Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-06

KTdCClui A4Null. II sOV-fO)s 1hOoO
who cannot believe in the Bible often trust
mediums and table -tippers and human imi-
tations of q divine message; cannot trust
God, but readily base their hope upon cum
ningiy devised fables.
V. 5. Moses and Aaron fell on their faces
before God in prayer. 1t should have
awakened in Israel remembrance of the
God who had led them thus far. 1t was a
defenseless attitude as viewed by the natur-
al eye, but il was the strong tower as seen
by spiritual vision. Caleb and Joshua fear
lessly opposed The mob and sought to inspire
holier impulse with symbol of deep
distress, while they sought TO unite
the people in purposes of obedience to God;
arguing that danger lay in revolt rather
than in contest with the heather: "Only
rebel not We against the Lord"
V. 8. They are bread for us. Before
God (their leadsr) these enemies would
flee, their cultivated fields and vineyards,
their fenced cities would be as bread to
nourish, and strong holds to protect. The
very strength and prosperity of the people
would be Transmitted into a blessing. The
argument continued: They count US grass
hoppers in size, we truly will be as grass
hoppers in number and voracity. The
enemy had not the overshadowing presence
of the Almighty "Their defense is departed
from them" Israel might go up as an host
under an overshadowing defence by day
and fire by night. 1t was their great OPP
portunity.
V. 10. But all the congregation babe
stone them. o, the desperation and blind
ness of sin; the obstinacy of unbelief, the
fool hardness of the wicked Nothing is
so exasperating to those whose hearts are
set to do evil as good advice and he who
brings it. Isral spurned the one and would
destroy the other, but "the glory of the
Lord" appeared just the same. In vain do
they fight, who contend against the Omnipo-
tent. A glorious manifestation overawed
the populace and they were subdued, il not
changed in heart.
SUGGESTED THOUGHTS.
Men may be found in all ages who are
easily discouraged and discomfitted by OBJ
stacles. Adverse circumstances are intend
ed TO test and develop character. We are
made strong by exercise, wise by failure,
and better by disappointment.
In all experiences Of life, the first thing
to settle is ''Did God sendf If not, we
may expect to fall before Amalekites, Hit
titles aud Jebusites, but IL we are moving
| forward in obedience to the living Word,
one shall chase thousand and two put ten
thousand to fight.
Those who pray and then murmur bring
reproach upon Him whom they worship
and upon the leaders whom they follow
Unbelief begins in the heart, rises TO the
lips and eliminates in open warfare.
Man finds easy steps leading from unbe-
lief TO regret, TO fault-fnding, TO rebellion
How many in the church would rather
die than fight: reports are discouraging,
there are dark alleys, ignorant women and
drunken men. Dainty civilization does not
hymn and return home by quiet path; not
make itself conspicuous or diSagreeable
Where are the Calebs and Joshuas to say
''let us go up at once-we are able"
Benefactors live in history while the
memory of the selfish man shall perish.
| Tho nf IN nnhaliaxrinn sniaa
| given, but who can repeat them. They are
lost in Oblivion while those of Caleb and
Joshua will be recalled to the end of time
| as synonyms of courage, inspiration and
| faith.
Library references: Comprehensive Com
mentary, Parker's Peoples Bible.
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An enumeration taken at Reading OF the
furnaces in the Schuylklll valley which havl
recently gone out OF the blast because OF ths
| depression In the iron business shows thai
out OF twenty-one first. class furnaces In the
district OF Conshohocken to Pottsvllc, whics
were going mon tn ago, eleven have closet
down and are taking advantage of the tempo
rary dullness 10 make REPAIRS. In this clever
is the Robson furnace, producing eight hun
dred tons per week. the Mount Laurel, and
the Macungie furnaces two at B lrdsboro, and
| one at Reading.
| Mrs Marshall o. Roberts, who has 81, 900,
00) In her own right aud the income OF 5000.
! 900 besides, is to marry the impoverished aud
elderly earl OF Arran, PROPRIETOR Of the Isles
OF Arran, off the west side OF Ire
leud and OF an estate Ia County Mayo. Mrs.
Roberts was Miss Endicott OF Boston. She
is but little over 80 now and artists rave over
her as Juno. She met Mr.. Roberts on an
Atlanta steamer. He was widower, forty
| years her senior, but her married life with
him was fairly congenlal, She has a STEP
daughter considerably older than herself aud
a step-granddaughter. who will eventually
have SO, 900. 900 from the Roberts estate. Her
| own son, now 10 years old, will have the So
| 900 900 of which she now has the incomc II he
| lives to be 81.
The outdoor play at Manchester by the Sea
this year viii be "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" and the performance will be given
In the evening, with electric light effects.
Mrs. Agnes Booth -Schoeffel will direct the
performance. The date is July 80 The
following named actors will appear rs the
lovers, the fairies and the hard handed men
Of Athens: Nat c. Goodwin, Louis James,
William Owen, ]. j. Mason, John Sullivan,
Henry V. Donnelly, Dlgby Bell, Frrz et
Coulter, Z. F. Goodwin, Charles Reed, Marie
! Wainwright, Lillian Russell, Kate FORSYTH,
Genevieve Lytton, Yernoua Jarbeau, Jean
Gordon, Grace Thorne, Rose France, Lillian
Lee, j. q. Booth, and Mamie Ryan as Puck.
| The net receipts will be given to chart able
theatrical society OF Boston, and the prices OF
seats will be 81, So, and s..
The claim Is made that tho frat attempt at
celestial photography was made at the Har-
ward college observatory, nearly forty years
ago. when daguerreotory plate was exposed
In the focus of the ffteen-inch equator ial,
which was kept pointed upon Lyr@, aud
very good image was thus obtained, tn.
double star Geminorum also giving al elon.
gated image evidently due to its two com.
ponents. 1t was found that such bright stars
could be made to give faint images, but no
success followed when fainter stars we're the
objects even OF Polars no image being OBJ.
tainsble With any exposure. The experiments
were ut last discontinued but we're resumed
seven years later, collodion plates having
then been introduced, which In sensl.
tiyeness far exceeded tho old dagucneotypo
"A short exposure of some eight seconds or
even lesa suffirfuO for n oraat ro.nv