TINWALD CHURCH BAZAAR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1421, 1 December 1886, Page 2

TINWALD CHURCH BAZAAR

la connection with the advertisements rf the forthcoming Bsziar which have ap peared in our o from time to timJuring the last f-w weeks, we msy st t that out- Presbyterian friends in 'low Id have been exiting them wives fir ffm time past ‘o provide a dirplay of u»eto «nd ornaments! articles, an < a variety < I exceedingly creditable i.nd phasing handiwork is the re.-u t. ‘n addition to Di stalls, an attractive feature to tie j iv - nlle portion of the community will bo tht Christmas Tree. The B zaar will bt opened in the Ashburton Town Hall at half-past two p m. on Friday and will remain op n till Saturday nift'-t, A of the Tabernacle in the tV.iierncsi wil be exhibited in the upper room of the Hall and will ha disoribed by Mr T. S. Mannering at 8 p.m. on Friday. A model Railway will also bo shown on the stige of the Hall In actual operation. We understand th t the object of this effort la to aid in building a place of worship, and we wish our friends every success In their laudable enterprise.

THE JEWISH TABERNACLE. UThe descriptive lec’ure to be given by Mr Mannerinr on Friday evening promises to be unusually interesting, A very intelligent observer of men and things remarked to us the other day that “ Moses was the first to invent bazaars, by obtaining contributions in goods and money for the Tabernacle ’’ However this may be, Hebrews acted more nobly than those who build ohurohes with borrowed money. They collected the entire materials for th* Tabernacle before they began to build, .ffibtij&eople gsvefw Hngly ; they brought pnissletß, earrings seal-rings, and tablets all of gold. The weight of this heap was equal to 43 866 oz an! represented in our money £180,090. The silver was contrlbnted only by the men, half a shekel each, the price of his redemption. The total brought was 301,775 shekels, proving I that 603,550 men gave, the who e amounting to 160,887$ oz-in our money £40,000 They also brought brass, linen blue and purple and scarlet, goats hair, rams' skin’s, and badgers’ skins (sealskins), shittim wood, onyx et ne, skin ami oil. The value of all the materials employed, Including the gold and silver already mentioned is estimated at £300,000. The silver. 100 talents, was employed In making 100 took ts for the foundation The sockets, firmly united by dovet-iling, were adm r bly adapted to support the boards. The boards were further secured by a bar sh t through them from the one end to the other, with four other bars running along the outside. There were 48 boards covered with gold forming the wril of the building, and fou pillars overbid wth gold, stood 30 feet from the entrance, and fifteen from vhe back wal ; these with ihe veil, divided off the H »ly Place. Ihe appearance within mu-it have been imposing, there being rich and splendid ohernbim curtains adorning the walls and ceilings. There were also eleven goat hair curtains over these, and over ail a covering of badger or sealskins. The m>del, which we understand is an inch to the cubit, exhib'ts a view not only of the Tabernacle itself Hut of the whole enclosure with the sacr ficial altar and priests, and is sure to rep»v a visit