The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-10
THE WEEKLY LESSON.
UIRyING 8GITNsT THE SIN or
IOOhING BIch.
nh, Moral Of the Lesson n solemn Warn
ing Against Murmuring and DIS
content-LooL to Col and Live.

As "A pecyish child cries Tor some H'"
thing. and when u is brought I,ljaes-
partly from fear and partly iiom ~
numor-to take hold or II, so Le 'ul-
dren of Israel fearful and .felful, turn
ed away from Their inheritance aiief inry
had reached It's very border. MS "1t
proved their uuutness Tor th- -lt.' aiii az
t.Od command they were i'l away ty
wander ia tho wilderness ANTI a Ht"
generation should grow Up 10 TAKE tne
place which they had f0rlei. 'l- 'ut ~
son nnis this new gen eiapch- IN its
eight years after the tfiti o. ia',l 80
Kadesh-ou their final mar 20 io canaan
III was during this IOurn llA- du lh-i-
dent occurred which VIII hot 'fd@f 90
have a living interest so i'ls as ln,
Cross remains the cehite on liS ~ -,
The way was long ana not 'tAI -ul ~
rorIl "aud the soul of the people was
much discouraged. Nearly loitt Hr"i1
had passed since they ieit SGD. ~
aearcn OF the PROMISED 'in ]. an" .n''
were stli pilgrims. iney WtI, lt' %.
The desert was full OF the JoAts OF 'ht4t
fathers Aaron was deal anu Mr7N. M"a
evidently getting ready TO u-pt.t. @ a..
was scarce. VI food they rui hturf u
any. save the mama on Whi'l lAts Aou
lived for "A generation anu tuelsu * was
heavenly bread. they were sitN ana NO.
oil IT, "Our soul loatheth tnis isHt
bread" they said, turning up 'ir'I "3s
today turn with lOatnins nom dA
heavenly food. And the people s. ohe
against God and against MOSES. Atis-
fore have ye brought us up o.l OF
fo die I'm the wilderness AS ihrf
iourreyed their thoughts went id'N 10
Eegpt. and they compared tirA ii'7'hl
condition DO the clear l6hl OF tj Jag i.'l
their past condition 40 che ndlO OF ~,
past which always lenAA en- .'i'i,''1 ~
IA. view. 80 wonder they began ~
s,rumhle. AZ they had thousnL GA tAr % nt
toward which they were bus '.es
would have said. ~ that We were ~ ~
end of the journey nul 'l' mus
of he past. they could only So, - mat
we had never started. tom D. 30 IS t''
born of looking back. When a. nad Dll-
plains OF the road 10 heaven Wt III" >
know which end OF tie road Als US 'h'''
Affer thirfv-nine years Of terrible eX-
ucrieuces these people sun chung 10 iHtl
Ugly habit of looking nacNN.L l. ~
GEAR had LENT new cLcuaitiitHl ~ i-9 -
The memory OF bitter bondage was az
f1osf IIoffai out She whips - til- lith-
masters were out Of sight But the p'"-
gent odors OF the lecks and onions Wci'
sun waited across the years d"aN-u
iug fancy like the spi-t-la4rh I'D
~ Ar.,bia and they though. ot the days
they spent in Egypt 1a days OF ltdr ''',7i
They forgot that tuey ntl oitriirt ".i'''
uuon tine 0lors Of tue onions t-fi "f"i
The onions themselves M
50 long as thelc Acaf'a M-Ie s't ''
Egypt. they would coutil-e ID silin'ie
about tine present. and - l.n- aa 800
continued TO grumplc. = By himself -'"'i
find no use for them. a Is Ah"i't D. "
cumbcrrr Of tile s-ouui, Ae "4-9l
cuI ed or cut down. a disease 50 'f"rs
REQUIRED hcIoic treatment ana pl4 l'f TO
Israel wei enough tO apply tnt ieHi up
He might have Wiuel DIX liir it''l' " -'l.
Ais wrath. Aut le chose lO coflr.- 'isl'i
with his rod. FIery seiprn'' were T.,
10 afiict them IL IS nor necessary III
suppose that these s9ip'l-s N'i' p"
Nidcd IA AN unusual Nay, Tor in ti'it -