The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-10
tNrRopucr1oN-rhe promise Of Sam:

for the guidance OF Providence, eTpectlns
that God would In his own time indlca ! y. .
the man to be chosen, AT length IL, ne
Saul, the son Of Klsh. OF the tribe OF Ben ser.
inmin. went forth In search OF some iost
asses belonging to his father Icha,.er IN.
Failing to find them nc song sr,s 9 sor re-.
l H,io A service. Instructed BY the spirit
OF God, Samuel recognized the young NAN NJ u,
as the future king, communed WIN MN III
e seat at at the te feast and ended BY secretIy
amounting with oil. q symbol Of the H9 iS
sririts grace. Saul returned home with m
a new heart. keeping the matter oL '"o
kt Observation-Disclosures Fiet after samuel
called an assembly to establish the KIM,
dom The text says tiat tne and geo IN
possible to bring the entire population
together, this must refer to the elders,
who, derived from the patriarchal sys,,
TEN Gen y q f9 nf me Ex III 49,
There may have been Included with them
the captains OF hundreds and thonsan as
class OF oifieera constitutes m viz HE
2l), Wild, It seems. were retained ! ataer
the settlement q Sam. VIZ; ~. me as
sembly was convened at Mizpeh y uoses::
Xxx; y famous Rsnis pIaee Were in in the early
part st samuei's career chapter VII: 6-lsI.
the nation repented and began It's !. career re-
Of heller living. Wne5s ers9 1sties 9chap
ter VII: l0). The assembly was before or,
the Lord-it was religious, introduced ey
ce5emonies th ne
conntable to God for the action ]; about !, ut, T.
be taken. that they were in HIS pres PRES
ence psalm cxxxx:i 25-2D, and that inelr
expected. moreover. that God would over
rule TO accomplish HIS purpose ana "
give His blessing. a c,m.
ADDRESS-Being so asSem ei PIE sam ~
me- mout hlI ssn OF God. ginning, Thus.
saith the Lord" delivering "a m NJ nig
and repeat Chapter Ill: 10, His speech
was In two parts-God's care OF the ma,
9E and the h haGns noed but spoken
or rather God declared by him. that
the deIyerance, from mgyps t ama e Ir9
been by Divine power. This must have
been familiar to them. as matter OF
a aas1fS fecailed even in the latter cen
turtles Psaims cvi: 8-1l). by David and
others iNeh., TX: GID. He then reproved
them for demanding king as unwa ar,nd
and, therefore, "a mark OF distrust The
object Of the address Is not stated. Some
think It was intended to move ss, 70 b rel
that God would now recede from his pur-
pose to set up king. He desired TO
the form Of government was not q. ae G,
cording to his own wisdom, but against
it. a concession to their. folly
PREsENTAT1ON-Having spoken sam
spired with reference to Saul Chapter
*: ID It would have been .lt"lsc 70 90
SO. Had all the circumstances been re,
criticised. Unwilling to abide under a
pure theocracy. having. IN fact. openly
and persistently rejected It,. they would
not now be likely 10 accept the testimony m1,ng
as they had honored him In years gone
by. What had been done in secret must
be repeated in public. The whole proceed
no doubt or suspicion. Every man, must
go home and say that the king had been
honorably chosen. That was necessary,
not only to the stapllty r q me eoyern
SO. after the address. the COMPENSATION
was ordered to pass before the Lord.
was erected (chapter VIII. o. This was
to be public tender to the entire male
population for the position, placing all
the en az an sesef Whom he desred
1t was a recognition OF personal liberty.
S Sf ss5 to be secured in the gospel ('0hn
!esae dsys 5aSas x Sc
selections. The mode was by lot. (Josh,
xyiil:s) a very ancient custom indeed.
hna and S decisive i s consisted ted, In
vessel. which i was believed God insti-
vine sovereignty was supposed to unite
with human freedom, the former subor-
dinating the latter, men employing a
the e' result being acceptable to both. Plato
believed that a government appointed by
lot was government loved by God (Lib.
M De aea hds1qf e sh pSbs se4a e in nFfh s
four times, to learn the tribe, the grand
d0son the ahy cbn nd TIE IL bs al
der upon Benjamin., Matrt Kish and Saul,
II was witnessed BY the ministers OF re;
ligion and the civil officers. There well
a young man In the smallest tribe was
taken. whereas, It was matter Of pro-
phssey that the k!ng should come out ,to q
prominent In the national history But
no objection was raised. at least none Is
i SPRocLAMAT1oN.-It now remains TO
chosen king: But he could not be found
Moved by fear or modesty or policy he
had concealed himself, An old proverb
says, whatsoever files dominion, him do
minion follows" duke xiv:l1). 1t be-
came necessary. therefore, to INQUIRE fur
(Numb. xxvil:2D. Ordinarily by the high
priest. but as no one filled that office at
that time priest obligated Saul's hiding
place being revealed. he was brought
forth before the assembly. Samuel imlne-
dately proclaimed, calling. attention to
his stature as a matter particularly pleas
ing to the people. who looked with yene-
ration upon a majestic body (Ch. xyii:4).
ting, all bodies into harmony, the AL
mighty. the prophet, the king. the assem-
bly,. no one doubted that It was Gods
choice. It went into history thus. III
Sam. NXi:6) securing respect for David
long after 1t had been forfeited by sin.
III Sam. xXiy:8), And the people pro-
claimed Saul king, crying God save the
king or, as It.. should be translated,
Long live the king" j
The first time the expression was used,
but not the last Il Kings 1925.
portant and difficult part in the work of
the day. to establish suitable regulation
for the Kingdom. AS the servant of God.
Samuel undertook this task. He had not
aairsAndered his office. hs std not nranosa