The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-26

to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob arc
to be fulfilled in thee?"
Moses gazed at his mother in speech
less amazement. His head was In 9
whirl at the bold suggestions. Why
not? he found himself saying. and
there arose within him the thrill OF q
new ambition. Every nerve in his body
was pulsating under the new thought
SO that he shook as though taken sud
denly with the palsy.
Thermutis watched him keenly, not
ing the effect of her words, and then
added by way of argument in defense
Of her bold suggestion:
as it not this for which thy God
has been preparing thee? Is not this
the ultimate goal Of thy mission!
Thou hast helped thy people and to-
gether we have done much to ease
their burdens and lessen the rigors OF
their servitude, but they are still
slaves. They are still in bondage,
How are the promises of God to be
fulfilled save as now thou dost boldly
seek the kingdom, and with it the pow
er and right to free thy people?
Ever since thou SO cleverly aided
the king by thy wisdom and skill in
completing the great well on the road
to the country of Okau-and that at a
time when it seemed the enterprise
must fail and the land of gold continue
to remain almost inaccessible-thou
hast been in increasing favor with the
king And even now he has sent for
thee, being minded to send thee on a
mission into Ethiopia, where insured
ton has broken forth
Moses had been following with close
attention and deep interest his moth
er's words. He was quick to appreci'
ate their force and apparent reason
ableness. He was fascinated by the
daring and brilliant possibilities pre-
sented, nay more, he was almost ready
to espouse her plan at once. But
something within him held his en-.
thusiasm from breaking forth, and the
question rose before his mind: SIS
it Gods way?' And instead of the
words of approval which were strug'
Cling for utterance, he repressed the
rising feelings, and said, quietly:
II must search for further light. II
such is Gods plan He will make it
plain"
But to delay may be to lose" ex-
claimed his mother, appealingly.
what further light does one need
than to recognize ones mission and
ones destiny, and to see the pathway
that leads thereto? Thy ~oft-declared
mission is the helping of thy people,
and how canst thou more surely bring
to pass for them the promises of God
and the hopes of thine own heart than
as king?"
But surely, if such is Gods plan,
there will be some word of prophecy
that will make it plain, and for that |
must seek"
Where? How? No nook or corner
of Goshen has escaped thy prying eye,
and thou hast sifted the people as
wheat and cleaned from them every
vestige of knowledge they possess, as
lIOu mast Jul JuSI NhUe
profit in further search?"
81 know not, mother. I know not
where nor how, but something within
me cries out for more light. Some voice
bids me: Search! Search! Search!'
And beneath it all there rises in my
heart an assurance that God will lead;
God will make it plain"
The dark shadows of deep disap-
rointment crossed the face of the WON
an. The way seemed so plain to her,
and there was such an assurance of
success that she was ill-prepared for
Moses reply. She had set her heart
upon this thing, and she had expected
enthusiastic cooperation in the plan
which promised so much for him and
for his people. From the time years
before when she had come to a reali.
cation of his deep purpose to serve his
people, she had sought to aid him in
every way. Her sympathy had won
his utmost confidence; her wise coun-
sci had kept him from many an i'm.
pulsive venture that would have com
plicated and compromised his efforts
to help his people. and her fortune had
been freely used whenever needful.
And as the years had passed and she
had entered more and more heartily
into this work, the question: What
of the future?' arose before her with
ever-increasing insistence, and thus it
was that she had come to plan for
him. And it was because she felt she
had planned so unselfishly and so wise
ly that the disappointment was so
keen. But, controlling her feelings as
best she could, she asked:
"And what of the kings summons
and the expedition into Ethiopian"
What could he say? If he went not
he would surely incur the ~displeasure
of the king, and thus hinder and per-
haps end his efforts in behalf Of his
people. If he went he would have to
leave for a time his research in
| Goshen, a thing which he was 10th
to do. especially in view of the latest
plans of his mother for him. Looking
up at her appealingly. he asked:
"How can / leave my research while
so much is in doubt? Suppose some
new clew should be discovered; some
new fact come to light?"
/ Leave that with lne," promptly re-
sponded Thermutis. "Thy trusted
friend in Goshen, Nahshon, will keep
me informed, and should aught Of i'm
portance come to light | will send thee
word by special messenger, that thou
mayest feel, whether in Ethiopia or