The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

ENDS s. SERMON By REV. n. s. MACARTHUR.
Al Calvary Baptist Church In tho forenoon Rev.
R s. Macarthur delivered discourse tho s'Danger
Of Bad Means Even 10 Good Ends" He TOOK tor his
text Genesis. xvii, 13-.'And his mother said unto
him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my
voice, and 60 and fetch me them" 1t requires, he
said, but a moments thought Tor US all DO con-
WINGED that this was bad advice unuer any c,rcum-
stances. It especially bad whom gwen by mother
favorte She could not transfer the curse
herself neither could she bear IL II
fer possible. Only Christ who is mighty TO save,
could say "Upon he the curse" Esau had already
sold his brthrght, but ho expected when he did
30 that he would DO mono the poorer and jacob none
the richer; that his father would beQuoath him not
only his blessing but also hts possessions before the
aged mao gathered TO his fathers. 'Ony obey my
voice. SAID Rebecca- In this she sinned she wick
ediy deceived her own husband, and she wickediy
tempted her own son TO do wrong. Probably In her
own conviction Of duty she thought she doing
right. that the end sought itself good. Let
US glance at the circumstances Isaac Is now q very
old man-l37 years OF age-his end is drawing near
and he designs to make his will. Esau Is hs heir ana
the most nm III ng the old man has TO
the blessing conferred upon him by his father AGRA
hama blessing on which hinged the coming oil the
Saviour and tho occupation OF tho promised
for mis- Esau, and would doubtless have be-
qusa.hso to hun all he had. Those possessions
SHOULD have gone TO the elder son but Tor divine
promise that the elder should serve ths younger.
Esau Is me Rob Roy OF the Bible He Is a bravo.
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tor homo or It's surroundings He loves the Held and
lives tho excitement OF tho chase. But wthal he
manner IN which he disposed OF his birIhright Ho
hungry and bartered IL tor mess OF pottnge We
cannot but admire Esau's disposition, at once 80
childish and brave, aud We must feel sorry at his
pitIabie cry, "Biess me, even mo also, my
father" Isaac loved Esau unduIy and was de-
termned to givo him the blessing. Rebecca
finding out that ner husband had asked Esau to go
into tho woods aud take some venison and prepare
that ne Isaxc might eat ana bless Esau before
10 led. on. ar
inparting TO hun the secret she had accidentally
learned, told him Of her two KIDS By the wltcnery Of
her cookery she Will make the kids ike
son aud thus deceive tho old man. The pot now
thckens Sns viii honor God, she tninKs, and the
that jacob hcr lavore son. shall DO the recipient OF
tho blessing Now, Rebecca loved jacob Intensely
centre their airactions on one child, as being their
sons they should have been equally dear to the
hearts Of both. II should DO lesson TO
CHILD too much. Jacob was in all respects
htted to receive the Blessing. Tor he was "a
pain man dwelling IN tents:" and aside from It's
spiritual aspects, thad already been disposed OF by
bargain ana sale for moments gralincation by
Esau. Esau had also taken wives IRON among the
idolatrous natives, and he cared nothing Tor tho
brhright he had set aside, Tor Gods wrath at his
course OF lfe Rcbecca did not forget that Coo had
said "lhe elder shall serve the younger" Her object
was commendaoic, her onds were good but the means
She employ cd were bad, and The goodness OF tho end
will never sanctiy the badness OF the means OLD
lie was, Isaac suspected the deception that being
practised him, Tor he said, 'rhe voice is Jacobs
risky undertaking, and II entailed
It's own punishment. Some have tired to
justify Rebecca on the ground that she was
accomp Iishing The divino purpose; that she had
o DIVINE inspiration. But II she mad such an In
spiraton IL not necessary Tor her 10 stoop 10
double deception. Sho cheated ner dying husband
and tempted her TO opgdoing.
The hands OF those who would advance Gods cause
by fraud arc more abominable IN HIS sight than
the hands OF Uzzah. God can aford ~ have His ark
FALL but He afford TO have HIS supported
by Injustice. TINS woman would have ruined her
SOUL although bringing about Gods purpose II she had
not aterwaTd obtained forgiveness, aud jacob would
have ruined his soul for tho part acted tho
ception OF his father had he also been forg won
In Of society and oil religion the most wicked
things have been done under the excuse that 'the
end Justines the means"
Now, IN regard to the strike by car drivers last
week, there are many people In tho city who may
deem that 81 gay rs little enough Tor men who have
to work SO long aud 50 laboriousy as they do Ger
tain Is that low OF Us have feelings either OF graft
tude or love toward tho street railroad companies
some OF wnon are told. offer large sum bri be
legislators not to vote Tor rapid transit. But, while
may nave sympahzod with tho drivers, the mo-
ment they Undertook to violate the law ny inaugu
mob violence, they then aenatod every vestgc
tho sympathy that had been extended them.
There are thousands oil good people IN ths city VINO
would willingly pay SIX cents car fare instead OF FIVE
" the ovcrpus could into tho pockets OF the poorly
paid drivers and conductors but OF these would
give cent TO encourage mon 10 STRIKE TO
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