The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-17

reads of frogs that up from the and covered
Pharaoh land dust suddenly turned into lice that paged
all Egypt flies that attacked everybody-excep the Jews
by whom the flies were miraculously controlled
The Lord doing many marvellous things to oblge Moses
and his associates killed all the cattle of the Egyptians but
spared the cattle of the Jews.
Then He changed handful of ashes sprnkled by Moses
into bos that broke out upon and beast Even that
did persuade Pharaoh obstinate and neced Then
hail down from heaven while fire along the ground
and there general destruction except in the land of
Goshen ''where the children of Israel were"
Not that would convince Pharaoh and
sary to send locusts and darkness upon the earth.
Then the rstborn of all the Egyptians died from the
first born Of Pharaoh that stitch upon his throne unto
the rsbon of the maid servant that is behind the mill
With this last visitation the wonder accomplished
Pharaoh his consent for there not house where
there was not one dead"-except the Jewish houses.
Reading these wonders of the power in the hand of
Moses when he stretched it out the land the power of
Aaron Of the Others forget the eXraor
binary power presented in this picture namely the power
Of manwthout help of magicians, miracles anything
else except the thought in his brain.
Mans hand taught by his BRAIN builds and holds up
bridge chaSm with trains going at fifty miles
an hour-that is modern miracle.
What would Pharaoh or Moses have said while they
discussing frogs and flies they had heard terrific
buzng overhead and had hundred aeroplanes
through the air at hundred and fifty miles hour drop
ping dynamite In their fight?
1t would have been hard for Pharaoh to harden his
heart under those circumstances He would have gone head
first down the cellar saying to Moses Get OUT without
waiting for any second third fourth seventh plague
The Egyptian magicians were overwhelmed when they
the dust suddenly transformed into cea trick
they freely confessed, beyond their powers.
What would those magcians have said to the works of
modern magician Edison who has just celebrated his
enyrst birthday? Suppose Pharaoh had found in his
little machine of metal all by ITSELF talking Pharaoh and
his choice magcans repeating warnings dictated into
by Moses.
What would Pharaoh have said Moses had persuaded
or Aaron had suddenly lighted the palace and all the
wives in it. with thousand electric ights-turned on
and turned of instantaneousy?
We believe that when Edison meets Moses and they
compare inventions and achievements Moses will be much
less proud of his flies frogs ocuss and diseases than he
in those days in Egypt long ago.
1t is important also to about the power that is in
the to which you belong.
This little earth is Mans brain and hand COM
bined can do with it what he pleases
In the old days glacial periods came lasted few thou
sand years. and scientists expect them to again
But the hand that holds up the bridge in this picture
and the brain back of that hand may have something to
about it.
The power that through continent and connects
the will be able in time send the equators heat
the poles and prevent the sliding of the ice-by equazng
the globes temperature and keeping the ice melted within
reason
Before long shall the rivers to rrgate all the
deserts and all the land that needs gang instead of let
ting them back into the ocean, wasted after the has
raised the waters into the clouds.
Using the unlimited power of the tides and the sun
with waterfalls representing only tiny foreman will do
literally what he peases with this globe which he the
owner which he is to and rule long the
It and the earth and mankind together roll through space
The will be tunneled if that is desired in search
of treasure hidden below.
Man will travel through the air, only heavy freight
travelling the ground, the. waters of canals
The mountain tops will be the place of residences work
going and coming in flying machines. In the valleys
machines will work and cultivate the soil without making
slave of any
And dreadful and anarchistc it may seem, the day
Is to come thanks to mans intelligence when really
educated and able to leisure Intellectually will work
only two three hours day. less, producing all that
they need and doing only work that is attractive.
Well may the modern say with the psalmist: II
will praise Thee, for fearfuly and wonderfully made;
marvellous Thy works. and that my soul knoweth right
we'll
Marvellous also mans works. and that is shown by
the picture on this page
If Moses had this picture he would not have be-
heved in the first place and in the second place he would