Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-20
BRSOl VIRGINIA TENNESSEE TUESDAY, AUGUST TO- Whole No.

1 and gave thee bread from Heaven, ant
t opened to thee the rock offliCtr'
: "Thou, o Lord" 3
|, "Then, canst thou not trust thy or
1 phans to me, who am father to TIT
fatherless? But go take thy staff, anC
: extend it. once more over the sea, anC
thou shalt have sign to strengthen
thee in thy wavering faith"
: Moses obeyed. He took the rod O
God in his hand, and he went down tC
the sea-beach, and he lifted the ROD
over the water. Then the sea divided
and he saw in the midst a black rock.
And he went forward into the sea till
he reached the rock and then voice
said to him "Smite with thy staff!r
And he smote, and the rock clave as
under, and he saw at its foundation q
little cavity, and i'm the cavity was a
worm with q green leaf in its mouth.
The worm lifted up its voice and cried
thrice, praised be God, who doth
not forget me, though I, little worm
lie in loneliness here! Praised be
God, who hath nourished and cherish
ed even me!n
When the worm was silent, God said
to Moses: "Thou seest that L do not
fail TO consider and provide for little
worm in rock, of which men know
not, far in the depths of the sea. And
shall 1 forget thy children, who know
J me?
Moses returned with shame to his
home, comforted his wife and children,
and went alone to the mountain, where
| he was to die.
And when be had gone up the
mountain he met three men who were
| digging grave. And he asked them:
''For whom do you dig this grave"
They answered: "FOr q man whom
God will call to be with him in Para
| dise.u
Moses asked permission to lend
hand TO dig the grave of such holy
man. When it was completed, Moses
! asked: "Have you taken the meas
ure of the deceased ?"
mo, we have quite forgotten to do
so. But he was Ofthy size. Lie down
in it, and God will reward thee, when
we see if it be likely to salt,
Moses did so. t..
The three men were the three angels,
Michael, Gabriel and Sagsagel. The
angel Michael had begun the grave,
the angel Gabriel had spread the
white napkin for the head. the angel
Gagsa rel that for the feet.
Then the angel Michael stood on
one side of Moses, the angel Gabriel
on the other Size, the angel Gagsagel
at the feet, and the Majesty of God
appeared above his head.
And the Lord said to Moses, "Close
thine eyelids. " He obeyed.
Then the Lord said: ''Press thy
hand upon thy heart - And he did
so.
Then God said: ''Place thy feet in
order" He did so.
Then the Lord God addressed the
spirit of Moses, and said: "Holy soul,
my daughter! For a hundred and
twenty years hast thou inhabited this
undefiled body of dust. But now
thine hour is come. Come forth and
mount to Paradise -
But the soul answered, trembling
and with pain: In this pure and un-
defled body have I spent so many
years that l have learned to love it,
and have not the courage to desert
it,
my daughter, come forth! 1 will
place thee in the highest heaven, be-
meath the Cherubim and Seraphim
who bear up my eternal throne"
Yet the soul doubted and quaked.
Then God bent over the face of
Moses and kissed him. And the soul
leaped up in joy, and went with the
kiss Of God to Paradise. ..
Then a sad cloud draped the heav-
ems, and the winds walled: "Who |
lives now on earth to fight against sin
and error?'
And q voice answered: ''Such a |
prophet never rose before
And the earth lamented: Il have |
lost the holy one !"
And Israel lamented: "We have |
lost the shepherd %
And the angels sang: ''He is come |
in peace to the arms of God p
But the Musselmans narrate the
last scene differently.
They say the Angel of Death stood |
over Moses as he lay in the grave,
and said: ''Prophet of God, l must |
take thy soul. -
"How wilt thou take itT'-e
q 'From thy mouth Il .5Js- . |
"Thou canst not, for my mouth !
hath spoken with God :"
As.'Then from thine eyes. - +se-
Thou canst not, for my eyes have
seen the uncreated Light of Cod"
Then from thy ears r |
'Thou canst not. for my ears have |
heard the Voice of God."
'.Then from thy hands" @
Thou canst not, for my hands have |
held the diamond tables upon which
were engraven the Tora.'
Then God bade the Angel of Death |
obtain from Rhidwan, the porter
of Paradise. an apple from the garden
and give it to Moses to smell.
Moses took the apple out Of the
hand ofthe Angel of Death, and smelt |
at it; and as he smelt thereat the
angel drew his soul forth at his nos
triiS.
None know where is the grave Of
Moses save Grbriel, Michael. Israfiel.
and Azrael. for they buried him, and
and defend his grave to the Judgment
Day.
In speech delivered last Thurs
day. by General COehrane before the |
Liberal Republicans Committee of |
New York. ne presented the posture
of the two parties in the following