The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-24

II ITO be sure" they all exclaimed
Thou art keen, Seled We had not
thought of that"
8 And with Moses gone, let us have
= gods to go before us, like the Egyp
: tians, cried one
o But how about Aaron? We can
0 not hope to succeed while he is
. about replied another apprehen.
. siyeIy
"Never fear spoke up SeIed conf.
. IDENTITY, IF we can rouse the people
. to action, he will not dare to refuse
:. us our request"
lhlS declaration seemed to strike
a popular chord in the hearts of his
!, followers, and soon they were plan
hlnS how they might so arouse the
people as to bring about a popular I'D.
rising against Moses.
What is our religion without gods
III our midst? Seled admonished, as
lie dismissed his followers 1T was
wei "hen we met together and God
TAXED with Moses on the mountain, |
Dut now we would go forward and
would nave gods to go before us. So
speak to the people as you go forth.
ana let us come together at the place
"here Moses was wont to gather us.
and there we will demand of Aaron
mat he make us gods"
lmDued with the new purpose, each |
man sped upon his errand, and ere
the night had spent itself these sparks
OF rebellion had kindled their fires
which spread through the entire camn
so that at the time appointed on the
morrow almost the entire congregation
Oh israel was gathered at the place
agreed upon.
1t was plain to see that Aaron, as
ne gazed into the angry, determined
races before him, realized that he
could no longer restrain the people.
and he dared not take a stand against
them. Perhaps if he temporiZed with
them' If he yielded in part to them,
ne could still retain his control over
men, and in this compromising DO [
sltlon, Aaron has had innumerable [
followers among those who priced ,
more highly the following of men than
the commentator of God. 8
oeled was the spokesman, and as 7
lie motloned to the people before him @
10 be silent, he said to Aaron: c
Up make us gods which shall 60 S
before u.s."
A great hush fell upon the vast con.
Sregation. Aaron stood irresolutelv
before them. They realized that he N
was afraid, and with one mighty out
ourst OF passion they echoed the
words which Seled had spoken:
Up, make us gods which shall 20
before u.s." IN
But Moses Aaron started to saw R
Bah" they burst out with new ar
,asslon, "as for this Moses, the man of
nat brought us up out of the land an
I Egypt we wot not what is become an
f him" m,
Then spake Aaron, saying: ha
Break off the golden earrings, bu
mich are in the ears of your wives, trr
your sons, and of your daughters ed
nd bring them unto me-" to
we will! We will" they cried I !
1th one accord, and almost before six
aron realized, there had been cast 70,
mis- feet great pile of glittering lib,
Ieces of jewelry. Els
And fha ooIl1~
eted and set up a great feast was
'ocialmed, and on the morrow thew
came together, and after their of. I
rings had been made after the man. me
'r shown them by Moses, they sat
'"n TO great feast. Then they gave sto
emselves to the reckless abandon res
aich had characterized the religious mir
StlVals OF Egypt, and which under not
tutelage of Seled they had been at
l to plan for there before the D
'untain Of God. trod
But In the midst of their merry. Asst,
'Klng' while the glittering calf was latt,
'zihs out IN the sunlight and daz. tim,
ng the people with its beauty, there Ing
ne SOUND from the mountain side "(
Itch caused the people to pause and late,
* up. az
lhere stood their leader Moses eaz. Ter,
upon the Wild scene They saw firm
eyes flash, they saw him dash At 9TH,
ieet inc tablets he was bearing, Hoy
y saw him rush down the hill IN the
hteous indignation into their midst
they feared greatly.
Why was it that in the presence NJ "T
man who was willing to stand frst
h God they were as men without For
'ngth? Why was it that all the 1t WI
ant courage and boasting which to tn
stained their lips during the mast dozer
days was gone? All, had Aaron best
srstood as did Moses that one time
God is majority, there had been
golden calf, there had been no such
III stain of sin resting upon the
pie. -0 Ala
Ut not all were abashed in the area
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