The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

sival in this land of that old Egyptian tyranny for which God has never haA anything but red-hot thunderbo1fA But through such unwise proceooeo Israel was enslaved in Egypt and tho long line of agonies began all up and down the Nile. Heavier and shnrpoG fell the lash, hungrier and ghastlleF grew the workmen, louder and longoe went up the prayer. until three mil- lions of the enslaved were cryinG,
 .Yal Allahl Va. Allahv' Ohl oo1i Oh God,
 There is no more abhorrsnt Pharaoh than a domestic Pharaeh. There are thousands of women to whom death is passage from Egypt to Canaan, because they get rid of cruol tasl<-master. What an occurred monster is that man who keeps his wife in dread about family expensoe. and must be cautious how she intro duces an article of millinery or woman ly wardrobe without humiliating con sultation and apology. Who is that man acting so? For SIX months-in order to win that woman's heart, he sent her every few days a bouquet wound with white ribbon, and an en- dearing couplet, and took her to con- certs and theaters, and helped her into carriages as though she were . Prin- cess, and ran across the room to pick up her pocket-nandkerchief with the speed of an antelope, and on the mar riage day promised all that the Hurry required. saying, "I willr' with aa emphasis that excited an admir- tion of all spectators. But now
 ie begrudges her two cents for postage stamp and wonders why she rides across Brooklyn bridge when the foot passage costs nothing. Ho thinks now she is awful plain, and ho acts like the devil, while he thunders out. Where did you get that new hat from? That's whore my money goeo. Where's my breakfast? Do you call that coffee? Didn't tell you to sew on that button? Want to sse your mother, do you? You are always going to see vour mother! What arc yon whimpering about? Hurry up now and get my slippers! Where's the news the impatience--the cruelty of Phax- aoh- That is what gives % many wo- men Q cowed-down look. Pharaohi that wOman's neck, or God will holp yVu AGAA1OvC " VAk AASCA~ 0H0 o8y - A4V~4N- ing. For the sake of avoiding scan- dal she keeps silent; but her tears and wrongs have gone into record that you will have to meet as certainly e Pharaoh had to meet hail, and light ming. and darkness. and the death angel. God never yet gave to any man the right to tyrunnixo a woman, and what sneak you are to take advantage of the marriage VOW and because she cannot help herself and under the shelter of your own home out Pharaoh the Egyptian op- pressor. There is something awfuliy wrong in a household where the woman is not considered of as much import ance as the man. No room in thin world for any moro PharAohs!
 But it rolls over on me with great power the thought that we have all been slaves down in Egypt, and sin has been our taskmaster, and again and again we have felt it's lash. But Chr1st has been our Moses to lead us out o3 bondage, and we are forever free. Tho Red sea of Saviour's sacrifice rolls deep and wide between us and our aforetime bondage. and though thero may be deserts yet for us to .croao VI are on the way 10 the promised land Thanks be unto God for this emancipating gospel! Como n out of Egypt all ye who are yet e1r slaved. What Christ did for us he Will do for you. 'sExodus!" is the woe4. Exodus! Instead of the brick -eilns = Egypt come into the empurpled vins. yards of God, where one clutter ol grapes is bigger than the one that sho spies brought to the Israelitcs by tAo brook Eshcol. though that clustsr W1a SO large that 1t was born s'betWeo0 two upon staff. =
 Welcome all by sin oppressed,
 Welcome to his sacred rest;
 Nothing brought him from aboyol
 Nothing but redeeming love.