New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
ROUND LAKE ASSEMBLY.
THE TEACHERS AND THEIR WORK.
JUNIOR BIBLE CLASS-BOYS AND GIRLS-MUslC

JUNIOR BIBLE CLAss-BOYs AND GIRLs-MUsIc
AND pAINT1NG-FREXoH AND oRAToRY.
Round Lake. n. Y, Aug. Is (SpeciaD.- Last satur-
day closed the Round Lake Assembly season. IL mas
covered period Of about twenty days-days that nave
been filed with lectures addresses sermons class IN
structions, concerts, readings ana ehter'aliine''
Every day from morning bells to night pens mas o0A
literally filed with rich things for varied tas'oS anu
requirements.
In previous letters we told of the work done under
the direction Of the conductors OF the Assembly anu
the Instructors in the school OF Theology The other
departmcnts are as worthy Of mention as These ana al
are ably manned OF the fve classes hho"h a. ~v
POSTGRADUATE, the Normal the Junior ana inc DoS'
and Girls classes tho first two have had our atehuon
The Rev W. II. Groat, OF Rupert W., Is IN cha'se Vi
the tuncr class work Of Round Lake and mas haa eA
c.ntona, success In that work He has those stuoehs
bstween the ages VI ten and sixteen who nave passeu
the o,ldrens course OF Study but are not quite reaay
for tho moro advanced work OF the Normal Class. ne
hss n little work called Bible lessons, Vhch Is ui'
own and is exceptionally wenadapted to the purpose
This book prepared on the Invitation Of use CON
ductors Of the Assembly, end new and revised eoi-
ton VIII be published next year. He mas aiso con
trbuted several lessons various BOOKS IN tle pio!'
for the Postgraduate textbook TWO years aso 'no
MANAGEMENT invited Mr.. Grost TO perntend the cree
ton Of model Of the Jewish Taeernaee' ~nio NC mas
since used in connection with his course OF lectures On
the Tabernacle, given rceulsrly throughout the Al
sembly. ...os 49,
The Jewish Tabernacle was structure erec'eo oy
Moses st the Divine command, in the wilderness p
sinai about i492 B. c. II vas not church' ~ WE
a symbol expressive Of spiritual truth It's immense
cost estimated in our day at over 81 $780, ana e
fact that for nearly 5000 years it was the only oua
ing erected for Divine worship together with us Weal'
OF symbolic and typical truths has made II an oo'eci
Of absorbing interest Biblical students 1t consisted
of a rectangular building made OF forty-elsht piahh''
each IS feet long and 80 inches wide-the s'iuctuo
thus measuring 81 feet in length by 81 feet IN "a'
These planxs were covered on both sides win eoa
roof canvas Of goats hair surmonnted the puNeine'
and covering Of badger and rams SKINS huhs ao"h
the outside Within was waipscoting OF rlohly GU
brotdered hansings. The two apartments into "nioh
tbs building was divided were called respectively ihe
HOW Place, and The Holy of Holes The hr't con
tanned three artices-the Golden Table, the Uoiueh
7 amns,and and the Golden Altar. The seeond con
ta,ned hut one ariclethe Ark Of the Covenant ms
however was the most sacred OF al the FURNITURE ~
nas IN the form of chest, covered within ana "ith-
ont with gold. Upon the lid stood two golden cheru
hin, with wings extended, and between them shohe
a supernatural light, indicating the presence Oh
Jehovah richly embroidered curtain hung as a
ar,,,,on between these two apartments. The build