The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
Friday Afternoon and Evening
Sermon

Sermon
Evangelist Sunday spoke Friday
afternoon on Motherhood" from
the following text;
Exodus 2:9: "Tike this child and
nurse IL for me. and ! VIII give thee
thy wages" He said
"The story OF Moses is one Of the
most beautiful and fascinating in all
the world. II takes hold on us and
never for an instant does II lose It's
interest. for II In so graphically told
that once heard II is never forgot.
tsn.
II have often imagined the anxl-
ETY. with which that child was born
Tor he came into The world -Ellh The
sentence Of death hanging over him.
for Pharaoh had decreed that the
male children should die. and the
mother defied even the command Of
the king and determined that the
child should live. and right from the
beginning the battle OF right against
might was fought at the cradle.
Moses mother was slave. She
had 10 work In the brick yards or
labor In the field, but God was on
her side and she won. as the mother
always wins with God on her side.
Before going 20 work she had 20
choose some hiding place for her
child, and she put his little sister
Miriam, on guard, while she kept
herself from being seen by the sol
diers OF Pharaoh who were seeking
everywhere to. murder the Jewish
male children. For three months
she kept him hidden. possibly find
ing a new hiding place every few
days. II Is hard 10 imagine any
thing more difficult than 10 hide a
healthy. growing baby, and he was
hidden for three months. Now he
was grown larger and more full OF
life and a more secure hiding place
had 10 be found. and can imagine
this mother giving up her rest and
sleep TO prepare an ark for the saw
ing OF her child.
II believe the plan must have
been formulated in Heaven. | have
often thought God must have beer
as much Interested in that work -
was the mother Of Moses, Tor you
can't make me believe that an event
so important as that and so far
reaching In its results ever hap.
pened by luck or chance. Possibly
God whispered the plan 10 the
mother when she went 20 him in
prayer. and in her grief because she
was afraid the sword Of Pharaoh
would murder her child And how
carefully the material out Of which
the ark was made had 20 be 50
lected! think every twig was
carefully scrutinlzed in order that
nothing poor might get into its com
position. and the weaving OF that
ark, the mothers heart, her soul
her prayers. her tears. were inter
woven.
The Child That Died
"Oh, II you mothers would eXer
else as much care over the company
your children keep, over the books
they read and the places they &c
there would not be so many girls
feeding the red light district. nor 81
many boys growing up TO bad crimi
nal lives. And with what thanksgiv
ing she must have poured out he
heart when az last the work wal
done and the ark was ready 20 carry
It's precious cargo. more precious
than II II was 10 hold the crown
Jewels of Egypt. And can imagine
the last night that baby was in thu
home. Probably some OF you car
remember when the last night came
when baby was alive: you can re
member the last night the coffin
stayed, and the next day the pail.
bearers and the hearse came. The
others may have slept soundlY, but
there was no sleep for you, and
can imagine there was no sleep for
Moses mother.
There are whips and tops and pieces
Of string
And shoes that no little feet ever
wear.
There az. bits Of ribbon and broken
And tr.sses OF golden hair.
There are dainty Jackets tina, never
There are toys and models OF ships
rh~s are books .sln and pictures all fad
or And sp1: ssh Ssns az , a"s' s. tips FALLEN
dust
re, we strive to think tina, IN, Lord
IL just.
"ret a feeling Of bitterness nils our
soul.
Sometimes we try 20 pray.
That. the Reaper has spared so man,
Iu flowers
And taken ours away.
And we sometimes DOUBT N the Tor,
can know
HDW our riven hearts dtf lCv'
them -.
"put we think OF our dear ones dead
Our children who never grow old
And how they are waiting an
watching for Ne