The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-29
Enemies of Gods World.

Enemies of Gods World.
Text. Ps. 1928. "The rulers take coun-
sci together against the Lord and
against His Amounted. saying. let us
break their bands asunder and cast
away their cords from us"
Talk about it as they may. in their
saner moments. all men regard the NOR
al life of humanity as a matter of chief
concern. Act as they may toward it.
in their innermost heart all men believe
integrity to be the one important value
And they are right. Then whoever or
whatever is a menace TO moral right is
an enemy of God and of His world
But how indifferently many act in the
matter When some months ago it was
declared by the state board of health
that the congregation of families on
the Schanno ditch was menace to the
public health of the city how quickly
did the proper officials order tne remov-
al of those families That was right
If disease can be prevented and health
secured no money or pains should be
spared TO do it. But today we see the
combination of forces that destroy pub
lie health and morals. and we give it
but little attention. In fact if anyone
calls attention to the fact he is hooted
at as an alarmist or fool. But when
arrests are made and the vile are pun
ished for their villainy the fool is seen
to be the wise one, after ALL
This is Gods world. and He is oper.
ating in it to bring its people under
the reign of righteousness. This He
does by teaching them what is right. by
enforcing the claims of right upon the
conscience and life. and by exacting
obedience to rightful authority. To do
this He works civilly through the en-
actment and administration of whole
some laws; through educational affairs
by securing moral health in the school
room: through human influence by cul.
tivating the spirit of justice and equity
where questions of personal right are
concerned; through the home by paren-
tai assumption of authority in the train
ing of children. The proposition of the
text is this They who disobey or dis
regard wholesome laws; they who. in
education. put anything before moral
safety. they who enforce their claims
by brute force; they who ignore the
prime Importance of right morals in
family training-they are the enemies
of God and of His world See some of
these persons:
|. They VINO say obedience to law is a
matter of personal choice and conven.
fence. Many who do not say this in
word do say it in Il more important
way-by their conduct. Some of these
persons 90 so far as to say No one
should exact obedience to law. and he
who does 1t is a disturber of the public
peace and welfare" Every law is pur-
posed to express some principle neces-
sary to the safety of person or prop
erty. If law is of such IL nature il
should be enforced If it is not it
should be repealed. But so long as it
exists it should be respected by all. To
ignore such law is an exhibition of
the spirit of anarchy. During the past
few days the public mind here has been
disturbed greatly by crimes committed
against the purity of women. Horrible.
you say! True! Life has been taken
to cover disgrace. Awful. Won saw,
True! But mark it: He who wilfully
disregards any wholesome law breeds
this spirit. No one can do this without
cutivating a spirit of personal dis
honor No one can be wholly self re-
speeding who SONS the seeds of lawless-
ness by violation of law Such con.
duct opens the door for the basest of
crimes. The conclusion of the arpu-
ment is irresistible. If one person NAV
with impunity violate one law another
person may. if it please him. violate
any other law. You say there is a diff
ference in the enormity of the offence,
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friend. think over seriously wnat laws
are being constantly violated by num-
bers OF the people here. and these acts
defended! The spirit of lawlessness is
abroad! Shall we condone its acts. or
rebuke its exhibitions?
:. Another class who are a menace
to public integrity are those who make
other things than integrity of first i'm
portanee in public education. | do nos
here ask for mixing OF religion and
education in our school work. but | do
plead for the Things that are of first
value to the integrity of the individual
and the state. The first thing is re-
spect for authority; obedience to those
who are elected or appointed to exer
else that authority. Educational com