The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-20

It j. good to he taken Hone whenever our
work IS done.
This was the grandest funeral
That ever passed on enrth-
This was the traveSt warrior
That ever buckled sword
This the most gifted poet
That ever bTeaJhed word.
And never earth'S philosopher
Traced with golden pen
Truths half 50 sage
As he wrote down for men
Historical Background.
Time-B. C. 1851. The end Of the for
tieth yelr Of the exodus.
PIace-Moses died on Mount Neba, in
Moab. which is located just 10 the right
Of the northern end OF the Black Sea
not far from the River JOTdOu, and al
most due east Of Jericho. One spur OF
Nebo is $50 feet high. This is almost
certainly the place that Moses had his
view Of the Promised Land. In broad
outline the same panorama can be seer
by the traveller today that Moses saw
from Mount HermoG On the north to
Fngedi on the south and far westward
toward the Mediterranean sea.
Facts of the Lesson.
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greaz and good lawgiver's life.
and Moses went up from the plains
L-of Moab unto Mount Nebo to the top Of
Piseah. that is over against Jericho
And Jehovah showed him all the land
And Jehovah said unto him:
This is the land which I sware unto
Abraham. unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,
saying I will give it unto thy seed
I have caused thee to see it with thine
eyes, but thou shalt not go over thith-
er" So Moses. the servant OF Jehovah.
died there in the land Of Moab. accord
ing 10 the word of Jehovah. and he bur
led him in the valley in the land Of
Moab over against Beth-peaT; but 10
imam knoweth Of his sepulcner unto this
day And Moses was an hundred and
twenty years old when he died His eye
was not dim, nor his natural force abat-
ed. And the children of IsTaeal wept for
Moses in the plsins of Moab thirty
days; so the days of weeping IN the
mourning for Moses we're ended And
Joshua. the son OF Nun. was full Of the
ispirit OF wisdom, for Moses had laid his
hands upon him: and the children Of
Israel hearkened unto him, and did as
Jehovah commanded Moses; and there
hath not arisen q prophet since in Israel
like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew
face 20 face
The Dec-ea of Death.
/ Death is always an interesting study
1T becomes extremely SO when great
historical chara rser comes 10 his disso-
luton. We like . contemplate how any
great character net this inevitable mys-
+ terv of existence We often know a
man best by the way he lays down his
life Witness the death Of Grant, Nc
= Kinley and Queen Victoria--aH very
( beautiful The moment Of death reveals
many a secret Of the heart 1t is the
true testing time. The hypocrits gets
I exposed here. The coward shows his
IittIeness Of nature here. Death is the
hour OF triumph for the true hero. Il
Is the coronation hour of the righteous.
and the doom hour for the ungodHke.
The decree has gone forth from Gods
/ throne. Man must die" All that live
must anticipate their own dissolution.
Nothing wealth, hygiene, wisdom, hu-
man pcver-can stay its final approach
It is the sentence Of the Creator. It
+ must be submitted TO. It is the hardest
thing 10 contemplate IL ones personal
experience. Yet il may be the sweetest
Joy and realization Of existence. God
tells US why this sentence OF death has
Z
all have sinned. II the human race had
not sinned We are 10 believe that all
men would be living IN the world yet
yho had ever been born, and might have
bridged by this time the space between
the stars and have invaded and inhab-
tied other worlds. But sin cuts short
our earthly careers. Death, the result
OF sin, hangs Ike a nightmare over all
human thought and action. But God
Ice r-Ts- 4 h.,
Those who love and trust Him. What
is naturally a great curse may become
/ a great advantage The wages Of sin
is death. but the gift Of God is eternal
life Thanks be 10 God, who giveth
Us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ, who Is the Resurrection and the
Life
/ Death is a penal visitation OF God
upon man Moses death before he saw
the fruitiOn OF his lifelong labors. the
realization Of his ambition, was penal.
God had dealt very strictly with the
IsTaelites on their exodus Journey and
had often punished the rebelious and
grossly disobedient with sudden death
Moses. in a moment OF pride and vexa-
tio1. had disObeyed God also IN the sight
OF all the people. in the matter of str:k-
ing the rock and half Boosting Of his
own authority when he ought to have
gBty spoken 10 the rock IN order that
water might flow forth from II TO refresh
the furnishing people Because We tres
passed at the waters OF Meribah; be
cause ye ssnctifed me not" God told
/ Moses that he could not 20 over with
the Israelites into the Promised Land.
Moses prayed again and again to God
| to let him go over. but God refused him
| repeatedly. It was Moses great hearts
| desire to go over, but God was inexora-
bic in his refusal Gods judgment was
severe. but It was righteous It finally
/ turned out to be best for Moses also
So God 8 judgments are seen TO be judg-
ments OF love. He makes all things 10
work together for good to those that
love him Paul prayed that some thorn
in the flesh might be taken from him.
but God did not answer his prayer. but
sail in reply: My grace Is sufficient for
thee So Moses sorrow was great. but
his death was much more glorious as i
/ was, because he died on the borders Of
/ the land rather than in It. Could divine
love have provided a nobler ending for
| such a noble life. Would # have beeD
! any kindness to have allowed Moses TO
have gone over into the land Of Canaan
His work as deiiverer of his people was
/ really done II was also best for the
people themselves for them 10 go into