The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-11
Evening sermon.

Evening SefUAOMs
The text chosen by Bishop Spald-
ing for the evening sefirbn was from
Micah yiii:6: He hath showed tAes,
o man, what is good; and what doth
the Lord require of thee but to 90
Justly, and love mercy and to Walk
humbly with thy God.
This is the highest statement Of
human conduct said the speaker,
the highest statement ever written
save the words of Jesus. None other
but the words of Jesus can AFFORD
higher inspiration to righteous liv-
ing. Huxley said that man had no
code of morals that could equal these
words
God made us, and IL we can dis
cover what the creator requires OF
His creatures we will discover the
secret of life. If we can live In some
degree to the end of our existence
that God has placed us here for, our
lives Will have been successful.
we have not common sense In
/ pldcluS our NdiudCioAS uPOA
things of life. We value the luxu-
ries more than we do the necessities
of life.
Requirements of the state are
necessary. We are citizens of no
mean country. One would think We
would rise spontaneously to the re-
quirements of citizenship, yet some
of us are too lazy to vote.
I'VE have the inevitable conse-
quences of family life, in our duty
to our families. yet there are men
and women among US who have
scarcely become acquainted with
their children. We shrink from our
automatic duties and close our eyes
to our highest good.
Man is social animal and OF
of this community life comes the NJ
cessity of certain social and civil re
quirements. Man must be fair In hi
dealings with his fellow man. TIL
first requirement Is justice. JusticI
in business means honesty. do no
| 1lttlH tudl CNCIy HIGH HAS lib UAACO
Yet we are not one half as homes
as wesshould be. Honesty is the
best policy says the philosopher.
Such a principle is contemplate.
Honesty should not be a matter of
policy or expediency, but of principle.
If we recognize that honesty, justice
and fair dealing are laws of God, we
will be honest.
Life in the west Is life in which
business relations are strangely sha-
ken up. We call ourselves boosters.
but | sometimes think we could
more truthfully call ourselves cheer
ful liars. We hear much of western
push, western energy, western en-
thusiasm, but two thirds of the pop
ulation of our western camps want
to get rich quick without working.
Business relationships are uncertain.
Gambling is in the air. The argu-
ment against gambling is that 1t is
not just. The gambler wants to get
something for nothing. His re-
ward does not represent labor, solid
thought or energy. Fair value is
not given in exchange for his prof.
it. We must earn our living by the
sweat of our brow and unless we
do our life is not worth the living.
We must be merciful. Close So
eial relationships grow up about the
word friendship. We hear much OF
late about the brotherhood of man.
In modern fraternal organizations,
the fellowship of man, his brother
hood with the race, fills a large part
of the rituals. We cannot be broth
ers to our fellow man by proxy. 1t
must he by the personal touch. Let
us try to realize our obligation and
responsibility to the men and wom-
en- about us. The deepest Joy of
life is the joy of fellowship and love.
Only by giving the personal touch of
love and kindness to our fellow man
can the great joy of life be felt
We must walk humbly in the
presence of our God. We are not an
imals to roam in the earth for three
score and ten years, more or less,
and then die without destiny. God
requires us to walk humbly with him.
Two of the besetting sins of the
wcst are profanity and impurity. In
these we overlook our obligation of
humanity, and our humility in the
presence of God. What a lack of
humility is expressed when the name
Of God and of Jesus Christ are ban
died fiippantly about in the lightest
manner. These are the hottest words
that man can utter. When a man
makes an affirmation. following or
accompanying it with curses and
oaths it shows that he can not be
believed unles he swears by what
he says. The English language is
the most expressive used by man.
and all ideas, no matter of what force
they may be, may be fully expressed
without profanity"