Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-27

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! disposition easily made him his
! fathers favoritc. lie cannot be ac-
rusrd Of cowdrdIcr m the physical
tcnsc for he was a mighty hunter,
on" who sCUrncd fCar, yet IN mo-
/ mont ~ weakness prompted by ap.
/ petite he gave way to senSeicsg fcdfs
| that death was near II he did not
/ eat at once, no matter what the cost
His moral courage was not equal 10
| hiH physical prOwrsN a writer says.
/ who does not know IN hours OF re-
/ action from keen and exciting ac-
. uyliieS, sensual appetite assertE H..
snlf and wo conceive that We shall
! die n our wishes are not grdtified 2
. We are. f0r the most part, lncOnEist 70
. cn' ns Fsu. fun ~ good resolves
! today. ana tomorrow throwing them
| 10 the winds, today proud 0f the ar.
! duousnCss uf our calling and Rirding
/ Oursnlycs to sclf-contTOl and sclf-de-
nlaI. tomorrow sinking back To eaSr
ana sell -indulgrnCc Not once as
/ EEiu, hut again aud again, wo bar
/ ter peace of conscience and fellow
| ship with God for what ls In simple
| fact. no moro ihan bowl of soup -
! But az a contrast, We cannot be
I proud Of Jacob He was a dirty
schemer who took advantage Of his
| brothers regard for his stomach to
| drive an iniquitOUs trade with him
| Yet oven In this We SEQ how God
makes the wrath Of man 10 praise
! him. Jacob was utterly selfish ana
grasplng and stopped at no sacrifice
OF principle to accomplish his
schemes lie was the quiet. stu
| diouS brother. net in his ways and
! stubborn to tho last degree. Yet
| here God found the Kind OF man who
should he the father Of his chosen
| people. tor here was that perSeyercnt
character so greatly needed to make
! them and keep them separate and
apart from the heather and 10 pro-
duce a permanenCe OF conviction
that was hard 10 shake Not that
God approved Of his Bcheming. for
no paid heavy penalty for his mean
ness hut he had the right principle
behind that and at a later dato re-
pentcd and besought Gods favor.
We see his stubbOrnness when he
wrcstled with the Rpgeland refused,
even though painfully wounded. TO
give up the fight until blessing had
been granted. so. not because Of tho
evil In his nature. but In spite OF II.
he became the chosen instrument Of
tho Almighty. lie was steadfast,
while on the other hand tho genial
Esau would ono day sell his birth
right for meal, and the next day
threaten the life OF the brother who
had taken advantage OF him. He
would never have made great man
or have fathered a great people.
Psychologically II was natural for
Isaac 10 love Esau and for RebekAh
TO love Jacob most. Partially In
families In to be deplored and must
be avoided as far as possible. but II Is
a fact OF nature that hardly ever
does a parent feel the same degree
Of close affection for all OF his chill
dren alike. II takes self-control and
determination 10 do so, fight
against tho natural instincts. Yet
such partiality II allowed to go un-
checked Is most always provocative
OF family disoord and unhappinesS.
even II not an open rupture lasting
for years, as In the case OF these
| brothers In fact. though In later
years tho brothers smoothed over
their differences, yet the desce ndants
OF those two men continued through
the ages natural and implAcable en-
emies and rivals Unless parents
show impartlality themselves. they
cannot hope that their children shall
do better than they.
II Is deplorably true that a large
number OF people insist on putting
their material wants above their
spiritual welfare, As they think. so
they are. II their inward instincts
are that money, food and fino
| clothes, with social honor and pop
ular prominence are or greater value
than pure hearts and kindly lives.
they will grow into selfish mater
ialism. 1t Is nothing less than short
sightedneaA II is placing the affairs
OF this temporary worldly life above
the interests OF an unavoidable eter-
nifty. In this life we shape our char
acters for what we shall be hereaf-
tor, and when we pass the tomb we
have no hope Of reform In this life.
however. we can, like Jacob. over
como the evil propenslties Of our ma
ture and emphasize the good, In
which case we gradually grow to a
nobility which Is possible TO every
human creature. But II takes deter
minatlon and perseverance, to make
such a change, and, above all, II re-
qulres the. blessing Of God. Like Ja-
cob. we must confess our sinfulnesS
and beseech him to aid us In reform.
This perseverance, OF Jacob was his
redeeming trait, II was this that
brought him forgiveness and the
blessing. The prize Is to him that
overcometh. Mono OF us can be good
Just because It Is our nature to do
so, but all of us must accomplish
righteousness, as We gain in every
other thing worth while, by a deter
mination that yields TO no luro OF
appetite or carnAl desire. Many OF
us have started out to he great men,
clean and noble, until bodily desire.
like Esau's hunger. has become so
strong that we bartered all our hopes
OF noble things to meet present
qualification, Temperance means
not only avoidance OF strong drink,
but reason in all things. Extremes
are rarely right and excesseS, either
physical or mental are Automatically
harmful, The old homely saying
has II that enough is enough" even
OF the best things. and too much is
evil, The man who stands with his
convictions and Is master OF the de.
sires OF the body is the man whom
God wants for great and nohler
things Let us be like Daniel, who,