The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

In nn-s,aarasis 60 ,. .noo,n1 -
~, fto . - ia ..aaa.ar ,ha,
wn. hoor;re A. 80 him 90 sa,Ta
htm, H. a.. -. 40 - ~, ~, -
riocos ana aa,Iorn h,s ash ava bo
shr,nt hoo,, ga s.,rnt,na ora n.o,rd
havo f,r,on haJ no, tho a~,t,rd,,t
c.rc,t him
"yvhat strange to-r,,,o Cod is th,sp
ur,o ,a ,horo a,. ,,aua =, thts Gle
u-,o 4. tbouo ,,ho oor hin ro7u no
orioa
..Tho-o 60 n,, :, p,tbor p,,,,u
tho sou ~ Re- uhor, : have hoorJ
ton bas hean rreatlv siftea NJ tho
unas ava thoro 4, No ,oSs With whom
he ia NOR familiar and ! douht not
that he would know NJ this God Of the
uabraus"
"p,1oor ~ s,ou,Iv reneat.
al Tho k;rc .is mot be tho ona IN
uhon, tha n,ttors orv,r, oo In TINA or
,rorhIao I. bo po+ +ho oracle WIN has
,~oroto,d tha fan ~ ,umorous cities of
No ,,pdo"
"Tbo yorv nm" ro,uoa tho .,,a,d.
~.
r. oo5 to+o, ,,r commanded tho
r,,a No. ~ hoatanoS don-r tbo r,our.
tatn nnth 40 na+unnoa =. his no,ooo
Nv p,Io,m ALTHOUGH a nronhet
"a nr,o,t or,oro tho M,diorjtos, Ind
xnnm,o5an ~ tha tr,o God and
$50 u,a AZ go. ,hor o,o oooo.
.ion va tho .rro GA ~ IIoovop givor
him ristons ~ tho events which were
ta 80 - noss ora bio f,ro .s +.
- ,a, a.n,oa ,hra,oh ,, thot
anrtsm IL - .hot tbo Iao,s ~
~. omau whor bo duo,t
-. hina, 49, ., wnod and stowe
~ roal,ans 49,. thotr for,,s y, war.
-. man~ aann~n4 nna n,oort roth,n,
- ~" t.,o 80 - I1anvon Never
tho,as. +ha ,b;n,s -, th,s world ware
~ - ,,o,,a in hia ovos tbon a,v,
.htan o,,a and no eot+orad bimsolf
that ,o on,,Id rot do hetter than to
.o-,. .ho noorlo ,r tho,r ,v,orapco
Az, civ ava Ioaya ,bou T., cont,,ua In
thair idoIotrors yava uis k,owledge
~ the trne God and h,s ability 10 dis,
corn tho avart. of tbe future gave
NV, cro,t ~i,erarco and broupbt with.
+, IT. nrosn n,oh oo,d and sil,er md
n,oaio's ,toras
WIZ ~ nossa, ,ar, bod come IN
.t.. So tba Lino ~ tho
so,ir,. "roma curse this neonle for
u,,uh+, ,nr NO. roroa.
mon,,ra sho,1 nroyoil that we nav
80 .hom nrs ,hot 7 NAV drive
- va 20 ~ ,ona ,or wot that
~ - ,,n,, t,o.,o,, Ia h,essed and
W. n,hom thor orrsest ia cursed he
u,os e,,ad uith az ..oer dasira IN 90
I'll, IT, +ha, ho might roce,vo their
,,oh aift. hrt he dare NOT for Of long
49,. ~ ia hn,ra tbot thie raonle
uhio, bod come ont ri Epvnt were
GU ohoson noon1a and Under His
onaaiol 49, no. this roaoon no asked
- ,ho mossonoors tarrv the night
,,,r,i,o ho should ohta,n word of the
Iora oonoernine tho matter
u,i.h hoovr boart ho a,w ths mes.
oongors denart after he had told them
go - on,,,a not On pnt when a few
dam. Iotor tboro came a more noble
daiaaation from paIak boseecbing him
w. no n,,,h tham he w,,lfu,Iv sought
aa - ~ Iord again and oh
taI,oa sror him the nerm,ssion be
sought
Tvro davs later he stood upon the
h,nh T,ano where paal tha god Of the
moahito. wae w~orsbined The seven
nitann have hoor hrilt and pa,sk is
standing NV the smoking sacrifices,
while Balaam has gone yonder to hear
,',hat cod m,oh+ cav IN him
wi.hin bis baart was the burning
.a anv ali tb,t tho hing desired
- IT., Gov ha hora M love for Israel.
brt no Lnow that mere words could
80 aaaunlish Ier,ora rrin and TINT
70 Goa hod snoken blessing II were
fo,,y for him tn sneak curses. And
a,aa ,onood .o toLa hack to
~ rIn~ st, norohIa and n]ronounce
- rathor tban curaing mon the
N|S|n Ia.oa,
49, os.on 5a, ,ha effort ~ King
go ~ rAnm from paloam a curse
na n,oI nont,nned and aIwav. fail.
up 10 d,aannoirtman and At last
no cont paIaam
a a - pothor an,ntv handed and in
sau
Tnpo~.u p,,,ou wbo can tnow o,
thcso davs that followed. The reports
%. 80 cave hack IN his own
a,nt,v ,rom King Balak and scorn
and ,gnominy were heaped upon his
~,
~, .,o+ po,a,m troubled