Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-02


the herds and focks moving on across the
sands to what is the beach of waters now
called Bahr-cl Kuzum, but called in the
Bible the Red sea. Aud when | dipped
my hands in its blue waters, the heroics OF
the Mosaic passage rolled over me-
on THE RED SEAS SHORE.
After three days march the Israelitish
refugees encamped for the night on the
banks of the Red sea- As the shadows be-
gin to fall in the distance is seen the host
of Pharaoh in pursuit There were six
| hundred finest war chariots followed by
common chariots, rolling at full speed.
! And the glittering of the wheels and the
curse OF Infatuated Egyptians came down
with the darkness But the Lord opened
the crystal gates of Bahr-el- kulaum and
the enslaved Israelites passed into liberty,
and then the crystal gates of the sea rolled
shut against the Egyptian pursuers.
1t was about two O'Clock in the morning
when the interlocked axle trees of the
Egyptian chariots could not move an inch
either way. But the Red sea unhitehed
the horses and unhelmeted the warriors,
and left the proud host a wreck on the
Arabian sands. Then two choruses arose,
and Moses led the men in one, and Miriam
en- beat time with their feet The record
says: "All the women went out after her
with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam
answered them, Sing We to the Lord, for he
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 orr.
torio, "Israel in Egypt" He had given to
the world the oratorio OF ESTHER and Deb
orah," and Athaliah, but reserved for his
mightiest exertion at the full height of his
powers the marsNaling of all musical in.
struments to the description in harmony
of the scenes on which we this morning
dwell. He gave twenty seven days to this
production, with its twenty-eight choruses,
enthralling his own time and all aftertime
with his Israel in Egypt"
So the burden of oppression was lifted,
but another burden of Egypt is made up of
deserts. Indeed, Africa is a great continent
for deserts, Libyan DESERT Sahara desert,
deserts here and there and yonder, con
demning vast regions of Africa to barren
ness, one of the deserts three thousand
miles long and a thousand miles wide.
But all those deserts will yet be flooded,
and so 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 taking
about
The human race Is so multiplied that it
must have more cultivated land, and the
world must abolish its deserts. Eight hun.
dred millions of the human race are now
living on lands not blessed with rains, but
dependent on irrigation, and we want by
irrigation to make room for eight hundred
millions more. By irrigation the prophecy
will be fulfilled, and "the desert will bios
som as the rose" So from Egypt the bur
den of sand will be lifted.
THE BURDEN OF MOHAMMEDANIsM.
Another burden of Egypt to be lifted is
the burden OF Northumberland although
there are some good things about that re
ligion. Its disciples must always wash be
fore they pray, and that is five times a
day. A commendable grace is cleanliness
Strong drink is positively forbidden by
Mohammedansm and though some may
have seen drunken Mohammedan, never
saw one. 1t is Il religion of sobriety. Then
they are not ashamed of their devotous
When the call for prayers is sounded from
the minarets the Mohammedan immedi.
ately unrolls the rug on the ground and
falls on his knees, and crowds of spectators
are to him no acknowledgment to
many Christian who omits his prayers if
people are looking
But MOhammedanism, with its polyg-
amy, blights everything it touches. Moham
med, it's founder, had four wives, and his
followers are the enemies of good woman
hood. Northumberland puts its curse on
all Egypt, and by setting up sinful Arab
higher than the Immaculate Christ, is IN
overwhelming blasphemy. May God help
the brave and consecrated missionaries who
are spending their lives in combating it
But before | forget it | must put more
emphasis upon the fact that the last out
rage that resulted in the liberation of the
Hebrews was their being compelled to
make bricks without straw. That was the
last straw that broke the camel's back
God would allow the despotism against his
people to go no farther. Making bricks
without straw
THE OPPRESSION STILL GOES on
That oppression still goes on. Demand
of your wife appropriate wardrobe and
bountiful table without providing the
means necessary-bricks without straw.
Cities demanding in the public school
faithful and successful instruction with
out giving the teachers competent livei
hood-bricks without straw. United States
government demanding of senators and
congressman at Washington full attend
ance to the interests of the people, but on
compensation which may have done well
enough when twenty-five cents went as
far as Il dollar now, but in these times not
sufficient TO preserve their influence and
espectabilty-bricks without straw.
In many parts of the land churches de
handing of pastors vigorous sermons and
sympathetic service on starvation salary;
sanctified Ciceros on four hundred dollars
a year Bricks without straw. That is
one reason why there are so many poor
bricks, In all departments, bricks not
even or bricks thas 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.
But in all departments there are Pha
raohs; sometimes Capital Pharaoh and
sometimes Labor n Pharaoh. When Cap
ital prospers and makes large percentage
on its Investment, and declines to consider
the needs of the operatives, and treats them
as so many human machines-th nerves
no more than the bands on the factory
wheel-then Capital is IA Pharaoh. On the
other hand, when workmen, not regarding
the anxieties and business struggles of the
firm employing them, aud at Il time when
the firm are doing their best to meet an i'm
portant contract and need all hands busy
to accomplish it, at such a time to have his
employees make a strike and put their EN-
ployers into extreme perplexity and severe
loss-then Labor becomes a Pharaoh ofithe
worst oppression, and must look out for
the Judgments of God.