The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-29
CHURCH LOCALS.
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER-
AL INTEREST.

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can be such a time, or such state to the
| little child. The law of such child life
is the law-the directing, controlling, con.
straining force of and their life. The law
of the mans life, is just the same, for he is
as man just as helpless and dependent,
as the child. The pupil is not left to the
law of his own will and control, but that of
the teacher. The member OF any secret
society or association of mnn, is under the
force, will and control of such association.
The citizen is not left to himself as law
maker !, he is not lett to his own guidance,
will and control, but to that of the state
and the general government. AS citizen
he is likewise subject to the will and con-
troll of public opinion-to that of reputable
| society-ot unwritten law.
|. AND Sc in his moral nature in his per
sonal spiritual life, after submission to all
law, unwritten and written, ne is otill under
law, as the child is that Of the household.
And God thus speaks and thus commands
him. As the earthly father and mother,
are one, in the child, God is One in the
man, at all times anG in all ways. AS the
Creator ard Preserver He has the right to
command. He only has tne wisdom and
the authority. And as in the earthly fath-
er, it is always in the interest of the child.
| So with God, it is always for the best good
OF the man. The earthly father may make
a mistake in his rule, and often does, but
the Heavenly Father never does He is
too wise, to err and too good to do wrong"
AS it would be strange thing and unnat.
ural for the little child to throw off the au>
thorfty of the father. and propose to follow
his own ways. So it is just as strange and
unnaturalfor the man to choose his own
ways, in the face of Gods ways
In the presence ofthese. statements, SELF
evident, in truth and reasonableness. the
Fathers words have been heard since man
had being: That which is altogether
Just, shalt thou follow, that thou mayest
live Here is the law for the inner as
well as thesouter life. First, Thou shalt
follelg that which il just that thou mayest
live. And secondly, that which is alto.
gether just-that which is exactly and
| righteously iust-''shalt thou follow, that
thou mayest live and inherit the land
which the Lord they God giveth thee"
This is the changelcss law ofevery man
| life. He must do this in order to Give"
| He must do this in order to Inherit the
land" that is, in order, to have and to
hold, in safety and in enjoyment, the tenn
poral things. Men think differently and
act differently, and hence the friction, and
trouble and sorrow and disappointment,
among men. Hence the acts of wrong
of man to man,-the cruel oppression, and
| blood and tears, in the world-the cries of
the widow and orphan.
MAN must follow He cannot be law
unto himself He must have a center,
around which to revolve-a given point to
which he gravitates. In the physical
world, we see this. In the animal world
it is manifest In the insect world it is
just as strongly set forth. In the world OF
childhood it is the law of being. It is just
as certain in the world mature manhood.
Man must follow He must De lead. He
must have hand upon him and grow up
into life above his life. He must yield
to the law of his Being and live and inher~
it, or he will die and be disinherited And
this way-this rule-this law of his life,
must be with him matter of choice. The
two ways are before him. He must decide
for himself. Choose We this day whom
ye viii serve" Why halt We between two
opinions? if God be God serve him; if
Baal, then serve him." THAT which issal.
together just, is placed before him. Fol-
lowing this, he lives, truly, and also inher>
its the land. The other way is the way of
DEATH in all things.
The altogether just way is first duty
to God. AS the earthly completely fills
the heart of the child, so the Heavenly
Father must completely fill the heart of
the man. The man owes this to his Mas
ker He owes it to himself. For it is his
only safety AID happiness. To love and
worship and serve Him is to have Him
enthroned in his life, and have His image
manifest through his life. Then the al
together just way" toward man, will be a
natural result. There will be no false
weights, no lying, no SANDER, no envy, no
malice, no fraud no unpaid debts, no
brother going to law with brother no
eager, rapacious grasping and money
living spirit, no "accursed thing" in the
church, no cruel suspicious and impugniag
of motives. There would be peace on
earth and good will to man"
One altogether just in his ways" to-
ward God, will be altogether just in his
ways towards man. 1t is not first, unjust
to man and then unjust to God tits first,
unjust 10 God and then the other follows