The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-09

tlah5 among themselves must condemn and
.SPIofe Ge manifest sins that are found In
ineir midst and acting a congregation.
~ - tneir Solemn duty. according TO Mat
NEW XVIII. To Judge the cas-. of a shining
pfotheT' 10 warn him OF his danger and in
,ong 10 seek 10 help him upon the path OF
tectiuu'. III he neglect 10 hear the church.
iet MN ne unto tliee as u heather man and
pubiican.' il the divine command of the
~, savior. The failure TO carry out
III command TO Judge and condemn Is the
usitvt ci,us" OF the decline of the power
earIh: for then IL has no sayor.
d, ms Judging must, however h. accord
ing 10 love. not contrary 10 IN .Ra uercI-
To-, says thIlSt. In order to be. truly mer-
him ,aI iiiust stop my brother when see
nun hasieninS upon the downward path TO
rum must judge his course to be wrong
,I warn MIN OF its dangerous termina-
rsrnyo 20 ou othetwiSe would be cruel. To
,riuse 70 save drowning man is murder
70 ran 10 warn 4 SHINING brother is soul
..i IN foundation principle OF neces-
The v 5utiEihG .LI c"Td4.emnins Is given in
a., VOLS Just preceding. BE. ye there
~; msIclul as your Father also is rer-
~, ~, All Judging or condemning contrary
70 inns principle il forbidden In this place
put judging according 10 II is Commend
~ othtr parts OF Scripture. in order to
gain the brother
Hence the onlv purnosa In ,,1,ir, 60
me welfare Of the brother This forbidS all
!uuSing which lacks this requisite Chris
nan stamp. IL T. Furthermore wrong TO
Jfdse. even with a distinct duty TO do SO
IN the premises. II we are not fully in
Formed OF the facts. or 10 tudg, from hear
lay, or with evil intent. 10 give Il wicked
meaning 10 really harmless acts IL is In
herent wickedness OF the Old Adam dwell
ing IN US all to give thus q base interpre-
,1lon 10 an the acts and words of one
~hom We hate or who has perhaps uI,-
Justly. an evil reputation. The profound
tbNss or the wicked. deceit OF the human
heaTt. Il thus revealed to US when we con-
template It's pruneness To misiulg out Of
hatred not only the acts hui even the mo-
NV. 7 of our rcllow-,ndn. The justice Of this
sentence L. Acknowledged by ALI yet every
one or us VIII act contrary 10 /; before
the sun sets this day. Concentrating our
own sf!l-tondcnnSd dcprIVity we are
iT nS IT., TO cry out with Paul. Who shall de-
on. judge not. condemn not. unless you
ere i"fced To do so by love: all other judg
me Is .ihmndble execrable ami absolutely
ineNcusable before God and man.
An the world. such acts contrary TO
ms pIecepl; The nations watch each other
rnagniiied into an insult: ausrrcling begins
and bloodshed IS the consequence There is
hractieai!y. no nation thar acts in n Chris
neiShbors. This spirit of revenge peryadts
an stations OF life. even the lame Why
must not Christian act thus? Because he
snould be mercltul. even as his Father In
heaven is mercifuL The rncnnverted man
mas certain kind Of mercy. but II reaches
only TO IT,. neighbor's bodily Weaknesses
synlpathy uf such II man. but stubbornness.
WI Ml3ckeuness; malice. envy. hatred and all
enmity. God T. otherwise. He Is merciful
10 us. especially in regard to our spiritual
nerds This Is easily proven. The whole
world lay in sin and at enmity with God
and Vet God loved il and sent his son TO
die for IL. Ard even now. when this preci-
Gus redemption Is complete. and its glad
message sounds from pole to pole the vast
majority Of men stubbornly refuse 4, and
Srncify again the Lord that brought them.
sun 70 theri the Lord Is merciful. Should
no. his children be merC!ful and Judge not
except IN loving duty?
Should we NOT also remember that We are
all weak and imperfect Are We not all
strive to rule over another? Nay. when that
is attempted. then the parable OF the beam
and mote in the eye is applicable. How
can he that has beam in HIS eve unno-
ticed, perceive the mote in his neighbor's
eve? And II he sees il. how can he draw II
out being accustomed to- handling beams?
HIS touch is not delicate enough. He will
come in an unl"ving manner and with cruel
rudeness ATTEMPT to remove the mote. He
VIII not SucC- ed but will make the wound
worse. Let HIM endure the surgico-spirituaI
operation of removing the beam from his
own eye. then he will respect his brothers
feelings and succeed in removing the mote.
IN conc'uS'on: ledge not. condemn not
without love. That refers n the brother.
As to ourselves. We should be- severely crit
icdl and condemn our own faults with i'm
partially. The definition of judging givol
al the beginning makes IL refer only 20 the
neichbor. and that Is what Jesus Intended.
Yet he teaches Sclf-Co-rrction In the parable
OF the heam ahi the mole SAYING: t.st out
first the beam that is thine own eye And
he calls him n hycocriie that fails to do
this. Again We remember JcSus's words
concerning the SHINING woman: Let him
that Is without sin first cast a stone at her
That first stone was never cast. SO with
W.. IL we first Judge and condemn ourselves.
Of cundemuinS others. We then shall Ice
able and willing. by Gods grace. 10 not only
give bu; forgive Thus We may measure
our .snirituaI growth and be able TO pray