The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-22
EsruDIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.I
of judges was no confined 10 OUTLINE
cities ana village !, where great need may
have been apparent Il was not an iexpe..s3
"a ient for The red reaYa of .grlcyances, al
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!of Judges was NOT confined TO 6on lying
cities and villages where great need may
have been rem T. II was not an ie*I,e:
dient for the red ress of 81 icya nces
tended system Instituted 10 secure order n
in all parts OF the kin dom. !n force -in
proof 81 this he a ppointe IN Jeru lem
Itself d high court. comp sed ofs Leylt!e us
priests and chiefs OF he "a IN nis
was 70 DO kind 60 W. q
nearing after trial IN he urts OUTS de.s
1T would DO to Judah what the ~ pre g n.
Court rs 70 the United states,tne plalcs
impartial hearing. In this way the ju l!lls
scial system becamesnationals in It's rnelho q !
and spirit. It tended to bind the peooipnlSSy
together and to give them nore exa ,iast
views OF government. # was,a excellen1 n,
q iii REFORM. when FOLLOWING directiya
upon Sthe religious re forms PREVIOUSLY
eo 90 APPOINTED srse % deal al with cases
brought up from the lowe court ,, va
hedged about by instructor rom =
cIary body and to bring ~ into perinlaa Z,
Snent favor He charged It's members 70
deal out exact Justice, moving 1. no fa ,ars
i feSt hea afs they were Is Sit upon
cause that should come before the1n Ms ~,
ideal judiciary was TO pc promtpt;e ca, ,c cy
three any Gne q n.,se
First, It was to be remember ed tn at they
swere dealing With their brethren. pc rsons3
of same bood and not e. WIN I'm I isels
acting for the Lord who had tdelivere,a y
on Sinai the very statutes that were IN
force At the time. who would surely pun
Third. that In thus performing their ofil,,
ctal duties they sha enjoy the nppros,nas
or thcir8own consciences, ms Of those VINO "
have not transgr essed. Could Jus ttcc ~ ~
oFFIc GALS. 80 verse II but one th r 4;
more was needed to perfect this beautiini
sys tom that extended from Tho cap z,
Dy Its beneficent design every ne Z, B
humbest as well rs tho most lcxalt sd q
was necessary tina tall should be gnIt te
y sGme psrs9s nd
So SOC l PKa Il good yatesman, Jehoshaplat
names the men that all might know them Y u
well understood, There were two pre,sl-,
dents OF this supreme court, q maria I, X
and Zebadiah The first presided In |, al n
eases, There Was sthus q recegnition 3.
the two Interests =of men, religious and
secular. and OF the fact also that z, II one 9
ls not 70 1ilafss pct ara
srhen follows the closing sentence, which 1ls,s
Edisplays the wisd ION OF thu, king tine y g
Lord shall be With the good 3, 3.
y REFLECTIONS IN o one need be sur.
prised II n good man makes q mista lif--S
1T Is human to err All praise TO the mn ~
lister who darcs to tell a man in hi Ell st y.
tIon that he IS at fault. IT is "a grea day "a.
ina rlan's llfa when no turns way IRON ~
his plumbers and begins e career LEI of s and
learns To- "a Well ~ "A bad a llanca leads
many a man astray When that lllansr
is broken there is orportunity TO Z, re s. ~
amc and rs Wei f2r u y
enough to DISCOVER the goodness that y y
in tie DEPTHS ofiour hearts and appeal g
it, kind TIE betbt;s AZ s stap
{iifo. They who8are In posi- lions OF rust
i Should Inquire d lligently how hey may q, Z
lshsst serve knowing mat Y , sepns
y theinselyes, Tho king did good I o J udah
I, because he loved + The Lord .ss RE