The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-02
The REV. DAVIS ". CLARK. D. D. Editor Cincinnati.

II the homicide is proven accidental
or without malice, the unfortunate per-
petrator OF 1T is given a residence
within the city until the death OF the
..igh priest then in office. It Is at his
own peril he ventures beyond the wall.
This species of exile is the forfeit OF
his carelessness. The provisions OF the
|refuge-clty law extended to the Gentle
stranger as we'll as to the native citt-
zen.s -. ..-.ss &
I This statute OF the refuge city, alto
gether unique in the worlds turispru-
dence. Is in perfect alignment with the
commandment, Thou shalt not KILL
1t was designed to emphasize the value
OF human life, and thuse conserve IL.
It put a curb on revenge. The VEN
dstta could not thrive under 1t. 1t In
sured the punishment OF the guilty, the
protection OF the innocent.
Like the Mosaic polity in general,
this particular ordinance was humane,
Just and practical.
Annlysis md Key.
!. Superiority OF Hebrew political con-
stitution.
A practical Utopia.
Realization OF Plato's Republic.
=. lsrael's polity philanthropic and
practical. s5 ~.
Charlty boards. sanitation. pres
yention OF cruelty antedated
5000 years.
). Cities of Refuge an Illustration,
Safeguard against blood -avens-
Ing.
=. The institution described in particu-3
Defense ,,,,,s,t q Innocence. Acce,.,-
O.. Type Of atonement,
Analogies traced.
The Teachers Lantern.
As through a gauzy veil one sees the
atonement in Christ through this
ancient and beautiful pro .ision OF the
Mosaic law. The refuge In the city
is speaking type Of the refuge in
| the Saviour 3s9slas
The sinner must fly to the Saviour
Avenging wrath is upon his track. out
of Christ he is In EXTREMIST peril. He
dies daily.
He will believe there is safety In
Jesus before he starts. He flies by
faith. He sees the wrath hanging
over his head.
He recognizes Jesus as the only
! have none.'' No other name; no
other foundation.
| The refuge Is at hand No need to
ascend to bring Christ down, or to de-S
lscend to bring him up. The Word Is
nigh. The way is plain and unob-
structed. The runner may read the dis
lrections. #
Our refuge, unlike Moses city. is
| for the guilty, not the innocent. The
elders of the refuge city drove the wan
I ton murderers out. Jesus, on the con-
trary. calls not the righteous, but SIM
lners
There was Il foregleam OF the unf-s
versatility OF the atonement In the fact
that the city OF refuge was for the
GENTLE as we'll as the Jew. Whoever
would, might avail himself of 1t. Thus
Ing: Am the God OF the Jews gon-
T y2"
There was safety for the refuge only
so long as he kept closely within the
city walls. and there was abundant
provision there for all his wants. So
| he who has fled to the hope set before
him in the Gospel must stay in Christ.
and In Him the soul finds all Its wants
|supplied. IA iSs
Until the death Of the high priest.
The allusion Is evidently to the sacri-
fetal death OF the worlds High Prlest.8
AS He Is alive for evermore. and dteth
never, SO the believer is rpetually 10 \
abide In Christ. 5& ii.
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