The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-14
The International
Sunday-School Lesson
MOSES PLEADING WITH ISRAEL.

Moses displayed a presidency heroic and
glorious. His purpose was TO pluck Israel
out of Egypt and plant him In Canaan. With
Paul he might have said: This one thing
i do From l. nothing could divert him.
The hardness of Pharaoh's heart; the dan
gers of the wilderness, great and terrible
the obstinaoy OF the Hebrews; self-interest.
in the opportunity to be the prosenitor or
new nation-all alike failed to defect him
from his holy intent For forty years.
through vicisstudes unparalleled, he kept
the end in view.
The secret of 1t was, he knew The mind or
God More than any who had preceae9
him, even Abraham himself. he understood
the purpose of Providence In the election OF
Israel With entire self-abandon and
oblivion. he devoted himself to the realiza-
don OF Gods plan. He was patriotic 10
the point OF being willing to be blotted out
OF the Book of Life. If only Israel might
be saved. But he was more than patriotic.
He saw in Israel Gods almoner OF saiVa.
ton to a lost race. He recognized hlmseit
as type of that Messiah-prophet after
ward to be raised up, who should guide not
Abraham's sons alone. but all the sons OF
men. into the heavenly Canaan
The time of his departure Is at hand He ,
will gain conserve his life-work. He Will
project his influence beyond his mortal HE.
There upon the threshold, and In full view
OF the good land he may not himself enter.
before he lays down at once ms Worh anu
his life. he summons up the unspent .ro,
sources OF his splendid personality, ana
pours them forth in historic resume. IN re-
enumeration of laws and statutes-ferVid On
hortations to obedience to the same-reuch-
ing the climax in n golden psalm, than
which even the poetic epoch of the nation
produced nothing finer.
The paternal spirit pervades Deuterono-
N.Y. 1t is the death-b bed address of wisely
ambitious, intensely afectionate tatnef.
Pathetic snlemntty is there, too.
The Intent of Moses in this last discourse
was realized No other portion of Scripture
Wi and pernnDently tnflu-
entail upon the Hebrew character ana
career. Part of It is considered the holy
of holes of their Scriptures, has been bound
upon millions of foreheads, nailed upon
millions OF door-posts. and Is repeated,
morning and evening. in the daily ritual IN
every land where there is a synagogue or
Hebrew home.
yond his countrymen to embrace the human
race, SO the influence of his swan-sons IS
felt throughout the world and In each sue
it as the very epitome of both law and
Gospel Noses Jesus, and Paul. each az
firms that the end OF the commandment Is
love out of pure heart
ANALYSIS AND KEY.
1. Persstency Moses characteristic.
Ground of 1t: knowledge OF Divine
purpose.
A patriot but more than one.
Wilderness of sympathy.
Israel almoner to all nations.
2. Moses dying hour.
Desire to conserve his work
His death-bed nddress-solemn, pa
\ ternnl.
| Historical resume.
| Lava accommodated. Exhortlon.
Climax. Golden Psalm
| THE TEACHERS LANTERN.
Deuteronomy signifies the second law.
! The rabbis called 1t "the Iteration" the
Saxons "the after law" 1t Is an evansell-
cal hortatory reorganization. II bears about
| val Int tnp
books as Johns TO the preceding three Cos
pels, 1t strikes the same key as the E ..tIs
TO the Hebrews. Luther says OF ": Ihou
Wit give this little book the right name II
thou shalt call II a very ample and clear
revelation Of the Ten commandments"
Place, time, circumstances OF utterins
/ these words are affecting In tho last degree
il Moses the unique and towering character
i speaks them, just when his glorious life
4 work. is done, and his hearers are on the
i to which he had led them He will fam
| solemnly and lovingly put the nation under
bond 10 keep In Canaan the covenant they
made with God at Sinai. Deuteronomy Ia
Moses last will and testament. q
Tho engraving of pious sentiments npor
houses is a custom that prevails to this day
In the quaint English eity Of Chester, IS IN.
grateful memory of the fact that 1t was thu
only house unlnvaded by the black plague
its owner inscribed across the amhitiou
gable the sentiment. Gods provldencs Il
nina inheritance"
Moving into house formerly occupied
by a Hebrew family. found on the right
I hand door-post u very small tin case II
witch was a bit OF parchment closely roe'
lup, on which was inscribed in Hebrew char
acters tho paragraph, Deuteronomy vi "a
l Through Il small hole In the tube could b
Tread the word Shad dai (Aimighty}, In
! scrlbed on the back of the parchment, Thl
Twas to remind them that God $ eye was q
l them from above; but In the haste OF moy