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Excerpt from Drew Theological Seminary Bulletin, Vol. 9: December, 1921 In writing concerning some of the symbols, which have been wrought out in the stone trim of the Gateway, the architect says that the Crowned Head and the different Angels explain themselves, and gives the significance of others as follows: Star and Three Magi - The Nativity; Virgin and Lilies - Purity; Fish, which is the earliest of Christian symbols, the initial anagram of the name Jesus, also emblem of water and the Sac rament of Baptism and of Christianity generally; Anchor Hope, Firmness and Patience; Dove with Nimbus - the Holy Ghost; Shephard with Lambs - Christ, the Church; Dragon Satan and sin; Crown, Cross, Sceptre, and Circle - the Suffering and Sovereignty of Christ for Eternity; Ox with Book - St. Luke because he especially sets forth the priesthood of Christ and the Ox signifies Sacrifice; Lion with Book - St. Mark be cause he begins his Epistle with the mission of St. John, the Voice of one crying in the wilderness, also type of royal dig mity (which St. Mark makes so apparent) of Christ and from an old tradition emblematical of the Resurrection, of which St. Mark is the historian. These various symbols, together with the inscriptions and shields and some of the decorative objects have been touched with color and the whole effect is surpassingly beautiful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.