Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-10

people had reached Iericro. N fac.
there was a growing terror in the city
as the alarming reports reached them
OF the victories and successes won by
Israel They hal heard Of the great
God who was LEADING them BY a pillar
Of fire by night and a cloud by day.
and the people Of the city had Won
dered But What could this God b.
as compared to their E1d there in
Jericho they had asked themselves.
and the people had urne,l with 70
neWed fervor 70 serving their gods In
the temple All performing their
heather uhlatinns
But a. Rahab had listened 10 the
} stories and bad heari about iris
strange god something bad awas-
Cued tn her darkened hear. she
wondered IL he was sgcA powerful
Cod whether he could not b. their
Cod. too
And whsn tho two Hebrew spies
bad taken refuge In hcr house. and
the messengers of the king had come
10 search them nut and siay them tho
thought hal seized her heart that u
she could save them perhaps f. would
please this terrible God Of the lie
brevs and he would look with com
passion upon even poor Rahab. the
harlot
As she sped through the streets she
noted the Wild looks ~ alarm. the
[ feverish haste. the armed guards on
the walls. the tight shut gates. and
she heard the whispered words %
/ distress. OF the terrible Hebrews and
+ their more terrible God.
T But in her heart there rested
calm and peace as she thought o. that
+ scarlet cord floating from her wIndov.
but az its thought. her steps FASTENED.
Tor she must get her father and mo
Their and brethren with her in her
house But as she neared the old
home. the door OF .hlch hal been
shut against her for many years row.
since she bad chosen her wavwa-d
. course and had become a woman o.
the town. her heart quite failed her
Would they receive here she
. questioned. ueryously Would Trey
hear her messaEet-
Hair tlmiily she approached Pro
door and knocked little. trembling
knock. and then. finding thar ~ doo-
7 welded ro Dor touch. she pushed IL
I open and entered
What brine Won thifhe-. thor c-f-
cast bitterly cried the father. As Dis
eyes feIl upon her Was 30 nor
enough that thou shouldst bring re-
! prnach unon the name % thv family.
but must thou add this thing thar
thou receivest the enemies 20 this
city and this people, BECOME te a. .
most shouted
Rahab turned before the anv-~
words. as though 30 would Gee bur
the memory - that scarlet cord Ia
her window held her and made her
turn She looked into the angry. for
bidding faces q her parents and bro
Tiers and sisters who had gathered
TO talk over the common danger ~
the city She saw there fear. and
hate. And as they looked into her
face they noted a rev light in the
eye. new lines o. purpose in the face
and Il held them until she could
SPEAK
The scarlet thread IN the window
she cried 1T Is our only hope. Cone
with me-
Scarlet thread, Oar only houe,
Come with the, whaf, Has thv viek-
edness driven thee rad her Parents
cried
NaF. { an nnt u1at she replied
but The scarlet thread + rhs rIeizs
II or tsiivcrance Cone Oh. cou.ss .
Delay not For the Cot 70 these fis-
brew strangers VIII -ive rs protection .
II 80 get under rhe scarlet thread
And Rahab vent on hurriedly 70
toll Of the events n the day ana u5zht
before OF the story of the Hcb-ex
spies. Of the awakening u her heart
70 the thought Of the trne Got uhn.
though invisible. ~ moved nightly
in the affairs Of his people
How strange II seemed 20 the ~z--
ents and her brothers ana sisters as
they sat there and listened Here US
the outcast daughter and sister. the
one whose name they had ceased 70
sneak and whose memory they
sought % blot from their hearts. come
back. not with a plea for help. bur
with a message OF delIverance for
chem What could ir mean That
vas not the old Rahab. the reckless
Rahabs the Rahab Of the ahaudorad
spirit the Rahab who cared nausht
for ANYTHING bar the life of lu-r aat
passion In her face there sho1e a
rev light and the parents wondered
Where hat Tire thought Of their gods
ever been able 80 inspire such
calm and coudy.ncee Aud from that
calm. reacefuL hopeful face ~ Rahab
there shone into the bcart Of her ua--
ents ant brother and sisters a FAINT
sliume-in< of the rev hope which
vas burning n her oNn heart
We viii "a. the ra.enrs saii. sin
ply. and the ofh-r children notse5
their assent
In the isrsness % the night Rahah
and her family made their way hack
20 the house 4non the val. vnere The
scarlet cord futensd from the case
meuf
See. mother this IS The viud5v
from which I helped the Hebrews %
escape after they bzE given me- the
pledge Of safety foF r9yself aud r.v
family. Ind here IS the sca.sst cord