Show RELATING 10 TITHING A correspondent writing from wan ship summit county asks the NEWS for an explanation of the latter part of the 14 b chapter of deuteronomy no particular points to in the section cotton indicated are mentioned therefore a few general remark only can b be given la in the verse verae the covenant people were forbidden to sat eat anything that 1 dieta of Itself Ita elf 22 and also to cook a animal in Us me own mothers mo thera milk the reasons reason for the first prohibition are plain enough while those tor for the are less leai obvious yet concerning both the remarks of josephus josephu ahus are very appropriates appropriate he saye baye all our actions and studies and all our words worda in moses moreed a settlement lett lement have reference to piety towards GA for he hag hae left none cone of these things in suspense and aal undetermined out our legislator legi elator neither left practical exer leea to go without verbal just ruction nor did he be permit the hearing of the law to pruce proceed ei witti out the exercise exe rolae for but beginning immediately from toe the earliest earl leat infancy aid ad the appointment of every one onea on diet he I 1 left nothing of the smallest cause quence queno eti to be done at the mere pleasure and od disposal of the person himself that core menials rather than amral principles were involved to la th these precepts may be inferred lif erred from he express permission given to the people to sell the animals they could oot not aati eat to strangers that were not subjects of the mosaic law the following verses of the chapter relate to the setting betting apart for a special use of a second tenth part of the rie prod uce of the land according to Lavit loua 2730 and other places all the tithe of the land whether grain or fruit should belong to the ard re be belog the he supreme ruler of the people uniting in jain hi bands both the lawgiving adminis and judicial functions of the he governments government it could be redeemed only by the payment of its tull full value and aad adding to it a fifth part of its value role by him from whom it was due but bat in deuteronomy chap 14 22 29 a second tithing to is dred for two consecutive years the be israelites were commanded to bronx this to the plase place chosen for the building of the temple and wore there spend it in feasting feast lne before the lord 20 and those who lived too ift far away from the temple to salty carry this feast oft oftering ering conveniently to the sacred place were permitted to turn it into 1090 money first and then spend the maney similarly st at the journeys journey se end ad toe the third bird year his bis tithing was to be bent at home for the benefit of the she had no allotment of land the poor and needy of all kinds by these provisions provision of the koester law the people were drawn towards the temple and given an to spend their heir time there in the observance of holy ordinances io in cons euglon with the servants servant of 61 the almighty and with their brethren and friends they were calculated to be promote social intercourse and a ad liberty and counteract coVe oo vetout now ness and selfishness as well troll as to ere ate an abundant fund for the toilet relief of the poor the promise attached to the ob gb serva eoe of this beneficent law WOW wa that the L bird rd thy god may blem thee in all the work of wine thine hand which thou theu doest 0 |