...and prosperity of society. In the republic of Israel, God made it the subject of an express law: — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God ! I AM THE LORD ! Elihu followed the dictates of nature and of decency,...

...earth, and worshipped. Ei. xxxiv. 8. Ye shall fear every man bis mother and his father. Le. xix. 8. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man. Le. xix. 32. Bath-sheba went unto king Solomon to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the...

...a kind of dignity and pre-eminence. Years have in all countries laid a foundation for respect — " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man." But let the preacher bring home this question, especially as vre are so near the end...

...thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 19 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. 20 Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child....

...will evince itself. It was an injunction to Israel of old, and we regard it as a standing precept, " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God." — 1835. 19 The circumstances of our beloved young friends, whether...

...and prosperity of society. In the republic of Israel, God made it the subject of an express law: — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God! I AM THE LORD ! Elihu followed the dictates of nature and of decency,...

...places in Christ Jesus. This is the reason why God has given that positive admonition to the young — " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head/ 'and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God." " Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother...

...and all such commands are intended to weaken the aptitude for wrath or avarice. Again : It is said, " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old." "Honour thy father and mother." " Depart not from the word which they shall tell thee." These...

...most disgusting nature then take place, and the young victim becomes a prostitute for life. 32. — "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man." When an aged man enters a room or public place, the young arise from their seats, and...

...29.— xxi. 5. 1 Sam. viii. 5.) 22. Amonw the enactments in the Mosaic code, we find the following : ' Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God ; I am the Lord your God.' So inseparably connected are age and authority...