The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-11-17

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with that individual, but Il could Be
|. seen from the frown upon his face q
he left that he had not gained his
point.
"well. II you win not viii. Surely
the honor should come to the strong.
est tribe, and Zebulun numbers
$4,000. which is second only to the
tribe Of Judah"
Gaddiel knew that his purpose and
ambition would be useless unless he
could secure the ear of Moses and win
ed on up the mountain to md him.
But Caleb was not Idle. The inter.
view with Gaddiel had stirred him to
action. This schemer should not pre-
vail upon Moses to appoint him In
place OF Joshua He would find
Joshua and warn him Of the dangers
and troubles which threatened him.
Better that he should hasten at once
to Moses side and there receive the
commission which he felt rightfully
belonged to his friend.
When he had finished telling Joshua
his story, he waited for the latter to
speak:
Who am !, that I should seek no
high place? Is the leadership OF
Gods people thing to be contended
for as one would strive for a prize
in race? Have not served Israel
with an eye single to Gods glory, and
should add this sin to my life that
should aspire to so high air office?
Nay, I am unworthy this great trust.
Rather is my heart filled with crush
| ing sorrow at the thought that we
shall lose our leader, Moses. 1t can
not be, 1t cannot bel" he exclaimed.
as the full force of what 1t would
mean to Israel swept over him.
Surely God cannot have 30 pur-
posed" And overcome by his emo
lions Joshua arose and swiftly passed
out of the tent and disappeared.
Meanwhile Moses on the mountain
had heard God speak his solemn mess
age, saying:
Lift up thine eyes and see the
land which have given unto the chill
-dren of Israel. And when thou hast
seen It thou also shalt be gathered
unto thy people, as Aaron. thy broth
err, was gathered. For ye rebelled
against my commandment in the
desert of Tin, in the strife OF the con.
gregation, to sanctify me at the water
before their eyes: that Is the water
of Meribah, in Kadesh, In The wilder
ness of Zin."
And Moses spake unto the Lord.
saying:
Let the Lord, the God of tho spir-
its OF all flesh, set a man over the
congregation, which may go out be-
fore them, and which may lead them
out, and which may bring them in;
that the congregation of the Lord be
not as sheep which have no shep-
herd"
While Moses was speaking Gaddiel.
who had come up to Moses retreat,
had drawn nearer, so that now only
} clump OF bushes separated the two
men. AS he listened and heard Moses
) beseech the Lord that he would set
man over Israel, his vainglorious
! ambition overcame all sense OF rev
erence and modesty, and he started
impulsively forward.
At that instant the voice OF the
Lord was heard, saying:
take thee Joshua"
The words which were bursting
upon the lips of Gaddiel died away
and his face became ashen. 1t wal
J God speaking. He dare not interrupt
With feyerish eagerness he listenet
, while the voice went on to say:
take thee Joshua, the son OF Mum
a man in whom Is the Spirit, and la!
thine hand upon him; and set hin
before Eleazar, the priest, and befor'
all the congregation; and give him
I charge in their sight. And thou shall
; put some Of thine honor upon him
4 that all the congregation Of the chi
! dren OF Israel may be obedient"
Moses did not know OF that trem
bling, disappointed figure cro1chin
behind the bushes. And II he had. h
would not have tarried, for he ha
!, an important commission to perform
. and the aged leader and prophe
L fastened down the mountain side.
: The priest and people have Assem-
= bled according to the word OF Nose!
= but still no Joshua has GENE. Nose
= passes into the Tabernacle court o
!, his way to the holy place. for h
would inquire of the Lord concernin
: the matter. AS he turns by the grea
= brazen bowl and passes the altar, a
a object lying PROSTATE upon the groun
= draws his attention, and steppin
!, thither, he finds Joshua, who in tn
= burden OF his heart had come an
y thrown himself before the Lord
!. altar.
IL And together they two walked OF
I. before that great assembly and too
their place before Eleazar. the prizes
81 A great shout went up. that wa
10 quickly silenced as the priest raise
,e his arm and began to speak. An
10 when he had blessed Joshua and lai
a. his hands upon him. he turned to III
". people and shouted:
a. Behold, here Is the leader whol
no God hath chosen to 60 before you int
as the Promised Land. Obey him."
re Then Moses stepped forward, an