Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-02

stoned us in their displeasure." they
cried, for when they asked us where
food was coming from, we could not
give them answer And now what say
est thou? Hath the Lord led us thith-
er to give us prey to hunger?"
Moses looked into the faces before
him, startled and troubled, and not a
little alarmed by this new crisis which
had SO suddenly opened before him.
What answer could he make? What
step could he take to allay this tu-
mutt? He knew not where food could
be hadl He knew only that the people
were eating of their last cakes, and
that the cry OF distress mad been raised
in the camp.
! Yes, and he knew this ono thing
more, for as he raised his eyes from
the dark, distrustful faces before him.
they fell upon the Cloud which how
cred in faithful attendance over them,
and he became conscious of the d.
vine presence and restful calm and
confidence stole in upon his heart. He
remembered as in an instant how when
face to face with the crisis at the Red
|
membered the waters at Marah, sweet
ened under the touch of the branches
| pointed out to him by God. He re-
called the wells of water and the palm
trees at Elm to which the Lord had
so graciously led them, even while the
people were declaring that the will
derness was dreadful place and there
was no place where they could find
rest
And as these recollections crowded
in upon his heart, he took new cour-
age. God had helped in times past,
he would not fail him now. With the
confidence born of faith, therefore, he
looked again into the faces of the
men before him and said, with quiet
cheerfulness:
Command that the people gather to-
gether before the Lord, for he has a
message for his people. Think not
that he has forgotten thee, or that he
will let thee perish here in the will
derness. Hast thou forgotten the de-
liverance at Pihahiroth? or the mir
acle at Marah? or the place to which
he led thee at Elm? Go, then, and
call tho people together!"
Almost shamefacedly at the search
ing rebuke, the rulers departed, and
while they were making known to the
people the message of Moses, the lat
ter was bowed before the Lord, telling
him OF this new problem and receiving
[ from him the solution thereto.
Like u smouldering volcano, resting
| from It's first outburst OF violence, the
3 people gathered as they were bid, but
| it was plain to see that blind unbe-
e lief nsd shut out from their vision all
r thought of possible deliverance from
= the calamity which threatened them.
4 With nothing but barren waste on
t every hand, where was there food to
r be had? No, now, not even God could
t deliver? But Moses had summoned
{ them. They would hear what he had
: to say before giving way to the pent-
up passions within.
e The sun had sunk to rest, bringing
7, over the landscape the shadows of the
e evening hour, and while the earth light
e fails the Heavenly light of Gods pres
e ence in the Cloud begins to glow and
|
e gathering. Unmoved by the sight, sc
l. hard in unbelief were their hearts, the
y people stood half sullenly, but withal
), attentive. Upon Moses face, uplifted
y to the Cloud and rejecting its glory
d there shone a quiet peace which sub
o dued the spirits of the people as they
behel1. Surely, indeed, their leader
t, had a message from God, they thought
o I'm the morning we shall see the
e glory of the Lord, for he hath heard
u your murmurings, for they have not
II been against us, but against the Lord,
{ Moses cried in a loud voice. and to
c the far outskirts of the gathered
e throngs his words were repeated by
those placed over the various divi
sions of the people. I'm the morning
we shall eat bread to the full, for he
II has said Behold, | will rain bread
c from Heaven for you; and the people
u shall go out and gather certain rate
> every day, that | may prove them
+ whether they will walk in my law Oh
u no."
=" Half doubling, half wondering, tn,
people depart in silence, for none
e dared question how this thing coult
% come to pass, while the glory of thu
D Cloud shone round them and the com
:, manding words of Moses sounded il
- their ears.
In the morning ye shall ca
-, bread to the FULL" the people re
l. peated over and over again as the.
~ staggered before the promise of tn
Lord. How could it be? Yea, he ha
II, said It should be rained from Heaven
= but how better could they UNDERSTAND
, that wonderful thing.
The light has only begun to reddel
10 in the east when there is stir in tn
" camp OF the Hebrew people. There ha
j. come one running crying that it wa
IN even so as Moses had declared tn
,s Lord had said it should be, and h
hold ont in hic hands sometime