The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-18
The Number Seven.

When God created the world he rested
on the 9TH day. There are Z days in the
week, Z letters in the name of Jehovah,
syllables 10 the Mohammedan formula Of
prayer-la i'll Allah i'll Allah. As the
food was to begin on the 9Th day and
continued Z weeks, Noah selected z pairs
Of clean animals and birds, male and fe.
male, aud gathered them into the ark. On
the 7th day the dove returned with its
message. Every one is familiar with the
Z fat and lean kline, the Z fruitful and Z
barren ears Of corn, years of plenty and
z years Of famine. Jacob served 7 years
for Rachel, and was cheated with Leah
and served another Z years and received
his reward, Seven days he was followed
by Laban, his father-in-law. (That was
before the unhappy days Of mothers-in-
law When Jacob died his son Joseph
lamented for him Z days. Every 7th year
the Israelites permitted their fields to re-
main idle and untitled This was called
the "Sabbatical year At the siege Of
Jericho Z priests with Z trumpets (trom.
bones) went around the walls Of the city,
and at the 7th blast the walls fell. (We
have no such dangerous wind instruments
in our day, although there would be little
difficulty in finding "bloWers. y Seven
times ten years were the Israelites held
captive in Babylon. Seven times ten
Hebrew scholars translated the Old Testa.
ment into Greek for the Alexandrian
library. There were Z times ten members
Of the high council 1T Jerusalem, not
counting the presiding high priests.
When Peter asked, Lord, how many
times must | forgive my brother, is it
enough 7 times ?" Jesus replied, III say
unto you not Z, but seventy times z"
"a just man falleth Z times and riseth
up again. Prov. xiv, 16.
When thine enemy speaketh fair believe
him not, for there are Z denominations in
his heart.-Proy. XVI, 25.
There are Z attributes of the Almighty,
Z gifts of the Holy Ghost, Z psalms Of
penance, Z applications in the Lords
prayer, words Of the cross, the Catholic
church has Z sacram ments. There are Z
wounds of Christ on the cross. In Reve-
lations there are Z angels with Z COLDER
chalices filed with divine wrath; also Z
lamps with flames are mentioned there.
Who does not know ofthe ~ sleepers, the
z youthful Christians martyrs who escaped
into a cavern near Ephesus and slept un-
disturbed for 200 years. There are Z
wonders of the world; wise men Of
Greece. The Mohammedan paradise con.
tains I heavens Rome has been governed
by kings, likewise Prussia, for the 7th
is Emperor Wilhelm. During the years
war under Frederick IL. history mentions
z important battles The war in Spain
between the Carlists and Christians lasted
Z years. The Franco -Prussian war lasted
I months and the eth regiment was the
first to distinguish itself
On the 2Sth -four times y of Septem.
Der, 1870, Strasburg surrendered; on the
28th Of October, Metz, and on the 2Sth OF
January, 1871, Paris. Rome is built on
Z hills; so are Constantinople, Nuremburg,
Bamberg and Lisbon. Ancient Thebes,
also Athens, Bagdad and Morocco, each
had gates. Seven cities claimed the
honor of being Homer's birthplace. There
are Z steps leading to the tomb of Darius,
the Prussian King; steps to Solomon 4
throne; Z arms or branches to the lamp in
the temple at Jerusalem; Z wicks in the
perpetual lamp eternal flame) to the rites
of the Greek Church.
The river Nile has mouths (but still
remains discreetly silent about its source. }
There are Z Canary Islands, Z Ionian is
lands, Z colors in the rainbow; there are z
tones in the musical scale; Z precious
metals. Pleiades, one of our most beauti-
ful consultations, numbers stars.
There are Z cardinal virtues; three Of
these are faith, hope and charity, ''and
the greatest Of these is charity" The Duke
Of Wellington has Z marshals stats.
The Pope is priest of Z churches.
The human head has openings.
The entrances to the celebrated dome
at Cologne have Z pillars set upon Z pc
destals, surmounted by I statues.
We might continue to enumerate for n
column or more, and after we have ex-
hausted our memory, some 9TH son of a
9TH son might predict new set of 7 won
ders, arising from the Centennial era.