8 f May 6, 1945 Kngs 8:1, 14, 15a 1. Then Solomon assembled the eldersof srael, and all the heads of the trbes, the prnces of the fathers' houses of the chldren of srael, unto kng Solomon n erusalem, to brng up the ark of the covenant of ehovah out of the cty of Davd, whch s Zorr. 14. And the kng turned hs face about, and blessed all the assembly of srael: and all the assembly of srael stood. 15. And he sad, Blessed be ehovah, the God of srael, who spake wth hs mouth unto Davd my father, and hath wth hs hand fulflled t, _ What goes nto the structure of endurng peace? -3 Our hghest deals are to be bult nto t by work of untrng devoton and dsnterestedness. Along wth these we are to use our understandng of the needs of lfe and our purpose to acheve domnon' over our world- ac-< cordng to the dvne wll jtnd plan-j What s represented by the Ark of the Covenant?' : _' -.. -" '" The total- of dur conscous understandng of Truth combned wth our affrmatons of fath and nner and outer loyalty to the prncples of Truth* are represented hy the Ark.. Solomon assembled the head men of, srael to brng up the Ark of the] Covenant out of Zon. What does thst symbolze?. \ All constmctve processes must be: under the gudance, of dvne wsdom.: The symbolc object of Solomon's assemblng the head men of srael s to construct, under the gudng lght ofj dvne wsdom, an mpershable body.] May 6, 1945 Kngs 8 : 1, 14,15a.. Then Solomon assembled the elders of srael and } affj the heads of the trbes, the prnces of the fathers' houses of : th% chldren of srael, unto kng Solomon n erusalem, to brng? up the ark of the covenant of ehovah out of the cty of Davch whch s Zon. ' a 14. And the kng turned hs face about, and blessed all' the assembly of srael: and all the assembly of srael stoodll 15a. And he sad,. Blessed be ehovah, the God of srse&j The makng of peace s a much greater work thanj the mere cessaton of strfe. Peace s a structure as we as the realzaton of an exstng state. The peace of GaM s a unversal state that s wthout begnnng and wthout] end, but before we can realze t we must buld up n ova? mnd the thngs that make realzaton of the unversal* possble. nto ths buldng process many thngs enter^ Our hghest deals (the elders of srael) must be col-j lected, for deals are, our chef constructve power. Asj we put them to work under the gudng lght of dvne wsdom (Solomon) we buld a permanent peace struc-; cure. Our drectve powers (the "elders," the "heads ol the trbes," and the "prnces") are the domnant motves growng out of our understandng of the needs of lfe? and our purpose of achevng domnon over our world accordng to the dvne wll and plan. f Before the Temple could be dedcated a vast buldl ng program had to be completed. Once the materals; were collected and prepared, ths work went on s$ slence. The task of ncorporatng peace nto the ndvdual conscousness s a slent one, but the prelmnary work of gettng together the thngs that make peace requres unceasng vglance and devoton. For. peace STXO easy Qartoa; r stafe : toarcomes"of tselt. ffc : w o p f be both easy and natural f the sense self dd not so co'nj tnually try to dsrupt t. The desre- to know peace; must be stronger than any selfsh desre for the grat caton of the senses. t must be such as to cause us trjf make sacrfces n order to realze t and to dedcate! ourselves to ts quest. We must be wllng to do somt$ dffcult thnkng and some devoted work, for the com-! ng of peace requres both. *. : - When Solomon blessed the assembly of srael he] began wth the words "Blessed be ehovah, the Gbdf of srael." We cannot bless others except n the cqn?jj scousness of God. t s commonly thought that;we cannot reach others untl we know God and have con4 scousness of God. Ths s true, but. nether can weknowj God untl we are conscous of others as one wth usl [The relaton of oneness.s that of. nterdependence,. UNTY magazne
