The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-04-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lssson I'm the international Series
for April 10, 1003-The Law
Of Love.
THE LESSON TEXT.
(ROmans l3.7-14.)

z. Render therefore to all their dues;
tribute to whom tribute Is due; custom
to whom custom; fear TO whom fear;
honor to whom honor.
8. Owe no man anything but to love
one another: for he that loveth another
hath fulfilled the law.
O. For this, Thou shalt not commit
adultery. Thou shalt not KILL Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness, Thou shalt not covet; and II there
be any other commandment, II Is brieny
comprehended In this saying, namely.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
10. Love worketh no Ill to his neighoor:
therefore love Is the fulfilling OF the law.
II. And that, knowing the time. that
now It is high time to awake out OF sleep:
for now is our salvation nearer than when
we believed.
IL The night is far spent, the day Is at
hand: let US therefore cast on the works
Of darkness, and let US put on the armor
OF light
10. Let Us walk honestly. as in the day;
not In rioting and drunkenness. not IN
chambering and wantonness, not IN strife
and envying.
"a But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.
and make not provision for the flesh, to
fuifll the lusts thereof.
GOLDEN TEXT.-LOye worketh NO
III to his neighbors therefore love IL
the fulfilling OF the law.--Rom. 10; ~.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
This is assigned as the quarterly tenn
perance lesson The section to be studied
is Romans lS:l-14:
The Christian Citizens Attitude-....v IL.
The Law OF Love-. DIV
Walking In the Light................vs. la-lA
The Christian Citizens Attitude
There are many circumstances that
lead thoughtful men TO question the
allegiance they ought to give the gov
ernment. This question has been
largely settled for us who live in this
early part of the twentieth century.
The Christian mode Of thought has
changed its aspect somewhat. Rem
der unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars" said Christ. So, also, says
Paul in to-day's lesson. But still the
| question arises from time to time,
and the Christians in the city of Rome
| in the time of the Caesars asked it.
The government was unspeakably cor
rupt and depraved. Human life was
not as highly esteemed as it is to-
day, and idolatry with all its debasing
| influences held by far the largest por-
tion Of the population. In spite OF all
this Paul lays down the general princi-
/ pie isthere is no power but Of God"
He who resists the power therefore
resists God. In general, and Paul
ought TO know on account of sad and
painful experience in various places,
rulers are not terror TO good works,
| but to evil" Government exists chiefly
to put down crime. Therefore it
should not be feared except by wrong
doers. But, adds Paul, one should be
| subject not alone for fear of conse-
quences If otherwise, but also for
conscience sake. We should not
merely stand by to see the law en-
forced, but should aid its enforcement
in such ways as may be opportune,
because they, the rulers, be Gods
ministers" Render therefore TO
all their dues; tribute to whom trib-
ute is due; custom to whom custom;
fear TO whom fear; honor to whom
honor These last words are signif-
cant in view Of the fact that many will
render tribute to whom tribute is due
but will not recognize that there are
any 20 whom they also owe fear and
honor.
The Law Of Love.-Paul does NOT
stop here. So much was only part
of his thought. He goes on to declare
the general. inclusive principle of al
law. Love is the greatest thing in tn,
world, and he who loves breaks no Law
Of man or God. Law tells man he
shall work no injury to his neightvr
but in specifying in what ways he ma,
not injure his neighbor is often def
cient. The active principle of low
leaves no loophole at all. Love thinks
first of his neighbor, then of himself
Therefore love is the fulfilling o
the law" Incidentally. that is one o
the strong arguments for temperance
IL not for ourselves yet for anothe
should those who drink spirituous liq
uors foregc their cup. In how man.
homes has the Light Of love gone ou
because of the over-indulgente of som
one on whom its happiness depended
Walking in the Light.-To thi
principle of love the great awakening
Of the nations was to be due, and tha
speedily. 1t was not so very lon
thereafter that Christianity becam
the recognized religion of Rome. TIL
day has now dawned; how unseeml,
is 1t to indulge in the works Of dark
nessl Paul spoke truly when he re
ferred to the amor of light. Their
is no better safeguard for any ma
than light. Put ye on the Lor
Jesus Christ" Who is the light of tn
world