Morgan County republican., 1907-09-26

rare nowers bloomed and cool waters
played like a chime OF sweet.toned
bells
What more could the heart OF the
king desire, seeing that the Lord hath
established me in the kingdom and
given me this splendid house In which
to dwell My heart does magnify the
Lord, and do long to serve him and
to establish the people in their devo.
tion to the Lord. What more can |
do?' And David lay in silent medi-
/ tatiOn striving to fnd some new way
In which he could show honor to God
and prove his devotion before all the
| nation. Strangely enough his mind
| kept reyerting to the recent incidents
| connected with bringing up the ark TO
| Jerusalem, and he soon was absorbed
In tracing the journey step by step,
until Jerusalem was reached and with
| the sound Of music and with dancing
! the ark was restored TO It's place in the
| tabernacle.
Suddenly, almost violently, the king
| sat bolt upright as the thought flashed
| across his mind that the ark OF the
! Lord rested within tabernacle made
! OF curtains, and he. the king. dwelt
! within a house made OF cedar With
almost a reproach in his eyes he
! looked about him, as he exclaimed:
Can it be that am content to dwell
within these splendid walls while the
ark of the Lord rests still within the
curtained walls Of the tabernacle. as
| 1t did when our fathers took their jour
neys through the wilderness? Shame
on David he repeated over and over
again as he paced back and forth
through his apartments under the ex.
element which stirred within him at
the thought Of the contrast. But"
he exclaimed, with great vehemence.
As he stopped abruptly before the
beautiful archway overlooking the gar.
den plot of the courtway, III David's
house was built tirst 1t shall be only
that he might build the house for the
Lord even more magnifcently. This
is the thing which will do" and catch
ing up his outer garment he hastily
turned and left the apartment and was
soon on his way back to the taber.
| naCle.
With the intensity of the emotions
which stirred within him he paced
back and forth in the areaway sur.
rounding the outer court of the taber.
nacle. He viewed 1t from every angle
and stepped off all the surface OF the
great rock on which the tabernacle
had been pitched.
How splendid is this location. How
glorious will be this city when David
hath built the Lord temple in which
to dwell in the midst of his people,"
And in his minds eye he tried to pie
turc Just how 1t would appear
Yes he exclaimed as he again
measured OF the size of the taber.
uacle and then the surface OF the rock,
Yes, the temple shall be double the
dimensions Of the tabernacle con.
structed under the direction Of Moses -
And after making various mental
calculations and studying over the
new plans which were formulating in
his mind, he returned home and was
soon confiding all his plans to Nathan.
the prophet, whom he had summoned
to his presence And with the hearty
commendation Of the prophet ringing
in his oars and n ,ow sors ~, .,adnnss
sonndipp in his bear, ba ha,onI, htn,'
self to his couch and was soon lost in
5lumber, from which the next morning
he was awakened hv one NJ Tho sarr'
ants entering and anpornoirg ,hot ,ho
prouhet Nathan dasI, oJ IN 600 ht,,
SHOW him in at once" cried Day,d
; eagerly. and as the nronhet entered he
exclaimed. What but coma cn,ondid