Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-07-10
The WAGONS ARE COMING
Sunday Discourse by DR.. Chapman the
Noted Pastor.Evangelist.
The Story Of Jacob-A Lesson Tor the Fec
ole Of To.Day-li We Give Ourselves
70 God Unstlnted Blessing VIII Be Ours

an interesting SerIoh uPoh 'io ::
preached from the text, "And when ne
saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to
carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father
revived" Genesis As: 81.
There is fascination about the land OF
Epypt which cannot be described in words.
There are some particular features OF this
ancient land which impress you. First OF oil
there is peculiar haze over the country
which is unlike anything to be seen IN any my
other part of the world. The sunsets are
indescribable, but the most striking thing
about Egypt is the ruins; on every side OF
YOU are these ruins telling of the spendors
of past days. You pass up and down ave-
nues that are lined with sphinx and with
obel;sk, the exquisite carvings OF which re-
veal the fact that there were. giants IN
the days when these works OF art We're
made. In the olden times the worlds
pomp and wealth seemed to have been
poured at the very feet of this capital! OF
Erypt and here in all the days Of its splen.
dor and power stood Joseph, next to Pha'
raoh in power. There are some places vls'
tied bS the traveller to-day which speak di.
rcctlv of Joseph and his times, as, for ex'
ample, the ancient obelisk at Hclioapolls,
where Joseph got his bride, and the most
ancient sphinx standing near the pyramids
beyond Cairo looking out to-day over the
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co., oontu;os and If its Inns could move it
no;rbt cav truly "Before Abraham was !
n,,s - Tho stow Of the early life of
Inno,,l, wool not hc told for we are per.
Footii, fan,;I;,r with II We listened to
tho roonnni;ny of il in orr childhood's
d,vs and II was one of the fascinating sto.
No., iaIJ ne NV our Christian mothers, The
account of his coat of many colors, the
bowling sheaves in the harvest field, the
"'J f,ther are fncts too we'll known to
nooJ tell;np here oyccpt that it is well for
mS +, know that he is. to saw the least an
almost nerfect illustration of our Saviour,
nr 49, some one has said Our Joseph" for
,ho 80 na 'u Of Joseph and Jesus are practi.
c,I,v The same. Joseph was loved by his
fntLer hated bv his brethren, and was OK.
nltaI 10 the niacr of mower in the then
Known greatest KINGDOM in the world. Our
Sayomr wos thc beloved Son of His Faith,
or was hated bv those whom He came to
save sold far thirty nieces of silver. cast
into thn nit IS To become the Saviour of
His hrctbren and is exalted to-day at the
,;aht hand If thc Father in majesty and in
nnwcr Xii This is striking. to saw the least,
and makes the text to be of added interest
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The story of Jacob. we cannot appre;
'l''S liiS WV NV w,
tins remarkable !'ld Testament character;
He was typical Jew, II we understand
HIM as we may understand lsraei; People
found IN every country ana belonging TO
none. Some one has SAID That Abraham
was hero, but Jacob pam man dwelling
in tents, Abraham Is above us. but JACOB
is one OF ourselves, and the difference pc
tween Abraham and Jacob IN the va les
lament Is the difference between faul ana
Peter in the New Testament; the one tow,
crlng above us ikc some mighty mountain
peak, and the other our brother ana com
panion i'll temptation and failure. There
are several points IN the history OF JACOB
winch we would do wei to nave IN NINA.
FIRST, Dethci. IL was pIeak, barren
place in the heart of Palestine, the traveller
secs on every side OF INN great rocks and
nothing but rocks; ana long years ago
when Jacob was 1leelng away from MS
brother ESan the swift Eastern nlght comes
down upon HIM, and there was nothing Tor
HIM to 90 nut to he down m make ,ao pillow
OF stones l4r ms head ana Try 10 seep,
(a) The Ladder. pa tins not teach IN
the days OF JACOB wnat we nave learned
since the time OF Chrlst that earth Is not
the binding, star, but Is bound to heaven
not SIMPLY by ladder IN man dream,
but by Him OF whom the ladder Is an mus
tratlon, and VINO said, NO man cometh
unto INC rother nut ~ NE
tDl Inc Angels, Nhen we see thcm as
ccndlng It Is an lliustratlon OF our prayers
rising to God. ana When we Dehoid them
descending 1t IS an illustration OF the an
SWcrs coming down. IT. Is certainty com
tort i9r us ali to know mat we are as trniy
united to ,od as IN thG hl8ht Oh jacob
cream ne ret h'lnSell TO De-, e.,
,'cl Inc VOICE Oh you ne salu 70 tn n
Sleeping man. Will DC WIN tnee, ! WI
keep thee, VIII not leave thee, ana TINS
dream was an inspiration Tor many long
drcary day,
second, Jabbok. Jacob Is on his way
hack nome when suddenly ne hearS that
fSau IS aheau OF nm ana ne Is AFRAID ne
sends his property over the stream ana
then his children and hnally ms beloved
Rachel; and he himself Is lett alone.
Around him the stiffness OF the mldnlgnt
hour, beside HIM the murmur OF the brook
over the stones above HIM the depths OF
heaven, and while ne was lett alone the
thought OF ms past 1aiinre comes TO nm
and he Is depressed, when suddenly he
inds himself IN the grasp OF the angel, and
he struggles to Tree himself, Let 1T be
noted that he is not wrestling with the an
gel, but the angel with HIM, and IL tins
not God seeking. to TAXI, from Jacobs hte
that which has hlnidered the development
OF Gods lie IN HIM. There are three
things to be remembered here.
(a) The change of his name. His name
was Jacob, which means "a supplanter and
cheat, and the angel gave HIM the name
OF israel, which means "a prince" because
he had prevailed.
CD Power with God and with men, but
let it be remembered that it is power with
God first. So many of lis are seeking for
power to move men; if we could but learn
that we can move men by the way of the
throne of God it would be a lesson of un.
speal>ahle value.
(cl The vision Of God. Ever afterward
have seen God face to face" and this was
the secret in part of the Transformation OF
his character.
Third Bethel. 1t will be noticed that
Jacob Is at Bethel again He has had