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State Food Controller Says Conserva
tion Must Go On If Peace Comco.
To Distribute Home Cards.
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In nccordnnco with tho opinion of
Stnto Food Administrator Wattles
conservation of foods must bo con
tinued for n yenr or more after the
war hns ended, nnd perhaps on nn
even more Intensive scale. Besides
contracting to stilly tho allies with
2,000,000 tons of meats and fats we
are to furnish them with 10,000,000
tons of hrendstuffs, ho says. New
home cards will he distributed shortly
to .'100,000 Nebraska homes. Sug
gestions and rules for conserving
foodstuffs nro Riven on tho new curds,
end If they are followed Uie food ad
ministration says the government
will ho ahlo to keep faith with our Al
lies nnd everybody at homo will have
enough.
The Stnto Railway commission' or
der granting the Nebraska Telephone
'company permission to Increase Its
toll charges -Ti per cent and rental
chaws 10 per rent, nffects approxi
mately eighty thousand subscribers
north of the Platte river. The raise
will give the company nn additional
revenue of St'Jft.OOO per annum and
was granted as nn emergency measure
for n period of six months. The toll
incrense went Into effect on Nov. 1.
The rentnl Incrense will bo conic ef
fective Dec. 1.
Tho Nehrnskn Federation of Wom
en's Clubs will hold Its twenty-third
atnte convention In Lincoln, Nov. 10
22, guests of the following women's
clubs of Lincoln: Lincoln Woman's
Club, Century Club. Tuesday Itevlew
Club, Outlook Club, Sornsls. Fort
nightly Club and W. I It. C Tho
convention was orlglnnlly scheduled
for Fnlrbury, Oct. 15-18, but was
colled off on account ,, of the quar
antine. The Ilnmllton Grocery Company of
'Alliance wns ono of the winners In
tho window display contest of the
Cnrnntlon Milk Products Company.
This contest wns .participated In by
thousands of dealers throughout the
United States nnd Canada and reflects
irrent credit upon the enterprise of
the Nebraska concern.
Funds In three departments of the
etoto nro overdrawn to the amount
of $383,715.09, nn increase of $00.
541.00 over Ins month, according to
tho monthly report of the state treas
urer. These three funds nro the uni
versity activities, Mate normal and
tnto old bridge funds.
Tho Nebraska State Teachers' asso
ciation's nnnunl convention Is to bo
held nt Omnha December 20 to 28,
while tho schools are closed for the
Christmas holidays. It was planned to
hold tho convention last week, but It
wns postponed because of the Spanish
Influenza epidemic.
According to reports reaching Immi
gration Expert Howard for tlio Bur
lington railroad nt Omaha, u great
deal of tho corn being harvested In
Nebraska Is being husked by women,
nnd they nro receiving from 7 to 0
cents u bushel, tho same as paid to
men.
Edward Peterson, Omahn railroad
construction contractor, has offered
his personal services and more than
$100,000 worth of equipment to tho
government to do reconstruction work
In Franco now or ufter thu wnr.
Tho government hns Issued n state
ment calling up the public to send all
Christmas gifts which have to be
transported by express or mull before
December 5. In order to nvold con
gestion of transportation facilities.
Business men nt Edgar, dissatisfied
with the advance In telenhono rates,
are contemplating organizing n coun -
ty-owned nnd operated telephono ex
change, ns provided by n law enacted
by the stnto legislature In 1013.
Omahn, It Is claimed, produces twice
on much butter annually as any other
city In the union. For tho year ending
Juno 30, 101S, tho Nebraska metropolis
manufactured 25,700,000 pounds of
butter.
Valley, Douglas countj with n
population of 800 boasts of having
sent ninety-four men to wnr, forty
two of whom nro In service In France.
The new Zlon l'Aiuig. Lutheran
church nt ChnppeU Is now completed,
nnd services In tho now strueturo will
be held In tho near future.
Poultry demonstration farms are to
bo established by the extension serv
ice of tho state unherslty soon In six
counties. Flocks hnvo been selected
In Saunders nnd Gage counties, nnd
one will soon be lcsluuittcd In Lan
caster, Clay, Saline and Cass countlc-.
Holidays will be cut at the state uni
versity tit Lincoln to make up lime
lost by the .closing on nccount or In
lluenza. Christmas and Thauksglvli.g
vacations will bo eliminated and the
spring recess will be limited to a
week.
The state hog cholera serum plant
nt Lincoln Is being put Into shape a
rapidly as possible for the manufnc
ture of serum. Dr. A. S. Alford Im
taken up lib; duties nt tho plant.
