The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-09-20

LESSON TEXT.-Dout "a. liz Mem
| DRY verses lOl.
GOLDEN TEKT.-"Preclous IN The
sight OF the Lord Ia the death 0f hts
saints Psalm ll8. "a.
TIME.-Mosos died IA Tho first week Of
/ tho twelfth month February march, 81
the fortieth year since the exodus Is c.
1871 according 10 the common chro-
noloey)
PLACE Moses died on M Hebo. the
eliminating peak Of the Pisgah range of
| the mountains OF Moab. n IA "a miles
east Of the northern end Of tho Dead Sea
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES on
MOSES. Hos u. a. Jer Is. l. Psalm al
mtlel, Pisa loG "a. Matt a. 9. .. Acts 2
20-i3. Luke 70. %. Heb. 9. 2. g. Il Azi.
Rov IS: g.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Vision from the Mount.-Vs IA.
Moses had completed his work The
time had come for him TO entrust
the future Of his people 10 other
hands. On account OF his almost only
failure TO come mp 20 HIS standard. az
the Waters Of Merhah, he was not
permitted 10 enter the promised land
His public sin before all the people
must De punished 10 show that God
was impartial. that no matter what
ones privileges or attachments he
cannot be immune IA Elm But FOR
Moses. as always with his people. God
mingled love with justice. aud showed
Moses that punishment was a necos
stiy. but Gods heart overlooked with
loving kindness and tender mercies
toward his Child and prophet
Visions Of Heaven God gives us
Pisgah views of the promised land 20
which We are travelling through this |
wilderness world G) We have them |
In Scriptures. whore glimpscs OF hoay.
en- are given 70 us. both by descnp. |
ton and by the ideals Of o holy life |
set before u.s. But one must have /
something Of the character Of Moses /
before he can see the vision IN Us
true glory. % God gives his chill
dren heavenly experiences. earnest |
and forotastes OF the blessedness % /
come. But these. too. come after
faithful service and devoted living
The object Of these visions IS CD !
10 present before us the true ideal OF
life 70 IS not a vain thing TO think
often OF a perfect and holy heaven.
for IL shows us how we ought 20 I've
on earth. 90 To Dc a motive and
inspiration 10 higher living OBJ 70
be a comfort IN hours Of darkness and
encouragement.
Character Sketch u Moses.-vs. 10.
H. Moses stands among the few
greatest men In all history. In every
direction he was great and good
J. AS Prophet-A prophet is one
who speaks and acts under the dire
ton ~ God. the medium through
which God reveals his viii 20 men,
10. And there arose not a prophet |
ike unto Moses" No other was
like him till wercome 70 Jesus. the
prophet whom God had promised
should be raised up Ike unto Moses
(Dout 1878. the organizer Of new
kingdom speaking the truth directly
from God Whom the Lord knew
face 10 faco" God revealed himself
and his Will directly n Moses without
tho Intervention Of any angel OF hu
man being Gods spirit acted upon
the spirit OF Moses
IL In all the signs and the won
iers. greater than any wrought I'll
Jesus Christ came They proved 10
he Israelltes that Moses was Gods Z
messenger 10 them. his commands I
we're Gods commands. his leading
where God would have them led y
~. In all that mighty hand" The 9
land is the symbol Of power III action .
tho instrument Of power All the
great terror" which God wrought Q
against Pharaoh and other enemies ,
which was doubtless one Of the rea-
IONS why the l9raelltes were so safe :
n the wilderness
q As 6aint-Moses goodness
hines as brightly as his greatness
fe was unselnsh he devoted him
elf at every cost 10 tho good of hts
cople he encountered every dan.
ger for their sakos he WAS wilkins
o die 70 save them he was the
Of love 10 God and love
% man by seeing God face 10 face
e.was becoming transformed into HE
piritual likeness
He srsnrfortf.. TN. "a. th~..
lines some fault IS attributed 60
loses. ne every saint has failed Boz
ONE point az some time There is no
arden but has some weeds But the
iost unjust thing we can do is to
leasure It's value by It's weeds and
OF Boy Us fruits
Moses as "A Statesman -"lnspirl.
on apart Moses possessed a.i those
ndowments and qualities which form =
be- consummate statesman and ch.of
laeistrato. an intellect OF me h.eh
81 order. a perfect mastery of an
lo civil wisdom of he age. "a pcnc
.ating comprehensive and saeacious
ldgmcnt. great prompiness and on
-gy IN action patriotism which =,
either ingratitudo 81 treatment nor
'bclli0n could quonch. or even cool.
commanding and persuasive elo-
icnce. % hearty love OF truth, an
corruptihlc virtue
As general Moses delivered his
,Ople from the most powerful nation
j earth. maintained them amid the
,nls of the desert for years. and
q them IN confidence against coun