The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-05-13

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30 no mors."-ll Cor. s:l&
: Brawn and bone under the dominioa
Of brain. Brain under the dominica a
, mind. Mind under The dominion a
! moral creative power. Such b tAs -.
crst Of the upward climbing race q
men. We think today IN terms q u.
namics. It 10 question Of power IN
thought. science and conduct. Mature
IL no mere picture. We are more and
moro conscious Of subtle forces In air
and plant and animal life The Quss.
tion Of right and wrong ~ related to
life sums itself up In three questions:
, What Is the nature OF the goodf What
Is the standard Of moral judgmentf
i What Il the motive power for moral
actionf These questions apply to the
individual life. to the social life. to the
state. to the vast and complicated af.
fairs OF diplomacy and International
life. Life from this standpoint BE-
comes a great fascination. the fasci.
nation Of nothing less than the con
fiict Of the ages.
II you would test q moral ideal. you
must do 80 By looking at the motive
which II inspires for tn realization.
II my moral ideal compsls me to lis
to attain to II. there Il something
wrong In the ideal. The ideal inspires
the act. and II the act b dishonest, or
crude. or low. the idsal that inspires
It Is dishonest. or crude. or low. Ths
great question. then. d. what makes
me do thinssf Plato. long ago, rseog. |
nized the power Of the morally beau- |
tiful. but he failed TO answer the
question. How shall . man born
blind to the morally beautifully, ~.
ceive his sightf" In other words, How |
shall the sinner be made to see his
sin and 30 have his sight healed that
re fhall hate the sin and forsake itf''I
What arc the elements that such 1
power must have II II shah be equal
to the task! These are three. Il must
appeal to the heart itself to b Q 10.
demptive and creative power In ,sinful
humanity. Does Christianity givs this
power? Let ~ look arst At history.
II We would study the Bible rightly.
We must reckon With this power which
is ever present No other ancient pso.
pie ever gained such power In moral
leadership q the Hsbrsvs. TIE sxil /
of their lives 10 laid bare, togsthss
with the good. in Old Testament his.
tory. Against these base desires .thsI'
moral power Of God b always WORK.
ing. When We see them bowins 70 4
golden calf. We also see Z Noses eou.t
Ing down from . mountain frssh from
his talk with God. aud bearing In hisI |
hands the moral law Of the asss whose
drst command Il Thou shalt have mol
other gods before me-. This moralle
law and all the great prophets aivays1e {
worked against the base ana unnat. !
aral tendency Of the peopla The1
mainsprins Of the wonderful prosrsssI
Of this wonderful people vas obedif
once to Jehovah In this moral law.
They stood out separate and distinct 10
rom other peoples In their ideals and .
moral lives. No other nation obsysd .
to gods because It was right to Do 20 .
'r from sense Of duty. but alwsysI .
'elhshly. This religious moral motive &
vas q social force that moulded both u
he individual and the social institu- o
ions and national character. Witness i
he wisdom Of Isaiah ana Hosea ana
heir cursinss Of sin and their fair nc.
ures Of the beauty Of . Zion which
hould follow moral purity. Hear the :.
eer In Deuteronomy: And what n. .. ..
lon is there 20 great that hath stat. : :
ties and judgments % righteous q "
bis law. which ! sst before you this :
ayf" II
But II the Old Testament brsathssI
creative moral life. how much more oi
be new. Tho limitations of Judsat
re cast OF and the gospel & present. At
in . direct personal appeal u ths
cart Of humanity from the heart ola,
Cd. Jesus idea Of making ~ sood Iol
~ to bring the love Of God To our
earts. And this love was psrsoniAsd. Oh
ssus did not talk Of sons abstract M
ve Of . distant God. He gave him. u
III and psrsoniAed the love Hel te
anted the moral power Of new ]
lection. Dr. Gunsauius says: IT d tn
great thing to know that along onss an
'thway are such things ~ great prin- lot
pies and eternal right and valid CO
uths; but II = much more when . III
IN cannot look upon . great princi. |ds,
. without seeing and hearing n 4 I
9 authority Of God over ~ soul -
mt put yourself OF With anytAihg "a
At goes less deep than fhis. lnSor. I'M
'tion IL no sabstitsts for sspsri. ms
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