The Moving Picture World/Volume 1/Number 1/A New Set of 52 Slides Illustrating the Three Degrees of Freemasonry

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A New Set of 52 Slides Illustrating the Three Degrees of Free Masonry

A new set of 52 slides illustrating the three degrees of Free Masonry.

1. Interior Masonic Temple, New York. Altar with Holy Bible, Square and Compasses.

*2. Ancient Lodge in the valley. Woodland scene showing the craft at session, well guarded.

3. Form of Lodge with emblems in proper positions.

4. Three pillars—Ionic, Doric, Corinthian.

*5. Jacob sleeping on stone with dream effect and three slaves prominent, angels ascending and descending.

6. Furniture of Lodge, duplicate of No. 1.

7. Ornaments of Lodge. A well-arranged tessellated pavement with border.

8. Interior of Austen Room, New York Temple, showing the Three Great Lights.

9. Photographs of the Grand Lodge jewels of New York, representing the immovable jewels.

10. The East of Austen Room, showing the three movable jewels.

*11. Tabernacle in the wilderness showing the High Priests at their devotions; true design of tabernacle.

*12. Brotherly Love is represented by two gladiators engaged in mortal combat, discovering their Masonic relationship, throw down swords and shields and clasp hands in token of peace.

*13. Relief is illustrated by a traveling brother with emblems of craft receiving bread and mess of pottage from the almoner.

*14. Represents a rock in midstream on which is the Bible, showing Truth as on a rock.

*15. Saints John the Evangelist and Baptist.

*16. Points of Entrance. A Roman soldier standing at attention with camp in background.

*17. Fortitude. A newly-wedded Roman couple; on receiving news of war the wife arms her husband and bids him go forth in duty to his country.

*17a. Fortitude. Another scene showing the Roman soldier at his post in Pompeii, Vesuvius in background belching forth lava and fire, while his comrades flee for their lives. (Both slides show fortitude and the lecturer may use which he prefers.)

*18. Prudence is here depicted with the mirror.

*18a. Prudence, another illustration of this subject, showing a prudent woman, above flattery or admiration, passing down the vestibule of a Roman Senator's home, while the men look on with admirations, yet courteous.

*19. Temperance is shown by this goddess taking water from crystal spring.

*20. Justice is the usual blindfolded figure of woman, with scales and sword.

21. Chalk, Charcoal and Clay represent these elements.

22. Pillars of the Porch. From Austen Room.

23. Five Orders of Architecture.

*24. Hearing is illustrated by woman at seashore with conch shell held to her ear.

*25. Seeing. Woman with eyes shaded, looking down the valley.

*26. Feeling. Seashore with mother and child in affectionate attitude.

*27. Smelling. Woman at rose bush, with bunch of roses in hand, smelling one.

*28. Tasting. Woman at vineyard eating grapes.

*29. Seven Liberal Arts. Shows seven steps, lower one inscribed Grammar, schoolboy with his book; Rhetoric, a Roman Senator holding forth; Logic, a middle-aged man studying from scroll; Arithmetic, boy with state; Geometry, middle-aged man drawing circle with compasses; Music, woman with harp; Astronomer with telescope, globe, etc., gazing at stars.

*30. Scene at Water Ford. Our ancient brethren watching under tree (on which hangs sheaf of corn) the coming across the ford of brethren or foes.

*31. Corn, Wine and Oil. Shows Goddess of Plenty with cornucopia from which fall in abundance grapes and olives, while cornfields fill the background.

32. G. The East, Austen Room.

*33. Building K. S. Temple. Shows the ancient craftsmen, E. A., F. C., and M. M., with K. S. directing.

34. Ancient Grand Masters at their posts.

35, 36 and 37. E. A., F. C. and M. M. Lodges.

*38. Three steps, Youth, Manhood, Age.

39. Pot of Incense.

40. Beehive.

41. Sword guarding Constitution.

42. The All-Seeing Eye.

*43. The Ark and Anchor, Flood. Ark on Waters. Bodies bottom of the water and anchor.

44. Forty-seventh problem. Figure.

*45.Death and the Hour-Glass. This scene shows a majestic figure holding hour-glass in left hand, in which he intently looks, grasping sword in right, while the setting sun in background is reflected in the stream of life. (A poetic subject.)

*45a. Shows the usual figure of skeletonized Death.

*46. Scythe, lying on the greensward.

*47. Coffin, Spade and Maul.

*47a. Plant of Acacia—Immortality.

*48. The Broken Column.

The set is well gotten up, and those slides are marked with a * are richly colored in oils.