The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30

fact that the fssout3 szrns trials eor-
front young nzsn Fl al ages. Nothing "a
trsss the strength % q true nature as rfsen
everything seems 10 be going against IL.
no young man had greater trials than
the young man we have sefectsd AZ 4 .z,s,
jet for our opening discourse Ore -
tns Greatest merits q the Scripture REGARD
10 It's faithful records Of character. roos
or bad Joseph had an snroesrsf rasu-.
and this made him tire subject az re-
or isss hatred His trials cornrnsrcse ,wsfh
aim when he vas young. First he was IN.
son OF the fzsorsfe wife OF jacob. sbs
ioved oo1scs Of dottng father: q ty-4xs,
ana handsome yputa- This ts q rare snd
rfch endowment, yet an element % pow.r
ard fun cf danger. too. Both OF th..s
made bin the object Of q fathers ad-
nirzfion ard the srb5sct OF family hssrpa-
RE dreamed dreams. and was srnocent
enough to tell them 70 bis Brethren.
His second trial came when he was
sent TO Dathan. n the meantime his
fatner rad purchased fer him coat Of
many colors. His brethren were a..
Dashan with great focxs oe sheen T-ne
father thought it woaIc be q rood chance
70 send Joseph down 10 see them He
wanted 20 wear his new suit ard the
doffng father saw no objection 20 ~ This
was the brothers good opportunity 20 get
even with him. Though be came bringing
70 them many good things from their
father, yet envy saw nothing bar hatred
70 the innocent boy. Socrates SAYS. Envy
r. the daughter Of pride. author o. murder.
secret Of rebsllion. tormsntor OF virtue
II is the filthy slime Of the soul. n venom,
as poisonous as death. Il shuts out all
the good deeds OF others. As soon As they
saw him coming a secret plot naatured
itself. We viii kill him 40 said Ru-
ben. why should our hand be upon him -
~ f-sn -
When I WAS 81 Dathsn got or ny hor=s
and ssw the pit. Just as they threw hirr
into the pit there came along a troupe OF
Mldaanites. merchantmen ard they sold
him TO them. as they were going into
Egypt They stained his beautiful coat
with blood and sent 4, TO his father. Obi
the sad vail OF that poor fathers hearth
lie knew the coat Tt /. my sons coat;
an evil beast has 6evoureG hsna. Joseph
Is without doubt rent In pieces Jacob
rent his clothing and put saekcioth upon
his soins. and nourned for his son many
days. All. who knows the parents heart
like the parent himself
Joseph's third trial came when no was
led away TO Egypt TO be sold as q slave.
That long. lone journey. How often he
hoped TO meet some loved one some one
who could see his father. or in come way
relieve him: but no. on ne goes. until at
last all hope r. lost. and he goes into
Egypt 20 be sold a slave. He was not
long In Egypt until he was sold TO Capt
Potiphsr. one OF Pharaoh's army. Every
nsw trial seems 20 be more severe, seemed
10 be armed with a new barb. Every
service In the interest OF manhood seems
TO be most severely tested. His very pro-
motion seems 20 be a source of special
trial TO him. How do these trials affect
him1 answer. just as all trials affect
men OF great mind and heart. The next
trial was the sevcrest Of them all
Is not the way TO heavenly gain
Through earthly grief and loss7
Rest must be won by toll and pain.
The Crown repays the Cross.
As woods. when shaken by the wind,
Take deeper. nrmer root.
AZ winters frost but makes the trees
Abound In summer fruit
So every heaven-sent pang and thros
That Christians nrrnness tries.
But nerves us for our work below.
And forms Us for the skies
II VIII tell you OF the next trial in my
sermon on next Sunday" concluded the
speaker.