The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-09

ues quickeWod. Abraham IS still lead
ing souls through tke Cr OF material
advantages In the Canaan If fellow
ship with the Father.
Some Of Us are like Isaac. only lit
tie links between greater lives and
ourselves But II Is a great thing TO |
pass on the faith from a great father. |
Ike Abraham. 20 a great son like ia
cob.
The days call for leadership In
thoughts Of the Jewish, founding who
became an Egyptian aristocrat. and
then gave up all in order To save his
own people. Moses stands for equip
ment. remuneration. obedience 10 "a
call and patient service of a thought
less people. To choose leadership is
10 choose TO suffer affliction. 1t ac-
cepts ingratituie and reviung-bat IL
still moves on toward better things.
DIR. Crawford grips students with
his stories of African lions. We all
like adventure heroism. There are
few characters in history which fiji
out the portrait of a hero more fuify
than Caleb, the stout-hearted spy in
youth, and the valiant IN
old age, b strong and OF good cour-
age" rings from every line OF that
biography.
Probably in those feminist days the
story Of ann is out Of date. She
sought a son and no other career. And
she bore her trouble 10 the refuge
through ages the house of God. Like
q million mothers she prevailed
through prayer. Samuel became the
expression of her responsibility. her
great gift TO God and the nation. The
tender solicitude of this godly mother
points to every woman the GIvin~ss
expression Of Woman'S life.
The man who has the insight to
know his own work, and the courage
to resist all calls to turn aside from
it. is a modern Nehemiah
Saul had size of stature. but moi
| size of soul. He looked like a kine
l and acted like a p%oltroon. Taller b,
! a head (than all his feliows) vas thi.
2 first king of Israel. but-a warning t,
D all who judge by outward appearance
his height and his handsomenes
0 did not keep him from being a failur
: as a king n as a man.
Out of the boyish devotion, his mid
life valor. and his old-age sin. Davi'
e wrote songs which are today the bes
vocaliZation of humanity's expert
e ences. Great David. Poor David
What a magnificent succesS-and fail
h ure-he was. But at least his Hf
turned to God as a wandering pigeo
d to its nest. That in all Of nfe's expo
riences we may still find God is tn
# great lesson Of this sweet singer {
Ie Israel.
IL A man with the bark on a Wi
i derness dwell er. a rugged, fearies
e feFce-speaking prophet of the hishe.
truth he had learned-such was FL
1t lah. But a woman scared him and
fed and cried for death. Yes, TT
d great-man had moods, and the pr
A. phet is oftener discouraged than II
IN world suspects. Let us be conSideral
k of these bearers of Gods message, b,
ID by no means coddle them. The wi
re derness helps make the prophet.
l. Versatility is lauded nowadays, ar
e, when the quality is being praised {
d not forget to cite little old Paul. Il
r Tarsus Jew. as a conspicuous instanc
II, Learned ecclesiastical lawyer; darir
Id defender Of the old faith; equally yea
Gus OF the new, when he had on
seen it in its true light; indefatigab
;. traveller; a conrade and teacher
the plain folk; a journeyman ten
IN maker; a keen debater and eloque
lawyer; a profound philosopher: /,
s. immortal writer; and, above all els
of a humble saint and lear friend
Jesus Christ-such was this one m;
who's imposes upon humanity is I
day greater than hat Of Napoleon
lis the Caesars.
at =
Id. The theme OF Bible characters is
rit most endless, calling for a library
volumes. There were twelve W.
ell kept near h person Of Jesus; t
en- ministering women: the evangeli
M and writer's, like Mark and Luke; I
young men. life Timothy and TIT
in the characters who appear for an
slant in the gospel story, like Nicoe
mus and Joseph OF Arimathea. a
nd Cyrus Of Cyrene. But most Of all, I
ir- thought returns to Him who is [
rs first and the last, that
to Perfect Life in perfect labor writ:
tar Jesus. Good Paragon. Thou Crys
Christ"