The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05
;. His EcthsE Gree and re sy,sss three.
Wbo, "a they snDg, would take the rrisoned soul

as SG sSs cSs ina sss S.sS. s
Z sSps .ss'a take the e.l.oaee soul
Neptune bold q three pronged stan. There
were three iuasxible judges in hell. The ri, |
yer Styx flowed niue "a multiple OF three) |
times around hell. a';4'al @t.- y Tow
the confirmation Of leagues and trnees.
Neatly all the pagan nations Acknowledged
o kind Of trinity in the divine nature. Zoroas-
ter says:." 4 triad Of Diety shines throughout
The divine triad of the Persians was repre-
sented by large circle, ia the centre of which
was the upper part of the human figure Joined
to the body and wings of II dove. The circle,
emblem of eternity, represented Zlrouau, their
supreme being; the human figure, Ormuz. and
the dove, Mitbra- thought, word, and action.
A sim liar representation is found among the
the bas-reliefs at Eimanud near Nineveh, ms
well as among the ruins Of ancient Babylon
and Ph9uicia.
In Iudia is Brahu, the creative power, and
the triad-Drahma, Vishnu. and silva. In re-
| membranes of this triad, they wore sacred
| cord of three threads, called the Zsnnar, noxt
| their bodies.
The Celts and Goths had their triads of del
| ties. The Druids found the trinity in tho mis-
/ tletoe, because its leaves and berries were
formed In clusters Of three united in ono stalk.
times round-invocations were thrice repeated
their songs were in trads. Gaul was divi-
ded into three provinces; its people into three
| classes the hierarchy of Druids into three
cradations. The number one hundred and
forty-seven O. multiple of three, seven square,)
was @ magical number with the Druids. They
Tout one hundred and forty-seyen shoots from
an apple-tree with many superstitious cere-
monies.
! The Chinese attach a mystical Importance
to tho number three. They have q triad soci-
ETY., the sacred triad being heaven, earth, and
man, to whom alteration is given, man being
venerated Gas ancestors} after DEATH Heaven
and Garth are the father and mother of man.
Three is the number of officials; of the drops
of blood shed during the inaugural rites OF
: their days of meeting during the month OF
the prescribed prostrations before the idol
, the grand day being the ninth ttbree times
? are made with three fingers. The characters
on some of the mystical seals are grouped in
tbrees-one in the form of a triangle.
The Scandinavian sacrifices were conducted
on principle of generation for the numbers
three and nine. For every three times thres
!. months, three times three victims (nany o
them human) were offered, on each of the
thrice three daysof the festivals continuance
as q sacrifice to their triune diety. The mum
!, Der nine is held in great respect among thu
sna III Il s
u number aud -cumbi ations-regu4at
20 number of their dishes, kinds of wines, ett
:, AZ one entertainment given by o Tartar kinG
!. sheep, nine hundred horses, ninety-nine vessel
~ Of brandy, etc. The rowing Tartars rob cars
vans by this rule. They would rather tax
~ gail Kahn says, in the preface of work b
ie Tim: 49, have divided it into nina parts I
=. conform to the custom of other writers VII
~ oil have this number in particular esteem."
"a The number twelve, multiple OF three,
y. reckoned among the sacred numbers. In tt
OF Scriptures. there are the twelve sons Of Jaco
90 twelve tribes of Israel, twelve stones of tt
es altar, and twelve apostles.
In There were twelve stones in the URN al
60 Thnmn,ia, twelve loaves Of shew-bread, 81
10 twelve miles each eide of the encampment
al the Israelites. -.-.'..
90, The new Jerusalem has twelve gates g.
re twelve foundations. There are four on
IL twenty elders aud one hundred and forty-fo
thousand of the redeemed, both combinatio
Of the number three. The woman in the Al
calypso has twelve stars in her crown. The
are Twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost.
There are twelve superior gods Ia the
mythology. Eurystheus imposed twelve labs
on Hercules. There are twelve months in
or. year. and twelve signs of the zodiac. Tht
lth arc twelve inrymen. Lord Broughana Say
IN eve see about MS kings lords, and commo
s. the whole machineryof the state, all the
he paratus of the system, and its varied workiI
90, end in simply bringing twelve good men ii
ian q box"
And Shakespeare:
THE jury passing on the prie oner's life
May in the sworn twelve have n thief or two
Guiltier than him they try.
The number twelve being considered \ &C
plete number, thirteen indicated the &C
inencement of new course of life hence
became the emblem of death, and was cons
cred unlucky.
Concluded next week