The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-26

Ter words:
rs It not possible that you, Moses,
you the prince, the son Of Pharaoh's
daughter, art to be the great king
who shall bring this thing to pass?
May II not be that the promises given
10 Abraham and Isaac and Jacob are
to be fulfilled in thse?"
Thermutis watched him keenly, not
ing the effect of her words, and then
added by way of argument In defense
Of her bold suggestion:
as II not this for when thy God
has been preparing thee? Is not this
the ultimate goal Of thy mission?
Thou hast helped thy people and to-
cether we have done much to ease
their burdens and lessen the rigors Of
their seryitude, 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 It the pow
e. 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 0kau-and that at a
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
kings And even now he has sent for
thee, being minded to send thee on "A
mission into Ethiopia, where insurrec'
ton has broken forth. -"
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-
scented, nay more, he was almost ready
20 ospouse her plan at once. But
something within him held his en-
thusiasm from breaking forth, and the
question rose before his mind: as
It Gods way" And instead Of the
words of approval which were strug.
Cling for u%tterance, he repressed the
rising feelings, ana said, quietly:
II must search Cor further light, II
such Is Gods plan He will make 1t
plain"
But to delay may be to lose" ex-
claimed his mother, appealingly.
what further light does one need
than to recognize ones mission and
ones destiny, and to see the pathway
that leads thereto? Thy oft-decIared
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, II such is Gods plan,
there will be some word Of prophecy
that will make it plain, and for that /
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 it plain"
The dark shadows of deep disap'
TOintment 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. From the time years
before when she had come to a reali-
Zatlon 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 i'm
| pulsive venture that would have com.
plicated and compromised his efforts
to help his people, and her fortune had
been freely used whenever needful.
been freely used whenever needful.
And it was because she felt that she
had planned so unselfshly and so wise
ly that the disappointment vas so
keen. But, controlling her feelings as
| best she could, she asked:
and what of the kings summons
and the expedition into Ethiopian"
What could he say? If he went not
he would surely incur the displeasure
of the king and thus hinder and per.
haps end his efforts in behalf of his
people. If he went he would have to
leave for a time his research in
Goshen, a thing which he was 10th
to do, especially in view of the latest
plans of his mother for him. Looking
Up at her a~ppealingly, he asked:
How can | leave my research while
so much is in doubt? Suppose some
new clew should be discovered; some
new fact come to Light"
Leave that with me-" promptly re-
sponded Thermutis. Thy trusted
friend In Goshen, Nahsbon, will keep
mo informed, and should aught of i'm
n~ortance come to light l will send thee
word by special messenger, that thou
mavest feel, whether in Ethiopia or
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