The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-01

tons alive. The uses Of adversely We're
sweet to him: out Of all The Evil God c,iuCci
good. And the record OF this lite is made
for cur learning.
"'Ie thought evil against ne Mark the
word thought II is SAYING III substance:
Ic, planned. schemed for nv hurt. but We
failed. Yes, Joseph told III" secret Of his
h~rethren after many years. from the throne.
They hated him while yet Il tender child.
He had never harmed even one 81 them, but
had served them al. H sought their good.
and. with chiltlikc simplicity, trusted them.
What Is the explanation. then. of their in
cr-asing hatred? EnvY. jealousy; haired
because h" wa good. while their deeds wer'.
eva. H purity. Integrity, innocence werH
lives. '''' s'"A u ~
When tIl5y cast him in thu pit they gave
him no reason for the decd: when they
talked ananE themselves. verking some OK
PLANTATION c: his death To give thu old father
and III" C!iiiG'S friends. they could find moth
10 the baldgSt. hoileSt Justification. y wild
beast hath IevouTcd him. * thu tale they
bear back home; And. further; they sue
c~"Sifully concealed their hatred from the
father and from even Joseph himself.
Through years Of bitter, malignant AM
mostly they smiled and fawrsd ard SO ,le-
celEel that no 0I@ dreamed tina! they cher
iShe,. death in their hearts. Yet they htlei
their time. Genial. kind. going out Of thei"
way TO lull a possible $uSl icion. they Da-
guiied him into trusting hlnsel alone into
their hands. AuG now, the!: scheming sue
ccssul; their opportunity come, with I'M
utterable satisfaction they strike down their
victim.
They are in Dothan. qasturing their
ffocks. Suddenly. lifting up their eyes. thev
see 4 lad wandering. lost in the field. This
is Joseph. coming out from the distant
home to bring greetings from the aged ia
joy he hastens TO them; with murderou< de-
signs they receive him. Using his confidence
to entrap him. they se.the the lamb In its
in their power. they lose no time in deter
mining to kill Elm. Here AT hand is a deep.
dry ~cistern. Throw him in and let him die
Anl %1-rSr- lf,, IN Tho ~ riNax- iHa--o hfy1
to die Il lingering. horrible death
where now is God. the pledged guardian
of his ,~peopie. Surely, if eyer needed, be
is needed now. Alas. he is silent. The
wicked triumph; the innocent fall. And now
some travelling merchants appear, and With
them the deliverance of the child. For as
these unnatural men argue. What profit is
it if we kill our brother? Let us sell him
to the merchants. for then will We both
crafty our hatred and increase our purse
And they sell him 10 the Ishmaelites. Bet
ter die in the PIT than live Il slave to these
wandering Arabs.
"A few gears roll by. and. 10. out Of this
very evil Come wealth and power and honor
to Joseph. and now il appears there are
no accidents in Gods Kingdom: that God
knows how to manage his own business.
The wicked triumphed for the moment. but
God made their wrath to praise him. The
and to the promotion of him they thought
to destroy. And now they stand before
Joseph, the first in the great Empire. whose
nod is enough tn cost them their lives.
Their hearts melt with fear. and their knees
smite together. Brave as the tackaI. when
they hunted in packs the helpless prey:
now their fierce bark turns TO a pitiable
whine. as cringing they beg for mercy.
their cowardice adding TO their misery.
"A wicked. scheming woman is more des-
perate and dangerous than any man. Her
hatred is as fire fed with oil; her tongue
like a two-edsed sword; her ears like the
aader's, deaf to all cries of truth or pity.
And she is the more cruel. because her
fury is unrelenting. 1t was Lady Macbeth
who killed the King: it was Jael who drove
the nail through the temples of her sleep
ing guest. Such a woman conspired to ruin
Joseph.
Seeking TO use him for her own wicked
ends and failing she easily finds / wav
to compass his destruction. And thus it
comes to pass that Joseph is cast from his
high position into the dungeon. where the
Kings prisoners are kept. Oh! the dark
ness-the hopelessness-the despair. Where
is God. the guardian? Was II for this he
rescued his servant from the hands or
wicked men. Joseph il now in the power
of an enemy even more merciiess-a woman
hating him for his virtue.
"And for more than two long weary
years. he fingered in prison. But God was
with him. He who temper the wind to the
shorn lamb raised up friends in his hard
life.' raised him up to a place of honor,