Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-07-29


ing saloons to be Turned Into Asylums,
Art Galleries and Churches.
PEEEsKLL, N. Y, July 90. Chaplain
I. De Witt Talmage preached today to the
Thirteenth regiment Of the New York
State National Guards, now encamped
here. The regiment assembled at 3p.
m, when people from tie neighboring
country, towns and cities were present
in immense numbers. A military band
conducted the musical part Of the SER
vice. Chaplain Talmage's sermon, which
was ON uses Of Strataecm, was based
on Joshua viii, z: "Then yc shall rise up
from the ambush, and seize upon the
city," He said:
Men Of the Thirteenth regiment and
their friends here gathered, Of all occu-
pations and professions, men Of the city
and men OF the fields, here is a thcme fit
for all of us.
One Sabbath evening, with nv family
around me, we were talking over the
scene Of the text. In the wide open eyes
and the quick interrogations aud the
blanched cheeks ] realized what thrill
ing drama il was There is the old CITY,
shorter by name than any other city in
the ages, spelled with two woletters-A, /
Al. Joshua and his men want 10 take
it. How 10 do il is the question. On Il
former occasion, in a straightforward,
face to face fight, they had been defeated;
but now they are going to take it by am
Luscode. General Joshua has two divis-
ions IN lIis army-the one division the
battle worn commander will lead him
self the other division he sends oiT to
encamp in an ambush on the west side
Of the city of Al. No torches. no Ian
terms 40 sound Of heavy LattalionS but
80, ,ppb swarlhy warriors moving in
silence, Speaking only in q whisper;
no clicking Of swords against shields.
lest the waichmen Of Al discover 1t and
the s.ratagcm DE Il failure. Ii ruysier-
ing soldier in the Israelitish army for
gets himself, all along the line the word is
"HUsh.' Joshua takes the other di-
vision, the one with which he is to
march, aud puts it on the north side Of
the city Of Al, and then spends the night
in accommodating in the valley. There
he is. thinking over the fortunes of the
coming day, with something of tie feel
ings of Wellington the night before
Waterloo, or of Meade aud Lee the night
before Gettysburg. There he stands in
the night, and says 10 himself: "Yon-
der is the division in ambush on the west
side OF Al. Here is the division | have
under my especial command on henorth
side of Al. There is the old city slum-
bering in its sin. Tomorrow will be the
battle. Look. the morning already be-
gins to tip the hills The military officers
of Al look out in the morning very early,
and while they do not see the division in
ambush. they behold the other II, isiUn
II Joshua, aud the cry, TO 1rrls! ~
lrms! rings through ali Tie street uf
tie ull town, and every sword, whether
hacked and hent or newly welded. j.
brought out, ard ail the Inhabitants of
the city Of ii pour through the gates, an
nluriGtyl torrent, and their cry Isl:
"Comc, Wen make quick work with
Joshua and lis troops 40 s,gapr lad
these people Of Al come out uva;usJ the
troops OF joshua, than Joshua -syr such
\ command rs he seldom gave, Fall
bacEr Why, they could not believe
their own cars. Is Joshua courage fail
iDg him!
The retreat is beaten. aud the Iraclitos
arc flying, throwing blankets and cam
teens on every side under this worse than
Bull Run defeat And YOU ought to hear
The soldiers of Al cheer and cheer and
cheer. Dut thCy huZz1 too suon. The
uen lying in auiyrsh a1c straiuing ihcir
vision tO 81 some stg-n'l lIul Joshua
that they may know what time to drop
upon the city. joshua takes his bur
nished spear gliitcring in tie sun lie n
shaft Of doom. and points IL toward the
city; and when tho mon up yOud5r IN
the ambush see it, with haWhlile swoop
they drop upon Al, and without stroke
Of sw ord or stab Of spear take the city
mud pvt il 10 the torch SO much for
the division that was in Gmbus1. How
about the division under Jo,hua's com.
mludE No sooner does Joshua stop IN
the flight than all biz men stop with lin.
ard rs hc wheels they wheel. for in a
voice Of thunder he cried "llaltV' One
strong urui driving back q torrent Of ily.
ing troops, And thcn. as he points his
spear through the golden light toward
that fatcd city, his troops Enc-y that they
nrc 10 start for IT, What n scenc 1t was
when the division Ia ambush which had
taken the city marched down against the
men of Al on the one side, and the troops
under Joshua doubled up their enemies
from thc other eide, and the mon Of a
were caught between these two hurri-
canes Of lsraclitish courage. thrust before
and behind, stabbed In hrCust and back,
ground between the upper and the neither
mllstunu Of Gods Indignation. Woe 10
the city Oi All Cheer for the triumphs Of
! Israeli
| Lc.sFa th7 Grst. Thc.a is sucli thing
rs victorious retreat Jushuas fal.Ii.e,
larl, was ihe first chapter in his Success
| lal bsi,,Jmcnt And tbcry are times In
your llg Tln rla br Thing you can do
| i 70 run. Nua vgr5 Uarg once The vic
| tim 81 s.n.g Gg.nE. Tue dculgoln and
the derutgr WOES yuuF l.T,o iogs. They
came down upon yoa with enstcr fury
than the men Of Al upon tNe men a
Joshua. Your culy safety i TO SCI
away from thgu. Your uiaipaimg com
Tauionl will come arulni you for YOU
overthrow Run for your lliol lal
back fro1i the drinking saloon, fnl
Lncl, from The vino parry, Your high
Is your advance. Your b.roat Is YOU
victory. There 10 a saloon down on th'