Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-10-20

#L opera mons como ttNil' 1lh''l
7,cd "a to hr cut f. the Lebanon forests
,ua IoatcI down to Jo1Qa; stones
needed to ae cut from the QuarrleN; IN
.c3i."ut and consccrated men were
rce".i to direct this work. rs it was
r..r1r,.l that = 20 done with the utmost
expedition. The Lords house d@m1HdS
the most y ~tcHHtic adjustment Of its
..Haes. More zeal viii not make up for
I.ya nj intelligence.
a. The Foundation OF the Temple
-siS GIC-l"). This was done amid
Y.t rejoicing. The consciousness that
,.. Lords hcusa was taking shape,
n.." though the mere foundations
clulJ Hp seen. pyOvoEcd great enthH-
-i..n ON the part Of the people. Mu-
..c..as were appointed TO furnish nu-
.fc while he worl; WAS being done. Tn
'e. thr Influence OF music men will DO
better work armies viii march and
d-rt better vixen bands are playing.
WHALE thrc vas great joy, there was
..-r. ii ircle' sorrow. This was on the
..s. ~ l.e elders who had seen the
'.~r.r t.rr'o. The !ne7nn@Ss Of the
-.....t -p'p in comparison with
- rs compile caused their praise
10 .a f..w1od with their sorrow.
t.... a,o..e> Ho'o-gcd to that class
-Ha rli-E ;IGt nothing now IS 50 good
.- f.. ~. 'orn}er days. So completely
vc-. t.eec voices comminclcd that The
Dognle could not discern the one from
t1o other.
III The Building OF tIc Temple De.
layed by Opposition. Chapters ! and
y. For time matters went smoothly
with them. but as soon as the worf
had taken such shape as to show ttsal
there was some prospect OF success
the half-heathen Samaritans began to
oppose them. No vital work Of God
will be allowed to go on without oppo-
SitiOn. Satan resents and bitterly op-
poses all inroads upon his kingdom.
These Samaritans sought to Illustrate
this work of God by:
~ An Alliance With the Jews
(4:2, 81. They wanted TO bring tire work
in harmony with their own religious
practices. as Gods pure worship would
be a constant rebuke to them. This IS
effect a compromise with Gods chill
drcn: but Gods call Is separation.
Come out from among them" e Cor.
6 :14-1S). Nothing so weakens Gods
cause as worldly alliance and coaprO-
mise. There Is but one answer to he
given to such an offer of compromise.
we have nothing 10 do With us in
building q house unto our God" We
are In the world, but not of the world.
10y Weakening the Hands of the
People t4:4), Doubtless this included
the Withdrawal Of supplies the spreud-
Ing OF GisscGsi0n among the w0rknIen.
aud the employment of counselors
against them.
80 letters Of Accusation to the Per-
sian King (4:G y. So severe was this
opposition that the building was de-
laycd for term Of years. These cOun-
sellers succeeded ~ creating doubt as
TO Whether Cyrus had ever issued de.
cree for their return. This wicked on
position resulted In the undOlng of the
OpGpseTs, for search was made and a
copy Wgs found Darius confirmed This
by his OWE decree, ard directed ;hat
aid he given from the royni taxes 50
that the house Of God might be built
~. The Temple Completed and CedI.
Gated (G:1tIS). The Prophets ilnggn.
end Zachariah now appear, and ~
warnings, exortatiOns and cntrcatics
stir IN the people so that the work
goes forward 10 q successful C0Ill,le-
ton Without their aiG probably the
work would never have been completed.
Hum1G satuTc nj times needs 10 be
cheercd ara urged forward. These
prophets lid not themselves work 10
the building Of the walls, yet Their
work was of even greater Importance.
Il is generally found that this
is SO with the religions leaders today.
The words Of cheer AID encouragement
Of the Christian minister are needed
daily for those who labor In the build.
ing Of the Lords house. Were I, not
Tor them many would give w the s'rug.
gle When the building was finished II
WIS dedicated 10 God with great Joy.
This was possible because they ha
hullded aud finished their task accord.
ing 20 the commandment Of the Cod Of
tSracl. The service OF dedication was
much after the order of that of Solo,
mons temple, only on a less ma ynif-
cent scale.
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