The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-12
CHR|STS METHODS 2, 2, 4: If nss::;;: a;ss;:''
IMPORTANCE OF COMMANDMENTS B Fl =; as:s::; s::::;ss

ing upon men and women until the end Of
strict ab-,i.nro to this moral Law. l.
now FeEu-uiE-d AS the TiEntsuuSnHs~ tiitt
Ais4l'tu a nation Christian ciNltt2-ttl1ll
= notill-iE les than rsLrrNlu.s pia'Al'sll.S
words
There haze teen tuo lofty pulplts
erected lU the last centuries. pulpits OF
power. with messages that must pe
fi'iIheu until there b. no nation TO uplliN
allh no individual TO develop INFO hlEhtr
L+..- \ message We can neither stad 10 nor
ttEe iruin-IurUIuEeL and uunhlnElnS- IL
81 L'- ~..tluHrI o. % has set. anu Ipi"Wil-
men the world Is hsffsgDt wear by year
tof>akiuE which civilizations perish and
EoNgFnmeutS !aII-Sinai and calvary.
q, FROM "Ich We hear the voice OF Col;
scenes u cloud Ere and tempest. before
Milch man must veil his faCe-the eternal
Nay rom the other we hear thut divine
voice lu tones Of EUerCN. amid scenes OF
sNmu1fniZ.I= suffering for US voluntarily
undergone. rr"clsimluS eternal Yea
II - heart and not intellect tllT
moves the world 10 higher stanutrus- II
j. moral law that Influence the nc ~ ~, !,
Ntturdlly the human heart - bad y NJ
little child. apparently - gentle ana li.il1-
cent. has come I'm spite ut training Et"EN
with innate desire OF iulictiuE pain anl
doing evil III" little King. from It's cTailr
throne. VIII WriuE the mead oi lls -
chicken. pull The tail 81 its kitten and bite
the bosom that cufolds 10.
The little child needs the enforcement
~ moral law and constant cGuCdllon lll
its prcgepts. practically applied before ~
can become heInfuI in making the world
better. And that which j. necessary Tor
the child IL equally necessary Tor lne ia
Iun. the enlarged and aggregate 'tllid.
intellect along has not uplited the
true civilization OF the world II laS os.h
suggested by CritiCS-aud I don't DOUBT The
asseTtiuu-tlIat go years H. - the Greeks
were intellectually a. far beyond Us as
We are beyond the African Yet. with blistt
intellectual and athletic training. TIE
Greek civilization Iell into ruins. -.
PHuis picture uf the Corinthians IA sGIli-
Client 10 show the moral degradation. Inc
apostles picture in the uTSt chapter %
Romans g. another sad history Of intel
mind that did not retain Cod N Us
knowledge.
What are tho facts confronting us aS
10 obedience tr this law W" profess To
believe that Cod srallc all these words
IT'S true. anarchists arc trying. with tire
aid II higher criticism. tp tear down every
word iu the old and New tD~tauyuis, But
statesmen. apart from reilGi"ua motive.
uphold tho moral laW I~ urc's~sslL y Tor TIE
existence ot liis siUu 'nstI lttrl. Ai"isi
apart nom iiauilA. st} tn. HlS'l 'lliie
OF theS' words Is required although tue
Young man UluI Eiuc into SIN SAYS u IS
lawful for him To- follow out the iurlina-
tivuS - his life.
since effects cannot exceed their causes.
W. look Tor tho origin uT this moral Law
our first conclusion IS that IN" Egyptians
could not have given % tu Moses. nor could
the fSraelitg slaves Eay" impaired IT, Like
all other Bible teaching. We arc com
PEELED iu accept the statement. Flesh and
blood hath not revealed IL unto me- The
law came from the pure heights above
We must each one be born from above
TF- nation as the child
Then let Us apply this principle TO tho
public school system.
Take This ,.hIId and nurse f. for mo
and viii give thee thy WaE's-' God thus
speaks To In" nation regarding IFS wards.
Our public schools have left out this great
moral law. The Ten Commandments.
which al. not ecclesiastical In the strict
sense "f the word. have been relpgateu 10
the museum of uuulmahle subjects. The
young teacher who had neglected this edu-
cation Of moral preccpt Is allowed to give
a f"w minutes talk on some ethical qucS-
tpu. which goes into one ear Of the child
and out ~ the other-it Is TO b. hoped. at
least But why not make every child iu
the school commit 20 memory the Ten
Commandments and the law as euuuCiatcd
regarding lOv. by the Great Teacher I
would allow 40 child TO graduate from the
grammar school who could not write out
accurately the Ten Commandments.
1T IS more important than the Coustitu-
uon of the United states. which they must
acquire Without the DecaIOgue, we could
have no government IL Is q sad fact that
since secular education has increased and
per capita tax has more than doubled in
our country crime has increased in even
greater proportion
Boys and women together with men,
have 50 utterly sunk the DecalOgue out
OF sight that tsey are nOt satisfied 10
men. but must stake money on the game
What can we expect OF the next genera
tion in St Louis unless We turn attention
To the great principle OF cducationg And
when parents will not encourage the in
Culcatiuu OF the Ten Commandments by
upholdiug the Sunday school. We. with
all the defects. do that much at least,
following the Injunction Of the prayer
book
When the Israelites came to NIarth
they found the water bitter and could not
drink by divine direction they cast a
branch into the springs and the waters
were healed. such Is the moral law as
revealed through Christ Ezekiel saw
the river ~ life going out of the temple
and it purified whatever 10 touched until
the waters and lands uf the world were
made sweet Only tho marshes were un-
healed. This Was symbolic ~ the church :
work in tho world out of the worship Of
God go forth influences which purify the
hearts and lives Of men.
As the creed. Lords Prayer and the
Ten Comma ndnlents have free course
among our young people. they arc exert
ing an influence which cam BE- destroyed
shut on these agencies and ere long the
waters Of our social and business life
shall BE- bitter. and the home shall become
a buCEv waste. CNhalius moral miasma
to innair the nations health our old
church Is wise Sunday after Sunday say
ing God snake these words and said. i
am the Lord. they God" At the end OF
each word Is "a united people joining in
the petition. Lord have mercy upon US
and incline our hearts 10 keep this law