The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-07

u llHut, vi the lOO CuNpteio NhiCL
compose this book 10 it's completcst form,
some had been in existence fox centuries
before the age of the kamessidc, others
appear to have grown up in succeeding
centuries. The rituals Of ths l4th dynas.
ty vary somewhat iu their contents, but
they all agree in their representations Of
the trials through which the soul had to
pass before be reached toe great Hall Of
Double Justice"-justice, that IT, to che
wicked as to the good, as they cnumeraio
in identical terms the conditions upon
which the award is made; and they re.
produce the principal features Of the
judgment scene in essentially tho same
way. Entering this solemn court, the
soul is confronted with the iorty.two as-
SCISSORS Of the Supreme Judge. They
wear upon their heads the ostrich plrmc,
the emblem of truth, and in their hands
they bear the knife, the instrument Of ex'
ecution. Before these mysterious forms
the soul begins its pleading: 30 ye
lords of truth, let me know ye, | have
brought ye truth, rub yc away my faults"
This Invocation is followed by series Of
declarations, cue being addressed to each
assessor in turn; Il have not privily
done evil against mankind, have not
told lalsehoods in the trbuuci Of truth
l have not made the laborng man DO
moro than his task daily. l have not
been idle. ! have not illuminated the
slave to his master. have not murder
ed. have not given orders to smite q
person privily. l have not stolen. |
have not done fraud to men. l have not
robbed the streams. l have not de6led
the river. l am pure, | an
pure" From the forty-two assessors, the
soul is led forward by their president,
Thmei, the Greek Themis the goddess OF
justice. The legends generally attached
to her figure described her as "Thmei,
who resides in Amenti, where she weighs
hearts in the balance, no wicked one es-
capes her." Over the balance presides a
baboon, symbol Of one Of the ministers Of
Thoth Api, number" and Hap, "judg.
ment," indicate his functions and its
guardian. One scale, placed in charge
of the hawk-headed Horus, contains q
miniature image of Tbmei, bearing in her
hand the crux ansata, the emblem Of
eternal life; the other scale is watched
by Anubis, and holds clay vessel whose
fragile nature docs but typify the frailty
of the heart within. The result is record
ed by Thoth, the inventor of letters, and
the secretary OF the gods. The wicked
arc carried away bound to the chastse.
ment which they have meritod They
are thrust into dungeons Dantesque il
their horror, whose floor is of flaming
water, whose walls are of living sorpents
whose ceiling shoots down fire. Hero i;
the place of doom for those "who have
not known Ra upon earth In the sol
emn language Of the legend Oil the sar'
cophagus of Seth l., they hear their con
demnation to destruction: Tie ovi
acts which you have committed ero smit
ten 10 the Great Hall. Your bodies arc
tf'SH me 6FgaSls sV Soui SHSl"SS" .. ',,Sa ~
exist no more. No more shall ye sec Ia
in his forms when he issues from his my
terious abode. y Ra, alteration to thee
thy enemies are in tho abode Of annlhila.
ton" For the good, however, a happier
lot is reserved When the scrutiny il
over, he is dismissed with these words
LET the justified 60, Yc know he il
without fault, without evil, without crime
Do not torture, do Dot anything agains
him. lie has given meat to the hungry
drink TO the thirsty, clothing to the na
ked he is pure" A new heart is tber
bestowed upon him, and he is led to tht
gateway Of the sanctuary Of Osiris. A
he attans his goal last attempt is made
to arrest his progress by the sill and tht
Intel, the lock and the panels, Of thi
gate Of heaven, which demand iu turn th'
utterance of their mystic name, bofor'
they will allow him to pass through. BIZ
he has been provided with the knowledg
which will satisfy their claims, and he i
aeresdiugly- nermitted 10 enter. Their
whom he does homage as "tho Great BE
ing Lord of Life, Great God, Lierna
Ruler, King forever" This is the era O
his second birth. His soul commences t
weave for itself new habiIatiou, vhic
shall be in the spiritual world that whic
his body was upon the earth. For it wa
confidently expected that
Eternal form would still divide
The Eternal sonl from all beside
and it was to assist these ovolutions thG
the Great God, still symbolized by th
sun, was described as passing through tn
various regions of the underworld, %her
he put the dead to judgment there /
made new abodes for the souls Of III
justified, into which he breathed cn'
more that divine intelligence which ha
in the mean time assembled to its nati'
seats in heaven. In this fresh life, amor
the company Of the justified in the plail
Of Amcnti. they that have known GC
on earth" shall need no more meat al
drink, for, it is said 10 one of the legen'
of the sarcophagus Of Sethi l., "they shG
be nurtured on the word Of God" L
;, them bright destiny WIS in store, whi
!, is thus described 10 the hymn alrea'
n quoted -
They that abide in tho west arc full Of delight;
: Grant that my spirit may one day abide vi
@ them,
u That upon Inc the light may arise.
:, That may behold the sun With them,
d Who in glory and perfection are set down. ia
west before the God
Who createth everything that is noble aud ga
REQ. j. Estlin Carpenter an the u
tartan Rerie,0.
- A drag driven by an elegantly attn
lady, with trim and neatly dressed c
al ored boy perched On TIE footman's st
Is, behind. was passing through Ia stree
he when it was espied by an old negro '
ii man. "Bress de Lord" she exelaim
" raising her hands as she spoke, "Bress
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