New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-04
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT.

Sermon Preached i'm the First Congre
gational Church. September -. by Rev
&. +. Hooker. Pastor.
Thou Shalt Not Kill.-Ex. ~. &c.
Physical life is the condition OF all presen
:.uAlan relations. There are spiritual rela
:iuns which survive natural life. @ kingdom
q hich 'is not OF this world" but all Other
.stngdOms and governments among men
AID the present practical bearings OF this
2paU them are conditioned upon their ami.
..iai existence. The fifth commandment,
sac first that has reference 70 mans social
.saties, has also reference to GOO, the heav.
:Ciy Father as represented III manner by
.!nr earthly father, and thus blends an allie
glance TO both worlds, the natural and the
supernatural. On the human side this
-:s'mmand respects physical relations in
..ieir origin.
The next command. the sixth, respects
:i.ase relations in their preservation.
Thou shalt not kill is :he platform on
'saach alone allegiance to the remaining
:tsa or natural and temporal relations, the
-Lniily. property. reputation, earthly desires
aGld the preservation Of life is, OF course,
Indispensable 10 their preservation. The
sixth command is therefore more nearly
fundamental, more important, greater than
.asoaa which follow. There are greatest
commands as there are least. Cor Christ
sls.aks of the littleness of those souls who
y:t'eak and teach the bgeakin. OF the least Of
..ls commands.
Life is of more value than the domestic
;appiness and honor destroyed by the breach
- -ne seventh commandment. Though
'..ssz@ is apparently an unwritten law in
erInis communities which tactly .justifies the
aitEttlng of such destruction by the destruc.
:'iS't, OF life. This is Eot Bible justice, how.
s'Fe:. strict justice. according 70 its code. is
'asi eye for au eye. a tooth for tooth" not
NJ eye FOR tooth, or .ice gcrSo: for an eye
- worth more than a tooth. So life i. worth |
.Hs:': than property. or a character NOT sian. ]
A!t-ssi. It is not preferable to real shame
.s.1.i lper6dy. which is different thing alto |
!.eflsss from that contemplated in the ninth I
;.uynmandment. Martyrs have worthly died |
SO .sstrlots have foighe for principles in !
Tsi! Wig al! that is worth living tor in this !
.5Eeyid and the next.
- follows, then. that any power which
Undertakes 20 administer tie second table
az ttle law Of Sinsi. which concern. mans
-asar,si. social relations, his duties Go his |
81 sSg men, must make Che preservation of
.t.c, srcm violence. at least. its frs: duty.
tss semetimes speak as though morality
;GaE OG tside the scope Of civil law, rather |
:rssted to God and religion. Bu: morality
act the province OF civil law. II has no |
.lA.r. Moral dunes are those which relate
r.s gar fellow-men: religious dates. :hosc
Nasfch relate to Coo. The civil code covers |
jess the conditions of life. liberty and the
..ts,'s1i; of happiness. which are covered by |
80 record table OF the law. even penetrat-
"a. 10 The thoughts and intents OF the hear: |
Ss trUly as the tenth commandment does. |
10 AZ code even extends to the first table of |
.e...,'"u- duties, SO Ear. in some cases. IS to
-<t'". pgo'an" swearing. Sabbath breaking |
sNs,' I" correct INSTRUMENTATION 20 parents
Al 'A'., not Yet anywhere re enacted the first. |
S. GIG ana fourth commandments so lar rs
10 :'toscfice atheism. ;dolatry OK idieEess |
III .i,e six week DAVIS
lac principles that unierlie mans so.
"a. wei, eelng are all contained in the fen
'.lIisa; Ginents, and the most obvious a... |
rat'Fi uis III them in the record We
organized society corporate government. !.
/. chartered IN these. based upoC them !
& ..ss no foundation outside O! Them. and | I
.sl:s not need any. They are as broad and | !
.S.I3 foundation as the wit of mar, car. | 4
:e.. NC or his necessities discoye---hrooa a. a
tie earth, and enduring as time and deem | Il
~ ','e springs of his natural life Rein, g
sra. the principles that are prominent in 0
ss.fu. will be prominent III civil govern. u
.s'lzt which seeks to re-enact them. There | g
/. not a question Of representation or o
.Aa1ce or administration. OF political and | e.
al economy. in short. as embodied in | p
IMAM law. which does not find its only It
t=lsisl test in this law and its epitome:
Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyselt."
EG then, the natural life Of man is the l.
R5iEon of his other temporal and social OF
SAt0ns, it must be the most sacred and lie
h central citidel to be protected by civil | II
w. II is not TO be Outweighted iI value | q