Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-05-23

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.
! Gin Genesis f:23, and similar pas
sages the word "replenish" seems to
indicate that the earth had been peo-
pied before Adams creation. Is there
any thing in the claim Of a pre-Adamic
race? or that some of the more bar
barous nations are not of Adams off
spring? (Hwang Hoo
& 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 Jill. 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
'inthians 1915. AZ. he is called the first
man: Ia Acts s17:2G, it is stated that
God 'made of one blood all nations of
men for to dwell on all the face of the
fearth:"$in other words, all the peoples
of the earth. are descended from Adam,
no matter how different in color, stat
lure, 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
9:22, 25. 4 ..:s .5
Q.-Can Las consecrated Christian,
consistently join a trade union? pre-
| fer to be free, but am threatened with
loss of employment unless join one.
| EfsAnswer.-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 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
any obligation except to the. Lord, but
| IL obliged to join Trade Union to OBJ
tain employment, we think you would
4 doiright to join one. 1t would be well,
however, to state to them that you
i preferred not to join them mot for. the
sake Of the dues, being quite willing to
pay your share Of maintaining the
Il proper price Of labor. but from a de-
sire to be free. lest at some time the
Il Union might wish to dictate to you
something that your conscience could
mot endorse. You would, therefore, give
them notice at once that you would be
Il Obedient ito the demands Of the Union
90 far as your conscience could accede
20 those demands, and thus far only.
The Christians first duty is to the
Lord and then to his fellow man, 81
a.-Aro not present conditions less
favorable to the performances Of the in
functions Of Ephesians 4:28; and 2
Corinthians 1915, than were the com,
ditions at the time the Apostle wrote Z
ls not the Labor market moro gluttod
now than lthen7 (Marx.) lSS
Answer. 10 doubt circu and
Econdi tions varied In the Apostles day
as they do now, but we have no reason
from history to suppose that the aver
IageS working man OF that i time was
more faVorably situated In wages, OBJ
H Eortunitesafo for s abor, etc. than at the
present Indeed, 1t Is very doubtful Il
II labor WassSat any time In the past az
Hwell housed, as well clothed, and cen.
orally comfOrfabIe as at the present
time This does not mean that we con-
Islder the laboring class too well cared
for at the present time nor that I'VE
think their condl tion all that could be
Idesireias Gladly would we Improved
| we could, the general seendit ions 0f Ia
Dor. As wei, however, that NE
Eshould not cultivate ID ourselYesso rs In
|eaeh other q spirit Of disco which
can do no good, but Ii likely to work
4 injury and 10 this END III is well that
we should moi. deceive ourselves or 9th
ora into thinking our lead uncomfortable