The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-31
Gen. XVI: 12.25.

This Is the manly course by which ono secures
and merits the favor of others and devclopes
these Qualities which are needed in world Of
conflicting interests. This course Is also dictated
by due regard for the general welfare. Evil door,
must be overcome and rehuked lest they should
he embodened TO continue their depredstions
but Isaac after his wells had been stopped re-
moved to another place upon the order OF Abb,
melech' what motives prompted him9 Did he
act wiscy7 Had he refused 10 90 n conflict
would have cnsued in which he might have been
successful. But that might have been a doubt
ful advantage. Other strites might have fol-
lowed, and a league Of the native tribes might
have been formed against him Resides he was
in reality upon ground that did not then actu.
ally belong to him except in promise, and while
the day of permanent settlement would come in
the providence OF God, II was hardly the thing
Of that time to go to war. lie preferred pcace
and sacrificed much to gain it.
RECOfERY.-(Nenes IS and inO--lsaac did
not leave the country altogether. lie simply re-
moved IRON the place in which by his close
proximity he had awakened the envy Of the
Philistines lie assumed that the land Of cerar
could support all. The new place selected was a
valley where Abraham had soIourned which must
therefore have been familiar to him (Gencsis
xxi -. lie recovered the old pastures and
pitched his tent where has fathers had been,
There he found that the wells dug nv his father
Hdu Oeen tloSu' showing a deop'Seatrd purpose
on the part of the Philistnes to prevent the re-
turn Of the Hebrews. They were unwilling that
these highly favored children Of the covenant
shopd be in their neighborhood occupvng lands
which otherwise would be vacant But Isaac
came 10 the old spot as II it were his home.
with feelings Of contentmcnt. and the purpose
to do so may have influenced his former removal.
He caused the old wells to be rc.opened and
gave to them the old names. and he sunk a new
well in the valley. Probably he settled down
with much comfort, believing he had lost moth
ing by the change
DIS7T' 'RBANCE --(Nerses 2O and oIl There
are three modes of securing peace The two
parties may come together and consider the
matters in difference and adjust them to mutual
satisfaction. II both arc reasonable and honor
able this method is ever to be preferred as se
curing the most lasting results Matthew xviii
l5). II sometimes occurs that one ia disposed
TO take advantage Of the other. So that no kind
interview is possible In that ease tho other
may fight, and by his persistence and strength
compel the offender to grant what is right aad
just and thereafter TO feel measure Of r..
spect Or. there may he a quiet submission to
This last peace is generally short lived. as one
demand is followed by another So it proved
with Isaac. That well recently dug in the val
ley caused a new disturbance. The hCrdmen Of
the Philistines claimed il, and he Yielded and
digged another well and that also Vas claimed
and surrendered. Isaac was paving dearly tpr
his peace. and he felt and gave names to the
two wells to express his feeling. The first ne