Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-25

That was tie only kind of weapon Seven
priests were to take these rude rustic mu-
steal instruments, and they were to 90
around the city every day for six days
once a day for six days-and then on the
seventh day they were to 20 around blow
/ ing these rude musical Instruments seven
times, and then at the close of the seventh
blowing Of tie rams horns on the seventh
day the peroiGition Of the whole scene was
( 10 be shout at which those great walls
should tumble from capstcne to base.
ROUND THE oITY's WALLS.
The seven priests with the rude musical
Instruments pass all around the city walls
On the first day, and a failure Not so
much as piece of plaster broke loose from
the wall; not so much as a loosened rock,
not so much as piece of mortar last from
its place. 'Ihere," say the unbelieving
lsraelites, didn't | tell you so? Why,
those ministers are fools. The idea OF 20.
ing around the city with those musical in
struments, and expecting in that way to
! destroy it, Joshua has been spoiled; he
thinks because lac has oyerthrown and de-
stroyed the spring freshet he can over
throw the stone wall. Why, it is not phil
osophic. Don't you see there is no relation
between the blowing OF these musical in
struments and the knocking down of the
WALTZ 1t isn't philosophy And | sup
pose there were many wiseacres who stood
with their brows knitted and with the
forefnger of the right hand to the fore
finger of the left hand arguing it all out
and showing that it was not possible that
such cause could produce such an effect.
And / suppose that night in the encamp-
ment there was plenty of philosophy and
caricature, and Il Joshua had been nomi-
mated for any high military position he
would not have got many votes
Joshua's stock was down. The second
day the priests blowing the musical in.
struments 20 around the city, and fail
ure Third day, and a failure; fourth day,
and a failure; fifth day, and failure;
sixth day, and failure. The seventh day
comes, the climaeteric day. Joshua is up
early in the morning and examines the
troops, walks all around about, looks at
the city wall The priests start TO make
the circuit Of the city. They 80 ali around
once all around twice, three times, four
times, five times, six times, seven times,
and failure.
There is only one more thing TO do, and
that IL to utter great shout | see the
Israelitish army Strengthening themselves
up, filling their lungs for 4 yociferation
such as was never heard before and never
heard after. Joshua feels that the hour
has come, and he cries to his host 'Shout,
| for the Lord hath given you the ethyl" All
the people begin TO cry, down, Jerichol
| down, Jerichor' And the long line OF
solid masonry begins TO culver, and to
move, and TO rock. Stand from underl
She falls Crashi 60 the walls the tenn
! pies, the towers, the palaces, the air black
ened with the dust The huzza of the vic
torious Israelites and the groan of the
conquered Canaanites commingle, and
Joshua standing there in the debris of the
wall hears n voice saying, There shall not
any man be able to stand before thee all
the days Of thy life"
ONLY RAHAB's HOUSE SPARED.
Only one house spared Who lives theres
Some great king? No. Some woman dis
| tinguished for great kindly deedsS No
| She had been conspicuous for her crimes
1t is the house Of Rahab. Why was her
house sparedg Because she had been
great sinner? No but because she repent
ed demonstrating to all theages that there
IS mercy for the chief of sinners. The red
cord OF divine Injunction reaching from
! utl " AuA0N ~ bht EtOuhA1 ~ NAdb WHICH
the people saw that red cord they knew it
was the divine indication they should not
disturb the premises, making ms think of
the divine cord of Saviour's deliveranee,
the red cord of Savioar's kindness, the
red cord Of a Saviour's mercy, the red cord
of our rescue. Mercy for the chief of sin
ners. Put your trust in that God, and no
damage shall befall you. When our world
shall be more terribly surrounded than
was Jericho, even by the trumpets of the
Judgment day, and the hills and the noun
tains, the metal bones and ribs of nature
shall break, they who have had Rahab's
faith shall have Iiahabs deliverance.
When. wrart in fire. the realms OF ether glow,
Aud Heavens last thunder shakes the earth
below;
Thou undlsinayed, shall DER the ruins smile
| And light thy torch at Natures funeral pile.
But Joshua's troops may not halt here.
The command is, Forward, march!"
There is the city of Al; it must be taken.
How shall il be takeng a scouting party
comes back and says, Joshua. we can do
that without you; it is going to be a very
easy job; you just stay here while we 90
and capture it." They march with a small
regiment in front of the city. The men of
All look at them and give one yell, and the
Israelites run like reindeer. The northern
troops at Bull Run did not make such
rapid time as these lsraelites wlth the
Canaanites after them. They never cut
such sorry figure as when they were on
tue retreat. Anybody that goes ont in the
battles of God with only half a force, in
stead OF your taking the men ef Al, the
men OF Al will take you. Look at the
church of God on the retreat. The Bor-
nesian cannibals ate up Mnnson, the
missionary Fall baelli'' said great
many Christian people Fall back, o
church of Cod Borneo will never be
taken. Don't you see the Bornesian can
nibals have eaten up Manson. the mission
aryY' Tyndall delivers his lecture at the
University of Glasgow, and a great many
good people say: Fall back, q church of
Godl Don't you see that Christian philoso-
ply is going to be overcome by worldly
philosophy Fall baci.,'' Geology plunges
it's crowhar into the mountains. and there
are a great many people who say: ''Scien-
tiiic investigation IS going to overthrow
the Mosaic account Of the creation. FAN