Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-06
EliInh the rishhit,

Inc commonly accepted idea Of II
prophet Is far too mechanical. I'VE
naSS peen accustomed TO Imagine one
th Ss, Divine Spirit. that his personal
VIII ana Judgment arc practically
s :,urpma,6H SO that he is moved like an
Episiie turns strong light upon the
prophetic Office and corrCcts our mis-
nIirl ~, Elijah was II man OF
ms special function he was II perfect
~ normal character Over i'm
d disnpe OF Giiead he contemplated the
c ensEraee and impending ruin OF his
stirred with patriotic emotions. AK
ours would be under similar circum-
S S,n In his distress he com
said The evil is great>amd universal
~ not arrested II must not only bring
r ron, dtsE,race. but It spells actu,!
VIII not some form OF chastonins
,nrlnS the people to u better mind
fnm NH" h"t n long drought and the
ssiidden nation TO repentancc?'' 49,.
Elijah believes 1t will and this viii
b ir INC way OF salvation. NTH this
:" VIZ" Ne ne prays that II may not rain
hen the term is ended can
ne aspire to he Jehovah's messenger
No me , court OF Ahab? if so. he viii
hl nssiy himself ~ unreservedly and fear
SO of his own will with tie
use of his own judgment in perfectly
normal manner, hc becomes Israers
Rave been annoyed at the nbruptness
OF Elijah's appearance In the MARIA
i irve. al sorts Of legends have been
everything of the kind seems Eratuit-
ouS. The abruptncss Is In appearance
3hly' From ST. James again we know
mar season OF prayer preceded the
S.io,minE OF the prophet upon tho scene
ihonsh sadly bluntcd ny idolatry, the
people could not but recognize Eli
IAN as Jehovahs messengers. Con-
sent ana why the scourgc was i'm
trait Of the prophe, hangs one OF That
snd 'heathen;" Plague OF famine has
fallen upon her also. she is i'm the
nE, on gathering fuel TO bake the
y Stranser. Hebrew, n prophet. pos
sibly the very one ut whose word the
famine came. However. she recog-
nizcs with woman's intuition that
the stranger is also Il fellow sufferer
iior he too is famine-strickcn. Her
DencNolencc rises to subduc her mt
urai racial prejudice and even the
STRONGER passion>of her religious bias.
me prophet made rs great Il reouisi-
ZION on her as was ever made upon
himself. She honorcd II. So This
ceiled that OF any woman in Israel
received u prophet and a prophets
reward. II was no accident that Eli
Jan was sent to her. She was worthy
Now she stands forever incenscd win
the Masters praise and hallowed nv
MS Communications.
Under the study I.nmn.
The Intelligent. amectionate and
submissive apprehension OF the Di-
vine Person, is the supreme act Of the
RATIONAL soul. II is the sum and sub.
stance of religion. In this sense. II
n u In Cod. would seem In Itself
IA al
God is comprehensive OF ali and the
human attitude In intellect scnsibIl-
! ~ and VIII. toward the Divine is
destiny, qSse OF az r,c dp.E; privilege and
OF God is the unfaiiing source OF com
i ic' E l2y. peace and strength. This
Ono" %as hl''nhh n, equipment for his great
hornh.' IL WAS small matter for him
20 stand before Ahhb and deliver his
cssase without fear or favor /.
inc presence OF God that he feared
rSe Sa os a Ii is s ssfSnd among the r.
Hplrational power OF such Il ,if e" and
character as that OF Elijah Is far be-
F fGmq ' are p @%rn 81 ccTm np,
erences TO Elijah than to any other
prophct, ana the very excess OF rab-
hlnical tradition concerning him. al
proves the high esteem in which he
near nas h hern ,,non - Two portraits an,-
a n women. con,cmporaries, Of the
same race, worsh!pers of the same
gods. but here resemblances ceases.
one Is queen. ambitious, cruel, in
tolerant, sensual The other lis n
widow. poor. namelcss. On her and
her dying son the plague has fallen
with al Its weight. But in the dark
ness OF affection her benevolence and
raith outshine all the queens jewels.
II Is no accident that these
TWO portraits hang together for the
Bible teaches by example. In This in
stance each character stands for an
opposite principle Of life. In JcZabci
II was love OF self. In the widow IL
was love OF others The out
come OF the two lives WAS what might
have been expected. JczebcI dies a
violent death at the hands OF traitor
Gus menials. On the other hand.
whether the tradition be true or not
that the widows son became the
prophet Jonah. at any rate She her
self received the highest .conmcnda-
ton Of the prophet OF all prophets
The dry brook Cherith ana
the widows bare cupboard were the