The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-07

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ef-S cloud going be-
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ment and stood
still. II needed no second blast from
the horns to call the people to the task
Of pitching their tents and preparing
the evening meal.
The hocks and herds. quick to ap-
preciate the chance to feed. we're soon
contentedly browsing on the green
patches of grass and foliage to be
found there, while the people. the sim
pie repast finished, busted themselves
about the camp, in putting everything
In order, or rested before the tent
doors and talked over the wonderful
events of the past few days. The
half-grown children, set to watch over
the fiocks and prevent their straying
too far. INDUCED In play together, and
the very little ones romped about the
feet of their elders, and their merry
shouts OF laughter blended in rare har-
mony with the murmur Of the waves
as they rippled, along the sands of the
sea lying just before them.
| Such was the scene as the Hebrews
| encamped over against Baal-Zephon on
the sea coast, on that night. the NTH
since leaving Egypt and the second
| since leaving Ethan. when the Cloud
had diverged from the course they had
been taking towards the promised
land and had led them back towards
Egypt and away from the wilderness.
The murmurings Of discomfort which
arose then had quite subsidized, and al
though the people were still In the
dark as to their course. they were re-
assured by Moses and the elders and
had ceased to worry and fret over the
matter, being content as long as the
way was easy and free from dangers.
But that night as he looked up FIRST
ut the mountains behind them and
then OF towards the sea, Moses felt
troubled. To be sure the Lord had
spoken unto him and told him to en-
camp In that place and had declared
that Pharoah would follow them but
would the people stand the test?
When Pharaoh came would they be re-
strained? Could he maintain his con-
troll over them until the danger was
past and God had demonstrated His
power and might? The cloud hover
ing over the camp treasured MS heart
Of the presence Of God with them, but
would thu people be ready to recog-
nize that fact and yield themselves to
His care? And he recalled how they
had rebelled against him and the elders
when Phafaoh had increased the OPP
preston OF the people, when he had
first demanded that he let them 60.
And now again when they we're to be
brought face to face with Pharaoh
and threatened with punishment II not
death, he feared that the old spirit of
rebellion would manifest itself and he
and the elders find that they were pow
erless to restrain the people from pre-
cioitate flight.
With view to avoiding such a COM
plication, he summoned the elders to
his presence and after encouraging
them to be steadfast and faithful, as
suring them that God had pledged that
He would deliver His people with a
mighty hand. he dismissed them, with
the instructions that they were to 90
into the nidst OF the people and when
| the crisis came to seek to sllay the
fears Of the people
God is able to DO all that He Mas
promised Ne Inused to himself.
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, 1tss DHsfssiDD, HsDple ran hifher and
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n Jas psDpis we're gathering In groups
sn1 DebBupg towards the cloud, and
the shouts NJ the elders could be heard
I. ~ they cried:
- "Fssr not! Bee, the Lord IL still
with Us. Pharaoh cannot come nigh
while the cloud hovers oyer u.s."
Thus for the time being the people
we're stiiIsd, but ~ tho sound OF thu
trampIing horses and the rumble OF
the chariot wheels became louder and
louder. and the ADVANCE linaa ~ ~.