The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-19
u. h. Gowan's Sermon at
. Unity Parish Church.
|.rosos FROM ssAu's LIFE.
u ~>st s~esIsr Naa Deferiersses
"a ..-.~ of uts Own Philosophy
\ m~1st~sc~ ssd ssss Against
~ :1.1r-HssseriesI Eseiwtion of
3. e~s<ues 81 Lffe--servtces IT
611s, chsrehes IN the city.

n. Gowen preached yesterday
~ a Trinity church, on THE Sin
s-s1.rt<u.. Illustrated by the story
~ me tsrt was Hebrews Kill. 10.
s 1ksve b. any prefane person as
49, Tor one norsei Of meat sold his
n - ring o. The story OF EEau and
- hing neither sun-myth nor
NJ sarrud. but story Of the evolution
~s1sly altering types Of charac-
w pssseber pointed out the singular
11niky ard neutrality OF the sacred
~ - excluding an personal and
r1l naimosity and esaggerafion,
~ esIA, while the rabbinicai
~ dpecrfbe Exau az murderer,
4 Sn,u}rnfor and biasphemsr who
NJ father dogs fiesh instead Of
S ana tried TO bite his brother I'M
<-11uSoe 81 reconciliation. the Bible In
S1nA 10 the peculiarly repuisfve
ssns and dupiicity OF Jacob. nor 10
6rsk. openhesrt~d generosity OF
n ~ nIble bu, states a fact when
- = one man nodded out Of faults,
1917 81 punishment, by nxeduess
nprp ana spiritual sensibiiity. rising
;suns ! prince with God, and on the
INN : frank, good-natured. easy
IN. VI upSt~adiners OF faith and
y tpilef In hts spiritual birthrisht
~ swn nobier qualities and los
X 1pslfned blessing
teo men are differentiated from
HMp rough, wiia and adventurous;
nnlet. m~disatiye and dweller In
A. one day the two men are re-
v n the5r true character Hungry.
- leef1ug ready IN die. Esau comes
- an unsuccessful hunt and finds
of>or preparing the sayory meal OF
11lpu Too parsionntrly hungry TO
~ etvn 10 h. coherent. Esan cries.
~ a the appesixiug food. Give me
4 thaf red. There We have tho ono
f1oxly defined before Us Then rises
= 6Hsr. Jacob has long coveted the
vvanl barthytghi. which Included
w Unposnf advantages as the tribal
.An thu domestic priesthood. Z
& portl0u Of the pstrfmony and.
o6a the spiritual prevoEntive Of be-
mk u The promise given By God 10
80. ~ venture the suggestion that
= 1Aaald cell these privileges 10 him
Z uem ~ ppttaae shnwr that Jacob
un1n hts borther's measure TO .
r ga, With understanding Of HIS
80 ard some degree Of contempt.
S1ota the isnobie barterinw of the
1850 fe<mr~ for the material present.
" eondHmn and ioathe Jacobs
- should not blind u 10 the Gin Of
1re(hes great branch Of the Semitic
- have the similar story ~ ross.
6s6uaex Of Mocha named. purchasing
kkm (labshan the presidency ~ The
~ Meccs with = nsttl~ OF wine.
4fnb pruvefb n common 70 the
xsG1iiy a. Abu Gab~han,
n ~. wns not only sifs, hit sinful.
- ~ characterized In the text
01Ss which sugxssts, as does the
uoe1. soeb<lus' Ia man who heed
1870 NOON the temple Threshold,
~ SECULAR man, taking his stand
~ psersns world as The eud Of all
paehts and The scene Of all hss as-
&o<,a easily pardon~ such a ain,
mould note that its snscts are
~ euirk,y disposed OF first ~
y secular man deteriorstes on se-
II ~ philosophy af lie. as GA
I'M ~ became less and less Titled
m6 Mr. III tho covenant
~o<x. his sin n against society, AZ
Il 1<oihet hims~lf IL We fuilew the
~ esaIusipn Of the two schemes
= boftfuyed Ia Eeau and Jacob. 49,
~ pears later In the presence ~
1ool representatives In the pefxon
~ Antipas, the crafty t3untvan "
1f4 n Exau and iu thai ~ jesus
I91e1Art 81 jacob There fhe astu-
~ ~ rpifiiusi ldesis have found st
el>x many ages, their ssinrarnatiof.
- - ieaker loyeiy even to the eyes
~ tAe ether pusged II all " hard
IA s0Makuftty
4&4, Meau realizes before The vfai
t0u nfs that the blessing sworn
yi0 10 much lcstts ~ something
~ Graves teg from his father. and
nal exceeding bitter cry bursts
Uos< thou bait one blessing. y Hfy
NNss sne. esrn me, a,ao, though
NM ~ We Fits re onr ~lsw In all
~ 1retanusni, ee can but rnsnkatzs
- has brought about hsa own pen
hr~sf b deliberately dsslasiag the
~ Ard living "a enr envifanaaefss
t1reNsx a. another
srvxehsr els~eA " spplyiak cash
~ ise4ans u detail sn everyday Ute.