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nounce, 54. — Quatrairis continued; the certificate of birth; handing in the capital; qua- 

 train to be pronounced with it; how the Master ought to accept the diploma; quatrain 

 to be pronounced in handing it over, 55. — Quatrain on one's ignorance; ceremonies 

 to be observed in entering the lodge, 56. — 



PART IV- 



AFFILIATION OF NEW MEMBERS. 



SECTIOÜT I. 



The caïechism , . 57. 



Way how new members are got; how they are brought to the lodge, 57. — The first 

 gate; the bridge of swords; the entry; the Hung-gate; the Hall of Fidelity and Loyalty; 

 theHeaven-Earthcircle; thelodge, 5S. — Presentation of the new members to the Master; 

 the Catechism of the Vanguard ; question 1 — 3., Thian-yu-hung, 59. — Question 4 — 9., new 

 members; the great and petty Heaven-Earth-league , 6 0. — Question 11 — 18., the petty lea- 

 gue; the East, 61. — Question 19 — 25., the East; the military art; the instruction in the 

 red-flower-pavilion , 62. — Question 26 — 28., the school; the examination, 63. — Ques- 

 tion 29 — 32., thepoem; the five sections; Maitreya-Budha; the Pure-tea sect, 64. — Ques- 

 tion 33 — 36., military art; the boxing of the Hung-brethern, 65. — Question 37 — 48., 

 why he comes alone and why so late; who accompanied him ; voyage by land and by water; 

 the three roads, 66. — Question 49 — 56., the white heron; the eight priests; stanza 

 on the eight genii, 67. — Question 57 — 62., the princess; the Ling-wang temple; notice 

 of Ling-wang, 68. — Question 63 — 72., antithetical couplet in the Ling-wang-temple ; 

 Hian-chu-lung ; the malberry-flowers ; the Black-dragon mountain; the coves; notice 

 of ïïian-chu-lung , 69. — Question 73 — 80., antithetical couplet on the agencies of nature; 

 the Nail-mountain ; the ferry-boat; the skipper, 70. — Question 80 — 89., name of the 

 skipper; his date of birth and dwelling-place ; the skipper's wife; her name, date ot 

 birth and dwelling-place; the hours Tsz and Wu; the great shiphold; it's compartments ; 

 load of it's compartments, 71. — Question 90 — 100., number of holds in the ship ; number 

 of sails; number of deckboards; what kind of wood made of; peach-, plum-, andred-wood; 

 36 and 72; the 12 keels, 72. — Question 101 — 104., stanza on the 12 keels; seams of the 

 ship; the caulking-stuff; the nails; Deities of the ship, 73. — Question 104 — 110., the God 

 of Fire; the Clear-percepting ear and the Thousand-mile-seeing eye; couplet on the wea- 

 ther; the prince Kwan; the prince Kwan-phing and the general Chau-choang; couplet on 

 Kwan-ti; the Queen of Heaven and the generals Hiang and Hoh; Kwan-yin, the Hung- 

 brethern and Lo-han, 74. — Question 110—119., the masts; the sails, 75. — Question 

 119 — 125., the bowlines; who poled and who superintended the tackle; the four great 

 Diamond-ones; the Lo-han; the pure pearl; the signal; the red flag, 76. — Question 

 125—135., the goods; red wood and red rice; their use; the three rivers which unite 



