The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-02

just Ike the race OF an angel linen
the High Priest asked him,
Are these statements true?"
The reply of Stephen was,
Stephens Defence. A Review of
the Nations History
'Sirs-brethren and fathers-listen
to me. God Host Glorious appeared
to our forefather Abraham when he
was living in Mesopotamia, before he
settled in Haran, and said to him,
Leave your country and your
relatives. and go into whatever land
point out to you (Gen. xii. -.
-s.Thereupon he left ChaIdaea and
settled in Haran till after the death
of his father, when God caused him
to remove into this country where
you now live. But he gave him no
inheritance in it. no, not single
square yard of ground (Deut. ii. 81.
And yet He promised to bestow the
land as a permanent possession on
him and his posterity after him and
promised this at a time when Abra-
ham was childless (Gen. xvii. 81. And
God declared that Abraham's posterity
should for four hundred years make
their home in country not their
own, and be reduced to slavery and
be oppressed.
land the nation, whichever it is,
that enslaves them, I will judge said
God; and afterwards they shall come
out (Gen. XIV. 10, 40, and they shall
-Then He gave him the Covenant
OF circumcisiI (Gen. xvii. 100, and
under this Covenant he became the
father of Isaac-WLo ON he circumcised
on the eighth day (Gen. xxi. ~. Isaac
became the father of Jacob, and Jacob
became the father of the twelve Pa
triarchs.
"The Patriarchs were Jealous of
Joseph and sold him into slavery in
I
was with him (Gen. xxx. 2, 21) and
delivered him from all his Affections,
and gave him favour and wisdom
when he stood before ParaoI, king
over Egypt and all the royal house
hold (Gen. xii. 81, 40, 43, 55; Ps. CIV.
2D. But there came a famine
throughout the whole of Egypt and
our forefathers could find no food
(Gen- xii. ID. When, however, ia
cob heard that there was wheat to
be had, he sent our forefathers into
Egypt (Gen. xiii. u; that was the
first time. On their second visit Jo-
seph made himself known to his
brothers (Gen. xiv. A., and Pharaoh
was informed of Joseph'S parentage.
Then Joseph sent and invited his IA
Their Jacob and all his family. num-
bering seventy-five persons (Gen. xiv.
8; XVI. 27), to come to him, and jacob
went down Into Egypt (Gen. XVI. 81.
There he died, and so did our fore
fathers (Gen. xix. 50; Exod. /. 81.
and they were taken to Shechem and
We're laid in the tomb which Abraham
had bought from the sons of Hamor
at Shechem for a sum of money paid
in silver (Gen. l. IS; Josh. xxiv. 32).
'But as the time drew near for the
fu1fiIment of the promise which God
had made to Abraham, the people be-
came many times more numerous in
Egypt, until there arose foreign
king over Egypt who knew nothing
of Joseph (Exod. /. Z, 81. He adopted
a crafty policy towards our race, and
oppressed our forefathers, making
them cast out their infants so that
they might not be permitted to live
(Exod 1. 10, 22). At this time Moses
was born-a wonderfully beautiful
child (Exod. ii. p; and for three
months he was cared for in his ia
TIERS house, At length he was cast
out, but Pharaoh's daughter adopted
him, and brought him up as her own
son (Exod. ii. 10l. So Moses was edu-
Gated in all the learning of the Egyp-
tians, and possessed great influence
through his eloquence and his
achievements
"And when he was Just forty years
old, 1t occurred to him to visit his
brethren the descendants of Israel.
Seeing one of them wrongfuily treated
he took his part, and secured justice
for the fll-treated man by striking
brethren to be aware that by him God
was sending them deliverance: this.
however, they did not understand. The
next day, also. he came and found
two of them fighting, and he en-
deavoured to make peace between
them
'Sirs,' he said, you are brothers.
Why are you wronging one another?'
But the man who was doing the
wrong resented his interference, and
asked.
Who appointed you magistrate
and Judge over US? Do you mean to