The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-23
FAINT. YETPURSUING
REV. or ThLhoou ON MS RoUNr
TAG WORLD JOURNEY

W ''A'N'r u lNi'u ~ fNfNi rover ~
Recovered famili,.. \ rictur, Ut lite
Struggles nnd the Fruits of the Tina
victory.
LITTLE Rock, May 2O-On his wa,
20 California whence no VIII start OF
My 80 ON his round tho world Journey
luN DIR Tnlmagc, having halted here
preached today to largo audience ON tn,
subject of Recovered Families" Tn,
text chosen was ! Samuel XXX, 4. 49,
"IhCn David and the people that wcr,
with him lifted up their voice and wcpt
until they had no moro power to weep
David recovered ALL"
There Is intense excitement ir the vii
lapc of Hiklag. David and his mon arc
bidding goodby TO their families and ar,
on for the wars In that little VILLAGE ul
Ziklag the dofcnsclcss ones will b. saf,
until the warriors, flushed with victory.
como home. But viii the dcfcnsclcs. un,.
me safe, The soft arms Of children ar,
around the uucks of the hrOn1cd WA rior-
until they shake themselves free and start
and handkerchief, and flags are waved
and kissc, thrown until the armed men
vanish beyond the hills David and his
men soon get through with their campaign
and start homCward. Every night ON their
WY home no sooner does the soldier put
his head on the knapsack than i'm his
dream hc hears the welcome of the wife
aud the shout Of the child. oh, what Iona
stories thcy will have to tell their fami
lies of how they lodged the battlcaX, and
then will roll up their sleeve and show tn,
half healed wound! With glad, quick step,
they march ON, David and his men, foI
they are marching home.
March and Victory.
Now they come up to the last hill which
ovcrluohs Hi5lag, and they expect in n mo.
mcnt to see the dwelling places of then
loved ones. They look, and as they loo,
their check turns pale, and their lip quiy
crs, and their hand involuntarily come.
down on the hilt Of the sword Whore i.
Hiklagy Where arc our honest" they cry.
Alas, the curling smoke above the ruin
tells the tragedy
The AmalcllitCs have come down and
consumed the village and carried the moth.
crs, and the wives, and the children of
David and his men into captivity. The
swarthy warriors stand fora few moments
transfiXcd with horror. Then their ewes
glance to each other, and they burst into
uncontrollablc weeping, for when strong
warrior wccps the grief Is appalling 1t
seems as if the emotion might tear him To
pieces. They "wcpt until they had nc
more power to weep" But soon their sur.
row turns into rage, and David swinging
his sword high in air, cries, Pursue for
thou shalt ovcrtalie them and without fail
recover all. ~ Now the march becomes Il
double quick" Two hundred Of David
men stop by the brook Bosor, faint with
fatigue and grief They cannot go "A stcr
farther They are left there. But the
other 100 men under David, with sort OF
panther step march on in sorrow and i'm
rage. They find by the side Of the road a
half dead Egyptian, and they resuscitatc
him and compel him TO tell the whole
story. He says, "Yondcr they went, the
captors and the captivcs," pointing in the
direction. Forward, yo 400 brave men of
fire!
Very soon David and his enragcd com
pany come upon the Amalcktish host.
Nondcr they see their own wives and chill
drCn and mothers and under AmalCkitish
guard. Here are the officers of the Anal
ckitish army holding banquet The cups
are full; the music is reused: the dance
begins, The Amalckitish hest cheer and
cheer and cheer over their victory. But
without note of buglC or warning of trum-
pct David and his 400 men burst upon the
scene. David and his men look up, and
one glance at their loved ones in captivity
and under Amalekitish guard throws them
into n very fury of determinations for
you know how men will fight when they
fight for their wives and children. All,
there are lightnings in their eye, and ev-
cry finger is II spear, and their voice is like
the shout Of the whirlwlnd! Amid the
upset tankards and the costly viands crush
cd undCrfOot, the wounded Amalekites lie
their blood mingling with their wine
shrieking for mercy. No sooner do David
and his men win the victory than they
throw their swords down into the dust
what do they want with swords now
and the broken families come together
amid great shout Of joy that makes the
parting scene in Ziklag seem very insipid
in the comparison. The rough old warrior
has to use some persuasion before he can
got his child to come to him now after so
long an absence, but soon the little finger
traces the familiar wrinkle across the scar.
Re face. And then the empty tankards
are set up, and they AFRO filled with the
best wine from the hills, and David and
his men, the husbands, the wives, the
brothers, the sisters, drink to the over
throw of the Amaleliites and to the re-
building Of Ziklag. So, o Lord, let thine
enemies perishl
The Return.
Now they are coming home, David and
his men and their families-a long process
sion. Men, women and children, loaded
with jewels and robes and with all kinds
OF trophies that the Amalekites had gath
cred up in years of conquest-evcrythin
now in the hands of David and his men
When they come by the brook Besor, the
place where staid the men sick and incom-
petent to travel, the jewels and the robes
and all kinds of treasures are divided
among the sick as well as among the well
surely the lame and exhausted ought to
have some Of the treasures. Here is u robe
for pale faced warrior. Here is "a pillow
for this dying man. Here is u handful of
gold for the wasted trumpetcr ] really
think that these men who tainted by the
brook Bcsor may have endured as much
ms those men who went into the battle.
some mean fellows objected TO the sick
ones having any of the spoils. The object
ors said, These men did not fight" Da-
vid, with magnanimous heart, replies,
AS his part is that goeth down to the bat
tie, so shall his part be that tarrieth by
the stuff"
This subject is practically suggestive to
me. Thank God, in these times "A man
can go off ON "A journey and be gone weeks
and months and come back and see his
house untouched Of incendiary and have
his family on the step to greet him If by
telegram he has foretold the moment OF
his coming But there are Amalckitish
disasters there are Amalekitish diseases
that sometimes come down upon ones
home, making ms devastating work as the
day when Ziklag took fire. There are fam
lilies you represent broken up. No batter
ing ram smOto in the door, no iconoclast
crumblod the statues, 40 flame loaped
amid the curtains but SO far as all tho
Joy and merrimcat that once belonged to
chat house are concerned the home has
departed.
Armed diseases camp down unon tho