The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-08-12

cross is still the prayer of our allsuf-
fcient Mediator and our only Advo-
cate, Father forgive them for they
know not what they do"
When a child goes into wrong ways
how it pains the heart of the parents
and how must the heart of God ache
when his children commit sin!
Peters denial of Jesus injured all
the otheer disciples, even as his later
confession of Jesus and his preaching
boldly on Pentecost encouraged all the
others.
As nj cannot have diseases in any
part of the body without injuring all
of the body, Sc no member of the So
cial body can do wrong or be wrong
without injury to the whole social cir
Gle. When ignorant of the far-reach-
ing effects of u sins of omission or
of commission we injure our fellows,
our great High Priest prays,
Father forgive them for they know
not what they do"
When We sin in any way we injure
ourselves as we'll as others, even
though no mark like that on Cain is
stamped upon our brows and no tattoo
appears upon u bodies.
And as it hurts the heart of the
parent to see the child of his love and
fond hopes injuring himself by any
wrong ways or hurtful habits, SO
when we injure ourselves by whatever
sins we commit, it pains our Heavenly
Father, and w need that prayer of
our Great Advocate, Father, forgive
them for they know not what they
do"
And since God SO forgiwes us we
must forgive one another, for Jesus
said, If We forgive not men their tres
passes, neither will your Father for
give your t~respasses."
Love to our fellow men does not nee
essitate that we shall always agree
with them or that we shall never OPEN
ly and squarely oppose their plans or
ideas which we consider hurtful to
themselves or to others.
Courage and faithfulness to speak
the truth as we see it and to do the
right as it appears to us, even though
others may honestly oppose us, does
not call for any hatred or i'll will.
If that spirit of hate arises in us
whenever we are opposed or defeated
in u plans, it is a sure indication
that we are not true disciples of Jesus
and have not his spirit in us. For
some people it is difficult to feel keenly
and strongly and differ sharply in
Judgment without losing faith in each
others sincerity of purpose and break
ing off friendship.
The very love of Christ sometimes
constrained him not only to differ
from others who were mistaken and
sinful, but to use severe language to
let them see their real wickedness.
He said, "Woe unto you, scribes and
parisees, hypocrites! for We cleanse
the outside of the cup and of the plat
ter, but within they are full of extor-
ton and excess" Matt. %: 1926.
Nobody can be a Christian and go
forth to do the work of God and pro-
claim his truth without differing from
other people at times and opposing
what they favor.
Polygamy cannot be opposed with
out mourning the ill will of its :advo-
Gates who profit by the system which
is called Mormonism.
Drunkenness and vice cannot be op-
posed without arousing the hatred of
the selfish interests who profit by the
weaknesses and vices of others.
Missionaries of christianity Jesus
said should be hated of all men for
his names sake; and as they tried to
turn men in pagan lands away from
the superstitions and evil ways to
which tehy had been accustomed, they
were often prosecuted by ostracism
and Sights, or even by death.
Human nature in sin is described in
Gal. 5: 1920. "The works of the
flesh are manifest, which are these:
fornication, nucleanness, lasciv ious-
ness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities,
strife, jealousies, wrath, factions, Gi-
visions, parties, envyings, drunken