The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

the impotence of all his arts of sci
fishness was revealed A broken, sor
rowing old man we left him mourn
ing over Joseph, his well-beloVed, Wh'
had been lost to him.
When the Great Lessons Are Learned
In the school of adversely, life's bes
lessons are most definitely learned. Th'
crooked are often made straight by
circumstances of stress ana Sufdeh o.
sorrow 1t seems as if in the case o.
most of us our eyes do not see clearly
until they have been washed by tears
Jacob never became the man Goo
meant him to be until the best OF MS
life was over. Then we find him test
ed and trusting, with his faith trl'
umphant. God gave him more thar
ever he deserved or desired or dream
ed AS we look upon this straight enc
of a crooked life, we find it filled with
messages concerning the providence OF
God The lesson is one in simple
trustfulness.
HE who hath led will lead
All through the wilderness;
He who hath fed will feed;
He who hath blessed will bless;
He who hath heard thy cry
Will never close his ear;
He who hath marked thy faintest
sigh
viii not forget thy tear.
He loVeth always, faileth never,
So rest on him, today, forever!
'Then trust him for today,
AS thine unfailing Friend,
And let him lead thee all the way,
Who lOveth to the end.
And let the morrow rest
In his beloved hand;
His good is better than our best,
AS we shall understand
If. trusting him who falleth never,
We rest on him, today, forever!
Rising by Families.
The average American does not
make much of family ties. The pub
lie is accustomed to the spectacle of
successful men of no known ante
cedents. We are not surprised when
we find any of our conspicuous public
figures a root out of a dry ground
a great life from the most common
ergy and ambition of one is the surest
process in the elevation of all 1t is
good to see the way men stand faSt
by their families, lifting them up into
the success they have won. The aver
age successful man is not ashamed OF
his family, however deficient they may
he in the cultivation and SophlStlca-
ton which he has won for himself.
When Joseph rose he took his fam
jlv I'D with him. The old blessing of
Jehovah to Abraham and Isaac and
Jacob was a family blessing. No sell
fish individualiSm in that covenant
The children of promise were expected
TO be- as they still are, loyal to the
country which God had given them.
Joseph in prosperity not merely pro
vided for his family's material wei
fare, but he planned for their presence
at his side in the reflected lustre of
his seat of power. Assured that MS
brothers had grown to be faithful
men, he sent them back to Canaan to
bring Jacob to him.
The Great Reunion.
1t was a patriarchal pilgrimage that
slowly wendell its way down from
Canaan across the Isthmus of Suez.
With Jacob went every man, woman
and child of his family. and their re-
tanners. All his household goods ac-
companied him. The caravan was
large and leisurely. AS they drew
near to Egypt, Jacob, with his old
caution, fearing that this fairlytale
fortune was too good to be true" sent
Judah ahead to prepare the way and
to announce his coming. But it was
all true, more than true.
Not only welcome and shelter and
food awaited them at Goshen, but
Joseph himself came down riding in
state in his chariot That was a great
day for Goshen. We can hear the
huzzas of the crowds still echoing as
they acclaimed the viceroy who was
their deliverer from famine, and the
man who stood closest to Pharaoh
himself.
To the cheering multitudes. Joseph
was a dignitary; but to Jacob he was
only a long-lost son. None of the trap
pings of state gave him thought when
he flung himself forward for his faith
er's blessing. Even after these mil
lenniums, the picture draws tears to our
eyes. 1t is like to the reunion of the
prodigal and his father. With the
arms of the patriarch around his neck.
more precious than any golden chain of
office Joseph wept a long while. This
was one of the sublime hours of life
that do not come often to any one soul.
AS for Jacob. he could but cry. Now
let me die since [ have seen thy face
that thou art yet alive" Like Simeon,
he was ready to depart in peace" for
his life had won its greatest boon.
The Still Greater Reunion.
The scene is like heaven Even the
casual reader of the incident rs remind
ed of that coming day dhen
all adversities will be overpassed; |
when the separations that have
spelled sorrow will be at an end !
when hearts hungry for love will be !
fully satisfied: when loneliness will be I
by full fellowship. undim- ]
med by any earthly Misunderstanding /
The story is eloquent of the character /
of our greater Joseph who has gone on /
before to prepare a place for his breth- /
rem. AS Jacob found not only land of |
peace and plenty awaiting him. but his 4
own dearest son, so shall find in /
heaven itself. but the Beloved whose |
presence makes heaven
The Lamb is all the glory
OF Emmanuers land
Standing Up for the Folks.
Some simple. everyday suggestions !
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