The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-08-08
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der. Down 20 walls and palaces. l
the midst Of the din Joshua hears
voice saying: ''There shall not an
man be able to stand against thee.
Only one house left, hanging on tn
fragment of wall. Why? Becaus
its owner had repenied. The red cor
hung out of the windew, telling tha
that house should not be touched
Speaking TO US of the red cord of tn,
Savior's righteousness, offer you fre,
salvation and instantaneous-only re
pent. Rahab's repentance shall brins
Rahab's salvation to you.
But Joshua II ust not stop there. A
part of his army goes forward and are
driven back like reindeer. We must
take all our resources-soul, mind and
body. Fall backl'' some say to the
church. The church of God has no
right to fall back. Joshua looks out
and sees his troops running, aud by
and by his troops come running.
Joshua begins to whine. I'm glad he
did. Often now Christian people do
likewise. | was beginning to think
Joshua little more than human: but
Ind he is emily man. The Lord
comes and says, "Get upl' He rises
and says to his troops, s.Let's all go
and take the cityl" He posts part of
his troops and sent others before the
city. The garrison comes out to at
tack, and he orders a strategic retreat.
and his anbushed men go in and take
the city. Amid the strife Joshua hears
my text. Again forward. Word comes
to Joshua for help. The third day'
comes the battle. The cannonists see
cloud, and saying that's Joshua, beat
q retreat, and the hail comes to help
the victorious army. But Joshua sees
the snA is going down, and longs for
longer day. See Joshua is fallen.
he is in prayer. Look out when a
good mal takes the Lord for his alIv.
Joshua arises and appeals to the sun
moon to stand still, and they halted,
whether by refraction or the stopping
of the solar system leave to the sci
entists. 1t seems easy to me. The
man who made watch and started it
can stop it. The universe is a great
and if God created it He can
stop it. / DON'T care how you settle it.
l want to tell you have seen the same
thing. The wicked shall not live half
their days, but the righteous shall co..
tinue in the land. John Summerfield.
consumptive Methodist preacher,
preached himself into an early grave.
Has his sun set? No; he lives. Rob-
ert McCheyne was consumptive Pres
byterian who went early to the grave.
but has more influence to-day than
when his living presence was here. Is
be dead? No. These men told the
sun of their Christian ministry TO
stand still, and it stood still. A Chris
tan woman had drunken husband.
lived in sorrow and died in pain. But
the sun of righteousness shed abroad
a light in her beauty, giving an ex- |
ample to The world. She babe the sun |
Of her quiet life to stand still, and it !
;to I'd still.
We have time for the burial of the
i've kings whom Joshua found alto
sether in cave. They were brought
'ut, beheaded, and put back, making
his cave refuge, prison, and sepulchre.
Who shall preach the funeral sermon
md the text, "There shall not a man
'e able to stand before thee all the
lays of thy life ?' But before the dav
closed let us put in five more kings
alcohol, fraud, lust, superstition. and
n1delity. Who will preach their fu-
leral sermons? Joshua and his text.
But now Joshua must go to rest. At
ast he declares nothing God has prom
sed has failed, He says to his follow
RS: "Choose yo this day whom We
will serve; as for me and my house we
will serve the Lord" 1t is a dedics-
ion of his children. God grant that
II here ard their children shall serve
he Lord.
But Joshua must die. He is ITO
ears old. Lay him away in peace.
Vherc shall we geta a monument? For
gladstone the sun, and for feotstene
ne moon.
And now, ere we part, let us give
on Christian salvation. Behold He
ometh with the clouds, and many eyes
hall see Him. We will meet again.
roeps of angels cry: ''Make way!
cd is coming" The judgment and
osts of saints re-echo the cry. Oh,
lat the Lsrd Goo might be our God
,rever