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the agents the council had appointed, viz. these messengers, to see that that feast was properly attended in each town. Here it is worthy of notice, that at time we are ta?? that. The U kn, and his pri?y ?, appointed the time, for the feast of first fruits and gave notice to the whole nation, which assembled a one place to observe that festival. But here we learn that the national council appointed the time and gave orders to have it observed simultaneously in every town. that again we are told that each determined for itself as at the present day, the time of this feast. The probability is that the most ancient custom was for the whole nation to assemble, But at length, finding this inconvenient, it was determined to have the feast observed at the same time, and under the same gesdisation?, though not at the same place. And have dispensed with the first or most ancient custom.