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TERRIJRtlE REVENGE ,
CHARGED AGA.INST
. JEALOUS HUSBAND
An1e1'ed by Wife's Friendship for CripIlec1 Man ,
J. H. Crutchfield Is Accused of Attempting -
tempting to' Maim Her.
TRAGEDY HAS SHOCKED ATLANTA , GA.
, Both Principals clongcd to' die BC5t Society of the Southern City
-Mrs , Crutchfield Long Considered One of the MOit :
Beautiful Women of That Section-Public
Sentiment Entirely With Her.
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Atlantn-"n o ! " ' ( 'hlu In said to
hnyo boon , T. IIr Cl'utchl1ehl'u ono worll
when ho I1rClI the , two IIhots , ! ! a'a the
NtJW Yorle World ,
lIIn wlfo Coli , nnd ho dl'Ollped (1)o ) 1'0'
vo1\'e ! ' t the llOl'ch , Both hol ! ! had
hit , hut If he Intondcll , UK thtW chal'e ! ,
to crlpllio hoth 1 ( ' < ; 11 "to match that
nmn , " ho was hnt 1111rlly Rtlccossfnl ,
'rho right lor ; hutl hCOl amputated
nhove the Ic eo. .
" : l'llI1t II1lm ) ' Icnow his wlf ! ! , mill "Umt
man" had lost his legs In a I'allwuy
'acehle'nt. l lII'thol' thnn tllI\t It waK
uot hlng' , No pno dare Sll ) ' n weml
lIgnln"t 1\II's , Cl'utehl1ehl , She has , al.
WI13'II heen a Cavol'lto 11A lunta Hocloty
-hands011lt' , clever , vlvaclolls ,
'rho Crutchfiolds have lon hocn
amen ! ; the I.Hst IU10wl1 } ) cople In At'l
lantll , 0:1 : , It. hatl to ho SO , heclIlIBe. .
Mrs , Cl'lItchlioltl was consltlerod the :
hnntlsomest 3'OIlI1 ! ; lIIatron In Atlanta ,
und sOllthol'll gullnnll'3' sUH oxltt ! : , She
calno from Colullthhl , S. C" and thel'e
uho mal'l'Ied 'olln ! ; Cr\1tchfiehl. 14
) 'oars ago. ,
lie was a i'lslng 'ollng cotton oil
hrokel' then : to.dar he Is nCCOlI1I tetl
well.todo , Mrs. Cl'utchl1eltl tlltl not
COIltO oC a wealthr Cl\llIl1y..ln fact , her
face waH nil the fOltllne she hrought
hOl' husbantl , hut that was ellough.
r.l'horo has novcl' been n bqltm' dressetl
) ' < OIml ; matron In all the ; outh thnn
) 'o\1ng 1\11'8 , Crutchl1ohl. She hatl 11
figure and complexion to' sot ort her
hoautr , too , nUll the benutlful cloth f ?
bought. by her devoled husbl1l11. It
wnll Mnnor nntl dance allll dl'l\3 all
the tlmQ , I ,
" 1'hm'0 gOOB the luuulsome 1\Irs ,
Crutchl10ld I" could bo hoard In At.
luntu I1ny day ,
Made Crutchfield Jealous.
'I'h chivalrous southerners 111\011 to
hour her called that , hecauDo she roalh'
was. But Cl'utchl1old resented this
compliment to his , bellutlful wife. , Ho
didn't 111(0 the tll'lves untl the tllnnor ! !
and the dances. Ho had an Idea that
his wife shoulll stay at homo moro and
loolt out Cor I.oudotto anti Paul , tholr
two lIttle boys , Mrs , Ol'utthflold could
not see things In hI's light.
'fhoy qual'l'oled : the ) ' sopamted ,
'ffton Atlunta soclot ) ' learntHl for the
first tlmo that OVl.1'3'thlng In the
Crutchfield homo wns not as It shoultl
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lIeld was brought to court upon ono.
lIe was chal'getl with stl'llcing his halltl.
