The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28
FIELDS
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i. his person. Conquest was the KEY WORT
for tho new epoch. Joshua was the co,v
atoror par excellence. He was a great
determined tnotfui and lnsplrational leader
Israel entering tho land of promise niakoS
an ever living picture. Jordan runnirf
ba i, and a mile vide makes arpar.
feet OF tha priests bearing ntoft
tho glittering palladium OF fsraeI. tho arN Z
tas d IBsa n,1 'n
that lieter-to-be forgotten march through
Gods viaduct. S,
Jericho was tho Glbrnltartof Canaan. EvcI
IL Its gauntlet could DO rim. no cotIimandef
vrrsed In tactics would ever leave such ~
citadel In his rear. But a plan Of Invest.
ment and assault was revealed ID Joshua
rrurtifyinE to his military genius. Hn sac.
ritiecd his science to his faith and his .r.s 4
ward was signal God handed him the Res
To Canaan.
In tliis ancient hall Of fame alongside %.
tho portrait of Joshua hangs that. OF h!i
&C mrade-spy Caleb. The last scene In h!f
his exalted character. He comes in his TURF y
before the commission. whose task 1t Is u
divide the conquered land among the trisss
lcrtily manor, as he had a perfect right I'd
on account of public services. the aged war
ricr asks that he be given the only unct:.i-
.0uered portion OF the country, the inaccess-
ible heights In which the 4inakru were for-
tiled
The political constitution OF the Hebrew
nation shines like radiant ytar tirousi
subsequent ages OF dark oppression and In
jrftice. Its Jurisprudence. agrarian. nuns
cpal sanitary and criminal Is the wonder
of minds versed In such matters Our mod
ern advanced laws were antedated thre4
thousand years by the Jewish statutes con.
etc. or the phianthropic and practical
nnturo of the Hebrew polity the one insti-
tuition of Cities of Refuge is u remarkable
evidence.
flor n CTR nd hri1
Joshua approaches his end lie will faln,
after the example OF Moses. project his IN.
in View he s,i summons his lis power OF body,
mind and spirit and pours them out In NJ
historic resume. in discriminating analysis
poHl and exhortation worthy OF Moses "
Elijah y general national assembly II
planned at which viii, the public parting si,a,.
ins as II does, Shechem, Ebai and -Gerizim,
Il a ftting frame for the scene at once pa,
between God and Israel is renewed and con,
frnied with oath OF which monumental
reminders are erected.
The Hebrew Church was in black apostas.
for seven Yeas. The land was full of ultart
to the sungod and his vclupruous consort,
the star -queen. They suffered the pains and
ment they cried Enough" God prepared
deliverance There Is Z weirdness about
Gideon which gives romantic fascinaticn
to career for which q victory of an army
decimated by novel sign and armed wilt.
the unique weapons of lamps and pitchers il
an altogether fitting climax
Tho Book OF Ruth is gem of an dyi
Fo.nty and in a figure this sweet and oldet
story portrays the Redeemcr and redcInp1
ten. The outcast. pitiable and remediless
saviour. his his sentleness compassion ns AMI N,
might: the necessity OF casting ones self
ui'on Him In loving trustfulness-all nr{
evangelistic characteristic which lifts 1T out
OF the sphere OF an asnorous fiction and
| gives the book. an sunmpenchablc place Ia
Tue sacred .,canon:er y..fsgt9y
| Samuel was n lily on az ,dunghill. HS
| grew in. the midst of moral rottennesss H{
vas the white flower of Il dark period. iiif
unique character. He was boy given Il
God and His tabernacle. The subjective ef-
! fec, OF his environment and occupation
must have been considerable factor in TIL
evolution OF his, moral power and spiritual
| character. AT length when God called him,
| the prepared message found q prepared heart.
| Such In brief was the origin. environment
the. first OF the prophets.
In that New Testament "hait or fame.
the eleventh chapter OF the Epistle 10 thu
| Hebrews hangs tablet to Samson Tia
1 effort to deny his h!storicity and to rcduc1
| him to a solar myth has had no better sue
tier and deeds. The narrative preserves with
| Photographic fidelity the manners and Gus
toms of the eldest age. The stories Of WI.
anu prowess are an Interpretation OF q time
otherwise incomprehensibc. On large.
| scale the crude history Is an interpretation
OF human life In general, the comedy and
| III all heroes. Extensive nllesorization ~
possible. samson was undoubtedly designed
excmpllfed the advantage of good purent-
age. the immnnence of God (''nnd the Spirit.
OF the Lord began to move him; and the 4,
story Is inspiratlonal of courage and pa
| triotism.
The continuity Of the quarters lessons ~ ls
Lessons which come In arbitrarily. The sons
1 for the Worlds Temperance Sunday Is fronll
that mirror of the apostolic church. tho
| Epistlc to the Romans. We discover. re-
| gretfuly that the early church was divtl-
| cd 1t Is also discovered that az usual fac
tions were created by relatively nnini-
| tain to the substance of faith. Practically,
/ Puul's purpose in writing is to outline those
| ccnduce to unity and peace. This inspired
| and transparent casutstry Is OF perpetual
| application.
to the year of study. The Magi are tho
| ideal Bible students for every age. Gn-
ldcuhtedly they conquered their racial pre-
/ the yellow and sacred scrolls. and thug
/ learned OF Him of whom Moses and thu
lr'ophets spoke. God met then. on their
|, owr plane OF thought. lie sent u star 10
| the star Eazers. just as he sent angels 70
the Jews. who through their literature and
history were familiar with angels. Their
1 quest proved their moral earnestness ind
had its reward They found tho babe"
Gift to Police.
I, Chief of Police Werner yesterday
i from ca plain Joseph r. Willard. mem
Der of the State Corporation Commis-
sion, as a Christmas gift to tho Police
[ Benevolent Association.
4 Major Werner saiu that the asso :
/ citation was Very grateful for the gift,
i and that there is still room for more