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Ceremony of Initiation. Inner Guard, are there candidates in waiting? Guide and Marshal, you will retire and present the candidates for the Ceremony of Initiation. Inner Guard, you will admit the Preparation Committee, all members and visitors who have been properly vouched for. You will answer the alarm and admit the candidates. We read in the Book of Jobe that “In all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Jobe, and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.” This is the passage upon which Jobe’s Daughters is founded. In our lessons, we strive to teach that to be fair is to do good. We are all daughters of God, and by the most intimate ties we are related to the Masonic Fraternity, that organization which stands for the brotherhood of humanity. While Jobe’s Daughters is no part of this fraternity, there is a great work for us to do. We must learn and practice reverence for God, loyalty to our flag, respect for our elders and love for all the world. In the story of Jobe we learn that if amid all the temptations of life we remain faithful to our Creator, we will be enriched with His blessings. Before you continue your journey, you are required to take a solemn Obligation to remain faithful to our teachings. This will be communicated by our Chaplain. Guide and Marshal, you will conduct the Pilgrims west of the Altar. Daughters, you will rise. Chaplain, you will attend at the Altar. Junior Princess, these Pilgrims are seeking to share in our ambitions and our labors of love. They believe in those things which make for a better and happier world. I find them worthy of the confidence we are about to place in them. The lessons of the First Epoch are to be taught under your direction. Senior Princess, the lessons of the Second Epoch are to be taught under your direction. Pilgrims, it is my pleasure to impart to you the last lesson of our Order. As quoted from the Book of Jobe, “Thou shalt forget thy misery. Remember it as waters that are passed away and thy life shall rise brighter than the noonday.” Guide and Marshal, you will conduct the Pilgrims east of the Altar for the lecture of the Fifth Messenger. Pilgrims, it is my pleasure to impart to you the closing lessons which we learn from the study of Jobe’s life. The three principal Officers of the Bethel are placed side by side in the East of the Bethel to represent the three daughters of Jobe of whom we read in the Holy Book. The mystic number of this Epoch is five. It alludes to the messengers informing Jobe of his misfortune and the five Messengers who relate the story to the Pilgrims in Job’s Daughters. The mystic numbers of our Order are seven, three and five, as explained in each Epoch. The emblem of this Epoch is the Horn of Plenty, which symbolizes the triumph of Jobe over the temptations of the evil one, and the reward for his piety and faith. It should ever remind us to advance with strength and power. It is also symbolic of the name of Jobe’s third daughter whom he called Keren Happuch, which means “Plenty.” The Lily of the Valley is the emblematic flower of our Order. From the retired place in which it grows we learn humility. It is white, and white in all ages has been deemed an emblem of purity. The Lily of the Valley teaches that beauty beams from purity throughout the vale of humility. The sign of the Third Epoch is given (Honored Queen exemplifies the sign - Proficiency Lesson 6). Pilgrims, you will exemplify with me this sign. The Honored Queen exemplifies the sign a second time with the Pilgrims. The response is (Honored Queen gives response - Proficiency Lesson 7). Pilgrims, you will repeat after me the response of the Third Epoch. The Honored Queen gives the response a second time; the Pilgrims repeat the response. Senior Custodian, you will approach the Altar, retire and exemplify the manner of leaving a Bethel while it is in session, after which you will ask the Outer Guard to admit you in the regular manner. Senior Princess, you will explain the Salutation Sign and examination of a member who cannot be vouched for. You will admit her. Pilgrims, when you enter or retire from a Bethel in session, you will do as exemplified by our Senior Custodian. Each member is required to commit to memory the signs, responses, Obligation, Salutation Sign, Grip, and Mothers’, Fathers’ and Guardians’ Prayer. The Guide will now give you the Grip of the Order. The Grip of Jobe’s Daughters is given (Proficiency Lesson 9). We are taught that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, which includes both just thinking and right conduct. We hold high our aim and name of Jobe’s Daughters which stands for: J - Joy with judgment, O - Order being our first law, B - Beautiful and gracious in manner, S - Sincere in undertaking. D - Domineering over self, A - Abstain from evil, U - Upward and onward, G - God’s name held in reverence, H - Hope never faileth, T - Truth always spoken, E - Eager for knowledge, R - Reaching toward the best, S - Steadfast and upright, we will face life squarely for future success. Guide and Marshal, you will conduct the Pilgrims west of the Altar. Our Chaplain will lead us in prayer. Guide and Marshal, you will conduct the Pilgrims to the Recorder’s desk to sign our Permanent Record Book. I now welcome you as a member of Jobe’s Daughters International. At the close of the meeting, the members will greet and welcome you. This completes the Ceremony of Initiation. Inner Guard, you will inform the Outer Guard that the Ceremony of Initiation is over. Direct her to secure the outer door, place a chair in the Anteroom doorway and take part in the Bethel meeting.