December.3, 1908 Kngs 8 r l -. l r" Then Solomon assembled the elders of srael,'and all' the heads of the trbes, the prnces of the father's houses of the Chldren of srael, nnto kng Solomon n erusalem, to brng np the ark of the covenant of ehovah cat of the cty of Davd, whch 1* Zonf 2 And ml the men of srael assembled themselves nnto kng Solomon at the feast, n the month Ethanm, whch s the seventh month. jj 3 And all the Elders of srael came, and the prests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of ehovah, and the tent of meetng, and all the holy vessels that were n the T e n t; even these dd the prests and the Levtes brng up. 5 And kng Solomon and all the congregaton of srael, that were assembled unto hm, were wth hm before the ark, sacrfc ng sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multtude 6 And the prests brought n the ark of the covenant of ehovah unto ts place, nto the oracle of the house, to the most holy ; place, even under the wngs of the cherubm. 7 For the cherubm spread forth ther wngs over the place ; A the ark, and the cherubm covered the ark and the staves thereof above. [ 8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle : but they were ' not seen wthout: and there they are unto ths day, a- T h e r e was nothngn the ark save the two tables of stone whch"moses put there at Horeb, when ehovah made a covenant wth the chldren of srael, when they came out of the land of Egypt. to And t came to pass, when the prests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud flled the house of ehovah, 12 So that the prests could not stand. to mnster by reason of the cloud-: for the glory of ehovah flled the house of ehovah. T h e body s made u p of the accumulated thought experences of the ages. Ths body s nvsble t s enfolded n the subjectve conscousness of the nd v d u a l. Ths s represented as the cty of Davd n Zon (Sepulchur). T h e ark of the covenant s the agreement wth Prncple whch has accumulated n the nner conscousness. T h a t s, t s the sum total jof results of all rght thoughts and acts. W h e n we 'thnk and act accordng to Prncple, there s left n (the subjectve realm of our beng a certan mental res u l t, whch may be compared to the rght answers to 'the problems n mathematcs worked out by the schoolboy. Ths s carred over from lfe to lfe as a sort of tral-balance, whch forms the bass of each new body. W h e n we have through many experences n body buldng accumulated enough of these mert-thoughts, they form the foundaton n conscousness of a more endurng structure. nstead of a transtory body (tent) that pershes at slght cause, we are enterng upon the constructon of a body that shall endure as the permanent temple of the Most H g h God. The assemblng of the " e l d e r s and all of the head's of the trbes, the chef of the fathers of the chldren of srael unto Kng Solomon n e r u s a l e m, " s a drawng together n conscous unty of all the ntellgent, drectve powers of the sprtual self, to the standard of Peace and H a r m o n y. Ths process may take place wthout the conscous mnd understandng ts mport. T h e conscousness s made up of objectve and subjectve thoughts and ther results. L k e a chemcal soluton, they go through changes on the subjectve sde that are observed n ther outer appearance only, and but dmly understood. Ths feast n the seventh month, E t h a n m, refers to a culmnaton each year of certan thought forces engendered on the natural plane. Seven always refers to materal fulfllment, and twelve to sprtual. T h u s the metaphyscan by study and medtaton learns to observe these nner changes n soul and body, and nstead of callng;ja certan chemcalzaton n thought a ft of sckness, he says t s a culmnaton of true and error thnkng. t s n realty just what ths E t h a n m feast represents, a celebraton of a thought harvest. The ewsh feast took place at a tme whch covers parts of September and October. ' T h e prests and Levtes are our so-called '«natural relgous tendences." These offcate n the rtes and ceremones of the tent, or tabernacle, and when the more permanent structure s to be bult they brng up all the " holy vessels " from that structure. W e can thus understand why some people are naturally of a relgous turn of mnd, though they may be born of worldly parents. They carry over from a former