The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-19
TIE MEMORIAL STONES,


xsroclstou- otoceo Taken Uo1n tho -
q Tho z;ver Jordan nnd Erected -
sxcuao-ia1 q tie Event.
Especially erreasoa iron q. 3. ouastcz'y.1
i.reso; Trx--Jcsh. <:1o'2&
0oIp,x Tss7-Thon 80 ohnll let Jour
chlldrca know. saying, lsrcols como ovor
this Jo-drn on dry lnnd.-Josa. 4@2
Central Tnr7n-Thc nonory o. 1css
sacrcicr frcn God gives courage ana 1cita "
II TIpMr s .. Q. 1851. Tenth Of fSisan.
PrIcr-iho lords B; Jordan. And Gilgal,
a nlnco now called Jiljulioh. cbout thrco
na,ics southcns. Of jericho, and four and ono
hnlf railcn from tho Jordan. Nceritis beau
ti<ul fountain knowa co tho 6ultan's spring.
Cfncrxs-ASczs-Thi lesson Il contlru-
otion Of tho last, beginning with review,
and thon proceeding With tho story tai tno
Dooplo arc safely settled In Giigal, their hrae
oncararncnt In Canaan.
HrIrs OVEN HAND PLAcEs-10. St'od ~ me
midsf ~ jordan: a,oco cubito above tho cross
inr-olcco Of tho people Hdsted; nor 20
rruch from fear as from desire 70 actunily
toko posscsclon Of the land 90 long sought
IL P1sscl ouer ormed; l. O., only the soldiers
- c;d their brethren In brittle. ID. About
"a ma. their whole number Of men At Tor
wa --ro about 10000 compute from Mum.
%. =. "a. az. Tho othcxs remained behind
- urotcct tho families md posocssions o.
fho 4 st Of Jordan. 10. First 'no''ta: Abio'
called also Nisan, comprising parts Of our
March and April 20. T,eclrc stones; brought
M by twelve men, ono from cacn trloc'
from tho place wherc tho priests stood nfm
n Jordan 10: ~: ~. Pitch; set up, prob
nbly on como hill or mound. =. Au INC pto.
DE or the earth might knotr; the lcraelites oid
not receive oil these blessings Tor them
selves alone, but for tho world. Inc me.
mortal was an invitation to all TO como and
<~,st and servo God. The hand: the In
struu,cnt Of action and Of powcr-God's
power. -.
Great truths in mind vivid and fresh and
free from the fluctuations Of opinion and
sneculation. They arc 70 bring the great
| truths Of tho past into the life OF the pres
ont. 40 that whatever progress may DO
! unndc. TINT which Is best in the past will
never be lost or forgotten. They are proofs
! ~ the past. irrcfragablc testimony to the
| crcat facts OF Christianity. They arc pub
! liz and unceasing testimony TO the word
about God and Christ and the Gospel.
4 EVERYWHERE their voice Is heard. They arc
an easy occasion and method Of teaching
4 tho great truths Of religion.
\ MoprRS MEMoRIALs-It Is good for us to
! keep memorial days, as the days OF tho
| Christian year; and memorial days cs
/ Fourth Of July, Thanksgiving, Decoration
1 Day; and personal days, ns birthdays, mar
| riaRc anniversaries and the like. Libraries,
| schools, colleges, churches, hospitals, or
I special portions Of them, urc worthy mo
| MORALS Of Gods great acts Of favor and
! mercy to us.
COMMENTS While the people were cross
| ing the river, the priests werc to stand In
| their places, thus giving the people conf
| dcncc that tho waters would not return to
| their course too soon. But NJ soon ns all
had crossed, the priests came up out Of the
bed Of the river, and when they were safe
| on the banks, tho waters returned to their
| old channel, and the Jordan rolled on ns be.
| fore. In accordance with the command Of
| God twelve men had been sclectcd to take
up twelve stones out of the bed Of the river
20 that they might be mndc into memorial
pilc on the dry land. This they did, and
with them o monument was built, which
might bear witness to after generations
that God had wrought notable miracle IN
behalf OF His people.
Tho cities Of the old world arc full Of
monuments reared 10 commemorate some
great national event. II our land we have
comparatively few such, but nearly every
child has heard Of Bunker Hill Monument
or Of the Washington monument n
our National capital Ask them wha'
these structures are for. They are to per
pctuate the memory OF some great individ
ual or event. We do well TO erect sucf
things, provided the indiviaual or event Il
worthy OF being remembered. And II, In
the remembrance, wc are careful to give
the glory 70 God, VINO has given us the
blessing we thus record, II can only have I
good influence over our lives. This is WHY
tho Psalmist so often bids his hearers moi
TO forget the mcrcics Of the Lord. Mcr
are very apt to do just this thing, while
they are very sure TO remember all the evi
things they have had 20 endure. In thi:
way there arc many people who think thai
they have very few blessings and vcr,
many hardships. The trou5lc with them !.
that they forget the one and remember Tho
other We arc too much like Israel in thi.
respect. They remembered the few
Marahs. but forgot the daily feeding tha
they had enjoyed for those full forty years
They were kecnly alive to tho fact that the,
had now and then TO endure some discom
fort, but they forgot the fact that al thu
way through the Wilderness their shoes has
not Wuxcu OLE, nor their garments tlvci
way. Yet Ia spite Of all these blessings. n
sooner did any small cloud OF advcrsii,
arise than they began to murmur. forgetfu
OF all that tho Lord had done for them. Ans
is II not very much 50 with uss Well then
like them, II will be well for US TO cree
stoncs Of memorial.
How may We do this! We may do this b.
proper use Of our memories. Tho Bible
full OF injunctions to remember. Before b,
parted from them, Moses had charged thu
Israclitcs 70 remember various things.
they were tempted 70 be proud at any time
they were 70 remember that thou vast
servant In Egypt" Dout 5:15D. II at an,
time temptation arose 70 doubt the powcl
OF God to deliver them, they were hidden Il
"rcmcmbcr well what the Lord thy God dix
do TO Pharaoh" Ocut. 7:lS). Or II, ut some
other time, they thought too well Of them
selves. they wcrc to remember and forge
not how thou provolkcdst the Lord thy Coz
IA the wilderness" (Dcut. 0:5). In thcs,
ways, IL they made proper use Of thcil
memories, they would be helped TO uvois
the temptations that were sure to nssai
them In their earthly experiences. In th'