_Instructor._—Brothers, in this degree as in the second, we have an entering pass-word, a degree pass-word, and a token of salutation. At the outer door (_make any ordinary alarm_. The outside sentinel will say _U_; you say _ni_; the sentinel will rejoin _on_). This will admit you to the inner door. At the inner door you will make (_three_) distinct (_raps_), Then announce your name, with the number (or name) and location of the council to which you belong, giving the explanation to the pass-word, which is (_safe_). If found correct, you will then be admitted, when you will proceed to the centre of the room, and placing the (_hands on the breast with the fingers interlocked_), give the token of salutation, which is (_by bowing to the president_). You will then quietly take your seat. The sign of recognition is made by the same action as in the second degree, with the addition of (_the third finger_), and the response is made by (a similar action with _the left hand_). (The grip is given by taking hold of the _hand in the usual way_, and then by _slipping the finger around on the top of the thumb_; then extending the _little finger and pressing the inside_ of the _wrist_. The person challenging shall say, _do you know what that is?_ The answer is _yes_. The challenging party shall say, further, _what is it?_ The answer is, _Union_.) [The instructor will here give the grip of this degree, with explanations, and also the true pass-word of this degree, which is (_Union_).] CHARGE. To be given by the president. Brothers, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate you upon your advancement to the third degree of our order. The responsibilities you have now assumed, are more serious and weighty than those which preceded, and are committed to such only as have been tried and found worthy. Our obligations are intended as solemn avowals of our duty to the land that gave us birth; to the memories of our fathers; and to the happiness and welfare of our children. Consecrating to your country a spirit unselfish and a fidelity like that which distinguished the patriots of the Revolution, you have pledged your aid in cementing the bonds of a Union which we trust will endure for ever. Your deportment since your initiation has attested your devotion to the principles we desire to establish, and has inspired a confidence in your patriotism, of which we can give no higher proof than your reception here.