Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-29
kNOW YOUR DUTY AND Do


That servant which knew his lords will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to
his will, shall be beaten with many stripes
LUKE xn:47.
Perhaps it was this text of scripture that
brought to the mind of the poet the beauty
of ignorance, and caused him to exclaim:
"Where ignorance is bliss, tits folly to be
wise." That, however, is narrow view to
take of the duties of life-a view that, if
carried out, would be fatal to all human
progress, to all development of the race
mentally, morally or physically. Yet it is
too often the guide of the conduct of men
who profess Christianity and who might be
reasonably expected to set a good example to
those who surround them.
The masters will has been laid down in
his word for the guidance of all who are his
followers. There is little ambiguity in his
commands, while his teachings embodied in
parallels are easy of comprehension to those
who read Alright, with sincere desire to un-
derstand without regard to any preconceived
ideas or view to bolster up any particular
creed or dogma. To plead ignorance, there
fore, is to confess ones self incapable of
compromising the plainest language and the
most explicit directions Yet how few men
and women in our churches obey the masters
will. He declared that Glove is the fulfilling
of the law,'' yet there is little love lost be-
tween protesting Christians He hurled his
anathemas at the hypocrite, and yet hypoc-
risy is to-day the prevailing and all-pervad-
ing sin of the church. He could not look
with any degree of patience, even though he
had divine charity, upon the hypocrisy of
the Scribes and Pharisees, even though they
had little light compared with the effulgence
of to-day. How much less, therefore, can
he regard with tolerance the hypocrites of
to-day, who,
with sigh, and with piece of scripture,
Tell us-that God bids US do good for evil:
And thus they clothe their naked villainy
With old odd ends, stol'n forth of holy writ;
And seem saint when most they play the
DEVIL
No one who has read the scriptures can
have any misconception as to the will of their
Lord as to this point It is the most heni-
GUS of all sins-the least pardonatle in his
sight-and yet it is the most common in the
pulpit and the pew. With what authority
and show of truth this decerning sin can
cover itself can be appreciated by those who
mark the conduct of the average church
member On the Sabbath he is early at his
devotions, and his responses to the service
and s.
about his business, having thrown off the
habit of the Christian for the balance of the
week. He drives sharp bargains, sells shod-
dy for clothing or sand for sugar, while car
rying with him the air of sanctimonious-
ness with intent to deceive. He SANDERS his
neighbors and bears false witness against
those who are better than he. The clergy
man, from denounclng sin in the pulpit, de-
sends very frequently to committing it in
dark pieces. In fact
Foul bypocrisy's SO much the mode,
There Is no knowing hearts from words and
looks
Even ruffians cant, and undermining knayes
Display mimic openness Of SOUL"
There are many other respects in which they
who, knowing the masters will, do it not
They pay heed to every outward observance
of the church, but have committed the
weightier matters of the law-judgment,
mercy, faith and charity. The religion
taught to-day is purely theoretical instead
of practical. Nowhere in the scriptures do
we find an injunction to be guided by an alb
stract faith. SUCH faith must be COM
bined with good works in order to meet the
divine approval, for faith without works is
dead. We need such religion as will COM
bine strong faith with good deeds-a re-
ligion that is broad enough to embrace all
humanity with its folds-broad in its char
ity and its tolerance religion based upon
that broadcast of all laws, the golden rule.
One grows weary of the narrow, contracted
ideas that are kept SO prominently in the
foreground in our churches. It would be
relief to hear preached from the pulpit
discourse on the brotherhood of mankind.
and to see the precepts of suca religion
practiced by those who profess it, It is not
necessary that in order to build up one sect
all the others should be torn down, but bv
working harmoniously together each could
assist the other. Let there be an end of the
dog in-the-manger policy among the
churches of St. Paul if nowhere else. It is
not pleasant sight to see protesting Chris
tlans continually at swords points, malipn-
ing each other and traducing the motives of
whoever may differ from them on minor
points of dogma. The union services held
here last summer did much towards oblit-
Grating the animosities of creed and uniting
Christians of St. Paul as they have never be-
fore been united, but there is still much to
be done in that direction. The bitterness
that has for so long marked tie course of
the scots towards each other has not been
wholly eradicated, and even among those
whom we have been led to regard as the
most exemplary Christians it still rankles.
1t is the will of the Lord that all his follow
ers should be one in spirit and in conduct.
tolerant, charitable, just, eschewing evil and
doing good, restraining their tongues from
evil and their lips from guile. Christians
know this will, and will obey it or suffer the
penalty.
ST. PAUL as A WINTER RESORT.
The reputation of 81. Paul az a summer
resort is we'll established. The SANITY citv
acknowledges no rivals for her place, nor do
me thousands who betake them from the
heated cities of the East and South to the
delightful bluffs of st. Paul, where cooling
freeze ever fans them into forgetfulness of
he fact that there are others left behind |
in heat and overcome by dust and |
mOke. Here the invalid comes to find the
elixir of life, and goes away reiuvenated and
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