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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Almighty God, the giver of every good and perfect gift, we would not enter upon any undertaking without invoking Thy aid. Thou art acquainted with us and knowest our needs. Grant us, we pray Thee, Thy presence, that we may transact the business of this Grand Lodge to Thy pleasure and glory. We thank Thee that Thou hast permitted us to come together in this meeting, and to look into each other's faces. We pray that Thou wilt forgive us where we have displeased Thee, and that Thou wilt restore unto us the joy of Thy salvation. We pray Thee to re member those of our brethren that are today in the service of our country - those of our brethren who, in response to the call of our na tion, cheerfully and gladly put on the blue and rallied beneath the flag we love so well. We pray Thee that Thou wilt be very near, and very precious to those who may be sick; comfort and console them by Thy presence. We pray that Thou wilt remember in great tender ness, those who have been called to mourn the loss of their sons and fathers, either in the battle with bullets or with fever. We pray expressly that Thou wilt bless the families from whom has been taken some member of our fraternity. Temper the wind, we pray Thee, to the shorn lamb. Guide us in all our deliberations. Make us to be bet ter fathers, better sons, and better husbands, because of the lessons we have learned in this Institution. May each of us be duly and truly prepared and be worthy and well qualified for our entrance into that place, that temple, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. And to Thee we will ascribe all the praise, honor, and glory. Amen. The Grand Secretary announced that the Committee on Credentials 'had informed him that representatives were present from a constitutional number of lodges, and asked for the committee further time to complete its report, which was granted. 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.