Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-04-25

great conflict developing and Of draft
which might include some Of US who
understand our Lords commands to
forbid our engagement in earnaI war;
fare; what then would be our duty?
(Scout.)
Answer.-"We know that all things
shall work together for good to those
who love God-to the called ones &C.
cording to his purpose. If, therefore,
we were drafted, and if the govern
ment refused to accept our conscienti-
GUS scruples against warfare las they
have heretofore done with "Friends''.
called Quakers), we should request to
be assigned to the hospital service or
to the Commissary department or to
some other -combatant place Of
usefulness; and such requests would
no doubt be granted. If not. and>we
ever got into battle, we might help to
terrify the enemy, but need not shoot
any body. Meantime what an opportu-
nifty we might thus have for preaching
Jesus and the resurrection; Examples
of good soldiers of the Lord Jesus
Christ, drilled and thoroughly equip
ped with the armor Of God, loyal and
courageous in the Christian warfare.
against the world, the flesh. and the
devil! We are glad to say that, as the
nations become Christianized, the war
spirit is diminishing.
Q-ln Genesis 1:23, and similar pas
eages the word "replenish" seems to
indicate that the earth had been peo-
pied before Adams creation. Is there
any thing in the claim Of pre-Adamio
racer or that some Of tho more bar
harous nations arc not of Adams off
spring? (Hwans HOY
Answer.-By consulting the various
concordances which have been arrang-
ed and published by scholarly men,
and editions Of which may be obtained
at almost any public library. it will be
seen that the word 'replenish'' has the
significance Of the word fill. The first
pair were to be fruitful. and multiply.
and fill the earth. The Scriptures are
positive in the declaration that Adam
was the first human being. In Cor
1nthians 1915, A.. he is called the first
man. In Acts 1926 it is stated that
God 'made Of one blood all nations of
men for to dwell on all the face Of the
earth;" in other words. all the peoples
Of the earth are descended from Adam,
no matter how different In color, stat
ure. intelligence. ETC.. they may. now
be-. Furthermore. the entire testimony
Of the Bible must needs be set aside
to give color to such theory: for the
Scriptures record that present races
had their start in father Noah and
that only his descendants survived the
food. The negro race is supposed to
be descended from Ham. whose special
degradation is mentioned in Genesis
1922, %. =:
Q.-can !, as a consecrated Christian
consistently join a trade union? pre-
| fer to be free, but am threatened with
loss Of employment unless join one.
Answer.-The Lords injunctions are
specifically along the lines of religion
and therefore the Christians separate
ness from unions should be specially
along this line. A trade union has
nothing Of a religious worship con
nected with it, as have the churches
and some of the secret orders. OF
course, as those who are free indeed in
Christ, we would prefer not to incur
4 any obligation except to the Lord, but
| if obliged to join a Trade Union to OBJ
tain employment, we think you would
do right to join one. 1t would be well
however, to state to them that you
preferred not to join them mot for the
sake Of the dues; being quite willing to
pay your share Of maintaining the
proper price Of Labor. but from de
sire to be free, lest at some time the
Union might wish to dictate to you
something that your conscience could
not endorse. You would, therefore, give
them notice at once that you would be
obedient to the demands of the Union
so far as your conscience could accede
to those demands. and thus far only.
The Christians first duty is to the
Lord and then to his fellow man.
Q.--Are not present conditions lese
favorable to the performance Of the in
iunctions of Ephesians 4:2s; and 2
Corinthians 1915, than were the cons
ditions at the time the Apostle wrote7
| ID not tho Labor market moro 4sluttee
now than then? Marx. s< 3 n. .:.5 4.
Answer.-Nod doubt circumstan and
conditions varied in the Apostles day
US they do now, but we have no reason
from history to suppose that the aver
| a ra. .xrorl-inp- man nf that tina luras