Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-28


The maintenance Of these menwas
amply provided fs. AS they were the
servants Of tbe people, they were to be-
supported by the people.
forty.cight cities were set apart foI
their exclusive use, each with tract
Of land for pasture. Thirteen Of these
were inhabited by the priests In actual
service and thirty. i've were for the rest
Of the tribe Of Low. Numb. xxxV is.
A tenth part OF the produce Of the land
aud tenth part Of the cattle were also
to be given TO the Levltcs. The priest.
were entitled TO tonth part Of this
tithing. Besides. the people were sup
posed TO expend certain amount each
year Ia feast offerings, and Of these the
Levltcs were to have their share. Fur.
ther, the skim, the breast, the shoulder
Of tres.pass-oherlngs aud Of sin-Oifer-
ings, rs we'll rs bread and wine and oil
Of certain offerings belonged TO them,
and they were 10 share II with the
poor. Deut. XVI. ~.
II will be seen that the Mosaic law
enJolncd continual offerings for ecclc.
siastical purposes.
The ilrst Of the fruit Of the earth was
given n n Sign OF gratitude for the safe
entrance into Canaan. Deut. XVI. ..
Everything Hntborn both Of mau
and animal was 10 be consecraicd be-
cause the iir-t.born was spared at the
time Of the exodus from Egypt. Fix.
Kill. 2.
A tenth parth Of all produce, whether
Of the lana or OF the ilocks and herds
was the Lords. The law was;
"And all tho 1.-THE Of the land. whether
Of the seed Of the land, or OF tho fruit Of
the tree, Is the Lords II (. holy unto tho
I.orl. Aud " man will at all redeem
ausht of his tlthos. he shall add ihorounto
q ann part ,horcof" Low. NNyiL 30, 81.
That IL TO say, suppose he had grown
hundred bushels Of wheat at so cents
a bushel. He owed then ten bushels,
equal TO s.. n he now Tor some reason
or other wished TO keep the wheat, he
could 10 No, provided he paid the q
AMI added 81, nth part, TO II.
The law concerning the tlthlng Of
animals was, that every tenth animal
"that passeth under the rod," whom
couuied, was to be turned Ia as tlthins.
Thc owner was not allowed 10 select
the animals, but every tenth, as they
CHANGED 70 pass out through the door,
one by one, was To bs given "whether
II bc good or bad" lie could not
change Il.
"And II he change II o, all, thon both II
and tho change thcrcoi shall DO holy; 10
shall no. bo redoemed." Lev. xxviip,5j.2
Besides this tithlng, the law provides
that another tenth part OF the increase
Of the produce OF the land should be
spent In fcast-oiTerlngs. This fact is not
commonly known, but the passage TO.
la,ing thereto ia plain:
''rhou shalt truly 1.-THE nil the increase
Of thy seed, that the field bringo.h forth
year by year. Aud thou shalt ctt before
the Lord thy God, In the place which he
shall choose 70 place his nams there, tho
1.-THE Of thy corn, Of thy wine,and Of thine
oil, aud the iirstllng- OF thy herds aud OF
thy locks"
The rule regarding this uthing shows
plainly that II I, something separate
frome the tithing TO which has been
previously referred, for It says
"And Il the way be TOO long for thoo, 50
that thou art not able 10 carry Il; or " the
place bs too hr from thee. which tho
Lord thy God shall choose to Sc, III,
name there then shalt thou
turn II Int" money, aud bind
up tho monoy In thy hand,
and shalt 80 Into the place which IA,
Lord thy God shall choose. And thou
shalt bo-tow that money Tor whatever
thy soul lu-loth nfor, for oNen, or for
sheep, or fpr vino aud thou
shalt eat there before the Lord thy God.
and thou shalt rejoice. thou and thy
household aud tho Leylte that u within
thy gates; thou shalt not for-ako hun, for
hc has no part nor inheritsncc viii thee"
Deut. Niy.22.
Two sets OF fittings were required,
then. One was paid Into the COM
mon treasury for the maintenance Of
the religious services aud for the poor;
the other was TO DO spen by the people
In social gatherings Of religious
nature.
And finally, devoted Jews were OK.
peoted 10 give special donations on
various occasions, all voluntary.
Property OF various kinds was con-
tlnually consecrated to the Lord.
IN tSeso burdens might be consld.
cred leavy, bu II IL n fact that the
Jews, as long ~ they cohscientiously
kept these laws, prospered In n remark.
able degree. The country yielded
abundantly. cities surrounded with
luxuriant orchards and fields sprang
up ON every little hill. The enemy
was kept nj bay. II Is also fact that
poverty CAME ~ u result OF deviation
from the laws Of God. Well might
the last prophet Of that dIspensation
say;
"Rotun unto me, and I viii return
unto you, saith tho Lord OF hosts. .
We are cursed with curse; for go have
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