Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13

thing that is against public health. sudh
| as bad water, child labor In factories.
| poisoning. adulteration OF foods or any
other form OF mans inhumanity -
men,"
The guilt of murder may be present.
according to Jesus. without the act. An
ger and hatred that suggest murder IS
murder in the spirit. This murderous
spirit, which may exist though uneS
! pressed by word or act, Is condemned In
| this commandment equally with the act
of killing.
Primarily the law against adultery was
directed against the violations of the
marriage VOW. Chirst's comment upon
this commandment makes the greedy
gaze of lust the impure thought or any
form of unchastity In either sex. whether
Ii be dress. picture. book. song. sug-
gestion or anything that might lead TO
the overt act. to be adultery of the heart.
Humanity has no more subtle sin to fight
| than that which has been we called
1.-The social evil The rapidly incr asinr
number of degenerates found in o. ma
institutions and detectives fornd II or
insane hospitals are ind.cat ons o t.
! tremendous paralyzing power ~ Es.
social vices that are condemned b rAt
commandment
/ The next two laws seek to prot r.
| persons property and name by teachins
reputation. All infringement of the
| rights of others Is forbidden. including
such modern methods of stea'ing as
/ by fraud, adulteration and short wei hts
of food supplies. 1t condemns equally
| the robbing of the time, tithes or ia ents
/ from God as it does the grafters mis-
appropriation Of the funds OF the C t..
commonwealth or corporation A high
valuation Is placed upon reputation.
which is Of more value than property.
I The one who destroys another's good
name has done greater wrong than if
| he took his purse. While the command
ment against falsewitnessing primarily
had reference to perjury before the courts.
yet it prohibits speech of any kind. like
tattling, backbiting, SANDER or misrepre-
sentation of any character that would
injure neighbours standing. The i'm
putation of false or unworthy motives
by hint silence or speech is condemned
by this law, which seeks to protect
society by demanding that ali of our
statements shall bear the mintage OF
truth.
The last law to be considered is in many
respects the most stringent and severe
of all the social service statutes The
man who keeps this commandment will
come pretty near keeping the others re-
lating to his duty to his feliow-men An
eminent Roman Catholic priest Is quoted
as having stated that OF all the thousands
that had confessed to him he never had
one confess to having violated this law.
The reason is that what Is condemned
here is not an act but a thought or de-
sire. which Jesus taught was the source
OF evil. Seton Thompson found all the
other laws of social service being prac-
ticed by the higher animals In their deal
insS with one another. Ali the others
can be found I'm some form I'm all the
other codes, though only as prohibit tons
of crimes amenable to judicial punish
ment. This ene is unique and stands
alone in warning US against covetous-
ness.
The Ten Commandments form code
of laws for the government OF society
far superior to the statutes found in the
code Of Hammurabi, Scion, Field or any
other one of the worlds great lawgivers.
The manifestations at the PRONUNCIATION
of these laws of Jehovah's presence. as
well as the series Of laws given the ma
ton, defining all the duties affecting hui
manity filled the Israeiites with such fear
that they cried out: Let not God speak
with us, lest We die" They were also
filled with fear at the revelation made
by the law that they were sinners. They
requested that henceforth God should
speak unto them through q mediator.
This he has done, for in the times past
He hath spoken unto the fathers by the
prophets and the latter days by His only
begotten Son, who revealed the gospel
of grace and glory that God seeks to
give unto men who have failed to keep
His commandments Of social welfare.
When through the power that His grace
will supply all men will acknowledge Him
as Lord and King and do His will In
the world, then war cries will cease.
cruelty oppression and injustice Will
will then be living. proving that they
have been with Jesus and learned how
to love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart. and with all thy soul. and with
all thy strength. and with all thy mind,
and thy neighbor as thyself."