James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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»7V , JDrayer ftpptenther 23, 19211 ¥5)3 AR®! ' ' ' ' ' ' ' FATHER, we thank Thee for Thy messengers, fOCa whn meet us in the ways of life — even in the solitary and desert way-. We thank Thee for Thy names of fire, thai fix our eyes upon Thy holy places. We thank Thee for the un- der in our souls, that turns n- toward the wonders of Thy revelation. Make us Tin messengers, O God! Send us to the people with Thy word! Overshadow us with Thy presence; endow us with Thy power! Unloose our halting tongues; guide our unskilled hand-. Above all. help us tci know that Thou hast sent us, and make us courageous in our mis- sions. Help us to know the people wlm need us — the people t whom Thou dost send us. Help us to know them as our people, our own people, whether they live in our own land or in other lands. Help us to see how the end.- of tin- earth are in Thy hand, and how all peoples are Thy peo- pie. Help us to work with others. As Thy servant of old was partner with another, giving and receiving strength, help us so to co-operate helpfully and happily. We thank Thee for the years, even the few brief years, of our his- tory at this place. To us this has been a holy place — a place of meeting with the Lord. Even here Thou hast startled us with rods turned to ser- pents. Thou hast stopped us with flames of lire. Thou hast quickened us with thrilling revelations. Thou hast challenged us with tremendous tasks. Thou hast strengthened us with glorious promises. Thou hast sweetened life with many blessings. Bless us still, our Father, and lead us forth upon this new day of opportunity, for Jesus ' sake. Amen.

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Seating g rptpmhrr 23, 192D OW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian ; and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush : and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said. Draw not nigh hither : put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. . And Moses said unto God, Who am I. that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee ; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee : When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. . . . And Moses answered and said, Hut, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will say. The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said. Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. . . . And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man ' s mouth, or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Now there- fore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is nut Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, be- hold, he cometh forth to meet thee : and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And lie shall be thy spokesman unto the people: ami he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

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Wqt IrXtrginta JSormal ikfjool poarb Mr. George L. Taylor Big Stone Gap, Wise County Dr. H. M. DeJarnette Fredericksburg Honorable Merritt T. Cook Norfolk Mr. W. Clyde Locker Richmond Mr. R. L. Chamberlayne, Jr Phenix, Charlotte County Mr. David D. Hull, Jr Roanoke Mr. E. O. Larrick Middletown, Frederick County Honorable Virginius R. Shackelford Orange, Orange County Honorable Alfred G. Preston Amsterdam, Botetourt County Miss Belle Webb Prince George, Prince George County Mr. S. James Turlington Accomac, Accomac Countv Mr. George M. Warren Bristol ! lis FXCELLENCY WESTMORELAND DAVIS Richmond (Governor of Virginia, ex-officio) Honorable 1 1 arris Hart Richmond (State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex-officio) Officers of tbe ISoarO Honorable Virginius R. Shackelford President Mr. David D. Hull. Jr .Vice-President Honorable Robert K. Brock Secretary-Auditor