Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-25

May i not be that IN. promises given
to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob are
~ b. fulfilled In thee
Moses gazed al his mother in speech.
less amazement His head was in
whirl AZ the bold suggestions Why
not he found himself saying. and
there arnse within him the thrill of
new ambition. Every nerve in his body
was pulsaiing under the new though,
50 that no shook a. though taken sud
denly with the palsy
Thermutis watched him keeuly not
ing the effect Of her words. and then
added by way of argumen, in defense
os her bold suggestion
Is It not this for which thy God
has been preparing thee u not this
the ultimate goal ot thy missionI
Thou hast helped thy people and To
eether Ne have done much 10 ease
their burdens and lessen the rigors Of
their servi,ude. but they are still
slaves They are still In bouGage
How are the promises of God TO b.
fulfilled save as now thou dost boldly
seek the Kingdom, and with Il the pow
81 and right to free thy people:
Ever sincc thou 80 cleverly aided
the king by thy wisdom and skill in
completing the great well on the road
to the country OF Okau-and that q, a
time when ir seemed tn. enterprise
must fail and the land u gold continue
10 remain almost Inaccessible thou
hast been in increasing favor with the
king. And even nov he has sent for
thee. being minded 10 send thee 1u a
mission into Ethiopia. where inSurrec-
ton has broken forth
Moses had been following xith close
attention and deep interest his moth
er's words He was quick % appreci-
ate their force and apparent reason
ahleness he vas fascinated by the
daring and brilliant possibilities pre-
s.nted. nav more he was almost ready
to espou<e her plan al once But
something within him held his IN
thuslasm from breaking forth. and the
question rose before his mind Is
II Gods way And instead % the
words OF approval which were strax
Cling for u,terance. h- repre--ed the
rising Feelings. ant said quietly
= must search fos further light ~
such f. Gods plas He will make n
plain
~But 10 DELAY may be- 90 lose ~
claimed his mother appsaiinEiy
What further light does on. need
than 10 recognize ones mission and
cn.'- destiny. and 10 see the pafhway
thar l-ads thsretos Thy oftdeclared
mission i the helping u thy people
and how canSt thou more surely bring
u pass for them the promises Of God
and the hopes % thine Oxn hsarf than
as king
But surely. II such Is Gods plan.
there Will ~ some word % prophecy
that viii make II plain. and Tor that I
must seek -
Where How No nook or corner
u Goshen has escaped thv prying eve.
and thou hast sifted th.. p@opl. a.
wheat and CLEANED from them every
vestixe - know ledge th.v possess a.
thou hast bat jus, admitted. What
profit IN further search
L know NOT mother knox no,
where nor how. but something within
me cries out for more light some yo..c
Lids me-. search, Search, search
And beneath II all there rises In nv
heart an assurance that God will lead
God will MAKE n nlain :.
Tba dark shadows of saao ais.,.
potn,ment crossed th. face of the von,.
=, Tha x,x sssma., 60 nlain ;, hsr
ard there Was sneh an assurance of
sucesss ,h., she was u-nren,ra, %,
Moses. replv She had SET her hear,
upon this thing. and she had expected
enthusiastic cooperation in the plan
which promised 80 much for him and
for his people. From the time years
before when she had come 10 a rpali-
zation OF his deep purpose 10 serve his
people. she had sought to aid him in
his utmost confidence. her wise coun.
sci had kept him from many an i'm.
pulsive venture that would have com.
piicated and compromised his Efforts
10 help hts people. and her fortune had
been freely used whenever needfui
And as the years had passed and she
had entered more and more heartily
into this work. the question What
Of the future arose before her with
eyer-inereasing insistence. and thus IL
was that she had come 20 plan for
him And II was because she felt she
had planned 50 unselfishly and 50 wise
~ that the disappointment was 50
keen But. controlling her feelings as
best she could. sh~ asked.
And what OF the kings summons
and the expedition into Ethiopia
What could he say II he went not
he would surely incur the displeasure
of the king. and thus hinder and per.
haps end his efforts in behalf Of his
people. II he went he would have to
leave for a time his research In
to do. especially - view OF the latest