NEW ZEALAND GOLDEN IMAGE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 152, 5 January 1871, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND GOLDEN IMAGE.

Ine following parable is commended to the blind worshippers of Julius Yogel ai/d " The Devil and all his Works Act 1870 " :—

One Yogel made an image of gold, whose price was ten millions sterling : he set it up in the City of^^ellington, in the Colony of New Zeaaaid. Then Yogel sent to gather together the Superintendents, the Magistrates, the Treasurers, Councillors, the Shsriffs, and all the Rulers of the Provincas, to come to the dedication of the image which Yogel had set up. Then the Superintendents, the Magistrates, the Treasurers, the Councillors, the Sheriffs, and all the Rulers of the Provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image which Yogel had set up, and they stood before the image. Then Yogel cried out aloud, " To you it is commanded O people, nations, and provinces, that at what time ye hear the i-avings of the Sibbalds, the M' Indoes, the Reynolds, the Drivers, the Macandrews, and all others the worshippers of Jone, Yogel, and the tinkle of the Evening Bell, ye fall down and worship the golden image that I, Yogel have set up : And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall be cask.into the midst of the burning fiery furnace of my wrath, and shall perish everlastingly." Therefore when the ravings of the Sibbalds, the M'lndoes, theßeynolds, the Drivers, tlie MacanoVews, and all oihers the worshippers of him, Yogel, and the 1 ' 1c of die Evening Bell were heai'd. "'sper-ut. It-lents, the Magistrates, j .he ir* '■ ,'--r( r.s, the Councillors, t.he <>•'■>' ** all the Rulers of the Provinces fell down and worshipped the golden image that Yogel had set up.

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews, and hailed Yogel with guns seven times, and said unto him, " O Yogel live, for ever ! Thou, O Yogel, hast passed acts and made a decree that every man that shall hear the sound of the ravings of theSibbalds, the M'lndoes, theßeynolds, the Drivers, the Macandrews, and all other worshippers of thee, and the tinkle of the Evening Bell, shall fall down and worship the golden image: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into t the burning fiery furnace of thy wrath. [There are certain Jews who have been set over the affairs of the Province of Otago, Reid, Duncan, and Gillies ; these men O Yogel have not regarded thee : they serve not thy Maori gods, nor worship the golden image which tliou hast set up." i , Tuen Yogel in his rage and fury nkynuiandcu ""O bring Reid, Duncan, and Tilt • '. Vjy (^ -night these men tfoi\. "v'egd. j*i.ad*v a l spake and sa^ld ui>to sUero,- "Is i\ vrue, O Reid, Duncan, ancf Gillies, do" not 'ye" serve my northern gods, nor worship the golden image that I have set up 1 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the ravings of the Sibbalds, the M'lndoe&Athe Reynolds, the Di*iver«, the MiSPßrews, and all other worshippers.^ me, and the tinkle of the evening Bell, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well ! But if ye worship not. ye shall be east the same hour into the midst of the burning fiery furnace of my wrath ; and who is the Stafford that shall deliver you out of my hands ?,' Reid, Duncan, and Gillies, answered and said to Yogel, " O Yogel, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so the Public whom we serve is able to deliver us from thy burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O Yogel. But if not, be it known unto thee, O Yogel, that we will not serve thy northern gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up."

Then was Yogel full of fury, and the colour of his visage was changed against Reid, Duncan, and Gillies : therefore spake and he commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the Macandrew, and the Driver, and the most mighty men that were in his army, to bind Reid, Duncan, and Gillies, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning , fiery furnace. Therefore, because Vogel's commandment was urgent, and the furnace of his wrath SO' exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Reid, Duncan, and Gillies. •

Now, when these three men fell down into the midst of the burning fiery furnace, Yogel was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his Councillors, " Did not we cast these men£ bound, in the midst of the fire ?" They answered and said unto him, "iTrue, O Yogel." He answered and, 'juLo, these men whom we cast bound into the fire have received no hurt, f they do walk about and the fire hath no power over their bodies." And the Superintendents, the Magistrates, the Treasurers, the Councillors, the Sheriffs, and all the Rulers of the Provinces being gathered together, saw these men upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their heads singed, nor were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. I Then spake Yogel and said — " It is hbjue, O Reid, Duncan, and Gillies, that whom, ye serve hath come ye and my wrath, and hath

delivered his servants that trusted in him, and hath changed my word, and yielded your bodies that ye might not serve . nor worship any northern and strange gods, except the Public."

Therefore it was decreed that nothing amiss should be said against the Public Duncan, and Gillies worshipped and served : and that whosoever did not obey tins command should be cut in pieces, and their houses should be made a dunghill. But Yogel was sorely vexed, and departed in sorrow. — « Echo," Dec. 24.