IWIIIO wire ,
" [ did It becamlO of n 10ItOl' , " ho
HWOl'e , "I toolc It fl'om ltOI' hosom my.
tlclf , Tt was from n llIllll In this town ,
I tlld atrllw hOl' . I tJtl'llcl { h r IJOvo1'1I1
\.Imes \ , I IIl'1\ggclr hel' ollL 011 the \01'1\11'
dU , allll I 111lchClI her out Inlo the
) 'IU'I1. I thought I hl111 1\llIell hol' . A 11I1
that Is the onl3' tllpo I ovel' strucle
her , "
The CI130 was tl1'mlllssoli.
: \1' [ . IlIllIra ] \ [ , Cl'ulchl1old : left the
CO\ll'tl'oom \ 1\I'/11.IIIal'lll , nlJIJRrontl ' the
ltllfJplelJt of couilles , POI' montha ther
lI\'od together In seeming llIlItual 1'0'
gard. 'l'he3' WOI'O see II out togothOl' of.
ten , us devotetl IlH two rOllllg lovol's
might. 'woll be. Then IIlw a thllndol"
flott out ofL / cleal' slcr came a seconcl
lIult for dlvOI'eo , This Is stili pending ,
Enter "The Man , "
: 'Irs , Cl'Utchfiold tool ( hol' two IIttlo
sono Hnd wont to IIvo at f\O , aoo SOllth
PI''Ol' sll'cot , Athlllta. It was thcn that
"the man" entol'ed theil' lives , lIe was
a splendid l11 > ocl\1)OIl \ ) of lIIanhOOlI-tall ,
good'\oolcln \ , athletic , dohonah' . Ho
Will ! cloveI' and enh'l'talnlng and , the
han some ) 'oung 1\II'S , Cl'utchl1elll was
plallllr Intcrestetl-mol'o than that ,
not ut ull ,
'rhen cumo the accldont , .
This frlond of the fumllr wns n mil.
road )11an , lIe f,11 hotween the cars
and both "Ia legs had tu bo 1UIII1\Itated
to save hlo lifo , 1\1rs , CI'utohfioI ! wus
deellr moved br his mlsfOl'tulIO and
she trloll to he1l ) him as ho lay In the
hOSlltal ) , deemed to bo a cl'lpplo fOl'
I1'fo ,
Alld that al'oused the husband to his
furr.
1\1rs. Crutchfiold had bcell to see
"Zaza" at the matinee , Her husballd
Illui como to her now homo to walt fol'
hCI' . Ho had to walt two hours , ' 1'lion
: \11' ! ! , Cl'utchl1old said a mCl'l'Y "Good ,
night" to some of ltOI' Cl'lends who hnd
h'eon to the thentol' with her and 1'\11
\11 > the slcOl' ' :
"Is that 'Oll , Sa lle ? " usled Cl'utch ,
field ,
"Yes , " IUlswul'ed his wife , wlthollt 11
thought of what WI S to como ,
' 1'hol'o was a shot ; then /Lllothol' /
I 'I'ho ha1\llsomo 'Olll1g wlro foB prone
I and unconscious , ' 1'wo bullets fron :
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. have been , ' 1'horo were dlvorco pro.
coocllngs. The moment the news was \
IH'lnteq , Mrs. Ol'utchfield ca1ell ! a u1 !
tbo ne\tapapcr 'omcos lu Atlanta I1nd
amid : ' ,
"You 111lVo pilbllahed nu accomn. of
m ) ' IIlvorco l\'oceclllns , It was n1 !
right nud-n1 ! wl'ong , We have ml1l1o
up , ' ) ' 1101'0 Is nothing in these chm'sea
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-nothln . "
Ul1 or the Illw there Is'whnt Is
( mowII an rIJCaco warrant. Crutch.
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her husbunll's 1'1110 had hit bcl' In t
right leg.
