The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23

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Abrams motley clan. and the surround
ing tribes as we'll. that this aged sheik
should miraculously beget n son by his
own and venerable wife, from whom IN
turn should spring noisy masses and tu-
m,lltuous nations.
The pledge of this incredible circun-
stance was the new name OF the Deity;
e vas snfftsient% for this thing o,a.n
he did! He fell on his face. in that very
act OF adoring Worship. appropriating the
promise in al Its, fulness; In the in
j 1unctio,ns, Walk before Mel" and BE
when Abraham had failed to see the in
visible. and had stopped to ignoble de-
vices sT;s,. to :. ward va off imaglnary dangers.
assurance that Almighty God is rising to
set In motion toward their blessed con-
summation the contents of the covenant.
the first elements Of which were given
Chaldees.
l ANALYSIS AND KEY.
l. Nonadic life: Its attractions
AZ aharai i Journey through Canaan.
:. Abraham's lapses: their punishment
A. Tho Covenant.
Change OF name in contracting par
Promise OF descendants.
Pledge of 1t.
The TEActiER's LANTERN.
,,,,n hal a Dugapno perfection is to many
P Ghr;st ao Yet twenty centuries before
niand apparently In mind, directs His
G OK ~ to be perfect even as thor
Father is perfect. Yet MANY seen, r.
pt1ue themsSsvc Ipon their imperf. ction,
s 70 even n Boast Sa. Of IT, He magnifes the
the ,uttermost in his heart. -
El Shaddai should be the mystic talis-
man. the broad phylactery bound i,,on On, !.
ioreheads. Gods almightiness ought 10
81. ~, tyr leeole Faith. make us realize the
foMlses however exceeding great thev
/, Saved from many snare would we be
y we 9 1hl walked before tho Lord con.
TRou 't God ti sse eye was on Us from above
Walk before Me- Tho tn thouEh ha s st!'a !
continued PURPOSE inheres In the Word
SET myself be firmly purposed, thorough-
~ determined to obey before Ne. God and
tiis Church need such to-day.
inf rre saroa ": r1 Robertson. in his charm
tlatly denies that God fulfilled His prom l
ff e naYaS he goes further to say that
onl,, h.,.,,, - eoiueo ~ lulfu 1t. He could
pots pc &c. OF Esypt by, Offering them somethinp
o. On, the same sort-a land flowing witS
mus mus and honey If He had told t h,n
~ .iia[ lhe rest remaining for the peonls
aha the promised land was the Jer,sainn
a a. y: they would never have bm nh.et1'
~ 81 ~ moa offered one thing. but gave an an.
ootheF-compensated for his fnii,,ro a IN,
pestowls'g something greater. -
+hi dangerous and excessive spiritualizinr
processes with Ills ancient neo uIacaa = We
Of spiritual truth But 'A va ap rasnmt lon
, mepho OF any double entente in the Divine Inc
t tiho t av!,,, tiere was solemn covenant,
by a., oath and sealed with a sign RoIl
erIsoI GOES not prove that the covenon,
was not literally fulfilled. II II Wo os"n ~
idn!tllaa, ! would rather believe, as man T,
~, LINat 1od VII yet mako good His
than to believe lie never intcn,,eh ~ 9n 1,1,,I
1t to them. f'.e'''ea 20 slVG
Truth Is. literal and spiritual run sids
by side N the history Of Gods favo staI
people, Abraham Is literally q father NJ NJ
natsons--Arabia. indian. Ammon. Noah
spr Wnu' n Israel !, But he s also the
now being born In a DAY BY the prea c 81.
lng OF the Gospel, Kings are his off.
1 sprlng-Daytd and Solomon literally. III
nH nta f, spiritually who are made 'kinss
AMI AMI n npa;.a - nis descendants arc literally
una phehomenally numerous but his
spiritual descendants are alreadv mn,
pored by the hundreds OF millions
lChristiian E'nr}eav1,r