From: MANUAL OF WORK (Grand Lodge of Virginia)
RESOLUTION (Adopted February 14, 1968)
Instructions by the Worshipful Master presiding in the East, immediately after the candidate is conducted out of the Lodge room at the conclusion of the First Section of the Degree of Master Mason.

My Brethren:
A Candidate is about to be raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. The Lodge Room will be used as a stage to enact a drama which, symbolically, unfolds the great lesson of the immortality of the soul.
To properly impress the Candidate with the seriousness of this ceremony, there must be no talking, or whispering, laughing or other commotion during the conferring of the Degree. Bear in mind the fact the Temple, for this portion of the Degree, is supposed to be silent and unoccupied.
Only the participants in the drama are to speak, and they are instructed to make no facial expressions, gestures, or unusual oral deliveries which might induce levity. The cooperation of each one here present is expected.
An adherence to these instructions will help serve as an impressive climax to the Candidate’s progress in Freemasonry and this section of the Degree could well be one of the richest experiences of his life.
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I got this from a Brother in Virginia a few years ago. I gave copies to the Lodges in my District last year at our Spring School of Instruction. I was happy to see this used at the MM Degree at East Gate Lodge No. 692 recently. (As a side note, the Degree was Conferred by all Certified Lecturers.)

Respectfully Submitted,

Clayton Wright PM
DDGL 32nd District