Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
'Hss"" d" Oh" International series
Foe Nprii ~. in,ri-rne Law
at Love.
THE LEsso& TEXT.

(Romaus lS.9-lA,
| . hchdNr therefore 10 all their dues,
tribute TO whom tribute Is due. cuslou-
To whom custom: fear TO whom fcnr.
Ihonor to whom honor
| owe no man anything. hut 10 love
one another; for hC that lovcth another
hath UldUcd the law.
p. For this. Thou shalt not commit.
adultery, Thou shalt not kill Thou shaft
not steal. Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness. Thou shalt not coNet. and IL there
De any othCt commandment ID rs briefly
eomptchcndcd m this aging, namely.
| Iho1 shat love thN neighbour as thySo,f,
| ~ Love workcth no IN To his ucighhor.
therefore love Is tho lulnl,iug OF The law
II Aud that, knowing the time that
now 1t ~ high time 10 awake out OF sleep.
OF now is our salNOtion nearer than When
1--we believed
- The night is far speni. the day Is at
hand; let us therefore east of the works
OF darku"~>. aud let us pat on the armOr
LOT hight
IL let as walk honestly. as Ia the day.
not Ia rtotiug aud drunkenness. not IN
ohamberins aud wlntonncSs. noe n str,fe
and cuNNing
10 nut put - on III, Lord Jesus Christ
and max" not provision TOT the ncsh. 10
iu'ui the lasts thereof
| GOipEN IENi.-Love MarLrtb ne
'ii q" his nriGbbori therefore tow. -
the tuifiiiinI al the law Rom. az, "a.
| OUTLINE OF ScRil'ruRE SECTION
| rms II assigned as the quarterly ;em-
petauce lesson The section TO bc studied
Is Romans l3:lN:
The Christian tttizVn'S Attitude. VS. H.,
| The Law OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40
| watkins Ia the i.tght,..............Vs. Il-i&
The Christian CitiIcns Attitude.
There are many circumstances that
lead thoughtful snrn Ia pucS tion the
allegiance they ought To give the gov
crnmcnt. This question has been
largely settled for us Who live IN tins
early part oi the twentieth century
The Christian mode of thought has
changed its aspect somewhat. "Rcu-
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 Ia time.
aud the Christians IN the city of Rome
| III the time of the Caesars asked Al .
The government WAS unspcakably cor
rupi and dcpraved. Human life was
not as highly esteemed as it is to-
day. and idulairy with all its debasing
influences held 10y far he largest por-
ton of the population la spite of all
this Paul lays down the general princi-
pie There ~ no power but OF God"
lie who rcsiSiS 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 u terror To good works,
but tocNiI Government exists chiefly
To put down crime. Therefore "a
should not bc feared except 10y wrong
doors. But. adds Paul. one should b,.
subject not alone for fear of ronsc-
A..
conscience sake We should not
merely stand 10y to see The law en-
forced. but should aid its endorsements
in such ways as may he opportunc.
because they. the rulers "bc Gods
ministers. Render therefore 10
all their dues; tribute TO whom trib-
ute IL due; custom to whom custom:
fear To whom fear: honor to whom
honor" These last words are signti-
cant in view of the fact hat many viii
render tribute to whom tribute is due.
| but wiil not recognize that there are
any 10 whom they also owe fear and
honor
The Law of Love Paul does not
stop here. SO much was only q part
Of his thought. lie goes on to declare
| ~ S'"''"'' '"'lhHNc pIIHciplc al alI
law. Love ~ the greatest thing in the
world. and he who loves breaks no law
OF man or God Law tclls Il. man he
shall work no injury to his ncighbor.
but IN specifying in what ways he may
not iniurc his neighbor il often def
Gent The active principle of love
leaves no loopholc ~ all Love thinks
first of his neighbor. then Of himself.
therefore love j. the fulfilling %
the law incidentally. that is one of
| me strong arguments for temperance
| " not for oursci,r, vet for another
should those who drink spirituotfs liz
uors forcgo their cup. Ia how many
homes has the light OF love gone ont.
because "f the o,cr-indulgenct ~ some
one on whom it, Happiness depended,
Walking in the Light-To this
principle Of love the great awaLeniuf,
OF the nations was TO be due. and that
speedily II was not 80 very long
thereafter that Christianity became
the recognized religion ~ Rome. Tie
day has NOW dawncd. how mseemIy-
is II to indulge iu the works Of dark
ness Paul spoke truly when he re-
fefred 10 the Irmor Of light There
j. no better safeguard for an, man
than light Put Sc on the Lord
Jesus Christ" who the light Of the
world
Cranes from Canaan.
Misfortnnc- are God's cali TO new