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W C But Isaac gave him a kind of blessâ€" ing adapted to his character. And Esau left his venison and went out in anger, planning to slay Jacob as soon as his father died. The Lives of the Two Brothers In Jacob and Esau the good and evil are so mingled that at first we might be at a loss which to follow, which to condemn. But, yet, taking the two from first to last, how entirely is the judgment of Scripture and of posterity confirmed by the result of the whole! The mere impulsive hunter vanishes away light as air. . The subâ€" stance, the strength of the chosen family, the true inheritance of «the promise of Abraham, was interwoven with the very essence of the character of the ‘plain man, dwelling in tents,‘ steady, persevering, moving onward with deliberate, settled _ purpose, through years of suffering and of prosperity, of exile and return, of beâ€" reavement and recovery. On the one hand, fickleness, unsteadiness, weakâ€" ness, want of faith, and want of prinâ€" ciple ruin and render useless the noble aualities of the first; and, on the othâ€" er hand, steadfast purpose, resolute sacrifice of present to future, fixed principle purify, elevate, turn. to lasting good even the baser qualities of the second. & Esau Claims the Blessing ~ Just as Jacob goes out from the presence of his father, both Isaac and Esau are astonished and surprisâ€" ed. It was too late, and Esau lifted up his voice and wept. "The wild, imâ€" pulsive sensuous hunter, crying like some trapped creature." Whatever Jacob had done, Esau had long before this sold his birthright; and his life and character made him unfit for the birthright blessing. _ Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son and put it upon Jacob. It was probably the long white robeâ€" the vestment of the firstâ€"born, which, transmitted from father to son, was kept in a chest among fragrant herbs, and was worn on all festal occasions. So when Jacob drew near his father and kissed "him, he smelled the smell of pis raiment, and believed it to be Esau. FThe ‘deception and the birthright feast were all ready for Isaac‘s part before Esau had returned from his hunting. Therefore he was utterly unfitted to be the head for all time of the naâ€" tion with the glorious spiritual and temporal promises God had made to Abraham. Jacob had a right to it, for he had bought it of Esau. f Jacob was best fitted ‘for it. Py Two kids of the goats made the savory feast for the great occasion. The skins of the kids were put on his hands and his neck to imitate the rough and hairy skin of Esau, if Isaac should feel of, him. The: Oriental camelâ€"goat is meant, large flocks of which are still to be found near Mt. Lebanon. They have long, »s}iky hair, which looks and feels not unlike huâ€" man bair. p _ It is not at all probable that he knew anything about Esau‘s sale,. of the birthright to Jacob; nor the "diâ€" vine promise that "the elder should serve the younger." It is quite probaâ€" ble that Esau also had forgotten. the tra.nsp.ction with Jacob, or at any rate he had no intention of carrying it out. In addition to this he had eaten and drunken, and danced with the Hittite inhabitants of the land. He had sacâ€" rificed and sworn and vowed to their false gods of the fields and of the streams and of the unclean grovesâ€" till at last, in open defiance of all deâ€" cency and religion, he brought home two Canaanite wives to his father‘s covenanted â€" camp. f But Isaac, feeling the infirmities of age, though he lived many years after this, wished to devolve the care of his family upon his eldest son, and proposed at a feast to bestow upon him the birthright blessing, which would have made Esau the head of the family. He requested Esau to go forth and hunt for venison, and bring it to him, and make for him a savory meat, and at the feast Isaac would give the birthright blessing. Rebekah‘s Scheme Rebekah had overheard Isaac‘s plan to give Esau the birthright, as soon as he could succeed in hisâ€"hunting for venison. She immediately: arranged to ‘outwit Isaac and Esau while he was out hunting and gain the birthâ€" right for Jacob. Jacob