The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-02
GODS SECOND GIFT.
~. Ta1mage Says It Is Better Than
This World.
Spiritual ulessinEa and The Gloriea
Of the WorId 90 Come EnmpAHsa
wlth the south Land"
OF This life,

lhi HAHHHhaEN1 tA u AA tF'
wor.. aud the next; text Joshua, Ky.
10: Thou hast given me a south land;
give me also springs Of water. And be
gave her the upper springs and the
neither springs"
The city Of Debir was the Boston Of
antiquity great place for brain and
books. Caleb wanted II, and he offered
! his daughter Achsah us a prize to any
one who would capture that city 1t
was q strange thing for Caleb to do.
and yet the man that could take the
city would have, at any rate, two ele-
ments OF manhood-brayery and pa
| triotism. Resides, ] do not think that
| Caleb was as foolish IN offering his
daughter TO the couqueror Of Debir as
thousands IN this city who seek alli-
ances for their children with those who
| have large means without any refer
ence to moral or mental requirements.
OF two evils / would rather measure
happiness by the length Of the sword
than by the length Of the p~ocketbook
In one case there is sure TO be oue good
element Of character; In the other there
may be none at all. With CaIeb's
daughter as a prize 10 fight for, Gen.
Othniel rode into the battle. The gates
Of Debir were Numbered into the dust,
and the city Of books lay at the feet Of
the conqucrors. The work done, 9th
MEL comes hack to claim his bride,
Having conquered the city, it Is no
great job to conquer the girls heart,
for however faint hearted q woman her
self may be she always loves courage
Ia a man. never saw an exception to
that,
The wedding festivity having gone
by, Othuiel and Achsah are about to 60
TO their new home. However loudly the
cymbals may clash and the laughter
ring parents are always sad when a
fondly cherished daughter goes Off to
stay. and Achsah. the daughter of Ca
leb. knows that now is the time to ask
almost anything she wants Of her
uther, 1t seems that Caleb. the good
old man, had given as a wedding pres
emit TO his daughter a piece Of land that
was mountainous. and. sloplng south
ward toward the deserts Of Arabia.
swept with some very hot winds. II
was called "a south land But Ach-
sab wants an addition Of property; she
wants a piece of land that is well
watered and fertile, Now 1t is no won
der that Caleb standing amid the
bridal party, his eyes so full of tears
because she was going away that he
could hardly see her at all, gives her
more than She asks. She said to him;
Thou has given me a south land; give
me also springs Of water. And he gave
her the upper springs and the neither
springs"
The fact is that as Caleb, the father,
gave Achsoh. the daughter, a south
land, so God gives to US his world. 1
I'm very thankful lie has given it to us.
But / am like Achsah in the fact that l
am not satisfied with the portion,
Trees and flowers and grass aud blue
skies are very well In their places. hut
he who has nothing but this world for
a portion has no portion az all, 1t is a
mountainous land. sloping OFF toward
the desert Of sorrow, swept by fiery
stroccos; 1t is "a south land a poor
portion for any man that tries to pua
his trust In it, What has been your
experience? What has been the expert
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