The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
gd Sunday Makes ELOQUENT Plea for the Child Mastery Sermon oe

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In the city with streets q gold, .
And how they are safe through al
From sickness and want and war
We thank the great God. with fail
For m things in tn. casine,
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A Mothers Watehfulness
Others IN the house might have
slept, but not a moment could she
spare OF the precious time allotted
her with her little one. and al
/ through the night she must have
prayed that Coo would shield and
protect her baby ana bless the work
she had done and the step she was
about 10 take.
Some people often say 70 ne: J
wonder what the angels do how
they employ tt-rir-t tt.t4--.- AHA
know what some Of them did that
night. You can bet they were no.
out 70 some vriGge-Whist party
They guarded that house so care.
fully that not = soldier % old Phara-
oh ever crossed the threshold They
saw 10 II that not one OF them harm.
ed that baby.
AT dawn the mother must have
kissed him good-oy, placed him g.
the ark and hid him among The
reeds and PUSHES. and With An ach-
ing heart and tear-dimmcd eyes she
turned back again 20 the field and
back 70 the tTickya-ds 20 labor. and
wait 20 see what God viii do She
has done her prayerful best. ard
when you have done that you can
/ bank on y that God will no. fail YOU
How easy II Is for God 10 give the
: needed help, no matter hox hope
less II might seem. 4 We only boz
lieye that with God all things are
possible. no matter how improbable.
what unexpected answers The Lord
would give 70 our prayers 81,
knew God would help her some wa.
but I don't think she ever dreamed
that God would help her ty 7andtrs
pharaohs daughter % care tor The
child bat II was 70 harder FOR God
&c send the princess than = vas 80
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What was impossible from her
standpoint was easy for God
Thinks Angels Helped
"Pharaoh's daughter came down
70 the water 20 battle. and the ark
vas discovered. just as God wanted
/ II 70 be, and one ~ her maids was
sent 10 fetch T. You often wonder
what the angels arc doing think
some OF the angels herded he croc-
odiles on The other side % The $Up
20 keep them from finding Moses and
\ eating him up You can bank on
q. all heaven was Interested 20 SEQ
/ that not one hair OF that baby S
/ head was injured There weren Z
/ devils enough ia hell 10 put a1,
/ hair out of is head You may as
sure the angels Were NOT 0It 70
some bridge or whist party then.
/ God had something y0r them 20 DO
The ark was brought. and with fnw-
I mine curiosity the daughter % Pha
raoh had 10 look into IL % see what
/ was there and when they removed
! the cover there was lying strong
/ healthy BABY boy, Kicking Up i's
heels and sucking bis thumbs. az
/ probably most % VS. did when W
were boys. and probably as YOU dlt
when you were a girl The baby look.
4 up and wecps and those tears bot
ted out all that was against 10 AID
gave II chance for It's life I don't
know, but think an angel stood
! there and pinched y 20 make 4 cry
for Il cried AZ the right time Just
as God plans. God always does
things az the right time Give God
a chance He may be a little slow
at times. but He will always get
! around In time.
The tears Of that baby were the
jewels with which Israel Was ran
somed from Egyptian bondage. The
princess bad woman's heart, saG
when a woman's heart and baby s
tears meet something happens thai
gives the devil cold feet Perhaps
the princess had a baby that had
died. and the sight of Moses may
have torn the wound open and made
II bleed afresh But she had wo-
mans heart. and that made her for
get she was tho daughter % Pha-
rOah and she was determined 20 give
protection 90 that baby Faithful
/ Miriam tthe Lord be praised for
Miriaml saw the heart ~ The priG.
cess reflected In her face Miriam
had studied faces go much that she
/ could read the princess heart as
plainly as II written IN an open
book. and she said 10 her Shall I
go and get one OF the Hebrew NO
men 10 nurse the child for you
and the princess said GO
How God Does Things
II see her little feet and legs ny
as she runs down the hot. dusty
road, and her mother must have
seen her coming a mile away. ano
she ran TO meet her own baby put
] back into her arms and she was be