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TRANSLATION. 



//List of the Chiefs whom the I-hing-Society wishes to elect for the year (the year expessed 

 by the cyclical term) of the Heavenly motions, the month, the day. 



President (the member) X. 

 Vice-presidents (the members) X. X. 

 Master (the member) X. 

 Introducers (the members) X. X. 

 Fiscal (the member) X. 

 Counsellors (the members) X. X. 



Treasurer (the member) X. 

 Receiver (the member) X. 

 Acting receiver (the member) X. 



Agents (the members) X. X. 



The brotherhood of our society ha ving now decided upon appointing the above mentioned men 



as superiors and chiefs, it is right that we make their names public. 



If there are amongst those men some who offend the law or act unjustly, being unworthy 



of the rank conferred upon them, we pray all the brethern of the society, each in particular, 



to come forward and prevent later troubles. They can then be changed and other men be 



appointed. — Advertisement." 



The functions of the Master and Vanguard are sufficiently described in the Catechism. ( l ) 



The fiscal keeps in his hands a red staff, with which the criminals are punished. ( 2 ) 



The agents are, also, called Night-brethem ( 3 ) or Iron-planhs ( 4 ): they are sent about every where, 



and make reports to the brotherhood. They travel at the expense of the society and, be- 



sides, are allo wed a fee for the commissions with which they are intrusted by members 



of the league. 



The Council appoints them, and the folio wing diploma is given to them as a warrant of 



their nomination. This paper is about eight inches long and four inches broad; the colour 



of the paper is peach-red, and of this form and purport 



O See part. IV, s. i. 



( 2 ) See Catechism. Q. 315—316. 



( 4 ) IË $t Com P ar e the 33d article of the Oath. P. IV, s. i. 



