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As the granting of marriage lic ences Is purely a function of tho state and its delegated officials It is really none of the Federal Gov ernment's business, but clerks In the License Bureau are not splitting hairs over the legal plutse of tho case. They will help the Provost Marshal General carry out his pro tective Bcheme. Captain Montoith said that many unscrupulous women married sol diers to get their lnsuranoe and that In ninny cases soldiers brought wo men to the clerks when they had known thorn only a short tlmo and 'hat In such cases the women, smit ten by the uniform, agreed to ill-ad vised matches. But law or no law, the censor's blockade cannot bo run by Don Cupid unless Chief Cuptd Scully starts something in the direction of local self government. HOW SHALL WE TREAT OUR ENEMIES? The International Sunday School Lesson For De cember IS Is "Joseph Forgives His Brothers"—Genesis 45:1-15 By WILLIAM T. ELLIS It was a long way from a cistern In Dothan to tho prlnto minister's throne In Egypt; Just as It has been u long way from Liege to Versailles; but the end of the road was sure In both cases. Truth always roaches her goal, though her pathway may be long and devious. That must lie so; for If thero Is not justice reg nant In the uhtverse, then there is no God. The faith that kept Joseph going was the same faith that sus tained the allied nations to the end, a basic belief in God and in his cure for righteousness. Joseph's story is no more romantic a vindication of the ways of Jehovah than many in cidents in this world war. All the world rang with the atroci ties committed upon the Armenians by the German-directed Turks; yet, within four years, for the million Ar menians who perished, there were two and a half million Turks who suffered a like fate! Three years ago the Kurds revelled in blood bought prosperity, the loot of Syrians and Armenians. Now, the Kurds nre dying in destitution far exceeding that of their victims. Sure is tho wheel! God's retribution is ns cer tain as the sun. Germany vaunted her civilization, her "kultur," as' superior to the Christianity of other nations; but, 10, after a collapse and humiliation unmatched in history, she shows the cravenness and tgno bility of her soul by whining and whimpering and yelping like a whip ped dog. It seems as if Eternal Jus tice, having a fine sense of what is fit, repays in kind: the proud become shameful; the arrogant, servile; the violent, abject. Nothing invented ever matches real life. This is the outstanding message from the story of Joseph s dealings with his brothers which the Sunday schools are studying this week. Fiction and the drama have no rival for the true tale of this Hebrew lad, sold into slavery by his cruel and unnatural brothers, who, through vicissitudes beyond imagin- HAHJRJSBURG TELEGRAPH ation, walked in his Integrity lo the highest post within the gift of Pluir oah, us the ruler of Egypt and as almoner of all his world. Eyes should be opened to tho won ders of the living present by this pugo from the real life of a long distant past. Every day holds great stories before our vision: behold what God Is doing'ln our own time in our very presence! It we had but the eyes to see, we could read in the life about us more beautiful love | stories than the books portray; hobler deeds of chivalry than have come down fro.m the Middle Ages; spectacular successes like chupters from fairy lore; and divine provi dences resembling the records of Holy Writ; Blind spirits aplenty I are pining "for the painted life of tho great cities, and missing tho ro mances of their own neighborhoods. Cream Comes to tlie Top Next to Pharoah, Joseph is su in.Egy l )t ' this lesson. After A UVo tt wu - v of rising highest. A rascal may become an but he is not likely to lie It?," , . 0 bis nation's legislative halls. ? l mas ' gct on - but tbe idealist is usually his superior offi cer. More and more, as the world grows better, the righteous have a way of coming to th<s top. The younger generation should not be al lowed to lose sight of the fact that in this present war the great words or righteousness and religion have been spoken by President Wilson, King George. Marshal Foch, Lloyd George, General Pershing, Admiral Beatty, and the other first figures in the struggle. This Joseph-lesson is written large in our time. Evil does bend the knee, untimately, to good, though it may seem a long while übout it, as in the case of the Central Powers and of Joseph's brethren. The sons of Jacob who had foully dealt with their brother were many years in learning that his dreams had come true; and that their wicked ness was being punished. Over and over again, as we recall the collapse i of German arms, the shameful fate of the German fleet, the complete disintegration of proud Austria, the utter fall of murderous Turkey, and the fate of Russia's autocrats and traitors, we need to drive home to our hearts the truth that God's mills may grind slowly, but that they never cease to grind. Every page of the daily paper nowadays seems to cry aloud the homely, old-fashioned message that wrong does not pay; and that "righteousness exalteth a nation," and a man. Short cuts to goals usually run across concealed ditches. Interfer ence with tho lawful and orderly processes of God spells disaster for the interferer. Crooks commonly get their "come-uppans." The Bol shevik trick which the Jealous brothers played upon Joseph was no more clearly nullified by time than the Godless program of those who have wrought red ruin in Russia. Justice does not come byway of injustice; and an era of brotherhood cannot be introduced • by fraticidal strife. The brothers suffered from young Joseph's inconside'rateness, it Is "truer but they, Bolshevik fashion, thought to set matters square by transgressing the laws of man and God. "There is a way that seemeth right to man, but the end thereof are the ways oLdeath." History has yet to show the first authentic in stance of a man's getting ahead of