Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-09

eyes Of sinful world? All our boast
cd morality our high standing In
church and society, our triumph In
politics or business, with be passed
over lightly; but the decisive test Will
bc whether we have enabled our fell
low men TO live better or happier
lives A cup Of cold water to the
thirsty will count for more than a
life Of self-centered pioty.
80 man has a right TO all his rights.
The foundation principle Of govern
ment is that each citizen should yield
e. certain amount Of his individual
rights for the common good Of all.
The Law Of our land permits ms to do
Gs we please provided that our pleas
urc does not involve loss or damage
20 some other citizen All our laws
aro framed with the view Of prevent
ing one mans rights from infringing
Upon the rights Of another Likewise
in the kingdom Of God, many things
that We could do without sin would
work spiritual injury TO some other
brother. Dancing, cardplaying, thea
tcr-loVing and many other really
harmless amusements are under the
ban of church opinion. A great many
reople labor under the delusion that
they are sinful--a great many others
are unable to find any Biblical or
logical Justification for so condemn
Ing ;hem. What is Pauls advice as
to the proper conduct Of God-lear-
Ing man In regard to this diffcrenc"
OF opinion?
The question at issue in this lesson
was the contention Of some that IT
was sinful to eat meat hat had been
offered TO IDOLS Very much Ike
those OF today VINO regard money as
tainted" that has been improperly
acquired though insensate metal
and paper could absorb the contagion
Of sin from the hands through which
T. passed. Paul makes II very clear
that there Is no sin In the meat IT.
self. but II Is the consciousness Of sin
IN the mans heart that constitutes
cffense. For those who saw no wrong
iI eating the meat. II was not wrong
but TO those whose conscience rebel
led at its idolatrous association, the
eating Of II was sin But rather
than cause one Of these sensitive ones
To- offend their own sense Of right.
Paul says he would eat no meat while
the world stands.
There is nothing unclean Of itself"
says Paul, but the estimation Of the
man makes II clean or unclean to him
II Is not 20 be understood that the
apostle intended TO abrogatc any Of
the iniquities forbidden by the com
nandmcnts, for the line between right
aud wrong Is too sharply drawn 70
admit of diverse opinions. The point
he sought to make was that many
things not sinful 10 the morally strong
were elements Of danger ana s'umb-
ling 10 the morally weak. You may
be able TO find positive good. instead
u harm In thcaters. dances and the
like; yet your neighbor may not be
able to indulge I'm such amusements
without injury to his spiritual life
In that case beware lest your example
prove a stumbling block I'm his way.
If your amusements, your personal
habits. or what you eat or drink &c
going TO cause your brother TO sin It
ls better TO leave them alone; for
cne human soul is worth more than
all the pleasures this life can give.
On the other hand. let us not judge
harshly the conduct or creed Of our
brother whose view is at a different
angle from ours, "for we shall all