The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

= :, 81 iiii' anu DieSSlnS ABODE In the |
nome OF Abinidab, it's caretaker
Some time after David had estab-
hsned his capital at Jerusalem. he
undertook to restore the Ark to this
taoernacle The occasion was made
great festival, religious revival
IL was put upon new cart and two
descendants of Abinadab, Uzzah and
Ahio. led it on it's journey up to the
capital. 1t started in a formal and
royal procession
Once, when the Ark tottered on
the cart, Czzah stretched forward his
hand to steady it, but was smitten
dead for his irreverence The Incl
dent is familarly used as an illustra-
tion of the Importance of reverence
IN the economy of Gods dealings with
His people The holieSt things may
not be lightly touched. THE sin of
uzZah' is pregnant theme for dis
cussiOn in present day Bible classes |
When The King Sang and Danced.
A great national celebration was
held as the Ark was borne up to |
/ Jerusalem where a new tabernacle !
had been prepared for the sacred |
symbol. The procession was as elab-
| crate in ceremonial as possible. The
! priests In gorgeous array accompanied
| the Ark. In excess of religious
| and patriotic fervOr,, the multitudeS
| thrOnged about the leaders. The sig
nificance Of the hour seemed to be
| giimpsed by all AS David's entrance
into Jerusalem made that city for
ever one of the worlds political capi-
tails. this formal entrance of the
| Ark marked the beginning Of the
! sacredness of the city as religious
shrine; an identity which it has re-
tanned through all the vicissitudes of
history until the present day.
| AS the great company came up the
hill toward Jerusalem singing sacred
songs. another procession streamed
! forth from the gates Of Jerusalem to
meet it. This was led by the king
himself, and by the priests and
princes. In the fashion that still OBJ
tains in the Orient. both professions
expressed their enthusiasm by dances.
Those of us who are used only to our
modern Western social dances. with
the two sexes participating, can hard
, ly understand the individual postur
ing and leaping and posing. which
make up the Oriental dance. In ut
. ter Self-a abandonment the king and
s his people danced before the Lord"
I. 1t was an act Of religious zeal.
= A Woman's Sheer.
4 There are some folks who think
! when a revival comes along the cor
rect and superior attitude is to look
It on it from distance and from q
70 height and to find fault with the
- participants. l should like to hear
% Michal and her successors who have
a sneered at King David and all mer
a since who have been wrought up over
l. religion: for Mr.. Sunday has ha(
= ample experience with these persons
g. who sit in a window and sneer whel
N they should have been sharing in th'
"A revival. Why was not Michal, Saul
daughter and David's wife, leadin!
70 the procession of dancing women VIII
ID went forth to greet the Ark?
in Perhaps we don't know enough
X about MichaIs experience to judg
10 her fairly, although she had com
as mitted the cardinal sin Of puttin
of her husband to shame. Michal, VIII
had been the bride of David's youth
.s' and then taken from him and give
n to another husband by her father
is Saul. had after many years been re
turned to David's household. Az
ve parently she would have rather re
4. manned the only wife Of her secon
90 husband than a part Of the harem c
is her fathers royal successor. Sh
-. seems to have lacked enthusiasm fo
a. and devotion to David,
81 We cannot wish that all who Snee
,is at revivals of religion might be pur
nd ished as sorely as was Michai: fe
~ there was visited upon here the wor
,Iv punishment that could come to
~ Hebrew woman she remained Chile
o+ less to the end. Her cheap snet
ho earned her the swift. strong rebui
~ of her husband, and the badge
~, dishonOr among all the women of tt
no palace.
I'D An Early Revival Song.
is This revival winch attended II
led removal OF the Ark, was accomp'
ng MED. like all modern revivals, by
in great festival of music. AS the Clio
by Song is forever associated with II
vi Torrey Alexander revivals and II
ent Brighten the Corner with the Bill
Sunday revivals. SO the TWenty-four
Psalm is part of the history Of Il
of return of the Ark. David wrote Il
Ool song for this occasion. and to tf
,ng day in orthodox synagogues it
irst cfanted in the weekly services as t
at law is carried back to it's shrine
-, Drohahlv the song was used an