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

inal acts: Murder, adultery, theft,
swearing, perjury, eXtortion, marriage
and divorce, care of parents to relieve
the state of expense, and Sabbath keep
ing. In these particulars Christ laid the
foundations of the Christian state He
declared the everlasting righteousness
of these principles, and announced the
divine penalty following their abroga-
ton or repeal. Notice, lie put the mat
ter of Sabbath observance upon legal.
not on moral ground: is it lawful TO
do good on the Sabbath days or to do
evil?" (Mk. 3:4)
Some persons profess to be wonder
fully afraid of merging Church and State
through the efforts of Christian men
to get the laws regulating moral life
enforced. Let me say, such a thing is
not possible in America. During the
Dark Ages, when the Catholic Churcn
was the Catholic state, all sorts of
abuses of personal rights, and personal
prosecutions were common. But in this
age of Professionalism. where twenty-five
or more more or less important religious
denominations are striving to serve the
Lord Christ any infringement upon per-
sonal rights such as is indicated by
these persons is not possible. Such a
prophesy is bogy man set up to fright
en- spineless Christians. Our diversified
faith and stringent UNCONVENTIONAL life
is our guarantee of guardianship against
religious persecution. More than that.
every man who decries against the en-
forcement of law by the Christian citi-
zen is the friend of the lawlcss and the
promoter of crime by just the amount
of his influence.
1.-THE demand That faith in God and
love for man be the only implements
of our warfare.
Without God all effort at saving
men must fail. Without faith in Him
there can be no personal and effective
effort. But faith is not enough. The
early church was in danger of falling
into that fatal error, and the Holy
Spirit declared by two apostles that
Faith without works is dead" The
faith that counts for anything in the
warfare of Truth is supplemented by
human effort. If you do not try to
answer your own prayers you might
better stop praying. If you pray "Thy
kingdom come" and wait for the Lord
to send it, and while you wait vote oc-
casianlly for the devils representa-
tives, perdition will get the human race
so far as you are concerned.
2-Love is not always expressed in
smiles and appreciation. Correction,
discipline and punishment are. when fit
ly used, parts of loving administration
When your son has spat in his mothers
face and shaken his fist in yours do you
then express your love for your off
spring by gentle appeal? "Please,
JOhn. don't do that" would be moral
cowardice on your part and encourage
the disobedient boy in his unfillial con
duct. Christ's method embraced re-
buke, scathing denunciation and the
scourge. Gle looked with anger" upon
those who refused to bless their fellows
by proper use of the Sabbath day"
The 23d chapter of Matthew contains
one of Christ's sermons. Note some of
His uuterances. He had before him
some who loaned money at two per cent.
n month: "Devourers of widows
houses." Did He say to them please.
gentlemen, don't do that. Tt isn't right"
Did He plead that way? Listen: "Woe
unto you! Scribes, pharasees, hypocrites!
for We devour widows houses. and for
o pretense make long prayers. There
fore We shall receive the greater damn
ation.' Again, He directed His address
to those who were guilty of other vio-