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JOHN IX. HODGBS, Propr
VOL XXXII.
BIBLE BREVITIES.
Written For The Home Journal.
In our last, ou Thursday morn
ing the Hebrews beheld the utter
overthrow of Pharoah and his ar
my;‘and now begins their journey
of 40 years in the wilderness of
Shur, passing^ Morah, .where the
water was made sweet, (palitable)
thereon northwest to Eden, where
they find 70 palm trees and 12
wells of, water ;• and now camp for
a rest. On 15th day of 2ud
month, (Iyar) on Saturday. April
19, the Hebrews begin to enter
the wilderness of Sin, but were
iriuch vexed with Moses and
claimed that the flesh-pots of
Egypt were to be preferred to this
destitute, country in which there
is no bread to eat, and no flesh
to eat. Now the quails were sent
into the chmp on the evening' and
nianna was found on the ground
the morning after the coining of
the quails; but 'of. the days of the
week we are not' told, but may
reasonably suppose them to be
Sunday and Monday, being. 20th
and 21st of. April. . And if this
be correct the first stay of manna
was on Saturday April 20. They
now begin to receive daily bread,
(manna,) which continued for
40 years. • While journeying in the
wilderness of Sin, water was much
needed, and therefore did the He
brews complain again. In these
parts was a certain rock, by the
striking of is with Moses’ rod, or
staff, water issued from it plenti
fully for the people and their
flocks; and Moses named the
place, Massah and Meribah, (Teinp-
tatioh and Contention.) About
now||Amalek, a king.or leader of a
band of wanderers, made battle
with the Hebrews, and Amalek
was defeated. This is the first
military engagement of the He
brews under Joshua as their lead
er, and for a memorial they built
ah altar, and called it Jehovah-nis-
si, and wrote its history in a book,
and declaring the utter overthrow
of the Amelekites.
The Hebrews now go on to
Mount Sinai, arriving there' on
Sunday, May 18, at 7:15, being
just 8 monthB from the departure
of Hebrews from Egypt. Jethro
brings Moses’ wife and two sons
to him, while encamped befpre
the mount. Jethro has Moses to
rehearse their trials to him, and
Jethro also praises our God, and
advises Moses 6f the manner of
judging the people, which advice
was approved by God, and lasted
46 years (until 2559, when they
established themselves in Canaan,
a recognized government, exceed
ingly strong.) Moses on Sinai 15
days, May 18, goes upon the
mount and talks with God, and
receives commands to make the
people ready by the 8rd day
(Tuesday, May 20) to see the
grand and awful display of the
Lord on the mount. During this
display Moses was bidden to come
to the Lord on the mount, and
quickly bidden to return to the
people, and charge them again
concerning the line of trespass,
(which Moses did,) and Moses
and Joshua returned upon the
mount.. They now remained upon
the mount 40 days (until June
29, ovTamuz 27,) bringing the
tables of stone containing the
decalogue, and direction for the
Tabernacle and its service. The
camp having been left in charge
of the 70 elders until Moses should
return. Again is the majestic
power of the Lord shown on the
mount totally enveloping Moses
and Joshua during this stay of 40
kays. While Moses and Joshua
were coming down to the camp
they see the people rejoicing, and
offering sacrifice to the molten
calf which Aaron had made and
presented to the people, as being
the god that had, led them from
were broken, but rests not until
he grinds the molten calf to dust,
and cast the dust upon the water.
Also Moses commanded the- sons
of Levi to slay those not on the
Lord’s side* and Levi’s sons slew
that day about three thousand
men.
QNow, this the third time, Mo
ses visited God upon the mount,
alone, to have the Decalogue re
written. Notice now, how plainly
God speaks to Moses of His attri
butes, Exodus 84. Nor does Mo
ses return this time until he has
been with God 40 days. When
the ^people saw Moses returning
this time, his face shown with
siich brightness that the poople
fled from him, Moses seeing their
fear of him, he put a veil before
his face and called to the people
(and they returned to hear the
message from the Lord; When
Moses spake with the Lord his
face was not. covered, which was a
mention .of the Sabbaths, and a
penalty for violating it.
seoond time the Sabbath is spoken
iff) and for the people.to make a
free-will offering of such things as
is required for the making of the
Tubernacle and all pertaining to
it.
We may now reasonably sup
pose that no arrangements for the
making of the Tabernacle was be
gun' until about Eleel 8 (Friday
8,) and they finished it, and lear
ed it up on Abib 1, (March 25
Wednesday) 2614, A. M. and the
first servioe was on Wednesday
A.bib 8th, being April 1st 25i4.
