The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-16
I'm THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
to the realm Of good citizenship, as
we'll as Of religion.
The Old HerO'S Pfa.

TO the realm Of good citizenship. as
we'll as Of religion.
The Old HerO's Pia.
While the distribution OF the lana
was under way, oid Caieo' WIN ~
privilege Of long friendship, asked
a special favor Of his comrade, Josh
VA. We may say he was exercising
pull But why? Did he want a
fat slice Of land. a choice portion, a
safe corner? Was he asking to be
let in on the ground floor? Not
Caleb. He craved as a special boon,
Give me giants and hill country to
conquer"
We lift up our heads as we look at
the old hero. Our blood courses
faster and our nerves Jingle. Here IS
this brave scout Of fOrty-fve years
& still true to type. He was cour-
ageous then: he is just as courageous
now. The fire Of youth is in his Eye
there is no dead line" except for
deadened hearts. Burning nightly
in his heart vas the OLD ambition to
conquer that hill country with its
giants, which had so frightened his
fellow spies. Now, the pertinacious
old warrior wants to prove at this
late day, hat he was right all along.
The matter touched the honor Of
Jehovah, and Caleb wanted to vim
dictate it. So he had the fighters JOY
Of winning over a formidable adver-
sary.
The race is slandered by those who
say that everybody is looking for an
easy job, a soft snap" Far from it.
There is that in the common heart
which responds to the call to hard
ship. What war among freemen ever
failed of volunteers! The hardest
mission fields find it easiest to get re-
cruits. One reason hat church work
does not prosper more is that it has
basis of indulging and coddling
Christians. If members were given
harder tasks the response would be
better. Phillip Brooks knew the
heart Of man when he sounded the
trumpet call: DO not pray for easy
lives; pray to be stronger men. Dc
not pray for tasks equal to your
powers; pray for powers equal to your
tasks"
An Early Case of Recall.
Some of us are so busy watching
the waves that we overlook the tide
We are so interested IN battles that
we do not see the outcome Of the
war. The habit of taking long looks
belongs to the wise. Patience is God
like; for with Him "a thousand years
are as a day." God takes time for the
working out Of his plans. He is quite
: morrow.
/. An early instance Of recall is il
. this lesson story. look Jack forty
! five years, to Kadesh-Barnea. Dc
, you see the Israelites voting down
7 Caleb and Joshua in their report
; They discredited these men utterly
J in fact, tried to mob them. Now
!. !. where are those voters? And wher,
. the winning ticket Of ten spies? All
y the decision has been recalled, tn
!! judgment reversed, and Joshua an,
Caleb, comrades in conquest are vim
Dictated before the nation. AS ha
. been true countless times since, tn
: minority was right and the majorit
& wrong.
That is the fashion Of history. TIL
martyr fires of yesterday are tn
{ beacon lights Of today. The rea
~victOrs, all dow the centuries, hav
n been those who dared stand fast b
II truth and conscience. The Promise
q landau promised lands-ma
l. surely be won; let us stand by thu
faith in God and man, and never dc
"a sert the eternal program for the mo
q ment's advantage. 1t seems a IA
ID cry from Israel in Egypt, a horde (
he slaves, to Israel triumphing in Car
1T aan, but that is only typical of God
III program for human life.