In urging Nebraskans to eat inniv
potatoes, Mtss Esther Ord, suite mil
verslty home economist, jays when wi
stop to consider that one medium
tded baked potato Is equal In foot1
value to one egg, two slices of bread
one tablespoon of butter, one lean
lamb chop, or Jivc-elghtfl of u cup of
milk, that potatoes at the present
prices are one of the cheapest foods.
On complaint of a number of farm
ers tho etnto railway commission hns
enjoined tho Burlington railroad or
thoso In control of It from removing a
portion of the Yutnn-Clmlco cut-off.
Somo tlmo ago It was announced that
tho Burlington had received permis
sion of tho commission to remove
rails from tho cut-off. Tho farmers
claim that the Burlington road pro
poses to destroy $500,000 worth of
bridges and other property for tho
snko of getting $100,000 worth of steel
rnll
A totnl of GO food shows were held
In conjunction villi the county fairs
In Nebraska till year, with an aver
age dally attendance of 2,000, and
3H000 conservation pamphlets, deal
ing with conservation, preserving and
drying, economical use of sugar and
flour substitutes were distributed to
the people of tho state, according to
C. W. l'ugsley of the Nebraska Uni
versity, who had charge of the exhib
its. Health authorities at Ord have or
dered every person In the city to
wear tin masks as n drastic measure
to prevent further spread of tins
dread epidemic, which has been on the
Increase during tho last week, with
many new cases reported dally.
Rev. W. II. Mills, Cbadron Epis
copal minister, has gone to work In
the Round House there to help re
lievo tho congestion In the mnchlno
shops. Itcv. Mills Is a machinist by
trade and says he Is always ready to
help out In any emergency.
Total premiums collected by the
state hall Insurance department In
Nebraska the pnst season amounted
to $iri2,770.'l0 and the amount of
losses paid In tho state were $12.'l,032.
18. The expense of the department
amounted to $.rt,3.ri7.00.
Seven thousand Nebraska men.
drafted In October and November,
will leave the state for training camps
during the coming week. The order
prohibiting the entrnlnment or dratt
ces during the Influenza epidemic has
been rescinded.
Lincoln health authorities refused
to lift the "flu" ban at the time the
stnte-wlde quarantine was lifted and
as a result, the Ncbraska-Notro Dame
football game scheduled for the Cap
ital City last Saturday, was can
celled. The dnte for the dedication of tho
new Dodge county court house nt Fre
mont, postponed from October 10, ow
ing to the quarantine, Is scheduled
for -November 21. A progrnm of
speeches will bo cnrrled out.
Robert C. Chnnner, publisher of the
Newman Grove Reporter for the past
two yenrs, and one of tho town's fore
most boosteis, died suddenly last
week. All Newman Grove mourns tho
Iosp of thPlr esteemed citizen.
Two prominent Kearney business
men, W. A. Kccfer, lumber dealer, and
.T. S. Swan, grocer, were Instantly
killed, when nn automobile In which
they were riding was struck by u fast
U. I train live miles from that city.
ChnppeU is to hnve n twonty-four
light service beginning December 1.
The day and night service Is to bo
tried for one month ns an experiment
and If satisfactory will be continued
indefinitely.
Tho Chrlstlnn Endeavor state con
vention, scheduled to be held nt York
Nov. 7 to 10, nnd postponed on
nccount of the quarantine, will be
held In that city December 5 to 8.
Tho campaign to rnlso Nebraska's
quota, $3,000,000, In the United War
Work drive Is In full swing, and sub
scriptions are pouring In from till
corners of the state.
Baptists of Valley dedicated their
new $20,000 church Just recently with
appropriate ceremony. The edifice Is
80x55 feet nnd Is modern In every do
tall. Geneva nnd vicinity was swept by
the worst sleet storm In yonrs tlu
' other evening, which resulted In con
slderable damage to property In the
district.
Former Governor F. C. Lowden ol
Illinois will deliver nn address during
tho Stnto Bar Association annual con
vention at Omaha, Dec. 28.
The Nebraska-Notro Dame football
game which was to have been played
at Omaha Nov. 2S. will he played at
Lincoln Thanksgiving Day.
Nebraska will furnish 7,000 of the
200,000 men summoned to the colors
this month by Provost Marshal
Crowder.
Butler county oversubscribed lta
fourth Liberty loan quota by approxl.
mutely $50,000.
