The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-13
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
AL INTEREST,".

reason equally we'll on any TWO vitality I'M
portant things, But they do not They
reason we'll and without question, on the
reign of law. They know that without it,
anarchy and destruction would soon come.
They reason badly on the reign of religion,
the basis of all law and all morals and all
civilization. They know of truth, that if
the Religion of Christianity-God's law Of
Truth-was banished from the world, there
would soop be no law, morals or safety
there would soon, in fact, be no world, in
any proper sense.
10 be called thief, to any real man, is
just insult-to be proved thief is a
lasting disgrace. To be thief, is 20 VIC
late the law of the land the law, neces-
sary, to all. The man who is thief. not
only incurs just penalty in his own per-
son, brlngs.reproach and disgrace upon his
wife, children and friends, but the full ex.
tent ofhis influence and example, lessons
the weight, dignity and force of the law,
on gil others-and to this extent DESTROYS
the barriers OF safety. This is one illus
tration. Every violation forms others.
And so we easily see how soundly men
reason.
But if the Truth of God-the Religion of
Christianity-is the basis of all human
law and righteousness, as all men know it
to be, what must be said of the man, who
IN business and act, is honest before the
law, but who seeks in specific acts of sin,
to overthrow both in one? We seem to
lose our bearings when we get upon this
sea, and yet we run by the same chart
and through the same waters. The man
who does not, in his obedience TO law
help to maintain it, helps to overthrow il
and therefore helps to overthrow his own
protection. And so the man who does
not, in his own obedience to the Law OF
Life, helps to maintain it in the world
helps to overthrow it, and so helps to de.
stroy his own protection and covering.
Now all this is true or else there is nc
truth in religion, morals or law. But men
wont reason equally well on these two
vital things. We obey law from principle
five obey it, in any proper sense. We
are not simply honest from policy or be-
cause it lis the best policy" If so, we are
not honest in any proper sense. II the
man is honest simply because he would
be punished, if he steals, take away the
law, as he is thief 1t is the moral and
religious basis OF the law that gives it such
dignity In the same way, men are to be
religious-trom principle-not because Of
the penalty. Men must do right because
it is right to do right. And thus reasoning
and thus acting from noble, God like
principle, all men will be religious anC
then court houses would be given t.
silence and to dust and oar jails anc
prisons empty and lonesome
/ We know that there are plenty of wise
acres who will laugh such statements t.
scorn. They will call it the silly theor,
of a foolish man. And yet il is no theor-
at all. 1t is the simple statement of .
fact, that stares every man in the face
If such have brain power enough and will
follow out the process, with little seriou!
thought, they will soon see that the laugh
is on the other side. 1t is true, that in a
strong and most important sense, every
man who refuses obedience to the law OF
God which is the law of his own life
who is not actively and earnestly relig.
ious, holds in his life, power to do more
harm to men, than man who is a crimi>
nal before the law. He has violated that
which is necessary to the safety of all. If
not arrested and punished, the ell will 90
on until no one can be safe. The other
man is not criminal before human law.
but he is before Divine law the basis and
Only basis of human. He lessons God s
grasp upon men in the life of sin and
rebellion, and so lessons the power and
force of Law.
The services at the Marietta Camp Ground
last Sunday we're conducted by Rev. Mr..
Stroller and Rev. V. Z. Manget Mr.
Manget preached morning and night
There were $500 or 5000 people there
during the day. Rev. Mr.. Stroller received
a telegram from his wife, who is off ON {
visit, stating that their child was serioasl,
sick and he had to leave at once.
Rev. j. A. Wynne preached two fin,
sermons at the Baptist church last Sunday
His sermon Sunday night was exception
ally good and brought out some very inter
esting and instructive points of the cruel
fxion OF the two thieves along with oul
Lord and Master.
Rev, c. 7. A. Pise gave his congregation
at St. James church, two excellent sermonl
Sunday.
Notwithstanding the warm weather the
services Sunday were we'll attended
Rev. Fl. P. Myers Of the American BIZ
BILE Society will be here next Sunday.
Rev. John r. Sanges, pastor Of the Olin.