The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-22
Our Evening Sermon !!

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"Now when Pharaoh heard these things
he sought to slay Moses, but Moses fled
from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the
land of Midian: and he sat down by a
well.eEX. 2-15.
One of the first impulses which spring
in the breast of all. animated nature in
moments of danger, is that of seeking
safety in flight. and though we may have
used the above text heretofore, we may
also be permitted to use it again for its
applicability in this case. Hunted,
threatened, prosecuted, Moses fled, his
object of course being to save the life of
the body. The well, with its cooling and
refreshing fountain, appeared to his view.
and its smiling invitation was more than
Moses had power to resist. Anything
which refreshed and strengthened the
body, was God-send to Moses, and there
he found comfort and safety for the time.
We use the flight of Moses here in met
aphorical sense, "to point moral and
adorn tale"
There is great country, where the
sun shines brightly, the birds sing sweet
1y, the pastures smile freshly, the cattle
Craze upon thousand hills, and there is
more corn than old Pharaoh ever saw
That great country presents picture
Numerically opposed to that of Moses
and the Egyptian King, yet we will call
the name of the central figure of this pic
ture Moses. Moses had become great
and exalted among his people, by reason
of a great misfortune which came upon
his country. A great number of his
fellow-countrymen were seized with that
dread disease apathy" the symptoms of
which begin with sulking in their tents,
and Moses therefore may be accused of
having "sulked" into high place.
The people of this great country said
"there is God, and he rules the earth
and the sea, and the air." But Moses
said mo, there is no God" The peopl
bore this astounding declaration without
any great display of wrath, but Moses
was not satisfied with this, and managed
the peoples affairs most recklessly and
shamefully, even to that point where the
great sovereign-the people-said ''verily
we will kill Moses, he hath betrayef
every trust, he hath said there is no God
he hath done all manner of things dis
tasteful unto us. We will slay him with
the ballot. between the rising of the sun
and the setting thereof, on the thirteenth
day of the tenth month, and may the
Lord have mercy upon him."
But Moses heard of the vengeance OF
the people. and he straightway gathered
about him a mighty host of his followers
and fled unto desolate country, a great
graveyard, where murmured and bub-
bled the "Well of st. Leonard" whose
waters continually boiled with the fore
of inspiring gas Here sat Moses down
by the well-side. The waters sang mer-
rily, the winds blew gently upon tn
fevered brow, and the fumes of free
whisky were driven away from the sur
roundings of the man who had praises
them so long. While Moses sat thus, re-
joicing that he had escaped the people.
the song of the beautiful syren fell upon
the ears which but short time before
could find no music in anything save the
sizzling of the beer-faucet, or the explo-
sion of the bung:
"Above the storm of mortal grief
The thrill of earthly joys,
A Nation clamors for relief;
God save our noble boysp
Hal That strikes Moses! Save the
boys-preach ''the home against the sa-
loon, in the interest of free whisky. The
idea was beautiful and suggestive of
great possible results. So, Moses took off
his sandals, washed his feet, arranged his
toilet in the best possible manner, and
proceeded at once to woo the beautiful
songster. She was fail to look upon.
Perfect health was hers; purity was hers;
great beauty was hers; beautiful raimenl
adorned her person; on her broad, hand
some brow, rested crown upon which
was emblazoned, as in letters of living
fire, "The Home Against the Saloon p
Like many egotistic lovers, Moses
poured forth his tale of deep admiration
for the beauty, and was Overjoyed at re-
ceiving the sweetest of smiles in return.
En- boldened, Moses proposed to the beau
tiful Syren of the "Well of st. Leonard
and was made happy beyond expression
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tiful hand. When Moses looked for the
other hand, however, he discovered "a
glittering two-edged sword grasped
therein. "Oh, slay. 1 pray thee, mine
enemiesw plead Moses. "That 1 will.'
said the Syren-"slay all enemies of the
homer
So the wedding was prepared. Moses
summoned all his forces, the Syren sum
moned her hosts, and the day named.
When all had been made ready the Syrers
called to her hosts: Behold, in the battle
of "1ne Home Against the Saloon,'' let
no guilty wretch escaped" And straight
way they seized Moses and his host and
threw them into the well of st. Leon
ard" and they were drowned therein
And the Lord smiled upon the people
who had driven Moses out, the Syreri
sang merrily over her work, and Ohio
was redeemed.
DR.. B. F. Kitchen has cause to fee
proud of his magnificent majority-the
largest ever given candidate in jackson
County, when there was any fight made
His opponent, J. X. Stewart, is one Of
the very best men in the County, con.
sistent Christian, and man of pure char
acter.