The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-02
CHAPTER N.
THE RELIGION OF MOSES.

THE RELIGION OF MUSES..
CLike Chapter VII. written by request)
/. Now long aforetime there had been
written divers platitudes and words on
words which like Alps on Alps arose. Be
hold, even In licentious. oppressive Baby
lon there were enacted high sounding
laws and much words were added. multi
piled and piled up like mountain ranges
whose SUBMITS pierced the sky, yea, even
on the subject OF freedom. equality and
brotherly kindness; nevertheless, they re-
sembed the mans prayers who rebuked
his nelghbor for profanity: for, 10. the
man rebuked answered and said: To and
behold. do sometimes drop into profan-
ity aud you into prayers; but neither OF
us ever meaneth anything by either ex-
pressions
2. Even so. until the advent Of Moses
the great. behold. three-fourths of all the
smooth platitudes Of the ancient reformers
and philosophers were like the faint light
when the moon shineth: yea, verify, un-
diluted moonshne.
q. These blessings promulgated were
for the rich and the powerful and the In
fuential. while the poor were hardly con-
sidered.
T. Howbeit when Moses promulgated
a law or tenet OF religion IL included high
and low. rich and poor. Yea. let the
sweet memory Of Moses he cherished with
reverence and let us not forget that.
unless corrupted by surrounding heathen-
ism. under the religion of the deliverer
OF Israel the rich and the poor met to-
gether and mutually Acknowledged that
the Lord was the maker OF them all and
highest and lowest stood equal In the
sight OF Jehovah.
s. Behold. all ye who dwell In the civ
ilized and enlightened nations OF the
earth. the best laws that govern you and
have accomplished so much for the hene-
et Of the weak. including the poor and
the unfortunate and womankind: verify.
know ye that these laws or tenets and
rules. which did suggest these laws. came
from Moses the Great and mighty proto-
type OF Jesus Of Nazareth.
8. And when l hear some thoughtlese
man virtually exclaim. Away with the
Old Testament and Moses Give me the
Sermon on the Mount wonder what
were left of that mighty address were
there left out the substantial iteration OF
the doctrines OF Moses which II contains.
z. Where came the golden rule, think
ye as We do recall the words OF our Di-
vine Master. This Is the law and the
prophets. And again. am not come TO
destroy the law and the prophets, but
to fuifill
g. Who first taught hove 10 God and
man by the two great commandments
reiterated by the Carpenter OF Nazareth?
Moses. the great!
.. Whence came our marriage lawsf
Whence came our law that debts are out
lawed In six years? Directly from Moses.
Yea, and even when Moses granted a bill
OF enforcement except for adultery. II
was granted not as an endorsement, but
ms m a a.
clared, Because OF the hardness OF your
hearts. That is, not being able TO pre-
vent this relic OF heathenism. Moses
commanded that a bill OF enforcement
be given TO mitigate an evil which he
found IL Impossible to prohibit
10. Moreover. forget not that Jehovah's
pleasure In the Mosaic sacrifices was not
because He delighted in the smell OF
blood and incense but because they
made the people less selfish as they re-
membcred his goodness and became more
generous and far more liberal contrihu-
tors for the support or their religion and
to keep In mind that an we have is In
trusted 10 our keeping by the Ruler of
nations and all the Inhabitants of the
earth And VERIFY, verify, say 10 you
all. and with all the emphasis OF which
am capable. the professor ot Christian
ity is q counterfeit. cheat. wolf In sheeps
clothing and a hypocrite unless willing 10
make sacrifices for his religion. And II
so. why, tell me why then. were not the
sacrifices OF Moses law just as essen
tisl? II not. why not'
IL. Why sacrifice sheep. oxen. goats
and the red heifer7 Because these were
worehipped by the idolatrous Egyptians.
~ Why no statuary7 Because sta-
tuary wSs worshipped as idols Rehold
one striking example OF a marvellous
piece 10 statuary by Aaron the sculptor.
II was a red heIfer or calf OF solid gold.
and when finished and mounted on a pc
destal Aaron exclaimed, These be thy
goods, Israel, that brought thee up
out Of the land OF Egypt" And they all
eat down 20 eat and rose up to play.
Verify, what a foo foo Moses was 10
come down on the golden calf lie had
no genuine appreciation OF beautiful sta
tuaryi --nat-a-aary appreciate.
l3 10, our vfssor the late IL Hung
Chang, when he cast his garments above
him and left for China. he took beautiful
bath tubs. ard they ornamentS his best
room as long az he lived. Howbeit tho
idea OF taking a hath was not IN all his
thoughts. Nevertheless his alteration of
the sir lovely bath trcs was the genuine
article.
H. Let us hear the conclusion ~ the
whole matter Divide the worlds tistory
into two portions. one before the Christian