The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-26

his home circle. II he had made a
bowling success in his fireside, We
might look to him for help; but as it
is, We can not expect aid; for We
Judge tree by its fruits"
The central thought in the history
CT David whose life we have been
discussing is that the Deity that David
worshipped. condoned every offense
whether Murder, Arson or Adultery,
ii that David committed, providing he
would finally obey his commands, on
in other words be pious. The most
inhuman and infamous crimes were
committed by David, and none of them
save the Bathsheba incident offended
the Jehovah of SauTs successor. The
Almighty is made to look on with aD-
plause when the sons of Saul were
hanged and when the Ammonites were
despoiled. II is recorded that he sent
Nathan to David with a very strong re-
buke, an dthat Nathan proceeded in
a parable to call David s. attention to
his iniquity, and in this subtle man
ner, Nathan got David in a trap
made him pronounce Judgment on
himself Nathan then recounted the
affair to Israel's. amorous king, and
assured him that the ~Sword would
never depart from his house" This
prophesy has almost been literally
carried out, although from scattered
texts written later. it would seem that
God rather felt that he had been too
severe with my Servant David
In concluding this account of one
of the most remarkable characters in
the Jewish scriptures, | viii observe
that the account of David is no doubt
the account of many similar charac-
ters since the dawn of time. but the
fact that such characters are portray
ed in our sacred books and that we
are to draw inspiration aEd aid from
them, deny. No defender of supersti-N
tion who is not suffering from soften
ing of the brain or ossification of the
heart would endorse the following
Let his children be fatherless, and
his wife a widow" Let his children
be continually yagabonds, and beg; let
them seek their bread in desolate
places. Let the extortioner catch all
that he heath: and let the strangers
spoil his labour Let there be none
to extend mercy unto him; neither let
there be any to favour his fatherless |
children See Psalms l09, Verses 8, |
to IA, inclusive The whole Psalm
is one drawn out prayer by this pc
culiar Man, Saint David for the Lord
to visit curses on his enemies, and his !
last breath was a desire for his son
Solomon to continue his pious work of |
murder There is only one way to ac-
count for a belief in such character
an dthat is one word SUPERSTITION, |
and of which Pope says:
Force made conquest, and that con
quest, law; |
Till Superstition taught the tyrant |
awe,
Then shared the tyranny. then lent it
aid,
And gods of conquerors, slaves of sub
jects made
She. from the rending earth and burst
ing skies.
Saw gods descend and fiends internal
rise;
Here fixed the dreadful. there the blest
abodes:
Fear made her devils and weak hope
her gods;
Gods partial. changefuI, passionate,
unjust.
Whose attributes were rage, revenge |
and lust;
Such as the souls of towards might
conceive,
And, formed like tyrants, tyrants
would believe
Zeal then, not charity. became the
guide;
And hell was built on spite, and
heaven on pride.
oRSEPyER