Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21

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.nandmants. and HIS discourses are
attracting more than usual attention.
HIS opening sermons deal particular
" with o~bedience3and with cur duties
to ourselves and the rising genera
tons. He said, In part
Many Problems Confronting Us.
We have many problems. but did
you ever realize that the solution to
every problem Is to get into closer
touch with God. Every problem is
but a lack Of obedience to God,
Here we are talking about the great
achievements Of this age and how we
are coming to live on a higher plane
than eyer before, how we are coming
into new kingdoms Of love, and
brotherhood and Peace, but, are we?
It seems to be becoming evident on
every hand that it is more talk than
actuality. Crime and disregard Of
the law, greed and barbarism are
fearfully evident. Why? Because
we are trying to reach the Canaan Of
love and brotherhood and Peace. be
fore we have bowed at Sinai in obed-
fence to God and His Command
ments, and 1t cannot be done.
First Essential Is 70 Obey.
Gods children through the ages
first had to learn to obey Him, before
He could lead them forward into new
victories. Until we bow in obedience
to him and accept His command
ments we are barbarians. Until we
accept Sinai we can never reach the
Mount OF Beatitudes. 1t is eternally
true.
The generation Of today is not be-
ing taught obedience to authority,
neither in the home nor at the altar
OF God. When children and people
do not learn the authority of God,
they recognize no authority, in spirit
they are lawless. 4
We are now reaping the terrible re-
suits of a cobweb philosophy chat
each person has q right to do as he
pleases, that there is no authority
above sell, and the results are tragic.
Every child should be taught obedi-
ence to the authority OF home and
God ana His Kingdom.
Amen BY Teachers
Teachers say amen to this. They
ind IT at times almost impossible tS
do anything with the lawless children
that come So school How often the
teachers and schools are blamed for
the low life and principles OF the
scholars, when the fault should pe
laid right home at the parents own
doors.
The parent that does not compel
obedience is q poor parent. and will
not have the respect Of the child
when grown.
It is Masphemy for parents TO try
TO teach obedience when they them
selves do not recognize the authority
-of God.
True Knowicdge From God.
1t Is still true ,as II Y e has been,
that all true knowledge and life must
come from God, and God cannot teach
nor lead nor save until we bow In
obedience. When we have done that
then, THEN, God gives His Com
mandments that are the foundations
OF all progress. On, on, on to the,
Mount Of Beatitudes. and beyond, d,
until we are Home with Him.
We need to bow. We need the
commandments. n
Shalt Have No Other Gods.
Thou shalt have no other Gods
before Me- nv. how idolatrous we
are! How many homes in Water
town have but one God. JehoTah.
Nay. say rather, how many hsye 10
hoyah at ali, for where they have SET
up ether gods there Jehovah, and tha
Christ. cannot be. Oh! how many
gods there are! Gods Of money
gods q society. gods Of lust, gods of
drink Bnt worst Of All Is the gel
III seif. The barbarian worshippane
and trees vas not as far iowr:
from God as one Of these modern
worshipsrs Of self.
Craven images Of Mind.
Thou slolt not make unto thee
any craven image Maybe We think
that doesn't apply I b DC since w
haven't any golden calves Or broken
nosed monstrosities that we kneel to,
but, let iii not forget images q bel
made wirh the mind Z well as with
the hands Thousands are worship
Ing an Intellectual Image IA God tos
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