The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
MEMORIAL BUILDINGS

/ equestrian statues to perpetuate the
virtues of our civilian and military
] chieftains, it is now proposed to erect
memorial buildings" in memory of
them.
! For this purpose it is proposed to
exhaust the skill of architects to
plan the most beautiful buildings
that human ingenuity can possibly
create.
This leads US to say that notwith
standing our wonderful skyscrapers,
the magnificent capitol buildings of
! the nations fthe earth, our archi
tects have never get planned build
ings to equal some OF those of anti
putty
We might mention "Solomon's
Temple" and the Palace OF the Gaze
sars"
\ very minute and exceedingly in
teresting description OF the former
was recently given by Friendship
Gloucester" in the magazine section
of the New York Herald which. if
read We know viii BE delightfully."- |
pleasing to our readers:
This famous fabric was situated
ON Mount Mor.ah. near the place
where Abraham was about to offer
up his son Isaac and where David |
met and appeased the destroying an |
gel. who was visible over the thresh- |
ing floor OF Oluan. the Jebusite. 1t |
was begun in the fourth wear of the |
reign OF Solomon. the third after the |
Death OF David, $50 years after the
passage OF the Red Sea and on the |
second day OF the month Zif being !
the second month Of the sacred year
which answers to theE tWenty-tirst |
April in the year OF the world 1922,
and was carried on with such prodi- |
e.ous speed that it vas finished in
all its ports in little mere than |
seven years
by cho Masonic art and the wise
reeulatjon a. Solomon #his famou9 |
edifce was erected without the SCUM '
q the axe. hammer or any tool Of
ircn. fer tse stones were ali hewn. !
squared and numbered in the quar
ries Of ZeJaGathaa. where they were
raised. the timbe~s were fitted and
prepared in the forest OF Lebanon
ard conveyed by sea in floats to Jap
"a and thence to land ito Jerusalem, |
where The fabric was erected by the
ass.4ta~ce OF wooden Instruments pre-
pared for that purpose. And when the
buldins was flushed, its several
parts cited with such exact nicely,
that it had more the appearance of
being the handiwoyk Of the Supreme
Architect Of the Universe than 1fI
human hands
This structure for beauty, magni'
ficence and expense exceeded any
building which was ever erected. It!
was built Of large stones Of white
marble curiously hewn and 50 artful
l. Joined together that they appeared
like one entire stone. It's inner walls,
beams, posts. doors. floors. and cell
iz~s were made Of cedar and olive
wood and p1anks uf fir which We're
entirely covered with plates OF gold
with various beautiful engravings and
adorned with precious jewels OF many
splendid colors. The nails which
fastened those plates were also OF
gold. with heads Of curious workman
ship. The root was Of olive wood
covered with gold ard when the sun
sho4e there on the reflection from
il was OF such refulgent splendori
that it dazzled the eyes OF al who
beheld it. The court in which the
temple stood and the courts without
we're adorned on all sides with stately
buildings and cloisters. and the gates
entering therein were exquisitely
beautiful and elegant The vessels
consecrated to The perpetual use Of
the temple were suited to the magni
fcerce OF the edifice ia which they
were deposited and used.
! Josephus states that there were
100000 OF these vessels, which were
made of gold, and 100000 of silver
10000 vestments' for the priests made
OF silk with purple girdles and ,
000. 900 of purple vestments for the
singers. There were also 100000
trumpets and 10000 other MUSICAL in.
struments made use of in the temple
in worshipping God. According 10 the
most accurate computation OF the
! number of talents of gold silver and
! brass laid ont upon the temple the