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LESSON. V.
Nov. 8, 1018.-Appettte and Greed
World's Temperance Stlatlay.-
Genesie 25: 2744.
Gernmentary-I. Twin boys (vs. 27,
28). 27 -the boys grew -Esau and
Jacob were the twin sons 0 Isaac and
Rebekah, given to theta in answer to
prayer. Esau -This name was given to
the child because at birth he Was red
and leaky. A cunning hunter, -He waa
'a "Mau ot the field," Jena of outeleor
life. He was fall of dating and lone
et adventure, hence he became ail -
nut ia the chase He was active and ine-
pUisive and apparently made no effort
in the direction of self-contral. Jacob-
fieel-catcher, deceiver, supplanter. At
djirtia he caught hold a -.,sau's heel,
hence the name, "heel -catcher." A
.nlain man -The term in the original
means a complete man, "Here the
,word seems to mean simplicity, mild-
ness, inoffensiveness of disposition,
iji contrast with the wild and daring
tharaeter of Esau. Jacob was a com-
plete man in the simplicity and regt1-
larity of his temper and domestic
habits."-"Wnendon, Dwelling in 'tents
-"while Esau delighted in the open
Stir ana wild adventure, Jacob was
a lover of home and was best pleas'.
ed to have a settled abode. As there
was a marked difference in the ale
pearaece of the two men, so there wail
a. wide difference in their disposition
And pursuits. The tents of that land
were made of skins stretched over a
frame -work of poles. 28. Isaac loved
Esau -It 19 clear from the language
of this verse that both Isaac arid Re-
bekah were partial in their affection
for their sons, and for that partiality
are deserving a censire. Trouble al-
ways comes to the home where a dia
ference is shown by the parents in
their children. Because he did eat of
his 'veniecne-Thc w114 lita 9f Esau had
appealed to Isaac, for it famished him
with a kind of food. which was ape -
Wally ,palatable to him We may na-
turally etipPose that a ftirtlier ground
for Isaac's love for Esau was the
the contrast In elm desposttions .of the
two men. Esau was active, restlese,
Impelsiva and venturesome, while
Isaac was passive and peace -loving, al-
most the oPPeatte of his son. Rebekah
loved Jacob. -Here again was the at-
traQtlon f onn.iitee. bkhe as
ly of the proposition, be would be
nicely to change hie mind. Jamb mane,
!tested a, geett lack of brettierlY love
as well as a apirit of greed, Fesor's true
restrained appetite Anti detail's greed
resulted in a transaction that mars
their name in the tittered narrative.
Appetite and greed Work together to
keep aline the infainous liquor traf-
fie. The efforts of liquor men to
create in childrea and Yotith an ap-
petite for etrong drink can not be too
earnestly .denounced. He sold his
birthright-Jaceb's object was accom-
plished and he had obtainea in his
own way, a deepicable way, what Goa
would have given him in a righteous
and honorable manner if Jacob nad
been content to abide God's tinue 31.
Gave lisau bread and pottage of len-
tile-Esau had met Jacob's proposal
anti halt fulfilled his part of the eon -
tract. The Jacob proceeded to fulfil
his. For the priceless possession of the
birthright in the Abrahamic sums-,
sion Jacob paid the insignificaut, pal-
try, periehing conelderation of a little
bread and a littlelentil soup: Jacob
Can scarcely be praised for adding
breatt to the portion of pottage for
-which roan had asked. There was no
atom of generosity visible in Jacob%
course, for it was equivalent to add-
ing Insult to injury. It was a travesty
upon justice. How quickly would the
scales kick the beam eaten Esau'a
birthright Omuta be put in tbe pan
to balance the portion..of bread and
Pottage that Jacob gave for it! Did
eat and drink- and went his way --
Emu was apparently 'satisfied, for the
time being at least, with the bargain
that reason and right have called bad.
Ws appeti•to was satiated, but at an
incalculable cost. Esau despised his
• birthright -His sensuality was iu*the
ascendency, He did not put first things
' first. Present gratification was more
to him than right and future honor.
He saw a m.eal of victuals larger than
a place in the patriarchal line. His
faith in God was small. He belonged
to the great class of those who meld
earthly things. He was content to
esteem lightly, God's superior . gifts
and grasp a little .pbysleal satisfac-
tion. Jacob and Esau both 'sinned in
title transaction. Their evil courses ;
ere warn•ngs to us.
