The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-13

h'HHn. CTltu out' DehOiu tHe uldu
hideth from the presence of his God
already."oThe we're astonished that
Adam should act like thai towards his
God, but alas, how many of us act like
wiser
Then later on. when Noah was build
ing the ark, at the command of God,
the multitude looked on in. wonder
and amazement, for they did not be
lieve i'm the coming flood, and believed
Noah to be "A crank or crazy. and said:
Behold the man buildeth an ark,
while it is yet dry" but Noah went on,
and the flood came, but not until Noah
had completed the ark, and he and his
family were snugly slowed away in it.,
and the maddened throng we're driven
from house and home, and compelled
to fly to housetops and hilltops, and
even TO the mountain for SAFETY, and
as the ark floated over housetops and
hilltops, again they cried ou': Behold
the man who built the ark. He and
his family are safe, while w who made
light of him, must perish in this ter
rible flood"
Then again, when Moses was leading
the children of Israel out of the land
OF Egypt into the land of Canaan, they
came to the Red sea and the Egyptians
thought they we're cornered, and must
now soon surrender, but rs Moses
stretched his hand and rod over the
waters and they began to divide, the
Egyptians cried out: Behold the man,
even the waters obey him." And the
Israelites, after they had passed
through, and we're safely on the other
side, cried out: Behold the man who
brought us hither," giving Moses the
praise instead Of God, to whom all
pra' SO belongs.
When Daniel was forbidden to pray,
under the penalty of being cast into
the lions den, he was watched closely
by the angry crowd Of Babylonians,
who were anxious to see the edict of
the Ming carried into effect; and when
he threw open his windows, and kneel-
ed down and prayed, in spite Of the
edict, they cried out: behold the man
prayeth," and reported what they had
seen to, the king, and demanded that
the sentence be carried into effect.
Then, when he had been in the lions
den twenty-four hours, and was taken
out alive and unframed, this same
throng again cried out: "Behold, the
mar is not harmed" and they were
doomed to the same penalty meted ont
for him, but did not receive the same
treatment in the lions den.
Let us beware In passing judgment
upon the acts Of other people. Let us
be sure that we are right, and they are
wrong, before we inflict punishment
But this expression has been made of
men, not beloved Of God, as we're Noah,
Moses and Daniel.
When Alexander the Great had con
quered the world, and wept b cause
there we're no more victories to win,
all men gazed at him in wonder and
said: "Behold the man weepeth be-
cause he hath conquered the world "
What an example of human ambition?
II Is now estimated that John ID. Rock
e~feller is worth s50O,OOO,OOO, and is still
striving for more, still keeping up the
example of human nature, but in
another direction. He Is now the
wealthest mar living, or who aver has
lived, and The world at large says;
"Behold The man."
1t was thought, before the battle of
Marathon. that the small Greek army
was not able to cope with thu mighty
Persian army, but Miltiades urged
them on, saying: at is liberty oil
bondage with u.s." and the great battle
was fought, with a complete victory
for the Greeks. Miltiades commanded
the Greek army in person, and aftel
the wonderful victory became known
the who @ Greek army stood in W o
him, and the whole nation cried out
Behold the man"
The same cry went up for Caesar
Nap leon, and our W beloved Wash
ington. When it became known tina