Excerpt from Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons at Its Forty-Third Grand Annual Communication, Held at Chicago, Oct. 3d, 4th and Sth, A. L. 5882 Our Heavenly Father, we invoke Thy divine wisdom to aid in the deliberations of this, dur Annual Grand Communication; may peace and harmony prevail, and may this be one of the most pleasant convocations that it has ever been the privilege of this body to enjoy. May such legislation be enacted as shall be promotive of Thy glory and the best interests of the Craft throughout our borders. We pray Thy blessing upon all the Grand Officers Of this body. Bless our Grand Master, who for the second time comes to preside over our deliberations. Give unto him wisdom that he may be qualified rightly to discharge the duties that devolve upon him. Bless, we pray Thee, every Officer Of this Grand Jurisdiction. May Thy blessing rest upon every representative of this Grand Lodge. May we all learn the difficult les son, to subdue our passions, and may all our hearts be inspired with reverence for Thy great name and love for each other. In our deliberations there may a diversity of opinion and feeling arise in reference to various subjects and interests that shall come before us, but may the spirit of kindness and fraternity pervade all our discus sions. May we all remember that we be brethren, and that one god is the Father of us all. Many constituent lodges Of this Grand Jurisdiction are here represented to-day. We thank Thee for Thy care over them during the past year. May Thy blessing be continued unto them in the future. Bless all their Officers and members. 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.