Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-25

to blow ut least ~ miles an hour and keep
blowing to hold the pass way open. else
the waters would instantly rush back 70
their proper level. Now the romeut 1.-THE
children should enter into tho midst OF
this gale, il from the west IL would snatch
them 'front.' heir feet, aud like an arrow sho,
from bow, drive them head fore most IN
to their heels in the opposite tank, OF hurl
them pell NELL far away amid the junrlss
of Sinai; if from the east it would whirl
them like feathers back into Egypt, unless
the jewelry borrowed from the Egyptians
should b. sufficient to anchor them to the
ground. What docs Sinai meant
Did you ever face thirty mile galei
Did you see any army movements during
the late war; Then you can form some
idea Of the movement Of these GOO, 900
lsraelites, and children, and asses and
oxen and wagons along this wind swept
way.
Now, my Brother, these are simple. geo
graphical aud physical facts, presented for
consideration only.
Somehow or other there is always some
thing in the inwardness or make up of
these wonders that will tell; the cloyea
foot OF ignorance or error (the devil
judge you would term it) will stick out.
Only the most unsophisticsted faith can
stand them. The truth is on coming down
to tARottoui of these marvels, they every
one prove to be stories, and "of the whole
cloth too; nothing more than the unsub.
stantial myths and traditions OF the long
ago Ed.
feu and i, in our adolescence believed
the story of Tell and the apple, Of Po-
cahontas and Capt. Smith, of Washing
ton and his little Ratchet. We know
better now
Bro. Is. don't say that | am trying to
diseredit the SACRED record" am not 80
presumptious as that Bnt do think that
the writers of those old records, as was
natural to the simple credulity of their
times, merely reproduced these wonderful
stories az facts they believed; and this Is
always the case, as you must know, with
all uniformed people who seek among
their handed-dowu traditions for facts TO
make up their history; They stated these
things rs truths do doubt, for they believed
them 10 I've such, and their generations
gave them full credit. But that certainly
does not COMPEL us 10 receive them az
truths, when reason and common sense, the
very nature Of things, prove them to be.
errors There is no infdeiity in this, only
t" old eryor and fraud, and you ought to
know IL. But to admit it is another thing
it would he ike contendinr against n
storm, when you could easily run before
II; and II might unhnpily float you of on a
hungry wave" in more respects than one.
Then there is that qnail story, every
word of which, as to the storm and qnaiis, |
you may insist 10 he true. But inst here
wish to tell you little goose story, every
word Of which is true, too After the bat !
tie OF Ottisce, Of err mott during the
Creek war of 1914, Gen. Floyd was conf !
PEELED 10 fall back for want of supplies. !
The soldiers were on shortest rations, were
moving as rapidly rs possible, When the
September gale no usual in the east, fell |
upon them and forced halt. Huge fires |
were bull. and at night these fires lighted |
up the heavens. just thcu, the wild geese,
on their way south, came in contact with |
this gale which confused them, the light of |
the camp fires blinded them, aud they fell |
BY hundreds. into and around the camp: |
roast goose was in order the next day. |
Had this have occurred thousands of years
ago. among an ignorant people, it would
have made splendid story of the quail |
order. In fact far better; for feather beds
could have come in vogue, tooth picks also,
and even pens wherewith to write down |
the wonderful God-send, provided the
scrbes Of that day could write, and paper
and ink had been on hand. Yon may ex-
plain as yon please, why the wild goose
was such stupid goose as to run into that |
September gale; why he fell amidst the |
fires; why The soldiers rejoiced, and what |
they thought about it.
Have any pspyrous or parchment rolls
ever been found giving the original record |
Of any Of these earliest days and eventsi
And centuries letter, did not some body claim |
to have found q copy Tor was it the orig
mall which was reported to have been ss-
GREETED in the Temple' merely ask for in
formation.
You parade that Chicago Convention,
and Aanss in our faces the soiaed Ms. |
WoodAnA, sssl point 70 shese - the heart
and head Of Spiritualism. You know, or