The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-08-31

lations of the Law. (23d verse. Did
He say Gentlemen, that is not right.
Don't do it! There is better way
Did He plead with them so? Listen:
Woe unto you Scribes, pharasees, hypo-
critics, for We pay 1.-THE of mint, anise
and cummin. and have omitted the
wcightier matters of the Law, judg-
ment, secured by proper administra-
ton of the Law" mercy and faith" In
the 33d verse is n splendid example of
the love of Jesus as He strove to show
men their sins and turn them away from
their commission: 'Ie serpents, We gen
damnation of hell" At another time
He went into the temple and found with
in the Court of the Gentiles and possibly
further within the sacred Enclosure,
those who dealt in beasts and birds for
sacrifice and exchanged the money of
trade for that of the temple uses. Did
right You would better remove your
tables outside the temple wallis" Did
He plead with them so? No. He made
Il scourge of small cords and with all
the vigor of divine Indignation and
wrath laid it upon the backs of the
profaners of the temple. There are
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count for anything in the battle of right
is the scourge When that time comes
he who would evade the responsibility
of laying on the scourge by pointing to
a weak, spineless picture of Christ as
our example is either morally blind to
the duty of the hour or moral coward
Such persons present Christ falsely and
dishonor their Lord.
IlT-See some of the characteristics of
Christ's life and teachings
He was true to God; true to those
He came to save; true to His oppor-
tunity. EXpediency had no place in
Him or in His plan of life He never
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wrong to be wrong and warned men to
flee from it,
2-IIe was thorough in analyzing con
ditions and dissecting men. He never
CLOSED evil or excused its commission
on any ground.
4-He taught and inflicted whole
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ment He made part of the divine plan
of loving administration.
She was courageous. In all mat
tiers of right and wrong He fearlessly
declared the truth without regard to
the results upon Himself. And when
He was crucified they who had listened
to His teachings, We're rebuked of Him,
were scourged by Him, cried for His
blood. On, for more of the spirit of
the Christ. But what towards we are!
For fear of losing trade the merchant
refuses to speak and act for his Lord!
For fear of losing his pulpit or his sal
airy the preacher refuses TO declare the
whole counsel of God! When will the
Church of Jesus Christ awake from its
letnargy? When will it speak in the
name of God to defeat sin and enthrone
Christ? When will it, with the scourge
of the ballot, and, if need be, the court.
halt men in their wilful violation of di-
vine law?
1.-TWO important facts.
The civil Sabbath law expresses a
divine principle of right, and to abro-
gate it or to minify its importance is
to endanger the moral government of
God on earth. We have come to such
a time as this, VIII you be counted
with or against God?
2-The duty of the state is to protect
the moral well being of its people The
state rightly enacts morals into law and
to it we have delegated, in its officers,
the duty of enforcing the righteous
principles thus enacted. To illustrate:
Two men live side by side, one a law
abiding man, the other a lawless man.
The conduct of the one is a menace to
the moral well being of the other Now.
it is the duty of the state to protect the
interests of the one who obeys the law
even if to do so it has to restrain by
force and punish the lawless man.
My conclusion of the matter is that
Christ would enforce Sabbath observ-
ance and by the following means:
by loving appeal. Thus He would
reach the heart of man.