The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
|.rpyAT1oNAL LESSON COM.
-c FOR MAY 20 BY THE
Dew. /. ". HENDERSON.

u. Moses. Ex. 2:1-15-Golden
Te1t, Acts ';2a IN Memory
Verses, ., 10.
s-ct two verses give us an in.
;ato the humble beginnings OF
simple man and woman
rr' And from that inconspicuous
4. y" the leader of a mighty people
oaa y, . leader of a social epoch APP
sD' The mighty men Of God have
y generally and equally remark
" hsen the children of humble
y. and Of simple parentage. 1t
D'necessary to mention names;
i are familiar to US all. In the
:, these verses every marriage
ruaht with everlasting possibili.
And just because in our own
ms perhaps we may unwlttingiy
~, .vrconsciously be rearing the fu-
Iosder of nation it behooves
,,der God to look carefully to the
.sirg and the training OF our
W. mother love Of the humble
xho gave tae breath of life from
n Moses vas as loyal and as
s,,ul as any that we may suggest.
.ould not see her child slaugh-
j beautiful baby that he was.
i q trusting in the compassion
,omanhood she floated her child
the presence of the princess Of
Empire.
somehow or other we are inn
,spd with the fact that this simple
NAN must have been supremacy
.vious of the providence Of God.
|, her confidence was rewarded.
intuitions were correct. The
fher in the princess went out to
hnely little waif in his little float
ak. BY the most fortuitous Of
instances Moses is returned to
custody of his mother before be-
AIKEN to the palace to live among
princes.
is after Moses enters into the
N life OF the palace that our in
1t in his character deepens. We
IMPRESSED with the fact that in
d Of the case and pleasures. the
ALTAR charms and seductions OF
uslace life Moses did not lose his
rest in Ills own people or his
kathy for their distress and OPP
ZION. Tie first act recorded OF
man as he contemplates the social
Elions under which his brethren
i Indicative of the character and
future life Of the man. Filled
a holy Indignation at the cruelty
be Egyptian taskmaster IN his
Ing with his kinsman, he strikes
Egyptian down. We may not DE
precisely to justify the act, but
zn readily understand the provo
un and the spirit OF the man who
midst Of ease could SO condemn
resist unnecessary hardship be-
forced unwillingly upon any hu-
being.
BE second act recorded of the man
bis life of case in the palace Of
7oh is equally indicative OF the
geramen, and more indicative OF
Philosophical insight Of the man.
rs also the means to the reveal
a the denseness of the very peo-
shom hG wished to rescue from
non. His ACCOMPLISHMENT Of the
lighting soilers shows us his Wis
Theft answer, which drove
in fear into Q distant region
sape the king, reveals the lack
insight CT these men whom he
sed to aid.
lls most amazing thing in all the
ID Is the nnkindness Of the worlds
~ to each other. The oppression
as poor by those WHO are socially
ndustrially above them is an un-
uoned feature of too large por-
q our modern life. But the IN
l!aoleness and unkindness cf
nudes Ct the working class to-
ueir own kind is as inexplica-
uom the standpoint of wisdom as
ssppalliLg. / am conscious that
~a!tesy and generosity OF many
70 women among the poor is an
'eeeon to many who are boun-
blessed with this worlds
But no man who is at all
~. with lie and observant OF
ons In the industrial life as
g can fail to be impressed with
pallihg amount of divc-gency
lord among the very class in
70 whom union and amity is
h The salvation Of the work
20 Today is to be tolerant OF
sssice, to lay aside contention,
20 night among themselves,
NE easier for themselves as
progress toward better condi-
tae exercise Of a common
s ana good will, to pull to-
= aavlce which Moses offered is
oI:en answered with the an
.lese men to Moses. Men
ISL be leaders OF the people
er and a larger lie are dis
- oy the inhospitable replies
Wy people whom they wish
loses was not Offering pat
ne was Offering sound adj
eaiid OF the common people,
oled in luxury and ease, he |
that felt for the common
w people. There is a vast I!
~ between patronage and !