Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-07
lin: Selomon,s BIa,ksuilh.

hnu w came To pass when s5Ol0mo7, ,
the son Of David. had finished the Temple
Iof Jerusalem that he called INTO him
the chief architects, aud the head ar.ificer.
+ aitcunning workers IN silver aud gold.
and iu wopd. aud in. ivory. and stone4-
yea AL who had allied in rearing The
Temple Of the Lord, AMI lie said uuto
them
Sit We down II my table !: / had pre-.
pared feast for my chief workers, and
GINNING aslifcers. Stretch forth your
han | therefore. an eats d driak anil Be
merry. Is MT the lsborer werthy Of his
hire Is not skillfnl artifcer Deserving
Of honor Muzzls not the u that tread
eth out the c,rn. slf
And when Solomon aud iheehief work
men were sea.el. aud the fataess s.f the
ishi AMI the oil thereof were set upon Ia
bles, tiefe came. one who Knocked loul
" az the door. AMI forced himself even
iato The fsstal chamber. Then Solomon
the King was worth. aud said.
What manner Of man art thou
AMI the man answered and sai.l
/ When msn wish 10 honor me. they
Ieall me Som Of the Forge; butlwhen they
desire to mock me they call me the black
smith: AMI seeing thai che billing .
working il fire AMI smoke covers m wi.
sweat AMI smas. the latter Mans o Kin. {
islnot in apt. an in truth. thy servant
denies no better 3.. s.s
But. said Solomon. why came you
thus ruiely AMI npbid len to the feast
/ where none save chief workers ofi tiIt
Temple rreihvi.ed !? W. '4.
Please ye. my l,rd, I came ri LEY.
replied the man; because thy seryan
obliged m. 10 force my way. but cam
not unbilen. Was it nat proclaimss
that the chief workman of tiis Tempt
i were invited TO dine with laa King .
lIsreal 4 ia as,s Fl
Then be who carved the chsrubin
said
i This fellow is no sculptor. and d,
whoslsid Tie roof in pure gold said
Il Neither il lie y workman il line met
als.s's4 rs ID
/ And he who raised the walls said
i He j. no cutter OF s:one.'
r.. And lie who made the roof cgieii out
Heis not cnnning 10 cedar wood neith
Ter knoweth he the mysteries oE niitin
ftpieees Of strange timber togethefs
Then said Solomon. Waaf tast tho
70 say. Sou Of the Forge. why / shout
Eorder thee To- be plackAd byfllie beard
scourgei.and ssoned 10 death with stones?
il And when the SoHof the Forge hear
this lie was IN no soft dismayed. / and
! vancing 10 The table. snatche I up an
Swallowed 4 cup of wine and sail
20 King. live for everl The chic
men of works in wool. anil gold. an
. stone have sail that am their supsriol
J. Before they liv.d was | created | ii
. their master. AMI they are my Sc wants
And he TUNED him roun8i and said L
1.-The chief the caryers in stone
Who mkls the tools With which 70
. carve II .s,. ai
]. .Aud he sail. The blacksmith
Anj he said TO the chief III the ma
sons
Who nsde the chisels with which I'll
stones ofths Temple we're squared 2
Il And he sail, The blacksmith
/ And he said 10 the chief Vi the xorI
! Eers in weed:
Who made the tools with which 70
, Ehswesl trees ~ Lebanon. and formed ther
j INFO the pillars AMI rolf Of the Temple 2
AMI 10 sid. Thesblacksmiih
Il Then he said to the arti6cers Ii COL
and ivory:
Who makes your Instruments b
which you. work beautiful things for m
r ilori, the King
, And he said. The blacksmith.
Enough. enough, good f.llov.' sal
p Solomon. thou hast proved thatI hay
Invited thee, and thou art MI ns.is FAIL
Il er ia art. Go wash the smut of thy fors
q from thy face. and coma AMI Sit Al m
right hand. The crief Of my werkme
are but nen-thou-art more
So ii happened atthe iete OF Solomol
] and The blacksmith has been henors
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