Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15


neighbours house; thou shalt not covet
Thy neighbor's wife, nor his man
servant, nor his maidservant, nor his OK,
nor anything that is thy neighbor s.
Exodus 2o:l1.
We now come to the last of our studies
together on the commandments, and
after giving them almost the entire
gamut Of human experience, find that
the last of these great laws, handed
down to the people by God through his
servant, Moses. from amidst the thun-
der and lighCnings of Sinai, is possibly
the most of all inclusive. for the man
who keeps Alright the last can hardly
ever be guilty Of violating any one of the
other nine. What the country needs to-
day is a religious crusade back toward
the resurrection of the decalOgue and a
proper observance of same. Too long
have they been lost sight of by Chris
tianity in its practical applications to
the present day needs of so many of the
people. Very little thar is new Is in
jected into this commandment 1t
seems TO be a general accomplishing
OF the nine preceding it, with the added
emphasis that is brought out so ad-
miFingly and clearly by Christ in his
sermon ON the mount. Men have al
ways been sticklers for the observance
Of the letter of the law, having in all
ages, evidently from their actions, lost
sight of tie spirit Of the same. These
ten laws, under the old dispensation,
were strong, hut a tenfold emphasis
oil
Jesus. The Jew was soulless il he obey
ed the letter and committed no overt
act The Christian with the exposition
of Christ and his example and teachings
had only to look and lust and in his
own heart. the sin was committed. For
instance, the man was thought TO be
pure who had never committed the Overt
act of adultery. Christ says that he is
guilty ID he looks On a woman to lust
after her with the master hand OF
genius the writer controlled by the spirit
Of God, feeling that man would need
a accomplishing at the last despite the
strenuous commands, gives a general
resume of them all in the tenth and
last just as master mechanic, after he
has gone over the splendid locomotive,
niece by piece. casts his eye over the
entire machine before he risks il on
tho road.
Isaiah says: Line upon line. precept
upon pFecept, here a little and there a
little"
So III the matter OF proper observance
of law and proper conduct and the
building Of character, and the growth
Ne..a .fuhsu a4aff hIVVae
must again and again be re-emphasizsd
and brought 10 the mind. Some one re-
Gently. in discussing Or. George w.
rruett. of Texas, ard his power to draw
such tremendous congregat tons and his
marvellous attractiveness as a cOnven
ton preacher, said that his strength
was due 10 the fact that he always
presented one great truth, and around
thar pivotal ruth every sentence and
Iaragrs ,h ard sermon was builded.
Again and again the desired truth was
couched in different languages, and de-
livered until finally IL burned its way
into the miEd Of the nearer So let rs
together rapidly go over the different
laws in tre light Of The Tenth COM
mardmrnt:
l. 'Th"u shalt have 80 other gods
before Ne"
Tie coVCtous man naturally worships
al the shrine If the almighty dollar, al
things are seen i'm a commercial light
Ly him. No possible opportunity %
break The First - long as the Tenth is
Il,peF.y Observed.
."rEuu shalt not make unto thee
roo pft,n mere man tails down and