Questions. -Who were the parents .
of Esau and Jacob? What °
.pr nits° had
God given their mother? What da- -
their names signify? What was Esau's
disposition? In what respect's._ was
Jacob different from him? What ad-
vantages went with the birthright in
this case? How did Jacob gain Inateees
'Mon of the birthright? Who einnee
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I RR PEACE OFFER REALLY
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atunities, such as are common. eta FRERH FoRc
oligh around Lens, but hore uat ono •
tile is ont of place. , . ' . E .
. Oilly within is beagle arid wanton
AMOUNTS TO A SURRENDER the track of the defeated Hun Can be ADVANCED AT
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ruin and filth, by which everYwhere .
EVERY POINT
followed. Such destruction of private
property can have no military value.
These peasants are not habituated to
war, and do not realize its dangers.
Only thus can one account for the te-
merity with which, in villages being
actually attacked by Machine guns,
they carry on their self-imposed labor
of love in eupplying our outposts with
hot coffee. in the main they have
not been ill-treated. They have sub-
,sisted solely on American rations, and
for two years have not seen fresh
Meat.
Individual instances of brutality are
recorded. Ono sergeant, for four yeara
was quartered on an aged
persistently robbed them of their ra-
tion, forcing them to live on potatoes.
When they complained he beat the old
woman on the head, ltnocking down
her aged husband when he sought to
. interfere. Before leaving, this brutal
Prussian saw to it that all the vege-
• tables in their little garden were
taken up and scattered over the road,
to bo trampled under foot, The Can -
adieu corps is now issuing 50,004 ra-
tions to civilians. Piteous was the
condition of the British prisoners, say
the peasants, with whom they were al-
lowed no contact,not so much as to of-
• ter them a cup of water, They are
condemned to the hardest physical la-
bor, and are ill nourished, beaten and
eaubmusbeeda. '11.1"haneyBooefhet'hs:1111foilreavlGeavsitnigc.,
freely admitted they were bea.ten, and
. their ono desire Vas to get back into
Germany, and there make peace.
"All the colonies of Antica are not
worth one single Gorman hearth," one
• of them remarked.
Said to Have ken SuhOttcd to the Entente
-\ Ministers in Switzerlyal
Secret Move by Teutons -Pace at 'lily. Price
Sentimant VuA Ma:Jarchy
and how th s transact on "ti. a is
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active and full otenergy, While Jacob ton, and German People
traumas considerate and quiet. Much sthome ?temperance applicatiorl of this las-
e! his time was spent at horne and in know It.
her connianY, and as a result the af- PRACTICAL SURVEY.
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feetlea between them grew strong, Topic -Appotie and greed
London. Cable.--a-The Turkish Min-
ster to Switzerland has handed the
British and qrench Anniston to that
country an offer of peace virtaallY
amounting to eurrender, according to
a Berne despatch to the Daily Mall.
AUSTRIANS MOVING, TOO.
Zurich, Cable,-Prinee Frederick
Lobkoteitz and Baron Nadherny, who
represent the strongest anti -German
tendencies at Vienna, have loft that
city for Switzerland, charged with a
mission about which no detaile are'
given, according tb the Nem' Journal
of Vienna.
A SIGNIFICANT e1OVE.
Cable. -Vienna newspapers
are publishing. articles relative to pre-
parations for demobilizing the army,
One newspaper says that two infantry
regimtens stationed at Karlowitz have
revolted. Karlowitz is a village in
Croatia -Slavonia, Hungary,
PDACE AT ANY PRICE.
Paris Cable. --In wel-informed
cles it is said that tho nomination of
Count Juliue Andrassy as successor of
Baron Burials, the Austro-Hungarian
- Foreign Minister, is, above all, impor-
tant from the viewpoint of a conclu-
sion of peace and an application of
the "safety first" prInciple in Austria.
It is said that peace at any price is
now pouliar at Vienna and Budapest.
The Zurich correepcndent of the
Journal .says that the new Foreign
Miniater is understood to be a parti-
san of direct peace negotiations with
the Entente, without recourse to the
offiges of President Wilson. ate says
that the situation in Austria-Hungary
Is such that the monarchy will capi-
tulate anl throw Melt cu the mercy of
the Allies.
