The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-22

nous with state
craft and political science; in a wild
sense, embracing the science Of gov
eminent and civil polity." Second
a political affairs in a party sense
the administration of public affair
or conduct of political matters so as t.
carry elections and secure public OF
fees; synonymous with party in
trigues, political wire pulling ant
trickery."
The first definition gives us thu
realm of the statesman, who studies
h science Of government and apple!
its principles to public affairs, seek
Ing the good of the whole nation. The
second definition gives us the realm
OF the petty politician, who studies the
art OF getting into office and profitins
all he can at the public expense. The
statesman is a patriot who would
serve his country. The petty 'politi
clan is a barnacle attached to the body
polite, who seeks to make his coun.
try serve him.
God in Politics.
Civil government is Gods appoint
ment. The powers that be are or.
dained of God" from. 1919 These
powers that be" are not defined.
They may be monarchical or democrat.
&c, as the people may choose. Gods
ideal is the %theocracy in which he is
king, but when Israel refused his ideal
and voted to have a king like the ma
lions about them God acceded to their
request. Human government is Gods
concession to the frailties of man.
When men are fitted for it, as they
will be during the millennium and in
heaven, the theocracy will be restored.
In the meantime God ordains that
certain persons shall by the will of the
people be placed in authority with
power to maintain order by Furnishing
~evil-doers. 1t is fitting that an
archists should hate the Bible, for it
has no sympathy with the fulmina-
tons against all government. Their
definition of liberty as license for every
man to be a law unto himself and do
as he pleases, unrestrained by civil au-
thority, has no sanction in the Word
of God. He the ruler) is the minis
ter of God unto thee for good. But if
thou do that which is evil, be afraid"
(Romans 1879
The Foundation.
The underlying principle of good
politics is in Proverbs 1872: when
the righteous are in authority the peo-
pie rejoice, but when the wicked rule
the people sigh"
Bad rulers make a bad people, while |
good rulers make a good people.
Every man in a high position is a
fountain OF health or disease. His in
f1uence is a light that gives life or a
Upas shade that poisons. If the pres
ident, governor or mayor is known to
be a bad man, young men will initiate
their example. And yet there are
Christian men who contend that, be-
cause their citizenship is in heaven,
they have no citizenship on earth, and
have, therefore, nothing to do with the
election of men to Office. They leave
the city, state and nation, so far as
they are concerned, to be ruled by
the devil and his minions, and we
verify believe are guilty of a great
sin of omission.
The use of citizenship is suggested
byActs 25:11: Il appeal unto Caesar"
Paul was a Roman citizen. He had
been unjustly arrested and perse-
cuted. He sought safety by putting
himself under the protection OF the
eagle. Through the privilege
Of his Roman citizenship he was per-
to lay. siege to the citadel of
paganism until he made a breach in
It's walls.
American citizenship means in the
world to-day about what Roman citi.
zenship meant in the time of Paul.
It is the travellers protection and
pride. Under the stars and stripes
he is safe everywhere. 1t gives him
IN open door into every pagan land.
70 despise such a heritage is to be
IN migrate indeed. To refuse to make I;
hat citizenship what 1t ought !
O mean by the election of righteous
men and the enactment of righteous (,
avs is to fail in the performance Of {
sacred duty. {
luC yACOA$ OAa 6OOO ClI4LCuSulD is | 8
ound in Proverbs 14:34: Righteous
less exalteth a nation, but sin is a c
eproach to any people" Z
Personal righteousness is the right
elation between the individual and e
is God. Such righteousness is the d
asis of civic and social righteousness Q
can come only through Jesus I
:hrist our Lord. For he hath made n
i'm to be sin for us who knew no I
IA. that we might be made the right q
OF God in him." Paul wrote
he letter to the Romans to prove that t
righteousness is primarily right rela. t
on. not right doing, and he besought
len to be r~econciled to God. Unit, c
get right we cannot do right. Jesus v
hrist alone can make men truly right.
Dus. and is therefore the Saviour OF o
q state as wei as the individual :
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