The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . menwould stand ina movable tow-er on the backof an elephant,the elephantmade drunkwith wine, andthen headedtoward the en-emj, and whatwith the hea\>feet and the siege of tyre. swinging proboscis and the poisoned arrows shot from the movable tower, thedestruction was appalling. War chariots were in vogue and they were on twowheels so they could easily turn. A sword was fastened to the pole between the. 452 THE
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . menwould stand ina movable tow-er on the backof an elephant,the elephantmade drunkwith wine, andthen headedtoward the en-emj, and whatwith the hea\>feet and the siege of tyre. swinging proboscis and the poisoned arrows shot from the movable tower, thedestruction was appalling. War chariots were in vogue and they were on twowheels so they could easily turn. A sword was fastened to the pole between the. 452 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. horses, so when they went ahead the sword thrust and when they turned around it would mow down. The armies carried flags beautifully embroidered. The tribe of Judah carried a flag embroidered with a lion; tribe of Reuben, embroidered with a man; tribe of Dan, embroidered with cherubim. The noise of the host as they moved on was overwhelming. What with the clatter of shields and the rumbling of wheels and the shouts of the captains, and the vociferations of the entire host, the prophet says it was like the roaring of the sea. Because the arts of war have been advancing all these 3ears you are not to conclude that these armies of olden times were uncontrollable mobs. I could quote you four or five passages of vScripture showing you that they were thoroughly drilled; they marched step to step, shoulder to shoulder. FOREIGN NATIONS JEALOUS OF US. Nothing could be more important than a great national encampment. Un-drilled troops can never stand before those which
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