The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-30

The Crownless King was the theme
OF a very eloquent sermon preached
,Rt 5sbpry Al, T. Church yesterday
morning by the pastor, Rev. j. II.
for hls Eext the 9ith nd 35th verses OF
the It'll chapter of Hebrews, By faith
when Moses was come Of years re.
tused tb be called the son of Pharoah 9
daughter, choosing rather to suffer
Affections with the people Of God than
enjoy the pleasures Of siu for a sea.
son. The Doctor said the life OF Moses
was un que and peculiar. how he was
hidden away, and what peculiar provi'
dences surrounded him. And that his
after lie also showed tho sturdy hand
OF u Roily mother. that child would
mover prget the edmonton OF god
iy mother.
a! Moses was one of the most cultured
men OF his age. Egypt heing the
most cultured nation OH earth. Moses
hnd tho advantages OF the wealth OF
Pharoah, his prospects were great. lie
could have been king OF the greatest
nation on earth. Think OF the Egyp-
tian glory as compared with the de.
graded condition OF the Hebrew ma
tlon. But no chose rather to suffer
the Affections Of the people of God.
than enjoy the pleasure OF sin for q
season. In this he became the crown.
less king.
This choice Involved a great sacrifice
sacrliid DO OF rank and soclability. He.
being human. no doubt this was a
temptation, but he turned his back
upon The throne, wealth and honor
Tor Tho sake Of doing right There
was pleasure 10 the palace, but Moses
refused 1t all. for which he accepted
and endured just the opposite. for the
abjsct condition OF the Hebrews was
more than 1t Is possible for US to con.
ceive Here the Doctor very eloquent.
ly compared the condition OF the He.
brews with that OF the Egyptians
but down went Moses. Tho worst
thing o encounter was the prejudices
the Ill will, aud tho envy of the very
people whom he went down to save.
BY faith this mysterious and
eeenihgly unwlse choice was made.
BY faith he saw the future glorles OF
Israel from nation of slaves to the
greatest nation the sunever shone upon
A nation out of which the Saviour
OF the world was to come. The Doctor
defined faith, as the subsistence of
things hopeful. and the proving of
things not seen. As u re ward tor this
Industrious choice. Moses became the
lander of tine chosen people OF God.
and tlle author OF them ost illustrlous
book ever written. The Doctor said
skeptcs claimed that Muses. conld not
have written the las 3hapter OF Deu.
teronomy, as therein his own death
was described. Moses was inspired
and could prophesy the account of his
own death as well as that Of Chrlst.
! VIII t Moses refused was temporal,
what he gained was eternal. When ILLS
work was done his pilgrimage com.
pleted, the Lord said unto
ihlm, get thee ready In the morn,
ing, Without human eye TO
behold lie fell in tho bosom OF God,
and was buried by an angel. Fifteen
centuries after this he was honored
10y being called back, and in the pres
ence pf the master. and Peter, James
and John and Elias on tho mount OF
TRANSPORTATION proved the conscious
existance after death and the glorious
doctrine OF the Immortality OF the
soul.
| John, while on the Isle OF Patmos
says he saw throngs marching around
the hrone IF God; and he heard them
sing ths song of Moses and the Lamb.
The nnme OF Moses shall live forever
for God has ordained that the angels
Ia htavon shall sing the songs OF
Moses.