The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-23

main details will not be out of place
those knowing OF the lessons which
nave been our theme for this quarter
Will remember that they have told OF
the career of Abraham; how he left
his home and kindred at the command
or God and went to a far country to
live for the remainder of his life. We
know of the birth of his son Isaac and
how the father felt called upon to of.
fer him for a sacrifice and was only
stayed from this after the parting had
| been made in the heart of the father
by the intervention of the God he was
worshipping, and the killing instead of
| the son, a lamb.
Time has now passed on and the son
is not married. Abraham as the head
Of the family felt called upon to see
that his son had a wife, and of the
right kind The tribe was surrounded
by heather people and the part of wis
dom called that Isaac be not married
to a woman not of the faith of Abra-
ham. One might have supposed that
.the son would be consulted or sent
tout on the mission of finding wife,
but such was not the custom in those
days. The bible account tells us that
Abraham called to him his chief SER
want and put him under oath that he
would secure for his son wife from
his kindred or the locality from
whence he came.
/ The servant of Abraham was told
that the Angel of the Lord would go
before him and prosper his mission"
With under servants camels and many
presents the chief servant took his de-
parture and in due time came to the
land for which he had set out. He
arrived just at evening, near city,
his camels needing water and accom-
modations for the night. The servant
felt that now was the crucial time for
his errand, that success or failure was
soon to be known. He did the sens
ible thing in going to God in prayer
that in some way he might be guided.
Answer to prayer came very soon. Re-
beka, niece of Abraham, came out
from the city, was kind and gracious
to the strangers in such way as to
show she was the young woman the
servant was looking for The party
was taken home for the night, but
before accepting repose the servant
made known his errand and the fact
that the signs all pointed that Re-
beka was to be the wife of Isaac.
When all was heard, her parents. her
brother and herself all believed that
God was in the matter, and she con-
sented to leave her home and depart
for the far country in company with
the servant of Abraham. In due time
the caravan arrived back, and Rebeka
was accepted as the wife of Isaac.
l see that one of the lesson writer's
calls the topic Of the day Making a
Home" Viewed from this standpoint
much can be said Abraham was
right when stating that it was not best
for Isaac to have for a wife heather
woman who had no sympathy with his
religious ambitions and who would
ever be thorn in the side of his hap
piness., am fully aware that in IS
out of 100 cases all advice as to mar.
riage is but breath wasted, but never
theless will i give some deductions
which come naturally from the lesson
Of the day. Experience does show,that
when man and wife have different re-
ligious beliefs their home is not the
happiest. and the Results with the chill
dren are not the best. The life rec