East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-22

interest Him for he was about Hi
Fathers business and He quickly
recognized in these codes the tru,
and the false, supporting the former
and repudlating the latter, and sucf
Reputation brought Him to the cross
He came to formulate and establish
the new dispensation, and from Hi
thority was transltory It was oi
small importance whether Caesar on
n scion of the House Of David was fol
the time supreme. All soon mus
pass. crumblng in the refulgent light
OF the new day that was breaking
In a true sense. then. the Son Of
Man never sought to mould or direct
the administration Of civil affairs
and He has affected them only as His
influence has affected humanity. In
the same measure as the race has ac-
] cepted the gospel He promulgated the
statutes which regulate the conduct
of society have improved. In the
long run government, either good or
bad, intelligent or reactionary, reflects
I the charatcer of the governed. and
Is suited to their needs. II will be
perfect, socially and morally, when
mankind is perfect, not before. There
is at present no pronounced indica-
ton Of the dawn OF millennium.
A World of Change.
Man is a religious animal, and the
laws OF Christendom have reflected
with the receding years the changing
popular conception of the Christian
faith. Especially is this true since
the reformation made the Bible an
open book and the right of private in
terpretation of the scriptures, that
foundation stone of the Protestant
structure, became the head of the
corner.
Absoutism has given way to con-
stitutional monarchy; monarchy to
republic; and popular government Is
tending toward the socialistic state.
Christ was reared in a humble home
and amid the proletarlat. He had
little sympathy with or confidence in
the patrician, and His discourses
looked to the uplift of the lowly, In
the ultimate kingdom the first
should be last and the last first. The
secular world Is moving toward this
position faster than the organization
which bears His name. and which
claims to be the custodian Of His mes
sage. The levelling process has be-
gun.
Law of Brotheriy Love.
The paternalism which characterlz-
es modern government Is a phase OF
Christian socialism manifesting itself
in a cropping endeavor to meet the re-
quirements of Christ's teachings. His
call to the ages sounded personal hu-
mility, the equality of man, the van
ity of riches, the duty of service and
the verility of the Golden Rule. ''The
kings OF the Gentiles exercise lord
ship over them. and they that eXer-
else authority upon them are called
benefactors. But We shall not be so;
but he that is greatest among you let
him be as the younger; and he that
is chief as he that doth serve" He
told His Disciples toward the end; and
when the lawyer inquired which is
the greatest commandment in the
law. He made the reply which has re-
sounded for nineteen centuries
through the corridors of time Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul and
with all thy mind, and the second is |
like unto II, Thou shall love thy neigh |
Dor as thyself." And again he said,
"Whosoever shalt eXalt himself shall |
be abased: and he that shall humble |
himself shall be exalted" And upon |
the Mount of Olives in that priceless |
and matchless homily He taught |
"Then shall the King say unto them
on His right hand. Come, ye blessed |
Of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the founda
ton of the world; for was an hun
gered and We gave me meat: I was
thirsty and ye gave me drink; ! was
a stranger and ye took me in; naked
and we clothed me; l was sick and ye
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came unto me. Then the righteous
answer him, saying Lord when, saw
We thee an hungered, and fed thee?
or thirsty and rave thee drink? When
saw we thee a stranger and took thee
N? or naked and clothed thee? Or
when saw we thee sick or in prison,
md came unto thee? And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Ver-
ly l say unto you, inasmuch as ye
nave done It unto one of the least of
hese my brethren, We have done 1t
INTO me-" "Then shall he say also
INTO them on the left hand, Depart
rom me ye cursed, into everlasting
ire, prepared for the devil and his
Ingles; for / was an hungered and ye
rave me no meat; / was thirsty and
e gave me no drink; | was stran-
,er, and ye took me not in; naked
Prison, and We visited me not Then
hey shall also answer him, saying,
ord, when saw we thee an hungered,
II athirst, or stranger, or naked. or
ick, or in prison, and did not min
ster unto thee? Then shall he ans
Yer them, saying, Verify say unto
ou. inasmuch as We did 1t not to one
+ the least of these, ye did IT not to {
ne. And these shall go away into
verlasting punishment; but the
ighteous into life eternal"
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