Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-01-30

Il
Thou art swift indeed. when thou
hast once begun the work ~
Yea. the project absorbs myevery am.
hition. What a great privilege that
to me should have come the task %
building a dwelling place for the great
God of Israel. NV heart does magni-
~ him this morning No treasure is
too great 10 be used In his house. and
so ] rejoice as ! see these heaps upon
heaps of gold and silver Verify II
shall be an house OF gold which shall
be reared to my Lord
In this. then. II will be no different
from the gorgeous temples which are
reared TO the gods whose images of
gold and silver and precious stones
are the works Of mems hands
Thou hast but spoken OF the thing
which Is upon my heart. and about
which have come to talk with thee
The mere wealth OF cedar timbers and
gold and silver and precious stones
cannot provide n suitable dwelling
I place for the great God Of Israel
There Is none like unto him among all
the gods Of the nations round about
and the house which should be- built
unto his name and for his dwelling
place should be different from those
reared to the names OF these other
gods
True" responded the old prophet.
/ fervidly. entering whole-heartedly into
the spirit which evidently possessed
the Young king.
But in what respect can Ne mark
the dwelling place Of our God with
the reverence and devotion which 10
due his great and exalted name. For
the power and majesty of the name ot
/ our God has gone out into all tho
earth. so that whithersoever any OF
our people go they are known as the
chosen people OF the one and mighty
God
True" again fervidly responded Ma
than. and then added in appreciative
tone. as he laid his hand upon the
/ young mans shoulder: And thou.
my son. by thy loyalty to the God OF
David thy father. and thy care 10
walk In all his statutes. hast exalted
the name % the Lord whifhersoever
[ the fame OF thy kingdom hast gone"
4 glad light sprang into the face Of
/ the young king These words OF the
prophet sounded sweet In his ears.
and without any thought OF personal
pride he responded
Yea. the Lord hath been much 20
me. and bis blessing hath surely rest.
ed upon me and my people And for
this reason would rear his temple
50 that IL shall be known through all
the earth as the temple OF the only
and true God. the God OF Abraham.
and Of Isaac. and OF Israel
And shall not this be- brought TO
pass by the spirit of devotion which
thou dost bring to the work. For
thou must know that the work which
we do becomes marked and Elorihed
/ by the spirit with which IL is PR
formed
Thou hast uttered just the thought
that is in my heart and what could
show more clearly the reverence due
our holy God than that his temple
should be reared in silent dignity and
grandeur
4 do not catch your meaning. l
think"
1t is just this. Each stone and
each timber and all the fittings there.
to shall be so shapen and fitted that
there shall not be sound of hammer
or saw or other tool heard upon the
temple site To that lofty rock over
looking the beautiful valley shall b.
brought all the materials fitted and
prepared To grow into building
where our God shall h. pleased Ia
dwell in the midst OF his people. No
building before has been reared IN
this way. and the people shall know
that the temple OF the God Of Israel
is indeed holy
1t will be marvellous CALCULATED
Nathan. earnestly
Yea. but possible. for the Spirit %
God shall move In the work TO the
enlightenment Of his servant in plan
ming the work and In his workmen
who shall prepare all the parts to ft
one within the Other
And thou hast my blessing in an
this. calculated Nathan. And there
will BE- none In all israel Sho wiIl so
earnestly give himself in thought and
prayer to this thing than your old
friend and father in Israel. Nathan.
Thank you responded the king.
simply. And now shall give myself
to the work