Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-31

SO; also $40. The first seven books of
the Bible describe the founding OF
theocracy which lasted nearly 400 years.
In Egyptian bondage God trained the
twelve tribes to be brothers and sisters
owning him as their ruler. The Hebrew
herdsmen, in strange land
together endured the contempt
of their lordly masters. There
was no honor for them, save from their
kindred and their God. This common
shame concerning their avocation, re-
suited in developing brotherly love, and
compelled them to own that their sole
hope of deliverence was in the God of
Abraham. They were drafted into
Pharoah IS army of workinRmen to Guilt
vate his fields and build his treasure
cities. Separated from their families,
home became dearer than ever. Under
the lash of Pharaoh g taskmasters, they
learned the necessity of a just govern
ment. Helpless in the hands of
heather king, and his priestly supporters
they more clearly saw their only hope In
the God of their fathers. In shame
and suffering they were forced to study
law and theology. God taught the
Hebrew mothers similar lesson. Their
infant SONS were killed by order of the
ess, and these heroic women, choosing 10
trust in the God of Abraham, boldly de-
Red the government and saved the mem
children alive. Six hundred and three
thousand men over twenty years of age,
besides the tribe of Levi, whom they
were forbidden to count, were ready for
the Exodus. Each of these men owed
his life to his mothers clear insight into
Just law and a sound theology. Com
mon losses of thousands of their babies
produced the sisterhood of the Daughters
of Abraham, and the unity of the
nation. They believed that "the
earth is the Lords and the
fuTness thereof Canaan was
aivided amongst the tribes.
The family homesteads were freed from
debt, and the Hebrew servant was also
freed ct the fiftIeth year. This year of
jubilee Csee Lev. 25:10l was celebrated
by proclaiming liberty throughout the
land to all the inhabitants. While
keeping the law of their God, health,
peace and plenty were theirs. DIsobe-
dience resulted in their being carried
away into captivity by the heather.
From this polit cal history let US learn
a lesson. Unjust taxation united our
thirteen colonies just hundred years
since. Free trade between our states,
combined with our vast natural resour-
ces, gave us q rosperity that made us
needless. We despised our blood
bought inheritance, the ballots royal
power. Not studying political economy,
the citizen, in his love of luxury and
ease, threw away his crown. Through
our own ignorance We are drifted into
the great Industrial army of mechanics,
and farmers. The fruit of
our labors passes into the hands Of the
Pharoah' 3, whose candidates we vote for
as our national legislators. We are
scourged by taskmasters of our own
choosing. We are unfit to rule ourselves. |
Too idle to study the errors Of indirect |
taxation, we suffer robbery. We send |
our wives and children to labor in factory |
and field and make them the slaves of |
oppression, simply because we |
find it easier to follow political
leaders, than to protect our familses
by studying out righteous laws andzt then |
electing representatives who shall enact |
them. The ignorance of the voter con-
dennis the family to privatio1, drudgery |
and suffering. The citizen who can read |
and fails to examine the question of tax
alton is himself willing slave, and by |
bis idiotio vote brings his family and his |
also into bondage.
che Hebrews wsrs enioined to make
tudy Of law 9 constant household |
Dent. vi: 3--i3. Failing in this /
Lett into captivity.
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