Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-02

one Of the least excusable sins. But
alas, 1t Is everywhere manifested. Rich
and poor, learned and ignorant, appear
to be- growing IN the spirit Of ingrati-
tude, unthankfulness, discomfort, muir
muring. And all this Is In the face Of
the greatest blessings that the world
has ever known. With the dawnlng
OF the New Era God seems to be open
ing His hand and showehng bless
ings everywhere. "He openeth His
hand and satlsfleth every living thing"
except rebelllous man. The more
blessings coming to man, the more In
telIigonce he attains, the less he seems
TO recognize the Fountain the Source,
OF his favors, 1t seems paradoxlcal,
but yet it Is true, that the day Of the
greatest favors the world has ever
known Is the day Of the greatest In
gratitude and discomfort
Lessons From the Brutss.
The brute creation look up to man
as their god--and properly so; for this
II the Divine Arrangement, that man
should be the god to beasts, fish and
fowl. Man Is IN the likeness Of his
Creator, who is the God OF the Uni
verse. With what shnme do we realize
that the OK knoweth his owner and the
ass his masters crib, yet man ignores
his Maker, aud seems bent upon for
getting Hlmi
There Is reason for oil this, The
formation Of the human brain shows
us that reverence and gratitude to God
would be the natural disposition Of hui
manity. The organs OF veneratlon,
worship, spirituality, lie at the apex
OF the human constitution. In nothing
therefore could man, rightly guided,
nnd so much pleasure, peace and satls-
faction as In the recognition OF his God
and the acknowledgment Of obligation
to Him. why, then, the aversion to
God, the endeayor TO forget Hlm2 the
ignoring Of Ills blessings and mercies,
and the attempt to account for them
NIL AK matters OF chance, operations OF
natureY Why Is Il that the family dog
exhibits more OF the spirit OF loyalty,
reverence obedience and confidence IN
bis master than man. with n higher IN
tellect and copability. exercises toward
the God OF all grace, the Father OF
Merciesg-2 Corinthians l,3,
IAN Enemy Has Done ThlsT
Our Lord In the parable Of the wheat
aud the Tarus declares that He sowed
good seed--pure Truth. Intended to
bring forth true, loyal children OF God,
children Of the Kingdom. lie tells us
also that when the Apostles had fallen
asleep In death the enemy, Satan, over.
sowed the whentneld with tare seed,
false doctrines St Paul designated
these doctrines OF devils" a Timothy
l;l) In due time the taro seed brought
forth In the Church terrible crop of
demon doctrines, which have gone
forth TO The whole world 10 mlsrepre.
sent God and His purposes.
Undoubtedly 4 Is these doctrines OF
demons that hnye gotten their hold In
our minds from childhood's hours,
which have Effected such poisonous
Influence upon humanity ss 10 drive
the masses away from God some In
fear, some IN disgust. some IN total un,
belief Is Il my wonder TINT ntoll-
gent people should try TO convince
themselves that there II no such God
rs the creeds have represented II il
not strange. II really IL to their credit
that they refuse to worship being
pictured IN the crceds as FAR worse
than the most deprnvcd human being
that ever was born.
II IL no wonder that men try 10 dis.
believe IN d God who they are told.
had plotted the eternal torture Of the
race long before lio created II. aud has
mnde every preparation for human tor.
ture 10 M eternity Is Il amy wonder
thai the world repudlater the Bible
and desires to repudlnto H. since
Christians toll us that the Bible d
thc authority for all TIE atrocious the
orica respecting the Almighty's Dur
poses3
We need moi wonder, We are mere
~ rcaplng m the present unbelief anS
discomfort the results Of the false doc
liinps handed down 10 us. and believes
IN us 10 be The Word of God, wlthou
me nranw exercise Of our heads q
hearts TO prove those and 10 see tina
lboy arc doctrines of devils, wbcIll