Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-20

| - n o man knOWetN or MS SeDulcnrt
unto this day." says the Scripture o
Moses. The following legend is based
upon this Scripture:
THE DEATH OF MOSES.
From S. Barring Gould's sold Testament Legends.
When the time came for Moses tC
die, the Lord called Gabriel to him ant
said: $50 and bring the soul of my
servant Moses to Paradise"
The angel Gabriel answered, in as,
| constituent: Lord, Lord, how can
venture to give death to that man, the
| like of whom all generations of men
have not seen? ?'
Then the Most High called to him
Michael and said: go and bring
| the soul of my servant Moses to Para
dise.n .
The angel Michael answered, in
fear: Lord, Lord, was his instruc'
tor in heavenly lore! How can beal
death to my pupil ?" ...-..
Then the Most High called to him
| Sammael and said: " Go and bring
the soul of my servant Moses to Para
disc"
The angel Sammael flushed red with
Joy. He clothed himself in anger and
grasped his sword, and rushed down
upon the holy one. But lie found him
writing the incommunicable name oil
God, and he saw his face shine with
divine light. Then he stOOd'irresolute,
and his sword sank with the point 10
earth. .--. ~ - -t'+
"What seekest thou ?'' asked Moses.
"I am sent to give thee DEATH" an
swered the trembling angel. All
mortals must submit TO that"
But not l." said Moses, sat least
from thee. I, consecrated from my
mothers womb, the discloser OF divine
mysteries, the mouthpiece of God-I
will not surrender my soul into thy
hand"
The Sammael flew away.
But voice fell from Heaven: "MO-
ses, Moses, thine hour is cOmeW
"My Lord" answered Moses, "give
not my soul into the hands of the An
gel of Death"
Then the Bath-kol, the heavenly
voice, fell again: "Be cOmforted. [
myself will take thy soul and l my
self will bury thee.n NF
Then Moses went home and knock
ed at the door. His wife Zipporah
opened, and when she saw him pale
and trembling she inquired the reas-
on.
Moses answered: "Give God the
praise. Ny hour of death has come. j"
~" What! must man who has spok-
en- with God die like ordinary NOR
tals?"
"He must. Even the angels Gabri-
ell, Michael, and Israel must die. God
alone is eternal, and dies not"
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When she recovered her senses Mo-
ses asked: "Where are my children ?'
"They are put to bed, and are
asleep"
awake them up. 1 must bid them
farewell .TAE. ~
Zipporah went to the children's bed
and cried: "Arise, poor orphans
Arise, and bid your father farewell
for this is his last day in this world
and the first in the world beyond"
The children aw0ke in terror and
cried: " Alas! who will pity us when
we are fatherleSs? Who will stand
protector on our threshold ,"
Moses was so moved that he wept.
Then God said to him: What mean
these tears? Fearest thou death, or
dost thou part reluctantly with this
world ?" ak-
II fear not death, neither do / part
reluctantly with this world; but l la
ment these children, who have lost
their grandfather Jethro and their un-
Gle Aaron, and now must lose their
father"
"In whom, then, did thy mother
confide when she cast the in the bull
rush-ark into thee water?''
SIN Thee, o Lord"
"Who gave the power before Pharoh?
Who strengthened thee with thy staff
to divide the sea?n
Thou, o Lord ~ .f.-
"Who led through the Wilderness,