Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
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! same means that all sin is to be met and
overcome.
These means are specifically set forth
1 in the Scriptures and may be briefly
stated as follows:
| 1. Christ. our great leader, the author
| of salvation.
, The Holy Spirit convincing men of
sin. of righteousness and Of judgment
! to come
$. The religious lie, which Christ and
| the Holy Spirit produce.
! 4. The banding together in the church
organizations.
| ;. The efforts. individual and collective,
| of believers to bring others into the
| kingdom and to spread the gospel news.
6 The good example Christians.
/ These are the methods by which the
marvellous transformations of character
| have been produced in every age since
the day Of the first Christian disciples.
| BY these means public op Mon is event
J ually TO be so controlled as to establish
| and uphold righteous laws.
| Because of the sinfulness of the hui
! man heart, the seliahness OF men. and
| the lack OF true Christian piety. courage
laws enacted are very limited III their
control. Law cannot control public Opin-
!, ion. and wise public opinion very fire.
Guently fails to shape or control law.
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Public Opinion and Law
few years ago Gov. Curtis Guild in
an address to the State Sunday School
Association of Massachusetts, enforced
/, this idea in forcible way.
His..words are well worth quoting TO i'm
press the importance of good men prac-
tlcins the duties they urge upon others
without regard to the cost of themselves
He said: Il remember a recent election
where the same community at the same
election sent men to the legislature to
vote for stricter prohibition law, and
elected as it's local executive man pub
llcly pledged not to enforce even the more
moderate law at that time on the statute
book
There is not a. man in public life who
Is not daily asked by highly respectable
people to connive at violations of the civil
service law; and 1t is not an uncommon
experience for officials to receive on the
same Cay public petitions urging then to
one course of action and private notes or
messages from the sisners stating that
the signature is not to be taken seri-
ously."
He gave a number Of similar instances.
all going to show that so-called good citi-
zens sought to evade the law Ii the law
was in any way lncOnvenient to them It
Is for this reason OF human seltishness
that law is so limited in it's control; and it
will continue SO until the new man is In
the majority.
The church member Is not always the
new man of the Christ line and lineage.
1t is the one who has in heart religion
pure and undetiled before God and man.
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Law of Love.
The temperance work, Of whatever kind
! o. nature, that counts is that which Is
involved in the law of love Paul places
the duty of loving before all other du
ties. Love SUMS up the whole law, and
perfect love makes a perfect man. If we
love our neighbor we will not inture or
work i'll to him in any way, but, instead.
VII be lmpelleo TO help and work good
to him III al possible ways
Guided and controlled by the Christ
love for the worlds welfare the ten
perance work IS TO be carried forward
HE hope and promise of the future is
argei" Ill the young men and the vounr
! inei Of our churches and Of our Chr $