The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-29

them the banner of inhdelity called
Higher Criticism.
Many who see the killing of this anti.
typical Abel shrk the responsibility
by saying. "Am my brothers keep
err" not realizing that from the Divine
standpoint they have a responsibility
toward every other Christian with
whom they are in contact. They
should realize that loyalty TO God
means that they should show forth
the praises of Him who hath called us
out of darkness into his marvellous
light"
In a word. every true Christian who
has made u full consecration of him
self to the Lord. to walk In the foot
steps of the Savior. should wakeh to
the fact that we are in q critical time.
We are in the time mentioned by s..
Paul. when every mans work shall be
49, The testing will be along the
lines both of faith and of works. Only
those holding firmly to 1.-The faith once
delivered to the saints" will be able to
bring forth such fruits, such good
works. as the testings of this hour re-
quire. This class. awake to their re-
sponsibility toward God and the breth-
rem and the Bible and full of zeal
therefore. will thereby be kept in this
"evil day" God will bless them in
their endeavors to glorify Him.
My Brothers keeper-Socially
In the days of slavery and serfdom,
every master every feudal lord, recog-
nlzed a responsibility for his servants
or slaves. He was interested in their
health and In their morals. for they
were his property, and any deprecia-
tion meant financial loss to him. Thus
selfish interest kept him alive to his
responsibility, to considerable degree
But now all that has changed. Serfs
and slaves, released from obligation,
are without supervision and care. The
less fit OF our race are in serious dan
ger Of being crowded to the wall. Our
lawmakers have recognized the fact
and have thrown around the weaker
sex and children safeguards in the
laws, protecting them from designing
people who would exploit them for
selfish purposes.
Nevertheless, with all that human
law has yet been able to accomplish,
the danger Is increased. AS knowl-
edge increases. trusts and combina-
tions selfishly boost the price of life's
necessities and luxuries. Those MEM
bers Of our race less favorably equip
ped for the battle of life are seriously
'dfsadvantaged. some by reason of less
intellectual powers, others by reason
of unfavorable circumstances and en-
vironments.
Under such conditions 1t Is not sur
prising that all who are able are band
ing together into unions for their own
projections; nor should it surprise us
that these, also, selfish and hard of
heart. should sometimes be unjust in
their demands. and sometimes cruel
and ready to slay their brother who
joins them not In their organization.
In their desire to promote the best in
terests of their craft they may, indeed,
reasonably exhort ow-craftsmen to
support the organization, and may
show its advantages. but beyond that
they dare not go without infracting
the principles of justice and bringing
Divine condemnation which, sooner or
later, in one way or another, will sure
ly be meted out.
Seen from this standpoint, unionism
has responsibility toward brethren
not members of the union-to treat
them justly, kindly, helpfully. And nc
doubt this attitude would bring the
larger blessing and truer prosperity.
My Brothers keeper-FinanciaiIy.
Gradually the world Is realizing its
responsibility to the weak and incom
petent and aged. The Orphanages
Hospitals, Homes for the Poor, etc.
are all proper recognitions of the
brotherhood of man-aside from thu
higher brotherhood In Christ. W.
cannot claim that these institutions arr
the product of pure benevoence. W.
must admit that politics has much t.
do with them. The desire for con
tracts and for labor in connection will
these institutions, has, of course, mucl
to do with their existence. The ex
pendlture of such enormous sums a
annually so to these institutions nat
urally enough draws an army of po
lltical heelers and onlookers.
The Day Of Recompense.
The All-Seeing eye OF our Create
keeps watch over the affairs of Hi
creatures today as 1t kept watch owe
Abel's interests God allowed Cain t
have his way; allowed him to kill hi
brother: allowed the righteous to sui
fer: yet Cain did not escape, but wa
held accountable for the death of hi
brother. Gods sentence upon him ser
|, arated him from his brethren until h
, cried out that his punishment wa
greater than he could bear And sim
larry, we may be sure that the Cal
, class of our day will be held nccoun
able for the wilful Staying of theI
| brother. especially to the extent thJ
the brother despIsed may be chill
. of God, As God declared that th
1 blood Of Abel cried to Him from I'll
). ground--cried for justice--so the int
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