The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GOLD AND SILVER IN THE BIBLE.
Handy Reference for Orators Who wish
Aid in the Campaign

snufYers and the basins and the
spoons and the ccrser of pure gold.
and the hinges of gold. both for the
the doors of the inner house, the
most holy place, and for the door
of the housc--.to-wit, the temple.
FIRST KINGS, y, 2--rien the queen
OF Sheha came TO Jerusalem with a
very great train, with canes THAI.
bare spices and very mach g,ld
and precious stones.
weight OF gold tina, came to Solo
mon IN ono year was SIX hunIrc,l
three score and six talcrrs of gold.
Moreover the k.ng made a
great thipno Of ivory and oyerlaid
all King So.omon's drinking vessels
wers Of gold. and all the vessels OF
the house Of the forest az Lebanon
were OF pure gold; none we're OF Sill
yer: silver. was nothing accounted
FiRsr X KlSGs. xii ''' %".lchosna.
phN, made ships Of Tarshish u, go
To Ophir for gold, but they went
not. for the ships were broken at
JOB. X%III. 1o-But he knoweth tho
way that ! take: when he hath tried
me I shall come forth as gold.
JOB. XXNI1I, l5-t (wisdon, can not
be Cotton with gold. neither shlll
sly, ,ny, be weighed for the price
crystal can not equal II. and the
exchange OF 1t shall not be for
Jewels Of ilne geld.
JOB. NXXVl1. 22--t;old Uair weather)
cometh out of she north
JOB. %Ltf. ll-Then came there unto
him all his brethren and all his Sis
tors and all th..y that had been ~
his acquaintance before. and did
ent bread with him In his house;
and they hemcancd him and com
oil u MI
Lord had brought upon him; every
man also gave him piece OF
money and everyone an earring OF
gold.
PROVERBS. NJ. 2s-As tcwcl or
gold in swine's snoi,. so is fair
w,man which is wthou, d.scre.iSn.
CANTIC1ES. |. inlThy cheeks are
comedy with rows OF Jewels, thy
neck with chains OF gold. We will
make thee borders OF gold with
CAN-rIcLEs. V. 1a-(Mv hclovca's,
bead - ns the most fine gold. his
locks are buShy and black Ms n
raven. His hands arc as gold rings
sat with the bcryl; his h1ly ia as
bright ivory ovcrlaid with rap
DANIEL. V. @-Then commanded
I'elshazzar. and they clcthed Daniel
with scarlet and put a chain OF god
about his neck.
~ ~ 100 Iis y w II iil'l' 'fiill' hilio
your assembly n man with a gold
f''ng. In goodly apparel. and there
cam" in also poor man In vile raj
mon,. aud We have respect for him
that weareth the CAV clothing and
say .uito him: 81 thou here in a
good place; and say TO the poor:
Stand thou here. or sit here under
my. footstool. Ara We no. then par
tai in yourselves and nre become
heinNG1 hus
chosen the moor Of this world rich
In faith and heirs Of the kingdom
which he hath promised TO them
that love him7
70 buy Of me gold tried IN the fire
TINT thou mayest he rich and
wh.'e raiment that thou mav-st
he clothed. and anolnt thine eyes
with eye salve. TINT thou mayest
sec.
SILVER
Commentators flote-This metal does
rot seem 10 have been used before
nothing Of It before chat time. He
speaks only of the metals OF brass
and IRON. But In Ahraham's time
II had become common and traffic
was carried on in qlat metal.
GENESIS MIL 2-Aad Abraham was
very rich In cattle. in silver. and in
GENESIS XXIIt. 1e-And Abraham
weighed TO Ephra the silver which
he had named In the audience of
Tho sous of llc,h. 400 shek.ls of
silver. current money with tho mer-
chant
EXODUS NTNH. 1T--All the pillars
round about tho court shall be Ill
ltcd with silver; their hooks shall
he Of SILVER
EXODUS XXXIv. 24-Evcryonc that