The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-09-11

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Golden Text-Thou shalt love the
Lord Thy God with all thy heart,
with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy mind; and
thy neighbor as thysclf. Luke 10: p.
The Ten Commandments are Gods
great iinger-posts pointing the paths
Of safety and happiness for men Of
all ages and of all races. II is no
easy thing for one uuguidcd to find
his way over the mountain roads Of
Kentucky. Virginia or North Caro-
/ lima. The paths and roads turn and
twist; the thickcts. the great forest
/ trees. and the mountains rearing sky
ward. make it impossible for one 20
see whore the path will lead \ guide
Is needed; someone who knows the
country. The night may be coming
on with storms and shelter is dcsir-
ed. Some paths lead along the edge
Of mountain cliffs, and they are full
Of danger others among pitfalls, aud
the haunts Of vcrmin. snakes. aid
beasts. Just 50 over the hills Of life
the paths become obscure. confused.
or dark. Out Of his great goodness
our Heavenly Father points the way
10 human happiness and 10 home
with God by these commandments.
Verse H., Honor thy father and thy
mother There is none too much Of
this; but IL is not high type II
man who refuses honor TO his parents.
This command means obedience. bpt
1t also includes respect and reverence.
Many start on the pathway 10 the
Jail or the peuitentiary by breaking
this commandment
Verse IL. Thou shalt not kill: God
gives life; lie alone can give II; no
man has a right TO take H. Murder
begins ga anger and hatred Read
what Christ says about being angry
in Matthew . 81 and p The judge
Of Fayette County in his charge 20
the Grand Jury year 'ryo. stated
that there were more murderers In
that county alone during the year
preceding than in the entire city Il
London. Did you know that there
We're more criminals IN the state peni-
tcntiarics Of this state for murder
than for all other crimes Of violence
put together? Usually the murderer
H. a coward. He will shoot from be
hind a rock or bush, or in the dark
In any event, he is the enemy Of So
ciety and Of him II Is written mo
murderer hath eternal life"
Verse Ia. Thou shalt not commit
adultery: Christ unfolds this com
mandment more fully in the Sermon
on the Mount. Read Matt. > a: 27-32.
Keep clean is a good motto for every
one. Sorrow, distress. and suffering
for the innocent and the helpless fol-
low in the path Of him who breaks
this law. Often it begins with the UNI
clean story, the doubtful allusion, the
unwholesome jest, the immodest dress.
The nation wants both clean man
hood and also a pure womanhood.
Verse 10, Thou shalt not steal: How
many inches to the yard does this
mean? How many ounces TO the
pound? Certainly this does not
mean adulterated sugar, short weight
butter, unpaid bills and loans. There
is not a prosperous country on the
earth which has not written this law
into their statutes.
Verse, Is, Thou shalt not bear
false witness: What about the conspir-
acy in the Callahan murder trial,
where man after man swore false
ly before the court? Can we have
good government, will our country be
what it ought TO be when men will not
tell the truth in the courts of
law? DO you like TO live with liar?
Then don't be one, or you will sleep
with liar every night you 20 TO bed.
"All liars have their part in the lake
that burneth." Rev. 81: 8.
Verse II, Thou shalt not covet:
is too often the sin Of
the man who wears a silk hat, but it
is also the sin of the man who buys
his neighbor's cattle for less than the
market price; who will buy up valu-
able coal lands, allowing the seller TO
remain in ignorance of their true
worth. Consciousness figures large
ly in every monopoly and trust in the
country, yet it is poor mans sin
as well, and will keep anyone out Off
the Kingdom of Heaven.
Lesson for September 2lst. The
Golden Calf Temperance lesson. Tx.
81.
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