Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-23


tians.- cried one.
But how about Aarou- We can
not hope to succeed while he Is
about replied another. apprehen-
Sively.
Never fear. spoke ap Seled. conf
dently. II Ne can rouse the people
to action he wfIl not dare 10 refuse
as our request
This declaration seemed 20 strike
a popular chord in the hearts Of his
followers. and soon they we're plan
ming how they might 50 arouse the
people as to bring about a popular up-
rising against Moses.
What Is our religion without gods
in our midstr' SEIZED aamonEsned. as
he dismissed his followers 1T vas
well when We met together and G.f
talked with Moses On the mountain.
but nov we would 90 forward and
would have gods to ~ before us. So
speak 10 the people As you 60 forth.
and let Us come together NJ the place
where Ncses vas won't To gather as.
and there ws VIII demand of Aaron
that he make ~ <pdx-
Imhued With the new purpose. eArh
Ear sped upcn his errsna. and ere
the night had spent itself these SPARKS
Of rebellion had Kind led their fires.
which spread through the entire camp.
81 that at the time appointed on the
morrow almost the entire congregation
OF Israel was gathered at n. place
agreed uponL
II vas plain to see tsat Aaron. o.
he gzzed into the angry. determined
faces before him. realized that he
could no longer restrain the people.
and he dared not take a stand against
them Perhaps II he temporixed with
them. II he yielded in part % them.
he could still retain his control over
them. and TN this compromising po-
sttton. Aaron has had innumerable
followers among those who priced
more highly the following cf men than
the commeudatfou OF God
Seled was the spokesman. and a.
he morioned To the people before him
tn be silent. he said TO Aaron.
tp. maze Us gods wnicn snaH gu
before u.s.
a great nnsn tel upon tne vast con
gregzfiou- Aaron stood irresolutely
before them They realized that he
was afraid. and with one mighty out
ourss OF passion tney echoed the
words vnich SeFet had spoken:
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before uA
bnt Aoses- AAron started 70
h- MY oarH o1t WIN ne"
paS9en- uV eais MOSES. me man
ia "'o1sne as VI oat OF sne ana
u. e-<' y. - "oe not NnAh 's 0erons
w nm
Then spake Aaron saying
Break OF the golden earrings.
waich are in the ears OF your wives.
Sf y0-- sons. sad Of your daughters.
and bring ths- unto me
We viii. We VII they cried.
with one accord. and aIrao.=- before
Aarun realized. there had been ca
st his feet n great pile Of giittsrtng
pieces Of ievelry-
The next few DAYS we're busy ones
for aarur. and IL during those tays
there came To him any anxious thought
as To the thing which he was C.oinS
he stifed IL. and entered more fever
ishly into the task Of preparing for
the casting OF the great calf which IL
had been agreed should be made. that
the Israelites might have gods ike
the Egyptians rs they said
And Is the golden calf was com
pleted and set up a great feast was
proclaimed. and on the morrow they
all came together. and after their Of
ferings had been made after the man
ner shown them BY Moses. they sat
down to. a great feast Then they gave
themselves to the reckless abandon
which bad characterized the religious
festivals Of Egypt. and which under
the tuteiage OF Seized they had been
led To plan for there before the
mountain OF God
But in the midst Of their merry
making. while the giitterfng calf vas
blazing out IN the sunlight and dax-
King the people with its beauty. there
eame'z sound from the mountain side
which caused the people to pause and
look up.
There stood their leader. Moses. xax-
ing upou the Wild scene. They saw
his ewes fash. they saw him lash at
his feet the tablets he was bearing.
they saw him rush down the hill in
righteous indignation into their midst.
and they feared greatly
Why vas IL that In the presence Of
one man Who was willing to stand
with God they were as men without
strength Why was IL that all the
blatant courage and boasrinx which
had stained their lips during the past
few days was gone. All. had Aaron
understood As did Moses that one
with God Is majority. there had been