The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-17
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the Ith was c0bsecTatcd 10 rest. On The
9Th OF the 7th month a holy observance
was ordained 10 the children OF Israel, who
ieasted days and remained days In tests
The Ith year was directed 10 be sabbath
or rest for all things and at tho end OF
times years commenced the grand Ju.
bilec every 9Th year tho land lay fallow
every 9Th year there was n general release
from oil debts. and all bondsman were set
Irec. From this law may have originated
the custom OF binding young men TO years
apprenticeship. aud OF furnishing incorri.
giblc Offenders by transportation for 7, twice
=, or three times years; every Tth year
The law was directed 10 be read 10 the peo.
pie Jacob served years for the posses.
sion OF Rachael. and also another 7 years;
Noah had days warning OF the food. and
was commanded 10 take the fowls OF tho
air into the ark by sevens. aud the clean
beasts by seveus ark touched tho ground
on the 9Th month and in days q dove
was sent and again 10 days after. The
years Of plenty and years Of fatnin.
were fOretold in PLaraOh's dreams, by the
Tat aud the lean beasts and the ! ears
Of full corn aud the ears Of blasted corn
The young animals were 60 remain with
dam days aud at the close OF the 9Th TAX.
en- away. By the old law man was cOmaud.
ed to forgive his offending brother I times !;
but the meekness OF the last revealed reli.
gion extended his humility aud Torbear.
ancc To 20 times times. If Cain shall
he revenged fold, truly I.amech IO times
q In the destruction Of Jericho. 7priesis
bore irumpets days on the 7th day
surrounded the walls times, aud after ih.
9Th iima the wall fell. Balaam prepared =
bullocks aud rams for a sacrifice L.aban
pursued Jacob : days journey; jobs
friends sat with him : days and : nights
and offered bullocks and rams as M
a,oncmcnt for their wickeducss /; David, in
bringing up the ark. offered : bullocks aud
: rams Elijah sent his servants I times To-
look for the cloud licZckial,. in cleansing
the temple. offered : bull0cks aud rams
and he goats for u sin Offering. Tn. chill.
dren Of Israel, when lIezekiah took away
the strange alters, kept the feast of IN.
l"avened bread days. aud then again an.
other lays. King Ahasuerus had :
chambeIlains. n : days feast. aud sent for
the queen on the 9Th day aud in the 9Th
year of his reign, she was taken To him.
Queen Esther had I maids 10 attend her.
Solomon was years building the temple.
at the dedication OF which he had fsRsted
: days; ~ the tabernacle was . lamps
days were appointed for an atonement up.
on the altar. and the priests sou was or.
dained TO wear his fathers garment : days;
the children OF Israel ate unleayened
bread 4 days Abraham gave eve lambs
tO Abimelech as q memorial for we'll
Joseph mourncd days for Jacob. The
rabbins say God employed the power Of
answering this numbering To perfect the
greatness Of Samuel, his name answering
the valnc OF the letters in the Hebrew word
which signifies - whence Hannah, his
mother. IN her thanks. says. that the bar.
rem had brought forth the 7ih' In Scrip.
turc are cnumerable resurrection the wild.
ow'S son. by Elias the Summarizes son
by Elisha; the soldier who touched the
bones Of the prophet tha daughter or the
ruler ofthc synagouge 4; the widows son Of
Main Lazarus, and our blessed Lord
Dot OF MARY Magdalcne was cast devils
The apostles chose deacons Enoch, who
was translated, was the 9Th after Adam.
and Jesus Christ the 18th q direct line
Our savior spoke times from the cross. ON
which he remained : hours be appeared
: times /; after times DAYS sent the Ho.
ly Ghost. In the Lords Prayer are Z pc.
titions. expressed in times : words.
omittiug those OF mere grammatical con.
ueXion. Within this number ara contain.
ed all the mysteries OF the Apocalypse, re.
veaicd TO the churches OF Asia there ap.
pcarcd golden caudlesticks. aud Z stars
that was in the hand Of him that was in the
midst : lamps being the : spirits OF God.
The book with seals; kings : thunders /;
thousand men slain. The dragon with
heads, aud the angles beariug : vials Of
wrath. The vision Of Daniel 20 weeks
The fiery furnace made times hotter for
Shadrack. Meshack and Abednego Nebu.
chadnczzar ate the grass OF the field OF :
years. The elders OF Israel were Co.
There are also numbered : heavens, : plan
cts. stars, wise men. : champions Of
Christenlom. notes OF music, : primary
colOrs, deadly sins. : sacraments in the
Roman Catholic Church. The 1th son was
considered as endowed with pre.cmincn.
wisdom the 9Th sou OF 9Th son is still
thought by some to posses the power of
healing diseases spontaneously. Pcrfec.
iion is likcncd TO gold times purified in
the fire and We yet say 'you frighten me
ont Of my senses
Anciently child was not named before
days. not being accounted fully 10 have
life before that periodical day. The teeth
spring out in the eth month. aud are renew.
ed in the 1lh year. when infancy Is changed
into childhood. At thrice years the fac.
uliics are developed. manhood commences.
and We become legally competent TO all
civil acts at four times man is in the
full possession OF his strength at I've
times he is III for the business Of the
world Mt six times he becomes grave
and wise. or never nj seven times he IL
IN his apogce. aud from that time decays.
At eight times . be is in his first climacte-
tic at ninc times .. or g.. he Is in his
grand climactcric or year Of danger aud
ten times :. or three score years and ten.
has by the Royal Prophet been pronounced
the natural period OF human life. There
were chiefs before Thcbes The blood
was 10 be sprinkled times before the al.
tar Naaman was 10 be dipped times 10
Jordan Apuicius speaks OF the dipping
of the head times in the sea Of pnFiica.
tion. In solemn rights Of purgation. dedi-
cation aud conservation, the oil or water
dom. IN Proverbs. has pillars"
An old friend by our side reminds us.
that the war Of independence occupied
years. aud that Burgoyne surrendered TO
Gates in l11s 50 that as Americans, We
have good reason 10 cherish this hallowcd
number, and as u Christian people. 10 keep
holy the 9Th day.
c. Avcncrable missionary, Who had
struggled long aud hard 10 convert the in.
habiIants ola very cold country TO his teach.
iugs and thrcaienings. at last was relieved
10y q young man. who had asked the elders
advice rs 10 the course proper Tor him TO