The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
The Wonderful Story Of
"The Ten Commandments

Fovnt The days of the glory Of
.ha Pbaraohs. Such majesty and pow
and corrosive magnifcence as exist
onL, in those periods of history when
one small class lives upon and is heed
,oss of the blood and tears OF tens OF
thousands of people held in subsection.
The Children of Israel in bondage.
Rereft Of hope they toll in the desert,
bn1ding walls and temples and pyra-
na;ds Faithful to their God despite the
vndctive oppression of ruler and
ononle who worship craven images,
tbey finally see hope when Moses is
-aiscd up to plead for their liberation
from slavery.
An old man in flowing robes gains
audience with Rameses, but his pleas
ior Justice do not avail, and as a last
resort he pronounCes-the curse OF
the death of the frst-born. The old
man is Moses, but his curse provokes
onIv laughter, and Pharaoh's young
son lashes the prophet from the steps
Of the throne :. !,
race Of gods?
Are not his golden sandals beaten
from the crowns of conquered kings?
But in the night the angels OF the
Most High visit the plague upon
Egypt, and when, the next morning,
Pharaoh holds his frst-born dead in
his arms. and hears the wailing of the
mothers and fathers of his land, he or
ders the liberation of the Jews.
Moses leads the Children OF Israel
forth from the gates OF the city OF
their captivity. By the thousands they
stream forth-men and women and
children. Most of them are atoot, but
here and there one rides an ass or
camel. and some OF the aged and in
firm are in filters. With them they
take their goods and chattels, their
cattle and their sheep and their goats.
They are liberated people on the
marcia nation exalted with hope OF
the Promised Land and with the
knowledge that the word OF their pro-
phets has come true.
Then Pharaoh suffers change OF
heart, and orders his war chariots to
start in pursuit OF the Jews. The
Children of Israel are at the Red Sea
and those who are waverlng IN their
faith revile Moses, the leader. Death
or captivity seem inevitable, but Mos
es prays and then the Lord sends
Pillar of fire to stop the charge OF the
Egyptians and at the same time d1-
vides the waters of the sea so that HIS
Chosen People pass in safety and dry
s'' The 10 war 11ie cbariots start in pursuit
bpt the waters close over their heads.
The exaltation of the prophet soon
passes. for he finds that during his
absence his people have set up a gold
en- calf and worshipped it. Even his
sister Miriam, has been guilty OF alb
omination. Then Moses, the lawglver,
descends from the mountain and
crashes his tablets of stone INTO the
scene of idolatrous worship and llcen-
tious revelry The golden calf is de-
stroyed and turned to dust.
AS the dust settles figures emerge
slowly from misty background. De
parted is the picturesque splendor OF
the days when history was written IN
stone; vanished the majesty OF the
background of Sinai and the lightning
which was the sign of the wrath OF
God.
A prim1y dressed mother sits at
table in modern room. She is reading
from the Bible to her two sons. 1t is
San Francisco the time is today or
Unsurpassed yesterday.
One son, Dan, is bored and cynical;
The other son, John, is tolerant and
more than half impressed; at any rate,
he is deferential to his mother.
That's bunk" says Dan. He init
mates that the Ten Commandments
may have been all right for the dead