Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, Is that the same Pitcairn family that developed the Mailwing biplane and the Pitcairn autogiro? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-001 at verizon.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Latin or Greek > Hello Howard. Thanks for the lesson. > > Yes this is a Swedenborgian church. I'm surprised you are familiar with > the writings. In the US there are only about 5000 members of "The New > Church". The main church in the US is here in Bryn Athyn, PA. I am not a > member but live only two miles or so from the Cathedral. > > As part of the church is the grammar, high school and college on the same > property. There is also a museum on the property which was the home of > the Pitcairn family who funded the building of the cathedral. > > Thanks for looking and for the lesson. > Len > > > > > On Mar 17, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > >> The Latin phrase just above the door is a quotation from Swedenborg: >> "That one may now enter intellectually into the mysteries of faith", or >> "So you may now enter with your intellect into the mystery of faith", or >> some similar colloquial translation. More literally, word by word, "Now >> [nunc, adverb] let one be permitted [licet, third person singular >> present tense subjunctive, a root of the English word license] >> intellectually [intellectualiter, adverb] to enter [intrare, infinitive] >> into [in] the mysteries [arcana, plural, cognate of English arcane and >> arcana] of faith [fidei, singular genitive case third declension noun]. >> >> I hope you're taking notes. Test at the end of the chapter. >> >> Is this a Swedenborgian church? >> >> My Greek isn't so good, though. Nonexistent. >> >> --howard >> >> >> On Mar 17, 2009, at 10:25 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote: >> >>> I think a mixture of both. >>> >>> Intricate work above a Catherdal door. >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/TMax400/ >>> Cathedral_Door.jpg.html> >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/d8o8lg >>> >>> View large to see inscription. >>> >>> Nikon FA in program mode >>> AIS 28mm f2.0 Nikkor >>> >>> Tmax400 in Xtol 1:1 >>> >>> Comments welcome. >>> >>> Len >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >