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CHAPTER XXVIII.

LESSONS OF THE EVENT.

G9p HE narrative of this great disaster is fin-vjy islied; space does not admit of theaddition of further material.

All that remains to be said is of a religiousnature. Mr. Devereaux, as representative of thefriends of the Road, beautifully alluded to Moses as a Civil Engineer. So we, in conclusion, go tothe word of God for the lesson of the hour.

Moses went up the mountain and received thepatterns of all things which were to be made; butthe Israelites were not permitted to transgress thebounds set at the base, “lest they die.” Skill inart and architecture was in those days regardedas an inspiration from God , as was proved in thecase of Bezaleel , who had knowledge ot all in-ventions.

In our day we have invaded the region ot