The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-26

| snake or frog. 1t was God who |
turned the rod into serpent, to show
Pharaoh that He was God. And when
Pharoah called together his cabibet I
tho wise men, the sorcerers, tie magl'
SLAMS, each one OF them had rod. and
they did In like manner, with their |
and cast them dpwii !
before Pharoah, and they became SER |
pents.
Here Is where our brother should
have used his magic wand, for their
rods were only .'encbantmeDt reds"
and they made no pretense that They
were anything else. but Pharoah want
ed to show Moses that he had men
that could do .'signs" as well aB he
could. But when Gods rod became q
real living serpent and swalloweH up
the rods Of the wise men. the sotcer-
ers. tho magicians, it sho VS. that Moses
had behind him something grtater
than all the wise men and magic|ans.
more than all the wisdom Of the Egyp.
tians. No. those wise men OF Pharoah
could not confound the miracles oil
God, with all their Egyptian learn
ing" They could not produce a real
snake or frog, they were only iihita-
tors, counterfeiters. humbugs. And
We have lesson here OF no mean i'm
porLance. Human education cahnot
convert . soul. 1t might perhaps.
make Imitation conycrts, like the
maRicians' serpents. which cpuld
which might jump for moment but
one real aoul touched by the .Dlvine
finger or rod" OF God, would swallow
q thousand.
It was the wisdom OF the Egyptians
that held the chosen nation OF Gods
people In Iron bondage and meanest
slavery. IL was the wisdom of the
Egyptians that refused to let Israel go
to worship God at the mount OF Hpreb.
1t was the wisdom OF the Egyptians
that formulated the system OF task
master over the Hebrews. But 1t
was God who delivered Israel with a
high hand. Speak about the learning
of the Egyptians my dear brother why
that was one OF Moses weak points.
The. wisdom Of the Egyptians" would
have hung or stoned Moses to death IL
he had not fed the land. even when
he was brim full OF all the learning of
the Egyptians; but when God met and
spohe to him at the burning bush and
sent hun, Notwithstanding all his
acknowledged human deficiency, and
charged him with His Spirit, he went
down into Egypt, upheld and guarded.
WELDING o marvellous, reeistless, God
given power, that made Its wiss. proud
Monarch pale. quive and trembEa on
his throne, as man Of flesh inspired
of God, demanded release for his
people.
Let us all take with US the rod Of
lGod TO do the signs and we willseatr
tier the maglcians and sOrderers
and the wisdom of the world, and we
will show sinners the Finger OF Cod
that can make them live by its tpuch.
-lOur Brother Gays We have misIepre-
,lsented the truth by not knowing what
lwas in the Bible.
Il My dear Brother. let me Illustrate In
lin my simple, uneducated way, what
do know about the Holy Bible. and
.Ifor which do thank my Father in
heaven. 10 ore than can express, for
rIgiving me that knowledge. II had a
llgood watch, there IL but two things
about 1t would properly understand
and know. Namely: ! could know
ethow to wind 1t up and tell the time
eImuch. II anything, alb out the nature
eland quality of the different metals
!, used In its construction. could moi
eltell you much about Its mechanism,
;lits intricate machinery. Its wheels and
!. its springs, and its jewels. and Its
!, motions, and why and how Ii gives
/ land shows me the correct time, upor
tlwhich 1 could rely. But l do know
l. this about 1t. Icould keep it wounC
n Iup and thereby know and tell you thu
ylcorrect time.
r Now, with the biblc there is just two
i fittings we can do and thank GOD thai
-iHe has given us power to do them
: We can read and believe 1t and trust
II Ifsai tfa alfhnr And find III my
Iown experience by reading the bible
, land trusting God this grand. eternal
lland sublime resultant truth has beer
revealed to me by His spirit. And my
dear brother. 1t Is the sum total pf tbs
slwhole volume of inspiration to me. Il
i Ia the great vital, living handspring
n that moves the watch. 1t Is the gold
rlcapped, jewel trimmed and diamond
set face upon which gaze and heholt
!. the perfect time. Let me tell yoi
y what 1t is. whether you think we know
q lwhat is In the bible or not 1t is this
slthat am sinner, and Jesus Christ l.
h my com plete, full and mighty Saviour
III am winding up this God given time
!. piece daily. by Searching the Scrip
a lures" having faith in God, and hav
+ the true time, upon which l can an
do rely, III the face OF Jesus Christ.
n Thanks be to God for this glorious
,r sublime, and unerring old timA-plec
70 l-this heir loom Of the ages, male an
q fashioned by the finger and wisdom
# of God. and given to me. My brother
!. you tell me will lind myself hope
!. lIesly entangled" II l handle the Serir
4, lures without knowing them, ard tina
Z Il will hurt others by my example,
II and that it lis against truth fpr m
= to write as though did know . an
y tits just awful for my theory for tn
!. spirit to suffer me to make so man
r blunders," and that / have invite
a attention by putting my hand ON tn
a Methodist ark" These are 1earfu
4 charges, and chilling indictments, te
a all of which. we plead not guilty
o My writings are OF Intensely
q sufficient evidence that these charges
ia are not founded on facts, and in fac
= have no foundation at all. WE hav
e not put our hand on the Methods
!. ark" only to push her forward. l Low
the Methodist ark" 1t Is the ark m
"a Christian mother hid me in when wa
% a child, and saved me- from a thdusan
n lsnares. Our weak hand Is against n
10 church ark, we love them all. 10 u.
"a they are like 30 many ships on th
r ocean OF time, carrying passengers t
4 the kingdom of God. Would to Go
70 they would all get into closer fellow
q ship with ono another. God blesB theI
y all. N. L. JAN NEY.
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