8 9 . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁ ▁Cal led ▁by ▁a ▁vision ▁to ▁" orn ament ▁the ▁Christian ▁Church ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁Israel ,” ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace ▁re built ▁Sol omon ' s ▁Temple ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁their ▁" New ▁Jerusalem .” ▁ ▁This ▁three - t ier ed ▁building ▁was ▁" calcul ated ▁to ▁insp ire ▁the ▁beh older ▁with ▁aston ishment ; ▁its ▁dimensions   – ▁its ▁architecture   – ▁its ▁situation   – ▁are ▁all ▁so ▁extraordinary .” ▁ ▁The ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace , ▁having ▁fled ▁a ▁cruel ▁and ▁un car ing ▁English ▁ph ara oh , ▁viewed ▁themselves ▁as ▁new ▁Israel ites ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada . ▁The ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁a ▁careful ▁bl ending ▁of ▁Qu aker ▁tradition ▁and ▁Old ▁Testament ▁imag ery . ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁square ▁( un like ▁Qu aker ▁meeting ▁houses ) ▁sign ifying ▁" de aling ▁on ▁the ▁square ▁with ▁all ▁people . ▁The ▁door ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁sides ▁is ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁people ▁come ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west , ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁on ▁equal ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁foot ing ." ▁At ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁" ark " ▁containing ▁a ▁b ible ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁command ments . ▁The ▁ar k ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁four ▁pill ars : ▁" Fa ith , ▁Hope , ▁Love ▁and ▁Char ity "   – ▁the ▁pill ars ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁S