68 Authorized funeral ceremonies

No. 68. Authorized Funeral Ceremonies

Decision: I held that it was improper to permit an officer or member of any other organization (in this case a Commandery), at a funeral conducted by a lodge, to pronounce any portion of the burial service of such other organization, and that the service as laid down in "The Freemason Burial Office" should be strictly adhered to.

General Regulations, Article II, Sec. 2.2.5. May 21, 1917. (Scott, GM)