The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-24
The Bible Is q Book or Travels.

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Much Of the Bible really forms q book
Of travels. J~ourneyings occupy o con-
siderable space in the divine records.
SECT thee out of thy country, and from
thy kindred, and from thy fathers
house, into . land that I will show
thee" was one of the first revealed
commands after the catastrophe of the
deluge, and the attempt to build the
Tower Of Babel. It was addressed to
| Abram, who became the father of the
faithful; and, obedient IT, the mandate,
he departed at once. The following
little picture Of foreign travel stands at
the head Of numerous volumes, lnclud-
ing some most popular in the present
day: so ADram departed, rs the Lord
had spoken unto him: and Abram was
seventy and five years old when he de-
parted out of Haran; and Abram took
Sarah his wife, and Lot his brothers
son., and all their substance that they
had gathered, and the souls that they
had gotten in Haran, and they went
forth to 60 into the land Of Canaan,
and into the land of Canaan they came.
And Abram passed through the land
unto the place of SicAem, unto the
plain Of Moreh.' We can picture the
patriarch, far advanced III lie, dressed
in primitive Oriental costume. seated
on the back OF o patient camel. with
his nephew and wife and other relations
accompanying him in long retinue; the
hocks and herds not far off with shep-
herds and drivers, all with their lord
and master pursuing . dlvinely directed
journey to o distant land they had never
seen before. There was enterprise in
this original expedition, and curiosity
and wonder must have stirred the
bosom Of this early explorer as he
tracked his way over unknown lands, as
his eve rested on plain, valley. and
mountain, and as he drew n gh to the
wooden hills Of Northern Canaan, and
paced the shores Of the Lake Of Cali
lee, and saw o fertile country spread
out before him under the shadows Of
Ebal and Gerizim.
Soon afterward we are told the story
of another traveller how Eliezer, the
eldest servant of his house, arose and
went to Mesopotamia, the region
whence Abram had come, into the city
of Major, to find a wife for his masters
son; and beautiful indeed are the Incl
dents recorded of the ends and results
OF that singular journey. A little fur
ther on, and we find the father of Isaac
on his travels again, down into Egypt.
In the very next chapter Isaac's son is
seen starting for P~endanarum, to be-
hold o vision of angels by the way; and
then; back after his eventful marriage,
he reaches ..he CITY Of Arbah, which ia
Hebron, where Auram AMI Isaac So
journed." Travels multiply as we pur-
sue the history of Jacobs son. Joseph.
and then his brethren, time after time.
are described to us as on their way to
the rich corn-bearing country on the
banks of the Nile. and tho steps thew
take are fraught with romantic surprise
from beginning to end, constituting al
together q narrative Of matchless inter-
est.
Moses is q traveller Of uneauaIed re-
nown from Goshen to the Red Sea, and
down to Sinai, and by q zigzag course
through the desert up to Pisgah, whore
the mountain top he catches glimpses
the lane of promise; and troops of
In on own day have delighted
retrace his steps and follow in his
footprints. Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Jere-
miah, Ezekiel and other prophets were
also travellers. Most of the apostle,
habitually moved from place to place.
especially Saint Paul. whose JOURNEYS
are distinguished landmarks ia the New
Testament. Nor did the Lord confine
himself to any M home spot in Cali
lee or Judea; He went about in all al
r~ections doing good.
AS We E~nglishmen and ONE u
'ue u tourist expeditions, for which
q many facilities are now provided.
Which are 50 universal that almost
everybody in spring, summer and an
Is on the move, it is surely . con-
Of hallowing interest tbat
We have 80 many Bible presidents for
'ur practice when followed IN wisdom.
The Ouiper.