Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-13
"DGD MOSES HAVE HORNS. "
A Letter from the Author of
"The Pulse of Life"
4NS VI AAN h1AAotSAs
WHEELING, March - 1880

article appeared. 1t seems to have
been written in reference To some con
troversy between l.. Gardener and
Bishop Ksin relating 10 the question at
the head OF this article. |, the elder
CredO, was not the author Of that ar
ticle. nor did See any Of the articles or
know Of the controversy until this
"clipt" piece was shown me, Judging
from this alone ] presume there WAS
some misapprehensiun Of the meaning
OF ''cDrnItd and "cOu,utdH" rs used in the
18th and Both verses Of the saith chapter
OF Exodus in the Vuigate or Latin edi-
ton Of the Bible. The Goth verse n not
fully given, and the two verses read as
follows: 18th "CtuHyis dsccHd,r,t M1ySSs
ds monte .SiHdi, isHSbdi duds iGbUids tSsii-
hmm,ii, Il iJnDrdbdi guOd corHuid csset
fdciSs sd ~ COHSyriiO syrmOHts DUmUi.
3Oth. "ImcHt,S 0Ut,m .iGrm n ME- Lrdd
cOTuddm NOysi JdcieH. hmusi1m prupe
dccSdSTS." There was not nor Is there
any symbol more common 10 express
the appearance of the human counter
ance when beamiIg or SHINING with the
full expression Of intellectual, and es.
pecially Of intellectual and moral feTyOr,
than To say it shouG like the
moon" Nor is any fact more certain
than that 1t does 80 shine as 10 Justify
this EXPRESSION. Under such influence
the eye sDdrkiss, the face shines, the veins
and arteries, swell, the muscles contract
and become rigid, and the whole form
assumes the appearance Of larger pro-
portions, and undoubtedly the face 1T
Moses did shine as the hOrI,sd lcD1UtD
moon" And this Latin adjective be-
my in the feminine gender and the
moon, hHd, in all forms and peTsOnltCa-
tons, being feminine, would indicate
that this was the reference. And II is
a reflected. borrowed, light. The chill.
drrn Of Israel would see lrii,nissl the
glowing splendor oi such an exalted en-
thusiasm on the lace uf a man under So
great an eXaltation. II would take the
actual form of the horned, cdrHutdm,
moon in the broad brow aud the ~.
treating arches OF his forehead.
Ii WAS undoubtedly the observation
ot these facts that gave rise To the idea
Of placing the 'nmhus' or aurcola'
around the heads ul pure and holy per
-onagrs, "a seen in pictures OF the re-.
ligious life. Here seems almost to bc
grounds for the maIeTiallst To saw that
all Is the result OF matter ~ ui what are
called the physical forces, and that this
Is no more than when the bilck blood Is
poured into the lungs and there meets
the oxygen OF the atmosphere and hc.
comes a RImUJ r,d, ~ truly It il SLOW
Let the drunkard quIl his
cups under the influence Of his Wilp
or even 10y some coercion OF seriu~IOu,
aud see how soon the hi,H aud the uyi-
,icnCes al IntrmprTancr will bc Lyrat out
Ut hIs system, simply 10y the purcr law
nj his natural lie. Let a Iyau ct intel .
lcct and culture guard all apprtltcs and
lndulgrncrs and his whole organic ten
lure will respond To- the influence ul his .
will. - the deep mellow
plrty Of the sanity man STAMPS II, eth
lrncy in effects on his features and .
bearing, while the iull sweep ul great .
will make man feel a. II he ,
Iad wings, AMI the intellectual and /
moral powers 80 in action will lnclte and .
'igrt the material TISSUES until the eye, F.
he cheek, the lips, and brow shall shine .
With the resplcndrnCr Ui kSrlr glory. IL [
: true that a., could not lave th,sr visit .
be and concrete facts without the ply .
neal atoms 40 he burned and deiiag-
ated hy the intellectual ami moral pow
RS No fact il TODAY better settled hy .
science than that Ter every act Of mind, I
,uud or bad, there is corresponding
hangr OF the atoms ui the brain, and.
~ proper sequence, ui the whole body.
The atoms which were concerned ia tins
mental act, good or bad, have been used,
AVE discharged or lost their energy,
ud are thrown OFT from the system, and
re replaced by new atoms With fresh
uergles, iur new purpose and acts ui
mind. - here Is a constant change,
nj always under these good ur bal IA.
licences IT mind. have given some
alIrnt examples OF these hN- ut cause
nj effect andthcy show that Utut has
) much the power OF rIlsItipi, a. physl-
al causes, aud that It does Use the
toms ia their long SUGGESTIONS through
ie As they come 10 IN the nutrition
{ the brain, AMI So arcOmpllshrs it,
nj, good or bad And this end, good
Z bad, is derived from its own mental
p,TatIOns, and NAV Ice srii.sustaIurd
Trough lie, and So, through these sue
tssiye changes ul the atoms which sup.
~ It With the forces t. accomplish Its
niS. These effects aTv So decided aud
\ pres,lVr ia many instances that We
ave not the slightest difficulty IA read
* them Is they mark and impress the
.cr, sc, Of the good man With
Is own goodness, or ilstgure
Ud degrade the bad man with his vice,
val and sin. They will not fail IA their
forts. heep up the stream OF action IN
lhrr line long enough and they will
~ al last IRON which 1T the iounts.
,oi or evil, they come. The Material
I must then say that there Is such
,lng a. bad matter put OF which bad I
,uughts, motives AMI vUlIuous are
air, aud that thrreIl> good matter out
Wish good thoughts, mutlyGsand Volt Z
lns are made snd Vet he has no sell con
jOusnrss TO know the one oT the other. ,
D scli-indepcndent reason a. dlsCTiml
tie the one from the other, 10 use the
lt or reject the other or even O. Ice
owed by them and know u. Man IA
altering the Tissues ol his own body, q
III ChSnglngur modifying his OSn phys !
Al stature by the action IL his intellect 1
i and moral powers, and 10y like pow I
: shaping ami using the materials Ut !
.ture Ia his own G,ds, Is representa- :
IL ut the Agency which moves the I
liyerse, but only when he, man, shall
irn that he must use ali things for I
pod.
The controversies between ienOmIna- I
ms Is one thing, and that between the
called science ami religion l. quite I
other thing, and 10 the extent that !
encumhsr themselves
III dogmas, doctrines, rites and cere- =
Onie- which are not IN accord with {
e divine constitution Ut the human
ind t''imAsr and likeness" Of God :
IA which are not calculated 10 carry I {
q human race fotwA in the failure IN
ratio somewhat proportional - a." 7
1T they NAV find that they ali lIse
Al rg-t hasa on Which all their ItU1W- ]
ailOuallsms rrst. | maintain THIS ]
90. ! think ] sec clearly a rrm aUi
lduring foundation on which the uir- G
r,ss,, AMI ] admit tie
r6ssdry cIPcisT,y ot their existence. I
ley have contributed % the progress :
the past They ARE Necessary 10
AiniAin the hattie OF the present, and
e struggle u the iuture which = be-
re Us They have chAsienei. through
~ Hge-, the savage nature 0i man. In
e las; three oentlues they have bru-
n down partition sails, disseminated
AthOlie sentiments ami difused chan
r. which tend ~ become uniyef-
J. The bodies Of msn who
ave cast Of rNligion have
trough thee past Sicissitudes and
lAnges, teen improved and elevated