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Lighting now the Hung-lamp (i), this verse is recited: 



The innerpart of the lodge is very imposing; 

 The four great faithful excellent-ones guard the four gates. 

 Tf it is asked what is most exalted within the city — 

 The Htmg-lamp, once lighted, illuminates the faithful. 



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The laraps now being all lighted, and the incense-sticks glowing in the censer and fïlling 

 the pavilion with delicious perfumes, the Gods are prayed to look down upon the members 

 and accept of the incense burned for them; this prayer is read with a slow and solemn 

 voice, that the new members may be moved^and impressed by it. 



FoRMULARY OF PRAYER, TO THE GODS. 



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,/ Solemnly we now burn incense and make this prayer to Pwan-ku, who first sundered Heaven 

 ;/ and Earth. ( 2 ) Revering the Heavenly doctrine of being united in One, we, fervently, wish 

 z/to overturn Tsing and restore Ming, in order to obey the will of Heaven (desiring that 

 //Heaven and Earth) shall roll on together. ( 3 ) 



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( 2 ) According to the doctrine of the Tao-sect, Twan-ltu, the first man, had the task given to him to sepa- 

 rate the Chaos. He was busy with it during eighteen thousand years, during which time he increased 

 day by day in stature. When his work was finished he died. His head became mountains, his breath 

 wind and clouds, and his voice thuuder; his limbs were changed into the four poles, his veins into 

 rivers, his sinews into the undulations of the earth's surface , and his flesh into fields ; his beard was 

 turned into stars , his skin and hair into herbs and trees ; and his teeth, bones and marrow into 

 metals, rocks and precious stones; his dropping sweat increased to rain, and, lastly, the insects 

 which stuck to his body were transformed into people. 



( 3 ) i. e. that H. & E. may be everlasting. 



