The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
Y4HWEH AND HIS RIVILS.

The second lecture in the s2ries on the History of Religions was delivered by Professor Budde on Saturday evening before a very large audience. The sub ject of this lecture was "Yahweh and His Rivals"
 At the end of the first lecture the Is- raelites were still residing in Egypt, firm believers in Yahweh. From the wilderness, where Israel first found his god Yahweh, entrance into Caraan, the promised land, was made. Here we find the Israelites in a land of civiliza- ton and fertility. Up to this time the Israelites were but group of tribes, who led a nomadic life, feeding their tiocks and pitching their huts in the most fertile pasture land. But in Ca- naan, besides living in new land, the 1sraelites had taken up an entirely new mode of life. Here they were to settle and pursue agriculture.
 Each group of tribes endeavored to conquer it's district, but these con- quests were by no means successful. It was impossible to drive the Cananites from the land; thus intercourse with this people led to new customs, ideas and beliefs. In course of time the Israr elites learned of Baal, the primal god of Canaan, who was strong in his infu- ence among the Canaanites as was Yahweh among the Kenites from whom he had been adopted by the Is- raelites. Here Baal-worship was urged upon the Israelites, according to the custom among ancient tribes tat, on entering a foreign land the national god should be immediately adopted.
 As the nomadic life of the Israelites had entirely ceased they became de- pendent upon the products of the soil and in order to be successful they must gain favor with the god of the har- vests Hence feasts of the first ire ears'' were made in honor of the pa
 tron of agriculture, Baal-which means the ''possessor of the soil"
 The next step toward complete Baal- worship was taken at the teaching of the Canaanites, who claimed that un- less continual worship of Baal was ad
 hered to, the sun would destroy the
 crops of the Israeltes, their focks
 would die and general famine in their
 lanG would result.
 Thus it came about that the house. hold gods and Baal became the rival
 gods of Yahweh among the Israelites and that Yahweh was sought only by those who went to Sinai for his especial worship
 The third lecture of the series was given by Professor Budde last evening at eight o'clock in Osborn Hall, the subject being: Priests, Prophets and
 Kings the Champions of Yahweh. The syllabus for the third lecture is as fol- lows:
 Yahweh's sole rule in Israel depen- dent on Israers sole rule in Canaan. Rareness of Yahweh- shrines in early times. and growing need of their multi plication. Micah's sanctuary on Mt. Ephraim and his new Levitical priest. Origin and history of the Tribe of Levi; it's claim to priesthood and the real'za ton of the claim. Danger from the Philistines, Israel's defeats and bond age. Capture and restoration of the ark of Yahweh. Attitude of penitence | in Israel, and it's representatives, the l prophets. Origin and aims of the Pro- phetic institution. Saurs connection with the prophets. The institution of
 royalty tended to establish Yahweh's s | sole rule in Israel. Subjugation and re-
 pression of the remnant of the Canaan ! ties in Israel, and, at the same time, re- pression of the Baal-cult. Yahweh the Lord of the land of culture; the Baal- | worship becomes a part of his cult. | Justification, in the legends of the pat riarchs, of Yahweh- worship at Baal- | shrines. The new sanctuary at Jerusa- l lem and it's advantages.