Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09
PEOPLES
Sermon BY
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Che Brooklyn Tabernacle preached to-
day in Brooklyn's largest Auditorium.
che Academy Of Music. from the above
text. to crowded and attentive audi
ence BE said:
Tomorrow will be celebrated as LIB
erty Day" BY Americans 10 all parts
of che world 10 some. Of course. II
eneans a holiday, time Of recreation.
out TO others Of US It 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 broad. gem
eral way IN line with the Golden Rule.
which respects the liberties Of others
as It desires It's own TO be respected.
Et Is difficult to estimate the weight
OF influence attaching TO the numerous
aetters going from these shores to
every country under heaven. to every
fsmIet and village and city. II Is dif-
ncult to estimate the influence Of the
Newspapers and magazines which go
forth from this land breeding the love
OF liberty Aud yet, dear friends. every
day and every year, as our ideas ma
1ure. we come to see more and more
distinctly what constitutes true rlib-
erty," and to distinguish this from
-1iceuse." which sometimes steals the
niwery Of liberty. to grossly misrepre-
sent Il.
Il is not surprising that many who
come 20 our shores from lands where
personal liberty is almost unknown are
tHciined to expect more liberty than
we can safely accord them. They are
obliged to learn gradually the lesson
Ehat social liberty signifies. not per-
sonal license. but the permission to do
only those things which win not inter
Here with the rights and liberties Of
Others. Indeed. this is the lesson
which all must learn 10 order to be
good. useful citizens Of this Republic;
a lesson therefore to be learned by all
wtio would enjoy true liberty II is
the lesson OF self-control; the lesson of
ninding 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 nave come TO rightly view the
llberty OF which we boast!
in tho School Of Christ.
II 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-
narkably few Of the Lords people
have learned this lesson and are quail
hed TO graduate along this line, Many
Followers Of Christ continually prac-
&ise injustice In the little things OF life,
meglecting TO regard the liberties and
Rights Of others. In the Church, In the
home. 10 business, the rights of others
are al too frequently ignored or only
partially recognized. II is more Inn
portant that we learn TO recognize the
rights and liberties OF others than to
9nsist upon our own rights The for.
rmer course tends to make us Godlike;
The latter cultlvates selnshness and
frequently gets us into difficulty un-
necessarily. The Apostles instruction
as that so far as possible. we should
i've 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 h moving the world more
and more toward contention and strife.
and Fastening II toward the great time
OF trouble which shall engulf the
wnolo aOclhl structure Doubtless the
great majority will be claiming their
individual rights while almost totally
the rights OF others. We
urge. therefore. that kind OF love of
liberty which IL willing to sacri'
tce as respects lts own prlvlleges,
that Il may be helpful 20 others 70
maintaining their proper liberties, Nor
does this signify that the people OF
God should ignore their own liberty
and hght for the liberty Of Others,
Rather we should stand for the pFin-
ciples OF righteousness, aud both by
word and precept refrain from stirring
mp violence or jeopardizing the inter
ests Of others Liberty Of conscience
we should maintain In ourselves and
ehould encourage in others,
-Llbsrty OF Children Of God"
ST. Paul speaks IN our text OF the
.'ilbOrty OF the children OF God" This,
primarily. signifies our deSergloD from
our taskmaRter Sin. aud the surrender
OF our Wills 10 God and righteousness.
II means repudlation OF liberty TO
do wrong and she grasping, through
Christ OF liberty from bondage to Sin.
But. as the Apostle elsewhere explains,
we dnd Il impossible 10 conquer fully the
fallen tiesh We win dnd Il Impossible
as "Aew Creatures" 10 attain the fun
liberty OF Sonshlp under present condi
ri0ns because, as 81 Paul declares,
The flesh lusteth against THE Spirit
and the TWO are contrary the one 10
rhe other Nialaiians,v, ~. We have
a constant light 20 resist the enslaying
influences of Sln-tO maintoin our no
erry as SONS of God The victory viii
not be- fullS attained unlil our resur.