The record-union., 1899-12-03

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good. He whose life is under the con-
troll of this principle, whose aim and
purpose is to do justly, love mercy and
walk humbly with God. is in God S
kingdom. His name is written in the
book of life. Is
Do not imagine that this makes re-
ligion easy. Do not think it reduces re-
ligion to mere morality. This divine
requirement is deeply spiritual. It
reaches to the center and source or
character and conduct. 1t penetrates
the deepest recesses of the heart. 1t
clarifies the motives. 1t educates the
conscience to clear discernment between
right and wrong. 1t nurtures reverence
and begets meekness and gentleness
and all the fair fruit of the Spirit.
Religion is more than right doing. 1t
is right thinking and right feeling and
right being as well as right doing. 1t
requires that we feel right and think
right toward man, as we'll as do right.
We must love mercy as well as do
justly. Religion calls for clean hearts
as we'll as for clean hands. 1t demands
right motives as imperiously as it de-
mandS right conduct. Truth in the in
ward parts is a divine requirement as
obligatory as justice and honesty in
the outward life. The interior purpose
must be right. as well as the exterior
deed. What thou art in thy heart and
purpose that thou art.
do justly calls for reformed con-
duct. Love mercy calls for a renewed
heart. Walk humbly with God" calls
for a reverent spirit. Religion is in
ward life as we'll as outward conduct
To a man whose outward deeds were
seemingly blameless the message came
"Thy heart is not right in the sight of
Cod
The prayer of David is the prayer
we every one need to offer: Create in
me a clean heart, o, God, and renew a
right spirit within me- God gives an
swer to that prayer in Ezekiel, saying:
"A new heart also will give you, and a
new spirit will I put within you
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall see God.
Men and brothers, begin to live your
lives where God bids you begin. Begin
by doing justly to one another. In all
business transactions seek before all
things to do justly and be just to your
brother man. Justice is one of the most
beautiful attributes of God. We revere
and worship God because we believe
He is just and righteous altogether
Justice, which is beautiful in God, is
beautiful in man. It is the foundation
of order in human society. Govern
ments are strong and command the
confidence of the people only as they
are impartially just. Justice is d.
vinely compassionate. He who is bent
on doing Justly will be sensitive to the
rights of others. He will not think
wrong, or speak wrong, or do wrong
to another. Justice is tenderly humane.
1t is love in action. The purpose to DO
Justly will educate a. man IN all the
humanities and facilities and nobilities
of life and character The strife and
misery of the world are born of in
Justice If the employer would do
justly to the man he employs, if the
employed would do justly to the man
who employs him, if all would seek to
do Justly to one another, this world
would be an Eden of prosperity and
peace.
But religion is Godward as well as
MAYNARD The command which bids
us love our neighbor and do Justly TO
him also bids us love God and walk
humbly with Him. Reason as we'll as
religion says we should feel right and
be right toward God as well as toward
man. The lack of love to God is surely
as serious a defect Of character as lack