"_____, of my voluntary desire, uninfluenced and 
of free accord, do here assume, without reserve, the Ob-
ligation of the Nobility of the Mvstic Shrine, as did 
the elect of the Temple of Mecca, the Moslem and the 
Mohammedan. I do hereby, upon this Bible, and on  
the mysterious legend of the Koran and its dedication 
to the Mohammedan faith, promise and swear and vow 
on the faith and honor of an upright man, come weal or
woe, adversity or success, that i will never reveal any
secret part or portion whatsoever of the ceremonies I
have alreadv received, that are about to be communi-
cated to me or that I mav hereafter be instructed in, to
any person in the world, except it be to a well-known 
member of the Order of Nobles of the Mvstic Shrine,
and I, knowing to an absolute certainty that he or thev
be truly and lawfully such, and of good standing with 
such Nobility.   That I will not be present, aid or coun-
tenance the conferring of the Order of the Mystic
Shrine upon any person who is not a Masonic Knight
Templar or a thirty-second degree A. and A. Scottish
Rite Mason in good standing. 
I further promise and vow that I will not willfully 
write, out, speak or portray any detail that might be 
construed. into even a clue  to the same, except for offi-
cial Temple work. 
Furthermore, I do here resister a sacred vow, prom-
ising, should I live to become a member, I will im-
partially cast a black ballot without fear or favor against
friend or foe applying for membership in the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, whom I believe to be disgraced,