The army wants 250 Nebraskans at
once to enter the new Inf.mtry offi
cers' training school to open Doci tu
ber 1. at Camp Fremont, Oil. Anv
drafted man Is eligible unless plmvd
In deferred clnxslllmtlon on Industrial
or agricultural claims.
Sidney went through the tiilluenr.n
epidemic without it death from the
malady. Precautions taken by the
city board of health when the disease
llrst became prevalent In the stnto
are believed to bo responsible for the
good record.
In announcing tho termination of
the state-wide quarantl'io because of
tho lmhiPii7.li epidemic, the state
board of health has left the lining of
the ban up to local authorities In dif
ferent coiniiumltles.
The Burlington railroad has til
ready moved over 'l carloads of po
tatoes from the North Platte vntp v
and the Ilemltcrord district and the
Northwestern lias hniilcd sever-il hun
dred lands from Gordon. Chudron. II iy
Springs nnd other points, it Is est!,
mated that about ono-th'rd of the
state's potato crop hns been moved.
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1 American Infantry advancing
entanglements In n Belgian marsh to
the I luve front where the Austrlans
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE GREAT WAR
Turkey Is Granted an Armistice
on Terms That Mean Her
Absolute Surrender.
GERMANY IS IN SAME FIX
Inter-Allied War Council Determines
Conditions on Which She May
Cease Fighting Austria, Bad
ly Whipped on the Plave
Front, Begs for Peace.
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By EDWARD'W. PICKARD.
Turkey has given up.
Not wultlng for the result of nnnls
tlce and peace proposnls mnde to the
entente allies through President Wil
son, she made pence proposals to the
British government early In the week
which were considered In Loudon ns
tantamount to unconditional surren
der. The armistice went Into effect tit
noon Thursday.
The request' for an nrmlstlce wns
carried to Admiral Calthorpe at Mu
dros by General Townshend, released
by tho Turks for the purpose. Regu
larly accredited plenipotentiaries fol
lowed, and after three days' parleys
the armistice was signed. It is both
military nnd naval In 'character, nnd
while tho terms were not nt once made
public. It wns known that they Includ
ed freo passage of the allied fleet?
through tlie Dardanelles, occupation of
the Bosporus nnd the Dardanelles
forts, the Immediate release and re
turn of all allied prisoners of wnr,
nnd concessions that give the nllles
complete military domination over
Turkey. The opening up of the Dar
danelles lends to the expectation of
nn early battle between the nlllcd
fleets and the German Black sea fleet.
The latter Includes a number of pow
erful vessels of various types stolen
from Russia.
Turkey could not do much else than
surrender. She had fought her tight
and was really all done. General Al
lenby's great victories In Palestine and
the recnt big ndvnnccs of the British
expedition In Mesopotamia, together
with the collapse of Bulgaria which
Isolated her from her allies left her no
other course than complete submis
sion. The Greeks were on edge to bo
permitted to mnrch on Constantinople,
and the Bulgarians wnnted to Join In
such nn enterprise, nnd there wns riot
ing nnd threats of revolution In the
Turkish capital.
Latest news from Mesopotamia tells
of the capture of the entire Turkish
army on tho Tigris.
The United States was not nt war
with Turkey and so nominally has no
part In the peace negotiations; but It
has hecn taken for granted thnt this
country will nt least be consulted In
the mutter. Probably Colonel House,
now personally representing the presi
dent . nt the councils at Versailles,
knows what Mr. Wilson thinks about
Turkey, us well ns nhout the rest of
the world, nnd can tell the n prcsentn
tlvci of the entente governments. It
may ho that In this matter the senate
will have no voice, ns It Intends to
hnve In making peace treaties with the
nations with which America is nt war.
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The German government having sig
nified Its full acceptance of the, allied
terms ns n basis of arrangements for n
cessation of hostilities, the lnter-nllled
supreme wnr council In ersnllles
spent most of the week settling upon
the tenns of armistice that should be
Imposed on the Huns. It was agreed
that these would be exceedingly dras
tic. There was not the slightest dispo
sition to leave to tho Germans any
means of renewing hostilities If the
subsequent pence negotiations should
fall through. It was believed that tho
terms would Include evacuation of nil
Invaded territory within fixed
period ; surrender of all ordnance nnd
ammunition; withdrawal of German
forces beyond the Khlne, and their de
mobilization; surrender of the frontier
fortresses ; release of all allied prison
ers of war, German prisoners being
held to help In restoration of devas
tated territory; surrender of ut least
number of U-boats.
