The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-14
rory IN RETREAT
almage Gives Suggestions as
to Christian Warfare.
>. plan Of Ambuscade cited as
InccessfuI Method of Fight
ar Uprights ouAness-Sin's
Triumph Brief.
wright, 1900. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington,

90 in this discourse makes some
no suggestions as to the best
Of Christian work and points out
ason of so many pious failures;
Iosbua ST.: "Then shall we rise
nm the ambush and seize upon
ty."
Sabbath evening, with my family
4 me, we were talking over the
of the text. In the wide open
md the quick interrogations and
oncbed cheeks l realized what a
NO drama it was. There is the
ty shorter by name than any
city in the ages, spelled with two
Al All. Joshua and his men
70 take it. How to do it is the
lon. On a former occasion, in a
Ebtforward, face to face fight,
had been defeated, but now they
ling to take it by ambuscade. Gen.
a has two divisions in his army.
ne division the battle-worn COM
ar will lead himself, the other d.
he sends off to encamp in an am
nm the west side of the city of
10 torches, no lanterns, no sound
WV battalions, but 10000 swarthy
hrs moving in silence, speaking
in whisper; no clicking of
against shields, lest the watch
II All discover it and the stratagem
failure. If the FOSTERING soldier
Israelitish army forgets himself,
bnp the line the word is "Hush!"
bua takes the other division, the
nth which he is to march, and
II on the north side of the city
and then spends the night in re-
Sitering in the valley. There he
mixing over the fortunes of the
% day with something of the feel
Of Wellington the night before
rloo or of Meade and Lee the night
Gettysburg. There he stands
night and says to himself: lyon
the division in ambush on the
hide of All. Here is the division l
under my especial command on
birth side of All. There is the old
numbering in it's sin. Tomorrow
Be the battle" Look! The morn
ready begins to tip the hills. The
bry officers of All look out in the
ing very early, and, while they
II see the division in ambush, they
Ia the other divisions of Joshua,
the cry ITO arms! To arms!"
through all the streets of the
,own, and every sword, whether
Id and bent or newly welded, is
hit out, and all the inhabitants
city of All pour through the gates,
furiated torrent, and their cry is:
e, we'll make quick work with
tla and his troops!"
sooner had these people of All
out against the troops of Joshua
Joshua gave such a command as
eldom gave-"Fall back!" Why,
could not believe their own ears!
shua's courage failing him? The
BIT is beaten, and the 1sraelites are
4, throwing blankets and canteens
very side under this worse than
Run defeat. And you ought to
|the soldiers of All cheer and cheer.
hey huzza too soon. The men lying
blush are straining their vision to
pme signal from Joshua that they
know what time to drop upon the
Joshua takes his FURNISHED
/, glittering in the sun like shaft
'om, and points it toward the city,
Fhen the men up yonder in the am
see it with hawklike swoop they
upon All and without stroke of
i or stab of spear take the city
but it to the torch.
much for the division that was in
Ssh. How about the division under
ha's command? No sooner does
pa stop in the fight than all his
stop with him, and as he wheels
wheel, for in voice of thunder
fied: Halt" one strong arm
pg back torrent of flying troops.
then, as he points his spear
Ugh the golden light toward that
city, his troops know that they
start for it. What scene it was
the division in ambush which
taken the city marched down
ST the men of All on the one side,
Ehe troops under Joshua doubled
leir enemies from the other side, |
he men of All were caught between
two hurricanes of Israelitish |
lge, thrust before and behind,
Jed in breast and back, ground be-
the upper and the neither mill
S of Gods Indignation! Woe to
Ity of All! Cheer for Israel!
son the first: There is such
as victorious retreat. Joshua's
6 back was the first chapter in
lccessful besiegement. And there
lines in your life when the best
you can do is to run. You were
the victim of strong drink. The
ohm and the decanter were your
foes. They came down upon you
greater fury than the men of All
the men of Joshua. Your only
is to get away from them. Your
ating companions will come
d you for your overthrow. Run
our lifel Fall back! Fall back
the drinking saloon! Fall back
the wine party! Your fight is
advance; your retreat is your
y. There is saloon down on the
street that has almost been the
ot your soul. Then why do you
ong that street? Why do you
ass through some other street
: than by the place of your calam-
A spoonful of brandy taken for
mai purposes by a man who 20
before had been reformed from
'enness hurled into inebriety and
ave one of the best friends l ever
Retreat is victory!
is a converted infidel. He is so
now in his faith in the Gospel
rs he can raad o4l. xrrt-.k |