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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. 0. L. W. ■ ——— 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 ' - ■ - ■ Feed, Farm Supplies, etc., ' ■"');■■■ It,.-..-™?')—, is 'where the stock is complete, the goods of tyest quality and the prices right. MY STORE IS OF THAT KIND. I invite the farmers of Houston county, and other readers of the Home Journal) to give me a share of their patronage. | “ GOODS GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED. Joseph Wharton of Philadelphia 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. — Mysterious Circumstance. i One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the difference? She who is blush ing with health uses Dr. King’s New Life Pills to maintain it. By gently Arousing the lazy organs they compel good digestion and head off constipation. Try them. Only 25c at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore A. Liberal Offer. The undersigned will give a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach & Liver Tablets to any one want ing a reliable ’remedy for disorders of tbe stomach, biliounsness or constipation. This is a new rem edy and a good one. All druggists *»«-•. Cuba’s sugar crop, has increased to 1,000,000 tons. 7> For Infants and Children. 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