tabernacle the results of exercsng the mnd n relgous ways. These are the prests and Levtes. T h u s the savage wth hs vague understandng of Dety may, by constantly repeatng certan relgous ceremones, accumulate a relgous tendency t h a t wll make hm " n a t u r a l l y r e l g o u s " when he attans a hgher plane of expresson. T h s also s the bass of the formal relgon where rtes and ceremones take the place of true sprtualty. T h e " holy vessels " are the thoughts that le back of and form the varous organs of the body. The " b r a z e n a l t a r " of temple worshp represents the generatve lfe, the "table*of showbread " the substance "formng organs about the s"tomach, the " candlestck " the ntellgence, and the " b r a z e n s e r p e n t " the nervous system. There were others, but these ndcate the practcal character of the symbology. The " c h e r u b m " were symbolc fgures, representng the attrbutes and majesty of God. They stand for those unfettered truths of Beng whch must always be present n the Holy of Holes wthn u s. f we do not have ths hgher realzaton before us constantly, we shall drop down onto the physcal plane, and our relgon wll become a mere phenomenal dsplay. W e are told that the cherubm spread ther wngs over the place of the ark and covered t and ts staves, yet they were " not seen wthout, " and " there they are to ths day. " Here s a true descrpton of the omnpresence of the Prncple of Beng n the whole sprtual lfe of man, yet not outwardly vsble, and ts endurance regardless of appearances. At heart we all have ths Holy Place and these cherubm wth ther wngs spread over the whole ark. t does not make any dfference how great a backslder you may be, the presence of the Sprt of God s not far away from your conscous mnd. Rght under your heart you wll fnd a bran that n ts depths treasures up the memores of all relgous experences, engraved on the two tables of stone, or very foundatons of your beng. The cloud that flled the whole place when the prests came out, represents the presence of the mnd of God n ts vsblt, that comes to us when we have dropped all formal relgous exercses and are restng n the very conscousness of Dety. T h s brghtness of understandng s so great that the prests cannot stand to mnster n t there s no place for formal relgous ceremony or thought exercse. t was n ths state that esus sad, " H e who hath seen me u_*....*=,. *K«T7otU.^ " TTKTTY mn r-n v t n f t
September 22, 1918" What are the rulng factors n ths center? Kngs 8 : 1-1 1 The rulng factors n ths center are Love and Ws- 1, Then Solomon assembled the elders of srael, and all dom, represented by Kng Solomon, the heads of the trbes, the prnces of the fathers' houses of What, n conscousness, are the "holy vessels. the chldren of srael, unto kng Solomon n erusalem, to -phe "holy vessels" are the thoughts that le back of brng up the ark o the covenant of ehovah out of the cty of ^ ^ of ^ b o d y. Davd, whch s /.on...»,.. j L- "ru~* U; " r»* v 2. And all the men-of srael assembled themselves unto What, m conscousness, do the cherubm rep 3 kng Solomon at the feast, n the month Ethanm, whch s resent? the seventh month. The "cherubm" represent the attrbutes and majesty 3, And all the elders of srael came, and the prests took Qt. Q ^ They stand for those unfettered truths of Z /And hey brought up the ark of ehovah, and the tent Beng whkh must always be present n the Holy of * of meetng, and all the holy vessels that were n the Tent; Holes wthn us. even these dd the prests and the Levtes brng up. ' 5.And kng Solomon and all the congregaton of srael, that were assembled unto hm, were wth hm before the ark, sacrfcng sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor 1 numbered for multtude. 6. And the prests brought n the ark of the covenant of ehovah unto ts place, nto the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wngs of the cherubm. 7 For the cherubm spread forth ther wngs over the place of the ark, and the cherubm covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8. And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they '[ were not seen wthout: and there they are unto ths day. ' 9. There was nothng n the ark save the two tables of stone whch Moses put there at Horeb, when ehovah made a covenant wth the chldren of srael, when they came out,*. of the land of Egypt. 1 10 And t came to pass, when the prests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud flled the house of ehovah. j X So that the prests could not stand to mnster by reason of the cloud; for the glory of ehovah flled the house of ehovah. LESSON NTERPRETATON w What does the "lent" and the "house of ehovah" mentoned n ths lesson represent? A "tent," or tabernacle, represents a transtory or pershable body bult by man before he has brought 1 forth hs nherent sprtual facultes suffcently to en- able hm to demonstrate eternal lfe. The "house of ehovah" s the abdng, sprtualzed body of man, the * temple of the Most Hgh God. Ths temple s the result of man's brngng forth all hs sprtual powers, and when man abdes n t he can say wth esus Chrst, "He who hath seen me, hath seen the Father." What, n ths lesson, does the cty of Davd (Zon) f represent? - The cty of Davd (Zon), s the subjectve con- % scousness of the ndvdual. What, n conscousness, does the "ark of the cove- nant of ehovah" represent? The "ark of the covenant of ehovah" represents 5 the results n the nner realms of conscousness of the thoughts that have been harmonzed wth Prncple. Why was the "ark of the covenant" brought up out of the cty of Davd (subconscous)? n buldng the abdng, sprtual body-temple t s * necessary that all of the accumulated good of the nner conscousness be brought forth nto expresson. Where, tn conscousness, avne center ffom'whcl ths accumulated good radates and expresses? 9 Ths accumulated good radates from the heart center, erusalem, the cty of peace and harmony. ~
September 5, 1920 jjsags 8 r,l-ll tl^;htead«'^use>1^ prnces ef the- fade^ hoose*of dvejchjldren'of srael,-, unto kng Solomon n erusalem,.to ps^uphfe arlt^dcthe'covenant, of ehovah"out of the cty The umt%m Sprtual Bod* dea. % d f 1las % ^^asw r whch's-:zjon.>'*';'"-". \ ' ' " *y?y/l\ 4 ycz takeor jsfnnuwnt fona. and substances \a cossa^j S^And: aff He men of tsfad*'assembled themselves unto hess;...the* ytsseksrelhe Body organs, whch are hta^ ^^^tcfaot at thev feast, n the month Ethanm, whch s gble, yet nl uehee the acton of thepbyxcal/ l;^:ulj [ M sevehft nwndt,; \». '. ^; *., -v. ',,: ^K'Andr.af'me elders of srael came, and the prests 1 took fmbfm^'.^'.'^-'-yy'-:^ s; ' f /.:5" v.'v '>../ :Wf. ft;[mekp-^that"are! must transmute to hgher "planaf; ^, And uey brought up the ark of ehovah, and the tent bf conscousness out anmal propenstes and the bodjrt ;or meetng, and all the holy vessels that were n the Tent;' substance through whch they express ' :*!; ; : "M-^ l^en'these"3d the prests and the Leytes brng up. ^S^Aoc\ kng Solomon and all the congregaton of srael, fthat "were assembled unto hm, were wth hm before the ark, fsacrfcng sheep. nd oxen, that could not be counted nor. numbered for multtude. Hjt» And' the prests brought n the ark of the covenant of fovah unto ts place, nto the oracle of the house, to the jst holy place, even under the wngs of the cherubm.. ;"Fof w the cherubm spread forth ther wngs over the place tthe ark, and the cherubm covered the ark and the stave* veo&above^'.; -.. :;,' ' ' "-' 1.And the, staves were so long that the ends of the staves r seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they ^pe rot seen wthout: and there they are unto ths day. pbthere was nothng n de ark save the two tables of : sfbse whch Moses put there at Horeb, when ehovah made p-covenant wth the chldren of srael, when they came'out g. the land of Egypt ;.