Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
Jacob sW resting
With God
Ry Rev W ~ cs-,~asfia., Hurhold,
Para Methodist Church. Chicago

WIZ NV ~ Ah'f ~ fttFPh AHhh
bless me'-"enes's 1a
Two brothers have been aeparn,.s
for twenty years" said Rev Mr.
Carvardine "rhev nar,ed In nnx.r
Fsau. the elder vowed In ai,y Jacob
the Younger for rohhinr him n, his
birth rixh, 7, wn. n had arnir nm,
time had wrought n change
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"V'''' "". oe.'e .'e
rars NJ ,.oci. rha ,o,,,,,, hro,har
had been n wa,ser.r bn, had yn,h.r
Cd ahou, hin, he tna,s,ry a., .hra,.,,
trading. n large fortune. Now with
his herds. servants and family he In
moving back to the country OF his
early days. News IL brought that Esau
Is coming to meet jacob. and in fear
the latter imagines that there is still
hatred In his heart. He seeks 10 pro
pitiatc his brother with magnificent
gifts. sends his focks and family over
the brook and beside the stin waters
OF Jabbok he has the struggle OF his
life.
Jacobs vres,l,pr with IN. ary., "a
the struggle Of n soul with h,. cod
Jacob was a racemak.r lie had .uf.
fered In many vava nv his fraud nor.
petrated on Fsau I'm, Jacob IVA. tho
greater man Of the two and hv ,,yh,
OF character and ,n,ell.c, xas h.,,.,
nued for the bIr,h.rixht and the ,re..
,iva which !, g,vo h,,, ~ 90. r.,
The result was an illustration OF the
survival of the fttest
Man must au,yer for tho ox,, NJ, h..
done. but he can ria. auner,or ,o ~.
mistakes and blunders Of h,. vou,h
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lected pbvs,colIv ba h..nna. -,
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sn,r,,uaItv ha h,.a,,a. -,
ward God and ,,,,,. ,,.,. :.
M, tho dr.,rar. "a -. !,
who have played the great par, In IN.
worlds drama. II is rather the strur.
glers and wrestlers who have wropgb,
out the great things fpr humanity
When on the morrow Jacob had fouxh,
hts battle and had halted upop his
thigh. he had crossed the Jahhok n
new man. He had crossed his splr,,naI
Rubicon and had burned the hr,dga.
behind him and went ou, to new m.
..rau
4, ~. -. ms man
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-. -" :" ues ana
49,. vi al
~ -, -" y" ,,".'"' AMY ana
swor 80 ,ha sam.s,. n"' - 'ne an.
W., q, -. y, ,ne sou'
-. -, w .ne INJURY o'
'n'0' us con
,sr,a,.t,,' '"s es .nins' Una. ,n"' 'ie ou. so mys-
conception. All mon in greater Or ,ass
degree have this demand ~ ~. ,rna-
nature for an answer 10 the aosr -,
die of life and tho fu,ure
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his waaLna.s 10 rs, us s'..ns.n IA
yroa,os, hlas.,n - 49,. eu rs 'ne
rnan hs,,,s.' ,.,is u, ~ ".s ,te mhsh
da,aa,od =. % ~. - ae ""i oe
g,orv hu, ha I'm ;, -, ~. a"u n.s seii,
s,ren1,h ,h,, matas 60. /" na,, - tae sou' ,,.
p.,,sr ,o Ioso so,ao ,h,n IT, - noo'.i ,iie
one.s sntr,,,,a, -. Ts .Han " 'ose
sc,rs ,ha, ara 80. 80. - are sonie
,ha davII MI az. a'ns si'ner
na.,a~ -, ~ VI ''ou VIII.