The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-06-08

Us, didn't / tell you so3 W ny,
those ministers are fools. The
idea OF going around tho city
with those musical instruments
and expecting in that why 20
destroy il! Joshua hgs been spoiled;
ho thinks because he has overthrown
and destroyed the spring frcshet. he
can overthrow the stone wall Why,
il is not philosophic. Don't you See
there is no relation between the blow
\ Ing ~ these musical instruments and
the Knocking down of the wall. IL
isn't philosophy" And suppose
There were many wiseacros who stood
with their hrows knitted, and with the
foreGnger OF the right hand 10 the fore
finger OF the left hand, arguing IL all
ont, and showing it was not possible
that such cause should produce such
an effect. And | suppose that night
In the encampment there was plenty
of philosophy and caricature, and If
Joshua had been nominate for any
high military position, he would not
have got many votes Joshuas
stock was down. The second
I. day the priests blowing the
musical instruments 80 around tile
city and failure Third day, and q
failure; fourth day and failure;
4 fifth day, aud failure; sixth day,
and failure. The seventh day comes,
! the climactcric day Joshua is up
/ early in the morning and examines
4 the troops, walks ell around about,
( looks at the city wall. The priests
I start to make the circuit Of the city.
I They goal around once, all around
/ twice, three times, four times five
I times, six times, seven times, and u
failure.
There is only one more thing to do,
and that is to utter a great shout. l
see the Israelitish army strengthening
| themselves up. filling their lungs for a
yocifcration such as was never heard
before and never heard after, Joshua
feels that the hour has come, and he
cries out to his host; shout.
for the Lord hath given you
the citym All the people begin
to cry, Down, Jericho; down,
Jcricho"' and the long line of solid
masonry begins 10 culver and move
and rock. Stand from under. She
falls. Crash! 90 the walls, the tenn
pies, the towers, the palaces; the air
Is blackened with the duSt The
huzza of the victorious Israelites and
the groan of the conquered Canaan-
ties comminglc, and Joshua, standing
there IN the debris Of the wall. hears "A
voice saying: There shall not any
man be able to stand before thee all
the days of thy life
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 it be TAX
en- A scouting party comes back and
says "Joshlia, we can do that with
out you; it is going 70 be a very easy
Job; YOU must stay here while we 80
and capture il. They march with a
small regiment in front of that city.
The mon of Al look Mt them and give
one yell. and the IsraeliteS run like
reindccrs. The northern troops at
BULL Run did not make such rapid
time as these IsraeliteS with the
Canaunites after them. They never
cut such sorry figure rs when they
We're on the retreat. Anybody that
goes out in the battles OF God with on
~ half "a force, instead of your taking
the men of Al, the men OF Al will take
YOU. Look at the church Of God on
the retreat. The Bornesian caunibals
ate UP Munson, the missionary. "Fall
bae'tt said a great many Chris
than people-"Fall back oh church
of Col! Bornco will never be taken
Don't you see the Borncsian can
nibals have eaten up Manson, the mis-
s!onary?" Tyndall delivers his lecture
at the University Of Glasgow, and a
great many good people say: Fall
back, oh, church OF Cod Don't you
see that Christian philosophy is going
TO be overcome 10y worldly philosophy?
Fall back" Geology plunges its crow
bar into the mountains and there are
a great many people who say: "Scien-
titic Investigation Is going to over
throw tina Mosaic account of the crea-
ton. Fall back" Friends Of God
have never any right to fall back
Joshua fell on his face in chagrin II
of his head. lie falls on his face and
begins - 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 dwclt on the other
side OF Jordan. For the Cannnnites
and all the inhabitants of the land
shall hear of it, and shall environ rs
round and cut off our name from the
earth"
am very glad Joshua said that
Before, il seemed as If he We're SUI
pcrnatural being, and therefore could
not be an example to us; but l find he
is man, he is only man. just as
sometimes YOU find man under Sc
we're opposition, or in a bad state Of
physical health, or worn out with
overworlS, lying down and signing
about everything being defeated. l
am encouraged when hear this cry
OF Joshua as he lies in the dust.
God comes and arouses him. How
does He rouse him? BY complimentary
apostrophe? No He says: Get thee
up. Wherefore lest thou upon thy
facc?' Joshua rises and / warrant
you, with mortified look. But his