... honor. The dress of the singers, their indecent gestures, the abominable nature of the songs, the horrid din of theirmiserable drum, the lateness of the hour, the darkness of the place, with the ... history of the Jews are the call of Abraham, the giving of the law byMoses, their establishment in Canaan under Joshua, the building of the temple by Solomon, the division of the tribes, their ... families. The families referred to are those of Lydia, a seller of purple in the city of Thyatira, of the jailer, in the same city, and of Cornelius, the centurion, of Cæsarea. Instances of this...