Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
We Are Seven.

The "sacred number" seven plays a
conspicuous part in Masonry, theology,
history, astronomy and mythology.
Seven is required to make perfect
lodge, with seven officers, and the sum-
NIT of Ancient Craft Masonry is said TO
be reached when the three lodge and
four chapter degrees are taken and the
august mysteries are discovered.
The first temple, or Temple of Solomon,
was seven years in building and the
second was built by Zerubbabel after
10x7 years captivity.
The theological ladder of the Entered
Apprentice has seven rounds, referring
to the four cardinal and three theological
virtues.
Among the anciehts the mystical num-
Der seven was highly revered, because it
was derived from four, signifying the
natural, and three, the spiritual, world.
Pythagoreans deemed seven the perfect
number, because it was made up of three
AID four-the triangle and the square
which are two perfect figures.
God added seven days to his promised
patience toward the old world; clean
beasts and birds were taken into the ark
by sevens. The ark rested in the seventh
month, and doves were sent out at inter-
walls of seven days.
The years of plenty and famine in
Egypt and their emblems were by
sevens.
The seventh day was blessed and made
holy by the Creator, and the seventh
year was ordained a Sabbath OF rest to
the land; the seventh time seventh year
was the jubilee.
The great feasts were observed for
seven days.
Seven priests with seven trumpets sur
rounded Jericho for seven DAYS, and
seven times seven on the seventh day.
In Revelations we find the seven
churches, seven candlesticks, seven stars,
seven seals, seven trumpets, seven thun-
ders, seven walls, seven plaques, seven
angels, seven-headed monster.
The Hebrew shabang (seven), says
is sufficiency or fullness.
Seven in Scripture often signifies a
great, complete number: | Samuel ii:
5; Job V: 10; Proverbs xiv: 1926;
Isaiah iv: /, etc. Wisdom has hewn |
out her seven pillars. proverbs tx: /.
Jacob served seven years for Leah and |
seven more for Rachel.
4 leprous person, house or garment /
was made clean by dipping or sprinkling
seven times.-Leviticus xiv: 51-55.
Seven years was the period of repent
lnce, and the prophet praised God seven
lines a day.
Samson kept his nuptials seven days.
'even locks were shaver from him and
le was boura by seven withes.
Forgiveness of brother is cot to be
according to Christ's teaching,
'till seven times seven, but until seventy
times seven;n or, if he trespass seven
lines day, and ask forgiveness, it is to
DC granted.
There were "seven Champions of
"seven Wise Men Of
Greece. "seven Wonders of the Worlde
seven sleepers," and Rome was called
he ''seven-hilled city,"
Among the planets are the seven Plei-
des and seven Hyades.
Seven affairs burned before the god
iithras, and the Hindoos supposed thk
world to be inclosed within seven PENN
ulas.
In the Persian mysteries were seven
averns, in the Gothic seven distractions
fere called the ''road of the seven
tages.
The names of our seven week DAYS
anne from the seven deities of the Goths,
IL. The Sun Sunday the Moon (AIon-
ay), Tuisco Tuesday, Wooden (Wednes-
ay), Thor Thursday, Friga friday, /
eatur Saturday.. I
The subject is inexhaustible. ,