The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-22
NEW SPRINGS or JOY.
Sermon by Rev. 4. Dewitt Tai
X aE mage, p. d.
What cAieb's wedding Gift to His Daugh-
y tor Adhssh signines-No Life on
Earth So Happy ~ y Really
Christian Life. t,ss

south land give me also springs Of water.
And hegave her ithe upper springs, and the
neither springsr--J0shua XIV. 10. The elo-
quent divine spoke as follows: k&
The city Of Debfr was the Boston Of an
tiqhity.-a great place for brain and books.
Caleb wanted II, and he offered his daughter
Achsah as prize TO any one who would cap
ture that city. II was q strange thing for
Caleb to do; and yet the man that could
take the city would have, at any rate, two
dement's Of manhood d-bravery and patriot
ism. With Caleb's daughter as prize TO
fight for, General othniel rode into the bat
Tie. The gates Of Debir were Numbered
into the dust, and the city of books lay at
lthe feet of the conquerors. The work done,
Othniel comes back to claim his bride
Having conquered the city, it is no great
Job for him to conquer the girls heart; for
however q woman faiit hearted herself may
be, she always loves courage In man. /
never saw an exception TO that. The we'd
ding festiyity having gone by, Othniel and
AShsAh are about To 60 to their new home
However loudly the cymbsls may clash and
the plaughter ring, parents are always
sad when fondly cherished daughter goes
on ,tp stay and Achsah, the daughter Of
Oaleb, knows that now is the time 70 ask al
most any thing 'she wants Of her father. Il
seems that CAleb thegood old man shadgiven
as aRedding present to his daughter, piece
of'land that was mountainous, and sloping
southwark toward the deserts Of Arabia,
swept with some very hot winds. II was
called q "south land" But Achsah wants
an addition Of land; she wants o piece Of
land thatis well watered and fertile. Now
II Is no wonder that Caleb, standing amidst
the bridal party, his eyes so full Of tears be-
hardly see her at all, gives her more than
she asks. She said 10 him: Though hast
given me south land; give me also springs
Of water. And he gave her the upper
springs, and the neither springs"
What a suggestive passagel The fact Is,
that as Caleb, the father gave Achsah, the
daughter, o south land, so God gives 10 Us
His world. am very thankful He has given
IL To us. But l am like Achsah In the fact
that want large portion. Trees, and
flowers, and grass, and blue skies are very
well in their places; but he who has moth.
ing but this world for portion has no por.
ton at all. II Is mountainous land, sloping
on toward the desert OF sorrow, swept by
fiery siroccos; 1t is "south land,n poor
portion for any man that tries TO put his
trust In It. What has been yclr experience
What has been the experience Of every
man ~ avery wonan tbat has tried mi,
world fo, q nortion1 Oneen Fl;yabeth
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10 the king does not seem 10 be acceptable
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