Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-01-17

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while this discourse Of Or. Talnase
rebnkes arrogance. IL encourages ho-
msrity and shows how the evening %
life may he Frightened The text -
Kings, TO- il: Let not him that Siroeth
on ais harness boast himself Is he
that pnsteth a. OF
Harness is the obsolete word for ar
NOR. IL means harness Tor the man,
not harness Tor the beast harness tor
hartls, not harness for the plow. The
ancient aruacr consulted OF helmet for
the head. bresstplRte and shield for he
heart. rreaves for the feet The text
makes a comparison between man
en1xting for some var sno veteran
returning. the one putting on the Ar
ra5r sr6 the other putting II CT
Benhs6sd. the king OF Syria, thought
ne could easily overcome the king OF
Israel Indeed. the Syrian was 81 sure
Of the victory that he spread al ante
beuun banquet With p kings b VAS
celebrating whst they were going - CO
There were IN al - kings A. The ca
ronSSI. and shei- condition Is describes
In tie Bible not as cornwall Or sim
rizte6 cxaltstion. but drunk hear
rl6e6 and hammered paviions were sur
rounded by high-Deti.ed horses neigh
inr an6 chsDping. and hitcheo 20 char
los xGch as Ki1gs rode IN Benhacao
sends officers 10 the king o. Israel &C.
rnancinr The surrender o. the city say
tnx- ~rhou SHALT deliver ne Thy siNer
and Thy gold and Thy wives anc thy
children" and sftervard seaos cther
o1Srerx. saving shat the palace Of The
kizr viii be searched anc every hi7E
Benks6ad wants he VII take without
asking Tnea the king q Israel cal-eo
q rcuncIl OF way and Word j. se1- back
70 Benha5a5 that his unreasonable de-
zanS WI be resisted. Then Benhaasd
se-6s another message 10 The kng q
1z-ae.. 4 message full % arrogance ano
b-avu6o. practically saying I'VE vii
destroy you utterly ! VII gri1l 81
-nariA into the dust. but there WI not
be dust enough 10 make a handful for
each one o. KY troops" Thea the kinE
81 Israel replied 20 Benh2oso, prsc-
tirzIly saying. Let ne see you CO
What rousa You royal braggart- you
Knight better have postponed your ban
uuet uutL after the battle instead q
sp-eaEi1r IL before the battle You
kuzza 100 soo1- Let nof Ei-n that giro
eth OF lis harness bozst himself - he
hat pztseth IL o.
An avnlznche Ct courage and right
ecus1eEx. the I-1clitish army cams
6owr % Benbz5Ed and his host- Il
wassA znd 70 han5 6Eht. each IErs elits
hewi-r down = Syrian Beuh1ca1- OF
horseback. gets away with some ~ th'
ea~ulry. bat "a Only saved for . nsors-
defeat. IL which 100 900 Syrian iuta1
Try were slaughtered II one day Nov
We are The sarcasm and the epig-am
matte power q The message % ny tex
seuf b. the King u IErsel 70 Beuh2c sc
Let rot him hat girdeth OF Ii har
ness boast himself as hs that Puttetl
Il oG~
Al up and down history We Sc sucl
too early 5o1stinE. Soulf. the marsha
q France. wls 50 certain that 3
would Conquer that he had procla
nation printed announcing kilnse-
king q Portugal and had grand teas
PREPARED Cor four o'clock that after
noon. but before that hour he fed
sxnozin5ous defeat. and We-liugroE {
he conauering host at cown AZ fou
o'clock a. the very banquet The ma
fhai % France hsc ordered FOR hlnlEel
Charles Y. i-sact5 France and Eas 4
sure u coDo1ess that Be requests
PAU JOviuk. the historian. 20 gal -
together = large sEoGlt % paper G
which 70 write the xr0ry q MS saar
victories. but disease and famine feizs
upon his troopers and lie Refreshed
cisnav. SO Benhacad's b. AsV1or Il
besn copied in al ages OF he - pr
& WI ~ my object among other e
sons. 20 show thai b who puts {
<he srnor. having 6Dishsd the bait.
s. more 10 be congratulated thau
who begins-
Firx9. J Srd encouragement IN II
.--t,,scf FOR the aged who have 8
t%~~-s~h The work and ssruKgie
s-a~-hfx lie. Ny venerable friends.
I'D 50 g years Of age fun apps
% ~hzt yoU wouic have 20
4 S. fAe ~hfrsies and the scrti
~ F<tis~ of your lifetime =
IA, ben appalled, Fortuna
- me- zfennentz. the teuptaslol
-~see1-ions. the hardship ~s
aac6 frozD your sight With nc
sees forsituoe you passed thr0u
- crisis C pain snd sadness sna Z
.pposnsznerr and fatigue and sfsli :
70 rrcoun5 the Divine help that .
tsfned voe. As - or 80 years q yc
are az the tap q the drum yor pct
xhe harness. Nov. az GO or - or
you are peacefully putting = on
would rot wsnt 20 Try 9he battle
Nfe over again So many Of s1st -
s<uD<rasnenf an. with "a GOOD . Sta
- g. q - ~en4noc ard ees