Year: 1879

THE BLESSING OF JACOB BY IsAAc-sERAoE


BY REV. DIR. DEEMS


Dr. Deems church was yesterday morning filed
to overfowing. No seats were to be had after the
beginning of the service In the pulpit sat with the
pastor a number of clergymen. The reverend DOC
tor. in the 'long prayer" asked that every man
who is q profane man. and every man who Is . mar
and every man who is a dishonest man. ana every
man who is licentious man should be remover
from every office of trust profit. and that in their
places should be put men who fear the LORD. ana
who fear nothing else in heaven or in earth or In
hell. Reading for the second morning lesson the
story in Genesis Of the blessing of Jacob by Isaac
the pastor said THAT blessing stands to this day.
From then until row. whoever has blessed
the Jews has been a. blessed man. and
whoever has cursed the jews has been
cursed man." The sermon the finishing
ono Of of sermons on the sins of Jacobs
family. and the siL of Esau the one considered
Esau was q profane man. but the word profanity
should be given larger Interpretation than the ord
nary one. man who says 'damn" Is profane
Why is this such sin? Why does the use OF the
words damn your soul give the dry rot to the
man who uses them? This shall consider. To go
back to the story Esau. it should be remembered
that the matter of birthright was then serious
thing. The family Is the one divine institution on
earth. do believe the State or the Church is
divine institution. Religion should be revived in
the family rather than in the hippodrome. man
is fool who attacks the Church or State. These
sand lot fellows are fools.


SEEKING WORLDLY ENDS


The man who joins the Church to get Office or TO
make money is more profane than If he had stood
for ten hours and cursed and sworn in public. We
call 1t profanirg the Sabbath to go to Sunday even
ing opera. Yet profane the Church when we
bring it to the Level OF Sunday evening opera
Esau saw Jacob mixing something red. Now, we
talk great deal about temperance in drink. and we
ought to; but think know five men who are XIII


ing themselves by eating solids for one who 1s Kill!
ing himself by drinking. Jacob sinned as much
Esau in the trade they made We are apt
to forget that there generally two sinners for
each sin. But when Esau came to his father ana
said "Bess me-" he wanted back what he had sold
never shall forget what was taught when was 2
boy. "You can't eat your cake and keep your cake.
Esau wanted to do this. Men want all sorts OF
things. They want money. Now, have as much
money as know how to use rightly. and so with
all men. When you fit to have million OF money
you will have it, Esau lost his birthright de
brought his brother into temptation. He brought
bad blood into the family and he got to hate his
brother That the worst OF all. II you want
to give enemy good slice OF purga-
tory first contrive somehow to get him
hate The lesson Of it all is that preservation is
better than recovery. Men and women who are good
and virtuous. but are under temptation remember
how easily in one hour you may lose the blessings
Of life. You may get it all back. You may die for
given. But remember that 1t is better to keep the
blessings than to hope for forgiveness. Remember
the ease with which one hour may turn . life into
sorrow. Be content with your lot in life. Stand as
you are under Gods direction and you will be num-
bered among the saved ut last.