The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-25

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The cruel, hard face of the king
was purple with suppressed passion
as Moses finished, and he appeared
about to speak, but instead he DIS
missed Moses with ar imperious ave
of his hand, and the latter, as he
reached the doorway. turned and said.
slowly and distinctly: Tomorrow
this thing shall come to pass" and
vas gone.
The news of Moses visit to the pal
ace and his message to Pharaoh
spread rapidly, and while the great
majority of the Egyptians were dis
posed to assume the defiant and supe-
rior attitude Of Pharaoh, there were
others who, impressed by the events
of the past few weeks, were troubled
and said: -.
Surely the God Of the Hebrews VIII
us in His wrath If Pharaoh
longer afnicts the people of Israel.
The gods Of Egypt were e able
to perform such wonders as Moses has
wrought in the name of his God"
And they awaited the events OF the
morrow with anxiety. Even Pharaon'
in spite of his defiant spirit, was trou-
bled and as the night wore away and
sleep refused to come to his tired
brain. he sent and called James and
Jambres, his magicians, to him, n
the activity in the temple and the de-
parture of secret emissaries to Gosnen
a few hours later indicated tnat some
important plan was on foot.
But in Goshen peace and quiet pre-
vailed. What though the plaques did
devastate Egypt, in Goshen was safe
ty. What though the word OF the
Lord spoken through Moses had de-
clared that a deadly murrain was to
attack the cattle, the children OF Is
rael had naught to fear, for a mol
the Lord said He would set a diner
ence between the cattle of the Egyp-
tians and the cattle of the Hebrews!
Had not the plague of flies shown that
the God of the Hebrews was able not
only to send His plaques upon Egypt
but preserve Goshen as in the hollow
of His hand?
Such was the faith which held the
people, but there was n Hebrew VINO
was deeply troubled. That morning
early two Egyptians had sought him
out and placed him in charge OF a nero
of Egyptian cattle which they insisted
should be kept with his own animals.
At any other time this would not
have seemed strange, for the Egyp-
tians often placed such duties upon
the Hebrew slaves, but coming just
when God had spoken a curse upon
the cattle of the Egyptians alarmed
him. What could save his own cattle
now? If the murrain broke out among
the Egyptian cattle, there could be no
hope for his own herded with them.
But ne dare not refuse, and watched
the Egyptians depart with sinking
heart, and had he seen them as they
laughed over the clever plan of Phar-
aoh, it would not have helped to quiet
his rising fears. He was tempted to
drive the Egyptians cattle away, and
put his own cattle in a secure place
by themselves, but at last he con
quered the impulse, saying over and
over to himself:
Surely the God of Israel can save
our cattle, wherever they may be
placed"
Thus treasured and comforted, he
watched by the side Of the herd and as
the morning wore away he saw first
one and then another of the Egyptian
cattle fall and die, while his own fed
on contentedly. With a distressing
moan of pain the last remaining ami
NAL of the Egyptian herd lay down
and died just as the Egyptians, who
had brought the cattle early that
morning, appeared. Their quick
glance took in the situation, and with
n frightened, troubled look they
turned and without a word fastened
away.
Everywhere as they went they found
the people rushing about in great ex-
citement and distress, crying that the
curse of the Hebrew God was upon
them and their cattle was dying.
why, even the sacred bull of the
temple has died in spite of the des-
perate efforts of James and Jambres
to save it's life" exclaimed one OF the
temple attendants to them as they
passed.
And within they found James and
Jambres even then breaking the ter
rible news to Pharaoh. AS the latter
saw his messengers enter, he asked.
with an eager hopefulness in his voice:
What news from Goshen? Surely,
the Hebrews cattle did not escape"
"Yea, my lord" they replied.
The king bowed his head In anxious
thought, and James and Jambres,
fearing for the prestige of the Egyp-
tian gods, exclaimed:
"Let the king be patient. We shall
yet triumph"
But in Goshen faith in a living God
gave better courage and a more endur-
ing hope that the God of Israel would
vet bring them d~eliverance.
The Human Animal.
In babyhood his mother called him
a kitten.
When at college he was commonly