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An Inquiry Into The History Of The Pomegranate As A Masonic Emblem.
2 . Cumberland , the learned Bishop of Peterborough , quotes Achilles Rtatius , a converted pagan and Bishop of Alexandria , as saying that on Mount Cassius ( which Bochart places between Canaan ancl Egypt , ) there was a temple wherein Jupiter ' s image held a pomegranate in his hand , which Statins goes on to say " had a mystical meaning . " * Sanconiatho thinks this temple was built by the descendants of the Cabiri . Cumberland attempts to explain this mystery thus :
"Agreeablherey unto I guess that the pomegranate in the hand of Jupiter , or Juno ( because when it is opened it discloses a great number of seeds ) signified . only that those deities were , being long-lived , the parents of a great many children , and families that soon grew into nations which they planted in large possessions , when the world was newly begun to be peopled , by giving them laws and other useful inventions to make their lives comfortable . "
3 . Pausanias ( Corinthiaca , p . 59 ) says , he saw not far from the ruins of Mycenie , an image of Juno holding in one hand a sceptre , ancl in the other a pomegranate ; but he likewise declines assigning any explanation ofthe emblem , merely declaring that it was UTropprjTorepos Aoyos—" a . forbidden mystery . " That is , one which was forbidden by the Cabiri to be divulged . 4 . In the festival of the Thesmophoria , observed in honour of the
goddess Ceres , it was held unlawful for the celebrants ( who were women ) to eat the pomegranate . Clemens Alexandrinus assigns as a reason , that it was supposed that this fruit sprung from the blood of Bacchus . The coincidences in the Pagan mysteries with respect to this emblem , might doubtless be extended still further , but I have neither time nor opportunity to pursue the research . I am however content , if by these few illustrations I have added another to the many already existing proofs of the antiquity , as well as the beauty of our beloved Order .
The Master's Apron.—A Tale.†
THE MASTER'S APRON . —A TALE . †
THE Count of Cernay and his wife emigrated from Paris in 1793 . Notwithstanding their youth , they were more cautious than many young persons who quitted France at the same epoch . At the commencement of the troubles of ' 89 , they sent a part of their fortunes to England , so that in their exile they were enabled to live with as much comfort as they would have enjoyed in Paris . The Count of Cernay took up his residence in London , ancl became very intimate with Sir John Melville ,
a young man a few years older than himself , and lieutenant in the English army . The friendship between them increased daily , ancl when , in 1814 , Count de Cernay left London in order to return to France , ancl demand of Louis the XVIII . the recompense due to his exile and fidelity , the only sorrow he felt at his departure , was that he was to be separated from so intimate a friend . Nevertheless , a slight disagreement arose between the two friends , at the moment of departure . The Frenchman rejoiced at the unfortunate state of France , and the Englishman maintained , that notwithstanding the advantages the French
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Inquiry Into The History Of The Pomegranate As A Masonic Emblem.
2 . Cumberland , the learned Bishop of Peterborough , quotes Achilles Rtatius , a converted pagan and Bishop of Alexandria , as saying that on Mount Cassius ( which Bochart places between Canaan ancl Egypt , ) there was a temple wherein Jupiter ' s image held a pomegranate in his hand , which Statins goes on to say " had a mystical meaning . " * Sanconiatho thinks this temple was built by the descendants of the Cabiri . Cumberland attempts to explain this mystery thus :
"Agreeablherey unto I guess that the pomegranate in the hand of Jupiter , or Juno ( because when it is opened it discloses a great number of seeds ) signified . only that those deities were , being long-lived , the parents of a great many children , and families that soon grew into nations which they planted in large possessions , when the world was newly begun to be peopled , by giving them laws and other useful inventions to make their lives comfortable . "
3 . Pausanias ( Corinthiaca , p . 59 ) says , he saw not far from the ruins of Mycenie , an image of Juno holding in one hand a sceptre , ancl in the other a pomegranate ; but he likewise declines assigning any explanation ofthe emblem , merely declaring that it was UTropprjTorepos Aoyos—" a . forbidden mystery . " That is , one which was forbidden by the Cabiri to be divulged . 4 . In the festival of the Thesmophoria , observed in honour of the
goddess Ceres , it was held unlawful for the celebrants ( who were women ) to eat the pomegranate . Clemens Alexandrinus assigns as a reason , that it was supposed that this fruit sprung from the blood of Bacchus . The coincidences in the Pagan mysteries with respect to this emblem , might doubtless be extended still further , but I have neither time nor opportunity to pursue the research . I am however content , if by these few illustrations I have added another to the many already existing proofs of the antiquity , as well as the beauty of our beloved Order .
The Master's Apron.—A Tale.†
THE MASTER'S APRON . —A TALE . †
THE Count of Cernay and his wife emigrated from Paris in 1793 . Notwithstanding their youth , they were more cautious than many young persons who quitted France at the same epoch . At the commencement of the troubles of ' 89 , they sent a part of their fortunes to England , so that in their exile they were enabled to live with as much comfort as they would have enjoyed in Paris . The Count of Cernay took up his residence in London , ancl became very intimate with Sir John Melville ,
a young man a few years older than himself , and lieutenant in the English army . The friendship between them increased daily , ancl when , in 1814 , Count de Cernay left London in order to return to France , ancl demand of Louis the XVIII . the recompense due to his exile and fidelity , the only sorrow he felt at his departure , was that he was to be separated from so intimate a friend . Nevertheless , a slight disagreement arose between the two friends , at the moment of departure . The Frenchman rejoiced at the unfortunate state of France , and the Englishman maintained , that notwithstanding the advantages the French