The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-02-24

furrowed in his fAce despened - tn
woman was speaking. and he recoilst
~ though she had struck him q crus
blow. when she went ON to say:
Thou carest nothing for my advice
Thou has forgotten all that have
done for thee; al that have sacri-
feed in aiding thee; all that am ~
willing to do for thee and for thy peo-
pie" :
Mother. DON'T" he pleaded. III God
has spoken. must not follow! Must
not I obeyY"
But why need you believe that obs-
dience leads to the casting aside OF thy
great prospects IN Egypt! Have not !
shown thee again and again how all
thy hopes for thy people may be rea-
lied In and through thee!"
yea, mother. but what Of Gods
spoken word: That nation whom they
shall serve. will judge!' Judgment
and blessing cannot 90 hand In handi
The nation under condemnation cannot
become the medium OF blessing!"
But what Of the records of Egypt
and the words Of the priest! Are they
not as worthy Of consideration as the
words dug from the tomb of some dead
Hebrew? Was not Egypt long before
this man Abraham, and has she not
been throughout the centuries the GUS
todian of the wisdom and the learning
OF the nations? Has 1t not been that
In Egypt the oracles have spoken? And
was It not Egypt which honored JOS
eph and served thy people in days long
gone by, and shall not Hebrew again
rule in Egypt and serve the Hebrew
people?"
yea, but hast thou forgotten that 1t
was Joseph's God who revealed what
the Egyptian gods could not. and that
1t is this same God, the God Of Abra-
ham and Isaac and Jacob, that has
spoken these words of judgment upon
Egypt?"
And what are thy plans?" the prin-
cess demanded, with abrupt severity.
II must take my place with my peo-
ple." he responded in sad, low voice.
and yet with a quiet determination
which showed that the decision had
only been reached after terrible con-
fiict.
What! And leave the palace? And
leave me? Oh. Moses. what cruelty to
the one who has loved you! What
monstrous ingratitude!" And the wo-
man, quite overcome at the thought.
threw herself upon her couch and
burst out into the most bitter, convuls-
I've weeping.
Mother. mother!" he cried, In the
agony of his sorrow. will you not un-
derstapd me? 1t Is not that forget
thee and care not for all that Egypt
has done for me. but I remember God
and believe that only with Him can
blessing be found"
She checked her weeping and, look.
Ing up, demanded with spirit:
But what Is to be gained by thy
going now? What will 1t profit thee OF
thy people II thou impoverish thyseli
and forsake the position and power
which can be used to their good? VIII
1t not be time enough for thee to &c
with thy people when God shall Leaf
them out? II he ever does" she added
doubtfully.
Moses did not appear to notice tn,
final thrust, replying quietly:
But IL reamin in the palace as tn!
son am an Egyptian and, with TIL
Egyptian nation, under judgment. II
would enjoy the blessing promised tn
Hebrew people I must become He
brew, cost what 1t will"
And then, while his mother listened
he told her of the visions of the tw,
ways which had come to him while II
Joseph's tomb, Of his bitter struggl
and final victory.
II see It all plainly now, mother. I
is not what I as prince, or even a
king, might do for my people, but wha
God Is going to do. Pride has filed m!
heart at thought OF my superiority Il
my people and Of my ability to hell
them. But after all. in the last analy
sis, It is not what man is Of himself OF
what he can do for others that counts
but what God In His gracious mercy
does for him. And dare let the treas.
ures and the glory of Egypt rob me oi
tho blessing which I may have ~ q
Hebrewf tremhlo 1t the thought"
Thermutis was silent when he had
finished. She realised. a. she had rea-
lised years before when. AZ boy. she
had tried to compel his obedience to
the Egyptian religion, that It was use
less to keep Moses from his purpose.
but II she must give up her cherished
hopes for him as an Egyptian prince,
she surely could hold him AZ her son.
He could still b near her. Comforted
somewhat by this thought, she turned
towards him with her old tenderness
and. clasplng his hand in hers. she
said:
"But thou shalt still be my son.
Thou shalt still be near me-"
She felt his hand tremble as she
spoke the words, and looking up saw q
new and deeper agony mirrored in his
face. He tried to speak; his lips moved
but NO sound came. She wondered how
II was that her words could have at
fected him 90. She tried to soothe him
and caressed the hand which she still
held. Suddenly he withdrew 1t and
leaning 70 hin feet he began to pac<