Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-11-24


these rude musical instruments seven
times, and then at the close of the sew
enth blowing OF the rams horns on the
seventh day the perOration of the whole
scene was to be shout. at which those
great walls should tumble from cap
stone to base.
The Lords Victory.
The seven priests with the rude mu-
steal Instruments pass all around the
city walls on the first day and score Il
failure. Not so much as piece Of plas-
ter broke loose from the wall, not 50
much as loosened rock, not so much
rs n piece of mortar lost from its place.
"There," say the unbcleving lsraelltes.
"dld | not tell you so? Why, those
ministers are fools. The idea Of going
around the city with those musical in
struments and expecting In that way
10 destroy 1t. Joshua has been spoiled.
He thinks because he has OverthroWn
and conquered the spring freshet ne
can overthrow the stone wall. why, It
is not philosophic. DO you not see
there is no relation between the blow
ing Of these musical instruments and
the knocking down Of the wall? 1t Is
not philosophlc." And | suppose there
were many wiseacres who stood with
their brows knitted and with the fore
finger of the right hand to the foreiin-
ger Of the left hand, arguing 1t all out
and showing that 1t was not possible
that such cause could produce such
an effect. And suppose that night In
the encampment there was plenty or
carlcature, and If Joshua had been
nominated for any high military posi-
tion he would not have received many
votes. Joshuas stock was down. The
second day the priests blowing the mu-
steal Instruments go around the city,
and again n failure. The third day,
and n failure; fourth day, and fail
ure: fifth day. and a failure: sixth day,
and a failure. The seventh day comes,
the climacteric day. Joshua Is up early
in the morning and examines the
troops, walks all about and looks at the
city wall. The priests start to make
the circuit of the city. They 60 all
around once. 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. see the Israel
fish army strengthening themselves up,
filling their lungs for n vOciferation
such as never was heard before and
never heard after Joshua feels that
the hour has come, and he cries out TO
his host, "Shout, for the Lord hath CIV
en- YOU the cltyw All together the
froops shout: Down, Jericho! Down,
Jerichow and the long line Of solid ma
sonry begins to Quiver and to move
and to rock. Stand from under! She
falls! Crash 60 the walls and temples,
the towers. the palaces, the air black
ened with dust. The huzza Of the VIC
torious Israelites ard the groan Of the
conquered Canaanites commingle, and
Joshua. standing there in the debris Of
the walls, hears a voice saying, There
! ehail not npy man be able to stand ho-
fore thee all the days Of thy life"
Rnhab's Deiiverance.
Only one house spared. Who lives
there? Some great king? No. Some
woman distinguished for great, kindly
deeds? No. She had been conspicuous
for her crimes. 1t is the house Of Ra-
hab. Why was her house spared? Be
cause she had been a great sinner? No,
but because she repented, demonstrate
ing to all the ages that there is mercy
for the chief of sinners. The red cora
of divine injunction reaching from her
window to the ground. so that when
the people saw the red cord they knew
II was the divine indication that they
should not disturb the premises. max
ing us think Of the divine cord OF a
Sayiour's deliverance, the red cord or a
Sayiours kindness, the red cord or q
Saviour's mercy, the red cord Of our
rescue, Mercy for the chief of sinners
Put your trust in that God, ana no
damage shall befall you. When our
world shall be more terribly surround
ed than was Jericho, even by the trum
nets of the Judgment day, and the hills
and the mountains, the metal bones
and ribs of nature, shall break, they
who have had Rahab's faith shall have
Rahab's deliyerance.
When wrapped in Are the realms OF ether glow
rIar ola hp
Thou undsmayed shalt DER the ruins smile
And light thv torch at natures funeral pile.
But Joshuas troops may not hal
here. The command is Forward
march, There Is the city Of Al. Il
must be taken. A scouting party
comes back and says: Joshua, we cal
do that without you. 1t IS going to D'
very easy Job. You must stay here
while we 90 and capture It," They
march with q small regiment In from
of that city. The men Of Al look n
them and give one yell, and the Israel
stes run like reindeer. The northern
troops at Bull Run did not make sucl
rapid time as these Israelites with tn
Canaanites after them. They neve
cut such q sorry figure as when the
were on the retreat. You who go on
in the battles Of God with only halr
force. instead Of your taking the mel
Of All the men of Al will take you. Loo
Mt the church Of God on the retreat
The Bornesian cannibals ate up Nun
son. the missionary. Fall back sal
a great many Christian people. "Fal
back, o church of God! Borneo vii
never be taken. Do you not see tn
Bornesian cannibals have eaten u
Munson, the missionary" Tyndall dc
livers his lecture at the University o
Glasgow, and O great many good pee
ole say: Fall back, o church Of God
DO you not see that Christian philosC
ply is going to be overcome by world
ly philosophy? Fall back!
/, No backward Movement.