to the tiring line through n wood In Alsace. 2 Pioneers cutting Gemma wire
permit an Infantry ndvnnce. 3 Itnllnn sentry post high In the mountains on
hive been signally defeated. '
In effect, nil this would meun tho
nbsolute surrender of Germany, nnd
the allies would bo In a position to die
tnte and enforce nny pence arrange
ments they saw lit to make. It Is the
Intention of the nlllcd governments,
nnd the ardent desire of tho nllled
smiles nnd peoples, that nothing less
than this shall be demanded of Ger
mnny. Whether the Huns hnve yet
been brought to u condition whero
they will accept such terms whs n ques
tion. Many military authorities be
lieve they will elect to fight for a
while longer before submitting so ab
jectly, and millions of the soldiers and
civilians of the allied nntlons fervent
ly hope this will be the case. Oth
erwise, they feel, Germnny would es
cape too easily from suffering some of
those horrors of wnr which her nrmed
forces have ruthlessly Inflicted on oth
ers and over which her people hnve
gloated with savage glee. Of course
no such deliberate Inhumanities us the
German soldiers hnve practiced could
or would be practiced by the troops of
the allies, but the German cities and
towns could be mnde to feel tho ter
rible hardships thnt accompany occu
pation by an invading enemy, and the
inhabitants could be tnught a lesson
that would go far toward deterring
them from ever supporting a war of
aggression, even If their rulers were
left with the power to start such a
conflict. The allies lire not vindictive,
but they Intend that stern Justice shall
be meted out to Germnny ; and In this
tho American soldiers who have seen
what has been done to Belgium nnd
northern France ure, If possible, more
determined than the soldiers of any
other nntiou. Thoy, und nil right-minded
Americans ut home, feel that
sloppy sentimentality of the "forglve-your-enemy"
order hns no place In
dealings with the Huns.
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If Germany nccepts the terms of the
armistice und begins to carry them
out In apparent good faith, the great
war may be, considered ns virtually
ended. This, however, does not menn
thnt peace will be negotiated with tho
present government of Germnny.
Prince Mux, the chancellor, sought
again last week to reassure President
Wilson ns to the genuineness of the
German reforms by which the people
are supposed to have come Into con
trol of the government But Mr. Wil
son, ns well as the governments of
Great Britain nnd France, Is more
than skeptical. It Is true that the com
mon people of Germany are being al
lowed to speak nnd even to net ns
never before, but It Is fur from cer
tain thnt the powers of government
apparently granted to them cannot be
wiped out In a moment by the kaiser
and his masters, the Junkers, when
they hnve attained their ends. The
whole inntter of German governmental
laws nnd methods Is too complicated
for discussion In these columns, but It
will rcpny careful study by those who
wish to keep nbrcust of tho current of
events.
Despite repeated demands, In the
press and public speeches, thnt he ab
dicate, the kaiser refuses to sacrlllco
himself for the good of his country,
lie Is reported to hnvo snld Ire would
he willing to become tho ""hereditary
president" of Germnny, nnd nlso that
when he considers the right moment
has come, he will step down from his
throne. The Socialist papers, especial
ly, have been denouncing him and his
issoclntes bitterly, and the fact that
Mils has gone unpunished, shows thnt
the ntitocracy Is losing ground fust.
Tho resignation of Gen. Erich Lu
tlendorff, first qunrtermaster general
and considered the "brains" of the
German tinny, had n marked effect In
Germnriy, being taken to signify the
downfall of militarism. Ho quit, It
was supposed, becnuse the control of
military matters was put In tho hunda
of the civil authorities. It wns report
ed that Von Hlndcnhurg would order
the court-martial of Ludendorff. Who
will Inter order the court-martial of
"lllnily" was not stilted.
now stands abandoned by
her allies, for Austrln-Hungiiry wns
urging quick net Ion on her plen for n
separate armistice nnd peace. The
disintegration of Austria-Hungary,
noted Inst week, mado rapid progress.
The Croatian parliament at Agnim de
creed the total separation of Crontln,
Slavonla nnd Dulmatln from Hungary.
The Czecho-Stovnks got Into action
and cut the railroad between Berlin
nnd Vienna near Bodcnbnch, so that
Germnn trains could go only ns fnr as
Schnndau. At the same time all com
munication wns severed betweoo
Agrnm nnd Flume and Budapest and
Vienna, nnd the great seaport of Flume
wns handed over to the Croatian na
tional council.
