The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

brace even their twofold life. civil and
religious. | am concerned at present
with the civil only, but | speak of the
two in connection, because we cannot
separate absolutely what God hath
joined together.
That code embraces the principles
that must underlie every civil govern
ment-ese the government is sham
and a snare. And not only must the
principles of the code inhere in the civil
state, but the civil state cannot enforce
its own enactmentS without them and
without the author Of them-God. The
code in question is known to. the world
as the Ten Commandments" The
home, the family, is the unit of society.
1t is sacred. The true man lives in and
for his home Society is to protect
him in this. There is the field wherein
he is labor for life, liberty and happi-
ness in their fullness. For this property
is necessary. Property, therefore, is sa-
cred. For this happiness his honor and
his good name are the highest species
of possession. He must be protected
in them. All this was ordained by God
when he made man. See how he pro-
Vides for it.
After asserting his own absolute right
and dominion and declaring that his
name must not be profaned, God COM
mands that one day in seven be conse-
Grated to him in a religious rest. Thus,
by divine ordinance the weary, toll
laden workingman is secured one day
in seven to spend with wife and fam
lily, and recruit his wasted strength.
Workingmen of America, / say to you,
do not set little store on this divine
law. Iffa public sentiment in Amer
ca3tiecIares that by right divine you
are entitled to this day of rest, 1t has
grown /out of this commandment. Do
not be too ready to say, Hands off,
we want no religious legislation. p"
When greed and gold rule this land
entirely, you shall have no day Of rest.
quently cheap. See to it that you rec
ognize the power that is your friend.
The remaining commandments speci-
fically provide for the security of life,
liberty and happiness, if their spirit
be theoretically and practically in
grated upon the civil law. Honor thy
father and thy mother" establishes the
home, the normal condition of man.
The home is the cradle and the nur-
sery Of society. The nations strength
consists in the number and the inde-
pendence of it's homes; in their comfort,
their peace, their happiness. For the
success of this home a sancity must
surround it and enshrine it in the
hearts of the children and the esteem
of men; and for this end God, in an
other commandment, provides that hus-
band and wife shall be faithful to each
other. Blight that sancity, cast even
suspicion upon it, and the light and
happiness have gone out from it; one
of the pillars of the nation is shaken,
for you corrupt society in it's source.
Life is sacred. No man has an alb
solute right even to his own life 1t
belongs to God who gave it. There
fore, Thou shalt not kill" Property
is sacred Therefore, Thou shalt not
steal" Nay, more, thou shalt not even
covet thy neighbours goods. Honor,
character is sacred. Therefore, Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor."
In these are embraced the things that
make up life, liberty and happiness.
Civil laws are intended to compass
these and secure men in them. They
can do so but imperfectly. Without the
higher law embodied in the code of the
ten commandments the security is very
imperfect, for it does not reach the seat
of the disorder. That is internal; it is
In the mind the heart, the will. The
civil power may enact laws against in
juries to man, but it cannot punish till
conjugal fidelity is violated and the
home broken up till life has been
taken, property stolen and the good
name gone or irreparably injured. 1t
may p1lnfSh the offender when caught