, 1876-07-22

uH'N l.uAtAEA I'll NHG 1NAfty kHLEe nlHl
The golden nlrects of tic Nov Jerusalem.
We cams tiown, feeling that 10 tho Jews u
l must 10 Thu !cry Entr OF Heaven, II must rc-
MINI % Them ~ the golden promises Of the great
We found tic whole Interior nj Gods l,ouac
70 s!lrpass otf power Of description. Wn viii
sry to give our ,rcadcrs soInu i1cn Vi whit Va
saW. The porch ut Tue cntratltc u tic Templn
was lS fc.t wflc mil co feet lung. Tho wI1tlint
ts %s1" s BUILDING E was ns 70 tes an1 IL length
measure This Interior Nas ,iye,l i ito ,Sn Two
ffoot1;s; f. the 1rani an room Or holy place, was W
SS'ts So en.s T'i eplnp u est aaSt snns 20 IL 's H.
porch. was % tGct long and 30 wtle-fnrnlo
measurc. Thc whole Interior was lined will,
wo1lwork, richly carved, anu ovcrlnld with
GG1a tn anl studded With p5ee;a,s eens Thc
palm trees, and chorpb!nt. fio 'iiif ouific iuncrl
% %saTlace was oSrrlatd With gold, SO tlat no sur
os m"tLg t1gy Sas sa.s si'lc but pure go either plain
~; The ',,g two oy gGecs wsrc % foet long Iy 90
rated ny folding doors TINT wcr1 opened anil
Slut by golden chains. The Inner wills of huth
these holy piaccs weru watnscotc.1 will, cedar
wood, and the. floor wns paved with cypress
planks. TIM doors opening tMtu tho holy of
hol!cs was maao Of SOLID olive trco md adorned
l W. LIT E1S'eta n'a.n figures; Tc nor orutug Into
Such lie x" temple S wSc goisno1 ips S1; Built for
God. This house OF God .was eo1uptctct1, but
not !lcdIratcd Int until eleven nlonths hat passed
nWay, n'y Ihu Je'sS alwaya Lad Q regard for times
time was when the 1''asscs u tho people, oii
some festival day, hud assembled Ut Jerusalem.
Tho next year was Il Jubilee year. Solomon,
therefore, fixed the ceremonial Of dedication q
few dnyB bcforo the Fcnst Of Tabcrnncles, IN an
ulnl InSttvnl. iNkfittftr1 r. oo In tl.n
dwelling :, Of the 1sraslites in tents
during their, w,audcrllgs I'll tl.c VII
tEa aEsruess, n1a,, ~ md ID ~, i 70 q
itwitl Ills glosy.. This festival ti,,lo occurred
In the autumn, wl,ci the chcf products OF tic
soil Ind been gathered. It's duration was seven
tays-foilowe1 by day Of holy cn1,yocatto,.
nr Temple, should bc dedicated III tllia festival,
nld that tho Feast OF TabcrnacIes sl,on,l bo OBJ.
Borvcd with IN unwontcd degree Of splcntlor,
We ought to distinguish tho ,ouso Of tho
the holy place aud ZIG h9ly of holiSs lexeludipg;
tl!c trcS tiers OF roosn built OIL The inner walls
Of the ctiilcel from tho COURTS {or B,uascs] oil
the housc Of the Lurd, To tho holy ,of hoiiea
tho High rricst unly could enter. 70 the holy
Tile nsany courts about. the Ie1nplo were used
for various purposes. They wrro nrrangcd into
inmcr and outer squares, separated by walls and
porticocs. IN, The people were necessarily in tic
open ar; There werS courts ior the priests, the
ctgllcra. Soirc Of them were largo enough
fur public meetings, for tho celebration Of In
tlonai rites, fur burnt offerings, md sacrifices.
II tlc Court Of tiu pricsta w'.s the High Altar,
reached W three flights OF steps. On this altar
burnt olicrlnge xerc lna1e. In this cnurt tho
King OBLIGATED, when tic Ark rcar1lcd Mount
Alorriall froln tho Tabornaclo in which David
II Thpu p time of acdicatng The residence Of Je.
lloyah wns ilxcd.. Solomon issued orders to nll
tho venerable fathers, the military men, autl
Other leading .Ihen In Israel, that they meet
him at Jerusalem on this f1ed day, to ald him
II dcdscnti1g thu rcw house Of God.
