Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-08

Joshua and warn him % the dangers
and troubles which threatened him
Better that Re should hasten a. pace
to Moses side and there receive the
commission which he telt rtEhtfaily
belonged to his friend
When he had finished telling Joshua
his story. he waited for the latter {
speak. expecting that he would ex-
citedly declare that Ga1tiei would
have a hard fsh. gpon his hands. for
Joshua was . MAJ OF Intense spirit
and deep pride. and ks leadership
over the forces Of Israel on several
occasions had proved him 20 be a
brave and able captain But instead
Of resentment and anger that one OF
the princes OF Israel should seek TO
set him aside. he bowed his head hum
bly, and said:
Who an I. that I should seek 50
high a place. Is the leadership Of
Gods people 4 thing 10 BE ~eontentei
for as n would strive for \ prize
in a race Have not I served Israel
with an eve single { Gods glory. and
should I add this sin 10 my life that
! should aspire TO so high an o.ce,
Nay. I an unworthy this great t-rs-
Rather Is ny heart filed with crush
ing sorrow AZ the thought that Ne
shall lose our leader. Moses Il caa-
not Be. Il cannot be- he exclaimed.
as the fun force % what IL would
mean 20 Israel swept over him
Surely God eaanot have so pur-
posed Ant overcome by his emo
tons 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
LIT up thine eyes aai see the
lant which I have given unto The chill
trn Of Israel And when thou hast
unto thy people. a. Aaron. thy broth
er. was gathered For We rebeIlet
Axaias. ny commandment IN the
desert % lin. IN the strife Of IN. con-
gregauon. TO s~alctify ne AZ the water
before their : that Is the water
Of Mertbah. in kadesh. IN the wilder
ness Of Tin
And Moses spake unto the Lord.
saying
Let the Lord. the God o., the spir-
It's of all aesh. set a maa over the
congregation which may 60 u BE-
fore them. and which nav lead them
out and which NAV bring them IN:
tAat the congregation Of the Lord b
not IS sheep which have no shep-
herd
While Moses was speaking GaddieL.
WHO had come up TO Moses retreat.
had dawn nearer. 50 tha. acw only
a clulp OF bushes separated the Two
men As he listened and heard Moses
beseech the Lord that he would set
a MAJ over Israel. his vaiagIoziogs
ambition overcame al sense OF rev
ereace and motesty. and he started
impulsively forward
At that Instant the voice c. the
Lord was heard. saving
Take thee Joshua
The words which were bursting
upon the lips Of Gaddiel died away.
and h.s ace became ashea. Z xas
God speaking He 5are not interrupt
WIth seTerish eagera-ss he listened
while the voice went on % say
Take thee Joshua the son ot Nun.
4 man in whom is the Spirit. and ar
thine hand upon him and set hin
before EleaEar. the priest. and before
al the congregation and give him =
charge IN their sight Aad thou saai.
put some q thine honor upon lin.
thai al The e-casresat0a Of he CHI
trea OF Israel may ee 0betieaE
Moses did rot know OF tha. trsn-
bling disappointed figure cro1chias
behind the bushes An4 Z he had he
would not have tarrleA tCr he had
Al important commission 70 perform.
and the aged leader ard p-ophe.
fastened down the mountain side
As he zane into camp he was greet
ed BY The ezery
Where : Gaadiel. He went into
The mountain seeking thee
We have nalght 70 Go with Cad
diel this day. Il Is Joshua God would
honor. exclaimed Moses. Where Is
he Let him be summoned. together
with all the congregation q the peo-
pie. who shall come tsgefher before
the priest Eleazar. a. the Tabernacle
door" But Joshua Nas not 70 be
found anywhere. and Caleb related
the experience OF the morning
The priest and people have Assem-
bled according 70 the word Of Moses.
but still nc Joshua has ZONE Moses
passes into the Tahernacle court o.
ais vi 70 the holy place. for he
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the matter As he turns by The grea.
orazea bowl and passes the altar. Al
object lying PROSTATE upon the ground
draws his attention. and stepping
thither. he finds Joshua VITO i, TIE
burden OF his hear lad Gene and
thrown himself before the Lords
altar.
Z together they tvc walked out
before thai great assembly and toox
heir place before Eleaza-. The priest
A great shout went up. tha. vas
quickly sisencsd as the priest raised
his arm and begAa 70 SPEAK And
when he had blessed Joshua AID laid
bis hands upon hin. he turned 70 the
people and shouted
Behold. sere Is ne leader whom
God hath chosen 70 20 before yol into
the Promised Land Obey him
;. Then Noses stepped forward. and
placing his hand Upon the head o.,
Joshua. he said:
Be strong and Of . good courage;
for thou must 60 with this people unto
the lA,t which the Lord hath sworn
unto their fathers 10 give them; and
thou shalt cause them 10 Inherit IL.
Ard the Lord. lie L Is TIA doth 60
before thee he viii be with thee. he
will no tail thee. neither torsake
-hee: fear not. neither be disnayed-"
AZ the great assembly broke Up and
7 departed 70 their tents. GadtieI was
seen coming down the mountain side,
and I 4 response 10 the questioniazz Of
5 the people. he replied: