>So they rise high and see clearly: like contemplatives, or the >enavgelist John. Hence the symbolism. > >a.c. The Victorians were fond of Eagle lecterns, in brass or wood. A friend of mine, an Irish Catholic, dared to peep when a boy through the window of a Protestant Church and was terrified to see such an item, not knowing what it signified, and supposing that Protestants worshipped some kind of Eagle God. I would have thought the symbolism fairly obvious, but not so, evidently. Oriens. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%