The New York herald., 1878-08-25
TEMPLE AHAWATH CHESED.


''THE THREE sIeNs"-ssRNoN BY TIE REV.
DIR. HUEBsCH.
The Rev. Dr. HueDsch preached yesterday In the
Temple Ahawath Chesed, Lexington avenue, taking
h,s text from Exodus iv.. Sand It shall come to
pass they will believe thee neither listen 10 the
OF the arst sign that they will believe the voice
oi the latter signs"
Tho mission of Moses to Pharaoh, said the Doc.
tor was Of those which formed The beacon
lights the ocean OF human history. Grown up In
the Kings palace, the son OF Amram did not become
sstrangsd from his people deep love Tor hts
shaved brothers grew with him, and the first
his manly vigor stamped him champion ana pro-
tector Of his nation This rash but
noble deed, however, drove him away from the
spisnd0r Of the court, from the whore the
children OF his people groaned under the scourge Of
unmerciful taskmasters To tho solitude OF tho
Arabian desert he carried the lofty emotions that
quicKsnsd his spirit and made his heart throb with
love and compassion
THE BURNING bush.
Az Mount Horsb he had the grand appariIion Of the
thorn bush burning IN fame and still not being
sumsd. This apparition showed him that the misery
Of his people in Egypt was watched by .
mersiful Providence What he could not un-
dsrs,and, however, Was, "Why is the thorn
bush not consumeds" Tha. means, "why docs not
EgyptY" And when about TO search Tor answer
TO question: he voice Of Lord warn
standest Is holy ground" No man has a right TO
question the justice and mercy OF God. He knows
ton to consume the thorn bush OF human misery.
Aud SO the nascent prophet did not proceed
sell called upon by The divine voice that spoke 10 his
soul 10 devote his energies " the high mission o
tS. rn. hana Of cos low. "ud iusos To
the wrong aud to humiliats the tyranL Modcsty Is
the companion OF true greatness Anxious NJ this
patriot Was 10 serve the cause OF hrs brethren, he
doubted his own ability whether he would be equal to
the grsA. task and carry out what was hs ardent de-
"who am that shall 60 to Pharaoh sn This ques-
uoo crown Of glory that adorns the great leader
the outset OF path, aud The LORDS reply, 81 will
be with tbse," shows clearly that n man Is aim Is
directed toward good aud noble goal he shall wsvsr
support G his weakness God Is With him ana si OBJ.
staclss must vanish. Still there doubt lin
gsring IN the soul OF tho chosen messenger. What
Pharaoh should say, rhou art not the messenger Of
tho Most highf what II tne children Of Israel should
not believe that the God OF their fathers had
himf
THE THREE siGXa
To pacify these doubIs The Lord gave him three
we'll tho oppressed. The nrst sign the staff
thrown TO the ground, which changed into serpent
ss a1s oash a y"
the tyrant VINO debases his tcep,re makes II ter-
pent whose venomsus sting Affects the people
perish" Tho second sign 10 convey
similar lesson the crowned oppressor.
II motion OF the hand toward tho bosom
Two such notions had 10 be made Tue FIRST OF them,
the Hebrew tsAt shows, was an antag gonstic, tho
second q friendly oae. The nrst motion had tho
eject make the hand diseased the second 10 heal
Il again. Tbis was 10 teach fnarsoh That king
ought to be tho right hama OF mis- people, who are
the body. II ho acts enemy against
thcm he disabes nimss; if he 10 their
true friend he increases bis strength
The third sgn was the cnanging OF the waters Of
Nile into blood, and the sgnncasou OF this last sign
ID not TO BE- doubted. Tho Nile was the source Of
blessing for Egypt To this stream the land owed
fertility and the Inhabitants their aiucncs. 1be wild
dreams o an unprnciped king, however, arc capable
10 swallow the substance OF a country and TO make
It's wealth rather curse than blessing BY using 10 to
shed floods OF blood In wars OF conquest. which are
isfy q restless am bition OF o bearing heart.
MEANING siGxs.
Thus these threo signs are the great lesson for
Kings For the Israsites, however, these tigos had
again their own meaning; they wcre TO warn them
against unoeleL He Who throws the staH Of laiIn to
the ground raises serpent against himself, whose
sting he IS sure to feel IN Tine He who turns against
his better belief raises avoIsnt hand sgainst himself
and mains his own right hand.
THE MODERN PHARAonA
After these explanations the Doctor alluoed 10 Rus
sia and Roumsnia, the modorn Pbaraohs as he
termed them. lie csusursd the severe measures OF
the former against the Jewish soldiers, and the
marked hesitation Of the later carry the avsr
able decisions OF the late Europcan Congress with
respect to tue Jews Both, the Doctor said, degrade
their sceptre, main their right hama and turn the
blessings OF their country into TOR