The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-27
A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson. and Where 1t May He Found
A Learned and Concise Review OF the

account. He wrought royalty into his
lowly business. So may every young
worker, getting practical impulse from
lesson, do. But in no resrect does
Joseph exhibit a more lordly nature
than in his forgiveness. Here, surely,
he was at his best-Sod's best.
"ro err 4, human.
To forgive. divine"
POINTS IN THE LESSON.
1t was Judah's pin il that conque led.
The gentlenes3 and self-denial OF the
"lion whelp" made all the co npassion
Of Joseph to m )ve wi. him.
Joseph "c.ud not refra HIMSELF
literally, he could not hol1 himself in
or back. The Hebrew word means to
wind or twist, as with thongs. He
could not longer hold the bowels of his
Affections in leash.
"The stood 10 man with him while
Joseph made himse known unto his
brethren. 1t was 100 holy scene for
the vulgar gaze. How often our Elder
Brother, the Grea er Joseph, has
chosen the quiet, secluded ways for his
choi est d.vulgences. 1t Is in the
closet of pray er lat he makes himself
most fully known to rs.
He wept alou :" Think little of
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out in sorrow for our s rs and in affec-
ton for our deliverer; but the great
heart of Jesus did break in the full
20 of his love. Herein is love; not
that we loved him, but that he loved
Is"
"Iie wept that we might weep,
Each sin demands "a tear;
In heaven alone no sin Il found,
And there's no weeping there"
"There will l nourish thee" in the
land of plenty. We are not VIZ rthy, but
q d turns our wrath to his praise, and
what we meant for i'll turns, in sp te of
US, to God glory and the worlds go d.
Our ill-desert remains, but it is COW
cred by the we.l-do,ng of the all-de-
serving One. Christ is at the right
hand o. Cod, there to intercede for u,
there to hand out blessings ID us. The
ve"y brethren who disownel and be-
trayed him he Eourishes and keeps.
so loved he.
Moreover he kissed all his brethren,
and wept upon them; and alter that
his bre en- talked with him." After
that, after the kiss OF peace, they
could look him in the face. and COM
mune with him. Sens of God, look up.
The kiss of reconciliation has already
been given. Being justified by faith,
we have peace with God" No longer
walk and talk with downcast heads.
We are accepted in the Beloved. Let
US walk and talk with him, and be
glad.
HINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
BLESSED are the pure in heart" says
the Scripture, "for they shall see God. Z"
They shall also se, the ble,s edness OF
~ T.. f. l. IL.
persecution perhaps, but in the end
the peaceable fruits Of righteousness.
Does it not pay to honor God and keep
his laws? Are not his thoughts and
ways above our own? Witness the con-
trast betwixt Joseph and his brethren.
They thought to do evil against their
brother; they filled their own lives
with W. etchedne. and distress, till
God came to turn and restrain. Joseph,
on tie other hand, maintained his in
tegrity and his pure-mindei ness. The
Sc luel proved the value and advantage
Of right thinking. AS man
thinketh ii his heart so is he.
Joseph thought kingly thoughts
and God lifted him up to do kihgly
deeds. Live right within; think right.
The life of joseph from first to last,
his innocent trust a. the first, his ten
der forgi, O. ess at t. Q last, Is beauti-
full picture of con cience void OF
offense. What was he doing all those
days Of loneliness AMI separation? Liv-
ing at peace with God, keeping pure
within, making his own heart his best
company becau it was right and
clean. Paul seems to unveil such a
life in his words to the Philippians,
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honest,
what jCever tn 'ngs ere just, wha.sce -er
things ale pure, whatsC ever tn ngs are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report, if there % any vii tu,, If there
be any praise, think on these things"
1t / fruitful thinking.
What painter was it said, when asked
as to the secie ct Cf his colors, Il mix
them with brains?" Think, but think
right. Mix Gods thought with what
we will and do. Sir Joshua Reynolds
wa daring in his plans and original in
his methods Going off ID Rome, he
imbibed the new and better ideas Of
form and color, and coming back TO
Englan set up his easel again among
his (. lends. They exclaimed when
they saw his work, "This will never
do, you don't paint as well as when you
left England" But Reynolds knew
better. He kept steadily On until he
brought men to his high concept rs
and stood at the head of his PROBES sion
In Gielt Britain. Phara h said TO
Joseph, Can we find such an one as
this il, man in whom the Spirit OF
God is?" This world needs such men,
the br' nCe - in of Gods thought.