The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-06-21

grovo Of trees. and NJ the end Of the grove is
"a city. IL o. a city of arbou city with
walls seeming 90 reach 60 che heavens, 90
butirea the very sky 10 "a the great METRO
polls that commands The mountain pass. lt
a. Jericho. That city was aitorward captured
by Pompoy. and It was aherward captured
by Hcr0d The Great, and Il was alterward
captured By the Mohammedons, butthis cam
pnlgn the lord plans. There shall be- no
swords. no shields. no hatterne ram. There
shnll Dig only one weapon OF war, ana that n
rams horn. Tho horn OF che slain ram was
sometimes taken aud holes were punctmed
In 60. and then the musician would put the
instrument 90 his lips, and be would run hia
fingers over this rude Embellishments, aud
make q great deal Of sweet harmony for the
people That was the only kind Of weapon.
Seven priests were 30 take these rude rustic
musical instruments, and they were 20 30
around the city every day for six days-onee
a day Tor six days, and then on the seventh
day they were 10 80 around blowing these
rude musical instruments seven times, and
then at the close OF the seventh blowing OF
the rams horns on tho seventh day the
peroratlon OF the whole scene was 20 be a
shout, at which those great walls should
tumble from caDstone 90 base
The seven priests with the rude musical In
struments pass all around the city walls on
the first day, anda failure. Not so much as
plesc OF plaster broke loose from the wall,
n0tso much a l0osened rock. not so much as
piece OF mortar lost from its place.
"Ihrre." say the unbelieving Israelitcs.
didn't tell you SOP Why, those ministers
are fools The idoa Of going around the city
with those musical instruments and expect
ing In that way to destroy TO- Joshua has
been spoiled. He thinks because he has
overhrown aud destroyed the spring freshet
ha Hun I'll In az. "A
not philosophic. Don't you see there Is no
relation between the blowing Of these musl-
cal instruments and the knocking down OF
the WALTZ Il isn't philosophy
Aud / suppose there were many wlseacres
who stood with their brows knitted. aud
with the forehnger OF the right hand 10 the
forennger OF the left hand, arguing II all out
and showing It was not possible that such n
cause should produce such an effect. And
suppose that night In the encampment there
was plenty Of philosophy and cancature. and
II Joshua had been nominated for any high
military position he would not have got
many votes. Joshua's stock was down. The
| secondary, the priests, blowing the musical
/ instruments, 60 around the city, and a fail
ure. Third day aud failure; fourth day,
and failure; fifth day, aud a failure; sixth
! day, and failure. The seventh day comes,
| the climacteric day. Joshua is up early in
| all around about, looks at the city wall. The
| priests start to make the circuit Of the city.
| They go all around once, all around twice,
| three times, four times, five times, six times,
/ seven times, and a failure.
There is only one more thing to do, and
/ that is to utter a great shout. / see the
! Israelltish notwithstanding themselves up.
| hlling their lungs for moderation such as
was never heard before and never heard af-
/ fav g., 4I,.A
1 and ne cries out to his host, shout for the
/ Lord hath given you the citvl" All the peo-
! pie begin to cry: "DOwn. Jericho! Down,
! Jericho" And the long line Of solid ma
sorry begins to qutyer and to move and to
! rock. Stand from under! She fallsl Crash
go the walls, the temples, the towers, the
/ palaces! Theair is blackened with the dust.
Tho huzza Of the victorious Israelites and
the groan of the conquerel Canaanites COM
mingle, and Joshua, standing there in the
debris of the wall hears n 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 All. 1t must be taken. How
shall it be taken? A scouting party. comes
pack and says: Joshua, we can do that
without you. It is going to be a very easy
job. You just stay here while we 20 and cap
in front OF that city. The men Of All look at
them and give one YELL and the Israeltes
run like reindeers. The northern troops al
Bull Run did not make such rapid time as
these Israelites with the Canaanites after
them. They never cut such sorry figure
as when they we're on the retreat.
Joshua falls on his face in chagrin. 1t il
She only time you ever see the back of hi,
head. He falls on his face and begins t
xt-l,f pa nd b, ID O.,
hast Thou at all brought this people ovei
Jordan to deliver us into the hand of thu
Amorltes to destroy us? Would to God WI
had been content and dwelt on the other sidt
Of Jordan! For the Canaanites and all thu
inhabitants Of the land shall hear Of it ant
shall environ us round and cut off our nam,
from the earth"
1 am very glad Joshua said that. Befor,
II seemed as il he were a supernatural being
and therefore could net be an example to us
hut / find he is o man, he is only aman. JUS
as sometimes you find man under sever
opposition, or in bad state of physica
health or Worn out with oyerwork, lyin'
down and signing about everything beinj
defeated, am encouraged when | hear thi
cry Of Joshua as he lies in the dust
God comes and rouses him. How doe
He rouse him2 BY complimentary apps
trophe2 No. He says: "Get thee up. Where
, lore hest thou upon tiny laceE' JoShu
rises. and. warrant you, with mortifie
look. But his old courage comes back. Tn
, fact was that was not his battle. If he ha
been in it, he would have gone on to victory
He gathers his troops around him and says
Now let us go up aud capture the city {
Al. Let us go up right away"
They march on. He puts the majority {
the troops behind a ledge Of rocks in tn
! night, and then he sends a comparativel
, small battalion up in front Of the city. TIL
|, men of Al come out with a shout. This bal
Z TALON in stratagem fall back and fall bacH
a and when all the men OF All have left the cit
and are in pursuit Of this scattered or seen
| ingly scattered battalion Joshua stands on
: rock / see his locks flying in the wind 4
:, he points his spear toward the doomed cit
and that is the signal The men rush Of
/ from behind the rocks and take the city, an
: it Is put to the torch and then these Israe