The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-28
MESS or poTr\GI

wish to 20 away ht'k To the
s..tn ,r history ana take an Incl
~ that took place many many
H. ago as the foundation upon
(,b..n tp build the thought TO which
Nvsut 20 call your attention. In
- a5.33 YOU will find these
,,.r... "Esau sold HIS birthUrht
.. f9rub." VIII you pc.miI mr
D.. .... as the thomo of 'hr morn
.. -,rmon "a Mess " poi'ngc OF"
y.Y 3rp familiar with the story x
l.t c.iu sold his birthright to Ja-
.N lr "a mess Of pottAG". Esau
.....r.. older Ut two sons and being
OBJ. .'lcr he was the rightful heir ~
t.. stth,r. Jacob was "A quiet man
..Y Aas his mothers pct. Eslu was
.rn'pr and one day he came 300
..m the field hungry. Tie smDiiod
t.. -uNuy puttagc that Jacob had
rlI. and Jacob, shruWd, uu-
...,.,1us business man. took ad J.
,..,4G. ~ his hunger and hargaiued
v.t. him. lie asked "a heavy price
f..I Esuu for a nero bowl OF pot
i.l. .ut Esau was hungry ana fe,I
...fm to the bargain and sold his
n buf.lrght
\.y we must not undcrvamo IN,
/ worth IF this mess Of pottaEo to
I4.. 40 the time ne made the bar
ra.. Under ordinary c!rgum
stances Esau would not have been as
U.t fool as To- sell his fortune for q
l.. 10 eat Esau was hungry ana
H th,n looked better To- him than
.r inheritance he was 90 receive I'm
.tr,r Years. 4 drowning man will
s...u for a straw, and starNiug
man VIII trade bag Of gold for "a
,...' If bread. \ king once cried
.t horse, \ horse. Ny kingdom
so- horse" and hc would have
ay.u his kingdom FOR crust OF
nr l had he needed the bread as
hly as he needed the horse.
70 would, however, In The case OF
u.ub and t,sau, take larger
.m.r.nation that posses to make
m. believe that Esau's iifc depend
cd uu Jacobs mess OF pottagc. Men
hayo been known to live for scvera'
weeks without food and water and
r.llrii,ss Of the fact that Jacob
stole Esau's birthright from him,
don't believe that he was so has,
and mean as to permit his brother
to 81" hcfirc his eyes when he had
efat which would save his life Tho
fuhu'e transaction is very strang,
and the psychology Of it is not easy
20 understand. but ! believe that
these two facts are evident. Il
Tsau evidently didn't care <mucr
about his birthright and C2D He per.
W.ttod traustury satisfaction tr
r.h him of that which was wort
1000 times more than moss oi
pot,agc even though he was hungry
believe any r,tional human bcinl
Will say Il don't sec how 1t wa,
possible for Esau to be SO big g
foo, as to deliberately scll his birth
rgHt for a mess of pottaco."
| read in the paper the other dan
~ a man by the name Of Chnrle,
Garland who refused TO take lcga'
o.,s left to him by his father and
his uncle sometime ago. His father
died and left him one and a hal
millions and Just the other day hi.
uncle who lives in England, died anC
lcf' him million Roth of these h,
turned down, and prefers to run ?
small form in Massachusetts,. II,
says. IF I accept fortune ! an
accepting that which does not be
long to me" If he carried his the
ory on he wouldn't accept an appl,
which n nearby farmer gave him, h,
wouldn't accept a dinner at the eN
pcnse Of a friend, he wouldn't ac
uept \ treat at - soda fountain, h,
wouldn't accept anything that he di,
r0' earn. He ought to return to hi
fathers estate the money his fathc
spent to raise him and the money h,
spent In college. He delihcrltel,
refuses a birthright and sells II 70
his pet notion which could onl'
originate in the mind OF an insan
man or a fool Esau sold his birth
right for "A mess Of pottaRc, thi
modern Esau sells his for a pet no
tor.
our BirthriGht Is Happiness.
IL Is my purpose TO show you Il
the sermon that there are million
who sell their birthright for eve
less What is the brthright 70
every man and women? % Hap
r.r"ss God intended that ever
human being to whom he gave III
should cniov that life That doe
not mean that every day and ever
hour should be one of perfect poac
A'rcn from sorrow II lifc were 8
fhrT happiness could not be appro
'aa'"d Happiness Is understood b
rnwparison, one man Is happio
than another man, on certain d1
ynv ar" happier than ypu are on an
other day. God purpOscd that In ia
sum total Of life the happinos
should be far EreateH than tn, uu
happiness. Everything that is i
The world. every law that God ha
instituted Is such TO work for IN
happiness Of man. The other day
stood and looked upon a maguif
cent rainbow. 4 l!ttlo boy was ais