The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10
(Ry WILLIAM Il. ELLIS.)

(Ry WILLIAM L. ELILS.)
An aged father is the center OF this
story. For weeks VIC have been OBJ
serving his sons. Prior 20 that We mad
sen this patriarchal figure OF JACOB
IN the ~zestful strength Of his conf
dent youth. Now he comes 10 us in
a new guise and we take a farewell
look at this character.
Through stiffness and sinuosities
and shrewdness and win, we nave 1ol-
lowed the career Of JACOB. we nave
seen him matching wits with ms
father. his brother, his uncle. lie was
crafty and cunning and sure TO get
the better of every small bargain.
We nave also shared the visions OF
Jacob when the man that he might
ne haunted the man that was. AS his
soul CROPPED upwards and struggled
with its own old self, we have watch
ed him win victories. We have seen
his soul grow by sorrow and defeat
when the impotence of all his arts of
~selilshEcss was revealed. A broken,
sorrowing old man we left him
mourning over joseph, his well-De-
loyeu. who had been lost to him..
When The Great Lessons Are Learned
In the school Of adversely, life's best
lessons are most definitely learned.
n crooked are often made straight
by circumstances Of stress and burden
OF sorrow. IT seems as if in the case
OF most OF us our eyes do not see
clearly until they have been washed
by tears. Jacob never became the
man God meant him TO be until the
best OF his life was over. Then we
find him tested trust, with his
faith triumphant. God gave him more
l.. than ever he deserved or desired or
dreamed. As we look upon this
straight end Of a croke life. we find
il filed with messages concerning the
providence of God. The lesson is one
in simple truthfulneSs.
"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
Will not forget thy tear.
He loveth always, faileth never,
So rest on him, today, forever!
II 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 understands
II, trusting him who faileth never,
We rest on him. today, f%orever."
Rising by Families.
The average American does nc
make much Of family ties. The publ
is accustomed to the spectacle of sue
cessful men Of no known antecedents
We are not surprised when we fin
any Of our conspicuous public f1gure
q rot out of q dry ground-a grea
life from the most commonplace en-
vironment. Yet this very energy an
= $1,000
in the elevation OF all. 1t is good t
see tho way men stand fast by thei
families, lifting them up into the sue
cess they have won. The average SIC
cessful man is not ashamed of hi
family. however deficient they may b
in the cultivation and sOphiSticatiO
which he has won for himself.
When Joseph rose ne took his fam
lily up with him.. The old glessin
Of Jehovah to Abraham and Isaac an
Jacob was "a family blessing. y
selfish individualism in that covenan
The children of promise were e.
pected to be, as they still are, 10y
to the country when God has give
them. Joseph in prosperity not mer'
~ provided for his family's matters
welfare. but he planned for the
presence at his side in the refecte
iustre Of his seat of power. Assure
that his brothers had grown to
faithful men. he sent them back
Canaan TO bring Jacob to him.
The Great Reunion.
1t was a patriarchal pilgrimage tn
slowly wendell it's way down fro
Canaan across the IsthmuS Of Sue
With Jacob went every man, woms
and child Of his family. and the
retainers. All his household GOO
accompanied him. The caravan w
large and leisurely. AS they DIRE
near TO Egypt. Jacob. with his o
caution. fearing that this fairy-ta
fortune was too good To be true
sent Judah ahead to prepare the W
and to announce his coming. But
was all true, more than trde.