St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-17

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 1t 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 3
time when 1t 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 Tor
thee. being minded to send thee on q
mission into Ethiopia, where insured
tion has broken forth. "ss
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: rs
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. +
such is Gods ,plaa He will make II
plain. - s=
''But to delay may be to lose,' ex-
claimed his mother, appealingly.
.sWhat 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, IL such Is Gods plan,
/ there will be some word Of prophecy
| that will make it plain, and for that I
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
thou hast but just admitted. What
profit in further search?
/ Il know not, mother 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 1t plain. !"
The dark shadows Of deep disap-
pointment crossed the face Of the wom-
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 10 reali-
zation 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 Inn
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
j ever-increasing insistence. and thus It
was that she had come to plan for
him. And It vas because she felt she
had planned 20 unselishly and SO wise.
Ely that the disappointment was 80
keen. But, controlling her feelings as
best she could. she asked:
i "And what Of the kings summons
and the expedition into Ethiopia? :?
i what could he say! II he went not
he would surely incur the displeasure
OF the king, and thus hinder and per
hans end his efforts In behalf Of his
people. II he went he would have to
1 leave for q time his research n
Goshen, i thing which he was 10th
1 to do, especially II view Of the latest
plans Of his mother for him. Looking
/ up at her appealingly. he asked:
/ "How can leave my research while
80 much IS in doubt? Suppose some
/ new clew should be discovered; some
new fact come to Hght?'
4 ! Leave that with me-" promptly re.
/ sponded Thermutis. Thy trusted
friend in Goshen, Nahshon, will keep
me informed. and should aught Of i'm.
| poaance come 10 light | will send thee
word by special messenger, that thou
mayest feel, whether in Ethiopia OF
Egypt, thou art in touch with thy peo
iple."
Then will 80. mother" responded
Moses, heartily. rising as he spoke
.And may the God Of the Hebrews
bless thee IN thy patience and kind
ness. and me In my desire for creates
light. Surely, He Who has promised
del!yerance and the land Of Canaan
to my people will give light and mall
al things plain. !"
sExyptian records tell Of sprina
n Pharaoh sopght TO create along the roat
through th1 ldesert to the gold country Of
Okau, and Of m insurmountable difficulty
hindering the completion Of the work unit
one was found 20 skilled and clever a. {
overcome the din1culty and compiets thu
enterprise. Ss58
q ssTradition represents Moses a ho7dinl