Tho harvesta had been large. Business men
Ind brrn successful III their lawful enterprises,
1i1o entire country was full Of Joy und e'atiucss
All tlc Il Israeitts visited to sec tho august dia-
who could iloekcl to the city, The Old md tic
young wished to honor tho oVcasion. Even
mothers came with nfunts In their arms, as II
Lucy thought that 50 great a1ld gor-
EKsoua * ~ . display would never again :bo seen,
pln as on this high fcstal eeason. At an curly
our, the trumpcicrs were driving about the clty,
calling all TO bu really for the duties aud Joys 81
the .l1y. TIC order q marching had been pre-
quietly co1lcctcd at their respective posts. Thc
sood Ma}or-Geucral Abiahat, whuso faIthfulncss
IL the king no onc ever doubted, and whose
personal prowsss ~ IN fighting atnglc.handod and
yas properly enough appointed CHIEF Marshal 81
t'1s day. liz was grandson OF Jcesg and had tho
noble bearing Of The family No man ever naIe
70 noble and .dicniaed MI appearance as did
A9ishal on hs iayorIts Egyptlar war-liorec. Ills
.hIef,
The lead vas taken by the King aud yeacra-
Ilc fathers: At 'ccrtnln points on tho roud
.hEough which the procession wus 10 pass were
'rlcsts bcar!ng tho Ark OF tho Covenant and tGo
,M Moaaic tabernacle, anil other relies Of olien
lines, Which llad Just bceu brought |
1om =. a. G!bssn' where they had been Kept
;arrylng the sacred veasels 70 their new placo u
yho could not but look With grcat respect nnl
lcep reverence upon tho anclcnt' ft,rnturo Of |
.lcir national religion. Tho numerous bands !
4 musicians, scattered at Intervals III TITS iong
procession, produced suchstrains ofmusicns cartG
icyeg heard at any former period Of It's history
As King solomon, nttircl III his royal robes,
lhd mounted ilr q new md gorgeous Egyptian
as'ot' ;nrs araMn ny trlPlo M spans ot arabian
vas saltltGd by constant hurratls. Gen. Abislai
vas completely overjoycd at this graul reccl,-
ION OF hta royal lnastcr.
The ,ssna march ,san was , slow The sasrces on the
u
he Court OF Sacrifices on Mount Morul. The
dng offered in sacri,lre before tho Ark number
tss oxen and sleep. The altar OF burnt uffcr-
ny was covered With sacriacial offerings. These
1ertngs were only vcry partially consumed,
ut the large part was eaten by tho priests and
coplc.
4. Kinge, ylli., o. Tho priests then carried the
.rk ~ solemn procession through tho Outer
'elnple door, and tllencc across tic holy placc
U It's propsr position IN tho holy of holes, aud
ndcf tbs outoprcad wings Of tic august cher
biul. At tho moment thu Ark waa lruughtillt
10 holy Of hollcs, tho numerous Lcyiticaf clotrs
lioutea their wonted aong, aided by tie volco
{ tho people, nnta by well.traLnod band Of q
sousnil1 instruinents, "Praise Jehovah! for iIc
good, for Ills lno1cy endurrth furoyer!"
Suddenly aa the priests left tho holy pluce,
lo cloud filled It. Tho samu thnr oe.
lrrel on tho completion of tho Mosac Tabur-
aclc (E1od, H., :t5).~ This cloud coyercl tIo
riests In 10 dsep d.rkncss that they could 10
'nger CONTINUE this service. The pconlu weru
realty nlarn,ed. Tho King, mounting . brazen
lronc, assured them tlat no cause Of aIaTm
zisted; that, the cloud was good
'lication; that they ought to dis.
Il their ,tcars, because God had
I'D tlmt "lic would dwell In tj,lrE
hrklsces - tllat the cloud wus but n,an!fcyta-
on u Divine presence; tllat its hlllug tho holy