The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-23

nau DecOme quite thoroughly tmbueu
with the thought Of its earthly mis-
sion. THIS material conception pre-
vailed until 1t issued IN that period
of history known as the DARK Ages"
when the Pope OF Rome, the world S
capital, had arrogated To himself the
right TO rule the whole world ia all
the affairs OF men. During these
days We have spiritual mental ard
physical slavery developed TO its
highest. AT this period, the Sara
Gems appeared on the Eastern horizon
and fought and conquered the Holy
and, cruelty torturing and putting to
death the Christians. Europe arose
as one man and millions and millions
oil men, women and children became
frantic with anxiety for the Holy
Lard and the Crusades we're enacted.
1t "as during these days that the
ancient order of the Knights Tem-
plHrs arose, being organized by seven
noble gentlemen at Jerusalem for
the purpose Of protecting the pill
grimS to the Holy Land. Full well
did they do their self.ch0sen duty,
their sword was always at the COM
mand OF the weary defenselesS PHI
grim. These soldier characteristics,
courage, fidelity, aud service, were
abundantly displayed.
The Crusades, with their terrible
sacrifice OF life, cast on the first
shackle that bound the Christian
church. Through this tragic expert.
ence, the Church learned that the
/ Kingdom of Jesus was not material
the Church could get along for the
present at any rate, without Pales-
tine. The Church moved away from
/ the idea had SO predominated in the
minds of the Jews of Jesus day aud
of his Apostles as we'll. BY the Cru.
sades, the Kingdom of Jesus was
freed from materiaIistic interpreta-
tion. After this lesson was learned
at 50 much cost of life and suffering,
another 800 years rolled away when
! Martin Luther in climbing up the
stairs OF st. Peter in Rome, suddenly
/ caught vision of that tremendous
trutil-the Just shall live by faith
and the great Reformation upheaval
was on. This upheaval Was guilty uf
many excesses and today We are
handicapped by some OF them but the
prime object sought for by God was
established; viz. the intellectual
freedom Of man. Thus was another
! step taken toward realizing the King
don OF Heaven as taught by Jesus
and established Here we are, then,
with the thought OF the followers of
Jesus beginning TO comprehend the
true meaning OF His Kingdom. No~
nearly 800 years have rolled into MIS-
/ tory and we stand at the threshhold
/ Of the 10th century, and methinks
1 that those who shall live in the next
century and anywhere in all succeed.
ing centuries, will iook upnn this
time as one OF the crucial periods OF
development. We are now beginning
TO understand the true meaning of
spiritual freedom and consequently
the true meaning OF the Kingdom OF
Jesus. We are just beginning To
know the meaning of liberty as op.
posed 10 license
| So We stand at the door Of this our
kg
that liberty In the realm of the phys
I ical is the privilege to do AS one
( pleases so long as one pleases to do
right; that liberty in the realm Of
the Intellect is the privilege To think
As one chooses, so long as one chooses
to think right: thSt liberty in the
realm Of the soul Is the privilege To
be what one peasss 50 long as one
! pleases TO he right. Otherwise IL is
/ not liberty hut license. Further
more We are finding out that liberty
rightly yiesed is a spiritual quality
aud is only knoAn by him VINO vol.
unfairly chooses 50 to limit himself
Not by might, nor by poser bat hy
My Spirit, saith the Lord. ', II il
readily seen, then. that eternal Wig
lance is tie price OF liberty" aud
I that we wrestle not against flesh
aud blood but against principaiities,
! against powers. against the rulers Of
darkness OF this world. against splr-
/ itual wicSedness in high places. -
: To seize aod maintain liberty re-
quires those soldier qualities that
we're 50 faithfully displayed by tie
ancient Knights Templsrs in their
efforts TO serve their xesker brethren.
Courage, tidelit, and service are need
ed as mUCn TODAY as ever IN history
and think are more needed for. A.
the spiritual warfare Is shaper and
stronger and more persistaut than
any warfare. 50 does the spiritual
struggle call for geatsr dsm0ustIa-
tIon OF courage, fidelity aud service
And may ! say to the knights
Ten DIas that the same conditions
that justified tne existence Of the
ancient order Justify yoaI existence
tooay though TIE Geld OF var has
beet transferred from tie Holy Land
T Ia realm OF the spirit Tia. hestttfnt