, 1876-07-15
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solotnon found IN the 1nnl Of 1srnel over
S,9,U0 strangers. or these, he ordered 10000
OF them 10 bt tEarcra af burdens, 5000 to bo
mechanics 'nttl GU0 To IT. ovcrstcra. At ha ear
ncst request, lltTam sent on 70 Jerusalem very
sk!llfmi man To suJcrinte1a the cunning workers
In all the metals antl fabrlcs employed to
own household y, lxo measures Ut wheat aud
twenty n'casutes ! of p,te 81.
tras'saetlon. W. llayc presented . lew, 20 that
our readers may realize that tho 1uiNlinC Of
soiomon's Temple .xas no small affair. It may
imc1inc lis to overlook some of Sulotnon's liltlu
The building Of the temple was t>egun IN the
fourth year Vi Solomon's reign. Many prclitni-
nary stHps were TO bc taken. Lumhcr from din.
tnnt Forests, stoncs from far:otf gu"srles, wera
To hc obtained and prepared. A contract Tor
these materials, wus to bc nude With foreign
King. Mechanics were to be found; tools for tic
cutting end shaping Of wood and stonc were to
BE- purchaaed OF manufactured; md, finally,
md laborers waa TO bo liked. Tic stones tlaar-
rtel ut Tits age Of the world'a history were
largc: fi.c EtrurIanF, who probably lived and
ty''ed a. tl'e time 81 Solomon, had thc lnea,,s
sccn IN The cloacn ,naxi,na Of Rome, Or IN tllc
wallis IN Mouut Ficsolc, hear Florcncc. At
Jerusalem, ut the present day, We n!ay bn!
Us5 S1ss s e @ Stse liz 1 sns'aF @ n M e ,s ssoS ysy %
q Jcl'osapat similar stoncs n'ny be seen.
Some VI lctn arc IL to 24 feet long, feet deep
aid y In width. II these stones In Jerusalem
were transported from the mountains Ur Lcb-
ulanY lneh u aid hiH,,
Al length, Sulonuu lIadl the pleasure Of Sec
Ing at Jcrusalcna tho foundation stoucs u tbs
new tc,nn!C. al Clro,,, IT,, O. And a,c began to
tiiit fkn tnltGh ff t1IH T5lpI1 am thu finn ri
April of i.is rrign. liz selected Mount Moriah
as y very proper place for this purpose.
~ Possibly itts tue very spot oil witch Ahra-
Araunah ha.l lls thrcs.ng g-iioor, und wl.irll Da-
vld subsequently bought. Tic preliminary
steps must have been nia'Iy and urduous. All
,lc people must hayc bcen deeply Interested
that seven yours must 6c intlustrlousy spent In
Its completion. II was understood tu liz t,u-
tiunal work. an1 would bc national glory. II
~as q structure of Which they might veil bu
proud.
!cring ut thu achievements of their young Hing
III TRANSPORTING stones 80 large, iroin 80 uislnit
rlnce Us tl!c mountains OF Northern Lebanon.
Illey ottsu expressed t!ppe 10 iise ios. enough
| prayed Tint thclr daya might be 50 much pro-
iungcd tint they should be able To Witness tic
dedication, and at tcast onc scslcs of rcrcfnt-
malls, briorc tlluy departed this lnoEtaf life.
auss s, - s NV Eli III mun a sus ~ unSs tlto tnc
gseat, sSa' om aem ,.n anu tho worthy partners
,i " haeit nas, esles' ,uotlcs, anu tiaals,
spua s se s,,.o see, afI, T,, n , ara, adnr!hg
fnv .at lse,Se & "ei a., inuJ !oyeu q ,eleat ~
.nat tIua ~, ~ ~ neN aul VII! III. uou kafe te
u. "" ~, ~ ns u'th" ny, H. raruca.s o.. Us el
e T.. n,it.n un ~ t,n'Ha !, a,s. IT. sure
WI " aeniesn: ,n WI, .e1at'!e' strangers, ~
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