Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-05

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Jahzeel and Cunt and Jezer and Shil-
lem. These are the sons OF Billah,
whom Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and these she bare unto
Jacob: all the souls were seven. All
the souls that came with Jacob into
Egypt that came out Of his loins, be-
sides Jacobs sons wives, all the
souls were threescore and six, and
the sons Of Joseph who were born
to him in Egypt, we're two souls; all
the souls of the house Of Jacob that
came into Egypt were three score
and ten.
"And he sent Judah before him
unto Joseph, to show the way before
him unto Goshen; and they came in
to the land Of Goshen. And Joseph
made ready his chariot. and went up
to meet Israel his father to Goshen;
and he presented himself unto him,
and fell on his neck, and wept on his
neck good while. And Israel said
unto Joseph, now let me die, since
have seen thy face, that thou art
yet alive. And Joseph said unto his
brethren, and unto his fathers house.
will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and
will say unto him, my brethren, and
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land Of Canaan, are come unto me;
and the men are shepherds, for they
have been keepers Of cattle; and they
have brought their docks, and their
herds and all that they have. And
It shall come to pass, when Pharaoh
shall call you, and shall say, what
Is your occupation? that ye shall say.
Thy servants have been keepers OF
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both we and our fathers: that We may
dwell in the land Of Goshen; for every
shepherd is an abomination unto the
Egyptians"
When the Past Becomes Plain.
When we look backward the provi-
dences Of God become plain. The
why" of the experiences which once
troubled us most Is usually revealed
by time. Disasters in the long look,
become triumphs, adversely appears as
truest prosperity; and our unanswer-
ed prayers cause us to praise wise
father who has led us by way We
know not. The providence in Joseph's
tragic career was clear as the ruler
stood in the presence of the family !
whose life his was to preserve. Even
Joseph could not see the still great
or purposes of God in bringing Israel
into Egypt s
An anonymous little article, "An'
swered Prayer" is floating through |
the religious press; and it illustrates I
this phase Of the days lesson:
He asked for riches that he might
achieve; he was made weak that ne
might obey.
"He asked for health that he might
do greater things; he was given in
trinity that he might do better things.
HE asked for riches that he might
be happy; he was given poverty that
he might be wise.
"He asked for power that he might
have the praise of men; he was given
weakness that he might feel the need
of Cod
"He asked for all things that he
might enjoy life; he was given life
that he might enjoy all things, 4
"1e has received nothing that he
asked for; all that he hoped for His
prayer was answered"
The Forgiven Offenders.
Somebody has said that one Of the
distinctive doctrines Of the Christian
religion is its teaching concerning
forgiveness All Of us who know life
understand that there is ever need
of forgiveness Men wrong u.s. We
wrong men. Hurts befall us along
all the way. Misunderstanding are
as certain as existence itself, Frail
humanity does unkind deeds, unjust
deeds, hurtful deedse Anybody might
be tempted to selfpity If he were to
recount the injustices he has suffered;
and that would be weak and wrong. T.
More wholesome Is 1t to recall the
times we have wounded our broth ers,
and have had need of their forgive
ness. ~
Hate hurts the hater; forgiveness
feeds the forgiven. Vindictiveness is
vinegar in the soul. Revenge is not
sweet; it is the bitterest morsel man
may taste. The Joseph way OF mag
nanimity is the way Of the great;
and it is the way of God. Joseph
forgave his brothers, and gave him.
self to them in lavish brother love-
That is the only way to forgive.
"Nagging" over a closed incident Is
the devils imitation of the divine
doctrine Of forgiveness. God blots
out the sins he, forgives, and remem-
bers them no more. The great teach
er, in the model prayer, lays such
stress upon human forgiveness that he
makes the forgiveness dependent
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