The Detroit times., 1915-05-27
In the Religious World
The Box of Mystery

III Myster!
p o. the inspired history may also be
. favored D., the hndlng OF this over
iwhelming evidence OF the yeracity
OF the ancient Scriptures.
The Untouehaeie Treasure
This ARK. which is the theme Of
today's international sunday school
7 lesson. had AZ the time OF David long
} been in a private house. II had nrsi
, Teen cared for IN the tabernacle AZ
Gilgal and shiloh but after the i'm
Tious sons ~ samuel had carried IL
forth 20 battle against The PILLS
times. II had had varied experience
The Phiistinc5 had captured II for
seVea months. but even their idols
/ feu Gown broken ~ is presence ana
I a blight came upon all who possess
ed 1, They returned Il 10 h.rlath'
Jearim, and a blessing abode IN the
hosne OF Ao!nidab. is csretaker.
Some tine after David had estao
hshcd his capital at Jerusalem. ne
undertook 10 restore the ark 10 the
tabernacle. The occasion was made
great festival. religious revival
: II vas put upou a new car; and two
descendants OF AoiEidab, UIrah and
Ahio, led il on is journey Up 20 the
capital 7, started In a torma! and
royal procession
Once. when the ark totlered on
the cart, ILzsh stretched forward
his hand 20 sleady II. bur Vas init
ten dead for his irreverence The
incident is tsmihsrly used as an %.
lustratiou ~ the importance Of rev
erence IN the economy Of Gods deal
ings with Ills people The hottest
things may NOT be lightly touched.
The SIN Of CIEah' j. a pregnant
theme for discussion In present day
Bi5le classes.
wnen the King Sang arc Danced
\ grps, national celebration Vas
held a. TIE ark vas borne up 70
jerusalem. where a neN tabernacle
had been prepared for the sacred
svm Dol The procession VAS as elao-
crate in ceremonial as possible The
priests in gorgeous array Accompan-
led the ark In an excess OF reli-
Eious and patriotic fervor, the multi
ces througed about the leaders.
Tae significance OF the hour seemed
10 ~ glimpsed BY all. As David's
entrance into Jerusalem made that
city forever one OF the worlds polit
teal capitals. so this formal entrance
OF the ark marked the beginning OF
he sAcredness OF the city "a reli
gious shrias. an identity which Il
has retained through all the yicissi.
tudes OF history until he present
day.
As ne great company came up
the bin toward Jerusalem. singing
sacred songs. another procession
streamed forth from the gates OF
Jerusalem @ meet H. This was led
by the king himself. and BY the
priests and princes. In the fashion
that sJIll obtains in the orient. both
professions expressed their enthusl
asm by dances Those OF Us who are
used only 10 our modern western so
cial dances. with the two sexes par.
ticipating can hardly understand
the individual posturing and leap.
ing and posing. which make up the
oriental dance In utter sel;-sbsn-
Comment the king and his people
danced before the Lord II vas an
act OF religious zeal
a Woman's Sheer
There are some folk Eho think
when \ revival comes along the cor.
rest end superior attitude is 10 look
en- IL ,rou a distance and from
height, and 10 End fault with the
participants should like 20 hear
Billy sunday preach a sermon on
Nichal and her successors who have
sneered az King David and all men
since who have been wrought up
ever religion for Mr. Sunday has
had ample experience With these
persons who sit In window and
sheer when they should have been
sharing IN the revival Why Uas not
Michal. SauIs daughter and Davids
wife. leading The procession OF dane.
ing women who went forth 10 greet
the ark
Perhaps ne don't know enough
about Michals experience 20 Judge
her fairly although she had com
uitted the cardinal ain OF putting
her husband 70 shame Nichsl who
had been the bride Of Davids youth,
and then taken from him and given
10 another husband by her father.
Saul, had after many years been re-
turned 10 David's household. Ap
parently she would have rather re-
NAMED the only wife Of her second