The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-09-27

il.ACL.-Ihe plain OF the Jordan on
the east side. az the foot OK the Moahte
mountains opposite Jericho.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Joshua. the New Leader-His Name,
originally Hoshea the same as the
prophet Hosea, signifying salvation"
or help" To this was added after.
wards CNum. 13: 16) "Je" for Jeho-
yah. and the name became Jehosua.
Jehovah IS salvation" shortened to
Joshua later modified in Neh. s. II
20 Joshua. from which came its Greek
form In the Septuagint. Jesous Jesus.
of whom Joshua was in some respects
a type
His Anccstry-IIe was an Ephraim-
'te. a descendant of Joseph, through
rphraim. and according to 1 Chron 7:
22-27 be was the eleventh generation
rom Joseph. His fathers name was
Nun. and his grandfather. Elishama
vas a captain of the army OF the
Ephraimitos. 4o.5OO in number. at the
organizations Of the Israelitos soon
after tho exodus Mum. q rs, etc.
compared with 1 Chron 7: 20.
His Dirthplace-He must have been
born in Goshen in Egypt where his
laronts were in slavery.
We would know all Of life If we com.
9letely understood any one life. Il is
we'll to read what we can In Joshua's
Book of Life
!. Mathcson calls his life prosaic.
commonplace. that of an assistant 90
Noses OF the three classes Of men
hose "in advance Of their time. the
non up to their time, and the men fol-
lowing their time Joshua was one
0f the last type without originality.
oheying orders. his deeds only breathe
through him. not from him" Thus
,hc blind preacher makes Joshua q
comfort and strength and hope 20 The
vast majority Of men.
This may be true Of the earlier por.
Hons of his life up TO the time Of this
lesson Dut now he comes TO the re.
ward Of his faithfulness as one who
obeys orders BY obeying De has
learned 70 command by faithfulness
i'm little things he is able 20 do great
things This is the only ladder that
may be climbed 10 the best The
one who would be an orator IS
told 10 learn the great oratione by
heart The one who would be q paint.
or studies and copies the great artists
When the time came he was able 20
enter the door TO his great life-work
2. A wellknown scholar. saws the
Temple Bible, considers the finest re-
Hgious conception in the book the aTr
pcarance to Joshua OF the angelic Cap
| tain OF the Lords host Josh. o: 10
49, II is a noble Illustration of the
truth that in the great causes Of God
upon the earth, the leaders. however
supreme they seem, are themselves
led" Joshua was great because be
was under divine guidance. taught by
divine wisdom and therefore, humble
and strong.
3. He was a man Of great courage
both physical and moral, as he had
shown 10 the battle with Amalek. and
sdll more in action. IN spying out the
land and IN almost alone resisting
the clamors Of the people.
4. lie was a man Of faith.
5. He was deeply and intensely re
rs-r...- .N-...-T ovT fh~ruuh
6. He came TO have fine qualities
as a general.-keen observation
power to control. wise leadership CO
lerity of movement skilful, strategy
boldness Of attack.
Ebers. in his romance Joshua.
makes him, not without some proba
bnity. q captain prior 20 the Exodus
I'm the Egyptian army, well accustom
Cd 20 campaigning.
The Difficulties In the Way.-Thes'
we're very great indeed.
1. The Jordan was at its foot
Josh. 3: l5). absolutely impossible
for an army. much less for the whole
people Of Israel This made them safe
from attack, but also prevented then
from taking possession.
2. The people Of the land dwelt II
walled cities against which the Israel
ties had no sufficient weapons.
These obstacles rose Ike an im
passable barrier Of mountains befor'
the people. Impossible TO overcome
was written all over them. II was lik'
the task which Jesus set before hi
disciples when he was about 70 h'
crucifed-twelve unlearned, unarmed
poor men TO conquer the Roman EN-
plre when one breath of Cesar coul'
sweep them from the earth; 70 over
come the wealth. the worldllness, thl
solhshness. the sin. and crime of thI
world. Lebanon was but a molehill Il
this mountain Of difficulty The pee
ple were dismayed, dlsheartcned
hopeless almost TO despair
Practical Points.
Tho path of duty is Ike a direc
road to success. and moving from !
I'm either direction leads TO d'saste
and defeat. Mote the terms righteous
ness. recutude. uprighiness and, II
matters Of opinion. orthodox, Will
the word wrong IS genealogical,
akin TO 'wrung.' twisted"-D Steele
Character IS the only thing tha
counts. Though you had the front o
love himself. an eye like Mars. AM
had not character. some homely puny
, looking dwarf. who has what yo'
lack. may rise up at any moment ant
upset you"