The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-09

preached In Brooklyn's largest Audi
I forum. the Academy OF Music, from
the above text, TO crowded and at.
tentive audience. He said:
Tomorrow will be celebrated as
Liberty Day" by Americans In all
/, parts of the world. To some, OF
course, II means holiday, time oil
recreation, but to others OF US II
speaks eloquently OF Liberty enlight-
ening the Worldi" Even the enemies
of the Republic must concede that an
influence has gone forth from these
shores to the uttermost bounds OF
earth-an influence against tyranny
and in a broad, general way In line
2 with the Golden Rule, which respects
the liberties of others as II desires It's
own 10 be respected. IL Is difhcuit 10
estimate the weight of influence at
tachiug TO the numerous letters going
from these shores to every country
under heaven, TO every hamlet and vii
lage and city II Is difficult TO estl-
mate 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 mature, we
come to see more and more distinctly
what constitutes true liberty" and to
distinguish this from license" which
sometimes steals the livery OF liberty
TO grossly misrepresent It.
II 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 les
son that social liberty signifies, not
personal license, but the permission
to do only those things which will
not interfere with the rights and liber-
ties of others. Indeed, this is the les
son which all must learn in order TO
be good, useful citizens OF this Repub-
Z lie; a lesson therefore TO be learned
! by all who would enjoy true liberty.
IL Is the lesson of self-control; the les
son 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 or no one else. But alas.
3 how few OF the world have come to
rightly view the liberty OF which we
boast
In the 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
liberty without encroachiHg- upon the
rights and liberty OF others. Alas, dear
friends. we must concede that remark
ably few Of the Lords people have
learned this lesson and are qualified
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,
I'm the home. in business. the rights
OF others are all too frequently ignor-
ed or only partially recognized. 1t
is more important that We learn TO
recognize the rights and liberties OF
others than to insist upon our own
rights. The former course tends TO
make Dis Godlike: the latter cultivates
selfishness and frequently gets us in
to difficulty unnecessarily. The Apos-
ue's instruction Is that so far as pos
sible, we should live 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 II toward the
great time OF trouble which shall en-
gulf the whole social structure.
Doubtless the great majority will be
claiming their individual rights while
almost totally disregarding the rights
OF others. We urge, therefore. that
kind of love Of liberty which is willing
TO sacrifice as respects It's own priv
ileges, that Il may be helpful to others
in maintaining their proper liberties.
Nor does this signify that the people
OF God should ignore their own liber-
ty and fight for the liberty of others.
Rather we should stand for the prin-
ciples of righteousness, and both by
word and precept refrain from stirring
up 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
liberty OF the children Of God" This,
primarily, signifies our desertion from
our taskmaster Sin. and the surren,
der of our wills to God and righteous
ness. Il means reputation of liber-
~ to do wrong and the grasping,
through Christ, Of liberty from bond
age to Sin. But, as the Apostle else
where explains, we find II impossible
10 conquer fully the fallen flesh We
will find IL impossible as New Crea-
lures" to attain the full liberty OF Son
ship under present conditions, be-
cause, as St. Paul declares, The flesh
lusteth against the Spirit, and the two
are contrary the one to the other"
Galatians v. 1D!-We have a constant
fight to resist the enslaving influences
of Sin-to maintain our liberty as
sons of God. The victory will not be
fully attained until our resurrection,
when This corruptible must put on
Interruption" Then our new minds
will receive new, perfect spirit bodies,
through which they can operate per-
fectly, and exercise, to the full, true
liberty. true freedom.
The full liberty OF the Children OF
God. therefore is not attained in this
present life, but will be attained I'm
the resurrection. when we shall be
perfected In the Masters likeness.
And I'm this connection II Is we'll to
note that this Is the liberty of the
angels also-liberty of freedom from
sin. from the power and domination