The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26

god. This episode Of the golden Caif
proves several things. 1. That the re-
ligion of Israel was revealed from heav-
en- 10 them. not evolved by them. 2
That reactions may follow great revi-
walls. 8. That popular leaders cannot al
ways be depended on to do the right
thing Aaron was swept oil his feet By
the popular tide. lie lacked the eueEu-
siasm &C lTGe righteousness. He lacked
true moral heroism- he was narrow
minded Hberaiist II religion he was
the Euiltiest nan in al that crowd os
image -wCrslipgrs. because Of his CtIce
and because OF his past knowledge Of
Jehovah and past training. He UHd0Ubt-
eddy could have stopped the popular
movement toward idoIatTy r ne had
been willing to give MS very life IN the
effort. Men Ike Paul. CT Elijah, OF JOGn
the Baptist. or Moses. OF Joshua. would
have been willing to have done So
There are men who would rather die
than do what they know 20 be even
half wrong. I. That great, strorS.
prCphet-IiIze leaders like Noses and JONI
Knox and others are q great blessing to
any people ;. That men ought not to
indulge themselves in sin because there
are no good people present with them
s. That II is Ereat sir TO peTvGrt. in
any way. pure, spiritual religion The
sin OF the Israelites was perversion Of
pure and true religion rather than
desertion OF that religion They tried
10 worship Jehovah IN a degraded and
idoIatrous way. They sinned q great
sin because they sinned against light
against Gods low. against their own
covenant law, ana because their wCr-
ship degenerated ilto . Iicenti0us least
Moses and God.
/ The reverse side CT this picture las q
sublime ana eatraJ,eing view-the visw
we get Of Cod and Moses. How grand,
/ how sublime, how righteous. how he
roic, how true to Sod, how unselfsh,
bow forgiving and sympathetic toward
his feuow-men, how ChristiaR-like in ali
/ he did Noses appears in this lesson We
/ contemplate a great. scene in the life
! OF great historical character who w&a
the greatest mere ran that ever lived
Of any age or race. He was great IN his
intimacy with Cod Think Of his com
n.union and association with God fol
forty days and nights IN the mount
I Communion with Col makes men strong
( spiritually Think uf the mighty eve
J
man He was CREST leader, lawgiver
ard nation builder He loved the king
dom Of God on eaTtli, and he loved his
fellow IsraeIites because they were 4
part Of that kingdom. and because God s
/ greater kingdom was to be built upon
them. When he saw how his brethren
had broken cut into iColatry, his right
eous and hot Indignation was reused Il
the highest pitch. The righteous T7rajE
OF a holy man is q proper thing We
need men who can burn with righteous
indignation toward sir
Moses cast the Ten Commandment
written by Gods own finger upon tablet,
Of stone down over the mountain side u
let the people know that they hat
broken God S covenant How the SCUM
Of those breaking tablets must have
aroused the jewellers How their con
sciences must have smitten the better
class Of them. How he rebuked AaT0I
to his face How little Aaron appear.
on this occasion How little and weak {
sinful man always appears when HI:
sin finds hin out Noses Dealt in stcrr
judgment with the people but It wa:
the judgment Of love. He ground then
golden god 60 powder and spread il uUC-
the water ard made them drink OF it
This was 5ymtOIiCaI OF how sin comes
calls for all upon Jehoyah's side to raII1
around him. That was 81 chance for re
pentance- There is always q Jehovah 4;
side and & devils side 10 every ncra
and rel. -iCus question The men CO tn.
tribe Of Levi. especially. came TO Moses
aid and became The avenging soldier.
Of the Lord This tribe afterFard be
came the Priestly tribe Of Israeli,
: ministers and guardians Of Jehovah
religion. Next We contemplate Noses a
the heart-bTCken iutCrcGssJr for nj
, people reminding US Of Abraham as D.
prayed for SodoTn and Goaor-ah an,
/ teaching Us how we ought TO pray ant
agoniZe for others. Moses prayer wa
q model prayer IN Moses act Of inter
ce5siCn for his people we get clilnps.
of the great mystery Of the doctrine O
the atonemeut- He seems willing t
. die with his people or for them. II
pre-igurcd Christ.