The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

I nave sdl0 De1OTt5 OoN uOSS HOo iOOh | Lightly upon sin and for this rash and
 impulsive act Moses is compelled to flee l from the face of Pharaoh and become !.
 sojourner in the land of Midian, where
 he remained for many years until he re- i,
 ceived his divine commission to become
 the leader of his own people.
 A CHOICE IN ANY IMPORTANT DIRECTION
 in life toward the right, for rights sake,
 greatly enhances it's moral quality. Of
 course it has long since become appar-
 ent that the choice of Moses, viewed sim- ply as an act of the will or mental re- solve, suggest the presence of that char ], acteristic which made possible all that followed in his remarkable life, creating the finality of his purpose in trium-' , phant faith.
 t It may be fairly assumed, therefore, f that the choice of Moses was First, the } result of mental and moral awakening,
 and second, of victory over strong temp tatiop, and third, it was an act of relig- ious faith.
 Whatever were the impressions made on the youthful heart of Moses the char 3 acter of the man becomes apparent in t the 24th verse of this remarkable chap : ter. It was s'when Moses come to years" g that "he refused to be called the son of
 Pharaoh's daughter" implying delib- 3 crate, we'll matured preferance which , was the legitimate outgrowth of mature ] judgement.
 r It is evident that the effects pro- g duced by an awakening cause differ 8 widely both for objective and subjective n reasons. Besides the result will proba- e bly, be influenced by variety of other
 causes such as the more or less enlight- e ened state of the subject, the energy of e the impulses, the relations of life either t favorable or unfavorable to the devel- r. opment of the moral sense and so on. a Of course the strength of mental or s moral awakening is measured by inward a impressions but can better be estimated :. by a series of consequences which speak }. for themselves as do the events in the e life of Moses by which the truth previ- s ously received into the heart and mind h was rendered active.
 .s Now, if the choice of Moses was the e result of mental or moral awakening, il B. was also the result of great victory IS over strong temptation.
 le Wealth, honor and position have evel IS been the phantoms after which the hu t, man race have pursued with increasing h tireless grasp. And yet wealth, honol r. and position were the very bonds thi k man must burst asunder in order to steI D. down to the level of the helpless race h' al was afterwards called of God to elevate i'd The biographer of Moses in Hebrew r. seems to make it plain that to the hear ,d shrinking man, hardships and privation d. may have presented themselves.
 At least the text
 SEEMS TO IMPLY g. very reasonable view of what Nose of might expect if he cast in his lot witl ne the people of God. The text says at ''choosing rather to suffer affiiction
 ''than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for I'd season.
 ad However much or little of struggle LII may have cost the leader of the Israelites rs to gain so complete victory over tn ,h temptation, to prefer riches, easy an m temporal grandeur, to the company an
 cause of the bondsmen, his choice re or tains it's integrety and quality like tn an rainbow fabrics in Hindu Mytholog us (said to have been manufactured by tn he gods) which adorned the mystic shrin or for ages without changing color. f. Again, the choice of Moses was an ac ae of religious faith.
 re We are told, it was by faith that he re d. fused to lord over the people of his owi he blood and race, seeing perhaps afar tn Tn rainbow promises of God already span le ming the sky in the divine blessing Id vouchsafed unto the Jewish nation. h. When Jacob wrested the blessing o le the birthright from his brother, God di ,'s not approve of the deceptive way il tn which that willy heart conceived the flas of to inherit the birthright. It must als
 be remembered that Esau despised God it. promise when he agreed to sell for D. mess of pottage the blessing of his ia e. ther and the blessing of his God. ns The motive power of Jacobs was a re intense desire to possess the inheritanc 1t, and covenant of Jehovah. That whic es was of faith in Jacob, God recognize he first as that which of faith in Moses Go h. recognized. But in each case the rasI e. ness and folly of their deception and si ne brought it's own bitter harvest, fo ill "whatsoever a man soweth that shall h .s- also reap"
 10 It is safe then to affirm that true fait re occupied large place in the heart c ,n Moses, for the writer of the book c a. Hebrews declares "by faith he eorsoo ce the land of Egypt not fearing the wrat ve of the king"
 tn How early these seeds of faith wer e- sown in that youthrul heart can be learr
 ed when we again recall that the child
 first and tenderest years of the grea ot lawgiver's life.
 ut The deliberation of purpose and sut IT. lime faith so beautifully blended in tn ot choice of Moses seem to melt into myria he colors the longer we dwell upon them
 IT IS TRUE
 " that the voice of God, out of the mids Tt of the burning bush with it's sweet pro $. mise of 'scertainly I will be with thee r. was part of the experience which fitte in the s'man of God'' to undertake the diff of cult task of leading the Lords host: bu al Moses real choice was made long befor sh the wonderful rod was put into hi al trembling hand or an audible promise 0 at the Eternal Presence was given. ar ur. eanrd khct sho ot,o;.o :.