The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-17


emphasized this injunction, called il
the great commandment and declared
that upon it hung all the law and
prophets" From the institutions of
the Ten Commandments to the
words Of the dying Christ, there is
nothing but sympathy and pity ex-
pressed for the positive sins OF the
flesh, and the whole Jewish and
Christion religion is concerned with
vast system of vicarious atone
ment for these sins; because God
recognizes all sins as evidences of in
herent weakness.
The Ten Commandments are not
harsh fiat by which TO condemn
mankind, but recognition of those
cardinal sins. which mankind is
prone to commit, and a standing
warning against their commission,
established by a beneficent Supreme
Being. Throughout the Christian
religion the same commiseration for
the weaknesses of the flesh and de-
sire to lift and restore fallen human
ity is manifested in its observances
and teachings.
Not condemnation for -he sins of
weakness, but their expiation is the
note of the gospels; but there is one
sin, in which the prophets and the
Christ unite in condemning in un-
mitigated terms-the sin of hypo-
erisy. Isaiah in fine scorn voices
the adherence of God for Clip serv-
ice, and he calls it not only mean
ingless but inquitous: a blaspremous
mockery OF the Divine Being with
forms and ceremonies, when there is
no love of God and humanity in the
heart.
The Christ in his parallels of the
last day plainly declares that he has
not commanded a mere negative re-
framing from certain evils; but has
commanded affirmative conduct, and
he pictures on the Judgment Day
humanity passing in review. when
some will say We have not cursed,
We have not drank. we have not
stolen, We have not lied. we have not
stayed away from church. And they
will be told: Yes, and here are some |
other things you have not done
you have not visited the sick and
afflicted; you have not given a cup
OF cold water to thirsty in My name, |
you have not given food to the hun
CRY. you have not ministered TO
those in prison, you have not clothed /
the naked
And then some will be heard to
murmur that they didn't know Of any
that were hungry, or thirsty. or sick,
or naked or in priaon. that they neg
lected.
II may prove embarrassing. be-
cause. you know, one really ought to
have looked them up. But this dis
course is intended to forestall part |
of that embarrassment. There ar, |
people in Paducah dying OF tubercu-
losis under conditions that expose
others to their disease There is in |
this city an organization. founded |
principally upon faith. tina. has
erected a tuberculosis sanitOrium on
Jackson's hill in McCracken county.
where these people can be taken and
the ravages of the disease stayed by
proper treatment.
We have magnificent houses of
worship in this city. and we would
not have it otherwise; nothing is too
grand or too beautiful to be the
means through which a creature ex-
presses his alteration of his Creator;
but II would be shameful to some Of i,
US to face the Judgment Day with
the knowledge that while We erected
fine piles to the glory of the Creator,
we neglected the modest little
house on Jackson's hill for the re-
of some of His own Great
ures.
We recognize the fact that most
of the money contributed to all ,
worthy causes comes from the pious. l
church-going people, and we are not
passing judgment on the Individual.
who fails TO contribute TO this cause.
We are merely putting the issues up
to him, for him to judge himself. We
realize that many have their own or
CARNATIONS of a similar character to
which they give literally: that too
many of us permit an organization to
take care of our benevolence for us.
and thereby lose the benefit, which
comes from the personal touch. Yet.
there are certain kinds OF philan-
thropy, which can be attained in !.
their full measure only by organiza-
ton and cooperation, aud necessarily
this is one of them. II is a nonsec-
tartan, practical, broad philanthropy,
The benefit OF which will effect not
only the individuals but the com
and will be realized in direct
ratio to the amount invested. Mr..
r. Meyers is treasurer Of the or
the membership fee is
and the need great. Mr..
Meyers can be reached by telephone
It any time.