Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-06


this? Why, the Caananitish archers will
come out on the top of the walls and shoot
destruction and death into these Israelites
il they come anywhere near the walls. This
city in after times was taken by Pompey;
IL was taken by Herod the great and il
was taken by the Mohammedans; but this
campaign is planned by the Lord Almighty.
There are TO be no swords, no shields, no
battering rams. There is to be only one
weapon, and that is to be rams horn. The
crooked horns of the slain rams were pune
tured with holes so that the tngureS could
play on them, and then the musician would
nut this rustic instrument to his lips and
make music for the people. Now the com.
mand is that seven of the priests should
take these rude musical instruments. and
for six days they shall go around about the
walls of Jerico once day and then on the
seventh day they shall go aoound seven
times, blowing this curious rustic musical
instrument, and the peroration OF the
whole scene is to be great shout. under
which that wall from
Base TO Capstone.
is TO tumble. Round the wall of Jericho 90
the priests once, and failure. Not so
much as piece OF mortar or plaster drops
from the wall-not so much as crevlce
opens-Iot so much as rock gets loose.
Around the city the second day, and fail
ure: the third day, and failure; the fourth
day and q failure; the fifth day, and fail
ure; around the sixth day and a failure.
"Ah!p say some of the unbelieviug Israeli
ties II told YOU so. Those musicians are
simply making fools of themselves; that
wall stands as firm now after SIX days
surrounding Us when it was first built; the
fact is that our leader Joshua Is getting
spoiled. He thinks because he can conquer
a spring freShet that he can conquer city
wall. Come now, let Us be philosOphic
about this; it isn't reasonable that the rams
horn blown should knock down city wall.
And the wiseacres knit their brows and
put the forefinger of the right hand
against the forefinger Of the left hand and
reasoned il all out that such cause could
not possibly produced such an effect. The
cncampment think that night was full OF
philosophy and caricature and il Joshua
had been nominated for any prominent
military position he would have received
but few votes. Joshuas stock was down.
But the eth day came, the Cimatric day,
and Joshua is up early. according to the
statement and he is around among the
troops looking at their condition and he Is
impatient for the moment TO come when he
shall march on to the victory. At last the
hour has arrived. The priests with these
rude musical instruments, 20 all around
| the CITY OF Jericho once and failure;
around the city twice. three times. four
timc> and a failure: around the city hve
| times. six times. seven times and Il failure
| There is only one more thing to he done,
| and that is to give great shout l see the
l>realiti>h army Strengthening themselves
up and iilling their lungs for vocltcration
such as was never before or since hcaru.
| Joshua rises up to his iull stature and gives
| the command. He feels the right moment
has come and he says: shout, for the
Lord hath given YOU the city and the
command is heard and the people altogether
! cry:
Down Jericho! Down JerichOl"
| And that long line OF solid masonry be-
| gins to guiver and then crash go tire walls.
the temples the palaces, until the earth
Ouakes and the heavens are blaCkened
with the dust, and the shrek of the
crushed city and the huzzah of the yictori-
Gus Israelites commingle. "Oh. say the
| philosophers who were Croaking the night
before I'VE did it, we did it. Did you hear
that shout? That was me. Joshua is there
anything else you want us TO do, we are
ready" All, Joshua felt no boasting in
his soul, for while he stood there amid the
debris of that city the old promise came
| ringing through his soul: There shall not
|
the days of thy life"
People cross the ocean to see ruin. You
need not 20 so far. Stand a minute and
look at the ruins of this city Jericho.
There is one house that did not fall. Why
| did not that one house fall? Could very
great and good man have lived there? No;
| Raheb lived there. She had been noted
for her crimes, vet she was saved. Because
she had been great sinner? Noi because
she had repented, and to prove to all ages
1 that therets mercy for the chief OF sinners.
There was a red cord hanging at the win
dow OF that house; that cord was placed
there by divine injunction, and when that
was seen no one dared damage those prem
ise>. When see the color OF that cord, it
makes Inc think of the crimson cord let
| down for our delivcranCe; it makes me
think that we ought to have swung out OF
the window of our soul the red cord OF q
Saviors sacrifce-the red cord OF Savior's
mercy, the red cord of Savior's interces-
sion. Mercy for the chief OF sinners Ra-
hab's house stood. She repented. She
trusted in God. She was saved. Put your
trust in that God and nothing shall ever
damage you, and when at last our world
shall he surrounded-more terribly than
was Jericho even-by the trumpetS OF
| Judgment and reSurrectiOn-the walls and
rocks and mountains shall fall crushing all
the unpardoned; yea, when nations, metal
bones and ribs shall break. they who have
Rahabs faith shall have Rahab's deliver
| ance.
This i n" place to stop Joshua cries,
| Forward march, There is a city of Al
| to he taken. "Oh," says scouting party
Just come back from that city, you can
take that very easily. Joshua you need
not go; you stay and few OF US will 60
and take that City" They started out in
pompou> order to take the city OF Al.
They go up in front of the city when the
men 0f Al came out and gave one yell and
| away ran the Israclitics like reindeer. Our
| northern troops at Bull Run made slow
| time compared with those I>raelites with
the men of Al after them. My friends, we
| have no right 10 go into the Lords conflict,
| havinS only half our force. We have no
| right 10 reserve corp. Body, mind, soul,
reputation. notwithstanding be
marshallcd equipped, lancrd for God and
against our enemies. Ii you are going to
| do my christian work in that half and hall
| way, instead of yaur taking the men OF Al,
they will take you. Did you ever see the
Church of God rctrcat2 The Church OF God
| has no right to fall back. / see Joshua
| coming out that day of his encampmcnt
and he sees the people running and he
saws: "Why, | really believe those
are our men. They are running in retreat"
| And soon the retreating army came up.
| They say: 20, General, We are all cut To-
| pieces. Those men OF Al are awful people. y
| Joshua falls down on his face in chagrin.
| 1t is the only time we ever see the back OF
| his head, and he begins to whine, and he
| saws: oh Lord God. wherefore hast thou
| brought this people over the Jordan? to de-
| liver Us into the hands OF the AmOriteS
Would To God We had been content and
| dwelt Oh the other side OF the Jordan. What
shall Say when the ISraelites turn their
| backs upon their enemies, for all the inhab-
itants OF the land shall hear of it and shall
environ Us around and cut off our name
| from the earth" | am very glad lac said
| that. find he is only a man after all. Before
he seemed supernatural and he could not
be an example for u. find that he knows
all about
Human Diseourngements.
Sometimes you have seen very good
christian man in our day from oyerworE
or from Il sudden change in the weather
or from some venOmous opposition, take
the position which Joshua took, the back
of the head up and the face down. But
how did God arouse Joshua? He said ::