God. Josephs ultimately come to thrones and criminals come to chains. When a Man Acts Big When .the sons of Jacob were forced by famine to go to Egypt fox food, their brother recognized them. Joseph had his chance to be small or to be gseat. They were in his power. He could "get even" to a spiteful spii-it's content, if that were his disposition. He had all the op portunity imaginable to gloat and exult and tyrannize over those who had injured him. This hour tested both the brother on the throne and the brothers suppliant and helpless before him. Of course. Joseph showed himself big; Most men do in an emergency. There is unsuspected capacity in the average person. The war lias re vealed how fit the prdinary man is for great deeds when opportunity calls. All the wonderful reorgani zation of nations and International co-operation, that we have witnessed within the, past four years, is due to the caliber and capacity of indi vidual patriots who rose to the occa sion. There is breadth and bigness abroad in the world. The mightly are magnanimous. So, after making sure of their repent ance—for even God Himself does not forgive the Impenitent—Joseph for gave his brethren. By various tests and conditions he made sure of their reformation; for their smallness had been overruled by God's greatness. So he wiped out the old scores, and gave them a new chance. After all, they were his brothers, tion and i-econclliation was a touch ing scene, that moves the reader to day. We love Joseph best as we see him step down from his throne of state to weep on the necks of his astonished brethren. The New Relationship All of this story Is of acutest In terest to-day; because we, too, have the problem of how to deal with of fenders who come seeking succor, if not forgiveness. There is no more difficult question before the Christ ian world to-day than that of how the Central Powers should be treated by their conquerors. The cuse is not on all fours with that of Joseph and his brethren, but the same large considerations apply. First. Joseph, even while proving his brethren, fed them. We shall not let the Central Powers starve. We feed even the condemned murderers in our Jails. Their sincerity and contrition have to be established; und in the case of Germany, while there is evidence ad nauseum that she is sorry for herself, there are few signs that she is sorry for her crimes against civi lization. Also there are criminals to be punishjed, for if maudlin tears could wipe all slates clean, then Jails would be empty and Justice would no longer dwell upon earth. Even the mushy-minded, who would be swept away by Germany* "pity propaganda,' need to be re minded that although Joseph for gave his wicked brethren, when they brought forth fruits meet for depent nncc, yet even so the old lelalion shlps were never re-established. It could not be. Only God can blot out sins from the book of His branee. The brothers of Joseph had created a new status for themselves, tn which there was no petty squab-, bllng. and no recriminations. Never- I theless, a gulf which wrong had ■i created existed between Joseph and the ten other sons of his father. Joseph showed forth his religion. Ho displayed magnanipilty. To his contrite companions ho pointed out the providence of Ood. It was his aim to Instill the principles of rcll , glon In them, and to lend theni to recognize the sovereignty and mercy Of the Ood of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Lord hod overruled evil for good. As ever, the plans of the wicked had been confounded. There we leave the subjoct. God had been In tho midst or the family affairs of Jacob. Most of His good ■ gifts, as ever, had to bo In eplto of, and not because. As we take tho long long look, wo from our distant point of vantage, perceive that the Eternal and Omnipotent One was working out a high and holy purpose for His Chosen Peoplo. Joseph had been sent, by a way that he knew not, to a throne in Egypt In "order to save his family In Canaan. The plots of his bitter brothers had been utilized to fulfill the divine design; Just as the fell ambitions of kaisers and Jqnkers have become the means, at fearful cost, of freeing Israel, of bringing safety to the Land of Projn ise of delivering the Armenians, Syr ians, 'Ureeks and the dozens of little peoples of the Balkans and the Cau casus; of creating a world sense of responsibility for all mankind's wel fare; of insuring safely to all tho earth; and of bringing Jn a new era wherein the spirit of Christ will be dominant. Joseph's words gather up t-he whole lesson: "It was not you—but God." TELEPHONE ni LING OBEYED New York—The members of tho Hotel Men's Association of this city who had decided to ignore the Uni ted States Postmaster-General's order that telephone rates in hotels be re duced to conform with those paid at regular pay stations, altered that de cision upon receiving intimation that Mr. Burleson might discontinue their telephone service if they continued in their refusal to conform to his order. But the hotel men claim the order will Injure their business, and may take the matter to the courts. ARID ARE \ TO HE IRRIGATED Portland, Oregon—Water sufficient to irrigate 40,000 acres of land no' arid will be impounded in a reservoir to be created by the immediate con struction of an arched concrete dam 100 feet in height of Riverside, Mal heur county. In Central Oregon. . The project will bring under cultivation lands that are now covered only with sand and sagebrush. More than 150 miles of main canals will be required to distribute the water from the reservoir. 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These special features make Troco the choice of fastidious users ' ! il A spJi 1 who prefer it to all other products regardless of cost cr prestige. ® \ J) , ® ut whilepriceisasecondaryconsideration.everypoundofTroco saves from 25 to 40 cents. A welcome economy in times like these. IEDSON BROS. M 110 Dock Street Philadelphia, Pa. DECEMBER 13, 1918. 9
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