Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-30
BEAUTIFUL sermon
ON "AO0RNMENT
Of STRENGTH
Fine Effort by the Rev. Rollins
al First Methodist Church in
Honor of ST. Johns Day Yes
ierday,

ii the First Methodist church LAT
night Rev. j. &. Rollins. pastor ae-
livered an eloquent address 10 the
Masonic fraternity IN honor Of St
Johns day. ~ members Of the or
der attending in a body The topic
81 the minister sermon was The
Adjournment u Sfefength. n his
address WAS at once thoughtful ari
beautiful II follows
TeNf-And He SET up the pillars ~
ths porch Of the temple n on
the top ~ the pillars WAS lily work
] Kings tEi-A
II any structure with which this
earth has been adorned may be said
ia have been Of divine architecture.
then this the GROWING glory Of the
oriental world. sittins az an emblem
af royalty upon the brow Of MI Mo-
riah may Justly claim this exalted
distinction
The pattern Of this wonderful struc-
taTe eas Hrst revealed TO Moses whom
Jehovah held audience with the
adopted son 81 pharaoh's daughter,
shrouded "a the smoke and clouds II
Att. Sinai.
The rigina pattern vas bat a sug-
gestion Of the completed grandeur
toward which the riultitudrs fhronRed
and backward 10 which the age urn
with admiring amaaement
Because the ancient people wore
nnmadic the FIRST embodiment Of the
pattern thus heaven revealed. took
the Ssm Of the Tabernacle Ths
ionrneyed w ere they went and tar
ried with them when they stayed
90 itself ID was rarely unique and
rich. Gold and purple. SILK ana tapes
Try, fragrant incense and solemn
stiffness Joined 20 mark the habitation
of the Mighty Coz as lie made resi-
dencc IN tangible form among the
sons OF men.
This splendid structure was the be-
ginning Of the aftercnming magnih-
cense which was the admiration of the
world.
David the shepherd King whose
skiii to play among the sleeping
Strings Of the ancient harp could still
the demon IN the breast Of Saul when
he had warned and triumphed. and
amer years of frontier life had brought
Out the best and finest of a great soul
80 that the GA Book o. not ashamed
"a assert he was y man after the henrt
Of God Himself. David aspired 90 build
this temple 20 lsrneps God This he
WAS not permitted O. perform FOR rea-
sons the ancient legend gives MS.
But he was instructed 20 prepare
both the plans and the slnews ct war
rs means OF which his more Wlustri-
son might perform the task denied
his immortal father.
The temple WAS really builded la
the distant forests and adjacent quar-
ries Il WIS fashioned so infinitely
.snd carefully prepared patterns Wpf~
80 accurately nheNed that at lts COM
there appeared 20 b. nO sound
hammer OF of axe or Of saw husi
the building seemed to grow
from day "a day IKE some rare ox-
hUm.nHh Hh. FauHar4a.aa -a
dcws ~ men Whose hearts and hands
touched with n divine ferNnf ann
verN tools shared iu the heaven
committed mission Fragrant woods
and glitter 81 gold in prufusion art
.fiic skill and grniug marked the
structure as it ncarcd the 1ay 80 its
dedication.
u Is said that nothing apart from
'hr Holy ~ HOLES. that place shut
way from The common gaao. bv p
wealth Of nrian purple and rare taps
'st3ieS 80 charmed the ewes and hrurr f.
~ the Wnfshlpcr a. tht two great
standing 81 either hand as one
the sacred precincts
These were the WORK uf one Hiram
Tyre. The % of r. widow 81 the
~ Dan. whose skill as "a designer
'nd worker in metals was recognized
iu Jerusalem. This man Solo
non made res sunsiblo for the Interior
decorations of Che temple and so wen
his Task performer his name IL
linked with the glory and
.oltuues OF thc most wonderfully
beautifully structure thp race has eyer
These column We're uf finest brass
'r hrnnN % the metal b. said Co
been takeu from The king n To-
by David during bis conquest for
and altogether with the ~!
.er and gold dedicated to Jehovah.
These columns We're. when come
.irtfd. some FORTY feet m height anf
east whule ln the plains of tho
They were nf huge prnpur-
and marrelnusly beautiful Their
eight must have exceeded twenty