MPLE.--The temple represents our body, which we are obliged to
preserve by our natural feelings.

FIGURE OF A MAN.--The figure is in the entrance of the temple, which
bears a lamb in his arms, and teaches us to be attentive to our wants,
as a shepherd takes care of his sheep; to be charitable, and never let
slip the present opportunity of doing good, to labor honestly, and to
live in this day as if it were our last.

COLUMNS OF JACHIN AND BOAZ.--The columns of J. and B. are the symbols
of the strength of our souls in bearing equally misfortunes, as well
as success in life.

SEVEN STEPS OF THE TEMPLE.--The seven steps of the temple are the
figures of the seven degrees which we must pass before we arrive to
the knowledge of the true God.

GLOBE.--The globe represents the world which we inhabit.

LUX EX TENEBRIS.--The device of "Lux ex tenebris" teacheth, that when
man is enlightened by reason, he is able to penetrate the darkness and
obscurity which ignorance and superstition spread abroad.

RIVER.--The river across the globe represents the utility of the
passions that are necessary to man in the course of his life, as water
is requisite to the earth in order to replenish the plants thereof.

CROSS SURROUNDED.--The cross surrounded by two serpents signifies that
we must watch the vulgar prejudices, to be very prudent in giving any
of our knowledge and secrets in matters, especially in religion. End
of the moral explanation.

LECTURE.--Question--Are you a Knight of the Sun? Answer--I have
mounted the seven principal steps of Masonry; I have penetrated into
the bowels of the earth, and among the ancient ruins of Enoch found
the most grand and precious treasures of the Masons. I have seen,
contemplated, and admired the great, mysterious, and formidable name
engraved on the triangle; I have broken the pillar of beauty, and
thrown down the two columns that supported it.

Q. Pray tell me what is that mysterious and formidable name? A. I
cannot unfold the sacred characters in this manner, but substitute in
its place the grand word of [represented by the Hebrew consonants Jod,
He, Vau, He.]

Q. What do you understand by throwing down the columns that sustained
the pillar of beauty. A. Two reasons.--First. When the temple was
destroyed by Nebuzaradan, general of the army of Nebuchadnezzar, I was
one that helped to defend the Delta on which was engraved the
ineffable name; and I broke down the columns of beauty, in orde