The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-11
PLEASANT FIELDS
OF HOLY WRIT.
Save for my daily range
Among the pleasant fields Of Holy Writ,
! might despalr"-Tennyson.
The REV. DAVIS w. CLARK, D. D. Editor. Cincinnati

every inch diplomatist He would
know their disposition toward himself.
He would put them In such situations
as to stir up their computations. lie
would have them at his feet before he
disclosed himself. So he continued to
use an interpreter. and made no siEn
OF understanding tho conversation they
had among themselves.
Joseph's bearing toward his broth
ers. and the various expedients he used.
were we'll calculated to reveal their
hearts and excite their contrition. lie
made himself strange toward them, and
spoke roughly. He taxed them with
being spies, At once they knew them
selves to be as utterly In the power
81 this ruthless prince as their plead
Of years before. What right had they
to expect this stranger to be more
propitious than they had been? Down
in an arched Egyptian dungeon three
days they tasted the bitter sorrow of
their brother in the pit when they were
number held as hostage. bound them to
return to the prince from whose pres
ence they would gladly have fed for
ever Finding the money in the sack
was forceful reminder Of the two
s 81 each had gotten SO lily by the
fession is extorted: 1--WE are verify
guilty concerning our brother"
ANALYSIS AND KEY.
!. Joseph the Eyes OF Pharaoh"
devoted to his sovereign.
And adopted country
z. The splepdor OF Joseph.
als Vesture. ornaments, palace
His family.
9. The incident. Brothers arrival.
Their being brought to Joseph ar
exception.
Suspected to be spies,
4 Joseph's recognition.
Ms Mnss skill IN secreting his identity
Means OF discovering brothers
THE TEACHER's LANTERN.
The darkest hour Is Just before dawn
The pitiful emergencies Of the
div!ning cup OF the lnerciiless Egyptian
prince was found IN Benjamin's sack
Then at length It was that they hearo
tho voice OF the stranger, in the
iamiiiar a. accents OF their mother tongue
Ono must not imagine that the cara.
van from Canaan consisted of Just ter
men and ten beasts. The representatives
only are mentioned. Ten times ter
carry back even a temporary supply
Hmoney Was il The II form Pas1t Of link et
rings OF silver specimens Of which
nave DeeIl lOuHu Ill Tue lOlnDS.
$50
Jacobs propltiatory Offering to the
UNKNOWN Egyptian prince must have
Of. PECULIAR products Of the Promised
Land, from which he had been an exile
| twenty-five years-balm. fragrant
gum. highly priced In Egypt; honey
possibly thickened juice OF grapes
spices. literally that which is pounded
slr@ll''; myrrh, bitter ladanum, tho vel
known odor OF which can still be de
tected about tho mun1mies.
a tomb Of Beni-Hassen gives a vivid
portraiture OF an Egyptian banquet ant
the attendant manners and customs
The quantity and variety OF viands ar,
enormous. Retainers wait to receive
their portion. Slices OF bread are uses
as platters. Well might Joseph say a
the opening OF the meal. "set on bread.
He sent each brother his portion upol
one Of the slices Of bread piled vi
before him. and indicated his affection
for his own full-brother by q portion
five times as large as that of tn
| Others.