The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-31

one som the Youngest. David the beloved,
tending the sheep. a lad too busy or too
young to be Invited. Samuel required
him to be brought. He came-fresh from
With nature he bore rudy
upon This Is he" said the Lord to
Samuel. Many a great genius has been
psalm L.XXSvIII:7l) SO Moses. from the
AIedian flocks to the leadership Of Israel.
twenty. years old. See how the young
Samuel pa s p banie i. solomon john.
pEsiGNATED. -on learning the Lords
choice. Samuel did not question. but. ris-
Ing he poured re-, the oil upon David's head:
Of his brethren seems to denote that
the brothers were called In to witness the
ceremony, restraingin. and feeling Of jeal-s
(ch. xvIi:2s) But bishop Patrick thinks
among his brethern," singled OUT OUT from
at hs ne that eame ate
81 efH the People ,H Sam. Wis But he was
DESIGNATED as one destined to the throne
came upon him and remained with him:
enduement for service. granted to all
who labor for God (Judges III:l0), prom
y
I:4) David returned to his occupation.
Samuel went home to preside oyer the
school Of prophets. which he had estab-
appear In civil life. Having anointed two
kings. thirty years apart. he preferred to =
give his remaining time to train min-
transfer OF government from the tribes Of
BENJAMIN to the tribe OF, Judah, where 1t
rightly belonged Gen. xL1H:lO and was
aRnsGDoNnn-Jt was had enough ia
be rejected from the kIngly office. But a
worse calamity befell Saul-The spirit OF
God departed from him. That WHICH had
he was dismissed from service. So SAM
son, when lie disclosed his secret to De-
lah not only lost his strength but y was
into sin grleves the Holy Spirit (Eph.
iv:aO and find himself bereft Of his best
him and troubled him. This may mean,
as some think, that God suffered the evil
may mean that the demon was sent 20 /
chastise as In the case Of Abimelech.
Judges x:2s We cannot here discuss 4,
the subject Of diaooGal ntlnencs N th az
may arise In many minds. 1t Is enough
to note that when God wlthdraws Ills
gracious protset1n man Is efposea .a5 70
Saul had sunken to pit!able state--d1s-
obedient. rejected, abandoned possessed,
He had descended from, the heights OF
COMFORT. might have been ex-
pected, this condition was one Of distress.
No man has peace who Is out Of harmony
troubled conscience. the memory of by
gone joys the absence of hope, the fear
Of the future. the CALLING slavery to an
fortunes became known, they could not
be concealed, for everything went Wrong:
His servants discovered the secret, ana
boldly announced that ne VAS un nned tt
relief they proposed music ana orereu to
bring David, who, had acquired reputaiipn
as player on the harp. lpsalm MILD,
They went on to commend the young man
for his excellence. not emitting to say
.'the Lord 1.as with him" Is probabls
that. David confined himself TO sacred
the sweet strains OF the harp accom-.
panying the sweeter. voice OF the lnspired
singer could expel the eyll ana give resi-
ends, without continuing the story OF "a.
vid's ministry to the fallen king, luis
proper, however, to say that IN THIS ca.
sg RefEsFFLE e, Consider the wisdom
of God in calling David to be king OF
Israel, He belonged to pious family
blood and training ere mighty factors IN
character building, e:'rov, NX:6). He bad
followed pursuit favorable to msdlta,
heaven he had reflected on the power o.
God and the weaknss OF man, and had
learned how to trust, He was DESIGNATED
while young BY the great lisophet and re-
ten years In contact with the wratched
saul, permitted to study the splrlt and
conduct of one who had forsaken God
by Lessons which he never forget He 80
behaved himself as to gain favor with the
people That was, Gods way OF making
q, 1ph ShnnlI come well cnutpDeQ
to redeem a nation from oppression and