Year: 1876

home after twenty years absence and being In dread
OF The revenge which his angry and deceived brother
Esau might inclined TO take. The patriarch dis
posed his family and worldly possessions into three
bands and made such prepa rations as he could
toward conciasing MS brother aud, Of failure
to light or y, both. And having thus done all no
could he committed his TO God prayer at the
ford of Jordan. Ho sought God, said Mr. Jacobs In
that beautiful prayer which no poured out his soul
and told the Almighty that he not worthy OF the
least OF all the OF all tho truth which God
had showed unto him for, said he, with my staff
passed over this Jordan and now l am become two
bands Deliver mo- pray thee. from the hand OF my
brother, for fear him lest Will and smte mo
and the mother with the children. tGeness, xxxii,
10. III Wo should take. SAID Mr.. Jacobs the same
threeiod method TO the dangers that impend and
threaten US by appeaslng gis gifts OF kindness and
sacrifices OF love and orbearancc These are the best
offerings that We can make before God Jacob dad not


vAUNr HIS WORLDLY POSSESSIONS


before his brother lie was still tho humble servant OF
his brother, whose kindly advances and recoDca-
tion he sought He did not clam that authority which
the possession OF the brthrght aud his fathers bless
Ing had given him over his brother 81 am stranger
ana % s0journer here he epIied 'ana what are al
said tho preacher, TO come before our brethren rs
Jaso6 did before his brother feeling that what have
and are are but the gifts oil God. We must not expect
10 ride roughshod over tho neeks OF Others, relying
merely upon worldly possessions. but, depending





by reconciliation But II this ias should
be prepared 10 meet II by lighting II need be.
man nocd have his hand against every
man and every mans hand against him. was Ish-
maes; but he ought to have some confidence in his
own prowcss and powers and efforts, and make tho
best light he Is capable OF doing against misfortune
aud out OF tho nette danger 10 pluck the flower Of
safety. A man should not cast himself down In griet
because trouble comes upon him. Rather let him pcr
form those duties OF lie that demand hts attention
aud without repinIng Fight, then, manfully the
battle Of life, and, knowing your rights dare 10 main
tain them And then add to all your previous ctiorts
prayer Get tho help OF Divine Prov help
winch gives the soul in all endeavors.
And shall NOT as sractcs accept the lesson that
our fathers have lett Us and forget not that


THERE STREAM oY HKLP


that comes from CODY And let that be the thought
that shall be obliteratcd from tho human mind
and heart. Build-but build with all the human
tanty that success viii your efforts and
every difficulty created or reared against
you must TALL before the single effort of
70 learn, that nothing earthly omnipocnt and that
the power that Is omnpoicnt can DO reached by
prayer Let the men OF the present day rnil against
prayer let them talk philosophically lcarncdly
about H. and pIausiby assure US that what has been
dccreed will como 70 pass. and we cannot alter Is ny
prayer, and hence II Is uSs TO pray; but let US
feel and recognize that when danger threatens We who
pray lave uniailing helper Men can talk gby
and Independent about these things in their pros
perity, but when adversely coinos upon them then
they realize that all this talk cha and all the wcak
midst OF al our troubles let be fortified by these
considerations. and when the tmo OF persecution or
danger comes may We, too, realize tho blessing and
fatthfuiness OF the Omnipotent God as did Jacob.