The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-01
MOSES MADE NO MISTAKE.
The Boy was not Crank, but a
Child of God.

The Boy was not a Crank, but a
Child of God.
A pretty story is the 'Life Of Mos
es," and prettily did Rev. L. L. Hans
com relate it at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, taking it as the
foundation Of his lecture on "That
Boy; Was He Crank?" He started
out by defining a crank of the present
time, as being person, who in our
opinion, does not agree with us. Moses,
he said, was declared crank by In
gersoll and unbelievers. He then told
of his birth of Hebrew parents at a
time when the Hebrews were in oond-
age in Egypt,and when the Egyptians
had decreed that all Hebrew male
babies were to be drowned; how his
mother wove the ark of bulrushes and
put the baby to float in it, and on this
he remarked that there were hundreds
of thousands of mothers in this land
attempting to weave an ark of safety
for those boys who are dearer to them
than their own life. The minister told
how Moses was discovered by Pha-
raoh's daughter, and how she saved
him, and attributed this saving of the
life of Moses to his conservation to
God by his mother. Here he thought
that the parents of all children of the
present and future ages should conse-
crate their children likewise. LAS soon
as a heather child" he said, "can
pronounce it's parents name, just so
soon is it consecrated to the heather
god, and taught to worship it, but I
have seen in many a Christian home
children who can profsne, rather than
revere their Maker
Rev. Hanscom told how Moses
might have deserted his people and
become the ruler of Egypt, but how
he took the right course, stood by his
people, was exiled, only to return and
lead his people out of bondage. He
advised the young men Of the present
day, who were not tempted as Moses
was, to do as he did. If he were asked
for advice on the point of a young man
becoming Christian against the wish
es of his parents he would tell the
young man to honor his father and
mother, but in spite of earth and hell
to forsake the wicked influences, and
jon the Lord find better friend, as
Moses did. He cautioned all to be
firm and Jealous in their religion, for
he had but very little respect for that
man or woman who professed to be
a Christian and content to take low
er seat in heaven fact, he begged
to inform them that these seats were
taken up long ago.
Mr.. Hanscom believed that there
never had been a greater man in flesh
than Moses. He believed that Moses
made a wise choice in refusing Pha-
raoh's throne, and was not crank.
| For he won an eternal crown, many
years afterwards coming down in a
cloud and talking to Christ. Pharaohs'
name live only to be stigmatized. He
thought all young pen should choose
as Moses chose. 1t would be easier
for them as they would not have to
renounce what he did to gain what he
did. Many young man had made
worldly gains by joining the church,
but he would not put it out as an in
celtive for a young man to join. The
greater gain was beyond an everlast-
ing life. But men kept on following
sin despite the invitations to join the
paths OF righteousness. He knew that
sin had its attractions, bat they were
momentary, he said; they are not last
ing, they never can, never will be,while
the happiness in the pleasant vista be-
yond was eternal.
"Young man." said he, in closing,
''when you see the ripping waters of
death at your feet will it be the young
man with whom you have strayed in
the paths of sin that you will call in
No, it will be man that can tell you
of the living God, and if religion is
good at death it must be good in life.
Embrace it at once, embrace it now"