Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-01

solved But be the person ever so Jusl
ever no reyerental, his would be slu
OF scarlet hue and unfOrgyable, were
no 10 attend Protestant services or ~
ans way seek fellowship with Coo
outside Of the ROmun communion
sins Scarlet and Crimson.
The Prophet Isaiah discrimlhates De
tween scarlet, a bright red, ana Grim
son deeper red, as indicating shades
Of guilt IN the same Kind OF SIN foI
instance. murder would be u scarlet SIN
II committed by a worldly person; but
haired would be crimson slain-a SIN
of deeper dye-if cherished by the
child Of God As love would be the
fulglllng of the Divine Law, so hatred,
which Is the most violent form OF sell
ishuess, implies IT'S hagrant violation
The Ten Commandments mention GOV
etousuess OF our neighbours posses
slons and happiness, Hctt OF his prop
erty or good name or influence, ana
murder the taking Of his liie' as the
elimination Of selfish disregard for his
rights In olden times, when chemls
try was less appreciated, less under
stood, scarlet aud crimson dyes were
estimated the most durable, the most
difficult TO remove, hence In our text
these are used 10 symbolic sins OF
grenter sclfshness and depraylty.
All mankind havd inherited sin.
tainted blood from Father Adam. Self
ishness Of varying hues IS found In ey
ery member OF our race. One dihiculty
with many is that they do not have
the proper focus upon the Divine Law
They know that any transgreSsion OF
Gods Law IS sin. Taking the letter
OF that Law they try 10 avoid the
cruder forms Of theft, adultery, mur.
der. This is the same mistake that the
Jews made
IT was Jesus, the great Teacher, who
gave the clearer conception OF the spir
It Of the Law According to His In.
terprctntlon. theft could be committed
In the heart, by covcting IN a most
desperate way. by stealing the good
name or the business or the reputation
or the trade mark Of another. Slmi
larly. according TO Jesus, the crime Of
adultery might In Gods sight be com
mitted without the overt act Jesus
declared. "WhoSoever looketh on
woman to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery with her already, in hi
heart"-if he lacked merely the oppor
tunlty.-Alatthew b:2S.
Whoever accepts these definitions in
telligently realizes that the worlds In
crease OF knowledge has brought In
crease OF responsibilities; and that
open crimes today were much less fre
quent than formerly, the rcsponsibilit,
OF today would still be greater tina
formerly. But this is not so, Every
thing indicates to us that human self
ishness has kept pace with the increas
of knowledge. The thievish splri
uDUHlluS tNflN " uelt, NV Ouly uihpht
the poor but also amongst the wealthy
Not all OF the vast fortunes OF our da,
were honestly obtained. so far as W
may be able to Judge. And althoug
there are noble rich men, II Is, alas
too evident that the love Of money,
root OF all evil. has made thieves an
robbers Of some IN high stations
The civilized world needs to awake
its conscience to the high ideals OF th
Master--the Golden Rule, which doe
TO neighhor as II would that tn
neighbOr would do to him II the cond
tions were reversed. 1t seems not pos
sible for human law TO reach sue
cases. Those who cannot be intiuenr
ed by the Scriptures must wait 10
their lessons and Establishments TIL tn
New Age of Messlah's Kingdom.
The vice crusaders have recent
been telling us that millions Of dollar
are spent in New York City alone ey
cry year In the white slave traffic
What an awful picture Of intrenche
sin! When we read such reports an
remember our Masters definition c
adultery. we stand appalled,! That tn
great Western Metropolis, nevertheless
presents fair outward appearance
which bellies such Il condition of heal
is matter for congratulate tion! A
pure.mindcd people should be glad tina
II sin cannot be fully stamped out
can at least be kept TO some extent vi
der cover The stencil OF the publ
reports is something tcrriblel
The murders Of the past year ar
terribly significant But II we TAX
the viewpoint Of the great Tencho
and consider that all who entertai
murdcr0us thoughts are really murdr
ers IN Gods sight we feel constrall
ed to ask How does God regard Ill
conditions now prevailing In III
world2 They nre not only worse tina
at any previous time. hut still nor
evil because of onr Increased light, OF
increased realization OF the principle
Of Justice Ii would not seem to !
putting the matter too strongly to sn
that from the Divine standpoint Il
, world Is practically full Of thieves.
centiOus persons and murderers.
Sins Made White as Snow.