The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-16
ISRAEL'S IDEAL.
The Joseph ~ Tho scripture as the
Embodiment
or Moral aereism aud The Original o
lhe Sipiies
bout the fsbl. d Joseph aud zulciki

In New York Loot Sunday Rev. II Hebtr
Newton preached sermon from 'fh1 ira
.dtions VI JOssph," Niill has attracted
general Atien,itI .hr,u rh1ut the country
In snbstance n Wts us flllpss;
"Jo.eph," snf Mr Newton, was lhe
embodiment OF "a splf' at putty ana plsiyi
. character which with sninu pnslpie ov-
sects aocording NJ certain incidents arc
read, Ia vet one of mn site nOnlene.s ana
facilitating sweetness. ihis story oi Joseph
take, up toto itset trsulliohs
Of early desoonis ot ,he Hebrews
upon Egypt, and 'ha hsaro OF 10,
seph is set againsi dreamy haos sTounu IN
which an Efypusn a,mpsph.rs sunuss'
ihs scane with It's fascinating mystery,
The artistic character Of tue story" con-
tinned Mr., NewiOr, II neyer felt no
s,ronely M when lev years slnce Ia
nreaching = course ~ sermons 10 children
,ipon IL, / found myself unconsolously at
ranging its sections as TOE scenes IN e
drama, Such suspect 10 may have boen
among the early Israeli G..
Allndlne to the DRY OF Joseph and Poti-
,har,s vile, Mr Neston said Joseph Gas
in this the noble hero of purity ana pietJ
In whom the uuoorupted northern Israel
ties delighted. This tale became favor
lte one In the east, aud gave rise to TIE
elaborate stories of the love OF Joseph aud
Lale,ka, Ia which, however, thn purity OF
the original story Ieayens all no admI'
Referring 10 Joseph's great accumulation
Of grain and provisions previous 10 ne iam'
Inc Ia Egypt, MIR. Newton salt; "L-l US
blind our eyes TO che fact thni tnii poiioT
Of Joseph was "a gigantic corner IN grain,
blamed and carried out with piiiless seye.
ity. by which A whole people WAS entrap-
ned into serldom, their real estate and per
sonal possessions made the properly OF The
king, aud a crushing * laid ~ perpetuhl-
ly uponihe nation. Nv making vas pro-
visions for the prolonged famine whlch he
anticipated he vas ehahSn, When 81
in upou the people, to Curry out measures
Of a sweeping character. HE superior ioro
sight placed in his hands the absolute ne
ceseiies OF lie, whi3h the Starving people
were compelled u purchase from him on
his own terms. Aver their money was ex-
hausted the poor people parted WIN
their cattle getting br ad in exchange tor
their horses ana tlocks, cattle and lands.
When the people roslZeu, alter the danger
from starvation was over that they we're
serfs, their discomfort became intense
A gigantic system OF eviction was carried
out doubtless under the force OF the army
Al d the population OF The provinces were
mutuallg inierchanged, thus breaking up
the old ties and the tense ut freedom tAMl
rootsiu the paternai homs'e 81. A tax ol
a filth Of the produce WAS fixed upln the
land In perpe luity. | have t' doubt thai
this is II record of reel his oricsl revolution
and In fact Just as social chdugrs nave been
historically made in many cnuntr IS under
similar pressure. Land serdUm has gener
ally arisen in this way. The poor have ~
times OF distress ibid themselves TO the rich
aud great. Let u face IN. ugly fact that
slavery, seridom, viiieinage-sne various
forms Of human bondage-hhye usually
arisen by Just such ststesmnnship anc
inancering IA Joseph. Let us face The
ugier fact that the social system OF Europe
soon to become ours also) rests upon mo
nopoly of land, which as matter OF his
tory has been largely built up sitter tn
methods of Joseph"
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