The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-25


from the first days march and ainging
himself down in his tent and saying;
~ would rather face
THE ENEMIES OF NY GOD.
ten to one, than 10 that round" But
there was silence in tho ranks. The
trumpets were sounded only by the
appointed ones. No shouting until the
command Is given.
Joshua's plans arc worth adopting.
Doubts arise. The ultimate triumph is
not questioned if obedience is observed.
III. Hopefulness OF faith. Jericho
was not taken in day. Joshua's faith
lcd him to obedience. His faith placed
great rewards before him. Faith not
in words only but in God. II led him
o'cxpect much. Time must intervene.
Faith and hope arc always vitality
united. They comedy tho same source,
arc
SUSTAINED ~ THE SAME EVIDENCE.
Faith perceive, hope anticipates.
Faith saw fallen Jericho. hope said,
You are on your way to receive the
reward.
Faith in Christ docs not lead to i'm
mediate fuliillment Of His promises.
Time must intervene.
The conquerer Alexander was right
when no caused to DO painted on n table
a sword In the compass OF a wheel, show
ing what he had gotten by the sword
was subject to bo turned about by tho
wheel OF fortune. Such arc the honors
OF the world. Tho sceptre OF ancient
royalty, the turb an of Saul, the crown OF
David, pass into nothingness when COM
pared with the crown that fadeth not
away.
This is the hopc that springs from
faith In God, riches greater than tho
spoils OF Jericho, honor greater than
worldly kings, citizenship with the
saints, heirs OF God, joint heira with
Christ.
The hope OF Christian faith is a vir-
gin OF fair and clear countenance.
Her proper place is upon earth, her
proper object in heaven. She has a
quick and piercing ego that can SEQ tho
glory of God, the mercy of Christ the
society OF the saints, the joys OF para
disc, through all tho clouds OF life; as
Stephen saw heaven opened and Jesus
standing in tho holy place. Faith is
her attorney general, patience her
physician, thankfulness her treasurer.
the promise of God her anchor, and
eternal glory her crown.
The victory Of faith.-The result Of
faith is always victory. It Is the basis
of all active, successful enterprises. It
is tho very secret OF individual and
natural success.
Without faith Columbus could not
havo crossed the ocean, Cortes could
not have conquered Mexico. Unknown
countries could not have been ex-
plored. Tho American revolution, the
French revolution, could not have been
accomplished without faith. The same
may be said OF all great civil and polit-
ical movements.
The result OF Joshua's faith was vic
tory. The walls OF Jericho fell down
because OF his faith. The result OF
faith in Joshua's God always leads to
victory.
The worlds being conquered by men
trusting in Gods word and obeying
His command to go into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every crea-
ture.
No more mysterious is it to see the
walled cities OF heathendom fall by the
mere proclamation Of Gods word than
the taking Of Jericho by walking. Both
are done in obedience to orders, both
arc accomplished by the same God that
said, "see, ! have given Jericho into
thy hands"
The unknown God is taken captive
aud the God whom they ignorantly
worshipped is declared unto them.
From the missionary journeys OF the
apostle to the missionary labors Of to-
day the world has been tevolutionized
by Christianity.
There is much to task and strain our
faith, but the words OF cheer come to US
as they did to Abraham: Gear not; l
am thy shield and thy exceeding great
reward" We continue the march, as.
sured that We are kept by the power OF
God through faithiuu salvation.