“How! How!”
Then a handful of inflammable wild-wood material was touched to the spark and as the smoke curled upward filling the immediate vicinity with an aromatic pine odour, a tiny flame shot out.
“How! How!” again chorused the Woodcrafters, and the tinder now burning brightly, was placed in the earthen dish and the dish set in the enclosure made by the logs.
With the flame bursting forth, Miss Miller quoted: “Now know we that Wakanda the Great Spirit hath been pleased to smile upon His children, hath sent down the sacred fire. By this we know He will be present at our Council, that His wisdom will be with us.”
After this Zan read again from the Manual:
“‘Four candles are there on the Shrine of this our symbol fire. And from them reach twelve rays—twelve golden strands of this the Law we hold.
From the Lamp of Fortitude are these:
Be Brave. For fear is the foundation of all ill; unflinchingness is strength.
Be Silent. It is harder to keep silence than to speak in hour of trial, but in the end it is stronger.
Obey. For Obedience means self-control, which is the sum of the law.