The bee., 1913-01-31
COMMON BUSHES nv, (.
ALL IN FLAME
Deduction Drawn From Miracle
Revealed in the Text Of
the Holy Scriptures. n

oecdpied With the Ordinary taskb Of
iige9-h he was simply doing his dutS In
prosaic way. He was tending the
k15sfs. md Tyd0pbtlsyS Jmesiisfhile
Eliminating on big questions, idealiE-
fthk his common tasks, and 30 bFtpar7
tIns himself for2 ereater service lhterr
on. BY faithfully serving in a lawly
GapAeity,M Moses Wa led sinto just that
h6tn6ie frame ~ mind which ntted.
thtrO nor adYancemsnt te larger fesbon-
sibihtissyy His promotion game
through a personal touch OF the pow
ers Of heaven upon his life. II Is
often so--the common round" brings
man suddenly face to face with God.
There is no telling around which turn
Of the road the angels may next meet
US AS Moses was leading his flock
he "came TO the mountain of Cod
and an angel Of God appeared 70 him
In fame Of fire.
With a sacred fnquisitiveDess Hoees
turned aside to learn the meaning of
the strange sight THAI met his eyes.
What interested and surprised him
was not just q busb-Moses came
across plenty OF brambles in the land
Of indian, and had often torn his
flesh on their thorns; nor was u the
sight Of burning bush, for Moses had
seen many bonhres along the ridges o.
the hills that cut into the deserts. The
wonder was that the bush. while burn
ing, did not burn-that II was not con-
sumed. We do not know just what
the nature Of this miracle was, for we
do not know the nature OF any mira
Gle, nor OF life itself. which Is one
great wonder. II is sufficient for the
moral purpose OF this epistle to rec
ogniEe that the burning bush was the
scene and seat Of some extraordinary
land yet not necessarily Irrational or
unnatuTal) Y.enomenal manifestation
Of the power and presence Of Jehovah
In, 2, sense, God was in that bush. as
he might Be said TO be In a Sstll
small voice--not that the Deity Is
pantheiStie a1iyomersed IN The phenom-
ena Of the world which he has created,
but that lheJ isi dypApicallyJat work
In all the processes of nature, wheth-
\ IL ii tiioee WHICH " q having plotted
tdown few data mere and thera,-As
to discovered, lava" called natural"
or. tbose N which, not having been
fplptted as yet men regard as extfaqor'
tdihafy, or "niraculous. -, ~ -,
lfhe most important point IN THIS In
hcident ois ne sign thAt X gave Moses
III the hatnic presence. 81 Jehovah
IA aft nib me, aud iftfefendatfy IN our
Five TO- 80 very much was God In
Nat tiAc9 that the' won dering khep-
herd was told 10 slip on his sandals.
for the very earth upon which he
stood wasi -holy ground BY this rev
elatton of God 10 him MoseSff life
was at once lite, to- & higher plane.
Yet II was not pi motion IN a world
ly sense that did this-not Just a
change OF tasks, though Moses was in
deed thereafter called 70 more con-
spieuops dutiesr7but a ,iheightening OF
moral ideal the increase otEconsecra-
Jtion. and the broader scope of social
tsEmpathy that came when Moses met
God face to- face In INDIAN. was Ghal-
lenged by his holy purpose. and ac-
cepted-though with. some misgiving,
due at first to a weak faith--the. call
to a larger task, and more arduous
service. 1858 u -H'j '.'HN
- Solitude often assists the culture Of
the higher life in man, and discovers
for him the sacred meaning OF the
commonplace, when ordinary happen
ings are consecrated to a lofty and
leternal aim. II is not necessary to
20 into the desert to lind ,God4that
was the mistake Of the old-time ascot
cs. what is needed is certain
Amount OF solitude In ones own heart
Which leaves space for God TO enter
aud which is shared, by, the continual
presence OF him who spake to, Moses
ont OF the bush burning in, the desert,
and who said 10 his Missioh-sent disci-
pies: 40, / am with you always. even
unto the end Of the world
To the man who carries the sense
OF Gods presence with him no spot is
absolutely lonely and every place rs
holy ground Wherever such man
goes he sees-what happens many
around him fail to recognize-the
It5ushes OF the commonplace glowing
With the theophanies OF a revealing
[ God. In saying this am not teach
ng any pantheistic nothing or mere
sentimental 5dream51I am simply en-
, forcing the facts taught and Illustrated
throughoutI the length and breadth OF
Scripture-that the Lord Jehovah Is
everywhere present by his spirit, at all
places and at all times ready to re-
veal himself spiritually to the humble,
upbuilding7 all things by the word OF
!. bis power. and Frequently taking de-
light in making his glory to burst
. through. the ven 'of the Ordinary. until
i the rudestl but by (which some way
faring man kneels. becomes mantled
With a. darling shekinah He that
hath eyes 10 see = let hin, see, and he
that hath, ears 70, hear let him hear
this thing oeeppy yourself with Gods
task and. thoaEblHloe a.SimoR Peter
Lyou have, TO toll all night taking
: nothIng, yet In tthe golden morning
kyous shall See the Lord. Set your az