The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-06
Sermon bv
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
| abernacle.

nrooklyn. July 3. Pastor Russell of
te Brooklyn Tabernacle preached TO-
Jay In Brooklyn's largest Auditorium.
re Academy of Music, from the above
E'xt. to a crowded and attentive audi
$Slce. He said
tomorrow will be celebrated as Lib
yNV Day" by Americans in all parts
n the world TO some. of course. Ii
&4eans holiday. a time of recrpa ton,
lt to Others of us II speaks eloquently
III Liberty enlightening the World"
gwen the enemies of the Republic must
kpncede that an influence has gone
E'rth from these shores to the utter
txost bounds of earth-an Influence
(}Ssa1nst tyranny. and In broad. gen
Wal way In line with the Golden Rule
III hlch RESPECTS the liberties of others
NJ 1t desires its own to be respected
~ Is difficult to estimate the weight
III influence attaching to the numerous
ke'tters going from these shores 10
Merry country under heaven. 10 every
Sgamlet and village and city. 1t is diff
cult to estimate the influence of the
newspapers aud magazines which go
sPrth from this land breeding the love
HN liberty, And yet. dear friends. every
1 ay and every year. AS our ideas ma.
Isure. we come TO see more and more
distinctly what constitutes true lib
larty." and to distinguish this from
I 3icense." which sometimes steals the
livery of liberty. to grossly misrepre-
'ent 1t.
u 1t Is not surprising that many who
S''pme to our shores from lands where
PERSONAL liberty is almost unknown are
2clined to expect more liberty than
we can safely accord them. They are
Sopliged TO learn gradually the lesson
s,fhat social liberty signifies. not per
xPnal license. but the permission to do
only those things which will not inter
we're with the rights and liberties of
Nthers. Indeed. this is the lesson
(Which all must learn III order to be
food. useful citizens of this Republic:
ID lesson therefore to he learned by all
4Sho would enjoy true liberty. II is
Ehe lesson Of self-control; the lesson of
finding ones own business: the lesson
III speaking evil of no man: the lesson
sf doing good unto all men Ms we have
opportunity; the lesson of intrnding
pn the proper rights and privileges of
no one else. But alas. how few OF the
Isworld have come to rightly view the
liberty of which we boast!
N In the School Of Christ.
!, 1t is in the School Of Christ that the
pupils or disciples of the Lord Jesus
nay learn of him. the Great Teacher.
the important lesson of self-control and
ithe proper exercise of our own lib
.erty. without encroaching upon the
rights and liberty of others. Alas.
lear friends. we must concede that re-
9markabiy few of the Lords people
have learned this lesson and are quail
fed to graduate along this line. Many
Followers OF Christ continually prac-
tjse injustice in the little things of life,
TO regard the liberties and
4rights of others In the Church. in the
Sbpme. in business. the rights of others
Hare all too frequently ignored or only
partially recognized 1t is more i'm
EpOrtant that we learn to recognize the
rights and liberties of others than to
Ensist upon our own rights The for
tmer course tends to make us Godlike:
Ehe latter cutivates selfishness and
Frequently gets us into difficulty I'M
necessarily The Apostle instruction
is that so far as possible. we should
Ilive peaceably with all men. which
often necessitates the voiding of our
own rights for the sake of peace.
This matter of insisting upon rights
and liberties is moving the world more
and more toward contention and strife.
and Fastening it toward the great time
Of trouble which shall engulf the
whole social structure. Doubtless the
great majority will be claiming their
individual rights while almost totally
|6isregarding the rights of others. We
urge. therefore. that kind Of love of
liberty which is willing to sacri-
fee as respects its own privileges.
that it may be helpful to others in
maintaining their proper liberties. Nor
does this signify that the people of
God should ignore their own liberty
and fight for the liberty Of others.
Rather we should stand for the prin-
Iciples of righteousness. and both by
word and precept refrain from stirring
lup violence. or jeopardizing the inter
ests of others. Liberty of conscience
we should maintain in ourselves and
should encourage in others.
Liberty of Children of God"
St. Paul speaks in our text Of the
'1iberty of the children Of God" This.
primarily. signifies our desertion from