The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-02-18
RELIGIOUS
WORLD
poosI>C COUNTRY OR CITY.
,be International Sunday School Les.
con Fol February p -, "AbFa9n n
I,t." Gcn. 1S:1-10.
by William T. Ellis.

20 , little man who a grown
'..bby under his rich relatives shad-
q sn5 who then played the fool when
&c started out Observation-Disclosures
!. he characters In b famous story
.n,ch more than twenty-five million
sunday echooi ioiA VIA etuuS LIE
Sees.
when a point of decision n eepa-
ton was reached, one man chose the
,oau,yy, with its open spaces and its
,ime 10 think about God and the eter-
nj y~eyities; the other wanted to ge&
-,.cb quickly, and he chose to be near
The most wicked city In the world,
spon moving INTO It. Tne nFst mar Is
mo ~ the heroes OF history: the other
tayr,y scapes infamy. The story Is a
.tudy In success and it, elements.
of course the reader recognizes Abb
rahsln, the pioneer. the pilgrim, the
srogen!tor; and his selfish nephew,
S1ot. Back in Canaan, after the
fortunate episode in Egypt, they faced
he future and chose their separate
vsys.
The Man Who "CAme Back"
~,brahaIn's principles. had taken q
short vacation while he was In Egypt.
In a moral slump, Of which he was
mis- wife. BY one Of those half truths,
shjch are the worst kind Of lies, he
had said she was his sister, and allow
cd Pharaoh to take her, thus saving
his skin at the cost Of his honor.
pharaoh was plagued because Of the
possession of Sarah, and when the
truth WAS learned he was glad to get
rid Of this visitor from the East
This experience in Egypt, and Of
shamed and disciplined Abraham. He
Rad learned his lesson. Morally he
"csme back a real instance of the
eternal truth that God gives III man
who is down a chance to get up.
Gathering together their goods.
Abraham and Lot, with their families
started on the slow pilgrimage back to
southern Canaan, which in the text il
called the south just as all Arabia
is called the east" by the people OF
Syria. Perhaps the route Of Abraham
and Lot was through Sinai and Petra,
che same which the Children Of Israel
followed centuries later when they
came up out Of Egypt Possibly he
crossed over from what is now Suez
and then along the common route
along the eastern a. Of the Medi'
terranean. Far up above Sidon, OF
Ahe seashore road, I one day met {
caravan of canels whose owner were
taking them down 20 Egypt to sell
They followed the immen1orial coas
Joute.
In form. the pilgrimage of Abra
nam and Lot WAS not different fron
that which may be seen today in tn
Same country. Slow footed awkwar,
ramcls bore the tents and rugs AM
primitive housekeeping utensils. Tn
hocks OF sheep were pastured as the,
travelled. 1t was the traditional pic
tire of a patriaEchal nomad.
Nn Ancient Rich Man.
No Wall street rumors affecte'
|h'ahaNS wealth. Instead of stock
ne bad stock, INT he could see hi
wealth with his eyes every day. ]
addition to his sheep and camels an
horses and donkeys, he had n stOr
=" h'lion which Was carried IN tn
"amcls that were kept nearest to tn
'h"ik himself and stored in his ter
~ night. The retainerS were not or
~ shepherds and cameleers and hus
eanomen. but they were warriors
Wei. Abraham had TO be prepared I
oelend his property all along til
way even as when I crossed the Jol
van poor Arabs attached themselv'
" ny caravan, helping In the pitchin
VI inc tent and other labor in retur
Tor ne protection afforded them.
Win riches SO close to nature,
ads very natural for Abraham TO b
49, that his property was by the ii
Nof of Jehovah. just az Job. contrar
We, felt that the loss of his foe
ann herds was IL clear mark of divil
'~ispleasure.
The Place Of Memory.
ir}Velers in Ireland may occasiO
"HA see a returned American standil
VT a heap Of stones that was once
..""uaso and musing over the hor
.nst ne left in boyhood. The exil,
neat returns to its place Of sacr
memories. Abraham went back
pne'hei. Their ne saw still standil
ne altar he had erected to JehOv;
wen they convenanted togeth'
What memories surged through
.nand! o his soul was anguish
MN remorse for his lapse in EgyI
'hastened. spiritualized man at {
~ altar he renewed his vow on
more 10 Jehovah.
iAls spiritual experienc. rea
moro 10 Abraham than has travels
nus accumulation Of wealth. T