Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-18
THE NJJMBER SEVEN.

When G0d created tne WOrlQ ne resteu Oh
the 7th day. There are days in the week,
letters in the name of Jehovah, 7 syllables
in the Mohammedan formula of prayer-la
i'll allah. As the food was to begin on the
9TH day and continue weeks, Noah selected
7 pairs of clean animals and birds, male and
female, and gathered them in the ark. On
the 7th day the dove returned with its mes
sage. Every one is familiar with the 7 fat
and 7 lean kline; the fruitful and 7 barren
ears of corn, years of plenty and Z years
of famine. Jacob served years for Rachel,
and was cheated with Leah and served an.
other years, and received his reward. Sew
en- DAYS he was followed by Laban, his father
in.law. (That was before the unhappy days
of mother.in-law.) When Jacob died, bis son
Joseph lamented for him days. Every 9TH
year the Israelites permitted their fields to re.
main idle and untitled ; this was called the
"Sabbatical year." At the siege of Jericho
7 priests with trumpets (trombones), went
around the walls of the city, and at the 9TH
blast the walls fell. eve have no such dan
gerous wind instruments in our days, although
there would be lfttle difficulty in finding
"blowers.') Seven times ten years were the
Israelites held captive in Babylon. Seven
times ten Hebrew scholars translated the Old
Testament into Greek for the Alexandrian
Library. There were times ten members
of the High Council of Jerusalem, not count
ing the high priests.
When Peter asked, "Lord, how many times
must forgive my brother; is it enough Z
times" Jesus replied, II say unto you, not
7, but seventy times T."
"a just man falleth times and riseth up
again-Prov., xiv Is.
"When thine enemy speaketh fair, believe
him not, for there are denominations in his
heart."-Prov., XVI: 25. There are at
tributes of the Almighty, gifts of the Holy
Ghost, psalms of penance, 7 supplicatlons
in the Lords Prayer, Z words of the cross,
the Catholic Church has sacraments. There
are 7 wounds of Christ on the cross In
Revelations there are 7 angels with 7 golden
chalices filled with divine wrath also Z
lamps with 7 flames are mentioned there.
Who does not know of the 81 sleepers," the
youthful Christian martyrs who escaped in q
cavern near Ephesus and fell asleep and
slumbered undisturbed for 200 years. There
are wonders of the world, Z wise men of
Greece. The Mohammedan's paradise con.
tains heavens. Rome has been governed
by kings, likewise Prussia, for the 7th is
now emperor Wilhelm. During the Z years
war under Frederick H., history mentions Z
important battles. The war in Spain between
the Carlists and Christians lasted Z years.
The Franco Prussian war lasted Z months,
and the 7th regiment was first to distinguish
itself ~.
On the 18th "a times y of September,
1870, Strasbourg surrendered; on the 18th
of October, Metz, and on the 2Sth of Jan
uary, 1871, Paris Rome is built on I hills
so are Constantinople, Nurenburg. Bamburg
and Lisbon. Ancient Thebes, also Athens,
Bagdad and Morocco each had 7 gates. Sew
en- cities claimed the honor of being Homer's
birthplace. There were 7 steps leading to
the tomb of Darius, the Persian King Z
steps to Solomon's throne; arms or branch
es to the lamp in the temple at Jerusalem 7
wicks in the perpetual lamp (eternal fame) to
the rites of the Greek Church.
The river Nile has mouths (but still re-
mains discreetly silent about its source)
There are Canary islands, Ionian islands,
7 colors in the rainbow there are tones in
the musical scale, 7 precious metals. PIE
iades, one of our most beautiful consultations,
number stars.
There are cardinal virtues; three of
these are, Faith, Hope and Charity, "and the
greatest of these is Charity" The Duke of
Wellington has 7 Marshal stats.
The Pope is priest of churches.
The human head has 7 openings.
The entrance to the celebrated dome at
Cologne has 7 pillars set upon Z pedestals,
surmounted by statues.
We might continue to enumerate for col.
umn or more, and after we have exhausted
our memory, some 7th son of 9TH son, might
predict new set of 7 wonders arising from
the Centennial era.-Rev DR.. Steiner.