Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-22
WHOS0EVER D|SR[cARDS cod
WILL ALSO DISREGARD. MAN

has emptied the hearts of many work
men Of the gentle love Of God; and
this is too apparent in the expression
Of discomfort upon the face which too
often has lost its cheer.
Whoever is not other-worldly, is
likely to become worldly and wicked
in his attitude toward his fellowmen;
and this may be manifested in the
neglectful spirit of Cain who said:
cam I my brothers. keeperf' ~
well as in the wrathful act of Cain
who slew his brother.
He who does not respect the divine
law which primarily requires a Sab
bath for worship and secondaily tor
rest, is very likely, on Monday. to dis
regard the human laws which should
safeguard the rights and interests Of
Iii. fellowmen
The prisons are full of men who,
having east Of the authority Of God,
and having become profane Sabbath
'sexecrators; have made haste to be.
come regardless Of human laws which
they disobey to their own hurt, aud
20 the great injury Of oil
Everybody knows that the people
who are sincerely respectful towa4a
the rame eff God. and. toward the
Sabbath Of God, and toward tAA
church of God; are also always Law !
abiding citizens Of human govern
ments; for whoever is a good dtfnea
eli lie kingdom Of heaven, is ssre TO
be a COED citizen of whatever eou.xy
hs cali, his home.
And IN North Dakota and elsewhere
~e az coming to know that tAose wh<
are l@wless toward God, ae likely 30
become practically anarchists toward
}.'msn :overnmen: even though 'Asy
k~p sEleway within the letter Of th.f
law SO as to keep without the prisoh
pens.
Thee sre no destructive anarchists
among real Christians, and thera ase
~ Ia';nTs among destructive anarc<-
lists; and their loud slanor for wat
they call their rights, is really their
fruiHess demand for liberty. to diRse-
gard the rights of ether people.
There is very intimate aud necee-
sary connection between being a ehns
ton and being really good and de.
siMhle citizen,
Neglect of the chuHh and of the
gospel is the first step in the down
ward road Of reckless hwlessness
which fills OUT prisons with the more
foolhardy, and which produces char
acterless people; and these in turn
! will be too foolish and feeble to pre-
serve OUT civilization bequeathed TO
Ms by a cody ancestry of high cha--
acteA courage and principle.
A good church with its enthusiasm
for the good of the young people, and
its regular habits Of ord6liness and
worship of God as Father andf1end,
is the best safeguard to society, and
It is the cheapest possible police force.
All wise Americans insist that for the
purity of the church itself and for the
safety Of society, there should be alb
solute separation d church eovsz-
ment from civil government and they
insist just es strongly that no good
evil government q pure society car
exist without Tie ehurch's influence
and self government.
he whs Is not, by his influence and
his money, aiding the ehu4h -
large aHa helpful place in eRefy con-
muniy, is not doing all that is light
y expected Of every one who would
be esassea as good citizen, and he
is NEST lamentably failing to d.
charge his most radimentary dntg to
his family.
North Dakota would attract great
or throngs of people from oSher lnrts
Of tie country, if mr. leading peop]s
and the followers al tried 10 make
her more attractive, BY more nigh.
devotion to the culture Of the heart,
and more conservation to the uppuild
ing Of the Kingdom Of Christ. Every
right thinking person should oppose
the establishing Of more churches 10
struggle with each other in sampeti-
lion; for our naaa is not nhese tsesk
churches, but mdte people devoass
worshipping in the churches that ave
here. !
He who by Rs abzstte f1sn The
ehu11, helps to lessen the respect FL
the right Observance Of the ssbbatt
thereby helps to Lessen the sense Of
neral difference between good and evsl
for tie Sabbath is the gssataes Oh
jeet Lesson IN moral mstinedon; an1i
he strikes huHful blow at the fosR
dstion Of our ehristfan eiEntda tAg4
and wrongs 81 men.