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points ; and the ancient temples of the Aymaras , a race allied to the Inca PeruA'ians , " turn precisely toAvards the rising sun . " Of cathedrals , Ave read that " tlie north side lias had since the first period of Christianit y its particular meaning ; tlie south the same . The north side Avas that of the Evangelists , who gave the truth in plainness and simplicity . The south Avas that of
the prophets , AAIIO disguised it in oriental figures ancl imagery . Hence it is that the south side of the choir is richl y decorated , that toAvards the north markedly simplified . " AVhat for instance , can illustrate this better than the beautiful south AA'indoAV of the transept of Melrose Abbey Church , AA'ith its richl y AOAVing tracery , terminating in a circle of seven lights , and its
canopied niches , whose delicate o ' erhanging fretwork seems such as "aerial beings might be supposed to create AA'ith the most ductile ancl delicate materials , " Avhile tiie north transept is only li ghted , and that near the groining of the roof b y a circular light , deeply cut in the massive Avail , Avithin Avhich , in stone tracery is carved the double triangle , called by the cicerone of the place the croAA'n of thorns . * These marks
are from Melrose Abbey . It may here be remarked , that frequently as Ave have had occasion to give the -M from different buildings in Malta , the ^ S . has never been seen in any building than as a Mason's mark , although it is still used in their
Churches , and familiar to the people . AVith a feeble hand xve have attempted to sketch several points of the history of tliis Masonic symbol , its frequent occurrence ancl general significance , and haA'e hinted at its connection Avith sacred buildings and their form . We shall conclude Avith some lines , alread y xvritten in our
notes . Whether the nature of these structures to tlie so-called new world , as evinced by their shape , their relation to the cardinal points , the manner in which the stones are xvrought , and the symbols found upon them , may or may not shed a light upon that almost magical figure , that dread ofthe genii , even the seal of Solomon of Avhich Ave speak , is beyond our ken ; but an eloquent octogenarian philosopher has saicl " that many of the historical
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
From Assyria Ancl E Gypt To The Favoured...
points ; and the ancient temples of the Aymaras , a race allied to the Inca PeruA'ians , " turn precisely toAvards the rising sun . " Of cathedrals , Ave read that " tlie north side lias had since the first period of Christianit y its particular meaning ; tlie south the same . The north side Avas that of the Evangelists , who gave the truth in plainness and simplicity . The south Avas that of
the prophets , AAIIO disguised it in oriental figures ancl imagery . Hence it is that the south side of the choir is richl y decorated , that toAvards the north markedly simplified . " AVhat for instance , can illustrate this better than the beautiful south AA'indoAV of the transept of Melrose Abbey Church , AA'ith its richl y AOAVing tracery , terminating in a circle of seven lights , and its
canopied niches , whose delicate o ' erhanging fretwork seems such as "aerial beings might be supposed to create AA'ith the most ductile ancl delicate materials , " Avhile tiie north transept is only li ghted , and that near the groining of the roof b y a circular light , deeply cut in the massive Avail , Avithin Avhich , in stone tracery is carved the double triangle , called by the cicerone of the place the croAA'n of thorns . * These marks
are from Melrose Abbey . It may here be remarked , that frequently as Ave have had occasion to give the -M from different buildings in Malta , the ^ S . has never been seen in any building than as a Mason's mark , although it is still used in their
Churches , and familiar to the people . AVith a feeble hand xve have attempted to sketch several points of the history of tliis Masonic symbol , its frequent occurrence ancl general significance , and haA'e hinted at its connection Avith sacred buildings and their form . We shall conclude Avith some lines , alread y xvritten in our
notes . Whether the nature of these structures to tlie so-called new world , as evinced by their shape , their relation to the cardinal points , the manner in which the stones are xvrought , and the symbols found upon them , may or may not shed a light upon that almost magical figure , that dread ofthe genii , even the seal of Solomon of Avhich Ave speak , is beyond our ken ; but an eloquent octogenarian philosopher has saicl " that many of the historical