Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-05


of Egypt.
Lesson Text: Genesis, 41:33-34.
Golden Text: He that is faithful
in very little is faithful also in
much. Luke. 1910.
!. Faithfulness and Ability.
There are a number of wicked
kings who have had knack for
picking out good and true men to
help them in the government. Pha
roah never made a better choice than
when he chose Joseph. discreet and
wise" and set him over the land of
Egypt. He was the Hoover of his
time. He saved enough out of the
sevan wears of good crops to keep the
nation-and other peoples-from
starvation during the years Of famine.
Now Joseph had ability. but the
prime reason for his choice to high
position was his dependabieIess. He
had no one to push or recommend him
but worldly king was quick to see
his, fidelity. Every man is his own
best-ior worst-recommenda A
young lecturer came to Emerson one
day with a note of introduction. He
talked some time about himself and
his work. and about the various noted
men who had endorsed him, and then
asked Mr. Emerson to give him a
word of recommendation. My young
friend said Mr. Emerson. do you
not know that there is but one per-
son who can recommend you?" "Who
is that. sir?" inquired the puzzled
man. yourself was the grave
answer. Joseph's entire life in Egypt
had been a recommendation of him
self. 1t was because he was true to
the Spirit of God within that he was
found worthy of Pharaoh's favor.
Adoniram Judson was called by the
natives of Burmah "Jesus Christs
man." Joseph may we'll be called
Goods man." one in whom Gods
Spirit dwelt
"My child. he faithful
Is the work small2 This I require
of thee.
Do it with all thy heart as unto Me
My child, be faithful.
Great is thy task. My grace will
suffice thee.
In well-doing weary not. co-labOr
er with me-
ii. Promotion.
Some times people wonder why
Others are promoted instead of them
SClNSS. liz allSM I'll Is AOl ldT u
seek. They are not faithful owe
small things and nobody cares to en-
trust larger things to them. Whel
Robert b. Armstrong resigned hi
position as Assistant Secretary o
\ the Treasury to accept an eight thou
sand dollar position i'm New YOrl
banking establishment this story wa
told Of his faithfulness which led Il
his rapid rise. He was printer
devil on country newspaper Il
an Illinois village, and was receivin
two dollars n week for his services
One day in the absence of the pro
prietor of the paper. circus cam
to the next town. and each of th
three printers, assuming that til
other two would stay and get out tn
paper, went off to see the attraction
Young Armstrong was faithful t
his duty, in spite Of the circus. Blu
he found himself alone in the office
1t was not his duty to get out tn
paper, yet If he did not, who would
1t was about half set up and he man
aged to set little. more himself, the
got his forms together, locked then
and put them on the press. and wit
the aid Of friend, ran off the ed
ton. 1t was not as good a paper a
usuai, Dut IL was an issue all Tn
same, and saved the advertising cor
tracts. When the owner learned whf
had happened he promptly promote
the devil to be compositor an
soon afterwards reporter. .Frol
one position to another he went, an
proved in them. all that as he ha
been faithful In very little, so /
was also in much.
iii. Faithful Unto Death" +
Our soldiers are showing what
means to be faithful, even uni
DEATH" and all the world admire
We need people who are faithful |
shop and store, In factory and offic
lit Is sometimes harder TO be trl
where there is no special danger ,
publicity than 1t is to be faithf
where men shout and there isN II
urge Of the heroic spirit, But mar