The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-11-11
From the Independent. ]
WANTED--.NIORE CALENBI
By REV. rnEo. L. CprLER.

"Who is Calebi / never heard of
him." That is quite possibIei for in
the Bible gallery Of characters there are
some modest people whose presence we
only discover as blind men find out
rose. bushes-by their fragrance. Dor
cas- probably made 10 sensation in Joppa;
but when Dorcas' fingers grew quiet
under the grave-clothes Joppa found
out what they had lost, and the poor
women came in and preached her fu-
neral sermon in warm tear-drops on her
silent face To this same class belong
Ezra the scribe: and Hannah the pray
ing mother; and Andrew, who believed
in personal efforts and OnesiDhorus,
who was not ashamed of Paul's chain.
CALKB stands in this catalogue--a type
of thoroughgoing servants of God who
do a great deal with but little noise,
who stand meekly and steadily at their
posts Of duty, who never shirk their
share of toll or danger, who do not at
tract much attention until they are
gone Then how we miss them in the
church, in society, In the Sunday
school! How the family Or the neigh
borhood suffer for the want of them !!
How hard it is to get along without
them.
Caleb's whole biography is cOndens-
ed into a few bright sentences. He
was the chieftain of clan in Tsrael, was
selected as one of the deputation to go
down and spy out the land OF Canaan !
he came back helping to carry the
luscious load Of Eshcol grapes, and
made a strong report in favor Of imme-
diate occupation OF the land: and when
the panic-stlicken people clanored for
retreat on account Of "lhe giants there, y
Caleb came 10 the front and made u
ringing speech, in the face of poltroons
who stood with stones in their hands TO
batter him 10 the ground. Gods ver-
diet Oh the mans Steadtasi heroism was
in these brief words; my servant Ca
lrb will | bring into the lapd, who hath
| Ioiio,ced me iaithJHi$." In another pas
sage it reads, a'He hath followed me
whOik." In still another it is written
'.He hath followed me faly," God was
as good a4 his word. While the cow
ards aud rebels all perished in the vii,
derncss, stont, steady old Caleb lived 10
own the beautiful acres on the hills Of
Hebron, and in full view of the verdant
Vale OF Eshcol. When the long march
and the bloody war was over, he tasted
OF the grapes of victory--even as our
Lincoln did for few brief hours before
his marlyrdQm.
Caleb IL the man most needed in our
churches in these latter days. He is
the type-man for thoroughgoing fleli-
ty. He followed the Lord fully. What
we want to make churches vigorous
and successful, is, not bnstle, but bust
ness; not parade and pufery, but pa
lience, prayer, aud persevering work.
We want the full following of Christ,
with the whole heart, for the whole
time, and for the whole life campaign.
Christ started his church on the princl-
ple of entire consecration. Over the
doorway he wrote, "Whosoever would
follow me, Iethm teare ALL Again be
said, "Ye cannot serve God and Main
mon" And again be said, HE thai
is not for me ls against me-" 1t was
thoroughgoing diseplesbip or nothing
sSelI all that thou hast and follOw me
frightened the poor selfish young ruler
back TO his farm and to bis fate. Chris
would have 20 half.hearted disciples
He sifted bis followers, and out Of th'