The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
MESSAGE OF MOSES
STILL CHEERS MANKIND
Lesson Taught in the Great Leaders
Injunction to Joshua.

"The Conquest of Courage" was the
discourse yesterday morning at Park
Congregational church. He said in
part:
Some Raphael or Michel Angelo of
the future will perpetuate in marble or
on canvas this scene, which the sacred
historian so laconically hints at. In
the background are the hills of Moab.
In full vfewfs the Jordan and the calm
Dead sea. Far away rise snow capped
mountains standing as sentinels over
the land to which they are going. The
eye even reaches to the farzoff Medi-
terrain or Great sea. A vast multi
tude, a whole race, gathers about two
central figures One is Moses, the great
law giver and leader. Feeble and old,
you can easily imagine his white locks
waving with the mountain breeze, but
his eye blazing with the enthusiasm of
youth, his cheek glowing with fervor
as he makes his last grand, intellectual
and prophetic grafton and charge to
Joshua. . -s- xaG
The other central figure is a man in
middle life, strong of limb, with
bronzed face. The past four decades
have prepared him for this hour He
waits for the Divine commission which
will enthrone him as general and lead
er of this great race.
at is crucial time. God has been
preparing, through unique exper-
fence, a great leader. What shall be
the keynote of this commission? What
shall be the message of Moses? 1t is
the words of my text declared by
Jehovah and reiterated by Moses-'Be
strong and of good courage The
speaker exemplified his message.
when Stonewall Jackson said: DO
your duty and leave the rest with
Cod we know that behind these words
of the American Napoleon was a gal
lantry and indomitable bravery which
was only surpassed by his mistaken
faith in God. These words will live
because they were the expression Of
life.
go with this message to Moses. It
was the exercise of courage when
amidst the opulence of the palace on
the Nile his sympathetic soul went out
to his despised race. 1t was this which
lent strength to his arm as he slew the
cruel Egyptian. 1t was this which en-.
abled him when standing amidst the
maiden ShepherdeSS as they watered
their f1ocks and when the rough noun
taineer shepherds were forcing them
from the WELL Single handed and alone
he drove them back. 1t was this which
enabled him to turn back the tide of
Jehovah's wrath when the divine pur-
pose was to annihilate the rebellious
race.
But now he reaches the zenith in
this last grand achievement. 1t is easy
for Alexander to be coura geous, for he
never knew defeat. We like to think
of Hannibal defeated but unconquered.
Go with Moses. Can the sailor be
heroic sinking in the waves in sight of
the harbor and his home? Moses stands
in sight of the land promised to his
fathers. For four decades he has
struggled for it, dreamed about it,
fought for it. Now in sight of its cities,
its vineyards, it's fertile valleys, its cat
tie on a thousand hills, sublimely he
submits to the will of God. There is
no note Of pessimisn, but self forget
fulness. The highest glory of the man
is his heroic unselfiShness.
when Michel Angelo had finished
his Moses which now stands in st.
Peters in Rome, he struck it with the
mallet and said: Speak; you can His
life has spoken to all the ages This
message he gives Joshua: BE strong
and Of a good courage
"Some unknown poet has said:
IF you have a kind word say it
Throbbing hearts soon sink to rest.
If you owe a kindness, pay it
LifeS sun hurrieS to the West
If some grand thing for tomorrow
You are dreaming, do it now;
From the future do not borrow
Frost soon gathers on the brow.
Speak thy word; perform thy duty:
Night is coming deep with rest;
Stars will CLEAN in fadeless beauty,
Grasses whisper on thy breast"