Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-24
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
EDITED BY THE LADIES.
submission to Law.

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Law is as universal as the universe.
There Is law in every atom of matter,
in every rain drop, in every splre of
grass, and in every flower. Law gov
ems all animal life. Law is over all
intelligencies. Men and angels are
subject thereto. Law is not only pre-
valent from the cradle to the grave, it
will meet us in heaven. God is the
fountsin-hesd of all authority. Laws
governing matter. animal life and all
intelhgeneies are divine.
God not only exercises direct au-
thority. but delegates His authority.
Paul writes at length in the 18th chap
ter of his letter to the Romans con-
corning this delegated authority, and
our duty thereto. One daty thereto
is summed up in the command, Let
every soui be subject to the higher
powers" We must make distinction
between the power and the instrument
that often Yields it. It is the vested
authority we are to respect no matter
how unworthy may be the one that
YIELDS it for the time being. The
magistrate, the governor may be per-
sonally very inferior and unworthy
men but we are to respect the Office
and yield submission to the legitimate
authority.
Evading the law by various devices
is the common practice by men of the
world and by church members and
the outcome lowering of the tone of
the individuals ethical sense, and the
morality of the community. Virtue
and manhood are best shown when
doubtful practices appealing to our
personal interests are stoutly resisted.
No man can without harm to himself
and fellows put himself IN the posi-
ton of vlolator or evader of any statu-
tory obligation.
Men will always be subject to temp
tation to make money by easiest meth
DDS. 1t takes but little capital of
money, brains and muscle to set up
and run a saloon. The gain is of the
largest in proportion to the outlay.
No law is, therefore, more difficult of
enforcement than that prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicats.
1t takes eternal vigilance to insure
this liberty. No law in the common
wealth of Kansas is more sacred than
our prohibition law. It is not the law
of any political party, but of the ma
jority of the population present and
voting 1t was voted on directly by
the people and put into the state con-
stitution. There is at present, we
fear, strong current among political
workers of the two great parties il
favor of the repeal of prohibition and
the introduction of high Incense. Il
seems to be the policy of politicians
to put men In Office who, Will not en-.
force our prohibition laws, and there
fore bring these laws into disrepute
The policy and practice of the new
third party is to ignore prohibition
Il seems to be a matter of life anc
death with the two old parties to hold
to the rum power at any cost. Some
of our Kansas cities virtually entel
into a compact with the violators BY
imposing a monthly fine. The grea
body of the people in prohibition
states had never more need than nov
to be wide awake in bringing all nee
essary influence to bear for the en-
forcement of our prohibitory laws.
Love, such as the Holy Spirit, she'd
abroad in every sanctifed heart, vii
make us loyal to all of Gods require
ments, and will no i'll to our neighbor
and therefore love is the fulfilling o
, the law. Rev. HUGH II. BIRNEY,
Columbus. Kansas.