The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-28
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
It's PeculIarities and Curiositics.

Seven is a holy number. There were
seven days in the week, and the seventh
is the Sabbath, or day ofrest. There are
seven spirits before the throne of God; 4;
seven divisions in the Lords Prayer;
seven ages in the life of man, and we are
commanded to forgive offenses seventy
times seven. Every seventh year was
Sabbatical, and seven times seven years
brought round the Jewish jubilee.
Then we have the seven churchesaof
Asia, seven candlcsticks, seven stars,
seven trumpets, seven horns the lamb
had seven eyes; Pharaoh in his dream
saw seven kline and seven ears of corn.
typifying the seven years of plenty, and
seven years of famine, etc.
Nor is this confined to sacred history,
and it will be interesting to enumerate
some things to which this mystic number
was given.
Seven bodies in alchcmy-The sun is
gold, the moon silver, Mars iron, Mercu-
ry quicksilver, Saturn lead, Jupiter tin,
and Venus copper.
The seven-hilled city-incient Romc,
tbeing built upon seven hills.
The seven mortal sins-Pride, wrath,
envy, lust, gluttony, avarice and sloth.
The seven virtues Faith, hope, chari-
ty, prudence, forttude and temperance.
The first three are called the holy vir-
tues.
The Seven champions of Christendom
st. George for England, St. Andrew
for Scotland, St. Patrick for Ireland, St.
David for Wales, St. Denys for France,
St. James for Spain, and st. Anthony for
Italy.
The seven senses of man-According
to Ecclesiastes. they are seeing, hearing,
tasting, smelling, feeling, and, in addi.
tion, are given understanding and::speech.
The first five are common to all the ami
mate creation; man alone is supposed
to be raised above the brute by possessing
the two latter.
The seven sisters-This is O. window in
the north transept of York Cathedral,
England, and so called because it has
seven tall lancets (high and narrow, open
ings).
The seven sleepers-According.to to the
legend, were seven noble youths Of Ephe-
sus, who fled in the Decian persecution
to cave in Mount Celion, the mouth of
which became blocked with stones. Af.
ter 290 years they were discovered and
awoke, but died within few days and
were taken in large coffin to Marseilles.
Visitors are still shown in St. Vietus
Church the stone coffin. It was an an
cient superstition that when the sleepers
turned on their sides it indicated great
disaster to Christendom.
The seven wise men of Greece-Seven
Greek philosophers of the sixth century
B. c., noted for their maxims.
Bius-His maxim was, "Most men are
bad"
Chilo-"Consider the end"
Cleobus-"Avoid extremes"
Periander-"Nothing is impossible to
industry"
Pittecus-"Know thy opportunity"
Solon-"Know thyself."
Thales-"Suretyship is the forerunner
of ruin"
The seven wonders of the world IAN
cient) The pyramids of Egypt, the hang
ing gardens of Babylon, the tomb of
Mansolis, the temple of Diana at Ephe.
sus, the temple of Rhodes, the statue of
Leas by Phidias, the Pharos of Egypt,
or the palace of Cyrus cemented with
gold.
The seven wonders Of the world (mod-
ern)-The coliseum at Rome, the cata.
CONS at Alexandria, the great wall of
China, Stonehenge, the leaning tower of
Pisa, the porcelain tower of Nankin, the
mosque of st. Sophia in Constantine
pie.
The seven wonders of North America
Fails of Niagara, the great lakes, the
canyons of the Colorado. Yosemite val
ley, the big trees of California, Yellow.
stone Park, Great Salt Lake.
Seven years war-The war maintained
by Frederick II. of Prussia against Aus
tria, Russia and France.
The seven dials, London-A column
rallied in, which formerly stood at the
ancient limits of St. Giles, and seven
dials were affixed to it, facing the sew
en- streets which radiated from that GEN.
ter.
The seven churches of sia-Ephesus,
Smyrna, Pergamus, Thyatira, Sardis,
Philadelphia, Laodicea.
The seven spirits that stand before the
throne of God-Micheal, Gabriel,
Lamael, Raphael, Zachariel, Arael Ori-
phiel.
Seven times Christ spoke upon the
Father, forgive them, they know
not what they do" To-day thou shalt
be with me in paradise" "Woman,
behold thy son p' "My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me ?" "Ithirst."
"It is finished" Father, into Thy
hands commend my spirit"
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