Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-25
The Times Dispatch Sunday
Sermon
SAVE THU LANDMARKS.
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Thou shall not remers thy neighbours land
mark which they vi uld time hnvu set In
thine Inheritance, which thou shalt inherit II,
ia" 'ahd THAT the Lord Thy aod Rlvpth theu
IL pesseas it"-peuteronpmy xix. IA.
Among iawuivers none that the world has
ever produced outranks Moses. His conuc,,-
'rn of u form OF government requisite to
meet the needs of an emamclpsted race, nf,ar
long period ~ bondage, that they might
hsC"tne - great nation In which equality ot
citizenship should be u distinguishing font
ur"' N i'ttr short ut remRrkablu when we
consider tho az" In which he lived
Tho commonwealth which ho proclain,e ed
was III" nrst vovornmcnt ON tho saco ~ the
sl"b" 10 nut restrictions upon the absolute
power "f monarchy. tho FIRST to havc n
popular legislative assembly. the nrst to or
ERh'He government In three depnr tmonts--
Legislative, judicial and oNsoutlvo-.tho nrst
10 prohibit cinss caste distinctions and
Tho hrst To provide for popular instructions
We nave had mnny statesmen since Moses.
out In oil that they have given us that was
good FOR the masses they not the germ OF
their ideas from Moses.
Tho land-hoidinY system provided by Moses
was the beet that has over been devised for
Inc maintenance OF national vigor In the
fuI!ness OF it's opportunities to grow In
strength with the evolution of the aYes-it
made every citizen home owner and pro-
vided laws by which he could not permanent
~ sustain any other relation toward the COM
monweaith.
ana we are not going beyond that--he sought
at all times 10 Impress upon the children of
'sraei that the possessions they were to come
INT" were an inheritance from the fathers,
VINO themselves entered no, into the enjoy
mcnt thereof. according to the promise OF
OLE" This view OF the matter was readily
accepted by the 1sraelites. and il would seem
that since Moses had miracuiousiy freed
'ne'h from the yoke OF bondage and was about
I" place them in possession OF tho pron,ise ed
hcll N all
OF MS injunciions and prohibitions I'm the face
OF the severest OF temptations. That they
d'd not. history attests only too we'll In the
loss NJ their national existence
So important lid Moses regard thu maintc-
nance of the landmarks which defined the
limits OF each inheritance. and therefore. the
Hauohai inheritance In Derpetuity in its orig
mai underlying strength. he instructed that
III the worship OF the congregation. the I.evites
wh" directed the service, shall sneak and
say unto ali the men OF Israel with n loud
voice, Cursed be he that renovcth his neigh
hor's landmark And all the people shall saw,
Amen
These landmarks then were set IN To
preserve TO the children OF Israel unimpaired
their separate original Inheritance as the
safeguard ~ national security
When our own republic was established
as nm Independent government. after heroic
sacrifice on the part OF the fathers the So
curing by them OF the blessings of liberty 10
themselves and postcrity was the chief
thought in mind. With them liberty was cs-
S"ntial 70 happiness and progress. Hence
they ordained and established for us our
landmark-the Constitution of the United
States OF America
This Constitution provides a nlan or roy
'Fhmeh' tha' rails n Its bcncfcicnt Intent
'''! !" ;" lar n men charged with the
ruucs oil citizehsh /, iail in their responsible
IVY as such II they fail In their obligations
as they now exist how much moro pro-
nounced would be their failure under an ex-
tension of these obligations
ftt In one way and another the bound
aries set uD by this chart. furnished us by
'he fathers, are being questioned as the true
markings tEat dcHae good government from
dangerous government. Ambitious men, strong
IN the mold that they have upon public opin-
ion are working nightly To destroy the
'hc'ent landmarks by which the fathers
sought To secure To us that which they them
selves, esteemed most dear