The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-12

solved. Butle the rersea ever 50 Just,
ever so FeSerentEa llis would Be a sin
OF scarlet hue ana 1nforsItable. were
Inc to attend Protestant services or in
any way seelE Fellowship with God
outside OF the Roman communion,
Sins Scarlet and Crimson.
The Prophet Isaiah dIscrlminates be-
tween scarlet. bright red, and Grim
son. a deeper red. as indicating shades
OF guilt In The same Eind Of sin. For
instance, murder would be u scarlet sin,
II committed by a worldly person; but
hatred would be crimson ,Stain-a sin
OF deeper dye-if cherished by the
child OF God. As love would be tue
fulfilling Of the Divine Law, so hatred,
| Which is the most-vioIent form of self.
Ishness, implies Its ltiasrant violation.
The Ten Commandments mention Gov
etousness Of our neighbors posses.
sions and happiness. theft Of his prop
erty or good name or influence, and
murder, the taking of his life. as the
elimination Of selfish disregard for his
rights. In Olden times. when chemis-
try was less appreciated, less, under
stood. scarlet and crimson dyes were
estimated tue most durable, the most
difficult to remove: hence in our text
these are used TO symbolic sins OF
greater seIhshness and depravity.
All mankind have Inherited sin
tainted blood from Father Adam. Self.
ishneSs Of varying hues Is found in ev'
ery member Of our race. One difficulty
with many is that they do not have
the proper focus upon the Divine Law.
They know that any transgression OF
Gods Law is sin. Taking the letter
OF that Law they try to avoid the
cruder forms of theft. adultery. mnr-
der. This Is the same mistake that the
Jews made.
1t was Jesus, the great Teacher who
gave the clearer conception Of the spir-
1t OF the Law. According to His III.
terpretation theft could be committed
IN the heart. by covetlng in q most
desperate way. by stealing the good
name or the business or the reputation
or the trademark Of another. Slmi.
Iarly. according to Jesus. the crime OF
adultery might IN Gods sight lie cnm'
mitted without the overt act. Jesus
declared. whatsoever I0oketh on a
woman to lust after her hath commit.
ted adultery with her already. IN his
heart"-if he lacked merely the opPor-
tunity.-AIaIthew 5:2S.
Whoever accepts these definitions in
telllgeutly realizes that the worlds in
crease Of knowledge has brought in.
crease OF responsibilities; and that II
open crimes today were much less FREE
qnent than formerly. the responsibility
Of today would still be greater than
formerly. But this is not so. Every.
thing Indicates TO us TINT human self
ishness has kept pace with the Increase
OF knowledge. The thlevish spirit
abounds everywhere. not only amongst
the poor. but also amongst tue wealthy
Not all OF The vast fortunes Of our day
were honestly obtained. so far rs we
may he able to judge. And although
there IRE noble rich men, it is. alas
too evident that the love Of money. II
root, OF all evil, has made thieves and
robbers Of some In high stations.
The civilized world needs to awaken
It's conscience to the high ideals Of the
Master-the Golden, Rule, which does
to ncighbor as It would that thr
nrighbOr would do TO him II the condi'
tions were reversed. II seems not pos
sible for human law to reach such
cases. Those who cannot be, Iutiuenr.
| ed by the Scriptures must wait for
their lessons aud Establishments till the
New Age OF Messiah's Kingdom.
The vice crusaders have recently
been telling us that millions Of dollars
nrc spent In New York City alone ev,
cry year In the white slave traffic.
What M awful picture Of intrenched
sin! When we read such reports and
remember our Masters definition of
adultery. we stand appalled,! That the
great Western Metropolis, nevertheless,
presents fair outward appearance
which bellies such Il condition OF heart
Is matter for congratniatinn! All
pure. minded people should be glad that.
II sin cannot he fully stamped out. 1t
can Mt least he kept to some extent I'M
der cover! The stencil VI the public
reports Is something terrible!
The murders OF the past year are
terribly significant. But II we take
the viewpoint Of the great Teacher
and consider that all %hO entertain
murderouS thoughts are really murder
erS in Gods SiEht-we feel cOnStrain'
ed to ask, How does God regard the
conditions now prevailing In the
world? They are not only worse than
Mt any previous time. but still more
evil because Of our increased light. our
increased realization Of the principles
Of Justice. 1t would not seem to he
putting the matter too strongly to say
that from the Divine standpoint the
world is practically full Of thieves. il.
centious persons and nurderers.
sins Made White as Snow.
What magic power is this that could
transform a sinful hea IT and course OF
life into Il ure one? Education will