West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-03-17
MARCH!
SEE GREAT BATTLE or LIFE
NOW IN PROGRESS.

Commanding the sun and Noon
to stand stiil.-sn md Kmter-
csting Sermon.
Special to the Register.
DR.. Talmage was greeted by a large au-
d'"nce at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Sun
Gay morning. The hymn, "Am l a Sol
der Of the CrossY" was sung, and the
reverend gentleman announced his e
ss Joshua 1, 5: There shall not any man
be able to stsni before thee all the days
OF thy life," and thea said:
Moses was dead. A beautiful tradition
says God kissed him .nd in that act drew
forth the soul of the dying law -giyer.
lie has been buried, only one person
al his funeral; the same One who kissed
him. But Goo never removes a man un-
~ ne ass some one ready to take his place.
"ou does mo go around seeking amopa a
great variety of candidates some one 10
take a vacated place. He Just makes a
man Tor thai particular place. Moses had
passed oil the stage. Joshua, the hero of
the text, comes out to take his place and
put his foot so solidly on the platform of
history that all ages hear the echo of his
tread. de was q magnificent fighter, and
ne always fought on the right side. III.
neysr fought for personal ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and never fought unless the Lord told him
10 do go. In my text God gives him n
military outfit, and one would think il
must have been like plumed helmets to the
mead and greayes of brass to the feet and
a harbegion TO the breast. "Tb.re sba I
not any man be able to stand before the,
oil the days of thy hfe." s.Well.n Won
say IL does not require any great cour
Hge 10 go out with a backing like that
reply, God promised Joshua no mr.,
lnsn de promises you and me in our cor.
hicts. The Trainer of the unjverso the
on'ei'ain OF all eternity has pledged ali
Ills resources to see US through. and he
promised no more than that TO Joshua
zoo always stands by his people and INV
ooJect is 10 show you that He fulfilled
'his entire promise to Joshua. altbouob
his hrst battle was against a spring fresh.
IT, ana his second battle against a stone
wall, and his third battle while leading on
regiment of whipped towards, and bis
fourth battle against the darkness as he
marshalied The sun and moon into his
battalion; and his last battle agains death.
The king Of %terrors, the hero of the te Y,
getting The victory in all these battles.
a General would usually prefer TO sts,
with a small confiicl tina he might %, his
courage up and his men drilled; but Josh.
uA's undertaking was more of a lob Than
Inc ieveliing of Fort Pulaski, or the tbup.
deriDg down of Gibralter, or the taking of
Sebaslopol. His first undertaking. Wa N
cross the river Jordan in a spring fresbe,
al certain seasons OF the year AT cer,sin
points, the river could be easily forded.
ana the water would only come 10 The
knee, or to the girdle; but at this season
OF which ] am speaking, the SHOWS ot
Mount Lebanon had melted and thew wer.
pouring down into the valley and the val
icy nad become one raging food. 1t was
easy enough in some seasons TO cross the
river, IS when Lieutenant M%olinaux was
exploring that river Jordan, sometimes he
had his boats in the water and sometim.s
ne a them carried on csmels backs. so
SHALLOW was the stream in certain places
but In the spring, when Lieutenant LYNCH
attempted his explorations, his boats we're
knocked TO pieces amid the 81 rapids of
That river, although the boats were lined
with copper or galvanized iron. You
might az well talk of wadjng across the
HUDSON River at Yonkers as to hin OF
"ading the river Jordan at the season of
which am speaking. The Cenanites on
the other side were perfectly sure. Thew
JoJked across the river and saw the Israel
iies, and they said: ''Ahs! you can't get a,
US We are SAFE anyway until the spring
treshet falls" The voice of the purpliDg
1feshet was a lullaby 10 the Capasnites az
They looked across the stream, But one
day Joshua orders out bis troops and tells
them to fan into line. The Canaaaites
looking across, say: "Ahl what's the mat
ger now? 1 wonder If those Israeli,es are
f~rightened2 / think q panic must have
struck them ard they are going 10 run
away, or they are going up near the mouth
OF the Jordan expecting 10 cross there.
and Joshue's army will be entirely de-
stroyed before lac gets here. Joshua il =
lunatic." FORWARD msrcb!'' cries Josh
va to bis troops. They pass on toward
The river, and it seems as if the light arm
ed troops and spear men aud the arcbers
and all their lszaeIs must be swept dovn
IN the fearful food. Let them prepare
Jou say, for a wateTY grave. One mile
ahead Of the main army Of Joshua 20 the
priests, carrying a glitteriDg box about
four feet long ~ ~ feet wide. That
glittering box is the ark Of the covenant.
and no sooner had tn pricals come down
with that ark, and With their feet touched
Jhe margin of the river than Jordan parts
by IN almighty Fat. Thirty miles above
the river stops on one side, while on the
other side the water flows on down toward
the Salt Sea. Forward now, ye troops Of
Israel. Come right on. It is a dry paib
al the way thrOugh-a path Of chalk ana
b-oken shells end pebbles. You will not
even get the soles Of your feet vet
March on. Come % the other bank. Tbev
reach the bank and pull themselves up its
steep bank, thirty or forty feet IN height.
Tney pull Themselves up the bank By the