Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02

things that one Of their first undcrtdk
ings after the exodus should be 20 rear
% suitable structure where the presence
OF the Lord was to be manifested.
Jehovah was, according 10 their form ui
government the sovereign ruler. lie
gave the law. To Him the judicial power
belonged, and to Him questions Of peace
and war were referred. all through His
authorized servants. The necessity of a
place especially set apart for divine
purposes was therefore at once felt, and
u tent was reared. which became known
rs the Tabernacle OF the Congregation.
il vas practically the palace OF Jehovah
while His people were wandering about
In the Arabian desert and for a long
time after The entrance into Canaan.
Minute descriptions Of this interesting
structure are given IN Exodus.
The expenses Of the building were de-
iraycd by voluntary contributors by the
people. A call was made upon them 10
contribute gold, silver and brass, fine
linen oil various c1lofs, rams skins dyed
red, and badgers skius and "shtiim-
wood, probably the acacia or Egyptian
'hom. oil for light. spices for amounting
oil and for sweet incense or pefiun'e;
ONYX stones and other precious stones
(sN. XIV, ~.
They responded willingly to this call.
II Is stated lEN. xXNv, 7lf"lhat they
came, both men aud women, rs many
as were wiiling.heaucd, and brought
bracelets aud earrings and rings and
tablets aud icwcly Of gold" And
the ladies' "lhai were visc.hcancd" did
spin, aud offered their productions Of
blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen, as
well as OF c1arser siu.f, and IN this way
the necessary materials were soon
brought together. Then everyone who
felt able to worl, offered his service, and
as architects or superinicndcnts Of the
building, Moses selected two sEilliul
worlamcn. lezllcel aud Aholiab, who
were "hllcd with the Spirit Of God, Ia
wljdom, In understanding. 10 knowledge
and In AZ manner of workmanship Ia.
, NNxyi, ~. So eager were the people In
bringing tliejr gifts that q proclamation
| had 10 be issuCd restraining them rom
giving. because more came in than
could be used for tue purpose designed
The Tabernacle was built In the fol-
lowing manner A frame was erected SIS
feet by rs. consisting Of pianks oincacA
wood standing erect on sockets OF silver,
each plank being about 80 inches wide
and + tct q inches long. The planki
were united with poles, MI OVERLAND with
gold. and resting In solid gold rings,
thereby holding the plinks IN position.
The east end OF the tabernacle was not
| boarded. but was closed by q curtain Of
costly material suspended from silver
rods which rested or five pillars covered
with pure gold. This framework WIS
covered with Sur different curtains.
| The first was made Of fine twincd linen,
curiously embroidered in figures repre-.
sgnling "chcrubim, IN blue. scarlet and
purple. The second cover was mals OF
soaiB' hair the tlnrd oimms skins dyed
rcd, and the fourth, protecting only TIE
roof, was mace Of badgcrs' skins. MI
these curtains, were made ~ sections.
hooked together. The intedor of
| the tent was divided into tgo apgfi.
mcnts by veil, also made OF iine Inca,
and embroidered in blue, purple and
scarlet II was suspended on four pillars
Of acacia, overlaid with gold aud resting
on bases Of silver The first and larger
| apartment was known rs the Hoy Place,
and the second, behind the veil, rs The
| Holy Of Holes.
Around the tabernacle was an en-.
/ closure OF court, $50 feet by g.. formed
4 by linen curtains suspended from rods
Of silver, which rested on pillars OF
wood These columns. Of which there
were twenty on each side, were about $
4 feet high, and rested on sockets ofbtasi
| The entrance TO the court was on tie
. cast side, and yas closed by falling
| tlpestfy, embroidered similarly rs the
vel, in The tabernacle IEN. xvii, g-i7).
/ The plauks OF the tabernacle and the
| columns ofthc fence were iurihcrSccuted
In a finn position 10y pins Of brass TX.
xxvv, iSl, which, according 10 Jose
phus, were a inches long and were
driven into the ground.
| I.ctus now enter the court Of this
| sacred cdifce. Here the sacrifices were
slain on the altar Of burnt-oiiering, a
structure OF acacia wood, ovcrllid with
| brass, feet inches square and feet (
inches high. on the south side were
i STRIPS leading up to 10. and all the utcu
sis necessary ior the sacrifices were VI
| brass. Between the altar and the laber-
ngclc was placed a LAYER or bapiismal
! font made Of brass and hllcd with water.
! Concerning This the Lord says 10
! Moses: Aaron and his sons shall wash
| their hands and theif feet therein. When
| they 20 into the Tabernacle o. the Con.
Il
| that they die not" Xxx. XXX, i7-sol AS
| a feature OF special interest Is mentioned
the material Of which this blptismal font
was made. Small mirrors oimetal were
used by the ladies', and II seems that
many OF them gave these precious
articles TO the tabernacle, for the sacred
historian says: "And he made the LAYER
Of brass and the foot OF II Of brass,ot the
mirrors Of the women who assembled az
the door OF the tabernacle lex.
| xxNviii. 50.
The furniture Of the untc.room, OF the
Holy Place, consisted of the altar OF in
ccnse, the table OF shewbread and the
candles,ick.
The altar Of incense was made Of
acacia wood, II inches square and ~
inches high. was oyerlaid with pure
gold and richly omamented. On II
| Aaron was 10 burn incense every morn
Ing md evening, when he entered the
place to dress the lamps or to light
| them.
Opposite this altar was a table Of the
same material, A. inches long and II
inches wide. 1t was also OVERLAND with
| gold. and to Il belonged various plates
| covers. spoons, ETC., all made of solid
! gold. This table was to be always spread
and furnished with the "shevbread,
twelve loaves, one for each tribe, and
set in two rows. This bread was made
Of fine -four and belonged to Aaron aud
his sons. after having been on the Lords
table, They were TO eat Il, however
only in holy place LEV. xXlv, so.
In the centre OF the room, before the
veil, stood a candleslicL made Of shat
OF pure gold, with sis branches, three
on each side. Seven lamps spread the