The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Prepared Especially For The Repub-
Ecan's Readers by Rev. U. S.
Wright, DID,.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1926.
CALEB'S FAITHFULNESS
REV ARDED.
Joshua 14:6-15.
/ wholly followed Jehovah my Cod
Joshua 1913.
THE CONQTERORS.

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Joshua 1873.
THE CONQUERORS..
Jericho was the beginning Of con-
quest. Firmly settled there Israel
climbed the hills to the enhance to the
passes and having captured Al res
cued Gideon with whom they had
made a treaty of amity, believing
they were not Canaanites. The other
petty kingdoms of South Canaan de-
termined that this renegade member
of their circle who dared covenant
with the invaders should be fittingly
and fully punished, and they advanc-
ed to attack. There was a hurried call
to Joshua for help and this battle was
undertaken for the support of a
pledge, the succor OF weak alien.
Forced marches brought Israel into
the fray. AS the battle progressed
the heavens were clouded and a terri
BILE hail storm smote the retreating
foe. Joshue prayed that the sun might
be silent (Margin) or as the poetic
quotatino taken from the book of
Jasher indicates that the storm might
continue with the sun-god of the
fleeing foe-hidden so that they
might feel that their god was fight
ing against them. 1t was a great
victory. Then Joshua turned to the
north and cleared that section also in
these years Of struggle. For the con-
quest took anywhere from five to sew
en- years, determined by our. estimate
of time from Kadesh-Barnea ". 10Y.
1t was wise plan, for it drove a
wedge across the country and then
beat each section in turn.
At the end Of the struggle Israel
was settled and was demanding some
permanent arrangement for owner
ship, SO they appealed to Joshua to
apportion the territory. It was done
by lot, so that no one could charge
favoritism, a thing that was perilous-
ly often in their history. The tribes
were given their portions and then
there came a different claimant. His
old comrade in arms, Caleb the Keni-
zite, asked for the settling upon his
family of particular section for
himself. Joshua seconded the pro
posal for it came within her terri
tory as tribe. 1t is a great thing to
so live that those who are vitality in
terestcd urge you to accept lot
among them and offer q free deed for
it. Caleb had the good will Of Judah.
They wanted him for a neighbor.
A GREAT OLD MAN.
1t was wonderful picture that day
in Gilgal. Joshua was ready to act as
judge and his grizzled face smiled
with satisfaction as he looked into
that open countenance that, tho the
hair was white, was all aglow with
vigor. For this man of .S5 had march
ed and fought thru all the campaigns
and was now pleading for further
chance to tackle hard job. they
both remembered the giants of the
hills, the men who made them look
like grasshoppers, tho neither Of these
had ever felt that way. Now Caleb
wanted to go and clean up the giant.
Quite job for an octogenarian. But
age is never handicap for the
growing soul. At "a Gladstone was
sponsoring his famous Home Rule bill
in Parliament. Newton was writing
scientific treatises at SO; Tom Scott
began the study Of Hebrew at sc and
James Watt that of German at IS.
Humbolt completed his cosmos" at
30. Homer wrote the Odyssey when
old and blind, and Milton was chilled
with age when he penned the story
OF Eden. No man is old until he loses
his enthusiasms. DR.. Goucher, foun-
der Of Goucher College, was making
alrplane journeys at rs and was plan
nlng further missionary advances at
the time of his death. Caleb's expla-
nation was that he had wholly fol-
lowed God. And he who does, loses
himself in a great cause and forgets
to grow old. Something bigger than
his own aches occupies all his think
lng and makes for healthful living.
God has laws for the body as well as
Tor His worlds, and he who follows
Him will find the body continuing to
serve long after others have dropped
by the way. "Why don't you find
happy unchristian old folks ?" some
one was asked. Because the devil
doesn't have any old folks to be hap
py," was the rejoinder that has
enough of truth in it to cause one to
hesitate over his own allegiance. Even
Caleb's body felt the refreshing vigor
OF following the God of life.
THE HIDDEN STREAM.
Caleb never sought anything lust
for himself. What he wanted was a
chance to serve and he was willing
TO undertake tasks that others did
not covet if it might be done. He was
supremacy unselfsh fellow all along
the way. He believed God and there
came to him the consciousness of His
purpose for this nao,lo Of ,ybo,,, L