Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-25

personally. and by mears OF pr'essly a.
prophetic Offices. The government ol
Israelites was. conl. laaales., Of fan
lies. The political organization OF 1879
les resembled the union between y
States in America.
THE TWO HEROES.
If Joshua was the Washinst ION or r..
Israelite people, then Caleo was l.S y.
erai Greene. God often sends great M
info the world in pairs, WHO becon
great personal friends anu helpers. r.
pecially is this true in times OF gre,
crises, such as David ana Jollaetla
Peter and John, Luther and Meian c1.ao
Welsey and Whitfield, Lee ard .iacNso
Grant and Sherman. Moody and Sanke
Men like these partake Ut es,ca olhsi
sDirit and become comple11entS OF ca
other. Such men We're Joshua aho y
ieb. soldiers of God, botn OF tnsh.
Joshua was evidently the greater az
more gifted man OF the two character
But if Caleb was a star Of not quite |.
magnitude of Joshua. yet the hGne Oh
ity and beauty OF foreign extractlo
the faiih IF Caleb was not hereditai
but was tn. fruit of conviction, ana u
swayed his life The more powerfully. +
religion was born OF tree cnolce.
CALEB'S REMINDER.
When the apportionmen;s OF the IA
were made, as the conquest OF cana,
was ending, Caleb. in the company !,
his fellow tribesmen,, VINO seconded
petition. held an audience with 1oshs
the leader of the nation. and REMIND
him of Gods promise to him persona
on account of his faithful service as
spy forty-f1ve years before. rms Pr
mise Of God had rested In Caieos poso
of God must have cheered his soul d.
strengthened his life in every good
deavor.
What pleasure it must have be
Toe To ;pl- 4
the day of danger and panic when ths
stood firm for God. We may make OF
lives such that to look back on them "
be a horror, but the one reward OF
not afraid to open the book of rene
hrance and read what Its youth has W.
ten there.
Caleb reminds Joshua also of how G.
strength, so that even in -2advanced as
ne was practically young man Cale
is called the young old man of tt
Bible. His experience illustrates the la
urai fruit of sainthood. Even if til
bodies of the righteous become decrepi
their hearts can remain young an
CHEEKY. They have no cause to despon
or complain. On the other hand. ri, tn
faith and hope in God keeps men fires
spring Of fife.
CALEB's PETITION.
Caleb at So years of age did not as
for an easy place to which to retire: H
was one Of those Christians who want t
die in the harness Of active work 70
the kingdom of God. and in the forefron
of spiritual battle. He might have claim,
ed a furiough from energetic work an
battle and withdrawn to some fertil
and sheltered nook on account of hi
past arduoUs labors for God and Israe
but not go the fresh and vigorous Calet
although he was old. He requested
hard task. He did not ask for an hon
orable discharge with national pen
sion. but said: Give me that mountai
.onder full of Anakim for my inherit
ance. and if God shall be with me I Wi
show Israel thing or two as to what t
do with boasting and ungodly giants"
The natural nobility and force Of char
action of the man. and his self-relianc
and undaunted faith in God is shown i
his request. Relying upon Gods pro
mise. he desired the honor of driving on
the giants from his possession This wa
an exceptional spirit OF. an old man
But a Christian old age should put fort
new buds as we'll as ripe fruit to TIL
last. None should rest while there ar
spiritual giants in their ritage-car
nality. doubts. selfishness. pessimism no
while there are wrongs to be riShte
and evils to be overcome in the world
enemies of God to be slain. and souls t
be rescued from the bondage of sin an
the clutches Of satan.
Send me anywhere" said Livingstone
so it is forward" This is the mission
airy spirit that conquers the world