majority Flashcards
HQ #1
Reading of the special dispensation. Recorder, you will read the Special Dispensation.
members and friends of Bethel#_, we have assembled here to wish God speed to the Daughters who are to become Majority Members, by virtue of the fact they have attained the age of twenty, or married and were members in good standing in the Bethel. Guide and Marshal you will retired and escort the members who are to receive their majority into the Bethel Room.
guide#1
Honored Queen i have the pleasure to present __ who are entitled tp receive their Majority Ceremony.
HQ#2s
You have had active membership in our Order, whose cornerstone is truth and keystone is love. You have reached an important milestone on your journey through life. This hour has been set apart in order that we may confer this Majority Ceremony as a parting gift of friendship, and we hope, that as you go forth to assume your various obligations you will be guided by the teachings you received during your sojourn journey in Job’s Daughters. Before the alter you took a solemn obligation and received your first lessons in our beautiful Order. You will now be escorted to the Altar to receive our final blessings, after which the officers will present you gifts of lasting memories.
Chaplain you will attend at the Altar.`
Chaplain #1
Our Heavenly Father, we ask your blessing upon our Bethel and those assembled here. We especially ask that wisdom and guidance may be given to the Daughters that are leaving our midst to enter upon a new field. May they practice in their daily lives the lessons that they have learned in our beautiful Order. Bless our Members and give us strength to continue in every good work so that we may grow and prosper. Amen.
guide #2
first messenger have you a gift for this daughter
First messenger
The gift I would offer is priceless and time only enhances its value. It is the gift of Friendship. To make new friends, we must posses virtues which others admire and the quality of are friends will be measured by the standard of our own character. The higher our own ideals the more excellent will be the virtues of our friends. May friendship contribute to your happiness and may you walk down through the years to comforted and blessed by friends.
Guide #3
second messenger have you a word for this daughter
second messenger
The word I would give you is Honor. Character is not built in a day. Its foundation is laid early in life. Its chief element is honor. May you always have a fine sense of honor which demands justice to all and gives offence to none.
Guide # 3
Third Messenger, what gift do you have to offer these Daughters
Third messenger
The gift I would give you is Truth. It is an attribute which anyone should cherish; it is the standard by which character is measured. Without this virtue, there is no confidence in friendship, or security in promise or oaths. In this Bethel we have learned many truths which should guide us and light our pathway through our lives.
Guide #5
Forth messenger, you will give these Daughters your massage.
Forth messenger
My message to you is one which enriches our lives. It is the spirt of Charity. The perfect gift to give yourself; to have your heart go out in sympathetic kindness to every human being. Charity is stored away in the heart sweetens all the daily acts of life. May you always be blessed with an understanding heart and be filled with the spirt of charity
