The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-16

4 religion were despised, even as the King
: may escape for a tirne,i but tho conse.
Huences WILL sooner or !, later g oyerta aks
item So universal s this lay tqt there
poets the infection. (ieb. x: ~ Amos
I have oppressed tho poor will themselves
suffer Under the position Of q, Just God.
I THEY who have butt houses for themselves
i Of a costly and magnificent style, that
( they may live luxuriously In them Will
VI Which G They e VIC have
planted vineyards and kept back the
wages OF the laborers (.amesv y, shall
not drink Of the vine dsclara
riches gathered by fraudulent, metheds
shall be. Improbable to those. who gather
them. They shall not eyenNbe retained.
the eternal principles OF the Divine gov
eminent, which many had entirely over
blS5ss aiss s4sS ss; "a ea Ss
ACQUAINTED with the .wickcdness OF tho
nation, It may be that some thought
they had successfully concealed their
between. man and man. But tho eye
that looks continually uponlall the ways
of men,, had not been Indifferent to- the
ana that had peea
been witnessed as they turned away in
3 the gate where they sought their rights.
but where bribery had prevented the Just
SO common was the evil practice that
prudent men saw plainly that they need
hope for no consideration ON the basis
eeoay Fye1
ances unrcdressed This pitiable spccta-
defeat the ends for which 1T was es.
.reople whom 1t was expected to servc--all
this was known to the Almighty He
beheld It as q constant exhibit OF tho
pqhS XIo 81 @Hf1 Il ~ erses 4 q, III.
foregoing led the prophet by a very ma
tural line OF thought to exhort the people
to a better life. Chat was the ono point
In every word OF censure spoken. In
every exposure Of wrong doing, there Is
always the possibility and tho hopo Of
seek good fea and ad h Gseh Is sae
5Usa. i: l6, I'D What strange advice is
this! One might think Is wholly unnec-
goodness would be attractive and that all
would on that account embrace It., and
that evil would be repulsve and that all
Woua s
another from ruin. The prophet accom- !
pnny his exhortatlon by words OF promise
and hope The Lord shall5be with YOU"
cious favor. would return. Then the small
remnant Of Joseph-that is. Of iJoscph's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT be spared to act n
noble part in the national history.
q SUMMARIZE. THIS lesson exhibits
man as free to be and to do according
to his own, pleasure. No force Is en-
ployed to compel anyone to any course
of action. The appeal is to the Judgment,
and to tho conscience q This freedom
may be abused, resulting in a. life in
jur:ous to men and dIshonoring God, a
surprising procedure on the part OF an
Intelligent being. 3. Such use of ones
freedom in opposition to the Divine will
and destructive OF human happiness does
not expose one to the immediate conse-
5quences. The forbearance OF God is dis
played In many attempts to recover the
erring. L. The way of return Is simple
and easy, the same always and every
where. It is only necessary to break OF
that which is evil and to engage In tina t
(which is good This turning or CONVEX
sion is the only way 5.EtThe result OF
the turning is certain. Tho sinful man
Is pardoned and received into favor with
God. Then begins remedial work. to
repair the injury done. While this repair
will never be complete, there may be the
comforting assurance that God. who was
ialienated has been restored (Isa xli:1)i
to the heart and life.