Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-04-29
VOW OF JEPHTHAH
II Is Cited as q Warning Against
Parental Heedlessness.
pr. r.f~exe Lodges Protest
Ax.i,.s the sserts~e 81 the
Neuns the Altar 81
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which are threatening the Sscrance OF
MANY American childrens text. Judges
sl;ss: NV father. II thou has opened
INV mouth unto the Lord. DO 70 me &C
rordirx 70 that which hath proceeded
out OF thy mouth
JeDhthah was y freebooter Early
turned out from n home where he ought
- have been cared for. he consorted
With rough men and went forth 20 earn
a. living a. hest he could. In those
sir,es IL was considered right for = nan
60 70 cur on independent military eN-
petitions Jephthah was a good man
according 70 the light OF his dark age.
hut through . wandering and preds-
torv life he became reckless and Qrecipi-
tate. The grace of God changes mans
heart. but never reverScs MS natural
temperament The 1srSelites wanted \
he Azmonites driven cut OF their /
country. 50 thev sent a delegation 70 /
Te0h-hzh. aslink~him 70 become com /
rnan6sr-in-chief Of al the forces he ]
might have said. You drove me out
when you had no use for me- and row
YOU are In trouble YOU want me back
but ne did not SAY shat he takes com
rnand Of the army. sends r1essen gers 70
the Annoni-rs % teal them 20 vacate
The country. and getting no favorable
-esDouse. rnsrshalS his troops for battle
Before going out 70 var Jephthah
makes a very solemn VOW that II the
lord VIII give him the victory then
or his return home. whatsoever 1rst
CONES out q his doorway re viii offer
II sacrifice As burnt offering The
battle opens IL WIS no diminishing
On the edges Of dangers. no uuinber-
ing q ha-reries two miles away. but
she hurting Of men on the point Of
swords and spears until the ground
could no more drink the blood and the
horses reared to leap over the pile q
1,osies q the slain IN those cid times
opposing forces would Srht until their
swords were broken and then each one
would throttle his msn until they both
Eel. reeih % teeth grip 70 grip. death
STARE 70 death sam. until the plain was
one turabled mass OF corpses from
which The last trace Of manhood had
been dashed olt
I~ph-hzh wins the 6av. Twenty
ci-ies lav captured AZ his feet Sound
1h@ victory All through the mountain,
a Csicad- let The Srunpeters call "
the survivor E0ucrsard 20 your ~ivei
And rhfl6rer Houe~art with you
rlstfrrirr treasures Houewa-d 70 hov
the applause Of an 1duirinE nation
Build t-iuuuhal arches Swing on
Hars al over Mizpah- Open al you
doors 20 receive the captured TREASURED
Th-ourh every han spread The bancue'
Pie I'd the rian6s- PHI high the tank
srsS. The nation Is redeemed. the 10
xaders A. routed and the national hor
q is virdiczted-
Huzzz Tor Jephshah. the conqneror
Tephthzh. seate- prancing stees
advances amid the acclaiuling mutt
tuSes- but HE eve IL not on the excite
r,o-ulace- Remembering that ne IA
mace q solemn VOW that. rcturuiI-
froz victorious battle. Whatsoever IN
zane OCT O. The doorway o. has hon
that shouId be sacrificed As . burr
Offering. he has his anxious look upo
The door. wonder what EEsotiess lam
.rlsat brsce q doves viii be throw
upou the 1res OF the burnt ofcring.
on. horrors Palencsa Of deaf
bianches MS cheek Despair seizes +
he4rz Eis daughter. his only chill
rushekout the doorway 70 throw hers
tr her fathers zrmK and shower up
him more kisses than there ~
wounds or Lis breast o. dents CD
Khiel1. AL the triumphal spiencor "a
Isles Holding back this child from
heassng breast ard pushing the Toe
hack from The fair brow and look5,
lnso the eyes OF inextinguishsb
fiction. With clicked urferance he ssy
Weak 70 Cod i lay stark On the bloc
plsini My daughter. my only chi
5oy q ny home. life Of ny life. thou 1
the s2criGee-~
The Whole matter was explained
her This wa no whining hole
hezrted girl into Whose eJes the taf
looked AL the glory Of SWORD
shield vanished ia the presence q
xslor Of thar girl There rSay have b
treDor q the lip, as . rose leaf n
bles ia the souga Of the south NJ
there may have been the starting
resv Ike : rasndrop shaken from
sn.her q = water Sly But Win = :
sacrifice that na1a mar not reach
onlv vxomau-s heart can compass
surrencerx herself 20 lr< and 20 dc
she cries out IN tie words OF my
NY father. Is thou hast Opened
mouth unto the Lord. CO nrto ne "
soeser hath proeeeded from
mouth"
she BOWS 20 the knife. and tie d
which 20 often a. the fathers sotce
rushed % the crimson cheek. snaok
shs. eres Of The bprnf Offering NJ
ean tel us her name There - no
tf,sf - know her name. The farl