It wns no wonder thnt Count An
drassy, the Austro-IIungarlan foreign
minister, was Insistent on an armis
tice, for the armies of Emperor
Charles were hnvlng a very bad time
of It. The Itnllnn front, comparative
ly quiet for many week, blazed out In
n great attack by the nllles, and with
in n week the Austrlans had been
driven back nil the wny between the
Brentn nnd Zetwin bend. The Ital
ians began the offensive and wero
speedily nldcd by the British, French
nnd American contingents. The cross
ing of the Plnve by these onorwus
forces was said to be a wond rful
sight. Sweeping irresistibly north
nnd east of the river, they drove n
great wedge Into the enemy's lines
thnt speedily gave them possession of
the big Austrian bnse of Vlttorla.
Then tn; action beenme general along
the entire line. The British on the left
wing entered Aslngo, nnd In the cen
ter reached the Llvenzu river, und the
Itnllnns occupied the city of Oderzo.
Below the Zenson bend the Italians
forced u crossing of the Plnvo nnd
made swift progress on the plnlns thnt
border the Gulf of Venice. Most start
ling of nil wns the news' thnt between
the Plave and the Brcnta the allies
had trapped 15 Austrian divisions
1S0.000 men by capturing the moun
tain pass of Vadal. At the time of
writing tho fnte of these divisions wns
unknown. Already the allies bad
taken about f0,000 prisoners nnd great
stores of material. The announcement
from Vienna, that Austria-Hungary
was withdrawing .her troops from Italy
because of her desire for peace, sound
ed rather ridiculous. On Thursday tho
Austrian commander asked Generul
Dlnz for an armistice.
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The week was ulmost ns disastrous
for the Austrian forces In Serbln nnd
Montenegro. They were driven head
long northward nnd before the end of
tho week tho nllles were on tho Dan
ube opposite nungnrlnn territory and
had nearly reached their own city of
Belgrade. In Montenegro Jugo-Slav
units operated with the allies with
marked success. Budapest was re
ported to be. alarmed by tho sugges
tion ,that the Jugo-Slnvs would cross
the Crontlnn frontier and attack that
city la conjunction with the allies.
The breaking 'up of his empire and
the numerous nnd serious riots In
Vienna nnd elsewhere are snld to hnvo
bo frightened Emperor Charles that he
has tnkea refute la one of his castles
far from the capital and sent his chil
dren to another stronghold. Presuma
bly he will still he permitted to remain
the rulor of Austria, for he Is not per
sonally unpopulnr, but what the futuro
hns In store for him and his dynasty
Is uncertain.,
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By desperate fighting the Germans
last week slowed up the advance of
the nllles In Belgium nnd France, but
It cost them dear In casualties, for
Foch's nrtlllery did tremendous exe
cution. In their reilstnnce the Huns
were aided by the fact thnt the nllles
needed time to entabllsh their com
munications between their bases and
their advanced lines. Moreover, they
did not give the enemy nny rcul rest, j
but kept hammering nt him persistent-
Iy, making valuable If not extensive
gains. The best of these wero In tho i
region of Vnletulennrs, where tho '
Itritlsh reached the borders of Mormnl
forest; In the Olse Sorre sector, where '
the French forced the enemy back to ,
the gntes of Guise despite violent re
sistance; nnd on the Champagne front
nnd the Mcuse vnlley. In the lnttcr
region tho Americans fought nil week j
long without let-up, the Second army
going Into action In the Woovre, After
long nnd continuous fighting, thu Yan- i
kees gained complete control of tho
Bols Belleu east of the Mouse und
held It against powerful counter-attacks.
West of the river there wero
lively nctlons north of Grand Pre.
The artillery of both Germnns nnd
Americans was especially active all
week. The Yankees displayed a
marked superiority In this nrm, and
their heavUr tans, said to be 15-Inch
mivnl piM on mobile mountings,
shelled Loagnyon and other nun buses
with declted effect
PfPnuVED UMF0BH INTERNATIONAL
SONMCSOWOL
Lesson ;-,
(By ItEV. V. U. FITS5WATKR, D. D.,
Teacher of English Dlblo In the Moody
ntblo Institute) of Chlcnco.)
(Copyright, 1913, Western Ncwspnpct
Union.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 17
JACOB FLEEING FROM HIS ANGRY
BROTHER.
LESSON TDXT-A-nesIa 2S:10-22.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ho hath not dealt
with us after our sins, nor rowarded uti
uccorulnif to our Iniquities. I'salnia 103:K.
ADDITIONAL MATBHIAL-Gencala 27:
IG-2S !.
O'he motive wlrtch moved Itebekah
to send Jacob nway wns u mixed one.