-.,, fjoand t came to pass, when the prests were come out of!fhe holy place, that the cloud flled the house of ehovah, l^lptso that the prests could not stand to mnster by reason fbf the cloud; for the glory.of ehovah flled the house of p&ovah;. '. p;/v;-" ' " LESSON NTERPRETATON k'' What s the object of Solomon assemblng the head 'Men of srael together? * * The object s to construct, under the gudng lght al Wsdom, an mpershable body. All constructve processes must be under the gudance of sprtual Ws- 3qm.," The "elders," the "heads of trbes," and the sjprnces," represent the drectve powers to whch the ^rous aggregatons of thoughts n the subconscous look jjfor nstructon. jtef.t-, What does the feast n the seventh month symbolze? ft?' t's the culmnaton n the body of the complete jaange of ts atomc structure every seven months. Ths naton s a feast, or an appropraton of hgher What s the meanng of the ark of the covenant? The ark of the covenant s the sum total n man's scousness of hs understandng of sprtual Truths, bned wth fath affrmatons and loyalty wthn and but, to the. prncples of Truth. Ths covenant was '--... : Gf»e fce meanngof the cherubm pth spreadng: wngs, over the place of the ark? %} 5 The cherubm represents dvne protecton, and. they Spreadng wngs symbolze the thought of freedom. f What ts the meanng of the cloud whch so flled (fe" house of ehovah that the prests could not stand te. mster? ;.. -;..,,. '... t -.-...,..-.-. : n a realzaton of the real sprtual prncples of lfe, thee s no necessty for rtualsm or outsde wor> jshp^ltwhyng^chastls. auln l a l L and through all
.^ jptfr*^^ Was' esb'frft'fte- sefehtf month? y Kn^a 8 ; 1-1 1 _ Spatually the feast represents an atsf * % Then &omon;assembled we ettjers^ U S H e j ^ substapef * srael anof all the heads of the; trbes, the! a ^ las gone through seven stages of re?" pmmes of the fathers nouses of the culdren. c^^^ o n ^ n a t u r a p ^ 0f conscous^; ^f W. rmto kng Solomon m «usaen,l nes. j y, a pp ropr a ton of sprt sub- o rans; up the ark of the covenant of ehc 1 1 L L.L ^ a W o T t h e cty of Davd, whch s Zon. s t a n «B ^ subconscous; hence the mental causes are hdden from vew 2 And al the men of srael assembled ^themselves unto Kng Solomon at the feast. that s, from outer conscousness. By meet-; D the month Ethanm, whch s the seventh taton and by study a metaphyscan ds- * cents and heals the mental causes whch, j roonth. And all the elders of srael came, and! f left to germnate n sprtual substance, t,3. the: prests took up the ark. would culmnate n lls of the flesh. 1 4. And they brought up the ark of ehowhat do the prests and the Levtes.', vah, and the tent of meetng, and all de holy; represent? V 4 vessels that were n the Tent; even these dd! The prests and the Levtes represent! fthe prests and the Levtes brng up. 5. And kng Solomon and all the congre- our so-called relgous tendences. They*"; gaton of srael, that were assembled unto offcate n the ceremones of the tent > hm, were wth hm before the ark, sacr- (natural body) and brng up all the holy Strang sheep and oxen, that could not be; *«?!» w, h e n * e P o r e = P «n» n «t ^ t u r e, ^counted nor numbered for multtude. 1 (spmtual body) s to be bult (through the ; *[ rx And de prests brought n the ark of regeneratve process). The holy vessels! fthe covenant of ehovah unto ts place, nto- represent our acqured capactes to appro- ] K&W oracle of the house, to the most holy prate and to hold to the unadulterated: y*ce, even under dm wngs of the cherubm.! Truth deas that mold the functons of our ^#?. For the cherubm spread forth ther' organsms. ' *3 wngs over the place of de ark, and the W^U s represented by the sacrfcng* ctwrubm covered the ark and the staves, o / ^ ^ ^ (md he oxen «tha c o u W nc ^f gjhereof above., be ccanted nor numbered for multtude"*' WWe L_? f ^ " * * fc^ The sacrfcng of many sheep and oxerr Sends of the staves were seen from the holy],_.. *,.r,.,., fplce before the oracle; but they were not; 'presents transmutaton of the mdbtude;; ma. wthout: and there they are unto ms- * a* *1 rttmmses to hgher planes of-,%0$., There was mrthng n the ark save the! conscousness. What s represenled by the cherubuns\ "1 &h tables of stone whch; Moses put therej spreadng ffea* wngs otter the place '«? lft Hbreb, when ehovah made a covenant! the ark? wth the chudren of srael, when they came The cherubm are symbolc fgures that «ut of the land of Egypt "^ represent the attrbutes and the majesty off O. And t came to past, when the prests God. They; represent the unfettered^ fwere come out of the holy place, that the truths of Beng that always upheld th«s bud flled the house of ehovah, _:.