The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-19
Moses the Prince
Of the Palace
PART II.
OUR BIBLE STORY by the
Highway and Byway" Preacher
"a Vision Between the Lines Of Gods
Inspired Word.)

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grew, and she Qhe mother) brought him
unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became
her son. And she called his name Moses;
and she said, Because ! drew him out OF
the water."-Ex. 2:10.
"And Moses was learned in all the wis
dom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in
words and deeds."-Acts 1922.
His name shall no longer be Joa-
chin, but Noses"
The clear voice of the princess
echoed throughout the vast corridors
Of the great temple whittier she had
gone with the boy the morning after
his advent at the palace. 1t was
his first glimpse of the interior
Of the temple. His childish eyes
had often gazed in wonder at
the huge pile a it doomed up
against the sky, visible in the distance
from his humble home, and he had ques-
| garding it. He wondered what was
in the great building, and what it
| was for, and when his mother had
told him that it was the temple Of
the Egyptians where they worshiped
their gods, he had asked if their God
was there, too. And as he stood
| there that morning looking about on
the lofty columns, the frescoed and
| sculptured walls, the affairs and the
images, the question again arose to his
mind. So occupied was he with his
| own thoughts and so awed and sub
d,,od hv tho orandour of tho n1aco that
he had not followed the words Of the
| princess as she related to the at
| tendant priest the facts in reference
to himself and her formal adoption of
him as her son.
But the words His name shall no
longer be Joachim, but Noses" ar
| rested his attention, and he looked up
| quickly to find the eyes of both the
| princess and the priest fixed upon
him. The color mounted his cheeks,
and he felt confused and strange, but
the smile Of the princess treasured
him, as she said: Thou art Moses,
now; for l drew thee out of the
water"
Why was it that he felt no resent
ment at the change? Why was he
beginning so soon to yield unques-
tioningly to her control? Was it be-
| cause she unconsciously and he con-
sciously was being led by the Divine
Presence? Perhaps. Sure it was that
he felt drawn toward her.
His reply to the princess words was
the shy placing of his hand into hers,
as though he would say: 1T is all
| right. You may call me Moses"
When the arrangements had been
made for the education of the boy, the
princess returned with him to the pal
ace. She was proud Of the handsome
boy as he walked by her side, and
many were the glances in his direc-
ton. Little groups of people gathered
along the way they had just passed
and discussed the advent of the He
brew lad into the royal family, and
the story of how the princess years
before had saved him from death was
told and retold.
In the palace and among the cour
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of the kings daughter was also Gre
| ating much talk and discussion.
The daily visit to the temple soon
accustomed the boy to the sight of
| Apis, the sacred bull, with his jeweled
trappings, to the swinging censers
| before the stone images, to the in
| carnations and the worship of the
| people. And not long after his ad-
vent at the palace the festival in
| honor of Apis, the most striking and
imposing among all the religious
| ceremonies of the Egyptians, was held.
The festivities lasted throughout
| seven days, and great multitudes of
| people f1ocked to the temple to share
in the worship and alteration of Apis,
the sacred bull, the embodiment of
Osiris, the great god of the Egyptians.
Daily the professions passed through
the streets carrying sometimes the
sacred shrines on long slaves, at 9TH
ers the statues of the gods, or the
| arks on which rested the sacred
| beetle, overshadowed by the wings of
| the goddess of truth.
The princess entered enthusiastically
into the celebration, for she vas natu-
| rally of a very devout disposition, and
being anxious that Moses might share
| with her in her religious moods, she took
| every pains to have him see and hear all
that was possible. 1t never occurred
to her that the little boy at her side
had formed religious opinions that
would be hard for her to shake. She
did not know then Of the earnest
training which his mother had given
him. She did not understand that the
early years of the child's life were the
fruitful years of religious seed sow
ing, and that no amount Of effort or
influence of later years could root out
| or overcome the impressions and con-
victions then created.
AS she observed his thoughtful face
and noted that his watchful eye took
in every detail of the festivities, she
misunderstood, and flattered herself
that his spirit was worshiping with
hers, and devoutly paying tribute to
the great god Osiris. Her heart was
deeply stirred by the thought, and,
moved by a sudden impulse, she sent
her maids for the finest lotus and
papyrus flowers they could find, and
then accompanied by the boy she took
them to the temple and placed them
on the altar as a special offering Of
thanksgiving.
This done, she turned and bowed
down before the sacred bull, and by