The Czechs are now maeter of the
ettuation at Prague. The. Slovaks;
have decided to *Mange the name of
Presburg to Wilsonville. The Ruttion-
lane of Galicia have declared for a
Reiterate Ukrainian state comprising
regime of Austria- Hungary inhabit-
ed, by Ruthenians. It is reported that '
anarchy reigne in the ancient Danu-
lean mcnarchy of Hungary. The cor- 3,0
APTIVES
respondent says that in Auetria no no- '
tioe is being taken of decisions artier- !
ed at by Berlin. .
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ITALIAN FRONT
ENEMY'S RESERV S NEARLY GONE; New Offensive There is
Making Progress,
USING RE TROOPS filOM RUSSIA British. and French Aid in
• the Drive.
Army in Desperate Situa-#
The subsequent history shaws that LAppetite and greed.
they planned important Undertakings Iflehristianity teaches eelacentrol.
• together. , • III. Christianity teaches regard for
'Esua'e uncontrolled appetite (vs.' others.
29, 29. • Jacob . sod pot- L Appetite mid greed. The Two
'tage. "Jacob boiled pottage." principles embraced in the topic are
R- eV. Jacob made soup which at. the foundation of every system of •
•was mostly lentils, a podded plant re- wrong. Singly or associated, they fur-
sembling peas. This 'pottage" was nish the inspiration of all departures
like pea soup, but reddish brown in from moral uprightn.ese . The first
eoloe, and autritioas and palatable. A represents the dominion of physical
.dish of this lama le still used .ands rel- geneibilitics; the second, tbat of coy-
ished ineSyria and Egypt. In the East etousness. The levity of Esau rep•
:food is prepared only as it is needed,
as the climate would not admit of the
practiiie iithich prevails in colder •eoun-
'tries of keeping food on hand already
prePared. Esau came from the field-
lie'returhed from a hunting expedi-
tion: He was faint-Ris long and
energetic pursuit oegarnee hid rendered
him hungry and weary. 30, Feedme,
I pray thee, with that same red' pot-
lage-seEsau's impetuotis nature led him -
to can for the tempting food -which .
be saw before him, le he had pos-
sessed .proper 'self-control, he would
have refrained from bis hasty demand,
and waitea until Jaeob's hospitality
mightbe offered to him; but with
Esau'.everything must be done in -
Manny and witha dash in keeping
with his unbridled 'disposition.' I am
faint -A little later he exaggerated
this statement of his cendielon by de-
• tiering that he Was ready to die from
hunger. Therefore was his name call-
ed. Edom--Already he was named
Esau watch means red, and now, from
his calling for "that same red," he Is
called Ede= whittle also means red.
This name passed on to his posterity
who were called Edpmites. Esau with
his unrestrained appetite is an Blue-
tration of men who are in hondage to
their craving for strong drink. They
are ready to sacrifice that which is
clearest to them' if the)' can only
gratify their appetite for rum. -
• IIL•alicobes, gre-ed (vs. 31-34). 31.
Sell Me this day 'thy birthright -
Deepness Rebekah had told Jacob of
the •Pronlise' that he should hold
eupremacy over Esau, and he wa3
alert tit tad ft..occasieni for the secur-
lag to himself. of that advantage.
While Ewl was famished and clamor-
ous for .food, the scheming Jacob was
etudying the situation to profit by it.
1-Iis crafty mind and heart prompted
lilm to make this proposal to Eosin.
His greed would lead him to take ad-
vantage. of the Impulsiveness of his
brother at a time when he was weak-
est, and exact from him hie most
valtrable earthly- possessions. Under
Ordlnaryeeircurnetanees the birthright
-Carried with it supremacy over the
family after .the father's death and
- the Possession of 'half of •the father's
property. In this particular case it
was still farther reaching. • "It meant
More tkan Meordinary first-born son's.
