The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-15
CALL OF ABRAM
THE STORY

nd -Four centuries and a quarter have passed since tbs Flood Noah himself
sgnken in sin Is tn. old. The goodness md severity u God in tn Deiase
1ss had Of built a .a. is ds ro9 tower n who's lofty stories sTs . 3 a refuge in
ehR osoTnt Of then ihe r Igst31q no n its I nms s M scattered ALTERED it broad The frs,
s a%ad oR sn o, . as ' Cod IAe %ef Ss f fni hssod md Te Changed ih s. As sfCEy c f1o 'h sg
Ssins as Ss n p show the people given % hose s1qs. I%RoFsHaes ssaany
mse, me cnerseney lie lie, the stream o human lie do% Or, " not Arrest % St
a , TmG i stan Re 9nn S0m mp. pa5e and bad II u IN a channel he had pre-
Wa a n caprdoHs 5ayoTHism- The design IA to bless all humanity by
done" as n finer eaempiacntiOn than in the selection 20 the eT prOgen tor
Physically. la.eMsoiqary. spiritually. : he Na as 'GeadsN D man for SI 1%e sour' 'nf Els
h 62s,6 his n tell Tst lie was ready for the glorious appearance that ap
R mane by r,.A AS.am was the ass Of pnsrfm atneTs. the first cmiErant i'm
sran nate q apple TEg and %"a FraPe Fl 4e iet r sne Eissa aGm r,v 9f gf Th e9 G Ss'i 5sv Po me
house. to become n'h hen %efpeSF a TGipTTS md gC n ms Sp"n"Y k'n% W6 far fa,he rs
Epsue to The Hebrews. "pSm%onqF the fpsli heroes hoTe sF of fath "a nSr 10 % r m
viii with nasa ,ea + e heard b Divine call. and BY fT1 he oSsyea. going out
' tain Be- s Is. 'i saGls Win 84s s;Sss% e : :Ss% IND s$ 9 sSs 5;ss 49, nj %ss. = g SS 4 q ! took =,
hat ' his " fren %' s a@ Ti Sc G @n a h 9e5anf his 80 enemies maSS h Gods u sne ss W n IS IS %
ness Of tim The Messiah would BE- born. Three verses !ua %s tue
he dcseT. Is COLUMBUS iandins o on The s shore 90 o. 81 the New @R %or S' u a9fRl ID
S S@%@ % the s%i land a a"d 3s ii i5hsS BIZ asS 10 "1 3Sa GfP promise 'n'' a" altar and
THE TEACHERS LANTERN
The genesis Of anything has peculiar fascination We never tire Of
G fmpo%an T Taaaf ola s,r gsa'' 'nst Sriat e,: .s r TO 5s 1 Ss AIN 5 ar.a n n 's.s mos.
stream to whose bosom The oracles OF God w@c commGi,t"d for "t~~entty' cen
he possible important function it may p-rorm IN the 6" '%' Of the KING I'M"
Som Of G Sl, make att an a.sraS,,e study taor, should be made to
salient rats ere fat6, resolution, couraee military tact. @ar4a"imity i-
Sr da y ~S re r :Se S s.Gi on IN tho, ~m gl lb--aaam would he a good man ,-
deals faithfully with the characters II portTays Il presents them not ideally.
but. as they actually we're Among Legends oucornin Abraham ono
rom the Koran describes him as secretly uolrshcd In n ave until he grow
up Coming TO the mouth OF the cave for the. first time he secs a star and
cries. "Thts is my God" But the star fades before III" moon and he
acknoNledses the latter a his god Bnt when the sun rose ne turned in
adoraton to H. until Il in turn sank-thcn tho patriarch cried Neither star
nor moon: nor sun shall BE- my God. but he who mad" rho heavens and the
Garth By whatever process. Abraham had shaken of the poiytheism and
dohty q his fathers N a monothestc and Messiah aspr1nE. Probably
This came abont through the direct tutelace ~ God Through this
fascinating narrative as through q tissue curtain on ices the Christian He
needed He breaks away from m old environment lie makes a transro on
mean ono who Ia. crossed Owe and 10 refer to the passage OF tho
Euphrate~ The Christian starts FOR q better land assuring mis- heart with
t" faitlfIlness O.. the promt~er Uc shows by his manner oc life that no
regards himself as q pilgrim. He might go back 10 his old life u he wanted
tc-as Abraham might have m back to Nesopotama. but did not tie
resrsh his tar4 as no JOURNEYS on Io SIS Gods witness ~ he goes.o b5eryaF.
OF all observers. hi light and nit .the avo- of all about him lie ha bf ono
othe~ river TO cross and that IS Jorlan-and then he enters n sveetf fields
% Canaan r paid Abraham well. and that fr " worlds. TO obey
God. Present day obedience 10 God has promise II the life that nv is. an
cf that which IS to come \ lasting and good fame rs tho Eft o.
God Il will make thy uame great" Terah il the tyne -
those Who fall by The a yin tho march 70 the land ~ promise Terah,
started for the highlands or Canaan. but 10 settled N n ft