St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-06
LATEST ABOUT MOSES
Rev. w. S. Vail Closes the
Clerical Year With a Strik-
ing Discourse.
The Park TheateP Conflagpa-
ton and Who FootS the
Heavy Loss.
Another First Glass AmuSe
ment House to Be at
Once Erected.
R. ]. Hall Replies to the Caus-
tic Criticism of Inspec-
tor CIausen.


The church services of the Universal
ist society yesterday morning at the
Grand opera house closed the year.
After a few weeks vacation the pastor
will begin services again in the same
place, the location, beauty of the struct-
ure and general cleanliness making it
a desirable place for holding religious
meetings. The year has been very
pros porous for the society, and only on
three occasions during the time have
the audiences been at all thin. Through
all kinds of weather the place has been
filled with a fine and intelligent con-
gregation, who evidently came TO listen.
Mrs. Florence Clayton, the prima donna
cOntIaltO, sang solo yesterday morn
ing that was very pleasing, and made
many friends for herself as a singer or
church music. The sermon OF Rev.
w. S. Vail was on the subject, "MOses
Considered as Natural Man" He said:
The past holds out hand to the pres
ent. With the mention of Moses, from
the shadowy memories Of the past there
comes a vision of the first struggles, the
earliest hopes. and the most Dlighting
doubts the world has ever Known. But
the interest is singular in this, that in
the present day we are still struggling
for absolute knowledge in some Of the
fields where they Struggled. while in
others learning has so far advanced that
we have settled forever some of their
doubts: and then we are filed with
pride on the one hand because of our
attachments, and discouraged on the
other because the mystery has not been
solved. Romance seems to be woven
into the history of this great mans life.
In the strength of his manhood Moses
stood in the midst OF the greatest CIV
iliZatiOn then known to the world. Its
worship was practically
The sun worship
that is found in ali early religions. The
political ideas divided men into two
great classes, the masters and the
slaves. Prisoners of war were worked
in the fields like beasts of burden. All
property was cOnfiScated whenever
found. The advantage of a marvellous
situation. such as that given by the
yearly inundation of the Nile, made
them at once the most unique nation of
antiquity. Hundreds of traditions are
still found relating to Moses that were
not incorporated in the Bible. He is
said to have known the higher mathe-
MATES. medicine and music. He planned
the division Of lands into private estates.
He invented engines of war. His must
cal fame is said TO have extended to
Greece. In a campaign he won much
admiration by Tenderinga country tiled
with poisonous Serpents passable by
turning ibises loose upon them. In this
70 NJ than 1nnftlnr
commander who threw Jugs on deck of
a galley that was opposing to him. and
panicked the men by the discovery
that each breaking jug was filled with
Yipers. He was the one Providentlal
person to lead the people from the
slaye-pen to freedom.
Moses spoke the word. A nation of
slaves took the step of heroes. There
they stand in the cleaning. They are
girded with a walking staff in the
hand. The hasty meal has been pre-
pared, and they are eating the paSchal
lamb. They are blessing God because
it is
Religious Sentiment
that lies base to this act. They are
making ready, and before their amazed
masters can understand the change
they will be marching away in long
caravan over the sands.
And | want to teach that the realiZa-
ton of a great cause has the same trans
forming power. If men are so deeply
moved they are as quickly changed.
When there is spontaneous response
to some appeal men follow their in
Stincts and great results are obtained.
The enthusiasm of 500 active people
would make the church an irresistible
power i'll st. Paul.
The life of Moses would have no sig
nificance if we did not learn from it
that
Small EEerOisms
are for us rather than the imitation of
such as his. The magnitude of reliev-
ing a slave nation is something very
great. Our admiration must kindle
when we think of it. But such occa-
sionS are few.
Who of us has ever forgotten the
story of ''Rab?" But we did think most
of the great gentle dog. We Thought of
the sick woman. We thought of the
rough man. We thought of their very
humble cottage. We thought of the
crudenesS of this mans life, his rough
hands, his lack of education, his shutting
walk. But when his loving heart took
that woman into the
Light Of Its Love-
we forget his limitations. When he
brought the blankets she had embr0id-
cred that she might see them, when he
became hands and feet and protection,
then no tabled knight singing his song
of chivalry before the castle where his
lady dWelt ever moved us more deeply
than this simple man with his touch eff
love.
The nolitnnaCS of men that pOStS 90
little is blessing of untold value.
The heroism of a man who fights to
win from hard conditions a living for
his family is truly great. The courage
in common life that never falters is
something We are called upon to need
each day. May we not find a glorious
inspiration in doing it?
And here is one of the best lessons
that any mans life can teach.
Four Special Trains.