The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20
". CT. U. COLUMN,
CONDUCTED By MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
SIN.


In presenting the subject that mas
been brought before US, we might
discuss it many different ways. we
would have to go back to the time
when God pronounced it sin, and
why it was given that name, SIN;
Webster tells us, it is viaolation O.
divine law, or rule of duty; vt, 10
depart knowingly from such rule OF
duty.
Divine; a, pertaining to God, n, a
minister of the gospel, Vt or IN, 10
foretell. That we will admit, sin is
lust the opposite of good, bible term
lii, good and evil, light and dark,
life and death. Why God allowed
sin to enter in this world | am I'M
able to tell and admit that God S
ways are higher than my ways, his
thoughts higher than my thoughts.
The question that most interests me
and should everyone, is, how shall
we destroy sin and its effects?
!. We are entering into one OF the
strongest political battles we ever
experienced since the time OF the
. Jewish faction. Men have been so
{ divided through all the ages OF time,
Cater sin entered in) and their has
, been a continual call from the great
loyil.g voice Of Him who wan to
; rule men, that they might agree and
r be of one mind, whether this mean
: from political view alone, or from
! religious standpoint, or both;
leave it with you. In the new test
! ament people were known by their
4 profession; so are they today.
: Sin caused the divide firmly be-
i lieve God has given men intellect,
}. that they might study to show
+ hemselves approved OF God, mani
a testing strongly the spirit Of his Gre
d ator in everything they do to the
glory of God.
= Thus it is, desiring we should first
embrace Christ, which is the bread
Of life; second, that we should know
his will concerning us; third, that
we should act from the dictates OF
his spirit.
Christ using bread as an illustra
ton, knowing that we could under
stand the nature of bread, places
himself to be the bread Of life, {
healing for sin; we never get tiret
of bread, never have meal without
it, first thing missing on the table
always new, yet continually on TIT
table; SO his life and love should b.
new and fresh to us every day; ca
that our souls may live. Chris
tells the great enemy men canno
live by bread alone, but by ever,
word that proceeds out OF the moutl
: Cor life) OF men. Well then w
have the remedy. Next to sin mel
to partake OF it.
| believe we are to have the mln'
Of Him WHO rules, in onr politics
welfare as in the religious, and IT W
have Him in the latter he vii
govern in the former. We loo
around us today, we see our boys
men and even the female sex
3 poisned with sin 10 various ways
out we draw aside the black curtai
:. that our dearly beloved country
Y draped in today and we see in
one Of the most pitiful sights tina
ever met our eyes. Every yea
. lOO,O 900 drunkards go down to tn
drunkards grave; makes $4,000 oil
n phans, 10000 widows, 1000 SUI
" cides. loss to the nation of $40
900 600 through fire and violence
and causes parents, under its deae
ly, surveying influence, to overla
2, 800 little innocent infants evel
m time we count 81 Saturday nigh
in the United States, and is Il
A\Icause Of 50 per cent of all crimes.
Now you say, | am rejecting, i
sinuating and condemning. No
the greatest subject Of today is occ
pying the minds Of our brave M
,vs and women; how shall we reach
better way, attain to higher height
ascend Mt. Sinai and receive bett
xet laws to rule our government? FIJI
eat the living bread so you m
have the strength for the journe
,rt. second, receive, as Moses OF ol
the law from God himself, tn
walk before and lead the people.
Ind The Apostle advises the brother
to chose men Of good report,
choosing name or order, but chars
ina ter; SO should we today. Men CT
ind not be interested in nation unl'
d. they candidly consider the condili
Of their fellowmen and what is
less quired Of them as rational vote
We run over the platform Of {
- dear old parties, we see a rot
wv plank and many are falling throu
never to rise again. We look
~ress mo m our newer parties we Ii