The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-20

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warning to every Christian. AS Ja-s
cob lay in wait for him to deceive
him and rob him of what was more
precious than life ITSELF. so the adyer-
sary of the human NsouI would deceive
us and for a worthless mess of pottage
deprive us of the Blessings that come
to US as the children of God. Let Is
not be deceived; let us not bargain
away Tor tritie our priceless heritage;
let US appreciate ourErelations to God as
His children, control ourselves by the
grace and power of God and more and
more experience the joys and blessings
of our heavenly birthright.
JACOB AND ESAJJ.
The Epworth League lesson for Oct.
20 is found in Genesis XIV. 1884 HE sold
his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob
gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils''
6oth parties to the transaction were
wrong; both pau too dearly for what they
got Jacob got the birthright and bless
Ing, which should naturally have given
him leadership of the tribe and the larger
snare of his fathers goods. These were
of little value after he had got them.
since he was a fugitive from home for
long years of exile and worked hard for
cattle and. possessions, SO that when he
and Esau met in manhood he made
pr1neely present to his brother and
meekly took the place OF younger broth
er Hardships and fear had humbIed
him. His desire for Gods presence and
blessings was gratided, but not in any
measure that We can discover did 1t de-
pend upon birthright, blessing or bargain
with his brother.
The life of Esau in the desert as
hunter was not of necessity less
worthy than that of Jacob, who
lived among the tents and sheep.
But it followed as a matter of course
that he would have less regard for the
affairs of the tribe and value too lightly
the privileges and obligations that came
with the birthr1ght. Esau was hungry
and Jacobs cooking Sonly made his hum
ger greater. He asked for some of the
food. Common courtesy demanded that
Jacob give it, but there appears an ut
ter lack of that quick sympathy and close
companionship usually seen between
brothers, especially twin brothers. What
made Jacob think of birthright at that
time? Had they discussed the matter
before, and had it seemed cruel to ia
cob that the difference in twin birth
should make such difference in family
rights? Had Esau shown contempt for
his superior position and disregard for
its obligations? Did Jacob know that
Esau put little or no value on such
things? Did he not know all this we'll?
And was, there not also in his soul a.
deep reverence for godly things and a.
faith in the God of his fathers which
made him prize headship in the family
for the religious part of it's duties more
than for all else? The clew to all the
story is seen in the differences in after
life of the two men, -
Jacob is wrong, but he is an earnest
seeker after God He does many things
which look bad in the light of our later
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man, and far in advance Of his times.
Esau exhibits no marks Of piety He
is hungry. He will sell his birthright
Tor mess OF soup with as, little care
as he would swap alweapon or his game
He follows his. appetite. Morality and
piety are little in his line. . ~
What are you getting in life? 1t is
: bad thing to go Through this world
with an appetite only for its pettage
There, are affairs, and sacrifice, and Wis
ions, and WrestlingS, and vows, and di-
vine revealings. Be sure that in, your
bargaining you get some Of these But
be sure also that you do not cheat your
brother in trying to secure favor from
anyone.
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
Oct. 20 is the goth Sunday after Trim
ity in the church calendar.
Oct. 81 is the anniversary of the birth
in 1772 of S. T. Coleridge an eminent
English poet. He, with Southey, formed
plan to form tpantisocracy'' in Penn
sylvania, but like other Utopian schemes
it failed.
Oct. % is the anniversary of the birth
in 1911 of Frank Lit, the celebrated Hun
garian pianist.
Oct. % is honored for st. Roman, pa
tron saint of Rouen, in France He es-
tablished Christianity in that part of the
country, and is styled the Apostle of
Normandy. st. Ursula, patroness of
young girls, especially school girls, and
of educational institutions, is also COM
memorated on this day.
Oct. "a is the anniversary of the birth
in 1854 Of Sir Moses, Monteffore, the IA
nous English Jew, noted for his philan-
thropy.
Oct. 25 is honored for ST. Crispin, patron
saint of shoemakers. He was a native
of Rome, and as he and his brother tray-
eled through France preaching the Cos
pei they paid their way making and re-
pairing shoes.
Oct. &c is the anniversary Of the birth
in 1856 of Edmund HALEY, an eminent
English astronomer, the first to predict
the return of comet, to discover the
proper motion of the fixed stars, and also
to catalogue the Southern stars; also. in
$780, of H. K B. Won Moltke, the famous
German general.