Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
SATURDAY NIGHT
NII SERMONS
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AS THE TwIG IS BENT.

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Jacob started out to succeed by hook
or crook. aud IL was mostly by crook.
| lie long since was dead. but all his
crookedness Is recorded In the book.
| That's the way God writes biography.
He conceals nothing. Noah gets drunk.
Abraham lies. Moses let's by his TEN.
per. David commits adultery. Peter
swears. and it's all written. Ever see
human biography written that wayf
Never. either on tombstones or In
book The biography Of the Bible Is
one of the strongest incidental proofs
OF It's divinity.
Jacob was the second born OF twins.
| No two born ON opposite sides the
globe could be more different. Bodily
| appearance temperament. character
they were strangely unlike. Esau
was sportsman. loved the chase. cared
more for good broth than good birth.
right Jacob was plain man. home
body. man OF thought rather than man
of action. Before they We're born God
said second should be- first God al.
ways begins with second birth Mar.
vel not that said unto you We must
| he born again" The last was FIRST.
II was stamped on him that he should
rule. MS II is stamped on the bird that
II should ny.
| A Bargain Dear to Two.
Rebecca. the mother. can't see how II
IL TO be done: the birthrIght Is the old
| A. ,.,I .frff pot trht al
must he In tight place: she Will help
him ont When the devil tries 10 at
tend to the Lords affairs he makes
| bad fist Of IT, Jacob Is keen. sharp.
shrewd. tricky. crooked Esau comes
| In from long hunt frantic for food.
smells savory dish Of venlson incob is
preparing Jacob secs the deep hun
ger IN his eye. what will you give
me-" what viii you takc:" Your
brthright. AN unreasonable price.
But I'll die n don't get something to
eat" The bargains made. Bargains!
what will you eive;" What Will
you takc:' Jacob was the father Of
modern bargain counter. The bargain
day and the bargain counter are the
crowded day and the crowded counter.
| This Is q bargain age The world Is
turned into buyers and sellers. Jacobs
and EsauS
, Now. 10 fool the blind father. Esau
II hairy Jacob will have 10 disguise
| face and hands II am afraid ! will
get caught and he will curse instead OF
bless me" That sounds modern It's
all right to lie II you're not caught.
says the world David Hume said,
Adultery II nothing II not known"
STEALING Is crime II you're so clum-
sy rs to get caught" taught the Spar
! tan mother That sounds like today
Crime is not criminal II IL the get
ting caught that Is criminal The real
! Jail Is out OF doors.
1.-THE Plays the Thing"
| They cover Jacobs hands with skin
Of q kid They're not going to hell
! lie-only net one Jacob goes to his
acting Blind father asks. who art
thou" Jacob hadn't counted on ques
! lions But there's no hope for Il; II
must be answered II am Esau. thy
frstborn. How Jacob trembles. lie
didn't expect to go IN It SO deep. The
robber doesn't plan 10 kill. Jacob
doesn't recover from the first question
until there's n second. How Is IL
thou hast found II so quickly" There's
no backing out now. Because the
| Lord brought II TO me" The devil
| brought IT, But no matter There's
something suspicious about the voice
! Art thou my very son Esau:" VIII
I the old man never be done question
/ Ing? Out IL comes II am" Jacob
acted one lie and had to tell three TO
| get out Of Il and then only got into II
more deeply Does that sound pain.
fully familiar TO you and me? One sin
demands another.
| Oh. what "A tangled web we weave
| When FIRST we practice TO decelve
| Jacob receives the blessing hassens
out 10 wipe the sweat from his brow
and says. I'm glad that's ended at
last" Ended? II has only begun.
Remember the Kansas intidel who
wrote to his county newspaper: Il
plowed my field on Sunday. planted II
Ou NhilNtNfh IT. tht IT, uuShtb
Il and hauled II In on sunday. have
more corn per acre than has been
cribbed In the county this October"
The editor printed the letter and put
under II In capitals. God doesn't al
ways settle his debts in October"
The Mills OF the Gods.
Because judgment against an evil
work Is not executed speedily men
think God has forgotten. Though the
mills Of God grind slowly. they do not
cease TO grind For tifty years II looked
as II Jacobs sin was forgotten. but II
wasn't God doesn't always settle his
accounts IN October Jacob slew kid
TO deceive his father. aud his sons slew
q kid 10 deceive him and break his
heart Jacob lied 10 his father. and his
sons lied to him. The evil that men do