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ivjoslssnasbhool 1 n jfokauguit19v 3gomeiittextarrhelkird is nigh runtd all them that callnponhlm 1 v call upon his in tmth sikfegjsii fvsa atst 18 stheijessonasia whole ryc i 4lnthor lifeof ijacobwe see i exempllfiedia- saintundei the -dis- rcipune of godamanof conflicting emotionsand often unhappily of mixed motives he was neverthe tlessthfoughbut all yearsof his i maturity one s who v valued the j things of god and- appreciated- the icdnvenantei blessings promised to abraham rahd his seed named a suppanteri- or heelcatcher t which ms- the a literal meaning of -jacobi- because of what took place jathis birth cgep 2525 2c hos 12 3 he manifested the same traits of crafty selfinterest in many things andyetiwe him a chastened man at the last to whom the things of god were very real and precious tbetrutk of the two natures in the believerts evidenced in his experi eifces in a very definite manner th old jacob nature in conflict with therlsrael nature so that at times wesee the former dominating his ways and at other times the new life is graciously manifested there is one chapter of genesis forwhich we shall have to wait until r get home to heaven the chapter that will tell us what god wouldjhtavedohehad jacob and his mbtherr rebekati been content to wait upon the lord and not have resorted to a fleshly and deceitful i expedient in order to make sure of theblessirigf abraham as handed onby isaac thcyv used carnal meansfor a spiritual end but god pyerruledand saw that his purpose was carried out in spite of their failure however the chastening of i jacob was long and severe he left his home to go to his uncle laban ifoifa few days t 27 44 but he was destined to remain there twenty years and he never saw his mother again j l verse by verse v 1 gen 2810 jacob went out irom beershebaandwent toward haran what makes this incident all the more touchingand remark- ableis the solemn fact that this journeyof jacobs was necessitated by his own crookedness and double- dealing if he had not deceived his father and in that- way affronted hisbr6theresaugod would have undertaken for him in his own wondrous way bufbjhis trickery jacob madeabitter enemy of esau forthe time at least and so was i obliged to flee fronrhls home in order to save his life seechap 27 4m6 verse llhe lighted upona certain place and tarried therein night and he took of the stones of that placeand put them forrhis pillows- how often gods erring children havesbught to rest their weary heads onstorie pillows when ifthey had gone on in thepath of obedience theymignthave reposed in comfortgbut in uhisv lonely desert placerjwithnothing to minis ter joiphysicaleasev jacob was to ilearn-that- godsver watches t andtcares forhisfbwn even when suffering frorritheeffects l their own- waywardness i verse12vhe dreamed- and be hold a ladder set lup on the earth and the top jof it reached to heaven vnouldbe better than ladder itwas a shining pathway connectingtearth with heaven and on ittheahgelsofgodwere seen ascendingsand descending such a link v between nhe two spheres is our blessed lord himself now by faithbutsqmeglad day manifest to sight even as he said to nathaniel ye shall see heaven odenand the angels jof god ascending and descending upon the sonfbf man john h 151 he is himself the way jrom earth to glory none can get to the father except by him john 146 verselsithe lord stood above itaridrsaidi amtthevlord god of l god ofhsaacvr jacob- had known of god iritthlsjelationship ffom his youth nowa was vouch safedtbjjiimfpersdnallyjehovah tffllgdbrofhis grandfather -abra- hamfand of his father isaac was watchihgjstover him wayward tliouglf he had been and in the vis- iohjfpf jthat night he confirmed to hfihjtkeblessing of abfahamboth astoitfielandtand his seedhat landjipohtwhich he lay a fugitive and as stranger- should yet be his and histchildrens afteflimvv verse14sinv thee seershallaalljtherfamiliesjoflthe eartmgbeblessedthlsjwas- the prorhiseyhatuhrough hismlrieithe christshouldlcome if was almost ariexact repetition of what jiad beenjsald toabranam lorigtbefore chap22185 know from galatiahsl3 16v uiatltheseed is christ jesiii oui lordwhatrace wasthuvdisplayedtdjacobjthat uriw6rthytasheywas so blessed a promise should- be madetohiman sogfeat a- privilege conferred upon him lete w f-verse-15-i- am withvtheearid wlliskeepfithee ic arid will bring thevagamintothis nopleave theenotice godsthree vliwillsvhejundertobk to watch overand wanaeririgsandat bring hungsafelyabackwtoitheyandof canaansnever9glvingl hlmsiip althbughasiweknbwihehad to chasten anddiscipllne him ihorder thafchejimlghtansweratlast in peradjngtspirit jof godwhose verseethis letontiss sliall beigodshouseand sxowu fiuedrwimrevere9taweanis2lyjsurelyjglvey how readful or- solemnis jthiepdljadexacted nonsuch pledges rr from himrbut- jacob made them in place tohave thus come so nigh to god wasto jacoo some experience it led himto give a special name to the place where he hadlept and dreamed he said this isnone other but the house of godbethednand gateoff heaven henceforth that place was to have a special sanctity in the mind of jacob abraham had pitched his tent- and built his altar nearthereof oldchap 128- but it had not previously been thought of as a sacred location- iz verse rl8 jacob -j- tookthe stone- that he had put for his pillows and set it up for a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it- while this was a pious act there is no hint that in doing as he did he was fulfilling any command of the lord it was rather i take it an expression of the religiousness of his ownheart verse 19 he called the name of that placed bethel henceforth this locality which had been known as luz was called bethel the house of god anticipatively moses de signated it bethel in the account of abrahams journeys and encamp ments but it was