The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
GOLDEN TEAT.-I will bless thee
and make thy name great; and thOv
shalt be n blessing.-Gen. 1912.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

anu nc GFe0u: ana tnOO
shalt be b1essing.-Gen. 12s2.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Two stories come up for considera-
tion in connection with shis lesson.
and they are embraced in the eleventh
and twelfth chapters of Genesis. Read
the whole of both chapters. The two
stories are:
The Confusion OF Tongues II
The Call OF Abraham..-...........G Genesis u
The Confusion of Tongues. The
food, according 10 Ussher's biblical
chronology occurred in the year 234s
b. c. The population az this time
again began TO increase through the
families of Noah's three sons. and as
the population increased new civili-
cation was gradually taking the place
of the old. Before the food there was
anarchy, after the food began the
reign of law. Not law as we under
stand it to-day. Patriarchal govern
ment came into being, that is the head
of each family or group of families be-
gan to exercise control over and COM
mand the obedience of his progeny ane
servants in all the affairs that per
tanned TO social life. lie became the
judge in case of disputes. and exercised
generally the functions of ruler and
of Judge. For 100 years these people
spoke one language. But they be-
came too numerous to live longer in
one community, so they separated.
some going TO the east. some to the
west. others TO the north. and many
to the south. The immediate cause
OF this great migration lay in a great
project which was on foot near the
present site of Babylon. The people
had begun to fear another food. A
tower that would reach TO Heaven
seemed a plausible way of preventing
! any wholesale destruction of life.
They had begun TO forget the promise
Of God. SO God Himself took a part
in the work. and about that same time
IL happened that the discovery was
made that they could no longer under
stand what one said TO another. OF
course il was impossible to go on
with the great undertaking when gen
eral intercommunication was denied
them. so gradually The work was
AiofHtA hh1 Aht l'NVl'At - faA1 -
1 is said that to-day there are over 1000
languages spoken. and that all are
traceable back TO less than 300 leading
! languages. The confusion of tongues
has always been going on and Will con-
| tinue TO 60 on a long as people Will
continue to work at cross-purposes
with the plans of God. Contrast the
day of Pen.ecost with the day OF
confusion of tongues. On the day Of
Pentecost the disciples Of Jesus be-
came brothers with all the world. and
were understood by each nearer in his
own tongue.
The Call Of Acknowledgements 2:1-s
details the account of the call of Abra-
ham. This may be said TO be the first
great all recorded in the Bible. IL
reminds US &C the call Of Moses lit
tie later, OF the call Of Samuel. of the
call OF David. Of Jeremiah and
Isaiah. Of Matthew and Saul
(PauD Every man receives a Di-
vine call. but these referred to have
been especially notable in that they
were of national or international inn
port. The call Of Abraham meant the
beginning of nation. and. through
this nation in the person OF Jesus
Christ. the salvation Of the world
Abraham was religious man. n man
of God His heart was so nearly right
that God could say: twill bless the IN
that bless thee. and curse Kim that
curseth thee" He was a man so pure
in heart that the Lord appeared unto
him (Gen. 12:T. Cr was the holy city
OF the Chaldeans. il was an idolatrous
city. worshiping many gods. IL the
truth were TO be perpetuated among
men. the men who saw the truth would
have to give 1t a better environment
into which 90 grow. Abraham was q
worshiper OF the true God. he heard
the call TO leave the city Of idolatry.
Because Of his ready compliance ii was
made possible that in him should al
families of the earth be blessed.
Whent and Chn6.
Christ completes the command
ments.
The picture Of Christ Is developed
in the dark room Of prayer.
Your feelings in the meeting may
he injurious IL they do not become
facts in the market.
They who do no, bring the Kinric m
TO earth will not be brought into the
kingdom in Heaven.
When We ask for deliverance from
| suffering God often answers best by