The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21

z CONTEXT.--1aSt lesson gttYo an nc.
count Of the proclamation OF S.yr'is n ,,ns,
from captivity. The heads olutne iainiiles
who went forth on that expedition are re-
corded by Ezra IN his second S ;is y, ::
'rhe gconprcgn ton made avery brief, stay
IN Jerusalem, and then distributed then,-.
solves In tho old cities from which they
or their fathers came tl1zrn, II: siO). Sew,
cral months after there WAS p srme9.
Of observing tho feast OF Tabernnclcs.
national festival that continued seven
days at the close Of tho harvest as, dnr1n is
huts made of the boughs OF trees (Deut.
xvi:13). The old altar that had been SO
long In ruins was b,,lded and sacrliicess
were offered according to the law or
rejoicing. not unlike our THANKSGIVING
senson, only moro protracted and more
generally observed.
passed away before the returned Jews
verse 81 undertook TO do what Cyrus
had required OF them in his proclamation.
'Tfs s!sre, was well employed. the n, great
body OF the people were engaged IN erect
ing dwellings, and In providing the com.
forts Of homo. Il matter OF the uttermost
Importance in land that had been
ton for nearly century Mea ,,,s,n,e
the oflicinls. both civil and religious.
might have been busy with prepare tons.
The debris ,of the old temple must DC
must be gathered, and men must be
secured. some Of them skilled workmen
AT length in n very brief time. coI,sld-
oring the obstacles, all was ready for the
ernor1 alag. ii:2I assembled the priests
and Levltcs, who gathered about the
trenches to witness the laying OF the
foundation.
n glad hour. Prophecies were TO BIO full
filled and hopes revived. a people, long
in bondage. brought back to their native
land deprived OF ~ things exec sSsept .ns,s7
favor in the centuries gone hy. were no
{ to begin by grace Of the ruling monarch.
a new career. It was eminenty proper
Of Joy. Appointments had been made
priests. clad in their holy garments;
bearing trumpetsl Chr xyi:6. 81. and
ing an Immense choir. after the style OF
David and Solomon In the old temple.
u Chr. N:3D. They broke forth the
song Of praise TO God. rendered IN parts Us
spending to each other. That glad re-
Sfrain. Because He is good. for His mer-
cy cndureth forever" Psalm cxxxv1. D..
echoed and re-echoed through the city,
expressing the sentiment OF every heart.
SHOUTING Verse 1l).-The singing was
formal and official. as much SO as the
appointed musical renderings !, In :, {, our u,
to express all that was In the heart Cere-.
monlnls have their proper places. but a.
times they seem cold and unworthy. and
then the emotional nature IRE seeks Us own
OF rule or regulation of lead so At
came to pass in Jerusalem when the
foundations OF the temple were being
laid. The trulnpets of the nriests and
the synbals OF the Levitos awakened a
Joy that could not be confined in the
hearts of the people who were assembled
Like waters that burst forth from foun-
tains,. the gladness overhowed; With
shouting and other demonstrations Of
physical sort, the multitude spontaneous
" told each to the other. and 81 TO I their
fulness as the foundation OF the temple
WEEPING oversees 10 and ls).--All this
the future. The building Of the temple
signlied the restoration OF religious priW-
lages. with all the benefit to be derived
3therefrom psalm cxxyii;D. Despite the
est element in human society and a house
of worship stands for more than any other
one structure. They who looked froward.f
looked backward. The old men. crowned
1T; remembered also tho men OF the for
ner day. now sleeping the long sleep. and
they wept; So IT came TO pass that with
shouts and songs by some and with tears
and sobs by others the stones were laid
In the trenches. 81
s PROPOSING oversees and 2).-!I'he5 cap
tivlty OF Israel. the northern Kingdom.
affected B. c. 72l. had been more COM
with nearly a hundred years of experi-.
cnce, remembered the former house alag.
1881. and the associations connected with
isyrians had; not only deported the larger
part OF the inhabitants, leaving only q
poer remnant. but they had returned
many to the land from other portions
OF the empire. so that the country might
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