Lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons be closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication, unless a case or cases of emergency shall require earlier convention, of which every brother shall be notified; during which time it is seriously hoped and expected that every brother will demean himself as becomes a Free and Accepted Mason.”  Senior Warden to the brethren, “Brethren, you have heard the Worshipful Master’s will and pleasure as communicated to me by Brother Junior; so let it be done.”  Master to the Junior Warden, “Brother Junior, how do Mason’s meet?” Ans.  “On the level.”  Master to Senior Warden, “How do Masons part?” Ans.  “On the square.”  Master to the Junior and Senior Wardens, “Since we meet on the level, Brother Junior, and part on the square, Brother Senior, so let us ever meet and part in the name of the Lord.”  Master to the brethren, “Brethren, let us pray.”

“Supreme Architect of the Universe!  Accept our humble praises for the many mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has conferred upon us, and especially for this friendly and social intercourse.  Pardon, we beseech Thee, whatever Thou hast seen amiss in us since we have been together; and continue to us Thy presence, protection and blessing.  Make us sensible of the renewed obligations we are under to love Thee supremely, and to be friendly to each other.  May all our irregular passions be subdued, and may we daily increase in faith, hope, and charity; but more especially in that charity which is the bond of peace, and perfection of every virtue.  May we so practice Thy precepts, that through the merits of the Redeemer we may finally obtain Thy promises, and find an acceptance through the gates and into the temple and city of our God.  So mote it be.  Amen.”

It is often that the prayer is neglected and the following benediction substituted:  May the blessing of heaven rest upon us, and all regular Masons!  May brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us.  So mote it be.  Amen.

After the prayer the following charge ought to be delivered, but it is seldom attended to; in a majority of Lodges it is never attended to; Master to brethren, “Brethren, we are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and virtue to mix again with the world.  Amidst its concerns and employments, forget not the duties which you have heard so frequently inculcated, and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge.  Remember that around this altar you have promised to befriend and relieve every brother who shall need your assistance.  You have promised in the most friendly manner to remind him of his errors and aid a reformation.  These generous principles are to extend further; every human being has a claim upon your kind offices.  Do good unto all.  Recommend it more ‘especially to the household of the faithful.’  Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind, live in peace, and may the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you.”