Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
VOLUME NXXI.
TEMPLES OF JUSTICE.

We presume that 1t has occurred to
many that. 10y some strnnge coiuci-
dencr, accidental Of c"ursc. the court
and the Jail are located midway be-
tween the two churches Of Elko and
almost adjacent to them.
The mission OF each is supposed to
be the bcttcrmcnt Of society. The
law affects this purpose 10y means of
"a set Of rules. the result of custom. or
special action and uf legislation, but
expressing in coob.ucd fern the gem
eral will. and therefore the law Of the
land. The church il guided III its
efforts. or mt least it is presumed to
be guided. by body oI laws laid
down i'll Scripture and known ~ the
Divine word. There is. however. II
vital distinction between u cs, iwu
forces for good. Each ha- it, u.iir.gS
to carry into effect it, laws and IL
principles. but the church. uuii.." 'l"
law, has no final im:uau ,ri1uu i'.
whom it can point {" ag 1t h@M
judge
In many instancts, To-" many hy
far. the officer Of IT, Guur III, wIu il
merely self-consilt ,ri servant "t
the gospel theory. has constituted
himself u Judge a4 well. and. thnugE
sincere in his convictions. hr many
times goes step too tW III hIH rr'
preston OF them. ~ UiuI chu suE "f
his own knowlcdg, thnt no punish
mcnt for such AMI such an .. '..
against religions U,s. lu" hul. u. .f
any certain nature. Human nJ 2i-
vine law go hand u, u lut tu the .ia."-
ment Of their respective rules O.. nrt-
duct. and the punia.wyutE attached
thereto. but they part 'u.. pany t.r-
ever. 70 far ns il within mans EroHi-
edge. when it comcs 90 the execution
OF those laws mud puu'eAWents. liI-
man law il executed 10y these mp
pointed to carry IT, execution lbio
effect, While the final execution ut
Divine law is decidedly Il mere mat.
ter q: belief, residing within tive
breast of tie individual atT. ctci. and
having no result. within his earthly
life mt least. so FAR us the punishment
for mis- conduct IL concerned.
To often do those who have taken
up tho profession nf ministers of Cod
md cKpounders q! the Divine laws
convert themselves into judges as
we'll. adjuiging indivi iuals from
their own Interpretations nf those
laws Divine aud debating rules of
conduct bLscd upon deductions
male, but upon their own personal
theories.
Human law. all human law. is sub.
jcct to the final clucidaIon Of u duly
constituted iribunli-rn tho case ~
the United States. ;he Supreme
CDurt-who+e ILtcrprc ta,iOn ia final
aud from whom there ii no appeal.
Divine law, on the other hand, is sub.
jcct to II different understanding. u
different inter prrtatiOn. at the II nds
of every living pcraon and no man
can say TINT hIs re- c.,I,nr is ui,solu:c
md decisive.
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al :, ,,,,;a,o, -, aoh I;o,,, L;.,.,,I
ity To cluciuatr these scriptures and
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euch, do nom natcs n.n ~ mo-. puI"
c1pouudcr but dgr. VII Ae
though porhaps wi IA mt il.cn .5u -
10 do-lays down u ri ,rip.c # iii.
vine law md l,s rnu 30 .lcul a. aH.o.
Lutte. he has uotl,iug nor, To- burf D,in
in su ii au ussumpiiuu .Han We would
hayo did we take II ullrrliy opposite
Wow and nssort tho aI.ulu.
tism of sour judgement upon that