The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20

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tians and they had sent an official to
forbid Moses and Aaron holding it.
You want to see Moses and Aaron?s
she stammered, apprehensively.
The stranger started visibly at the
words, and eagerly asked:
"Are Moses and Aaron here?"
The thrill in the voice and the earn
est look puzzled Elisheba. Egyptian
overseers didn't generally speak or look
that way. She searched the face Of the
man before her, and as she did so she
detected the unmistakable features Of
the Hebrew race.
"Who are you?" she demanded, and
then frightened by her boldness of
speech in thus addressing an Egyptian,
she added, by way of apology: Your
dress proclaims you an Egyptian, but
your face is that of Hebrew"
"And am" was the reply. Twenty
five years ago my home was here in
Goshen, when a prominent Egyptian
carried me off to Thebes and there
l have fived since. found favor
in his sight and he educated me as he
might a son, and as the years went by
and he grew old he more and more de-
pended upon me. In spirit of graft
tude before his death he gave me my
liberty, which freedom was not slow
in improving in getting back to Goshen
and my people,"
"Are you Joshua?" exclaimed the
woman in astonishment, and then turn
ing and rushing into the rear room OF
the hut she called, excitedly:
Aaron! Moses! Joshua has come!
Joshua has comet"
Thus aroused from the snatch OF sleep
the men were trying to get before the
gathering that night, they came hurry
ing out and soon an excited and en-
thusiastic group of men were talking
and asking questions.
"Now Elishama will COME" cried
Elisheba, breaking into the conversa-
tion. 81 will go and tell him." and as
she moved towards the door she added,
in reply to the remonstrances OF the
men: "You would not have time to go
and get to the place of meeting in time,
and besides you want to talk over mat
ters. No, l will go!" and she was off.
The hour is late. The meeting of the
officers and elders of the people is al
most over. But still Elishama has not
come, and Joshua with growing disap-
pointment searched among the large as
sembly for him. In the secluded retreat
where so often before in the dead of
night they had gathered, they have
listened to all the words of Moses and
Aaron, and in the clear moonlight they
have witnessed the confirming signs
which God had given. The rod as 1t was
cast upon the ground became serpent
| and the people turned to flee before 1t,
and then stood in awe and wonder as
Moses stopped and picked 1t up and 1t
became a rod in his hands again. He
thrust his hand in his bosom and, as
| he drew it forth and the people beheld
1t white with leoprosy, they trembled
and cried out in dismay. Then as he
| thrust it again into his bosom and with
| drew it restored like the other hand, a
shout went up that rang abourthe walls
of the clay pit, and the people cried:
"God has heard our cry. Moses is our
leader! Moses Is our leader!"
"Yea," shouted Moses, "and not only
has God heard our cry but He has re-
stored the young man Joshua to his
people" At the same time leading him
out before the assembly.
Again the shout went up and as II
died away there came from the outer
fringe of the crowd the glad, wild cry
of an old man, and the crowd parted to
make way for him as he struggled up to
where Joshua was standing.
cart thou Joshua? Tell me! Art
| thou Joshua?" the old man fairly
screamed in the intensity of his emotion
while he peered into the face of the
young man.
For answer Joshua threw his arms
| about the trembling form or EllsnaIna
and embraced him fervidly, and then
whispered:
"Believest now that the Lord has
visited his people?"
"Yea, verify He hath" And turning
about and facing his brethren who had
been watching in silence the touching
reunion, he shouted in the vigor Of his
returning faith:
Surely, the Lord hath looked upor
the affection of His people. He haiti
done great things for us this day. Le
us worship Him." And as he bowed hi
head and Moses lifted up the rod all thu
people bowed in reverent worship.