"I wuntoll to hit 'ou once In 011
leg , " 'olletl Crut1nlll. "Thun )
would hl\vo been II. . . . . thai man , "
Ho was right , So she woulll hf
been ,
Full Revenge Frustrated ,
, Had the hUBbllnd's 111m boon as tl
on thd second/ohot as I was on 1
first ! : Irs , Crutcllfiehl would have 1
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hOUI Ilrnb3 , IJut hy n merciful mls.
ohot hoth Iullela hit the SIUIIO 11mb ,
' ' bo ' Loudotto hel\rd
1' " lI'YOl1r-oJc1 , , \
the Ahota , lIe fltnrtl'll down to the
doOl' 10 lot his mothol' In. l1e had just
01)11011 ( It whull . ,10 IIrRt. > > hnt. wnR fll'od ,
! In , lul1I1 > od all the b/lcl / ( of his flthol' !
116 the BCCOI\l1 ! \ hullet wus sent ou Its
01'1'1\1111 of'ongel1nco and fought with
him 10 leo1 > hlll1 fl'oll1 fll'III ! ; again.
CI'utoht\eltl \ ullll' ( oil 10 Int away. The
boy clung to him.
"Ion't YOIl uhoot ngalnl" Cl'camotl
hUlo Londotlo , trylll [ ; to got between
the 1'0\01\01' 111111 hll1 l1Iotllor ,
'Pho ho ) ' couldll't saVe hiD mothOl"1I
lImh , hut ho did eave her IIfo hy poll.
IlIg his Cuthol" ! ! I\lm. Cl'utchl1o1 ! 1'I\n \
down the slCIIJ ,
" ' fo1o" ! , I'll Hx ' too ! "
"If ) 'ou " 1I\e 3'OU ,
he relied , In his 1'I\gc. \
"I waa aCmld , " lIald the boy , as ho
tolls It now , "and [ 1'I\n \ baol ( to my
1I\01hOl' . J saw him hit her 01lCO before
and J Irled to I1top hlll1 this tlmo , "
Ul'utchllC'ld was n\'I'03ted \ at OI1CO and
hm'rlod to the ) ) olco } olatlon.
Dotcctlvo Loclehnrt sn 's ho 1100lar d :
"It was an accldont , I had the gun
III my hand and IIho gmbbed at It. In
the Rcume It wont ocr and shot hel' In
the leg. It Is a l'opItlngWlnchestor ,
1111'11 the mploslon : of' ono cartrldgo load.
Oll It ngalti Hnd this caused the second
Hhot.
" 1 went to my homo to 1001 ; : for the
mun who hud rulnud It , I did not
moan to shoot Sullie , and I hope she
will got well. ' " .
0\01' at the hOllpltnl h's , CrutchflAIII
sl\1'd : ' 'It was not an accll1ont , and IC
Ih03' don't IcJcl , him up ho will finish
the joh If ho 0\01' meets mo again , "
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Gave Crutchfield PrIvileges.
And here Is the strano , lJUrt oC the
whole IIl'oc'cdlng : Ol'lItchfleld was
not treated 111\0 the OI'11Inar3' criminal ,
In fact , ho hud Iho IIborty oC the clt ) . ,
Ho was not 10clwd In a cell , hut was
permitted to engao ! a special 1101Ic .
mlln at his OW11 OXlJOI1BC to : tceampll1r :
hfm about. ton , "buying" fol' hlu
fl'lends In the cluhs and cufcs , and at.
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Struck Her Several Times.
tanning to his own business as a cot.
ton 011 brolwl' .
; \oanwhllo the wlfo that ho had
IImlmetl was fighting for hel' lIfo at tlie
Gl'I1dr hospital , Gal1r.rono had set In ,
11m' lIfo hung In the balal1ce , The sur.
gcons hoo1 , tholr hoalls , It Wlltl a
. tosS'lIP whether the woul1t1ml woman
would live or dlo ,
Public sentiment was w1'lh the wife.
So , Clutohflolll's Irlvllegos were 0\11"
lalled and ho waa sent to jail-the
' ' 'rowol' . ' ' nut oven hare l1e wus 110t
10clcel1 In a cell , aUlI there Is lIIellhood ;
ar a police In\'ostlgaUon as to why ho
was not.