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Look for the Beautiful.
Written for the Home, Jotjmlal.
Some one has said that we are
saved by our admirations. Our
characters are oertainly molded
by our ideals.
The man who holds an admira
tion ideal, so to speak, who findB
something good, something to ad
mire in everybody, is infinitely
superior to the one who holds a
oritical ideal, who is always look
ing for ugliness, deformity, and
inharmony. Nothing else so hard
ens character, so demoralizes man
hood and womanhood, and so ut
tprly precludes the possibility of
upward growth as the deadening
habit of fault-finding, of critiois
ing. As a rule we find what we
seek. If ye look ^ or light aud
beauty,—if we try to find some
thing to admire and praise in cth
ers, we shall find it. On the oth
er hand, if like the hog we root in
the mirej seek something filthy,
keep constantly on the watch for
the faults, the unlovely qualities
in others, we shall find what we
seek. But we must remember
that whatever we are looking for,
whatever we are striving to find,
will color and influence our char
acters ; in other words, we shall
become like what we strive and
yearn for. So, if we wish to be
come beautiful and strong, in
mind and body, we must seek
symmetry, beauty, nobility—-all
that is vigorous and elevating —
continually iu nature and human
ity. Rosa.
Wellston, Ga.
Moses, in vexed excitement
drops the tables of stone and they
Spooial Correspondence,
That set'of men.known as the
leaders of the republican party is
perpetrating in the United States
Senate one -of the most outra
geous filibusters in parliamentary:
history. After a test vote by
which it was demonstrated that
seventeen republican senators and
practically all of the -democrats,
constituting a majority of the
Senate, desire to vote on the
Statehood,, bill and vote affirma
tively, the Senate leaders, Ald-
rioh, Hauna, Spooner, Allison^
Lodge, Hale, et al., have announ
ced that they will not permit the
question to come to a vote of their
determination necessitates the
calling of an extra session to make
appropriations for the regular ex
penses of the Government. They
are opeuly defying the will of the
majority aud are setting them
selves up as oracles whose will the
Senate must obey.
Among the - reasons which are
doubtless prompting the continu
ance of the Statehood blockade by
the republican ring may be cited,
a desire to prevent anti-trust leg-,
islation which will prove inimi
cal to the interests which have
plaoed these men in the Senate
and the hope of, preventing the
passage of the Immigration bill
and other legislation in the inter
ests of the whole people.
With a view to further compli
cating the anti-trust situation the
members of the Senate are now
preparing a number of anti-trust
bills which it is well -understood
are intended to head off the ad
ministration measure just report
ed to the House and likely to
pass with the help of democratic
votes at an early date. When it
gets to the Senate, however, it
will be met with the argument
that one clause has been covered
in. the Elkins bill, another in
some other and so on and it is
the hope of the republitan leaders
to iu this way prevent all effect
ive anti-trust legislation even
supposing their fight on the State
hood bill should noi prove suffi
cient to do so.
The Cuban treaty is still the
executive business before the Sen
ate and Senator Opllom is watch-
iug for an opportunity to secure
an executive session of several
hours duration when it is believed
the convention will be promptly
ratified. Several members of the
Senate have expressed to your
correspondent their approval of
Colombian treaty and its ratifica
tion is practically assured as soon
as the Cuban treaty is disposed of.
The Philippine committee has
amended the House bill lowering
the duty on Philidpine imports so
that it now provides that 50 per
cent of the Dingley rates shall be
collected ou Philippine sugar, to
bacco and all other Philippine
products shall be ’submitted to
this country duty free. As sugar
aud tobacco constitute almost the
entire exportable products of the
islands, however, the amendment
is a concession of 25 per cent to
the sugar and tobacco interests,
at the expense of the Philippines
Staple groceries, Stock
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will build an addition to the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania costing
$200,000 for the accommodation
of the School of Finance and
economy in that institution,
which he founded several years
ago. His totatal gifts to the uni
versity have thus far amounted
to over $700,000.
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One was pale and sallow and
the other fresh and rosy. Whence
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ing a reliable ’remedy for disorders
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Cuba’s sugar crop, has increased
to 1,000,000 tons.
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MACON, GA.
559
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MESSRS. FRAME M. HOUSER,
AND
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559 CHERRY STREET.
MACON, GEORGIA
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