*' hdy ofcholes wthn us. The cherubsr? '"" t. So that the fdesb could hot stand to \ drear wngs over the place of thej mster by reason of the dond; for the glory*! spread j_ ark, coverng t,and ts staves, yet they? c jefovahbeplae house of ehovah v H?9» w a»,; no seen wthout? and "there ffeyj? ytltna s the meanng ofsolomons <u? are onto ths day,? Ths s a true descrp-: wlng n erusalem "UK dders ofjlsk September 11, 1927 t* and au the heads of we trbes, th 5 n**** ^ K ^ ^ M ^ ^ 7 f f ^ l ^ f ^ l!! ^ ^ ^ W a ^ o T t a a r but s not vrble out? ^morkrcudtfobrmgupthearkof > ' > "? S 4 S S "'2^, W " **r y ^ «represented by the cloudtka tesobmon ^represents sprtual wbclora, 0 a fa{ house of ehovah u>hen t/ **HPf^S *S f»«ntratmg.; prests came out of the holy place? '1 * L L 7 ^ ^ a S p r t U a t h U ^ t S & ^! '^he cloud represents a combnadorol *****.»uned tbroughout the dg^, 0 ^ 4 ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ 4 a t ^ ^ ;: Wtat ^ ^ r? ^ \*\ ^^u* ""1 ^ * * «««conscousness of the nchvdfaf 348 131 1 ^ - 4 " fel ^? ^^ «*lwthlhe: nner Sprt of G o d To o u 3 T ^ ^ S ^ ^ a C T r ^ s e * e ^ «>mbdaton s a cloud, but 3 "mm^^^-,.^^ ^ h t ; a n d ^ e ^ f sprtual dea t s a revelaton of ; Dmn '^^^^^wa^^ cludrehlsf f'tskael^out: of a. clcucf, or,c«**''of"'c^ejcuxs l ^ t f e Lqdspeaka talus out of a c!o>^ ;,wsch seerns to obscure Hs presence'' ffjoor sprtual ojuscousaes* H e a C *-TL, 1 T ' 'P-"' ' " ' '' '
September 1 7, 1933.mS&g^-^fff^?$%Eg$ ^^ngs 8:1-11..... T... The 'Ark of the Covenant, ox sacred] &m: ^ Then Solomon assembled tha.elde^ the orgm^,spa^&f p^lotaecand au;tfeheads of the trbes]dvnty n raan'-s beng. f s-a-coy-' ^tprnces^of the'fathers' house* of the en aht- or a s ^ t o e z ^. b e t w e e B ^ ' ^ $$ &?5& $> Se a olxther and th Son that t h a ^ s - W bdysnant of ehovah out of the cty of n hent all that the bather has.: Davd, whch s Zon. What s the result of lvng accord- ;2,. And all the men of srael assembled ng o Prncple? themselves unto kng Solomon at the f,.,, >... feast, n the month Ethanm, whch s When we thnk and act aecordmg the: seventh month. to Prncple, there s left" n the sub- & 3. And all the elders of srael came, jectve realm of our beng a certan and the prests took up the ark. resdue of mnd substance, whch may M 4. And they brought up the ark of., x, ^.L A lehovah, and the tent of meetng, and b e compared to "thecorrect answer to al the holy vessels that were n the Tent; problems m mathematcs worked out ven these dd the prests and the Levtes by the schoolboy. Ths resdue s carporng up. red over from lfe to lfe, formng & 5. And kng Solomon and all the con- th e bass of each new body, tgregaton of srael, that were assembled _,,....,,. mto hm, were wth hm before the ark, What s the endurng body? Sacrfcng sheep and oxen, that could not When, through many experences &e counted nor numbered for multtude n b o d y buldng, we have accumub t ' S ^ S t u S ^ ^ p ^? «enough mert thoughts these Snto the oracle of the house, to the most form m conscousness the foundaton fboly place, even under the wngs of the of a more endurng structure the fcherubm. sprtual body. ] -7... For the cherubm spread forth ther.,,,,, vesseh,» renre- [wngs [Wngs over the place of the ark, and the % at the fl0ly vessels ^ repre- (cherubm covered the ark and the staves sent? [thereof above. These are the thoughts that under- f r 8. And toe s t a v e s were so long that le a n d ^ f o r m t o t h e v a r o u s f the ends of the staves were seen from jr.,,, She holy place before the oracle; but they organs of the body. [were not seen wthout: and there they What are the "cherubm"? *; [are unto ths day. T h «c herubm" are symbolc»- : 9. There was nothng n the ark save.,,,,.,.f... 