The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-25

VASIQR RQSSELpl parents before
they sinned The
entrance Of sin and its penalty, death.
brought serious impairments, mental,
moral and physical, to our race. 1t is
no longer natural to US to do right, but
contrariwise; as st. Paul declared,
I'VE cannot do the things that we
would" In other words, we are con-
stitutionally defective, because of men
tai disloyalty to God. Yet the mind
can rise to loftier heights than it is
able to lift the body and its functions
no win Is present with me, but how
to perform / know not. Romans
7:14-25.
Many are grasping after this great
truth, and attempting human uplift
through eugenics, ETC., but neverthe-
less imperfectly appreciate what they
teach. failing to see the matter from
the Bible standpoint The mind, the
Will, the body, should be entirely sub
mitfed to the viii Of God. Thus only
can the highest good be possible. This
was Gods requirement of our first
parents. In this they failed; and in
consequence mental, moral and physi-
cal impairment have come to us as a
race. IAN have sinned and come
short of the glorious standard which
God established.
Best ldsaIs For Sinners
The Bible divides the world into two
classes; the mass Of sinners condemned
by God and out Of relationship with
Him; and the few who have, by cove
nant with the Lord, come back into re-
lafionship with Him through the merit
Of Christ. We shall first address the
world Of sinners, with the suggestion
that, while they cannot hope to lift
themselves up to perfection and ever
lasting life, they can do much toward
the uplift of themselves and their chill
dren By conforming to certain Scrip
tural ideals. The world already recog-
mixes this In considerable measure, but
not sufficiently.
All should know, and do appreciate
to some extent, the value of good ex-
ample, good training In the family.
The child who continually hears coarse,
rude expressions In the home will
surely grow up not much better than
those surroundings, If not worse. But
while encouraging high ideals In the
home cleanliness, gentleness, kind
ness--we call special attention to the
duty of parents toward their children
before their birth. Few seem to realize
that the general attitude of mothers
mind birthmarks her child either for
good or for ILL., With this fact recog-
nized, surely every couple would feel
their responsibility as creators of a
family. If they realized that coarse,
brutal. selfish words, acts and thoughts
would be impressed upon their unborn
child, surely they would strive to avoid
these before their child's birth as well
as after 1t. II they realized that no
Die words. conduct, thoughts and
ideals, during the period OF CESSATION,
would be imprinted upon their child,
how greatly would they strive to have
children that would be not only beau
tiful In appearance, but noble in char
acterl
Horsemen recognize this principle;
and when a racing mare is In foal, her
Intelligent owner, desiring to breed
hne colt, will give the mother every at
tention. Her condition will be happi-
Tying and comfortable. She will be led
to the race track, there to see other
horses running. trotting, ETC., that thus
her colt may be birthmarked for speed,
etc. How much people will do for
money. and how often they forget to
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me very RiGnest ideais: ne IKE unto
xour Father In Heaven"-nOt that
Christians can be all that the Heaven
sy Fathers character expresses, but
that this is to be their ideal, or aim In
life. Only God can know when they
are doing their best; and He assures
them that He will Judge them, not ac-
cording to their success, but according
to their endeavor to live up to their
ideals, and the sacrifices they make in
order closely to attain those ideals.
What we have said of the homes and
ideals Of sinners-of those who have
not come into relationship with God
through the Lord Jesus Christ-is srall
more true Of real Christians, begotten
Of the Holy Spirit and adopted into
the family of God. Ideal homes, ideal
children, ideal relationships every way,
are pre-eminently their privilege and
duty; and they have much advantage
over others In respect to this matter.
Have they not received the begetting
Df the Spirit? Have they not become
followers of the Lord Jesus Christ
Have they not been taught In the
School Of CHRISTI Romans S:9) Have
they not knowledge to understand that
the Spirit of Christ manifests itself in