The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-06

l-z@ drawn to a clos'
49, the weary pill
grims had re
joiced when th,
~ cloud going be-
te.r. fore them a
7Ac ceased its slow
'yssA - majestic m Owe
ment and stood
still. II needed no second blast from
lie karns to call the people to the task
of pitching their tents and preparing
the evening meal.
The fiocks and herds. quick 10 ap-
preciate the chance 10 feed were soon
conieniedly browsing on the green
patches Of grass and foliage TO be
found there. while the people. the sim
pie renast finished. busted themselves
about the camp. IN putting everything
in order, or rested before the tent
doors and talked over The wonderful
events q the rast few days. The
halferown children. set to watch over
he ilocks ana prevent their strayng
TOO far, INDUCED I'M 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
IS they rippled along the sands Of the
sea lying just before them
Such was the scene as the Hebrews
sncamped over against Daal-Zephon On
the sea coast. on that night the nfih
since leaving Egypt and tie second
since leaving Ethan. whcn the Cloud
had dlvergad from the course they had
been taking towards the promised
land and had lol them back towards
Egypt and away from the wilderness.
The murmurInes Of discomfort which
arose then had quite sntsiied. and az
though tie people were still In the
dark as to their course. they were re-
asurai by Moses and The elders and
had ceased 70 worry and fret over Che
matter, being content rs long as the
way was easy and free from dangers.
But that night as he looked up first
at the mountains behind them ana
then on towards tho 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? Gould he maintain his con-
troll over them until the danger was
past and Cod had demonstrated Ills
power and might? The cloud hover-
ing over the camp reasurea MS heart
Of the presence of Goa with them, but
would the people be ready TO recog-
MIC that fact and yield themselves TO
Ills care? And he recalled how they
lad rebelled against him and tho elders
when Pharaoh had increased the op-
preston Of the people, when he had
first demanded thar he let them 60
And now again when they were to De
brought face to face with Pharaoh
and threatened with punishment If not
death be feared that the old spirit of
rebellion would manifest Itself and he
and the elders find that they were pow
eriess to restrain the people from pre-
cipitate night.
With a view to avoiding such a com
rlication. he summoned the elders 70
his presence and after encouraging
them to be steadfast and faithful, as
suring them that God had pledged that
He would deliver Els people with a
mighty hand. he dismissed them, with
the instructions that they were to go
into the midst of the people and when
the crisis came to seek to allay the
fears Of the people
God is able to do all that He has
he mused to himself
Though the hosts Of the Egyptians
sweep down upon us, God viii de-
liver"
Suddenly the loud blast Of a horn /
caught his ear, and at the far distant
end Of the camp appeared signs Of tu
multi and confusion, and not long af-
as he kept watch he saw
young man come rushing forward /
through the camp shouting as he ran:
Pharaoh and his cha-iots are COM
ing Pharaoh and his chariots are
coming!"
The camp was at once thrown into
dire confusion. People ran hither and
thither in wild terror. crying and beat
Ing their breasts. Then came change.
a ne people were gathering in groups
and pointing towards the cloud, and
The shouts Of the elders could be heard
as they cried:
Fear notl See, the Lord is still
with us. Pharaoh cannot come nigh
while the cloud hovers over u.s."
Thus for the time being the people
we're stilled. but as the sound Of the
rampling horses and the rumble of
he chariot wheels became louder and
ouder, and the advance lines of the
army came into view,
resh fears seized the people. Their
eaders no longer able to control them
led and soon were excitedly relating
heir story to Moses, and urging him
0 come out to the people and strive to
estrain them from utter panic
Thou dost see how no word we can