The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-27

s6roSTEXT-On the eighth OF NOVEMBER I..o
sunday school. studied the record Oh nAN"
.1ief for Absalon. The untimsly death -
40 ward son brough, the keenest SORROW TO Inc
hts.rt az lsraeis KING, sn,wlnS toe intani.ty
ri Inc Ia tn>rs affection. Eight y~ar, At tn.
In the mlds, OF his highest pros 5sss nwsy'
~ Inv down the n,nors ana eno'un!enE = "
. nee ana TO olose UP Inc r.corL o. L. On
BY direction oi the comm nsn .n the events OF
rs .' Intervening period. II a.m, Would 90
pitssel 70 toow Lac avisel to do 50. theo
MI be some bene5, IN hr!nsia tbs 'essNn
directly after that IN historian GOO over
.Av M n-tne other SHOWS how IN the iast mo.
ments the heart OF that fntnIr sufsI ~, IN ~
Y ~ snotner san wao would succeed mini ~, =
y, N Vas the fuurIn end OF hatnsAepa, ~ VIZ a
David had prom sed the King - .. co rn,d his
TINT ne ss3Gpout 70 ueparI ne ~ ~ az o. t.iu
h vow Is we sail learn % tus
oa Observation-Disclosures y In all heather ,S am;
t,ies az tho ancient world the King rosn ,a
~. throns a nsrs ynal possession and clniinGGo
the absolute right of naming MS suc os ~ ~
ta n1Xlns there was lite or 10 egarL t. 80
poua WI N9s 50 u I'd lsT 1as Of r RI Gnu uSo
rsgned AM W b , he d psope We're
4 promise and type of tina, liberty which was as
sought in the revelations o. a. lac ara n u
IA IA II viii be REMEMBERED tnat Moses on
suited e people who ratified me ndc, e adj 60
t.,,,e ~ me free action OF his countrynen az
Gilral IL Sam. xi. lo). although n! M oee.a
previousiy chosen by the Lord So nn% ~ re .ne
Inst hours David. true to the spirit OF a gen
erous sovereign called an ASSEMBLY OF can.
rep esentatives-the princes OF ny s,ered bef,re
hin him stewards OF the household, WIN y, Ing
mighty ana influential men u was ,s.,n h'''o
sI piS, r..fVerse y The address OF David
no. the assembly is rema, kab,e f,r " ,at Is
omitted emu '1f the ach.venen,s OF his
and Grliiinn, career Probably he thousnt t mn
s TOO well known TO fea aver he Utter defeat
OF Saul when TN land y, %as SO eyer. pa 6assed
Pnlissnes Z San SS1 ano M ann n, israel had
reach al It's highcs, national cory And sc,
David INA ssed by al! this and turned ms tho' :.
hnd desired to erect at the national capital
suitable house. of worship where me Tune 81, oa
s ssl,ess mK Sn' be c"ieSra,ed e sam VIZ y
lie announced this purpose before the ASSEMBLY I
which he had convene as N b IT longing %, * his
heart Il sam cx11ii. so This act was ar, re-
arkabs exhibit Of his hnml'fy a anq pe' T.
what they have failed to DO, especially when
religion aions y involved D.,., AZ, not pause
Immediately after recitins the failure OF n n,s
purpose lie proceeded TO give the easn's LOT
that failure It. vas not due to ana so,ht ines. 8,
or negligence, He possessed all tho qualities
4 Tor ,he execution Of his high purpose Is ta1
lord had numbered him. and for. an assigned
r.sson, David had been man OF war, ana n, nc
had shed much blood. He had led the ar,n nls
lion and in every in.tance his companies had
q been successful, q Kings 81 NO name o.
area lar and near al home AMI feared In other
lands As Napoleon and washington net asns
famous 20 did ns nd he bore rb as Mas' havd
Mission aii tbs, God was willing he h5uid Do
BY holding him % one task. refusing him IN IN
psv vitft ala noblv The work snn,m,ted 70 him
And 80 be told The assembly that Gay , Tne,'
nav. been lmproprlety in al OWING man 0
blood y build aIhon.' Of w1rshiP1.I nsvd
rp se cio.ed At that pe,nl, tho end .oush,
r.oplilaY approval. could not have been sained
would hay: e. TIA; the Mns had 5nn
God. refusal TO avoid .uea conSlas n a. ~. "
a the monsrchy in II. tribe tGen XIX, aI i
th Ia a a,atement was very p'a.ntne failure .
his purpose was merely postponeintnl an
ire se seg solomon should .uccs,d to IN
throne and do what David was not perm'ttc
70 do-'!hs Thought and desIr :. b ~ ,a.n
his son that in fact God hal already Rr,n !.
and designated Solomon bs q Hns ma. now nowc,
fa ai 1sGt before the ssssmbl,. from III
conclusions % which no plous isrn s,, r,n
Tor he li tntT5daeton Il the pew king and &c
CONDITIONS StlhHs vi l'hNlb Va
mean 10 affirm that In every event Sololno
would have Goa's approval Thai would va a,
with The tryor OF God q sam, x 2-l), but J
was a,icrward rejected Tor his sn ana sai
In bpttjr Il sam ay. ~ 80 might SoloDNn
relen prove AT the trst brilliant and nucces
4 ful. and Il, the end az j really dla asss'fou
Hence, David proceeded In his address TO =.
forth condition. thai a. might H. h rh q
ar OF his statement Is very in crest ny FRS
Solomon shall build Shhe house 81 GOD, Ths
VA, settled lie would 20 about II soon an
cnmuj,te IL Second, That assertion rests M
az faft hat God had oho,sn him for tbf
,,nrt,n.N calling him son. ffhird The KIM
aasfa Of solomon would be established >toreY'
y 1his posterlt,s would succeed him) u ne wei
n,nstsnt ia Geep!pg the c0mulsndnsnts, Al
tsa, little word e Z ss in tae Gs' hn Of ,s sysl
n,yins favors. no mater who ne Ia, pn.Ass
is loyal 70 God. a.,
nar1 turned with Deepest ssiiet;ut- 70 trprt
spss Ii. l.ssnnn,y What h. pa ig,t s a.a :
fipsusnesI largely by that Q. The psYp.s
Y fhsy stood fash n III. service o. Coz ~ Won