The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-13

forts with success. Which Of the two was
heard the result has proved"
From the London Universe.)
-" Following the Ark"
In the course of miscellaneous reading
lately met with the following beautiful
remarks iu Methodist publication. When
read them they struck me as being 80 ap-
plicable to and representing so exactly the
teaching Of the Church with regard to the
ritual and decoration of the house OF God
and so Numerically opposite to the tepets |
and practice of the body of which the pub
LEGATION is the organ (Which is that branch
body of the Primitive Methodists some
years ago) that feel sure they will not fail
to interest thereaders of the Universe. The
article from which the extract is taken 10
entitled Following the Ark" The writer,
speaking of the ark. says:
and without7 Why. was it made with
rngs Of gold on either side and q crown Of
gold upon it round aboutf Why was 1t
made with it's slaves also overlaid Win
gold of the precious shittim wood1 AND
Why was Bezaleel, the first worker of the
time, employed to construct iti Surely
nythipg to q nation so recently in slavery
and SO recently employed as brickmakers
and Keepers of cattle would have been good
enough to meet the den'ands of their taste,
and attractive enough to dignity their pos
ition. And SO it would have been ; ont a
lesson had to be taught, and principle
recognized from the hrst that everything
connected with the cause of God. its wor-
ship, its sanctusries, and all the details OF
its organization and agency, shou'd %
,chen ICE serre God ace arc to serre with our
best things, and not sOith our worst; ,oifh our
most costly sacrifices, and not ,rifh that
,chich is ,corthless or Vile. Their movement
could not be allowed to begin meanly. They
wore coming near where there were
shrines and temples or houses dedi-
Gated to heathan deities. They were
coming to the land where Baal and
Ashtorath-she of the groves-were hon
ored by the people; where gold and gifts
without stint were devoted to the detesta-
BILE worship of these Cauaanitish idols.
They were coming in as conquerors to take
possession, as civilizers to establish poiitY,
and as religious teachers to hold up she
doctrine of the true God and was it seem-
~ that they should enter the promised
land as those who deserve pity for their
poverty and rudeness, rather than respect
for their intelligence, theft decent ceremon-
ials and their spiritual earnestness
God would have it 30 that their first dona-
ton to His cause should be the beat pro.
ducts of their thrift and wealth, however
limited might be their success. They were
|
brass their blue and purple and scarlet
,, aud zoe linen aud goats hair their rams
skin dyed red for they lived in land o.
} brilliant light and gorgeous sunsets, ant
colour was essential to harmonize their re
ligious rites with nature. They were tt
bring oil for the light, spices for the an
-, uointing oil and for sweet incense ony;
, stones and stones to be set in the ephot
4 and in the breastplate (Ex.xxv.4-7) AL
? this, it was Gods order they should do
that no man and no family might look
7 their homes as richer IN attraction Md
: God; and that the best, the most costly, tn
8 most beautiful thing in all that host shout
be the ark and the rich materials of arhtch ,
,rds constructed.
o And, brethren, have we no interest i
: these regulations and factsf Do they ad
:. dress no teaching to usf Is all we do f,
y the cause of God to be done hapha zart
l. without reflection, judgment and taste
70 Are the very sweepIngs OF our hoase, I'll
) refuse of our business, and the least gifte
'f aud least capable of our sons to be given
u Gods service, while the best aud mo-
IF precious are reserved for commerce an
'r the worlds Nay, verify. If We have
70 sop more gifted than the rest, let the pr;
d phet's mantle be cast over him and let hi
le away after the ark. If we have q cuitivt
10 ton of mind and understanding more az
10 varced than 10 common, let 1t he cons
p Grated to the servicc of God. If We a
g capable of wise councils, insight into cha
10 acter, aud a just adoption of means to emf
~ let them come into play here"
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RI The inextirguishable hatred with whit
es the people of Arizona regard the Apacl
c. Indians was excited by o somewhat singul
". circumstance. Many years ago q friend
g. ours named Hopkins, who was an eDthusla
" upon the aubject OF music, conceived an id
ce that the surest way of civiIizing the red mi
III would be to briBg him under the sOOthil
in Influences of the deyine art. Hopkins CO