'the two tables of stone whch Moses put fgures t h a t represent the attrbutes [there at Horeb, when ehovah made a and majesty of God. They stand for ' covenant wth the chldren of srael, the unfettered truths of Beng. 1 :when they came out of the land of Egypt. what s represented by the cloud > 10 And t came to pass, when the that fued the house of ehovah when prests were come out of the holy place,.,.,.,.,., 1 that the cloud flled the house of ehovah! the V nests came out the holy f ' 11. So that the prests could not stand place?!to mnster by reason of the cloud; for Ths cloud represents the presence fthe glory of ehovah flled the house of 0f God-Mnd n ts vsblty. ; t ehovah. -- T Metaphyscally, what does Solomon ' : f represent? Metaphyscally nterpreted, Solo- j "mon represents that state of mnd es- 'tablshed n conscousness n whch f the soul s unfed wth wsdom and love (whole, complete, concordant, (peaceful). $. What s sgnfed by the assemblng f of the "elders of srael, and all the heads of the trbes, the prnces... : unto Kng Solomon n erusalem"? Ths sgnfes a drawng together n conscous unty of all the ntell- :? gent, drectve powers of the sprtual self, n support of the standard of peace and harmony.
November 8, 1896 Kngs 8:54-63 UNTY magazne 54. And t was so, that when Solomon had made an end of prayng all ths prayer and supplcaton unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneelng on hs knees wth hs hands spread up to heaven. 55# And he stood and blessed all the congregaton of srael wth a loud voce, sayng, 56. Blessed be the Lord, that hath gven rest unto hs people srael, accordng to all that he promsed: there hath not faled one word of all hs good promses, whch he promsed by the hand of Moses hs servant.. 67. The Lord our God be wth us, as he was '.* wth our fathers: let hm not leave us, nor forsake us.: 53. That he may nclne our hearts unto hm, to walk n all hs ways, and to keep hs comj mandments, and hs statutes, and hs judgments, 1 whch he commanded our fathers. 59. And let these my words, wherewth have made supplcaton before the Lord, be ngh unto the Lord our God day and nght, that he mantan the cause of hs servant and the cause of hs people srael at all tmes, as the matter shall requre: 60. That all people of the earth may know that the Lord s God, and that there s none else. 61. Let your heart therefore be perfect wth the Lord God to walk n hs statutes, and to keep hs commandments, as at ths day. 62. And the kng, and all srael wth hm, offereasacrfce before the Lord. 63. And Solomon offered a sacrfce of peace offerngs, whch he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the kng and all the chldren of srael dedcated the house of the Lord.
NTERPRETATON 54. "And t was so," that havng found the fruton of good, through the law of the Good n prayer, 55. We see and experence only Good n all our world ("blessed all the congregaton of srael"), and we affrm ("wtha loud voce") that, "All s Good." 56. Snce we know that "God s Good," all Good flows to us; because by the law of prayer we open the channels for the free nflowng of "all that the Father hath." 57. Ths law of prayer obeyed brngs us nto conscous at-one-ment wth God ("the Lord be wth and not forsake us"). 58. And hs conscous ndwellng "nclnes our hearts to walk n hs ways, and keep hs commandments. " 59. These tan prncples of prayer are statements of the unfalng Law of the Lord, by whch the hgh standard of rghteousness s mantaned n conscousness, suffcent for all occasons, or " as the thngs of a day n ts day shall requre."--r. V. Margn. 60. The practcal applcaton of ths law of prayer brngs all the mental forces to the worshp of the One and Only God. 61. That the perfect lfe may be lved by every one, who s seekng hs hghest good. 62-63. "The kng and all srael," the ndvdual n hs kngdom of ths conscousnessoffers unto the Lord a sacrfce of peace offerngs,"--that s, thanksgvng, commensurate wth the abundance of Good acknowledged, or unto full satsfacton. The completeness and suffcency of ths thanksgvng offerng s ndcated by the symbolc terms, 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep." Thus we as kng, n ths harmonous conscousness of Understandng, dedcate our body, as ' the "house of God." UNTY magazne