Connecticut western news., 1891-11-05

1narSnal1nS or all muSlcal nSIrumonCS to the description in harmony of the scenes on which we this m,rning dwell. He gave twenty-seven da! to this pro- duction, with it's twentyeight choruses, enthralling his own time and all after time with his Israel in Egypt"
 THE BURDENS OF EGYPT
 So the burden of oppression was lifted, but another burden of Egypt is made up of deserts. Indeed, Africa is great continent for deserts, Libyan desert, Sahara desert, deserts here and there and yonder, condemning vast regions of Africa to barrenness, one of the deserts three thousand miles long and thousand miles wide. But all those deserts will yet be flooded, and 90 made fertile. De Lesseps says it can be done, and he who planned the Suez canal, which marries the Red sea and the Mediterranean, knows what he is talking about The human race is so multiplied that it must have more cul- tivated land, and the world must abol- ish it's deserts. Eight hundred millions of the human race are now living on lands not blest with rains, but depend ent on irrigation, and we want by irri- gation to make room for eight hundred millions more. By irrigation the proph, ecy will be fulfilled, and ''the desert will blossom as the rose" So from Egypt the burden of sand will be lifted
 Another burden of Egypt to be lifted is the burden of Mohammedan- ism, although there are some good things about that religion. Its dis ciples must always wash before they pray, and that is five times day. A commendable grace is cleanliness. Strong drink is positively forbidden by Mohammedanisln, and though some may have seen drunken Mohamme- dan, never saw one. It is a religion of sobriety. Then they are not ashamed of their devotions. When the call for prayers is sounded from the minarets the Mohammedan immediately unrolls the rug on the ground and falls on his knees, and crowds of spectators are tc him no embarrassment-reproof to many Christian who omits his pray CTS if people are looking
 But Mohammedanisln, with it's DO lygamy, blights everything it touches Mohammed, it's founder, had foul wives, and his followers are the enemies of good womanhood. Mohammedan- ism puts it's curse on all Egypt, and by setting up a sinful Arab higher than the immaculate Christ, is an over whelming blasphe,ny. May God help the brave and consecrated missionaries who are spending their lives in combat ing it.
 But before I forget it I must put more emphasis upon the fact that the last outrage that resulted in the libera. ton of the Hebrews was their being compelled to make bricks without straw. That was the last straw that broke the camePs back. God would allow the despotism against his people to go no further. Making bricks with out straw!
 That oppression still goes on. De, mand of your wife appropriate ward. robe and bountiful table without pro. viding the means necessary-bricks without straw. Cities demanding in the public school faithful and success full instruction without giving the teach. CTS competent livelihood-bricks with. out straw. United States government demanding of senators and congress- men at Washington full attendance te the interests of the people, but on com pensation which may have done well enough when twenty-five cents went as far as 8 dollar now, but in these times not sufficient to preserve theii influence and respectability-b without straw.
 In many parts of the land churches demanding of pastors vigorous sermoni and sympathetic service on starvation salary, sanctifed Ciceros on four hun dred dollars year. Bricks without straw. That is one reason why thert are so many poor bricks. In all de partments, bricks not even, or bricki that crumble, or bricks that are not bricks at all. Work adequately paid for is worth more than work not paid for. More straw and then better bricks.
 PHARAOHS OF TODAY.
 But in all departments there are Pharaohs Sometimes Capital Pha raoh and sometimes Labor a Pharaoh When Capital prospers and makes large percentage on it's investment and de clines to consider the needs of the op eratives and treats them as so many human machines, their nerves no more than the bands on the factory wheel then Capital is a Pharaoh. On the other hand, when workmen, not re- garding the anxieties and business strug gles of the firm employing them, and at time when the firm are doing theii best to meet an important contract and need all hands busy to accomplish it. at such time to have his employees make strike and put their employers into extreme perplexity and severe loss then Labor becomes a Pharaoh of the worst oppression, and must look out for the judgments of God.
 When ill December of 1889, at the museum at Boulac, Egypt, looked at the mummies of the Pharaohs, the very miscreants who diabolized centuries, and saw their teeth and hair and fin ger nails and the flesh drawn tight over their cheek bones, the sarcophagf of these dead monarchs side by side, and I was so fascinated 1 could only with difficulty get away from the spot, l was not looking upon the last of the Pharaohs. All over the world old merchants playing the Pharaoh over young merchants, old lawyers playing the Pharaoh over young lawyers, old doctors playing the Pharaoh over