Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

lts place Inere, say the unbeliev-
ing Israelites. did 1 not tell you SO?
Why, those ministers are fools The
idea Of going around the city with
those musical instruments and expect
ing in that way to destroy it Joshua
has been spoiled. He thinks because
he has overthrown and conquered the
spring freshet he can overthrow the
stone wall. Why, it is not philosophic.
Do you not see there is no relation
between the blowing of these musical
instruments and the knocking down
of the wall? 1t is not philosophic. -
And l suppose there were many wise
acres who stood with their brows
knitted and with the forefinger of the
right hand to the forefinger of the left
hand arguing it all out and showing
that it was not possible that such a
cause could produce such an effect
And suppose that, night in the en-
campment there was plenty of carica-
ture, and if Joshua had been nom
mated for any high military position
he would not have received many
votes JOshua's stock was down. The
second day the priests blowing the
musical instruments go around the city
and again a failure. The third day
and failure, the fourth day and a
failure, fifth day and a failure, sixth
day and failure The seventh day
comes, the climacteric day Joshua is
up early in the morning and examines
the troops, walks all about looks at
the city wall. The priests start to
make the circuit of the city. They go
all around one, 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. 1 see the Is
raelitish army Strengthening them
selves up, filling their lungs for vo-
ciferation such as never was heard be-
fore 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 city, All to-
gether the troops shout: Down, Jeri-
choi Down Jerichoi" And the long
line of solid masonry begins to culver
and to move and to rock. Stand from
Underi She falls! Crash go the walls
and temples, the towers, the palaces,
the air blackened with the dust The
huzza of the victorious Israelites and
the groan of the conquered Canaanites
rommingle, and Joshua, standing there
in the debris of the walls, hears a
voice saying, There shall not any man
be able to stand before thee all the
days of thy life
The Savior's DeIiverance.
Only one house spared. Who lives
there? Some great king? No. Some
woman distinguished for great kindly
deeds? No. She had been conspicu-
GUS for her crimes. It is the house of
Rahab- Why was her house spared?
Because she had been a great sinner?
No, but because she repented, demon
to all the ages that there is
mercy for the chief of sinners The
red cord of divine injunction reaching
from her window to the ground, so
that when the people saw the red cord
they knew it was the divine indication
that they should not disturb the
premises, making US think of the df-
vine cord of a Savior's deliverance the
red cord of a Savior's kindness, the
red cord of a Savior.s mercy, the red
cord of our rescue. Mercy for the
chief of sinners. Put your trust in
that God, and no damage shall befall
you When our world shall be more
terribly surrounded than was Jericho,
even by the trumpets of the judgment
day and the hills and the mountains
the metal bones and ribs of nature
shall break, they who have had Ra-
hab's faith shall have Rahab's deliv- |
srance.
When wrapped in fire the realms of |
ether glow
And heavens last thunder shakes the !
earth below
Thou, undismayed, shalt o'er the ruins |
smile
And light thy torch at natures fune-
raj pile.
here. The command is, Forward,
There is the city of Al II
must be taken How shall it be taken?
4 scouting party comes back and says:
Joshua, we can do that without you
t is going to be very easy job. You
must stay here while we go and cap
ure it," They march with a small
'egiment in front of that city. The
nen of All look at them and give one
Tell, and the Israelites run like rein
leer. The northern troops at Bull Run
lid not make such rapid time as these
sraeliteS with the Canaanites after
hem. They never cut such a sorry
igure as when they were on the re-
reat. You who go out in the battles
# God with only half a force instead
# your taking the men of Al the men
# All will take you. Look at the
hurch of God on the retreat. The
3ornesian cannibals ate up Munson,
;reat many Christian people Fall
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