hung with tapestry, luminous lights and full of glory, without a human figure. The three chandeliers, with thirtythree lights, illuminate this apartment, but without the boxes. The master, the officers, and brethren, on entering this apartment, take red sashes and aprons, with the jewels before mentioned. They wear the sword and scarf, as in the preceding degree. The picture of this apartment, is a long square with quadruple signs, with the words Faith, Hope, Charity, East, South, West, and North, written on the exterior, and an indented tuft in the east. In the angles of the north and south, are the sun and moon in a sky studded with stars. In the first part of the east, a cross surrotmded with a glory and a cloud, with seven angles ; upon the cross is a rose of Paradise, in the midille of which is the letter G. Below are three squares, in which are three circles, having three triangles, to form the summit, which is allegorical of Mount Calvary, upon which the Grand Architect of the Universe expired ! Upon this summit is a blazing star, with seven rays shining with all its splendour, and in the middle of it the letter G. The star represents, allegorically, the Son of God resuscitated in all his glory. On the south side is a pelican, upon its nest piercing her bosom, whence issues three streams of blood to nourish the seven young ones ; which is an image of parental tenderness. On the north is an eagle beating the air with its wings, as an image of supreme power. Below is Mehr sehen