Instead , Crutchflo l was asslsned to
n sUl1ny 1'001Ho hQ fittCtllt , u ) ) as a
coml1lnatlon IIbrnry and sltl1'ng.room-
Hils man who hall hll3 awful vongennce ,
There his stollo l'ahers ) ropol't to him
every da3' , 110 dictates his letters and
cleml3 up his tlay's business , nd after
that ho leadH : and Bmolws at ease , He
has been allowed a hlg l'I1pho\1hollc \
al1d ho hus 100 odtl records of tll (
latest songs and 111arches ,
" [ Hatl nathol' Ho on the Outside
Loolclng In Than on the Inside Look
Ing Out" Is the favol'lto tune wltl
Cl'utchl1elll , Hnd the , othcr prlsonorl
along his corridor enjor It as mucl
us docs he , '
"Hathor suggestive , oh ? " Is the sahl
tatlon PIVOI1'tO ; callers when they onto'
whllo this song Is holng played , and hi
usuall ) ' swltchos to' another tunc , "A
Loolln' Out. "
Play Suggestive Tune.
'I'h latest of his colloctlon has jus
t1l'l'lved , It ts from "Tho Sprlni
Chlelcon" anlIs ontltlml "Thoy SoIl
1\10 a l..cmon In the Garden of Lov (
Where ' 1'he3' Told Mo the Ponche
Grow. "
'I'he clltnax came the othol' dli ) ' who
the m\\geons said that Mrs , Cl'Utcl
fiolll wouhl get well , and that her hili
buntl could apply for ball , Ho at anI. '
d'chled to colobrate.
"Cnll Ul1 the best cater\\r In town ,
ho onlorod of his jailers , "Havo
'possum SUPPOI' , nnll 1)lonty of ale un
cldel' . "
Thor hntllt In the jail all right , n
1I0Wli of the Const to como waB 1 > U'
Ifshcd In the afternoon llalOrs , and t\\
! women uthnll'ors of the man who hu
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his "vonrcanco" sent big frostetl cal(1
, ho as nn uddltlon to the ropast.
\\'hon aupper tlmo came a lar1
lch table \ 'all brougltt Into Cl'utchl1oltJ
'ou , room and the 1I\'llioner.j.uosts and IiO
oral ontsltlorR filotl In for the fun a :
1 vo Coasllng , 'I'hl ) 111an who Imd . his vo
seanco did the honors.
Dr , 0 , II , 8n'l1or , chn1'otl ! with se
Ing IIqUOt' on Sunda ) ' , was the fit
rue guest to arrlvo. ,
lho . , Ho wa follow ell h ) ' Fo"'lost Na'I/
est charged with ! Join ; . ; a parUCI'lIUnt
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the riot on that ove.'lltrul Saturdny I
nl ht In Atlanta when ] ( j 1I : ; ro'a were
Iclllocl. , , J. P. Clmnmon . held on tl10
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flame chnrJo , tollowl'd.
Night Jailor 'Vallar , Johnson came
lIoxt , to Hlvo al1 , omclal to no to the
IlUrt ) ' , John Dore03' , "tho best truel > ,
In Oeorgla , " In charge of the jail laun ,
Ih'y , next I" hl1lOI'nnco ) ( , tool < his place ,
'l'hl'oo Ohio business 1110n , two from
Da 'tJn and on from SIII'fngfiold , who I
had mndo hU lnosl1 appolnlmcnts with
Cl'utchllold hororo ho was arrcsted , ar'i
rived In Atlantn that da3' , nnd hearing
Shot to Maim Her.
or his plight , called at his jail room , a
tended to the buslnoss under consld.
ol'lltlon and remalnod to enjoy the sup.
1oI' with their host ,
One "Turned Down" Plate.
