The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-07
FROM EVERY STANDPOINT.

This is true from whatever standpoint
It is Observation-Disclosures social. commercial
or moral. Men may imagine that the
safest way for them to act in regard TO
the conduct of the lawless Is to let them
alone. That is precisely what that class
of inhabitants asks you to do. Let us
alone and attend to your own business!'
is their impudert retcrt when eXpostI-
lated with. All that satan asked of Jesus
Christ was. Let US alone; hast thou
come hither to torment us before the
timer" But Jesus the king could not
afford to let the legion of devils alone
for they had possession of one of His
children, so He permitted them to go
into the herd of swine which resulted
both in the destruction of the hogs ana
the banishment of the demons.
Those Gadarene Jews were thus re-
buked for indulging in, TO them n for
hidden occupation, but they were kindly
delivered out of the clutches of satan.
Where a Christian community becomes
aroused to their danger from the pres
ence of the demon of lawlessness among
then they only need to apply the power
with which their Lord has endowed then
and soon the demon will be cast out. That
seems like an easy solution of a difficult
problem but 1t is as infallible, as the
word of God. See Proverbs xxx, 2.
In reply to a question of the writer an
intelligent citizen of this city remarked
Yes, sir, the Christian citizens of Scrau-
ton are a majority and can elect any
good ticket on which they may unite"
Then for Gods sake and for the sake of
all that is holy on earth unite and ire
spective of creed or party select from
your citizenship competent men who have
the fear of God mot NAM before their
eyes and fill your municipal offices with
them. and Scranton will "be redeemed out
of all her troubles" What will the re-
suits be? That is a big question. Our
pen would have TO be dipped in the
beams of the sun to portray the results
that would follow such action as surely
as the bright morning follows the night.
WOULD BE RESTORED.
The Sabbath of the commandment
would be restored to your city, viz: ''ln
1t thou shalt not do any work. thou, nor
thy son. nor thy daughter nor thy man
servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates" Not a place of secular busi-
ness would be open on the Lords day.
Not a wheel of industry would be turned.
The cry of the poor thoughtless or un-
taught new sboy would cease to be heard
on your streets on the day of God. The
folks whose moral taste relishes the con-
ltlltS VI tHe SuludS newspaper lot odO-
bath reading (what burlesque on plety,
the very thoughtD would have to provide
| themselves Herewith on Saturday.
The cigar luxury would have to be laid
| up in store the evening before. 1.-THE nec-
cssaries 'of life" would have to be all
| provided for on Saturday. What a beau
| tiful day for rest and worship each Lord S
| day would be! Not a drunken man on
| your streets any day of the week. Bias.
nh n.
| cease to be heard. The pews i'm your
churches would be fuller and the to.
| bacco stores and beer dens would he
empty for that day at least. When will
we learn that civil government is an or
dinance of God (Rom. Kill. 1-3) and the