The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06
people they raised an outcry against

MIN, saying
Because there were no graves in ,
Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die =
in the wilderness? Wherefore hast
thou dealt thus with us, to carry us .
forth out Of Egypt" !
"Yea," spoke up one holder than the I
rest. and who had been among the |
chief opponents of Moses before the {
departure from Egypt, lis not this the {
word that we did tell thee in Egypt,
saving: Let us alone, that we may
serve the Egyptians?' For it had
been better for US to serve the Egyp-
fans than that we should die in the
wilderness"
Shouts of approval greeted this
speech, and it was plain to see by the
angry looks upon the faces of the peo-
ple that they we're ready to openly re-
bel again, could they find a leader
bold and able enough to lead them IN
the present distress.
But whittier could they flee? Who
was there who was wise enough to lind
them a way of escape from the ap'
preaching army Of the dreaded Phar-
aoh? Before them was the VIDE
spreading sea. On either hand were
the towering rocks, And behind
them drawing nearer and nearer was
Il their powerful enemy The lines OF the
X chariors could be seen as they wound
5 down along the rocky course into the
narrow valley, where the frightened
! Hebrews were gathered.
n Moses lifted his eyes in mute appeal
n to the cloudy pillar towering over
'e them Would God fail them? Nay, had
4 He not promised? Had He not told OF
es this very thing, saying that He would
lg destroy Pharaoh and his army? Reas-
Mt sured by the thought, he looked out
III upon the assembled people with new
he courage, then shouted, so that the lead
er ers and chief men of the people all
ng about him could hear:
nd Fear We not, stand still, and see
ne the salvation Of the Lord, which he
ry will show you to-day; for the Egyp'
ar tians whom We have Seen to-day, "
yes shall see them again no more forever.
The The people listened incredulously
while they kept their eyes upon tn
WIS soldiers drawing nearer and nearer
on But who will destroy our enem!
fth who come upon US with sword an
md spear and mighty horse and chariot?
oud demanded the one who had beiol
had snoken against Moses, pointing to tn
SEQ approaching army.
Lrds And by way of answer Moses pointe
ess. towards the cloud above them, Son
itch minutes he stood in silence, until the
al stole over the people an awed sllenc
the "The Lord shall fight for you, and
re- shall hold your peace" he cried
and last.
the Then there came voice from I
the cloud, as though by way OF ansW'
rs. saying:
first Wherefore criest thou unto n
and Sneak unto the children of Israel II
felt they go forward. But lift thou up
had rod and stretch out thine hand O
D en- the sea and divide it; and the chilli
Jared Of Israel shall go on dry grot
but through the midst of the sea. Aht
test? behold. will harden the hearts OF
)e re- Egvptians, and they shall follow tfle
con- and 7 will get me honor upon Phar
was and upon all his host, upon MS en-
His OTIS and UPON his horsemen. Anc
lover- Egvptians shall know that am
heart Lord, when l have gotten me nc
q. but unon Pharaoh, upon his charlots
recog- upon his horsemen."
yes to The voice ceased. A reverent s.l'
: they hrooded over the people. But as
elders as the rumble of Pharaoh's cha'
e op- bore in upon their ears again the
e had fear returned, and they began TO
m go. "Pharaoh's soldiers are upon
to be And the water is before us read
haraoh swallow up ourselves and our
If not ones and our cattle!"
9irit of "But the Lord has bid us go
and he ward, and has said He would q
re pow the waters and lead US over on
IN pre- land" cried Moses and the
ers about him
a COM For an instant they felt reass
ders to but as they turned again ana
uraging Pharaoh's army was now almost
lful, as to fall upon them, they again erie
ged that in their great fear.
with a It was then that miraculous
m, with happened. The Cloud began 10
e to go back towards the advancing co
Id when of soldiers, and as the Heore"
Hay the ple beheld wonderingly they
that the evening twilight was q
He has ed to midnight darkness on IN
himself. of the Cloud towards the Egg
gyptians so that they were shut out IRON
will de- view, but on the side OF the VI.
wards the Hebrews 1t gloweu
horn glorious light, so that all throu
r distant night they had light in the can
MS of tu- were able to prepare for the
long af- on the morrow. =,
le saw And before the light nao oe
forward break in the east and wnlie }
, he ran. darkness brooded over the calll