McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-09-12
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IA
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

| LESSON TExTAEx 20:12-21
COLLEEN TExT-"Thou shalt love this
Lord thy God, with all thy heart. and
with al thy soul. and with all thy
neighbor as myself. Luke 1921
Every commandment contained In
this second table of the law is condi
toned Upon and rooted in that which
is commanded In the first table, and
all has been reiterated in the New
Testament.
v. The Fifth Commandment, v r.
The word honor" while confined to
this commandment--the relation OF
child to parents predicated upon
mans relation to God on the one
| hand and on the other 1t flashes its
light upon every subsequent command
Our duty to God is pre-eminent. If we
neglect or disregard Gods rights, the
rights of man will soon be lost sight
Of A due and proper regard for those
to whom we owe our being is our first
obligation and is here placed before
those laws that deal with our rela-
tions to outsiders. Respect, esteem,
obedience and support are all part
of that honor which is commanded,
see Prov. is; Eph. 6: 1-3; Matt IS: 4-S.
Notice also that womans place is
here made equal to that of the man.
1t is Paul who emphasizes the fact
that this Is the first commandment
with promise" and also that to neg.
lect this duty is to invite punishment
(Eph. 60, -. 1t is the business of the
child to honor the parent, no matter
what may be his character; he must
not sit in judgment. On the other
hand, the parent has an obligation to
the child, Eph. ga. In the course Of
mans development the hour must
of necessity arrive when his obedience
will largely cease, but that hour will
never come when 1t shall not be his
duty to honor his parents.
Human Life Sacred.
vi. The Sixth Commandment, v. 49,
of human life. God alone has the right
to take away or command to take
away human life One reason for this
Is because we are made In his image,
Gen. 9:6. Life is removed in many
ways: a sons sin, a husbands inf
deity, industrial heedlessness, war;
these and many other ways will call
men in judgment before the bar of
God for the violation of this command
ment. Christ draws our attention to
the fact that to hate our brother is
to have murder in our hearts, Matt.
6:21, 20; John 3:15.
VII. The Seventh Commandment, v.
IA. This commandment deals with
the sanctity of the married relation
and indicates the sacredness of parent
hood. There Is no other sin that so
speedily undermines human character
and overthrows families, tribes and
nations. 1t is the source of, or leads
to, every crime in the calendar 1t de-
molishes the moral sense, wrecks the
body, brings hell of remorse, misery
and despair, and effectually bars man
from heaven, Cor. 6:10, IL; Heb.
1874; Rev. 22:15. While this sin Is ut.
terly debasing, yet 1t is one that is
capitalized and is a ready tool of the
venal politician. Much Is today being
made Of low wages as contributing
cause, but by far the overwhelming
cause is sin In the heart, see Matt.
SGT, %. Much of our modern divorce
Is but legalized adultery, Matt. 1876, 8.
While all of this is terrible picture,
yet there is pardon for 1t In Christ
and cleansing In the Holy Spirit, l.
Cor. GIL. Our chief indictment against
the modern dance is In the matter of
It's contribution to this evil We must
shun unlawful attachments, lewd sug-
gestiveness, an evil eye, and a de-
PRAYED Imagination.
Viii. The Eighth Commandment, ".
10. Here Is statement which deals
with the sacred rights of possession.
To take that which rightfully belongs
to another is to steal. II does not
matter il 1t be done within the Law"
by Withholding a just compensation
or by gambling, 1t is just the same,
Deut. "a: IA, Is. This works both ways.
The employe who steals his employ
er's time, the buyer or the seller who
cheats, lotteries in the church or out
Of 1t, these are towns Of stealing In
that they take something without rem
dering just equivalent of value.
TX. The Ninth Commandment, v. 16.
This commandment recognizes the
sacred rights of character and insists
upon absolute truth as standard of
judgment. Reputation cannot be
passed on from father to son; 1t 10
much harder to secure than money
and is far more valuable. Backbiting,
false SANDER are not compatible with
love for your neighbor. To give wings
to bit Of scandal you have received
Is to violate this law.
The Most Severe.
x. The Tenth Commandment, v. IL.
This is perhaps the most severe re-