Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25
The Fortress of
Morambad

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Fret not thyseif because % evil-dorrs.- -'
This text ls often misunderstood I
remember that at college. when did
not know that knew but little. ridi-
culed believers In the Bible by quot
ing this text as n contradiction to the
rest OF the Bible. arguing that we
we're told in a great many verses OF
the Bible to agitate ourselves. trouble
ourselves over the salvation of men
that We were to be anxious when the
evil-doers appeared. argued that II
meant that we were 10 let them have
their way. that We we're to pay no AZ.
tention to them. and that we were no,
TO have any worry over the fact that
that there was evil in the world. OF
course ! advertised my ignorance. But
Il was the ignorance which generally
prevails concerning this text. II was
not Intended to carry the idea that
We are not TO be agitated or disturbed
concerning evil-doers. You will see
when you compare scripture with
scripture. and when you inspect the
whole of this wonderful Thirty-seventh
Psalm. that the Lord tells his people
not to fret" themselves. for the rea
son that eSii-doers must be fought
The very fact that We must overcome
the evil-doers makes II necessary that
we should not fret ourselves The
larger. broader Interpretation of the
scripture brings necessarily to the
front the idea that we are not 10 fret
ourselves. because II We do We viii
not do the things we ought To do. and
evil-doers will not be defeated as they
should be defeated.
Ruin Of Mighty Fortress.
remember visiting Susa, down the
Tigris river. near the Persian gulf. As
we looked out toward the east from
susa We could see a range Of noun
,ains that used 20 divide the kingdom
OF Babylouia frcm the kingdom OF
India. Near the top OF that mountain
range a column standing distinctly
against the sky. and broken ruins
running along the crest Of the noun
tain. attracted our attention. The old
guide was asked what the ruin was
and he said. THAT is the ruin OF the
fortress that never was captured Al
night. as we sat by the campfire. n,
old sheik told us. In that symbolic. FIX
urative manner OF the east. how this
fortress stood there a thousand years
and was the chief defense against ths
East Indian warriors: how the Vale,
Of Shinar was kept In safety. and ths
people dwelt In peace while that
fortress stood there with its great
armament. with the best soldiers. ths
defense Of the entire nation. The situ
alton was one OF great strength. 4
was on the highest peak All arouns
I II were high cliffs. deep valleys. ans
sharp rocks. where IL would be deatl
10 fall. II was so guarded by naturl
+ that the entrance to IL was up
natural stairway over which only tw,
+ people could go abreast to the top O
f the mountain. The old guide told u
F that the fortress was not only in
+ powerful location. but was so beautiful
/ for situation that they could see from
f that point far out on the plains to IN,
/ east. and away south even TO the sen
and north to the incoming Of tn,
/ Tigris and the Euphrates This great
est fortress Of all the east was fur
nished with every possible kind o
provision. They had dug deep we'll
in several portions of the paradi
/ grounds. and some of those we'll
were living springs. The soldier
were selected from the best men il
the armies OF Babylon and ancien
/ Nineveh. that they were chosen 70
their physical. educational and menta
attainments- Men in the forefront q
battlenelds were selected to STAN
/ guard in this fortress. The officer
/ were selected In the same way. an
the commander OF Morambad stoo,
next in rank TO the king. Great me-
regarded ii As a position OF highes
honor to occupy any station in tina
fortress. Its history was full Of re
nance. full Of heroic deeds. Eyery
thing that had been done about
seemed to have been preserved wit
care in order to inspire the soldier
with the deeds that their forefather
had done.