Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-12

solved. But be the person ever so just,
ever so reverential, his would be sin
Of scarlet hue and unforgivable. were
he to attend Protestant services or in
any way seek fellowship with God
outside of the Roman communion,
Sins Scarlet and Crimson.
The Prophet Isaiah discrlminates be-
tween scarlet, bright red and Grim
son, a deeper red, rs indicating shades
Of guilt in the same kind Of sin For
instance, murder would be scarlet sin.
If committed by worldly person; but
hatred would be a crimson stain-a sin
Of deeper dyeif cherished by the
child of God. AS love would be the
fulfilling of the Divine Law, so hatred,
which is the most violent form of self
lshness, implies its Aagrant violation.
The Ten Commandments mention Gov
etousness of our neighbours posses
sions and happiness, theft Of his prop
erty or good name or influence, and
murder, the taking of his life, as the
elimination of selfish disregard for his
rights. In olden times, when chemis-
try was less appreciated, less under
stood, scarlet and crimson dyes we're
estimated the most durable, the most
difficult to remove; hence In our text
these are used to symbolic sins of
greater selfishness and depravity.
All mankind have inherited sin.
tainted blood from Father Adam. Self
lshness Of varying hues is found in ev-
cry member Of our race. One difficulty
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 to avoid the
cruder forms of theft, adultery muir
der. This is the same mistake that the
Jews made.
1t was Jesus, the great Teacher, who
gave the clearer conception of the spir.
1t of the Law According to His in
depreciation, theft could be committed
in the heart, by coveting in q most
desperate way, by stealing the good
name or the business or the reputation
or the trademark Of another. SINH
larly, according to Jesus, the crime Of
adultery might in Gods sight be COM
mitted without the overt act. Jesus
declared. "Whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery with her already, In his
heart'-if he lacked merely the oppor.
tunity.-Mntthew 5:2S.
Whoever accepts these definitions in
telligently realizes that the worlds in
crease Of knowledge has brought in
crease of responsibilities; and that il
open crimes today were much less fire.
quent than formerly, the responsibility
of today would still be greater thar
formerly, But this is not so. Every
thing Indicates to us that human self
lshness has kept pace with the increase
Of knowledge. The thievlsh spirit
abounds everywhere. not only amongst
the poor, but also amongst the wealthy
Not all Of the vast fortunes of our day
were honestly obtained, 80 far as we
may be able to judge. And although
there are noble rich men, It is, alasl
too evident that the love Of money. a
root of all evil, has made thieves and
robbers Of some in high stations.
The civilized world needs to awaken
its conscience to the high ideals Of the
Master-the Golden Rule, which does
to a nelghbor as It would that the
neighbor would do to him II the condl.
tions were reversed. 1t Gems not pos
sible for human law t. reach such
cases. Those who cannot be lnnuenc-
ed by the Scriptures must wait for
their lessons and chastlsements till the
New Age Of Messahs Kingdom.
The vice crusaders have recently
been telling us that millions OF dollars
are spent in New York City alone ev.
cry year In the white slave traffic.
What an awful picture of intrenched
SIM When we read such reports and
remember our Masters definition OF
adultery, we stand appalled, That the
great Western Metropolis, nevertheless
presents fair outward appearance
which bellies such condition Of heart
is a matter for congratulationl All
pure.minded people should be glad that
II sin cannot be fully stamped out, II
can at least be kept to some extent un-
der cover! The stencil Of the public
reports is something terrlble
The murders OF the past year are
terribly significant. But II we take
the viewpoint Of the great Teacher
aud consider that all who entertain
murderous thoughts are really murder.
ers in Gods sIght-we feel constran.
ed to ask, "How does God regard the
conditions now prevailing In the
world? They are not only worse than
at any previous time, but still more
evil because Of our increased light our
increased realization Of the principles
Of justice. II would not seem to be
putting the matter too strongly to say
that from the Divine standpoint the
world Is practically full OF thieves, II.
centlous persons and murderers.
Sins Made White as Snow.
What magic power is this that could
transform a sinful heart and course Of
life into n pure one7 Education will
do IT," says the Professor. But no!
Many colege.bred men are as sinful as
Others. "Joining the ministry or the
priesthood will do It." says another
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