The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-12-11

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people through the long night of oppression
awaiting them, he commands that his bones
shall not be buried until the hour when they
can rest in their own land. SO, during q
hundred and fifty years, the mummied bod y
of Joseph lies in its caslSet, guarded by his
descendants, and awaiting the hour when
God shall lead his people home.
Gen. 80. 1925.
Memory Verses, 1921.
| IA And Joseph returned into Egypt, he and
his brethren, and all that went up with him
to bury his father, after he had buried his
father.
| Is And when Joseph's brethren saw that
their father was dead, they said, Joseph will
| peradventure hate us, and will certainly re-
| quite us all the evil which we did unto him.
| 16 And they sent messenger unto Joseph,
| saying, Thy father did command before he
died. saying.
II So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive,
pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren,
and their sin; for they did unto thee evil :
and now, we pray thee, forgive the tresspass
OF the servants of the God ofthy father. And
Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
Is And his brethrena lso went and fell down
before his lace; and they said, Behold, we be
| thy servants.
10 And Joseph said unto Them, Fear not: for
am in the place of God?
| 70 But as for you, ye thought evil against
| me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to
pass, as it is this day, to save much people
| alive.
| q Now there fore fear you not will nour-
| ish you and your little ones. And he COM
forted them, and spake kindly unto them.
| p And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his
fathers house and Joseph lived an hundred
and ten years.
a And Joseph saw Ephraims children of
the third generation the children also of Ma
CHR, the son of Manasseh, were brought up
upon Joseph's knees.
"A And Joseph said unto his brethren,
die: and God will surely visit you, and
bring you out of this land unto the land
which he sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and
10 Jacob.
p And Joseph took an cath of the children
of Israel. saying, God will surely visit you
and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
26 SoJoseph died, being an hundred and
ten years old and they embalmed him, anu
he was put in coffin in Egypt.
HOME READINGS.
M. lHt ltSJ udyS Ol Joseph. 6en. OU. l4-ZO,
tn. The departure from Egypt. Exod 49,
l7-22
W. The burial of Joseph. JOSH "a. 25-3s.
Tn. Joseph's dying faith. Heb. IL. 1922,
r. Forgiveness of injuries. Matt 5. 3s-4S.
s. Overcoming evil. Rom. ~. 4-2..
S. The example of forgiveness. l Peter
8. SIS.
GOLDEN TEXT
The memory of the just is blessed Prov. lO.l7.
LESSON HYMN. l.. NJ.
How sweet the hour of closing day.
When all is peaceful and serene.
And when the sun, with cloudless ray,
Sheds mellow lustre DER the scene
Such is the Christians parting hour;
SO peacefully he sinks to rest
When faith, endued from heaven with power
Sustains and cheers his Ianguid breast.
Who would not wish to die like those
Whom Gods own spirit deigns TO bless?
To sink into that soft repose,
Then wake to perfect happiness
OUTLINES AND QUESTIONS.
l, FEAR, ,4-ls; Prov. %. l.
For what purpose and to what place had
Joseph and his brothers gone up from
A-B1 ~. v. To-
Why did his brothers fear his wrath7
How did their fears show a guilty con-
science7
Would it have been like Joseph's character
to cherish anger against them?
How should we feel and act toward those
that have wr. nged us?
How did they address Joseph?
What prophetic dream was thus fulfilled ?
Gen. 37.7.
How did they fulfill Prov. 2S. 49,?
q FORGIVENESS, " 1921 Rom. u. 10.
How did Joseph receive his brothers?
To whom does punishment for sin belong d?
Rom. IL. 10.
How had God brought good out of evil with
Joseph and his brothers?
Did that make their actions any less wick
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