The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-04
REV. PRYOR SAYS ASSUMPTION OF
BURDENS Is VITAL TO IN
DrvrDUAL PROGRESS.
pEbIvE r s STRONG FAREWELL
SERMoN-TAXES TEXT FROM
THE STORY OF EsAU.
Endorses state rair-Urges ConsreSa-
tion to Enjoy wholesome
Pleasurses.
ey w. s. STANTON.

"-There can Re no development from
what we are 10 what We ought 20 he'
without the assumption or RESPONSE
htli.y." declared Rev. J. c. FrYor' con-
rregational minister. WHO denNered d"
uplifting sermon at FIRST Chr's''"'
church sunday morning.
Rev. Pryor. was no stronger 70 many
IN his congregation. as re- formerly re-
sided in wheclinc. going through the
grade schools here, after when nc &C
cepted position as collector for the
Register Clint" aS he was ramiharIE
known. gave up his position to take
ministerial course at Bethany college,
Eupplemeut:uc this with a divinity
course at Yale, after which ne WaS
assigned to Compton. Mass church'
where re has served as minister TOT
some time Rev. Pryor has In re-
,nonse 20 a cali from southern con-
:regatior. near Knoxville. Tenn dec!d-
ID TO accept and Is leaving today 10
AXE Nd his work In the southland.
The minister chose n unique but very
fitting topic upon which TO speak IN
these days when on all sides IL heard
complaint over high prices His SER
mon topic was The High Cost or rot
tage." and his text was taken from
Hebrews lc:l4-l5. In substance Rev.
Pryor spoke as follows:
story OF 6sau-
~ take II for granted that the m
cident 70 which the writer or the ep-
Istls 70 the Hebrews almdes is familiar
10 my bearers. and only touch light
" on this Old Testament incident.
Esau. who had been hunting all day.
with no success. comes home hungry
AZ eventide and sees Jacob with his
pot OF lensi,s. The SAVIOR OF this dish
made Esau'S hunger so keen that he
gave UP his blr;hriGht which Jacob de-
nanded as payment for the mess or
pottage. The writer to the Hebrews
does not view this incident as some
thing that has occurred once for all
time. but rather as something that Is
occurring daily. He admonIshes ana
warns the day. "Profane persons. a.
Esau. who for one morsel OF meat sold
his birthriGhc" are by no means eNcep-
tional in our present day. We need not
TO look around at others. but among
ourselves 10 see such persons. The
pottage for which We would give al
is not a dish Of lert!ls-we would prob
ably turn up our noses al such mess.
The pot.aSe In our day. means SOME
thing real which We feel we must have
or die.
This dish Of lentils did not mean so
much in Esau's life 1t was Just "a
STRAW IN lls "tlu SAN"'tA us A'AN :"
trend A characteristic OF the 'pottaS sc
slaves" Is that they are unstable in all
things excepting their instability.
people Not Deliberately Wicked.
we would not Imply that "pottase
slaves" are deliberately wicked. as
what they do - done only for some
temporary satisfaction. We find that
men who are slaves 10 the pottage or
lust OF pleasure usually desire some
thing better for their children. They
will teach them self-control.
But IL makes 10 difference what the
pottaSe IS" there will be an evil re-
suit, whether or not evil Is intended.
A Girl desires q musical and a boy
an educational course. II neither or
them have any training In selt-dis-
cipllne they will both fail achievement
They will neglect practice for the call
Of pleasure. "Pottase" means those
whose goal Is good time" Their
slogan Is. Il should worry" ! do not
say the quest for pleasure is wrong lr
x manistcstS Itself in wholesome ways,
which. after all. are the best.
Endorses State Fair.
1T heartily endorse n good time. such
ms can hc had al our State Fair. y
man or woman OF any age who does not
desire pleasure lacks an essential
thing. 'rottage" s all right. 1t came
In handy for Esau. and Jacob should
have given Il freely. Both Jacob and
Esau. present an uncomfortable pic
lure. Every natural desire 1t from
God. The trouble lies in the fact that
times and seasons are not awaited man.
Instead of making desire his servant
becomes instead the servant OF desire.
Not always IS this caused by mo-
Tha attainment or The
goal should cause us TO question wheth-
or or not the goal was shifting. as N
the case OF Esau. or whether II was
fundamental Water IS found IN three
forms, liquid. solid and gas. but in all
cases the chemical constituents are
II. O. "Pottage" assumes various forms
but Il is always "pottaGe. The writer
of EcC,eSiasies illustrates this In his
vanity OF vanities--ali is vanity?
Price Of Portage" Always the Same.
"Esau paid FOR his pottage with his
btrthright. and the price Is always
the same. In the case OF Esau. it meant
REIMBURSEMENT OF the responsibility
that came from being the head OF a
family which At that time was the
unit Of government The head OF the
house was the ruler in that day. To-
day the man who holds fast 10 his
birthright realizes that he Is his broth
er's keeper. commend TO you ,h'
example OF Paul. who declared he wouIc
"eat no meat while the world stan
deth." IL Il caused his brother to OF
fend." who reioiced % bear another
burden. and was all things TO al
men"
Responsibility Irksome-
TO most Of u.s. responsibility
means" something ;rksome that W.
would like 10 get away from. Every
tub should stand on it's own bottom
and lock out for Number One arr
maxims upon which our course OF CON
duct is based today. Woe TO those who
think thus. and act accordingly, Ike
sponsibilty always has its compensa
tions. and 7 would ike 10 transpose
widely quoted line 70 read: Sweet ar
the uses OF responsibility" There cal
be no development from what We arr
10 what We ought 20 be without the as
sumption Of responsibility. We car
drink more deeply from the cup OF 10,