Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
The Boy Joash
Is Crowned King
Sermon by
Rft. FLOYD W. TOMi>iAC.
Text; Kings. ri l-"0.

HEN. FLOYD ". TOMkiAC.
Text; Kings. ri 10
VIC turn now from the Kingdom OF
Israel to The Kingdom Of Judah and
we are to stuGE :hc experience Of the
eighth King, Joosh or Jehoash. his
name slsnifyiur Jehovah is stro,s."
~ rs "a tragic biz Of history into which
cutters the continued wickcdncss Of
l'.cbcl the wife OF .hhab. for her
"anEhtcr. Nthaliah had married Jeho-
ram the graad:ailtcr OF Joash, nnd
H|"I!'lh was a Siufu, creature, u muir
"crcss ard usurpcr His father.
Nh"ziah. rcit;ucd only one year and
then Athalian herself TOOL, the throne
Win dire Consequences 10 the Kingdom
and TO herself. The little boy. Joash.
vas hidden, after tn" murder OF his
h'pth"rs. b. his good aunt. JehoshcDa.
"hos" husband. .lehoiada wa. hil.h
priest. For seven years ne was secretly
hc1l in ia" temple. :..ru then i. was
proclaimed King. and the w!cl,cd >tha-
nan was put to death. .Iuash rcigncd
forty years. and While his term Of
once began wen. ~ ended inis.rably
SAD AND CONFUSING
PAGES or JEWISH HISTORY
ihcsc pages "; Jewish history are
confusing, - wcl rs sad /, was a
Ninh OF evolution through which Gods
r,I.op'e ""f" i'"ss'hS ana out Of which
-, :, - 81 i"S.' a. " nation tributary
we need not be pcrpi.Xcd by the chang
49,, VIZ VIC sh"uin DO Is to
events which are hrout,,, hara, ,',
the nrst lesson here i the .n,,,In,,. ,,''"
OF evil when once II is staT,oJ
Jehordm OF judah married S;h;lI:,h
OF the Kingdom OF Israel for the pur-
p"S" OF uniting tn" two Kingdoms !,
was laudable desire, but it resulted
disastrously bcc;,us, n. married =, ~.
Athaliah was a sinful cre,,rr. ard
woman with bad auc.s,, ,ioI =
Is :. holy estate no, 10 nc cr,n,c, ~; 49,,
uuadNisedly or lightly II ie NOR
far !norc-thau - I,,aI ,o,,r,' =,
& spiritual union ~ ,,..,r
love. and that - loy. ,o,,s,,,.',t W ~.
, cod o. to marry for s,.,,. ~, s',,,'' ~
reasons. cannot b. o;t,., So
against ,;od when ,c,,i.. - -"
must realize tina, goodness Of ,.t,,',,.
tor. love and ,id.li,y 49,, H. - a.
demanded by ,;od tr,,, ~" yes
boon committed +. ,,..,,,. rs
generation to parnr.,i,,,' ~ from
"f the horrors nf 90, rooi.I. " o,!e
cdncss cam. "a he, t',.'S "!c"-
hcritancc. ana while ,b.., Sii .,' ~
the responsibilify n. ,,Li ~ 'rNae'i
tho 81, OF I',,,-, ' ~ mao.
sin against bis ,.'..o ~. ."k htr :;
sim Ana ma, ~. 80, w 'F"'"
Hud more the trl,tI ma, ,,,,.;
2 sacred ibirp NJ ~" aS' -
hs our Father Nm, ,,',,,,i ~ ~ '",."
righteous lr\y. 'H III
con tI.. -,
>NINls
!" ~" WIS WILL.
'" nay" hr'" tn" stOry IF a GOOD
~. ana H"rlc shielding prince ANA
waiting for Gods ,i;nc g. p.y.i,i,, III,
I-,,, .NIU IN IN" darkest hour God
,,,u M"" aio i"idE ~ do His
Kingdom \. ~. ,,,i l.,i ,'"u
had ,ouO in ir..i ~ 80" ,'"' nc
tI!n a. i>tnrs Wv ~ =, '"i1i 10
take hcsyt ~ l ~ "'"S W
things scc,r a..frs, -. cam, i,, ~.
suncr IHs prur,i,cs 80 I,i, "Vt
blessed ;rosc ,a,d ,,.,o 80 'oN
World Who do ,bcI AZ. :" VI,
and undertake. 10 fuItill nix 49,, 49,;
face Of danger, .rh.nli I;oI W.
auu;s ana uu,lc. Of l;fc, " e
mi tho roble ,.or,. ~. 80.
faith and loy,I,,. iu,.;lf. .'.''
the Almigh,v Ia MAX. ,nnir .c.c,r, -
ccSsfuI: We love 10 pi,,mr. ~. ,i.,,a
lad nourlshcG and ,4u.b, ~, 10 w.
voted Jchoshcba IN rho e..rc,
the temple: ana I Inus, nm. hon,,
dear place Ia hin, rar ro,,,,., 80
the wickcducss ana rnrfrsio, g. 49,,
world outside I've n,i, ,.,,,, Nv
Nc ouch, tho sscrodunss ~ :,d.s 49,,
to-day ard i'm rho o,;.,,, -,
tunry STONED nov ,rI ,Lo 80,
tate and pr,y We ,.o,,,d ,,.
Christians P,rticul,rI,. vbo,,,d 40
teach little children tn lo,.o .,.
OF pray4r They arc oaeii, i,o,,,a.,
and A few words as ia ~ ,,,a.,',
q church ana Tie sjrninc,,I. - 49,
worship therein wnuII hoi,i 49,
love and veneration all tbrn,,.h ,h.i'
lives
,o.su U,,r ~
u
'oash was hut a enid when he was
cIo"hcn; nc sun Was under the guild
ahce OIL MS uhcic ana aunt, hat IL must
nave meant moment OF deep s!"nih-