privilega. To be in the patriarchal
succession. with •Abraham and Isaac,
to be the recipient of great and pre -
eons pronhses, to be the founder of a
great and holy nation, to be the min-
ster Of 41, C •
resents the former, and the scarcely
fess censurable selfishness or Jacob
the latter, The former "for one mor-
sar of meat sold his birthright," for-
feited the paternal and patriarchal-
bleseine, renounced the headship of
the family with its privileges, and in
despising his birthright, forced hire-
aelf outside the chosen family, and
the lineage of blessing, and became
thereby a •"profane person." Latter:
"when he would have inherited the
blessing, he was rejected," and "found
no .place of repentance." He stands
as a permanent type of the folly and
danger of those who sacrifice spiritu-
al and future interests for the momen-
tary and sensual delights of the pre-
sent. Jacdb, rightly named "supplan-
ter," 'exhibits the latter priaciple of
greed. It &raped constantly his course
until Portions confession and conquest
triumphed aver the inherited itonor,
and the rights of °pers. 'Both elate
actere . and unjustifiable. The long -
licensed liquor traffic sustains Itself
by apPetite In its victims, andgreed
in it e abettors.
U. Oh Cstian'ter teaches self-con-
trol. It does no injury to any ['ac-
uity of physical, intellectual or moral
nature; hut conserves, restrains and
direets• the whole. It may be truth-
fully said that a fully normal life of
eymmetricel character is impoesible
without personal Chrestranity. • The
indlusive rule or Christian living is.
"Whether therefore ye era, or drink.
or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God." There is no higher
purpose,,and any lower dishonors God
and degrades the creature. Even the
great apostle deelares, "1 keep my
body, under, and bring it into eubjec-
tion, lest. myself should be a
With the British Army tit France
and Flanders, Cable. -(By the Asso-
elated Press.) -Tae neavy Icesee which
the Germans have sustainee sinee the
allied offensive began hate forced the
enemy to use raw troops brought from.
the eastern front. The enemy now
has 195 divisione on the western front,
of which 183 are German .infantry
divisions, excluding 31 divisions with-
drawn after they had suffered severe
casualties during the past two weeks,
and eix Aussro-Hungarian division.
There are only 12 enemy" divieions
available in reserve on this front, and
none of these are fresh. The despoeate
situation which. the enemy is now
facing appears to be fully appreciated
by many of the German people, accord.
'Mg to letters captured along the front.
BRITISH MOM r
lit MES.0...POTAIVIIA
I d . C bl An °effete' com-
munication dealing with tha opera-
tions in elesopotamite issued by the
War Office Friday night, Says:
"On October 18 we were in Contact
with Turkish forces holding a strong
position astride the Tigris, near Fatah,
where the river flows through the
Jebel Hamrin country. On October 23
the enemy retired northward under
cover of darkness, pursued by u. s.
"Our forces on the main road to
Mosul by way of Kerkuk drove the
Turkish cavalry out from Tank and
advanced to within four fillies ef Ker-
•kuk."
WELCOME SMILES
1011 CANADMS
Who Say Freeing the 'Land
Worth the Price.
Beastly Work by Hun in
Occupation.
(By J. F .B. Livesay, Canadian Press
correspondent.)
With the Canadian POYC112. Cable.-
-To traverse the area recaptured by
the Canadian corps is to surrender
one self to tender emotions. Every-
where there are smiles and cries of
welcome for Les Braves Canadiens.
. Children climb upon a ear, careless
danger, clasping hands and scattering
flowers. Hardly was the last Bache
out of sight when, as lf by magic,
from seine treasured stores there
broke out the trecolor, that 'glorious
emblem of liberty.
The enintry here is flat, making an
ideal 'Meld for •manoeuering all arms
unobstructed by wire or shell holes.
It Is virgin Malts velvet beauty, and
strikes home to the heart. It is well
worth all our toils to have saved this
to France. The chief features of the
landscape are vast slag piles, marking
the entrance to the mine shafts. They
ars termed fosses, and some of these
nave affarded strongholds to the ene-
my, but our motor machine gunners
have made excellent use of their op-
portunities, often catching him un-
awares from the rear. Many villages
are brand new, bright with gay color-
ed 'brick. These are the miners' corn -
And Captured Over 3,150
Prisoners, Cannon and
Machine Guns.
London Oableaaltalian troupe have
begun an offensive between the Piave
and the Brenta. s
French troops are aiding the ital-
lane in their new offensive. Accord-
ing to reports reaching London to-
day, the attacks of the allies are meet-
ing with considerable SUeeeS3, despite
the unfavorable weather conditions.
About 3,000 prisoners have been
taken since the assault was launched.
