The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-18
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No I1Ierr, Ssys TIE Cses FzsGcfer. BOW
Moses rourd E;s Brjae,--Iessa U, efu'-
ness Fram .nc Sn: AXIS Dsushter.
WASHINGTON. Nay S-Frcm rus,
tic Bible scene D. Gal1sse IN tnlS
sermon draws prac;ical src inspiring
lessons Tor al classes OF Esc2:e. Ihe
text IS Exodus III, /, Now noses Seps
the fccs OF Jeth~o, his ISther N law,
tie pr;ss. Ct M!6i2n.
II the southeastern part Of Arabs a
nsn is sitiiog by e veil. |: IS 40 arid
courtry and water IS scsrce, so that
well is OF crest value. srd hocks and
herds are driven vest distances to have
their thirst slakeG. Jet5ro, 6 Ilolsn-
ise sheik sid prisst, wss 50 fortunate
as 10 hsva seven daughters, aEd they
are practical girls. ard yonder they
come driving the sheep and cattle an:
csNels Of tleir father to tie wsterlnF.
They lower the buckets sGo then pull
them up, the wafer plssh!rg On the
stones and chilling tteir feet, sid the
troushs are filed. W Wbo IS that man
out there sitting unconcerreo ard
locking on? Why does he Lot cone
and help the women in this hard work
Ct drswirg water: But no sooner
bave the dry lips s16 paDtirg ncstr!1s
of the fccks begun 10 cool ntt'e II
the br:mra:ng trough CT the wei! !2a2
some rough Bs5cpin shepherds break
in unor the scene, ard with clubs sna
ebo,'.s drive hscs the animals that
were drinking and afEsn5 these
oirl, until they hY IN retreat, and
The flocks OF these II msrnerea sdel-
herds are driven tc the trcrgns, tsklug
the places of the other tiocks. Now
that nsp sitting by the wsll begins to
color uo, an6 his eye flashes with In
dieration, and all the gallantry Of his
nature IS aroused. II IS Moses, who
naturally had 8 quick temper anyhow,
SIS he demonstrated on one occasion
when be saw sn Egyptian expressing
an Israelits and gave the Egyptian S
sudden clip snd buried him in the
sand. and as he showed after ward
when ne broke alI the Ten Command.
nents at once by shattering the two
granite slabs on which the law wss
written. But the Injustice OF this
treatment OF the seven girls sets him
on fire with wrath, and he takes this
shepherd by the throat and pushes
back another till he falls over the
trough and aims stunning oioW bs-
tween the eyes of smother as ne cries,
ssBegone. YOU villairsm and he boots
snd rosrs st the sheep and cattle and
camels of these invaders AID drives
them back, ard, having cleared the
plsce of the 6esperadoes, he told the
seven girls of this Mioianite sheik to
gather their hccks together and bring
them again to the Watering.
Oh, you ought to see light between
the shepherds st well IL the orient
asI saw it in December, 1890. There
were here group OF rough men who
had driven the cattle mahy miles ano
here another group who had driven
their cattle as many miles. VINO
should have precedence2 Such clash
ing Of bucketsl Such hooking Of
horns! Sucn kicking OF hocts! Sucn
yehemence in language fortunate
" could not understand Now the
sheep with pecuiiar mark across
their woolly backs were at the trough
and now the sheep Of smother mark.
Itwss one of the most exciting scenes
7 ever witnessed. An old book de,
scribes one of these contentious at an
eastern well when it says: "One day
the poor men, the widows and the or
phans met together ana were driving
thsir csmels and their focks to drink
and were all standing by the wster-
side. Daji came up and stopped them
all and took possession Of the wafer
for his masters cattle. Just then an
old woman belonging to the tribe of
Abs came up and accosted MN IN q
supplant manner, saying: BE SO
good, Master Dali, SIS to let my cattle
drink. They are all the property !
possess, and live by their milk. Pity
nv hock; have compassion on me.
Grant nv request and let them drink"
Then came arother old woman and
addressed him: On, Master Dali,
an q poor, weak old woman, SIS you
see. Time has dealt hardly with me.
It has aimed its arrows at me, and its
daily and nightly calamities have de-
stroyed all my men. have lost my
children and my husband, sno since
then / have been in great distress.
These are all that possess. Let them
crins, for live On the milk that they
produce. Pity my forlorn state. l
have no one 10 tend them. Therefore
grant my supplication and Of Thy
Kindness let them drink But in this
case the brutal slave, so far from
granting this humble request, snote
the woman to the ground"
4 ike scrimmage has taken place at
the well in the triangle Of Arabs be.
tween the Bsdcuin shepherds and
Moses championing the cause or the
seven daughters who hsa driven their
fathers focks to tbs watering. Oae
OF these girls, Z;ppcrah, her name
meaning little Bird" Was captured
BY this heroic behavior of Moses, for.
however tinnid woman herself may os,
she always admires courage IN man.
Zipporah became the bride Of Moses,
one Of the mightiest men OF all the
centuries. Z.pporah little thought
that that morning IS she helped drive
her fathers fccks TO the well she was
splen6idly deciding her own destiny.
Had she staid in the house while
the other six daughters of the sheik
tended to their herds her lie would
probably have been q tame and IN
eventiul lie in the soiitudes. But her
industry, her fidelity to her fathers
interest, her spirit Of helpfplness,
brought her into league with one OF
the grandesE characters Of all history.
They met st that lamous well, and
whiIs she aSmire6 the courage Of
Moses ne sdmired the flial behavior
OF Zipporah.
And you will have to 60 down be
fore you go up. From the pit into
which his brothers threw him AID the
prison IL which his incarcerated him