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
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