The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-22
Why the Battle was Lose.


trace events to their hidden causes, and snottts
er is that they ignore the DEGREES Of overrul-
ing Providence. "- ..2..z....
We have one history Of a great war that is
free from these defects ne allude to the war
by Joshua for the conquest of Palestine, and
a lesson most appropriate to our own times
! and circumstances may be drawn from a de-
feat suffered by the great Captain of Israeli in
the battle Of AL !.
Flushed with the capture Of Jericho, Joshua
sent forth 2 cdrps of his srIpy to capture the
little army Never marched forth body of
troops more confident of victory. But a sud.
den panic struck them. and they fed. The
contagion spread through the whole host and
affected the great heart of Joshua himself
Ehe matter would be altogether unintelII-
!! gible but that the historian who records it
hits the veil and unfolds the secret actions Of
men and the deep designs of Providence.
We learn at a word why the battle was lost:
Israel hath sinned therefore, tzey conI
not &ttrnd 5et0re NIeirssensntdes, becau&e they
uere .accursed -Josh!2vii II, II. =.
But what was the sin? Was it committed
by the. whole people?s Was it national SIM
Not AZ all 1t was the sin Of one man, and, be
a private citizen, and not even in tie army
/ that vas defeated. What, then, was this so
great sin which caused the curse of God to
rest on the whole people Hear his own
confession: When saw among the spoils
fst the capture of Jericho goody, Babylos
nish garment, and two hundred shekels of
silver, and wedge Of grld of fifty shekels
weight, then coceted theG, and took them
Covetousness,. C2rctonsness CovETorsNEss
brought the curse upon Israel and lost the
battle. Is there amy wonder that We lose
battles? -.:. .. "s.:.--
There is no evidence that Acban was in tho
army that was defeated at Al; there is no evil
dence that any one in that army knew that
he had committed sin; yet in consequence Of
that unknown sin a. panic seized them and
they were defeated. <..=.. .
The value Of the spoil impressed By Acbag:
Ito use the phra5eolosy VI tbs day wsS
! small a hundred dollars in silver, perhaps
-four hu1dred dollars in gold, and fine unan-
tle-this was the prize for which Achan'
brought defeat OF his copntrymen and death
on himself and his family. But the amount
hid away by many of our covetous men now
would count up by the ten thousand.
The battle of Al w. lost in consequence Of
one sin of one man. Is tany wonder that We
Hose battles when our sinners are numbered
by the thousand, and our transgressions bS
the ten thousand? Yet any: one sin Of any
one man may be tine cause of the disasters.
Reader! Is it yoF9 sin that lost the last bat
tie - - +. .. =
The battle of Jonesboro', followed by the
destruction of Atlanta and the desolation Of
the State, may have been lost by the coVet-
BUSINESS of one single Georgian. Are you the
guilty man2
It is said that the great battle Of Mission
tsry Ridge was lost by a panic prevailing in
an !Alabamazbrigade. 1t may have been caused
by the covetousueSs Of single Alabama plant
er OF specuator. Are you the Achan2~ =
It is said that the battle of Nashville was
lost by panic in Bates division, and thus
all tennessee is lost to US. Was it the covet-
BUSINESS Of some Tennessee speculator that lost
the battle and brought the curse of God on
his State? For what greater curse than to
be governed by Brownlowf2 n
Joshua could gain the victory only by re-,
moving the caese of the sin. If we must suf-
fer defeat until covetousness and. the conse.
quent curse Of God are removed from US: how
long, oh Lord must We suffer How longf
An ARGUNENT.--A young lady being ad-
dressed by gentleman much Older than her