The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-02-25

passion. The proper wish for the
bride at her wedding day Is q mutt
tude OF sons. The friendly salutatioh
of the wayside is a wish for posterity-
ChildIessness is counted the worst
form of d~esolation. The picture 81
Hannah in anguish in the ~tabeTnacie
fairly represents a host OF oftIhi'i
women. Their Is no non-ChriStian
land which hiss not its popular shf'nco
devoted TO the prayers OF those VIZ
long for children. sorro"
of sorro~s was that ne had no son.
All that Jehovah might ofa2r MN
seemed but little as he faced a chl!o-
less grave. Hear the sob in his words
as he cries, 80 Lord hoFa "hat
wilt thor give me seeing | go cniio-
less. and he that shall be pos5eSsoI
Of nv house is EiieZer OF damascus:
Then came the promise Whlch, Hke
many gifts of God. was 50 great anu
overwhelming as to be incredible. FOR
definitely and in terms, JefoFah coN-
enanted with Abraham that he should
have a son. He babe him Look now
toward heaven. and number the stars.
II thou be able to number them; ana
he said unto him., So shall thy seed be.
And he believed in jehovah: and he
reckoned it to him for righteousness.
By his own great name. ana by ms
past protection and providence. Je-
| hovah pledged himself that the OF
spring OF Abraham should be like
stars Of the heaven
The Old Promisc-rhc Present War.
Then was performed the rite of the
| blood AS instructed, Abra-
ham took a three year old heiref. q
three year old she-goat. a dove and z
young pigeon. and dividing these
beasts asunder he laid each half Owe,
against the other half, in n familiar
rite of the blood covenant. While II
watched over them a smoking furnace
and a flaming torch passed between
the several pieces, and II: fell into "a
deep sleep and again. and with ampli-
fcation. the covenant was renewed,
and to Abraham it was promised that
after q period OF bondage his descend
ants should return M possess the
land.
One L step softly in dealing
with prophecy. But it is significant
that in this our own day there IS a
worldwide movement for the return
OF the children OF Abraham to their
patrimony. Perha 2s as many as q
hundred thousand Jews are now in
Palestine. The outcome OF the pres
eDt war With Turkey will probably be
An opportunity for :ewS to settle ir
Palestine rs they may please. Since
Jerusslem Eel! to Titus there has neve,
been a day 50 full Of hope as the pres
eEt for the Jews who wish to go zach
!. to Palestine.
The proof OF this old O.
the ancient Scripture Is found in thu
Jews themselves. We must read tn
promise made to Abraham in the ligh
OF our present knowledge OF twelv,
g million Of his descendants scatteres
: everywhere. No persecution has beel
: able to e~xtingui"h them or destro.
, their racial purity. Nor has any othe
people ever een equally under tn
6 yoke OF oppression. Despite their in
describable and centuries long suffer
: ing. the Jews still live and still multi
G ply. Down the Tigris river in OIL
Babylon. they may be found living il
3 poverty. but newly coming to oppoz
tunity. All over Eurone and Americ
y this dispersion is found.
II The children Of Abraham bear will
e ness to the covenant OF Abraham
: Gods word Is tho surest thing in hi.
n tory. His promises are made goo<
= Kings and empires have entered int
thousands OF treaties since this cow
~ nant was made between one man an
Is Jehovah, but most OF these have bee
!" forgotten, and all save the contempt
raneous mes hav been abrogated I
y time. This covenant still runs tt
III treaty holds good today. "Abraha,
" 1t to him for righteousness" The co
enant-keeping God, who IL the G<
as OF the fathers, Is still the God OF the
no children
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
he There Is more chance for = crtpp
no on the right road. than for q raceF Z