Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-11


face. great xurrcs Of midnishs eowsrina
them And last Of all. on the night ~
the 18th of April. about I. 500 ysars b,
fore Christ the Destroying Anrsa
awecps past; and hear IL ali night los1w.
the nap napi nApi Of his nwful wiuSs
until Egypt rolled on. . great hsarra
the eldcss child dead In every Esvvtinn
homo The eldsst son Of Phsrnoh en-.
pired that night In the palace. and al
along tho strccts Of Msmphis and Hsik
opoiis and all up and down the Nile
there was . funeral wall that would
have rent the fold of the unnatural
darkness II 10 had not been impsns.
trable.
The tsrAeiitish homes. however. VERY
untouched Hut these homes were fun
OF preparation. for nov IL your shanca
o 70 wronged Hsbrcwsi Snatch IN
what pieces OF food you can and 70 the
descrti It's simoons arc better than the
bondage you have suffered Its scor-
pions VIII not sting 40 sharply ~ tho
wrongs that have stung you all your
lives Away The man who wns err
died In tho basket of papyrus on the
Milo viii lead you Upi upI This 10
the night OF your rescue They gnthes
together Mt u signal
| Aicxander's armies aud ell tho armiss
OF oidcn time were lcd by torches on
nigh polca, great crests of IRE. and the
Lord Almighty kindlcs torch not held
by human hands. but by omnipotcus
handa Not made out OF straw or oil.
but kindlcd out of tho atmosphere.
such n torch asthe world never sAw be.
Tore and never will see again. IL reached
from tho earth unto the heaven. . pill
lar OF hre. that pillar practically aAy.
ing; This wayi March this wayr'
On that supernatural nambcau moro
than n million refugees set their eyes.
Moses and Aaron lead on. Then coma
the families OF Israel Then como the
herds and fiocIts, moving on across the
sands 10 what II the beach Of vatsrs
now called Bahr-ci. Kulxum. but called
I'm tho Bible the Red sea And whsn Z
dipped my hands In its blu. waters tho
heroics of tho Mosaic passage rolled
over mo.
Aftcr three days march tho Israslit-
ish refugees cncampcd for the night on
the bank OF the Red Sea A. the shsd.
ows begin TO fall In the distance IL seen
tho host OF Pharaoh In pursuit There
were six hundred fncst war chariots
followed by common chariota ~ full
speed And the rumbling OF IN, wheels
and tho curse of Infatuated Egyptian.
came down with the darkness But the
Lord opened tho crystal gates of Bahr-
cl-kulxum and the enslaved Isrnslit~s
passed into liberty. and then the crystal
Rates OF the sea rolled shut against
the Egyptian pursusrs. 10 was about
o'clock In tho morning when the In
teriockcd axletrees OF tho Egyptian
chariots could not move an inch either
way Hut tn. Red sea unhitched the
horses, and unhelmeted the warriors
and left the proud host "a wreck on The
Arabian sands. Then two chorus>s
nrose, and Moses led tbs men In one.
and Miriam led the women in the other.
and tho women beat time with their
feet The record says "All the won.
On went out after her with timbrels and
with danceA Aud Miriam an
swcred them; Sing 20 10 tho Lord
for He hath triumpod gloriouslys
tho horse and his rider hath He
thrown into the sea 4" What n thrill
Ing story OF endurance and victory.
The greatest triumph of Handsf's
genius was shown ia his immortal dra-
matte oratorio. Israel Ira Egypt" He
had given 10 the world the oratorio OF
Esther and Deborah and '.Atha-
1iah. but reserved for his mi xhti.st sx.
ertion. at the full height of his powera
the marshaling of all musical instru-
ments 70 the description Ina harmony Of
the scenes on which We this mornfps
dwell He gave twenty-seven DAYS 10
this production with its tweuty-eizht
choruses, enthralling his own time and
all after time with his "Israei in
Egypt"
80 tho burden OF oppression wa
lifted. but another burden .of Egypx IN
made up OF desertA Indeed. Aries A
a great continent for deserts-Libysn
desert, Sahara desert, deserts here and
there and yonder. condemninx vast re-
gions Of Africa 10 barrenness--one Of
the deserts 1000 miles long and zoe
miles wide. But all those desert. win
yet be flooded and 80 made fertile. De
Lesseps says IL can be done. and he who
planned the Suez Canal. which msrries
the Red Sea aud the Mediterranean.
knows what hc II talking about The
human race IL 30 multiplied that -
must have more cultivated land. .nA
the world must abolish lts dessrta
Eight hundred million OF the human
race are now living on Land NOT blsx,
with rains. but dependent ON irriRktion.
and Ne want BY irrigation 20 make
room for 500 600 900 more By frrfz.-
ton the prophecy will be fulfilled, and
The desert will blossom a. the rose. .
80 from Egypt the burden Of sand win
be lifted
Another burden Of Egyps 70 Be lifted
IL the burden % dobammedanisuu. al.
though there are some good things
about that religion les Disciples must
always wash before they pray. and thss
Is i've times day. A commsndabi.
grace II cleanliness Strong drink "a
positively Forbidden By Mohamnnsdsn-
ism. and. though sou.s may have seen =
drunken Mohammedan. never saw
one. IL IA a religion Of sobristy. Then
they are not ashamed Of their dsyotiona
When tins call for prayers IL soandsd
from the minsrets NE Mohsrnuedsn
immediately unroiis ths rug on the
grosnd and falls on his knees an4
crowds Of spectators are % hirn no EN-.
oarrassmeat-reproof - May q Chris
tan who omits his prayers u p@opls