jacob who chang ed luz to bethel in actuality verses 20 21 if god will be with me iwsawxs- ly incapacltatedthrough enemy action in thefield will be confirmed inacting ranks held when wounded defence headquarters announced july 19 under previous regulations sucha wavas to put god to the test i acungvdjikzwas relinquished after as it were the fulfillment of the vows depended upon the fulfillment oftheipromisesof god it was a very f sad evidence of jacobs low state oroul and lack of under standing of the covenant god had madeli s a the heart of the lesson gddslsovereigntjr enables him to deal in grace with erring mortals apait altogather from any ability on their part to earn or deserve his loving favor butour poor legal hearts respond very feebly to his goodness and lovingkindness it is difficult or us to aoide in a sense ofgracev we would far rather try to put god in our debt rom 4 4 than take him at his word and re ceive his gifts in simple faith 90 daysinhospital ar- hetoootntcnadiluiadplns- quitxtairplanehas takeritoff for the pacificltrouedioff5theassembly lice at dehavlllarid aircraft in tor- ontoandwason its way withlnan hourthemosquito travelsatmore than 425 miles an hour and- carries 1000pound bombs- gtjsg maximum prices for peaches plitjms and pears same as 1944 the maximum prices for peachef plums and pears have been set by the wartime prices and trade board at the same levels as pre vailed in 1941 except that the i it uu growers price for no 1 ontario- then shall the lord grown peaches has beep raised five be my god that jacob failed at this time to enter into the fullness of gods promise is evident from the attempt he made to bargain with god although the lord had promised so definitely to be with him and to protect and bring him back to the land jacob says if god keeps his word then i will recognize and honor him it was the language of a legalist who had not yet learned the true meaning of cents per basket a new grade of british columbia peach is selling this year and a maximum price has been set- for- it the same ceiling exists for imported and domestic fruit the order came into effect august 6 for imported and domestic peaches and domestic plums the effective date for imported plums and domestic pears is august 13 and for imported pears august 20 is needed now if we are to save our late fruits and vegetables thousands of tonstare ready fpr harvest wi 1 1 yo u le nd a ha hd food is precious lets not waste it through lack of help i j in addition to our own j needs we must also help feed the millions of starving people in liberated europe this is a tremendous task but it can be done 1 if we all do our share this is the lost harvesting emergency we are liable to meet this year so lets all pitch in and do a real s job help will be needed from august 20th through o october 20th s fill in coupon below and mafltodayi free transportation for four jweeks service transportation wfli be paid one way forfull season august r 20th to october 20th transportation will bo paid both ways l men every possible manhour must be putin the need is desperate volunteer your services today women every available hand can be used fill in tho coupon and mall to- day1 boys and girls thousands are needed anyvhigh so hoot student- willing to work on a farm has permission and is requested bythe min ister of education to remain out of k school for the month of sep- tember qpg clip and mail this coupon today ontario farm service force parunmcnt buildings toronto zam lntcrted in belplns vmk tne late harrebt please send me farther intormiirton ags i wni be available from nearest railway station a- uj w 4 mftlt x i w jtjrnrr jiji p-w- rrntwc ldate datel nearest bus stop accommodation is in camps saperviseaby the 7wcla or yjlolabat yen mast brlnp sheets and blanlccts domunokprovincial aoriculture committee on fabm tabovx iaboub educatioh sssssacaibti -crl- w fmim the ohff synthetic jiw lesked wo miles per hour to m specify fireitbneji vuheionly synthetic tlremade that has been tested for soomilesjat an javerage speed of over 100 miles per r hour onj the indianapolis speedway- equal to 50000 miles of ojdiriarydriving we have firestone tires in all sizes drlvehtandjlet us serve you jj k jgjllsmhslshsbhs thswacridjfiknewithot jacobs rdeclafatl6nwherihfe awoke showes what aliniited conception hehadfoff the greatness t and omni presence i of god helocalizedhim in his thinking as thoughthatpar- tlcular placewas a special shrine niltherto unknown lo hlin where 1 tdwelt or presencedhlmself in way bef did notdoji elsewhere iatjfotlows sftdws howffiue he jerstood the reality of the all- station goodwood rstouffviltebto raesservice ili t2 warjsproduction bul rose from 100000 inlo to av peak of 59000000 in 1943 since tne beginnings oft 1915 itjhas averaged about s6000000 canadas sf blood rdorior 5 service began- late nv 1940j3ythe end of 1944175867 blood donations bad been recelvedy- si na 5 4 x j y hydro rural service when ro the writer of this letter and several thousand others who are in the same position i yoof hydro iean deflnifelysaythatyburapplicatjon jforse has not k slipped our mind everything thavcari besone jibein done toservaai many new ustomerras soon as possible- vfr o j vi w v- even though many regulations have been relaxed awd the war in europe isovejv i at vuicklfatpoilble r to thosoapplicantsjn areas where hydro hriefaro still to beicdnsfrocted hydro service will be made available as the supply of iabouif and materials improves already sufficient applications 2000 miles of line that every envrttocornplet been bfreiallyjapprovedbyletter i iii youfyhydrohbsdbne arid jsjdolrifleverythlngtppssibteo extend elo r iftsentiah rural services hydro for will bv jvc completed fust as soon as the labour and material situation permits ij i the hydroelectric powerccommission of ontario i fr y c- 3 21 i liwfy ksklii 7ssidud5s