The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

II yk0 HIIlC A0u ~
son for Nov. 8 Is "Abstinance for
the Sake Of Others." Rom. 14:s.2l.
(By William T. Euis.)
IL that keen-eyed little old Jew. DR..
Paul, formerly Of Tarsus. could e
our newspapers for a month and o
about at our civilization. he would
probably let loose some OF his bound
less enthusiasm:-"I knew 1t would
work. l vas sure they would come 70
II. They called me an impractical
dreamer, but I saw it as a law Of life:
for none Of US liveth TO himself. ana
none dieth to himself"
We can imagine Paul commenting
in some such fashion as this: Look
ut these news dispatches. Cleveland
gets rid of flies, by ab~olishins all tire
breeding places. Shall not a livery
man store refuse where he pleaseS; or
contractor wait their own conven-
fence in gathering garbage, Isn't that
their personal affair? All. the city sees
1t now: the welfare Of the whole com
munity takes precedence over the lib
erty of the individual
Watch Philadelphia driving gu it's
piggeries from the city limits. Hard
on the individual owners? Yes, but
they must yield to the supreme Law OF
the highest civilization, the weA-be-
ing OF the entire social body. You
Cdu I OO d6 yOu PiCcoC lin V IA SAS
Twentieth Century, or in the New Tes-
lament"
The old Apostles sore eyes would
snap as he cries: Behold the Christ
law Of otheriSm at work on every
hand! Here is a city which is not per-
mitted to empty its refuse into the
river, all for the sake of another city
q hundred miles further down the
stream. One old-fashioned house
pvifa Uhn nrnfQrS rnjn-uyqtnr for
foundry purposes, is forced to keep
n coating of oil in her rain barrel,
wen though h personally does not
object to a few mosquitoes.
Your modern business is yielding
TO the same social law. Shall not a
manufactures run his plant as he
pleases? Not my more. Even a fac-
tory does not live unto itself. The
law steps in and makes the owner
install safety devices. 1t regulates
the number of hours his employees
may toll, n the minimum wage
they may receive. The age of mi
nors who may be hired is fixed by law,
Matters of ventilation, sanitation and
hygiene are determined by the State.
Big business and little are being fore
eu by law to recognize his new
teaching Of Jesus Christ; that the
welfare Of all is the concern Of each
and that the strong must care for the
weak. and hat None of us livetf
to himself. and none dieth to him
self"
An Old Teaching Up-TO-Datc.
When we C~onjure up the figure o
the Apostle Paul amid these modern
scenes. W. suddenly realize how so
cialized and Christianized our day is
In a dozen ways a day, every n o
us yields obedience to the principl
of safeguarding the other person VIII
cannot look out for himself. That i
what the food-inspection law stand
for, nc the boiler-inspecton law
and the "Plimsoll Mark on tn
steamships. My arm is sore as
write these words, because yaccina
ton against smallpox has been ad
vised for this neighbOrhOod. I ha
no fear OF smallpox: my personal In
clination is against the vaccination
but it would be "unsocial to declin
to take every possible precaution l
behalf Of the community's welfare.
What the spirit-level is to tn
builder, this old teaching Of Paul
to our days social order: None {
US liveth to himself. and none diet
to himself There o have tn
twentieth century social passion
a sentence. Dur time has set it's fac
against selfish individualism, II a
unsocial age
NOW dpply IHC 'spiiAt-iCNSi ~ Il
LIQUOR business, and see what hal
pens to the vaunte personal libe
ty' plea Of the trafficker in tn;
which hurts whatever it touche
This lesson is bound to discuss IL
saloon, for it is the annual tempe
ance lesson, for Worlds Temperan'
Sunday. Wherever there is a Sui
day School-and that is about ever
where on earth-temperance is IL
theme for this particular Sunda
Pulpits by the thousands will tn
day echo Il the same refrain. 1
never before since the day of tim
this year finds the Christian churt
facing, with a new resolution and i
telligence, the temperance issue.
Calling the Roll Of Business.
The platform for today, as Pa
laid it down for the Roman Chr
.ians, Is this one OF social inter-rel
tionship. You can't do as "
please" without pleasing the de'
Life Is to be lived with respect
the other mainland God. Whetf
we live or die, it is unto the Lol
o. -~ 81 Drr