Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24

and the Israeites run like reindeer. The northern troopsat Bull Run did not make such rapid time as these Israelites with the Canaanites after them. They never cut such Q sorry figure as when they were on the retreat. Anybody that goes out in the battles of God with only half force, instead of your taking the men of Ali the men of Ali will take you. .-..e sr
 Look at the church of God on the retreat. The Bornesian cannibals ate up Munson, the missionary. aFan backr' said a great many Christian people-stfall back, o church of God! Borneo will never be taken. Don't you see the Bornesian cannibals have eaten up Munson, the missionaryW Tyndall delivers his lecture at the Uni versity of Glasgow, and g great many good people say Fall back, o church of God! Don't you see that Christian philosophy is going to be overcome by worldly philosophy? Fall back!" Go ology plunges its crowbar into the mountains, and there are 8 great many people who say: "Scientific investiga- ton is going to overthrow the Mosaic account of the creation. Fall back" Friends of the church have never had any right to fall back. -..tr. la JOSHUA HUMAN LIKE THE REST OF US. Joshua falls on his face in chagrin. It is the only time you ever see the back of his head. He falls on his face and begins to whine, and he says: ""Oh, Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan to de- liver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us? Would to God we had been content and dwelt on the other side of Jordan! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round and cut off our name from the earth"
 am very glad Joshua said that. Be fore it seemed as if he were super natural being, and therefore could not be an example to us; but I find he is a man, he is only a man. Just as some times you find man under severe op- position, or in bad state of physical health, or worn out with overwork, lying down and signing about every thing being defeated. I am encom- aged when hear this cry of Joshua as he-lies in the dust.
 God comes and rouses him. How does he rouse him9 By complimentary apostrophea No. He says: "Get thee up. Wherefore Hest thou upon thy faceT' Joshua rises, and T. warrant you with a mortified look. But his old courage comes back The fact was, that was not his battle If he had been in it he would have gone on to victory. He gathers his troops around him and says: "Now, let us go up and capture the city of Ali; let us go up right away" afa ..-s5 .a '
 They march on He puts the major- ity of the troops behind ledge ot rocks in the night, and then he sends comparatively small regiments up in front of the city. The men of Ali come out with shout. The small regiments of Israelites in stratagem fall back and fall back, and when all the men of Ali have left the city and are in pursuit ot these scattered or seemingly scattered regiments, Joshua stands on a rock z see his locks flying in the wind as he points his spear toward the doomed city, and that is the signal. The men rush out from behind the rocks and take the city, and it is put to the torch, and then these Israelites in the city march down and the flying regiments of Israelites return, and between these two waves of Israelitish prowess the men of Ali are destroyed, and the Is raelites gain the victory, and while l zee the curling smoke of that destroyed city on the sky, and while hear the huzza of the Israelites and the groan of the Canaanites Joshua hears some thing louder than it all, ringing and echoing through his soul, There shah not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life." s t
 FORWARD. MARCH!
 But this is no place for the host oi Joshua to stop. Forward, march Y cries Joshua to the troops. There is the city of Gibeon. It has put itself under the protection of Joshua. They send word, "There aro fivo kings after us; they are going to destroy us; send troops quick; send us help right away Joshua has three days march at more than double quick. On the morning of the third day he is before the enemy. There are two long lines of battle. The battle opens with great slaughter, but thing They say: 'That is Joshua thnt is the man who conquered the spring freshet, and knocked down the stone wall and destroyed the city of Ali. There is no use fighting" And they sound a retreat, and as they begin to retreat Joshua and his host spring upon them like panther, pursuing them over the rocks, and as these Canaanites with sprained ankles and gashed fore heads retreat the catapults of the sky pour volley of hailstones into the valley, and all the artillery of the heavens with bullets of iron pound the Canaanites against the lodges of Beth heron.
 "Oh" says Joshua, this is surely a victory. But do you not see the sun is going down9 Those Amorites are going to get away after all, and then they will come up some other time and bother us, and perhaps destroy us" See, the sun is going down Oh, for a longer day than has ever been seen in this climate! What is the matter with Joshuaf Has he fallen in an apopleo- tic fiti No. He is in prayer Look out when a good man makes the Lord