The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX FOURTH HOUSE 49. Brethren of all grades may be invited to sojourn in the Profess-Houses of the Order by Grand Lodge; and such invitation may confidently be expected as the reward of merit. There they will be able to make the personal acquain- tance of members of the higher Grades, learn of the deeper workings of the Order, obtain the benefit of personal in- struction, and in all ways fit themselves for advancement. 50. Brethren of advanced years and known merit who de- sire to follow the religious life may be asked to reside per- manently in such houses. 51. In the higher degrees Brethren have the right to reside in our Profess-Houses for a portion of every year, as shown:— VI°. Two weeks. VII°. Two months. G.T. One month. S.G.C. Three months. P.R.S. Six weeks. VIII’. Six months. 52. Members of the IX°, who share among themselves the whole property of the Order according to the rules of that degree, may, of course, reside there permanently. In- deed, the house of every Brother of this grade is, ipso facto, a Profess-House of the Order. FIFTH HOUSE 53. All Brethren may expect the warmest co-operation in their pleasures and amusements from other members of the Order. The perfect freedom and security afforded by the Law allows the characters of all Brethren to expand to the very limits of their nature, and the great joy and gladness with which they are constantly overflowing make them the best of companions. “They shall rejoice, our chosen; who 220