On the Piave front the British have
gained a' footing tni some Wands in
the river and captured enemy garri-
sons of 400 men. The Italians have
made progress between the Brenta and
the Piave, eve:Tensing determined re-
sistance, repulsed counter-attacks and
captured 400 prisoners.
On the Asiago Plateau the French
have taken Monte Sisemol, increasing
their number of prisoaers to 100.
"Bitter fighting occurrcd yesterday
morning in the Monte Grappa region,"
says the War Office report. "Parties
of our troops resolutely attacked 136•41(3
portions of the formidable enemy po-
sitions and succeeded in wresting
from him and maintaining possession
of important supporting points in the
western and southern area ct the Mas-
sif. They established themselves on
the northern bank of the °rule torrent
in the Alano basin.
"The enemy, who suffered stubborn
resistance, suffered considerable loss-
es. A few small islands were occu-
pied at Grave D1. eapadopoll in the
Piave Myer. The hostile garrisons
were captured.
"In the Posina-Altico sector and'in
the .A.ssa Valley, enemy advanced poets
were destroyed. On the Asiaga
Plateau, our own and :allied patrols
carried out a small surprise attack
...with success. •
'The total. number of prisoners cap-
tured from midnight of Oct. 23 to raid -
night of Oct. 24 is 84 officers, and 2,791
men of other ranks.
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castaway.'' Unrestrained Indulgenee ne. J..
destroys tne very delight te whieh it
ministers. The propensities of phy-
sical life are not the natural enemies
• of the soul; but become so by undue
• indulgence. Uncontrolled appetites
bring abject slavery. The place of
the body is as the submissive and
obedient servant of the soul. It rules
but to ruin. Augustine says, "Let thy
spirit obey God, that thy flesh may
obey the spirit."
111. Christianity teaches regard for
others. The most exalted and bene -
Relent rule of aesoeiated life is at
of the Master. "As ye would that in
should do to you,•do ye also" to them
likewise." "Let no man seek his own,
but every man another's wealth." The
enlargement of life comes not by its
I Ov nant by which all Use
families of the earth were -to be
bleated -this wee within his reach." -a
Hastings. ,All these advantages Jacel;
planned to secure for himself for a
trifle lit aelting Esau to sqll hita hits
birtlnight. JaeOlfe conscience must
have been stultified or he could not
have tried .to,obtain from his nrother
this prieeless , possession. 32. What
profit shell this birthright do to me
alsau's lack of seitecontrOl led him
to feel more keenly theft he sheuld
his weariness and hunger, and he ire
pUlsilvety deeided. that he must die it
tie did not obtain food immediately,
and he would rather live without the
birthright than to die with it In his
Idoeflession. Ile was willing to eaerl-
flee great future good for momentary
satisfaction. This diepoeition is pos.
teed, by these who give themselve8
to, intensperance and other evil prat -
neve
83. Jacob said, Awear to me this
da -Th e stunning Jacob had his plan
Well.thought out. 110 saw that Esau
Vete felling Into the net he was sprout-
ing for and nie steadily and 'swift-
ly follOWed up the advantage he bad
gained to make sure of the coveted
birthright. Ile Would have Esau swear
b.? a eolertot. oath that he thett and
there *61MM:shed all claint to the.
birthright arid prateed it over to him.
Self `With all that Appertained tO It.
Ile was in haste t� have the transae-
tion elfteed. Ife would not have h dels,v
Of a *Ingle day, for he was eatiefied
that wbeti ESAU caret to think ser10110-
game, but by its giving. A self-cen-
tred life is like the Dead Sea., which,
having inlets, but no outlets, becomes
a stagnant desolation. Lite must find
outlets as well as inlets. The SOO-
cateen of gospel s principles wOutd •
• obliterate every system of evil; age
adjust social, civic and industrial 011-
ditions, to Um highest well-being of .
every elass. • "Look not every man
on his own things, but every man Moe
on the things of others."
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• Did 'German Forces Picked
to Suppress Others.
London, Cable. ---Special compan-
ies of picked troops have been formed
to suppress outbreaks among German
soldiers recently sent to the West
front, atcording to inforfriation re-
eelVed here to -day.
Many of these new drafts are re-
ported to have mutinied arid in nuke
instances to bave murdered their of-
fieere. The eituation is said to have
bemire co serioue that the epeelal
units are neccesary to Maintain
order.
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there. Then we won't have tO Wait
and de It over here.
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