Book excerpt: Excerpt from Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, 1904 Grant unto us, 0 God, perception and wise insight that the difficulties of our work may disappear before our earnest efforts to master them. In all that we may accomplish here, teach us to see Thy Majesty which works so silently and yet so grandly, in all spheres and in all times. May the example of the illustrious brethren of our Order be not lost upon us, but serve as additional incentives to the emulation of all that has gained for them our approval. Foster and preserve in us the qualities that shall en dear us to all our brethren, and give us the wise perception to moderate and remove those which might prevent our aim. Supreme Architect of the Universe! In whatever way Thy Wisdom can find to bless our work, in Thy bountiful mercy to all humanity, grant unto us Thy grace and protection, strengthening and success. Amen. 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.