The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-11-23

ana once by Herod the Great ana
once again by the Mohammedans. but
this campaign the Lord plans. There
shall be no swords. no shields, no bat
tering ram. There shall be only one
weapon of war. and that n rams
horn. The horn Of the slain ram was
sometimes taken. and holes were pune
tured In IL, and then the musician
would put the instrument 20 his lips.
and he would run his fingers over this
rude musical instrument and make a
great deal of sweet harmony for the
people. That was the only kind Of
weapon. Seven priests were 10 take
these rude, rustic musical fnstru-
ments. and they were 70 go around
the city every day for six days-once
day fer ak days--and. then ON the
seventh day they were 10 go around
blowing these rude musical instru-
rents seven times, and then at the
lose OF the seventh blowing of the
ans horns on the seventh day the
peroration OF the whole scene was 10
be shout, at which those great walls
should tumble from capstone TO base.
The seven prlests with the rude mu-
steal Instruments pass al around the
city walls on the first day and score q
failure. Not so much as piece Of
plaster broke loose from the wall, not
30 much as a loosened rock, not 80
much as a piece Of mortar lost from
its place. There" say the unbeliev-
ing Israelites, 'did not tel you so2
Why. those ministers are fools. The
idea OF going around the city with
those musical instruments and ex-
pecting in that way TO destroy IL.
Joshua has been spoiled. He thinks
because he has overthrown, and con-
quered the spring freshet he can over
throw the stone wall. Why, Il 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? IL Is not
philosophic." And / suppose there
were many wiscacres who stood With
their brows knitted and With the fore
finger Of the right hand TO the forei
finger Of the left hand arguing IL all
out and showing that Il was not pos
Eible that such a cause could produce
such an effect And | suppose that
Might In the encampment there was
plenty OF caricatnre. and IL Joshua
had been nominated for any high mil
itary position he would not have re
ceived many votes. Joshuas stock
was down. The second day the priests
blowing the musical instruments. 60
around the city and again a failure
The shird day and a failure. fourth
day and failure. fifth day and a
failure. sixth day and failure. The
seventh day comes, the climacteric
day. Joshua Il up early in the morn
ing and examines the troops, walks
all about. looks az 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
failure. There IL only one more
thing 10 do. aud that Is 20 utter a
great shout. / see the Israelitish
army s.raightening themselves up,
filling their lungs for a vociferation
such as was never heard before and
never heard after Joshua feels that
the hour has come. and he cries out
20 his host: "shout. for the Lord
hath given you the city" All to-
gether the troops shout; Down,
Jericho, Down. Jericho." And the
long line Of solid masonry begins 20
culver and TO move aud to rock. Stand
from UNDER. She falls, Crash go
the walls and temples. the towers,
the palaces. the air biackened with
the dust The huzza of the victorious
Israelites and the groan OF the con
quered Canaanites eommingle. and
Joshua. standing there in the debris
Of the walls. hears a voice saying:
There shall not any man be able TO
<tand before thee all the days of thy
llfe."
Only one house spared. Who lives
there? Some great king9 No Some
woman distinguished for great kindly
deeds? No. She had been conspicu-
Gus for her crimes. II is the shouse
OF Rahab Why was her house spared?
Because she had been a great sinner?
No. but because she repented, demon
strating TO all the ages that there Is
mercy for the chief of sinners.
But Joshua's troops may not halt
here. The command is: Forward,
marchl" There is the city OF Al. II
mot be taken. How shall IL be taken?
A scouting party comes back and says;
Joshua. we can do that without you.
II il going 10 be a very easy job. You
must stand here while we go and cap
ture It," They march with a small
regiment in front OF that city. The
men OF Al look at them and give one
yell. and the Israelites run like rein
deer. The northern troops at Bull
Run did not make such rapid time as
these Israelites with the Canaanites
after them. They never cut such a
sorry figure as when they were on the
retreat Youwhogo out in the battles
OF God with only half force instead
OF your taking the men OF Al the men
OF All win take you. Look at the church
OF God on the retreat. The Bornesian
cannibals ate up Munson. the mission
airy. "Fall backl" said a great many
Christian people. Fall back. o church
OF Godl Borneo will never be taken.
DO YOU not see the Bornesian can
nibals have eaten up Munson, the mis-
sionary?" Tyndall delivers his lee
lures at the University OF Glasgow.
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