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Symbolization.
lypse . The sacrament of baptism by water , poured on the cross b y a dove ; the Evangelists by the cherubic symbols , a man , an ox , a lion , and an eagle ; sanctity was symbolized by the nimbus , and this was common to the religions of India , Persia , Egypt , Greece , and Rome . Faith by a key and a lamb ; hope by an . anchor ; charity by a heart ;
purity by the lily ; incorruptibility by the rose of Sharon ; peace by a branch of olive ; eternity by a circle ; and eternal life by the mystic Jordan , formed by the junction of the four evangelical streams descending from the mount of Paradise , in which souls , in the shape of children are sometimes seen swimming and sportingpreciselas they figure
, y in the mystic Nile in the tombs of the Pharaohs . Those who are desirous of knowing more about this system of Christian symbolism , will do well to consult the introduction to Lord Lindsay's " Sketches of the History of Christian Art , " where he will find a copious catalogue of the emblems which were used by painters and sculptors in
the middle ages . The above have been selected because they bear a near affinity to the symbolization of Freemasonry ; which , though essentially Christian , is not exclusively so . But as Mr . Holden has taken his symbols chiefly from our sublime science , we have a right to presume that he considers them as synonimous institutions ; a consummation
which the most zealous and enthusiastic Mason could scarcely have contemplated . As a symbolic science we are fully prepared to hear of Masonry being ranged in the same category with Heraldry , Geometry , or Astronomy , but we scarcely expected that any one would have attempted to reduce our holy religion to the same standard .
We find no fault , however , with Mr . Holden , for this . We are too much deli ghted with his sermon to take exceptions at the manner in which the result has been accomplished . Its chief points refer us to some of the recondite mysteries of Freemasonry ; and it is time we began to notice them , Arnoto quceramits seria ludo . The preacher opens the disquisition with the following axiom , in which every member of the Fraternity will readily concur .
" That in all our dealings with the house of the Lord , we are to act upon the principle of giving the best to God , and keeping the worst for ourselves . " And then he goes on in truly Masonic st yle : " It was on this principle that David was blessed in preparing , and Solomon , his son , in rearing , that gorgeous Temple which God was
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Symbolization.
lypse . The sacrament of baptism by water , poured on the cross b y a dove ; the Evangelists by the cherubic symbols , a man , an ox , a lion , and an eagle ; sanctity was symbolized by the nimbus , and this was common to the religions of India , Persia , Egypt , Greece , and Rome . Faith by a key and a lamb ; hope by an . anchor ; charity by a heart ;
purity by the lily ; incorruptibility by the rose of Sharon ; peace by a branch of olive ; eternity by a circle ; and eternal life by the mystic Jordan , formed by the junction of the four evangelical streams descending from the mount of Paradise , in which souls , in the shape of children are sometimes seen swimming and sportingpreciselas they figure
, y in the mystic Nile in the tombs of the Pharaohs . Those who are desirous of knowing more about this system of Christian symbolism , will do well to consult the introduction to Lord Lindsay's " Sketches of the History of Christian Art , " where he will find a copious catalogue of the emblems which were used by painters and sculptors in
the middle ages . The above have been selected because they bear a near affinity to the symbolization of Freemasonry ; which , though essentially Christian , is not exclusively so . But as Mr . Holden has taken his symbols chiefly from our sublime science , we have a right to presume that he considers them as synonimous institutions ; a consummation
which the most zealous and enthusiastic Mason could scarcely have contemplated . As a symbolic science we are fully prepared to hear of Masonry being ranged in the same category with Heraldry , Geometry , or Astronomy , but we scarcely expected that any one would have attempted to reduce our holy religion to the same standard .
We find no fault , however , with Mr . Holden , for this . We are too much deli ghted with his sermon to take exceptions at the manner in which the result has been accomplished . Its chief points refer us to some of the recondite mysteries of Freemasonry ; and it is time we began to notice them , Arnoto quceramits seria ludo . The preacher opens the disquisition with the following axiom , in which every member of the Fraternity will readily concur .
" That in all our dealings with the house of the Lord , we are to act upon the principle of giving the best to God , and keeping the worst for ourselves . " And then he goes on in truly Masonic st yle : " It was on this principle that David was blessed in preparing , and Solomon , his son , in rearing , that gorgeous Temple which God was