People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-01
Christianity and Current Problems

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sermonson Christianity and Cur
rent problems" The subject for the
evening was Disregard OF Ged fol.
lowed by Individual and National
DSgeneracy and Lawlessness."
As an illustration Of this, he cited
the reign Of Rehoboam, who took
co unset Of young men and consid.
cred his elders old fOgies, reviewing
the reign Of Rehoboam's successors,
Jeraboam and Abijah, who utterly
ignored God.
ASA was worthier than his prede-
cessors, and saw that the only way to
avert the destruction threatened was
tOreturn to obedience TO God, and set
himself to work In the cause OF re.
form. For a long time anarchy and
laWlessness had run riot, as the
result OF disobedience TO the law Of
God. That law is ever present-eter.
nal-lust as true today as ever.
France was once perme2ted with
infdelity, taught by VOltaire and
Others, the Sabbath was not observed,
and churches were turned into places
OF bacchanalian revelry. What
could you expect but the reign Of
terror which followed?
Divine law Is never arbitrary.
Mans own best interests demand
obedience. linen will not obey a law.
maker who has power to call a uni
verse into existence-a ruler by whose
fat a world is created and peopled-
they will not obey laws Of men.
Men will disregard righteousness,
and thus rob themselves OF Justice
and liberty. Is not this disregard
the cause Of all our trouble today?
In the newspapers we read OF
strikes, riots, etc. What is done:
The army and the sherifis and the
police and the militia are called out
TO stop them.
That nation Is In deplorable condi.
tion that depends upon military and
police force to preserve peace.
There is oppression and immortality
on every hand. Read the White
Slaves Of Boston," and learn OF thu
sweating system, OF child labor, anG
OF women given the alternative o.
starvation or prostitution.
What an awful example Of impurltl
We have In the past three months!
Laws are made for policy; lobbiei
secure what they want-the peopl,
don't.
Stock and grain gambling-no bet
ter than stealing-fourish.
We call this a Christian nation
and thank God there are many a,
good Christians in this country a!
live on earth-but taken as a whole
this is not a Christian nation, as s
nation governed by CHRISTIAN princi
pies, this Is wOfully deficient.
All the good in the world come:
from observance Of the law Of God
and all evil ia due TO disregard Of
Gods law.
God Himself cannot set aside tn,
effect Of discbedience.
Any man CAN disobey the law-but
In 30 doing so he brings destruction
upon himself. A man can throw
himself in front Of moving train
he is fool for deing so-but II he
does, 1t Is no fault Of the train that
he Is crushsd.
The old harvest law whatsoever
ye SOW" ETC., Is eternally true. II
applies to any man or collection OF
men.
Is there a remedy for present evils:
Is there q remedy for ayerting the
coming evils?
There is one, and only one-indi.
vidual and national repentance and
return to the principles Of God.
Evils growing out Of legislation can
be remedled by lsgislation-part Of
them.
Cease TO do evil. II you want
America saved, first see that you
yourself are saved.
Hasten the democracy Of Christ.
We talk Of the millennium, and
place 1t million years In the future
That Is toe far. II must be brought
nearer, for the service Of our brother
man.
No matter what party Is In power
II the golden rule became the law oil
all mems dealings. Then we should
have peace on earth and good will 10
men.
For destiny so grand, will not
men serve God?
This day We fashion destiny.
The web Of fate we spin"
Will you be a Christian?
do not mean accept my creed
be baptized as Iwas-take communion
as often as | debut will you serve
the one supreme God.
Will you be a patriot who believe;
in human law that pays 100 cent:
on the dOllar-that makes the COLDER
rule the first law Of social, moral and
business life.
Will you enlist for your own de-
Tense, for your brother, for YOU
country?
We perhaps do the entire serm1r
injustice in reproducing our frag
mentary nOtes-hence, We adyise YOU
to go and hear the next one yourself
There can be no question that thu
minister is right in going back to the
birth of evil in the heart of the indi
yidual-buteyen God commands u,
to work at whatever our hands fine
to do, and we shall continue to lop of
consequences as well as preach con
version. Both are needed. We wish
that every. man in the world were
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