had bought it of Jacob was Two kids savory feast ‘_ Jacob. was the very . opposite. «He was in his element among the flocks and herds; could give his heart to the work of the place., If his mother loved him better, it was because he had a more domestic disposition. But what nature seemed to have denied him, vigilance andâ€"cunning and sharp practice enabled him to attain. The Birthright Isaac was growing old and his eyes were dim. Hence he summoned Esau, his oldest son, to receive the blessing of the birthright. But note there were possibilities of great good in Esau, if he had been willing to make the most of his. opâ€" porturities. He could not become like Abraham or Isaac or Jacob, but he could have been a noble, useful Esau; anâ€"attractive man, using all his ‘strength to defend virtue and inâ€" nocence; his courage, energy, and skill to war against all evils, and to deâ€" fend his home from enemies; his healthy openâ€"heartedness and good nature to attract men to the true‘reâ€" ligion and pure morality. What . a character he might have ripened into! Esau, lordly, selfish and stirringâ€" yet not without warmth of heart, could not brook the irksome labor of the farm; the pleasures and exciteâ€" ment of the chase were what he deâ€" lighted in; and the richer and more luxurious food that a cunning hunter could procure. Placeâ€"Isaac and his family were living at Beersheba, about 45 miles S. W. of Jerusalem. The Two Brothers More than forty years have passed since Esau sold his birthright to Jaâ€" cob. Esau may have forgotten it, but Jacob, never. ~The family, Isaac, Reâ€" bekah, Esau and Jacob, were living at Beersheba in southern Palestine. "The smooth course of Isaac‘s life is not interrupted in connection â€" with the history of his sons." Golden text: "Speak ye truth each one with his neighborâ€"Eph. 4: 25. The Lesson in its Setting Timeâ€"Prof. Beecher gives tentaâ€" tively B.C. 1784 as the date of this lesson, about 43 years after Esau‘s selling. his birthright to Jacob. The dates are uncertain. JACOB DECEIVES HIS FATHER.â€" Genesis 27; 18â€"1. PAGE SIX The S. S. Lesson The demand for ornamental stock in towns and villages is ‘large. Thousands of Orchard Trees need Replacing War gardens call for small frunts, early bearing fruit trees, asparagus, rhubarb, plants, etc. Secure a paying agency with liâ€" beral commissions. â€" Experience not necessary. TERMSâ€"Ten per cent. of the purâ€" chase money to be paid down at the time of sale, balance to be. paid by the assumption of a first mortgage to secure the sum of $1600.00, with interest at seven per cent. per annum, having about 34 years to run, and the balance in cash within thirty days from date of sale. 8 Solicitor for the Executors. Dated at Weston the 29th day of Ocâ€" tober, 1918. 2t LocalAgentsWanted For further particulars and condiâ€" tions of sale apply to: C. LORNE FRASER, Barrister, etc., Bank of Nova Scotia Bldg., Weston, Ont. TOGETHER with a right of way over and upon the lands comprised of Nichol Street, according to said plan in common with others entitled thereâ€" to. And subject to a right of way in, over and along the ‘westerly four feet throughout from front to rear of the easterly twentyâ€"five. feet of said lot number twentyâ€"six; AND TOGEâ€" THER with a right: ‘of way in, over and along the ~easterly four feet throughout frqm front to rear of the westerly twentyâ€"five feet of said lot number twentyâ€"six, on which is situatâ€" ed a six roomed brick dwelling, known. as premises NG. 22 Nichol Street, Mt. Dennis. Under and by virtue oi the powers contained in a certain mo tgage, which will be,produced at the time of sale, there will be offered for sale by pubâ€" lic guction on‘ Saturday, the 9th day of November, 1918, at the hour of 2.30. o‘clock in the afternoon, at the market‘place (town hall) in the Town of Weston, by A. M.. McEwen, auc tioneer, the following property, nameâ€" ly:; Lot Number 26 on the north side of Nichol Street (formerly Nickle St.) according to registered Plan Number 1585, filed in the registry office for the east and west ridings of the Counâ€" ty of York; The special Christmas parcel for each Canadian prisoner of war which will be sent will contain, as far as possible, the <following: 1 1b. tin: of roast beef, % lb. tin sausage and baâ€" con, 1 Ib. tin turkey or fowl, 1 lb. tin Xmas pudding, 1â€"4 lb. tea, % lb. loaf sugar, 1 lb, tin milk, 1 tin sardines in oil, 1â€"4 lb. packet plain chocolate,. 