Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-31
THIRD OF THE TEN TALKS
Given by DR.. Reynolds on the
First Commandment.
A Big Audience Listens to the Reasons
why there should be no other God be-
fore the supreme Ruler--An interest
ing and Instructive Analysis.

yesterday AFTERNOON TO near the
third in the series of Ten Talks on
the Reasons for the Virtues. G.. w.
Atkinson, jr., opened with a vocal
solo that was very highly apprecia-
ted, Mrs. Hartigan at the piano DIR,
Reynolds gave an exceedingly fine
analysis of the topic assigned him,
of which we are sorry to be able to
give only the following:
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
|. The content, or meaning of it.
|. Chou shalt have no other
gods before me- Does it mean that
there are other gods, and that you
may have-acknowiedge, worship,
serve-other gods, but must hold Je-
hovah superior to all others? Let
us see.
2. "Thou shalt not 90 after
other gods"-thou shalt have no
other gods than me- Does it mean
that there are other gods, and that
other people may have other gods,
but thou shalt have only Jehovah
for thy god? Let us see.
3. "The Lord thy God is our
ord,s'-there are no other gods, there
is no other god. All polytheism is
a violation of the commandment.
II The intent, or purpose of the
commandment.
l. Thou shalt worship the Lord
thy God, and Him only shalt thou
serve" The purpose of the command
ment is to secure worship and ODE
dience to God.
2. "Thou shalt fear the Lord thy
God" In order to secure worship
and obedience, God must be feared,
reverenced, held in awe-not in
dread and terror.
3. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God" In order to secure true wor
ship and true obedience, God must
be loved For worship and obedi
ence and service can come only from
loyalty. and loyalty can come only
from love.
III. The extent, or scope of the
commandment.
l. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy strength.
and with all thy mind" The love
for God must be supreme-not ex
elusive. Other things may be,should
be, must be loved.
2. Complete service requires com
plete obedience Complete obedi
ence requires complete devotion.
Complete devotion requires complete
loyalty. Complete loyalty requires
complete love.
8. Service, devotion, love must be
in proportion to Importance of the
objects AS in the case OF pleasure,
fame, wealth, power, family, state,
church, self, God.
4. God is supreme. So love for
him must be supreme. The less i'm
portant must give way to the more
important.
5. There must be sufficient love
for the service required. This is so
in all cases, objects, enterprises. This
makes it necessary to love God SUI
premely.
". The ground of the command
ment:
/. All the commandments are
based upon the order-the nature of
things. This could be easily shown.
2. This commandment, therefore,
is not arbitrary, but necessary. God
is never arbitrary. The "order of
things order of things-the
UNIVERSAL the interests and at
fairs of men, government, all, could
not be served, or preserved, or real
lied without obedience to it.
V. Propriety of the Command
ment.
/. From the relation of God to
nature-He is the maker, owner,
preserver of all-Therefore, all
should be subject to him.
2. From the character and pur-
poses of God-God is wise, good,
and all his purposes are beneficent
SO, all should be in subsection to
him.
8. From Gods relation to men,
as men-He is the Father, benefact-
or, protector, sayior-So should be
loved supremely, that he may be
served fully.