Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-15
LONG BEACH ASSEMBLY.
Hundreds Tenting ON the Old Camp
Ground.

LONG BEACH ASSEMBLY.
Hundreds Tenting ON the Old Camp
Ground.
The pulpit in the Alliance Assembly at
Long Beach yesterday morning was sup
piled In BishopVincent's absence, by Rev.
DR.. Matthews. AT IL O'Clock the service be-
gan by singing hymn 250 of theHymnal.
Miss Elwood at the organ, Mr.. w. Will
lems at the piano, Mr.. F. Cuthbert with
the tuba led the singing. Prayer was
offered by Rev. DIR. Caswell, Santa Bar
bara. An instrumental violin solo, which
had been rendered at old Chautuaqua,
| "Nearer My God to Thee" was beauti-
fully executed by Forest Cheney. DR..
Matthews, in addressing the audience,
said: ''If this were a lecture, should
not dare to stand in this place on this
occ aston. But as it is the public preach
| ing of Gods word, and have been called
| to this word, dare not shrink from it.
Nv text, Acts 7-22, is: And Moses was
| learned in all the wisdom of the Egypt
ians, and was mighty in words and in
deeds
This is little bit OF statement COM
| ing to US out of one of the darkest peri eds
OF a nation, peculiarly tried. The picture
gives us history of Israel. Their COM
ing into Egypt, reduced to bondage,
| suffering under the lash of the unfeeling
| task master, is picture which appeals
to every sympathetic heart. The people
were SO oppressed that they desired
death for their children rather than have
| them live to suffer. Yet, during this
dark period, God so blessed them that
they increased in number and strength,
and the Egyptians said, They are
greater than we. By and by they will
rise in their strength and cast off this
yoke. We must keep down their num-
| bers and crush their spirit. We will
destroy the male line They proceeded
to carry out this inhuman thing. While
thus oppressed child is born. He was
of good blood, his father was good man,
his mother WAS pure woman. The
parents said, This child must not die.'
| In some way the mothers love secured
the hiding of that child for three months,
but the time came when they could
secrete him no longer. What was to be
done? mothers love and instinct
still served her. With her own
hands che made an ark and
kissing his face, she placed him there.
| You know the story of the kings daugh
Ter visiting the spot. The babe wept.
That infant wall got into the motherhood
heart of that young princess. By chance,
seemingly, yet by providence, the
mother becomes the nurse. Thus the
child got that best training that ever
comes to any boy, that of a mother of
Israel
"From his mother he learned of Abra-
hams call and Gods promises, and
learned so to love his mother and trust
in those promises that when the tempta
ton to Egyption power should come he
would rather die with his brethren. He
was to play such an important part in the
worlds history that he needed also train.
ing on another side OF his nature. His |
moral nature had been developed by his |
mothers training. He needed also the
development of his intellectual being. |
The text tells us what We know about it.
Con emporary history gives US light on
what is meant to be son of Pharoah's |
daughter. 1t meant to be the heir ap.
PAL ent to the :hrone But the man who |
occupied the Egyptian throne must first
be trained as a priest. He was trained
in all the wisdoms,' etc, etc. How |
much this means Greece went to Egypt |
for her philosopy. Other nations went
to her for history. Moses was
trained when Egyptian power was at
its zenith. Step by step he mastered all
Egypt could give to the man of brains,
learning and power. Tradition says he
war, craftsmanship. At the head OF the |
Egyptian army he had swept through |
Ably yssinia and returned as a conquerer |
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leader of His people. This man has at
last come to maturity. He is to decide
most momentous question. Whether
be will be called an Egyptian and sit on
the throne of Egypt and reign over the
proudest ancient nation and leave his
brethren to suffer, bleed and die in
bondage. He says If go to the throne
l shall have absolute power. l can
tighten their burdens and can do them
good II | refuse it and confess l am
their brother, shall feel the.sam lash.
But as be looks upon those slaves he
says, They are my brothers, Remem-
bering the promises he says, Il no longer
count myself thy son, proud daughter OF
Egypt, l am a Hebrew This is the |
grandest decision man ever came to-
So, as he sees the Egyptian |
depressing a Hebrew, his warlike
spirit rises and he slew the
oppressor. This, indeed, was not un.
seen, so he must fy. Now begins the
third period of training, which was neces- |
sary to prepare him for life. 1t was this
period of trial which developed faith,
patience, confidence in himself and in |
God. These two must go together if men |
accomplish great things. The Son of
God came into the fulness Of His power
after forty days testing in the wilder
ness. So with Moses. He must wait |
The people were suffering, and he had |
made this decision. Why need to wait |
any longer? As shepherd in indian,
he must learn the lesson of trust in God !
before God can trust him with power.
Gods years are the years of eternity. |
Gods plans, though they seem to halt,
march on. Gods men need not fear nor
His people be discouraged, because they
are hedged up. When the time came
God called him forth and he led the Is
raelites up to the gates of the promised
land. This is marvellous story. 1t is
full of wonderful manhood and magni.
ficent triumph. 1t teaches us to wait and
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