Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-19

Aaron lead on. Theme ONE the fami-
lies Of Israel. Then come the herds
and Hooks moving on acrol bhe sands
to what is the beach Of ,Eaers now
called Bahr-el- Kulzum buf led in
the Bible the Red Sea. An1I khen i
dipped my hands in it's blue waters,
the heloics Of the Mosaic passage roll
ed over me. at S5Eg
After three days march the Israel
itish refugees encamped for the night
on the bank Of the Red Sea. AS the
shadows begin to fall, in the distance
is seen the host OF Pharaohin pursuit.
There were 600 finest war chariots
followed by common chariots rolling
at full speed. And the rumb1ing OF the
wheels and the curse OF infuriated
| Egyptians came down with the dark
ness. But the Lord opened the crys-
tai gates OF Bahr-el-Kulzum and the
enslaved lsraelites passed into liberty
and then the crystal gates OF the sea
rolled shut against the Egyptian pur-
suers. 1t was about 2 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 unhitched the horses, and I'M
helmed the warriors. and left the
proud host a. wreck on the Arabian
sands. Then
TWO CHORUsEs AROSE,
and Moses led the men in the one, and
Miriam led the women in the other, and
the women beat time with their feet
The record says: "All the women went
out alter her with timbrels and with
dances. And Miriam answered them,
sing we to the Lord, for He hath tri.
umphed gloriously; the horse and his
rider hath He thrown into the sea"
| What thrilling storyof endurance and
victory. The greatest triumph Of
Handel's genius was shown in his i'm
mortal dramatic oratorio, "Israel in
Egypt" He had given to the world
the oratorio of esther and Deborah"
and "Athaliah," but reserved for his
mightiest exertion at the full height of
his powers the marshalling of all must
cal instruments to the description in
harmony of the scenes on which we
dwell. He gave27 days to this produc-
tion, with it's 20 choruses, enthraling
his own time and all aftertime with
his "1srael in Egypt"
SO the burden OF oppression was lift
ed but another burden OF Egypt is
made up of deserts. Indeed, Africa is
a great continent of deserts, Libyan
desert, Sahara desert, deserts here and
| there and yonder, condeming vast re-
| gions of Africa to barrenness, one of
the deserts three thousand miles long,
and thousand miles wide. But all
| those desserts 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 talking about.
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 success
full instruction without giving the
teachers competent livelihood: Bricks
without straw United States govern
ment demanding of senators and
congressman at Washington full
attendance to the interests of the
people, but on compensation which
may have done we'll enough when 25
cents went as far as ST. now, but in
these times not sufficient to preserve
their influence and responsibility:
Bricks without straw. In many parts
OF the land churches demanding of
pastors vigorous sermons and sympa-
thetic service on starvation salary,
sanctified Clceros on $500 a year:
Bricks without straw. That is one
reason why there is SO many poor
bricks. In all departments. bricks
not even, or bricks that crumble, or
bricks that are not bricks at all.
Work adequately paid Tor ls worth
more than work not paid for. More
straw and then better bricks.
But in all departments there are
Pharaohs: Sometimes Capital a
Pharaoh, and sometimes Labor a
Pharaoh. When capital prospers,
and makes large percentages on it's
investment. and declines to
CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF OPERATIVES,
and treats them as so many human
machines, their nerves no more than
the bands on the factory wheel,-then
Capital is Pharaoh. On the other
hand, when workmen, not regarding
the anxieties and business struggles of
the firm employing them, and at a
time when the firm is doing its best to
meet an important contract and need
all hands busy to accomplish it, at
such a 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.
But Christ has been our Moses to
lead us out of bondage, and we are
forever free. The Red Sea of a Savior's
sacrifice rolls deep and wide between
us and our aforetime bondage, and
though there may be deserts yet for
us to cross we are on the way to the
Promised Land. Thanks be unto God
for this emancipating Gospel! Come
up out of Egypt all We. who arenoty yet
enslaved. What Christ did for us he
will do for you. ''Exodusw is the
word. Exodus! Instead of the brick
kIlns Of Egypt come into the empur-
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