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Description Of A Church Situated In Fort Manoel, Malta, In Which Are Several Interesting Masonic Illustrations.
Under the north centre arch we have the pelican of the wilderness feeding her young , twelve in number . This differs in no other respect from the one last described than having the cross of our Saviour , with a wreath suspended on it . This cross is in the centre of the pillar . The crown of this altar has twelve cinquefoils terminating in a ball at top . Within the church are two marble slabs inlaid : one marking the tomb of a clerical member , and the other of the architect of the church , who was buried there
at his own last request . This slab shows him to have been a Master Mason ancl a . Knight of Malta . Tho following is the
inscription—Without this church , on the south side , is the entrance to the vault , now built up , over which is a sarcophagus , doubtless representing the tomb of him , " Whom king Solomon fetched out of Tyre . He was a widow ' s son , of the tribe of Naphtali , and was filled with wisdom and understanding , aud cunning to work all works in brass . And he came to king Solomon and wrought all his work . " J . V . FEENS , Capt . 76 th Begt ., I . D . 437-Fort Manoel , Malta , July , 1852 .
D . 0 . M . HIC IN AECE , QUAM CONDIDEKAT , JUXTA EJUS ULTIMA VOTO JACET CAEOLUS DE MONDION PAKISIENsis S . E . I-I . AECHITECTUS POLEMICUS OB JIOEUiM SUAV 1 TATE , ET INGENII DOTES INTEK BQUITIS Y ' LINGUiE FEANCIiE ADSCI'JPTUS . OBIIT AS . D . N . I . j 733 . DEI . 25 DECEMB .
The Loving Cup: Or, How The Dustmen Were Diddled.
THE LOVING CUP : OR , HOW THE DUSTMEN WERE DIDDLED .
A MASONIC SKETCH .
BY KENNETH E . H . MACKENZIE , IX . °
T AM a Commission Agent , and travel with many parcels of goods , both at home and . ¦ * - abroad . In tho course of my voyages I often stumble in queer out-of-the-way places , on strange things , very different in their uses , or rather in their application to the original purpose for which they were intended . Perhaps this roving life suits me ,
for I am an old bachelor , without a known relative in the world . I have an ample fortune , which it is my intention to bequeath at my demise to the United Dustmen ' s Association . Perhaps there is a good deal of personal estate—perhaps there is very little— -that concerns no one but me , and certainly does not concern my present story . As a Commission Agent I go abroad , and if I can pick up in the neglected antiquar ' sshop anything to adorn my sanctum at home cheap , or even dear , I selfishly gratify
myself with the acquisition . Who has any right to dictate to me what I shall do with my money ? There isn't a soul to care for my dead bones except the Dustmen , and I chuckle at the notion that even they don't know anything about it . Still , I shall repose *
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Description Of A Church Situated In Fort Manoel, Malta, In Which Are Several Interesting Masonic Illustrations.
Under the north centre arch we have the pelican of the wilderness feeding her young , twelve in number . This differs in no other respect from the one last described than having the cross of our Saviour , with a wreath suspended on it . This cross is in the centre of the pillar . The crown of this altar has twelve cinquefoils terminating in a ball at top . Within the church are two marble slabs inlaid : one marking the tomb of a clerical member , and the other of the architect of the church , who was buried there
at his own last request . This slab shows him to have been a Master Mason ancl a . Knight of Malta . Tho following is the
inscription—Without this church , on the south side , is the entrance to the vault , now built up , over which is a sarcophagus , doubtless representing the tomb of him , " Whom king Solomon fetched out of Tyre . He was a widow ' s son , of the tribe of Naphtali , and was filled with wisdom and understanding , aud cunning to work all works in brass . And he came to king Solomon and wrought all his work . " J . V . FEENS , Capt . 76 th Begt ., I . D . 437-Fort Manoel , Malta , July , 1852 .
D . 0 . M . HIC IN AECE , QUAM CONDIDEKAT , JUXTA EJUS ULTIMA VOTO JACET CAEOLUS DE MONDION PAKISIENsis S . E . I-I . AECHITECTUS POLEMICUS OB JIOEUiM SUAV 1 TATE , ET INGENII DOTES INTEK BQUITIS Y ' LINGUiE FEANCIiE ADSCI'JPTUS . OBIIT AS . D . N . I . j 733 . DEI . 25 DECEMB .
The Loving Cup: Or, How The Dustmen Were Diddled.
THE LOVING CUP : OR , HOW THE DUSTMEN WERE DIDDLED .
A MASONIC SKETCH .
BY KENNETH E . H . MACKENZIE , IX . °
T AM a Commission Agent , and travel with many parcels of goods , both at home and . ¦ * - abroad . In tho course of my voyages I often stumble in queer out-of-the-way places , on strange things , very different in their uses , or rather in their application to the original purpose for which they were intended . Perhaps this roving life suits me ,
for I am an old bachelor , without a known relative in the world . I have an ample fortune , which it is my intention to bequeath at my demise to the United Dustmen ' s Association . Perhaps there is a good deal of personal estate—perhaps there is very little— -that concerns no one but me , and certainly does not concern my present story . As a Commission Agent I go abroad , and if I can pick up in the neglected antiquar ' sshop anything to adorn my sanctum at home cheap , or even dear , I selfishly gratify
myself with the acquisition . Who has any right to dictate to me what I shall do with my money ? There isn't a soul to care for my dead bones except the Dustmen , and I chuckle at the notion that even they don't know anything about it . Still , I shall repose *