Telegram-herald., 1891-11-02

again II t<ec1 "a kfVhk tie s1ftt Unto tie
Aeaves. pillar Of Gre. taas pillar prsc-
tieaily ssying "Th.s Way. March fAis
Way On that supernatural aambs4a
more thaa aaiiiion refugees s<s their
eyes. Moses aud Aaron lead on. Th<a
eon4e tfs families Of Israel Then eons
tae herds sal teoks moving on seress the
sAnds 10 what Is the beach of waters now
called Bshr-si-Kalsam, bat called in the
Bible tas Red sea Aad when | dipped
Iny hands in iss blue waters. the hsrolcs of
the Mosaic passage rolled ever me.
os TEE RED SEAS sHoRE-
After three days march the Israelitish
refugees encsmped for the night on the
banks Of the Red sea. As the shadews b.
KIN to fail. In tie distance 10 seen the host
OF Pharaoh in pursuit There were six
hundred finest war chario;s, followed by
common ehsriots, rolling at full speed.
And the giittering Of the wheels aud the
curse OF infuriased Egyptians came down
with the darkness bat the Lord opened
the crystal gates Of Bxhr-el-Kulxum and
the ensiaved Israelites passed into liberty,
and then the crystal gates Of the SEQ rolled
shut against the Egyptian pursusrs.
IL was about two o'clock in the morning
when the intsrlocked axle trees OF tie
Egyptian chariots could not move an inch
either way. But ths Red sea unhitchesi
the horses and unhelmeted the warriors.
and left the proud host q wreck on ths
Arabian sands. Then two choruses arose.
and Moses led the men In one, and Miriam
led the women In the other, and the wou-
en- beat time with their feet The record
says: "All the women went out after her
with tim brels and with dances And Miriam
answered them, Sing We to the Lord, for lac
hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and
his rider hath he thrown into the sea-"
What . thrilling story Of endurance and
victory.
The greatest triumph of Handel's genius
was shown In his immortal dramatic ora.
torio, Israel in Egypt" He had given to
tho world the oratorio OF 'sEsther and Deb
orah." and Athaliah. but reserved for his
miEhtiest exertion as the full height Of his
powers the nsnshaling of all musical in
struments to the description In harmony
Of the scenes on which We this mornirx z
dwell. He gave twenty seven days to this
production, with its twenty eight choruses,
erthralling his own time and all aftertime
with his Israel In Egypt"
So the burden of oppression was lifted.
but another burden Of Egypt il made up Of
deserts. Indeed, Africa Is great continent
for deserts, Hbyan desert, Sahara desert,
deserts here and there and yonder. con-
demning vast regions of Africa to barren
ness, one Of tho deserts three thousand
miles long and . thousand miles wide.
But all those deserts will yet be flooded,
and 10 made fertile. De Lesseps says it
can be done, and hs who planned the Suex
canal. which marries the Red sea and the
Mediterranean, knows what he II taking
about.
The human race Is so multiplied that it
must have more cultivated land, and tho
world must abolish its deserts. Eight hun
i dred millions OF the human race ere row
living on Lar Is not blessed with rains, but
dependent on irrigation. and We want by
irrigation to make room for eight hundred
millions moro. By irrigation tie prophecy
will be fulfilled, and "the desert will bios
som as tho rose" So from Egypt the bur-
den Of sand will be lifted
THE BURDEN OF NoAANNEoANisx.
Another burden Of Egypt to he lifted Is
the burden of MehammedsIism, although
there are some good things abou: that re-
ligion. Its disciples must always wash be-
fore they pray, and that is i've times q
dSy. A commendable grace is cleanliness.
Strong drink Is positively forbidden BY
Mohammedanism, and though some may
have seen a drunken Mohammedan, never
saw one. II Is religion of sobriety. Then
thay arc not ashamed of their devotionx
When the call for prayers il sounded from
the minarefs the Mohammedan immedi-
ately unrolls the rug on tho ground and
falls on his knees, and crowds of spectators
are to him no mbsrrassment-reproof to
many q Christian who omits his prayers il
people are looking.
But Mohammedanism, with its poiyg-
amy, blights everything .r touches. Noham-
med, its founder, had four wives. and lis
followers are the enemies OF good woman
hood. Mohammcdanism puts It's curss on
all Egypt, and by set.ing up "a sinful Arab
higher than the immaculate Christ. il an
overwhelming blasphcmy. May God help
the brave and consecrated missionaries who
are spending their lives in combating it.
I But before forget It must put moro
emphasis upon the fact that the last out
rage that resulted in the liberation Of tho
Hebrews was their being compelled TO
make bricks without straw. That was the
last straw that broke the oamel's back.
God would allow the dcspotism against bis
people to 60 no farther. Making bricks
without straw!
! THE OPPRESSION STILL GOES on.
Tint oppression still goes on. Demand
Of your wife appropriate wardrobe and
bountiful table without providing the
means neccssary-bricks without straw.
Cities demanding in the public school
faithful aud successful instruction with
out giving the teachers competent nveli-
hsod-bricks without straw. United States
government demanding of senators and
copgrsssmen ct Washington full attend
ancs to the interests of the people, but on
compensation which may have done well
enough when twenty-five cents won't -
far as dollar now. but In these times not
sufficient to preserve their influence aad
rsspsctabIlity-bricks without straw.
| In many parts OF the land churches de-
mandlng OF pastors vigorous sermons and
sympashetic service on starvation salary;
sancttfled Ciceros on four hundred doliars
ysay. Bricks without straw. That Is
one reason why there ere 20 many poor
bricks. IN all departments, bricks not
even or bricks that crunibls or bricks that
sre not bricks as all. Work adequatsiy
paid Tor - worm pss-re sa5n WORK not paSel
for More straw and then better bricks
But in all departments thsre are Pha.
raons; sometimes Capital Pharaoh and
sometimes Labor . Pharaoh. When Cap
ital prospers, aud makes large percentage
on its investment, and declines to consides
the needs Of the operatives, aud treats them
as % many human machines-their nerves
no moro than the bands on the factory
wheel-then Capital il . Pharaoh. On thu
other hand, when wor rkmen. not regarding
the Auxieties and business struggles OF sbs
firm employing them. and ut time whes
the Arm are doing their best TO meet an i'm
portsnt contract ana need all hssds busy
90 complish il. at such a time 10 have his
employees make . strike and put their en-
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