Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Jim, Yes, same family. Harold Pitcairn, the youngest son of John Pitcairn who funded the Cathedral, developed the Pitcairn Mailwing and the autogiro and later founded Pitcairn Aviation which became Eastern Airlines. Their home, Cairnwood, a magnificent stone and marble mansion, was turned into the museum I mentioned. The whole family seems to be very prominent. The father, John, who funded the cathedral, founded the Pittsburg Glass Company, the first company to successfully make plate glass. They were also the largest manufacturer of paint in the country. That division of the company is now know as Pittsburg Paint. Len On Mar 18, 2009, at 1:45 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information