Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-18

God they prOtessetl to trust in, bad ap-
pointed Joshua their leader, and they
took it for granted, that wbatsumever
he told em TO do was right; whether
they seed through it Or not. Now If
faith IL tho 'snbstapce Of things not
sern," whar's tho sense of hofdin back
till you can sse what's acomin as q be-
levin christian you cant do no sich
thing: but ike those children of Israel
you got ito pass on, and blow with
your rams horns" ut the stated time and
place. They oil got ready, the priests
took tho ark, and before it seven trum-
pets Of rams horns. The first day they
marched round. and when they come to
the appointed spot, they blowed with
their rams-horns Didn't see nothin Of
the good Of it, but o. Joshua commanded
they passed on" Second day, round
agin; when they arriv at the same spot,
they "blowed with their raws-horns and
passed on" Third day, fourth day,
fifth day and sixth day, these old chris
tians marched round the strong city
and "b1Owed with Their rans-h horns. !"
Now they begin to wonder, whar's the
good Of all this marchin and BLOWN :
Our number is lessenin: one drappin
here, another thar; soon wen al be
worn ont. Now does Joshua tell em
mhat', gwine to happen No. Does he
tell em wAen9 No. He iist tells EN-,
"blow on your rams.horns, and pass on
If they had knowed exactly ~h"r, rhen,
aud kow it was oil to be, would that
been o trien. of their faith! No,
any brethren, and theirs times now when
we've got to go it blind, "blow on the
rams.horns, and pass o." Many time
as we open onr eyes with the mornin
light, We SOY, "what'll all become of
usv "we haven't got enough for this
days supply,' tho lies uost out, and
the meal is but handful" Well.
"wharS Your rsms-horps q Maybe your
sick; got no medicine; no doctor; no
nourishnent; "what shall we do F.
"blow on yo.r rams horns you've got
them. Tho last pertates is in the pot I!
Never mind that-whars your Grams.
hovnsr Once it, seven days, the Sab
bath rolls round you're in the grass !;
every hour counts never mind yonr
crap yon keep tho Sabbath holy, and
youth be "blowiu on your rams. horEs.
When yon 70 TO church, and they take
up collection; you feel your one lone
dollar in your pocket look at your old
shoes: think Of your famil! and won
der which needs this dollar most, them
or the ehnrch: Now say trust God /:
drsp it in tho hat; it'll teech bottom,
and you'll be blowing on your rams.
horns Some Of You says, 20. but
these il uncommon trien times;' taxes
10 eatin u np;' radicals is ruinin
tho country "niyyers stealth MS out !"
and ''poverty pressen as on .a|l sides.
Well maybe it is the sixth day with
you, oil you can do is to take yonr
"rams-h horns, blow and pass on" Re-
member the children o. Israel, when
they had marched round six times {;
they looked at them high walls; they
wasn't crAcked; they never seed en-
even shake; had they ary reason for
thinkin they was swine to fall No.
Does good old Joshua cheer en- up by
sayin, "jest one time moreyon've got to
go" No: be increases the task tells
ON tomorrow is the seventh day, and
yOn must march round mrrn times.
Now don't yon feel for EN- Cant you
picture their hopeless distress That
wasn't all, they wasn't to say one word !;
not to speak till Joshua told en- to
speak Now days, if any of MS has
troubles, we murmnr aSin providence !;
complain OF our neighbors'; and seem to
forgit all abont having any "rams-
horns to blow on. Brethren, cheer up ;
some Of us is on the seventh trip, of
the seventh day, round Jericho and
tho time aint far of when the Priest,
will "blow on the rams-horns' for the
last time, and the people will all be
commanded to "shOnt for the Lord hath
given you the city, Then, iarwell to
trials; farwell to hard times; fqrwell
to sickness aud death but let me still
keep my 'rams- horns," they'll bring to
mind the tniA that triumphs over ALL
Many of you all that's used to organs
and sich like, may think rams horns
was mighty poor music: but it fetched
the walls Of Jericho down. and sounded
sweet in the ears Of the Children of
Israel.
CHICAGO