Excerpt from Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. Of the State of Connecticut: Annual Session, 1916 We commend to Thee the widows and the orphans; the weak and the sick; the tempted and the tried. Remember the warring nations and bring again to the battle-scarred earth the beauteous morning of peace and good-will. We pray for all the Officers Of our Grand Lodge that wisdom may be their portion this day. We pray for our brothers and sisters in this Jurisdiction that harmony and love may abide among us. We pray for all mankind that Faith and Hope and Charity may be their portion. We ask all these things with the forgiveness Of our sins in His name who taught us to pray, saying. 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.