Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-25
Sunday breaches Famous Sermon
to the Mothers at the Omaha Tab

'BnIy" Sunday Friday afternoon took the
babyhood OF Moses a. the basis OF a
discourse upon the powers and RESPONSE
bilities Of mothers. This is known as his
famous Mothers Day Sermon" He
calls 1t his mother sermon-" The text
Is Exodus No. Take this child and nurse
1t for me. and I will give thee thy
wages" He said
The story OF Moses Il one OF the most
interesting and fascinating in all the
world. II takes hold on US and never
does II lose It's interest. for II 10 70 graph
ically told that once heard II n never
forgotten.
I have imagined the anxiety with which
that child was born. for he came into
the world with the sentence of death
hanging over him. for Pharaoh had de-
creed that tho male children 2 years
OF age and under should die. and the
mother defied even the command OF the
king and determined that her child should
live and right from the beginning tho
battle OF right against might was fought
at the cradle. mother always wins her
fight for the cradle II God is with her
Moses mother was a slave. She had
TO work IN the brick yards or labor In
the fields. but God was ON her side and
she won. AZ the mother always wins with
God on her side. Before going to work
she had 20 choose a hiding place for her
child, and she put his little sister Miriam
on guard while she kept herself from
being seen. For three months she kept
him hidden. possibly finding a new hid
Ing place every few days. II Is hard to
imagine anything more difficult than to
hide a healthy. growing baby, and he was
hidden for three months. Now he has
grown larger and more full OF life.
more secure hiding place had 10 be found.
and l can imagine her giving up her
rest and sleep TO prepare an ark for the
saving OF her child
A Hint 90 Mothers.
II you mothers were as careful about
the books your children read. OF the
company they keep, there wouldn't be as
many girls IN the red light district or
so many boys In the penitentiary. IL you
were as careful what went into the com.
position OF their character there wouldn't
Be 80 many down-and-outers. II you
mothers would be more careful about
that young buck who comes shying
around your girl she wouldn't be going
down the line tonight
I think every twig was carefully scru-
tiniEed IN order that nothing poor might
get into ifs composition. and In the weav-
ing OF that ark the mothers heart her
soul. her prayers. her tears. we're inter-
Woven. And with what Thanksgiving she
must have poured out her heart when at
last the work was done and the ark was
ready 70 carry its precious cargo more
precious than II It was TO hold the crown
Jewels Of Egypt And can imagine the
last night that baby was In the home.
Others In the house might have slept,
but not a moment could che spare OF
the precious time allotted her with her
little one. and al through the night she
must have prayed that God would shield
and protect her baby and bless the work
she had done and the step she was about
10 take.
Dtd Her Prayerfal Hest.
Al dawn the mother must have kissed
him g0odby, placed hlIn IN the ark and
hid him among the reeds and rushes, and
with an aching heart and tear-dimmed
eyes abe turned back again 70 the field
ana back 10 the brick yards to LABOR, and
waits TO see what Cad viii do. She has
done her prayerful best DO your best
ana IL does not matter a picayune II all
hell IL against you.
Fharaohs daughter came down TO the
water and the ark was discovered Just
a. God wanted IL TO be. and one OF her
maids was sent 10 fetch Il. You often
wonder what the angels are doing9 /
think some OF the angels herded the
crocodiles on the other side OF the Nile
70 keep them frow finding Moses and
eating him up. You can bank on Il all
heaven was interested 10 see that not
one hair Of that baby's head was IN
injured. You may Be sure the angels
we're not out 70 some bridge whist party
OF Dutch lunch. they we're right on the
JOB. where the preachers Of Omaha
ought 70 Be nov. Not 81 ball with
women who haven't enough clothes ON 70
PAD erufch With God had something
for flHm 70 d. Tha ARK was brought