The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-15

God of your fathers. the God Of Aora-
ham the God of Isaac, and the God OF
Jacob. hath sent me unto YOU IL
that thought be divinely accurate. let
me ask What are We doing BY prayer
and by a holy life for the redemption OF
the next four hundred years? Our work
is not only with the people of the lat
ter part OF the nineteenth century. but
with those in the closing OF the twen-
tIeth century. and the closing OF the
twenty-nrst century. and the closing OF
the twenty-second century. and the
closing Of the twenty-third century.
For four hundred years. II the world
continues to swing until that time.or IL
Il drops. then Notwithstanding the In
iuence will 20 on IN other ATTITUDES
and longtitudes OF Gods universe.
Still further, watch this spectacle OF
genuine courage. No wonder when Mo-
ses scattered the rude shepherds. he
won Zipporah's heart. What mattered
IL to Moses whether the cattle OF the
seven daughters of Jethro were driven
from the troughs by the rude herds
men? Sense OF justice fired his cour-
age; and the world wants more Of the
spirit that will dare almost anything
to see others righted. All the time at
wells of comfort. at wells OF Joy. at
wells OF religion. and at wells OF litera-
ture there are outrages practiced. the
wrong herds getting the first water.
Those who have the previous right
come in last. II they come in at all.
| Thank God we have here and there
strong man to set things right, am
so glad that when God has an especial
work TO do. he has some one ready TO
accomplish H. Is there a Bible to trans
late. there is a Wickliff TO translate Il;
IL there is a literature to be energizsd.
there is a Shakespeare TO energize IT.
IL there is an error TO smite. there Is
Luther to smite Il: II there is 10 be a
nation freed. there is a Moses TO free IL.
But courage is needed in religion. in
literature. In craftsmanship. in all
spheres; heroics to defend Jethro's
seven daughters and their hocks and
put to flight the insolent invaders. And
those who do the brave work will win
somewhere high reward. The loudest
cheer OF heaven Is TO be given to him
that overcometh."
Oh. what a fascinating and inspiring
character this Moses, How tame all
other stories compared with the biogra-
ply OF Moses. From the lattice OF her
bathing house on the Nile. Thermutis,
daughter of Pharaoh. sees him In the
floating cradle OF papyrus leaves made
water tight by bitumen. his infantile
cry Is heard among the marble palaces
and princesses hush him with their lul.
labies; workmen by the roadside droT
their work to look on him when as q
boy he passed. so beautiful was he: two
bowls put before his infant eyes fol
choice TO demonstrate his wisdom. th'
one bowl containing rubies and th'
other containing Goals OF FIRE. Sum
ciently wise was he TO take the gems
but. divinely directed. he took the coal
and put them to his mouth. and hi
tongue was burnt. and he was left l
stammerer all his days. so that he de
? clared. in Exod. 4:lO. L am slow o
speech and OF slow tongue" on and OF
until he set firm foot among the crum
bling basalt. and his ear was not deaf
ened by the thunderous II hou shall
not" OF Mount Sinai: the man VIII
, went to the relief Of the Israelites VIII
: were scourged because without choppe'
straw they were required 10 make firr
. bricks. the story OF their oppression
4 found chiseled on the tomb OF Rocher
: at Thebes: and when his armies wer
impeded by venomous serpents. sen
I. crates Of ibises. the snake destroyin
birds. TO clear the way so that his hos
= could march straight ahead. thus SUI
|, prising the enemy. who thought the
must take another route TO avoid tn
reptiless che whole sky an aquarium {
drop quails for him and the hosts To-
lowing: the only man In all ages whoI
: Christ likens to himself: the man
whom IL Is written. Jehovah spoke ur
e to Moses face to face as a man speaket
! to his friend:" the man who had N
Z most wondrous funeral OF all time. n
y Lord coming down out of heaven (
bury him. No human lips to read n
p service. No choir to chant a Psalr
ls No organ to roll requiem. No ang
d alighting upon the scene; but God la,
II ing him out for the last sleep: God nj
q turning the earth to receive the saIn
~ God smoothing or banking the du
n above the sacred form; God. with far
o. well and benediction. closing the 81
blime obsequies OF law-giver. poet an
er warrior. And no man knoweth OF h
'u sepulchre unto this day" Get yor
x eye on him. instead OF tryin. to imita
~ some smaller example.
e A great snow storm CAM on a prair
le in Minnesota. and farmer in a sleil
70 was lost. and after a while struck a
: track Of another sleigh. and felt chez
" ed to go on. since he had found q
4 track OF another traveller. He hea