urr ounding ▁these ▁inner ▁pill ars ▁are ▁twelve ▁more , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁dis ci ples . ▁The ▁temple ▁r ises ▁more ▁than ▁sevent y ▁feet ▁( 2 1   m ) ▁in ▁three ▁dimin ishing ▁store ys , ▁representing ▁the ▁Tr inity . ▁At ▁each ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁on ▁every ▁store y ▁is ▁an ▁orn ate ▁lan tern , ▁c apped ▁with ▁four ▁golden ▁sp ires ; ▁these ▁twelve ▁lan tern s , ▁" when ▁ill umin ated ," ▁are ▁" symbol ical ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁apost les ▁going ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁pre ach ▁salv ation ." ▁At ▁the ▁a pe x ▁of ▁the ▁temple , ▁susp ended ▁between ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁lan tern s , ▁is ▁a ▁golden ▁glo be ; ▁on ▁this , ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Hope , ▁they ▁ins cribed ▁their ▁highest ▁hope   – ▁peace ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Us es ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁an ▁architect ural ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace ' s ▁vision ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁peace , ▁equality , ▁and ▁social ▁justice . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁once ▁a ▁month ▁to ▁collect ▁al ms ▁for ▁the ▁poor , ▁for ▁two ▁special ▁fe asts , ▁and ▁on ▁Christmas ; ▁two ▁other ▁meeting ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁" H ope " ▁( now ▁Sh aron ) ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁regular ▁Sunday ▁worship . ▁ ▁The ▁" Ill um ination " ▁was ▁an ▁evening ▁service ▁held ▁by ▁cand le - light ▁in ▁association