Crutchfield 111 11 do the ninth member
of the lJarty , and Inslstod on "turning
down" ! yt elllllt3' plate ,
Whether this was a tribute to his
wlfo or some . .Isltor. who did not arri\'e
Is not l\\1own \ ,
Whllo the revelry was at Its height
Mrs , Crutchfield was moaning on her
couch In tne hospital. She will soon
bo out now , crippled , for Ufo. Crutch-
field wns aslced if he had not Intended
to crlpplo her In oxactlr the way he
dill ,
"No , " safd ho , "I didn't , I never said
that , but I do lmow a frlond who hus
lost both his legs , Yon just call up
the hospital where th03' took him and
HOO If she didn't go there and llurse
him when ho was hurt. "
And thut Is where this case oC latter.
dny t'ovenge stand now. There will
bo two trials-a criminal one for felon.
1011S assault and another for dlvorco.
Iuch that will startle will be brought
out then. ,
But , no matter who , vlns or 10sos ,
all Atlanta Is _ aylng. "What a ven.
goance ! "
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SURELY WAS A MEAN MAN.
In Presence of Hospitable Friends He
Bought and Drank Alone.
"The mean cst man I ever knew IIvod
down In Texas and I worked for him , "
said the ol , tlmo reportor. "Ho owned
the pallor and ho was banker , be.
1c1os , On top of that he had real es.
tate strung around town till reporters
on the oPJ > osltion didn't know when
they were trespaslJlng and when they
woron't ,
"One afternoon , as wo boys were
IItartlllg out to gather up the da "s
troubles amI llad tlroppod Into a
frlond's place to take the taste out
of our mouthR the cltj' editor Gnd the
nHtnaglng editor , came In right after
us 111111 we all lined up , 'fhoro had
lJOcn one round and everybody waa
h'3'ng to tell his hest storr and won.
dorlng' who would buy next when
there was a gRIll > from 'Officer' Hor.
I rick , who 'did' pollco , and wo fol.
lowed his eyes to the front door , Who
. , should bo coming In all alone but the
old man himself-and him a deacon I
; NolJOdy had ever hoard of him being
In Il. suloon before and It didn't seem
! to botle much good ,
. 'rho m , O. was the fil'St man to got
his breath , as was right , Aoolng lile
po.sltlon , 111m boln ! ; closer to the old
man than any of us , and ho Bnn out
tolerabl ' cl/lJorfully :
"lIow do. 'ou do , 1\Ir. Campbell.V (
were just about to talce somothlng
wm : ; ou join us ? "
" 'rho old man sldlod up to the bnl
without snj'lng 1\ word , much to 0\11
n'stonlshmont , though ) 'OU could SO (
ho wasn't used to It ,
" 'I bello\'o I'll take a lIttle boor
boys , ' ho .aald , and wo nearly fell ever
What : \n unbondlng !
"Woll , wo all took whut wo wan tee
and the old man slilpod his beer am
smacked his lips , There was mor4
convorsatlon whllo the bar mnn pol
Ished the rosewood , and finally the 011
man spoke Ull again , smacking hll
lips , and sa's :
" ' 'I'hat boor tnstod 111'0tty good ,
bolloyO I'll havo' another :
"And with thnt ho laid a nickel veJ : :
careCully on the bar anll save it a lIttl
ll\sh. \ Ono lone , lorn nlckol.V
glnncod at each ether out of the tall
of our 03'OS and snld nothing , I'll
'old man' dranlt his hocr slowh' . Wo
Why. wo looletl on , "
Started on L"'Iwest Rung.
,0 Oren Root , n nOlhow ) of the socr4
I's tm'y of state , : hllo sCl\t'coly ever : : I
' ' of was ; } aplolnle
IV' 'oat'R ago , rocony )
111 vlco.prosldont o. ho : otroc. : . . .
n. Street Rallroutl.QlUlmny oe No'
Yo'I' Hoot tarted Itt th- . ' . : m (
11. the II\Jor , ! Io b-\1 wl'.l U
'st tlon Ianl' ; as a .Ia""ror au \ -t , b .
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fore going Into I of" " B C. > l'S (
'T , pnny , 110 actl1d t , 111otorru. : ml\
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ASTORVOF' 1111 : : COt-QUEGTCF
CANAAN ,
Or thl ! "Wo'nv ' y nnd Otwnt" rrcoItbrr , 'f
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( o.P1rIKhtlmII , the aUlhor , W , B , .1' ; < 1.011. )
Scripture Authority-Joshua : , chnp.
: ors 3 nnd 4 , eepeolally ohalter 4 ,
I'orses 12 and 13 , Head alDo , Numbers ,
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SERMONETTE.
There Is a beautiful picture 1 :
here In this service which the
Reubenl es and the Gadltes and
part of the tribe of Manasseh i .
performed for their brethren.
It emph lslzed the vital rela.
tlonshlp which one bears to oth.
ers about him , and the relponsl.
bility which one must share In
securing blessings for the lives
of others.
These men had found their In.
herltance , They were at home
with their wives and little ones ! j
and flocks and herds. From 'a
purely selfish standpoint they
had nothing more to gain by war
and conflict. i
But they must needs cross Jor.
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dantoofor their brethren needed
them. These had not yet found : +
rest. They had not yet come +
Into possession of their Inherit. 1 :
ance , and so the Reubenltes and
the Gadltes and the men of Man.
i asseh willingly feft their pOSt
sessions behind to Gerve their
brethren and help them obtain
the' blessing in which they were
I already rejoicing.
There Is nothing which Is reo
celvlng so much emphasis to.
day as the duty which man owes
to his brethren. Every man
owes something to his fellow
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man. +
man.Have you attained the land of : t
promise , and come l'Ito ! your +
rightful possession ? Then your
duty towards your brother who
has not yet obtained the blessing -
ing Is Increased many fold ,
You must not , you cannot say :
This Is mine , I will enjoy It.
Let my brother lo k out for him.
self. Nay , the fact of posses.
slon Is the call to duty outside
of yourself and for the sake of
others. : +
"And they passed over armed 1
before the children of Israel. " : +
It Is one thing to be willing to
go and another thing to go
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armed and prepared for the con.
filet.
filet.The' preparation which these +
men made was the earnest of 1 :
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their purpose to face danger and
to be of real service. . They
didn't hold back but they took
the lead. There 'was not OJ cow.
ard among them , and no shirk ,
watching for the opp rtunlty to
escape hardship and toll. _
"As Moses spake unto them. "
Here was a pledge made months
before which was now 'being ' ful.
filled.
It Is easy to promise something
-thing , but how hard o fulfill. n
the flush of gratitude and de.
t light at coming Into possession 1
+ : of so pleasant.a land , no doubt i
It was easy to say : "We will +
go. " But when the weeks had
sped by , and they were occu. , i
pled with the enjoyment of
their Inheritance , then It was
that the test came. Israel found
them true men , and doubtless
their enjoyment of their posses.
slons was enhanced by the con.
had promised , therefote they
would . Ah If all
serve. , only our
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promises' which we are so ready "
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I 't to make were as falthfulty kept.
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THE STORY ,
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three da3's the children of Is.
FOR
rael l ad been cncan1)Jed ) by the sldo
or Jordan , The swlft.mQvlng stream
-flQod full. for It was the time of the
8prlng fr shets and "tho wntpl'f ! had
ovcrilowed tholl' bunks-seomed'
I separate thom effectually fmm the 1'0 ,
glens wlllch strotchetl out on the
ether sldo in ' rdant '
\ beaut3' as far
as the ere could see , ' And morl'than
e\'or dltl the POOlllo turn with half on.
vlous 03'OS upon tholr hrethron of the
tribes of Reu on and Gad and pal't
, of the trlbo of l\lannsseh , ris they saw
thorn comfortably settled upon tholl'
.
Inhorltanco. 'l'holr ilocls and hortls
spread thom8elvos over the plaltls I1ntl
seemed to shuro the foollngs of thoh
masters that at last they had fountl
rest and wore at 1lOmo. ,
To bo sure 1\Iosos had granted theft
I'oquost In asking for Inhol'ltance UpOI1
that sldo of Jo rdlII , but it seemed te
the people wnltlng there b3' the sld (
f the swollen , Jordan , separated fl'olt
their own Inhel'itunco , that the tribe !
of Reuben , Gatl and : \lonasBoh wore
gottlng qulto the best of matters , Anl
JlOW It was the third day slnco JoshUl
had sUlluuoned the peolllo togothol
and had tleclnrod that within throl
da 's they should CI'OSS Jordan , Wha
a dar thnt hnd boon ! What rojolc '
Ing In the camp. nnd how the peopll
bad made haste to move from Shittlm
whol'o they had been encamped for Sl
mnnr woolcs , l1ud to como to the vor' '
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brink of , tile rl\'or.
And , Joshua had Bonl out message
'to the Roubonltes , and to the Gadlte !
and to half the tribe of 1\Innassel1
sa 'lng.
"Romembor the word which Mose
the sor\'ant of the Lord commantlo ,
YOU'I saying , 'rho Lord your God hat' '
' & : i'lon YOU r t , I1ml hnth laivon ) 0
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ones nnd 3'0\11' \ catllo shall I'omnln hI \ } fJ
Iho land which 1\IOSC'8 gave 3'Otl on
thla sll10 , Jordan j bllt y ahnll : ' ; aSB
before 'oul' bl'othl'on armol1 , nil the
mhht ' mon or vnlor , and hell ) thlJm :
until the Lord have given your breth. .
I'on I't'st , as ho hnth glvon you , "
Ant ! the Houbonltes ant ! the 'Jad.
Iton nnt ! half tht' t I'Ibo of 1\tannsseh
hnd Iromlaed ) that they woult ! do oven
all MORes had commanded , buL .tho
first tlay had lJassed without th { Ir put.
tlng In an al1pcn\'anco \ , ant ! tlJln the
aeconc1 lint ! now the third IldY hnd
c1nwnetl , the day on'hlch they were
to go Into the Promlsl'tl I. . . nd , and
1It1l1 they did not appear , Ami as the
people waited thm'e b ' Un' swollen
watol'a they wondoret ! whothe'l' their
bl'ethl'cn would full thoU" . and how
they wel'o to cross ovor.
It must bo that . .Joshua.ould lead
thom aCI'OSS , for the night befol'o he'
hud sent wbrt ! through the caml ) toll.
Ing the people to sanctify themtolves
and docl/Lrlng thnt on the morrow the
Lord would do wonders among them , '
AiHI that morning In eagol' oxpectano '
the people had come forth from their
tents , but the rlvor Willi still there ,
and tholr brethrcn , the Roubenites ,
and Gadltos and the men from Man. '
assoh had not yet como , and how ,
then , WOI'O they to CI'OSS Je\lan andj
gain the Promlsod Land ? 'froublee1
nna anxious they set about the mom. :
ing tasle of gathering the manna , but' ' I. I
scarcely had they finlshod , when mos. '
sengors came from Joshua , saying :
"When ye see the arle of the cov.
enant of the Lor'd 3'our God , and thol
pl'losts the LevltoH bearing It , then ) ' 0
shall remove Crom your place , lInd go
afttI' ! it , "
"But the , rlvOl' ? " the people ox. ,
Flalmed , "and the armed mon of the , ' {
tribes of Hellben and Gad and Man.
assoh JIUVO not como , ! II , they prom. ;
Ised , " I
But the messt'nger had departed Inl
husto even whllo they were Iualtingf
thoh' 'complaint , and wondorlngly , but !
obediently , the people struck thell'l
tents and prepared Cor the nwardj
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1I1arch ,
In the meantime there was a tost. ;
Ing time going on for the men or thel . ,
tribes of Reuben and Gad and Mari. :
asseh , to whom , the can had come to : tl '
leave tholl' families and tholr posses. : '
siorls and go before tholr brethl'cn to. I
help them gain lJossosBlon ( ) r the landi
on the othcr side .Jordan , God had : \
bleosed them , and gl\'en tqpni rest Inl . . I :
a & , oodly land , 'fhey must show thelrl " . \ ' J.
gratllud by holplng their brethren ! ) ' ' ,
In the harder task of winning posses. , I ,
slon of their Inheritance , They must t , .
leave their ) ) ossesslons , even while I
they were just boglnnlng to enj03' , ' . " : . . . K '
thol11 , They must give up thor [ rest !
wblch was B ( ) sweet aCtor the . long ;
weal'Y years of wandoring. But t1le3' ,
would do it because tho'y had prom.j '
Isod , ' While anj" of their brothren.
were still without the borders of the
land God had promlsotl to givethem' '
they could not enjoy their own Inhol" :
Hance , Nay , t.be permanency of tholr
own pssesslons must depend upon
their brethren taking possosslon of' '
the land as Moses had parce'led it out :
Thns during those three days eUti the "
pUl'OSO ) to 103'al1y sl1pport Joshua.
And on that thlrtl day while tho'\ \
people waited by Jordan's brink 'Ylth
their lIocks and their little ones un ;
Ul the pl'icsts should sot forth bearing'
the ark of the covenant they : bade their
wives and tholr little ones good.by"
an turning tholr backs upon theil' ,
own possessions they set tholr faces ,
steadfastly In hOlplng their brotllron ,
In obtaining the rest Into which . they
had already como ,
The bugle note had sounded and the
people sac the Ill'lests ILft the ark
anll start towards the river's brink ,
And as the3' watch In awe and wonder. '
the watol's su donly stand U)1on ) a
heap and these below the pillce where
the feet of the priest ! > have touched
flow on re\'oallng the bed of the rlvOl' .
On move the priests unUi the center ,
of the river is reached. where they' ,
pause , .
So absol'bed have the people bean
In watching this miraculous dividing ,
of the wutOI'S that they Illd not ob.
serve the commotion In the c mp In ,
\hoir roar , but now as the prlostsl
Imuso In the conteI' of the river , thel' (
marches forth the long columns of the"
Heubenltes and tholr brethren , armed .
and read3' for war.
Thol'o are times when the jor and /
grutltutlO .of the heart are so' intense .
that the lips are dumb : mcl the voice )
hushed before realization of the great
blessing which has como Into the lIfo. ,
Thel'o WOI'O the gront multltudos or- : " " " " '
the children of Israel watching these 1
mlghtr waters or the J rdan roiling \
apart amI 011elllnl ; a hlgl1\vay br '
i which tholr feet might gain the Il'Om.
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Isod Ll1nd ; there WOI'O the al'mod .
. forces of tholr bl'othl'en going beforo- '
thom Into the land as toIton.of the
help which was to be given thom In
beforo'I 'I
conquorlng the land. But no shout '
of trlu111ph was rnlsetl , no volco gave , ,
ox pression to the gladness which , "
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surged within the breasts of those. t
waiting multitudes , ,
Whol'o now were tholl' doubts and'
Cours ? Where noW WCl'O thoh' mur : '
murlngs ? Swept IIIto chafr before tbo :
mlghtr wind ( ) r God's triumphant IOW ) .
or. ' 1'hol'o w s the arl ; : of his coven. . '
ant In the millst of , Tordan as plellge ,
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of socurlty as they should l)1\sS \ under .
. thnt "ast wall of watm' piling Ul1 abov ' , '
: ) the point whol'o the lrlests stood : -
, 'fhol'o were their brethren the ROil-
benltos antlstho Gild Ites and the men , _
of l\Ianassoh stalltllng upon the fai" ,
HI do of .Tol'dan , . ' !
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With glad , engel' stells. but with the ' ' (
solemn hush which comes from a : ' , : \
realization of the ncal'noss of Goll and' ' I
his mlght3' IOWOI' , the 11001110 pt sood' \
OYOl' Jordan to bogln thnt horold , yet -
tragic conquest of tl10 " " 1J which Gotl
had Ilromilied to gl\ . Abraham nd , ' " .
his seed , fOI'OVCI' . . "
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