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The Visible Symbol^
Temple worship is in itself an ancient type of the religious sentiment in its progress toward spiritual elevation : as soon as a nation emerged out of Fetiehism , or the worship of visible objects , the most degraded form of idolatry , its people began to establish a priesthood and erect temples . The " Scandinavians , the Celts , the Egyptians , and the Greeks , however much they may have differed in the ritual and
the objects of their polytheistic adoration , were all possessed of priests and temples . The Jews , as we have already seen , first constructed their tabernacle , or portable temple , and then , when opportunity permitted , transferred their monotheistic worship to that more permanent edifice which is now the subject of our contemplation . The mosque of the Mohammed an , and the church or the chapel of the Christian . is but an embodiment of the same idea of temple worship
m a simpler form . X _^ The adaptation , therefore ^ of the material temple to a science of symbolism would be an easy and by no means a novel task to both the Jewish and Tyrian mmd . Doubtl ^ the idea was rude and unembellished , to be perfected and polished
only by future aggregations of succeeding intellects and yet no biblical scholar will venture to deny that there was in the mode of building , and in all the circumstances connected with the construction , of King Solomon ' s Temple an apparent design to establish a foundation of symbolism . ( To be eontinued . )
Stanzas.
STANZAS .
A . —We part ; yet why forget ? Out lots are sunder'd ; must our loves be too ? Earth ' s toil our hearts may fret , But may not vanquish if the hearts beat true * B . —Alas ! man ' s love grows old >
And that which seem'd the soul * s eternal home Is built o' the churchyard mould , Earthy , of earth , it to earth's dust shall come , A . —Shall our old home then fall ? Nay , we'll not let it die so suddenly \ But prop the tottering wall "W ith gift , and song , and sweet ^ voiced memory
B . —Ay prop it as you may , With gift , with memory , with the hope to meet , Xou l ) ut the time delay : Love ' s flower must drop and perish in world ' s heat . A . —Yet when we most despond , Eaith ' s clear tone ringeth— " Oast on Him thy care ;" Hope sees blue heaven beyond , And hark ! Love whispers— "I fdo will be there . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Visible Symbol^
Temple worship is in itself an ancient type of the religious sentiment in its progress toward spiritual elevation : as soon as a nation emerged out of Fetiehism , or the worship of visible objects , the most degraded form of idolatry , its people began to establish a priesthood and erect temples . The " Scandinavians , the Celts , the Egyptians , and the Greeks , however much they may have differed in the ritual and
the objects of their polytheistic adoration , were all possessed of priests and temples . The Jews , as we have already seen , first constructed their tabernacle , or portable temple , and then , when opportunity permitted , transferred their monotheistic worship to that more permanent edifice which is now the subject of our contemplation . The mosque of the Mohammed an , and the church or the chapel of the Christian . is but an embodiment of the same idea of temple worship
m a simpler form . X _^ The adaptation , therefore ^ of the material temple to a science of symbolism would be an easy and by no means a novel task to both the Jewish and Tyrian mmd . Doubtl ^ the idea was rude and unembellished , to be perfected and polished
only by future aggregations of succeeding intellects and yet no biblical scholar will venture to deny that there was in the mode of building , and in all the circumstances connected with the construction , of King Solomon ' s Temple an apparent design to establish a foundation of symbolism . ( To be eontinued . )
Stanzas.
STANZAS .
A . —We part ; yet why forget ? Out lots are sunder'd ; must our loves be too ? Earth ' s toil our hearts may fret , But may not vanquish if the hearts beat true * B . —Alas ! man ' s love grows old >
And that which seem'd the soul * s eternal home Is built o' the churchyard mould , Earthy , of earth , it to earth's dust shall come , A . —Shall our old home then fall ? Nay , we'll not let it die so suddenly \ But prop the tottering wall "W ith gift , and song , and sweet ^ voiced memory
B . —Ay prop it as you may , With gift , with memory , with the hope to meet , Xou l ) ut the time delay : Love ' s flower must drop and perish in world ' s heat . A . —Yet when we most despond , Eaith ' s clear tone ringeth— " Oast on Him thy care ;" Hope sees blue heaven beyond , And hark ! Love whispers— "I fdo will be there . "