safety
You will be careful that the Ritual is rig
idly observed by your Wigwam, as uni
formity cannot fail to promote the welfare
of the whole organization.
This GAvEL, my brother, is an emblem
of authority. One rap calls the brethren
to order, two raps calls up the officers, aud
three raps calls up the whole Wigwam.
When you are visited by any present OF
past officers Of the Grand Wigwam, you
will call up the Wigwam, and both officers
and members will salute them.
Any delegate to, or member Of the
Grand WigWam, who is not an officer oi