The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-18
SUNDAY SERMONS 7
PREACHED BY MARION PASTORS


many years had interviewed, we find
linn returning to his old homo, with
"a great retinue of servants, great u
wealth. and bringing with him his l
family. AS he nears his home, the I
news is brought TO him, that Esau |
with a barge band OF followers, is |
coming to meet him Then Jacob be-
comes afraid and divides his forces !
IT, such a manner as to ward off any |
attack made by Esau. in the night |
he steals away across little brook |
to think alone. While he is here, he
is visited by man with whom he
wrestles.
Here it was in the quiet Of the
midnight hour, when Jacob was
alone that the blessing came to him
which changed his name from Jacob
-Supplantcr. to Isracl-Prince of God.
Some say there was no real man who
came TO Jacob and wrestCl with him
at midnight that it was only the con-
nict i'm the soul Of Jacob which was
so mighty as to cause an outward
M mis- cstion. There is some danger
in t,hs Interpretation. for If we be-
licvc this, we may he tempted to the
uriza on other subjects of the Bibic.
Scma say, "What Is the difference
how you believe the Bible, just so YOU
mauisfestation. There is some dangc:
! is this. The shell and the kernel
W ere made To- grow together, the she'll
& protect the kernel. So 1 say it is
dangerous thing TO take away the
real words Of the Bible. SO ! believe
that it was a real man, tangible
lantagonist who wrcstlcd with Jacob.
And yet ! also believe that it was
typical unseen struggle, for spiritual
lacuvitics do put their impress on the
outward appearance.
"That there is 81 spiritual conflict
is known to everyone here today. Bat
there arc many different kinds. You
IJcorre who are older, who have al
ready climbed the hill Of life and are
! looking back from the summit, You
know more about the struggle than
the younger people. Sometimes 1t is
sorrow that comcs-when a dear one
WIS taken from you and you cried
out in the bitterness Of your heart
against God. Sometimes It is fin
Iancial crisis. sometimes lifc's destiny
| ltUUHb III INC Idlbllit -''lls A'Nf NON
know al about IT all the pain and bur-
den. But that was not the struggle
of the soul. Thgt was not the strug-
gle that Jacob had.
"Thcrc were two elements which
! entered into the struggle of Jacob.
There was guilt because Of the way
ihr had cheated his father and robbed his
lmothcr Fears because lGslu w. coming
lie was thrown into a terrific strug-
| gle cn pwrul dread ana alarm, and
ne hogan 10 cry out good ha morciful
10 me a sinncrD An, yes, even today
people have To wrcstlc because of sin.
Jacob was lcft alone. When we COM"
into the hour Of conflict, we want
To- be done. That IS III" great reed
of everyday life. That is the reason
lwhy we live such shallow lifes It Is
ccausc we never get away 10 ourscl-
yes We are too much In the glitter
land glare OF worldly things. No man
can live PROFOUNDLY, unless he gets by
himself. our lives arc big enough i'm
a way. There is plenty Of extension,
but no intcnsion. No man is profound
It's religious, until he has learned to
get away alone with God.
"Jacob was lcrt alone. But not for
long. There came 90 him "a mysterious
lsrangcr, a man ana yet, J cob said:
u have seen God face To face lie
was a man, and also Goldman lie
was a man i'm order that He might
focl Jacobs need. lie was God In
order that lie might satisfy that need.
Jesus Christ came to help Jacob. ana
lie comes to help people just the s1mc
today when you come 10 the strug-
gle of your life Jesus, your Saviour
Is there to help YOU"