She realized that Esau's linger was hot
f gainst .Tncob, even to the point where
he was likely to kill him. She further
Knew that justice would hnvo to bo
meted out to him, nnd thus she would
be bereft of them both. Then, too,
the realized that If Jacob remained
In that land he would likely marry ti
heathen woman nnd thus defcut God's
purpose regarding the covenant nntlon.
This latter she pressed upon Isaac a
a motive for sending him awny.
I. Jacob's Flight (v. 10).
He was fleeing from 1i!b outri
brother. His flight was necessary' to
snve his life. He seems not to hnvo
gone the common road, so as to be less
likely overtaken by Esau, should ho
pursue him. Through forced mnrch ho
reaches Bethel, n spot nearly fifty
miles uwny, by nightfall.
II. Jacob's Vision (vv, 11-17).
Jacob's soul was pccullurly tested.
Ho had to leave home und mother. On
the wny to lluran night overtukes him,
and he is obliged to sleep in a field
with a etone for his pillow nnd tho
canopy of heaven for a covering. It
was under such circumstances that tho
Lord guve him the wonderful vision nt
Bethel. Many times the rough experi
ences and severe trlnls of life help us
on toward God. Luxury nnd heavenly
visions do not usually go together.
This finds Illustration In John on Pat
nios; Stephen looking Into heaven
while being stoned, and John Bunyan
in Bedford Jail.
1. Ho saw n ladder reaching from
earth to heaven (v. 12).
This suggests n means of communi
cation between enrth und heaven, be
tween man and God. It showed Jacob
that in spite of his awful sin there
was a way to heaven for him. Jesus
Christ Is the luddcr connecting eurth
nnd heaven for us (John 1:51; 14:0;
nebrews 10:10, 20). In the Incarna
tion Jesus Christ descended to earth's
lowest depth nnd mudo n way upon
which human feet might climb to
heaven. Fortunate uro they who In
the times of earth's trlnls discern this
ladder 1
2. He saw nngcls of God upon tho
ladder (v. 12).
They were nscendlng and descending
upon this bidder. These nngels wero
tht divine helpers to render needed n3
slstnuce nlong life's way. Though un
seen, God's angels guide nnd protect
us on our earthly pilgrimage. They
ascend unto the Father with our needs,
and descend unto us with God'a reply.
Christ Is a renl mnn, and so can iden
tify himself with us; he Is the very
God, really divine, and so is uble to lift
us to God nnd secure our reconcilia
tion with him.
3. He snw the Lord standing above
the ladder (vv. 13-17).
To show Jacob that the ladder did
not merely rench Into space, th per
sonal God appeared nnd tnlkcd with
him. His message Is filled with Infi
nite grace. (1) He declared the God
of Abraham nnd Isnnc (v. 13),
thus assuring Jacob that the samo
hand that guided his fathers was over
him. (2) He renewed the covenant ns
to the land (v. 13). Though Jacob, wn
now fleeing from the land, yet iho
covenant would not fall, for Jacob and
his seed should possess It. (3) As
sured him of n numerous seed (v. 14).
Thoy would spread abroad to tho
north, and south, and east, nnd west
(4) The divine presence with tho wan
dering Jacob (v. 15). Though ho had
sinned nnd wns reaping what ho had
sown, yet God wns wlh him.
III. Jacob's Vow (vv. 18-22).
God's gracious visitation provoked
Jacob to make a vow. Each sight of
God should cause us to renew our ob
ligation to him. nis vow Included thrco
things: (1) Dedication of himself to
God (v. 12). This Is the first thlug to
do. Our gifts nro an abomination whllo
tho life Is .withheld from God. (2) Wor
ship established (vv. IS, 10). "This
stone shall bo God's house." Worship
always follows dedication of one's self
to God. There Is personul communion
between God and those who worship
him. (3) Consecration of his sub
Ftonce, of his possessions (v. 22),
Thoso who have fellowship with Gcd
recognize God's cliiim upon their pos
sessions. God's grace should constrain
us to give of our substance to him.
Meditation.
Meditation Is one way of handling
the Gospel history. Iustend of n vogue,
half-remenibered, less thnn hnlf-couv
prehended, story, the life of Jesi'i,
steadily meditated on, passes Into tho
Ufo of the Christian, by nn Insensible
hut real transfusion. Rev. II. P. Lkl
don, D. D.
A Spiritual Relation.
True friendship Is a spiritual rela
tion. God reveals himself to us lr
many ways through our d Iff rent
friends. E. V, n.
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