Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-03

pie who have been chosen by Him.
and have been called by His name
and have been blessed by Him in
many ways.
Then he numbered the young men
Of the princes Of. the proyinces.-He
acted just as q good general should
act; he found out what force he had
with which to contend with the enemy
and they were two hundred and
thirty two;-What we're they to face
go many? But these were the van,
and more: they were the fighting
line-and after them he numbered all
the people. even all the children Of
Israel being seven thousand. We are
reminded of the seven thousand who
had not bowed unto Baal. 1t Is pos
sible that these were the very ones
Yet they were not to be in the bat
tie front; only a sort of reserve. The
victory was to be won by the youngs
tiers whom the Lord has chosen. And
the real victory against King Alcohol
Is to be won. not by great army, but
by the Lords chosen. Fear not, lit
tie flock; it Is your Fathers good
pleasure to give you the kingdom"
And they went out at noon; In
broad daylight. 1t was no human STRAIT
egg that was being used. 1t was per-
haps at the very hour when Ben
hadad had the day before boasted that
his servants would sack the houses of
Samaria-but Ben hadad was drink
ing himself drunk in the pavilions.
he and the kings,-The sovereigns in
alliance with him-the thirty and two
kings that helped him. There We're
all the leaders of the Syrians, drunk;
SO self-confident were they of their
power. 1t Is safe to say that the enc
mics of temperance and righteousness
today will not Willingly intoxicate
themselves with the stuff with which
they make others drunken, when a
battle is about to be fought At such
time they believe in and practice
soberness for themselves. They prefer
to make the others whom they would
defeat drunk; and they know well that
IL they would win they must be sober
and vigilant.
And the young men of the princes
Of the provinces went out first;-Prov
incial troops, and but lads, like the
STRIPPING shepherd boy David going
out to meet Goliath-and Ben Hadad
sent out to ascertain what was the
movement. He had no sort of ap-
prehension of the possibility of being
defeated; but he would know what
was going on in the enemys camp
and they told him, saying, There are
men come out of Samaria. 1t looked
like sortie. but of course it must
have seemed to the great army. and
particularly to the leaders as perfect
foolishness to attempt to get away.
And he said. Whether they come
out for peace.-He thought that in all
probability this was a peace party
come out to sue for nercy-take them
alive;-So he would not respect a peace
deputation. And the liquor business
is always lawless, unless it Is COM
PEELED to be law abiding. Even though
men may be for peace. 1t is for war.
The great red dragon symbolic Of the
anarchistic element in the worlds
truly emblematic of the great anarch-
list of modern times-or whether they
be come out for war, take them alive.
The man was so mad at the Israel
ties that he would not have respect
for ambassadors of peace. and he was
afraid lest these in the sortie should
be slain before he could have them
arra'gned before him-possibly for
death by torture