Telegram-herald., 1890-12-22

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clears the path all the way % Canaan. TO
20 hack Is 20 die. The same gatekeepers
hat swing back the amethystine and
crystalline gate OF the Jordan 10 let
Israel pass through now swing shut
The amethystine and crystalline gate
rHIs Is so PLACE TO STOP.
But this Is no place for the host 10 stop.
Joshua gives the command, Forward,
marchY' lie the distance there Is long
grove OF trees, and al the end of the grove
city. II Is city OF arbOrs, city with
walls seeming 20 reach TO the heaven, 10
buttress the very sky. IL is the great me
trOpolis that commands the mountain pass.
Il IS Jericho. The city was sft,rward cap
tured by Pompey, and IL was afterward
captured by Herod the Great, and il was
aftergard captured by the Moeammedans;
but this campaign the Lord plans. There
shall be no swords no shields, no battering
ram. There shall be only one weapon OF
war, and that rams horn. Ths horn of
the slain ram was sometimes taken, and
holes were punctured in it. and then the
musician would put the instrument TO his
lips, and he would run his fingers over this
rude musical instrument and make a great
deal OF sweet harmony for the people.
That was the only kind of weapon. Seven
priests were TO take these rude rustic mu-
steal instruments, aud they were TO %
around the city every day for six days
once day for six days-and then on the
seventh day they were to go around blow
ing these rude musical instruments seven
times. and then at the close of the seventh
blowing Of the rams horns on the seventh
day the peroration of the whole scene was
10 be shout at which those great walls
should tumble from capstone 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 a piece of plaster b-oke loose from
the wall; not so much as a loosened rock,
not so much as piece of mortar lost from
its place There" say the unbelieving
Israelites, didn't l tell you so2 Why,
those ministers are fools. The idea of GO
ing around the city with those musical in
struments, and expecting in that way to
destroy i'll Joshua has been spoiled; he
thinks because he has oyerthrown and de-
stroyed the spring freshet he can over
throw the stone wall Why. it is not mil
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between the blowing of these musical in
struments and the knocking down of the
walls II 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 a cause could produce such an effect.
And ! suppose that night in the encamp-
ment there was plenty Of philosophy and
caricature, and if 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 go around the city, and fail
ure Third day, and failure; fourth day,
and a failure; fifth day, and failure;
sixth day, and failure. The seventh day
comes. the climacteric 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. Thcy 90 all around
once, all around twice, three times, four
times. five times, six tiI1es, seven times,
and a failure.
There is only one more thing 10 do, and
that is 70 utter great shout ] see the
lsraeiitish army strengthening themselves
up Glliug their lungs for a vociferation
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 bath given you the city, All
the people begin 10 CITY. Down. Jerichoi
down, Jericho' And the long line Of
solid masonry begins 20 culver. and 20
move and 20 rock stand from uuderl
Sre falls Crash 60 the walls. the tenn
pies, the towers. the palaces. the air black
ened with the dust. The huzzs Of the VIC
tCrious Israeltes and tho groan of the
conquered Canaanites ComuinRle aud
Joshua standing there In The debris of the
wau hears voice saying. There shall not
any man be able 20 stand before thee all
The daTs of Thy life
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