heavens shall
pass away as a scroll, and man, standing in the presence of the
Infinite, shall realize the true end of his pilgrimage here below. Let
these flowers be to us the symbol of remembrance of all the virtues of
our brethren who have preceded us to the silent land, the token of that
fraternal alliance which binds us while on earth and which we hope will
finally unite us in heaven.

The Senior Warden returns to his place, and an interval of profound
silence will be observed. The procession will again be formed, and move
three times around the catafalque to slow and solemn music, as before.
Arrived in the East, the Worshipful Master will advance and place upon
the Urn a wreath of evergreen, and say:

Worshipful Master: It is appointed unto all men once to die, and after
death cometh the resurrection. The dust shall return to the earth and
the spirit unto God who gave it. In the grave all men are equal; the
good deeds, the lofty thoughts, the heroic sacrifices alone survive and
bear fruit in the lives of those who strive to emulate them.

While, therefore, nature will have its way, and our tears will fall upon
the graves of our brethren, let us be reminded by the evergreen symbol
of our faith in immortal life that the dead are but sleeping, and be
comforted by the reflection that their memories will not be forgotten;
that they will still be loved by those who are soon to follow them; that
in our archives their names are written, and that in our hearts there is
still a place for them. And so, trusting in the infinite love and tender
mercy of Him without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, let us
prepare to meet them where there is no parting, and where with them we
shall enjoy eternal rest.

The Worshipful Master will return to his place, and a period of silence
will obtain. The Chaplain will now be conducted to the altar, where he
will read:

But some man will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it
die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
be, but bear grain; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain; but
God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own
body.

All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men,
another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the glo