2 packets Wrigley‘s chewing gum, i% lb. tin dripping, & lb. carton bisâ€" cuits, i4 lb. tinâ€"cheese, 1 real turtle soup square, 1 packet 2 dried eggs, 1 cake brown Windsor soap, tobacco or cigarettes, Christmas card. Yoursâ€"not to do and die, yours but ti go and buy. Buy Victory Bonds. Ottawa, Oct. 30. â€" "Sunday selling of gasoline is contrary to law," is an official warning issued recently. The prohibitive regulation is still in force, the â€"only exception ~that ‘has been made being in cases where doctors have unexpectedly run short of gasoâ€" line supplies on Sundays during the influenza epidemic. SUNDAY SALES OF GASOLINE ARE STITLL BARRED BY LAW ed by a comrade‘s hand, Where a gallant boy from Canada had made his final stand. His life is in the petals of that Tiger Lily red, Its cup is full of brown stains from ‘the blood he bravely shed: Where they stopped the raging flood of Huns which swept across the Rhine, Like the lads from its dear homeland, it is holding down the line. You may tell of English roses, or the lilies fair of. France, Of ‘Scotland‘s hardy thicgtle., or the shamrock‘s green perchance, : Maybe the violet‘s sweeter, or the primrose is more gay, But the red, red Tiger Lily stands § for Canada toâ€"day. . ~ The red, red Tiger Lily flaunts itself along the line, Its <petals stand up bravely in the shadow, rain or shine, , ‘"Tis spotted like its namesake, or a dainty speckled trout, Where a tiny lip of honey from its heart is peeping out. As the troop trains speeding eastward bore our boys away to fight, The red, red Tiger Lily from the winâ€" dows met their sight; And one hero wrote his mother, from theâ€"trenches, mud and gloom, Do not worry, dear, I‘m backing, when Tiger lilies bloom.‘ On a stricken field in Flandersâ€"the land where .poppies blow, â€" I saw a hillside,a deeper crimson glow,; ‘Twas the red, red Tiger Lily, plantâ€" Stone & Wellington TORONTO, ONT. Fonthill Nurseries "Every School at least one bond" is the cry that will help to carry the 1918 Victory Loan to the Sunday Schools‘ million â€" dollar objective. Above is a reproduction of the shield to be presented to each Sunday School subscribing a bond. A million Sunday School scholars and members of, Young People‘s. Assoâ€" ciations of the Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist and Congregational Churches are coâ€"operating on a plan which has the threeâ€"fold purpose of helping to: boost the Victory Loan Over the Top; assisting the Churches to exâ€" tend their mission work, and comâ€" memorating the heroism . of church members who have fallen at the front. ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE for the "Old Relifable" ONE MILLION SCHOLARS ! ONE MILLION DOLLARS ! THE REG TIGER LILY Established 1837 VICTORY think it over and BE READY when the canvasser calls. _ INVEST IN Electric Engineer and Contractor ‘Phone No. 271 HEAVY BOOTS for FARMERS R. H. 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The Home of Artistic _ __â€"==â€" Monuments If Canadians would sit down and count up the blessâ€" ings they enjoy in comparison with some countries at war, they would overâ€"subscribe the Victory Loan at least three times. ardell‘s Monumental Works WIRING DONE W. J. SHEPPARD SCHOOL BOOTS AND RUBBERS FOR BOYS Men‘s Top Boots, Special Value, $5.00 per pair 2696 DUNDAS STREET WEST ‘ 10 WESTON ROAD JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF J. W. HOWELL, Proprietor. MAIN STREET, WESTON BUY VICTORY BONDS MAKE A COMPARISON â€"G. RICE ESTIMATES FREE REPAIRS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMEBER 6,~ 1918 SILVER TEA SERVICES CUT GLASS BERRY BOWLS CUT GLASS WATER BOTTLES CUT GLASS CREAM . â€"~_ AND SUGAR CUT GLASS TUMBLERS Issuer of Marriage Licenses Fill Your Cabinet. With Only the Finest & Richest An Excellent Selection of . C. W. WARDELL, Mgr. 48 Main Street WESTON TORONTO FIXTURES l