Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-09

Brooklyn. July 3.-Pastor Russell OF
the Brooklyn Tabernacle preached to-
day In BrookIyn's largest Auditorium.
the Academy of Music, from the above
text. to crowded and attentive audi
ence. He said:
Tomorrow will be celebrated as LIB
erty Day" by Americans in all parts
of the world TO some, OF course. 1t
means q holiday. time Of recreation.
but to others of us 1t speaks eloquenty
of Liberty enlightening the World!'
Even the enemies of the Republic must
concede that an influence has gone
forth from these shores TO the utter
most bounds OF earth-an influence
against tyranny, and In n broad gen
eral way In line with the Golden Rule,
which respects the liberties of others
as 1t desires its own to be respected
1t is difficult to estimate the weight
of influence attaching to the numerous
letters going from these shores to
every country under heaven, 10 every
hamlet and village and city. 1t is diff
ficult 70 estimate the influence of the
newspapers and magazines which go
forth from this land breeding the love
of liberty And yet. dear friends, every
day and every year, as our ideas ina
ture, we come to see more and more
distinctly what constitutes true lib
erty," and to distinguish this from
license" which sometimes steals the
livery of liberty. to grossly misrepre-
sent 1t.
1t is not surprising that many who
come to our shores from lands where
personal liberty is almost unknown are
inclined to expect more liberty than
we can safely accord them. They are
obliged to learn gradually the lesson
that social liberty signifies. not per
sonal license, but the permission to do
only those things which will not inter
fere with the rights and liberties Of
others Indeed. this is the lesson
which all must learn in order 10 bt.
good, useful citizens of this Republic;
a lesson therefore to be learned by all
who would enjoy true liberty. 1t is
the lesson of self-control; the lesson OF
minding ones own business; the lesson
OF speaking evil of no man; the lesson
of doing good unto all men as we have
opportunity; the lesson of intruding
on the proper rights and privileges of
no one else. But alas, how few OF the
world have come TO rightly view the
liberty of which we boast
In the School of Christ.
1t is in the School of Christ that the
pupils or disciples of the Lord Jesus
may learn of him, the Great Teacher.
the important lesson of self-control and
the proper exercise of our own lib
erty, without encroaching upon the
rights and liberty of others Alas,
dear friends, we must concede that re-
markably few of the Lords people
have learned this lesson and are quail
fed to graduate along this line! Many
followers OF Christ continually prac-
tise injustice in the little things of life
neglecting TO regard the liberties and
rights of others. In the Church. in the
home, in business, the rights of Others
are all too frequently ignored or only
partially recognized. 1t is more i'm
portant that we learn 10 recognize the
rights and liberties of others than tC
insist upon our own rights. The for
mer course tends to make us Godlike
the latter cultivates sellshness and
frequently gets us into difficulty IN
necessarily. The Apostles instruction
is that so far as possible, we SHOULD
live peaceably with all men, which
often necessitates the voiding OF Oui
own rights for the sake of peace
This matter of insisting upon right'
and liberties is moving the world more
and more toward contention and strife
and Fastening ii toward the great time
of trouble which shall engulf the
whole social structure Doubtless tn,
great majority win be claiming thei
individual rights while almost total!
disregarding the rights OF others. W.
urge, therefore, that kind OF love o
liberty which is willing to sacri
fee as respects its own privileges
that II may be helpful to others il
maintaining their proper liberties No
does this signify that the people o
God should ignore their own libert,
and fight for the liberty OF others
Rather we should stand for the prin
cfples OF righteousness, and both b.
word and precept refrain from strrinI
mp violence. or jeopardizing the inter
ests of others. Liberty OF conscienc
we should maintain in ourselves AM
should encourage in others.
Liberty of Children of God"
St Paul speaks in our text Of tn
liberty of the children Of God" This
primarily, signifies our desertion fror
our taskmaster, Sin. and the surrende
of our wills TO God and righteousness
1t means a reputation Of liberty t
do wrong and the grasping throug
Christ Of liberty from bondage to Sir
But, as the Apostle elsewhere explains
Wefind i imp.c.ssible 10 CONQUER fully tn