The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-03
REV. HENRY E HlLER
ADDRESSED THE r. MIG. 4. MEET
 ING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Moses, the Lawgiver and Ruler, Subject
 The Important Lessons of Hts Life
 The Model Christian Career.
 Rev. Henry E. Hiler. pastor of the Epworth M E. church, spoke at the Y. M. c. A. meeting held in the F'oy audi torium yesterday afternoon. He se- lected for his subject Moses and His Rod'f and read as text Exodus iv, 2: 'tAnd the Lord said unto him, What Is that ill thine hand? And he said, A rod.n The address in part was as fol- lows:
 Moses did not want to be the man to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. He shrank from the tremen- dous responsibility of such mighty leadership. To be sure, he loved his nation, though that nation was in bond age; and he earnestly longed for the day of it's deliverance. He considered himself, however, too weak to be the deliverer of a race of slaves. He had not tested God. though God had been testing him. For forty years, while Moses was tending the docks of Jethro, in exile from his fathers people, God had been preparing him for the great work he was to do. And at length the Lord called Moses to the burning bush. He delivered unto him his great com mission. He sent him forth under the authority of the great I am. But Moses hesitates. He realizes that the task would be difficultu and dangerous. He fears that even the people of his own nation would neither believe nor accept nor follow him. To strengthen the wavering faith and inspire the fal- of Moses So that he may no longer doubt that with God all things are pos sible, the Lord declares unto him a proof Of His presence and power. God makes that rod in the hands of Moses perhaps a mere shepherds staff-the symbol of divine power and protection From that day Moses was clothed with authority and became the invincible leader in Israel. Though Moses proved divine truth, so that Aaron was chosen to be his spokesman, nevertheless the power of the man who under God held the rod of authority destroyed a wicked king and saved nation.
 .No man who was ever fit for a great work in life has not shrunk from it.. elf-confidence and self-reliance, in any offensive sense, betray a weakness of character and provoke distrust and dislike in others. True honesty and un- assuming, humility will usually go a long way to qualify any young man for position and prefernent in the busi- ness world while the know-every- thing and do-every- thing youth will always be the chagrined victim of disappoint- ment, dislike and failure. It is better every time to have ones virtues dis covered than paraded.
 Moses with only a rod in his hand was sufficiently equipped for his mis- sion. The rod was but the outward symbol of the irresistible power with which God had clothed the personality of the man. It was merely the visible means by which God was to work out His purposes through the obedience of a man. God made even that rod suffi- cient for His work.
 .'The situation i'll which this text oc- CUTS contains at least two lessons for us in regard to the means God uses and would have us use in His work in the world.'' These two lessons the speaker mentioned as being the use of little things and the use of present things" After speaking briefly on each of these subjects he spoke of the rod of time, the rod of money and the rod of Chris tian character.
 In conclusion he said: "Christ-like character is a talent within the reach of every child of grace. It is the rod of our authority before which worldly crowns and scepters fall in homage. It speaks in the home and inspires high conceptions of manhood and woman hood in the circle that gathers around the family hearth stone. It speaks in society and proclaims purity and honor as public virtues. It speaks in the of flee and shop and exemplifies integrity ! in all business dealings It speaks in the halls of learning and bids men go, drink at the fountains of eternal truth. It speaks at the ballot-box and de- mands an intelligent citizenship and an honest government. It speaks amid < the hall of legislation and calls for righteous laws honestly enacted and faithfully enforced. It speaks in the church and maintains the purity of our faith in service and sacrifice. It speaks in life and rises superior to every foe. It speaks in death and tells us of a hope full of a glorious immortality. Is the character developing in us Christ like? Are we growing in His image? '? Let us conseerate to God the talents of our lives and dwell in the atmos- phere of His love-not alone that we may enjoy the passing rewards of the Christian life during the few years of our earthly pilgrimag age-not alone that we may attain unto the everlasting life amid the habitations of our God--but that we may be servants meet for our Masters use and enter heaven with the approval of the Lord upon our works well done. .z z AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
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