Manifesto of the M.M.M.

higher degrees the Bonds of Fraternity are still further strengthened. The Order thus affords a perfect system of insurance against every misfortune or accident of life. 7° Members of the IX° become part proprietors of the Estates and Goods of the Order, so that the attainment of this degree implies a return with interest of the fees and subscriptions paid. 8° The Order gives practical assistance in life to worthy members of even its lower degrees, so that, even if originally poor, they become well able to afford the comparatively high fees of the VII’, VIII’, and IX°. On exaltation to the IV° each Companion may file an account of his circumstances, and state in what tion he requires help. 17. Photographs of one of the Profess-houses or Colleges of the Holy Ghost belonging to the Order (an ancient and historic manor-house in one of the most romantic valleys of the world) is attached hereto,* in order that those intending to apply to the Grand Secretary General for admission to the Order may understand that its purely material advantages are sufficient compensation for the fees demanded, and that the Gift of God is indeed without money and without price. 18, In selecting members for advancement, attention is paid to their devotion to the order, to their intelligence * The role of secrecy has been abrogated inthis particular instance by the National Grand Master General ad vitam, a8 owing to the fact of its belog a country residence in a et, and etuated in tensive grounds, t is not so important to conceal it from 15