Evening journal., 1906-11-19
ON CHOOSING
THE BETTER PART
DR.. Wyatt Points Some Les
sons From DiSObedienCe
Of Lots Wife
STUNNING MODERN SOOOMS

DIR. c. T. Wyatt in Harrison Street
Church yesterday morning drew some
pertinent lessons from the text Lots
Choice" 1t was sermon full Of good
advice to young persons. DR.. Wyatt
said:
AT the age Of 20. Abraham, in obe-
dience to a divine command, left Haran
and started for Canaan. Lot, his
nephew, the son of his elder brother
accompanied him. Between the uncle
and nephew there was a strong per-
sonal friendship. Abraham was en-
gagged in raising stock and was rich in
cattle, in silver and gold. Lot also had
hocks and herds and tents. Both We're
extensively engaged in stock culture.
At length there arose a strife between
the herdsmen. Sharp words were pass
ed, and, perhaps, blows were inflicted.
Abraham's servants were struggling
for the best pasture lands; so were
Lots. When Abraham heard about the
dissension he was distressed; he did
not want the pleasant relations between
him and his nephew strained.
Abraham said 20 Lot, Let there be
no strife, 1 pray thee, between my
herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we be
brethren. Is not the whole land be-
fore thee? If thou wilt take the left
hand then 1 viii 80 to the right; or If
thou depart to the right hand then I
will go to the left This was very
magnanimous in Abraham. Sooner than
have his friendship with Lot broken,
he would give to his nephew the first
choice, although Lot was inferior 70
him in rank. Abraham might have
justly reserved the first choice for him.
self Mofe than likely he took Lot in
with him on shares until the young
man got a good start. Besides, the.
covenant was made with Abraham.
But few men would have acted with
such magnanimity. But Abraham was
unselhsh and would sooner suffer wrong
than become embroiled with his
nephew. The Canaanite and Perizzite
were in the land. Abraham and Lot
were the representatives of the one
true and living God; it would never
do for these men to have a falling
out, and not be/on speaking terms.
These heather people would have had
a poor opinion Of their religion if they
had qrarreled and wrangled.
s'stg hding on the mountain east Of
Bethti Lot surveyed the land. He be-
held all the plain Of the Jordan that
it was well watered everywhere. The
plain was even as a garden of the
Lord, fertile and productive. Abra-
ham chose the barren hills of Bethel.
Lot was a keen business man. He was
ambitious to become rich. His choice
was selfish. He did not ask, win this
choice promote my spiritual interests2
advantage than about the spiritual
welfare of his family. Sometimes a
Methodist will move into a town whore
some other denomination has higher
social standing, and purely from self
ish motives viii forsake the church i'm
which ne has been Graded. All such
are half-brothers of Lot.
1.-TWO young men visit a young lady.
One is wealthy but morally bankrupt.
The parents. however. have dreams
tinged with the mans gold. The other
young fellow is honest and industrious.
but poor. often the daughter is en-
couraged to carry the man Of wealth.
Notwithstanding his immortality. Some
of our American heiresses have mar
ried titled noblemen abroad, who have
no money and less character. For the
most part these international marriages
have been unhappy. Miss Anna Gould
this past week has secured a divorce
from Count Boniface de Castelane. In
the eleven years the Count spent eight
millions Of Jay Gould's money and sub
jected this heiress to shocking indig-
mites She viii now lose her title ana
she has paid a large price for her ex-
perience.
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