The Detroit times., 1916-11-23

tions oyertum old depOrsms Every
new cause comes O., power and vie
tory by means Of Jhe simple state
lent of us truth "Ne hall know
the truth. and the truth shall make
you free There is power Tor today
In this old letter of Paul, because
f. state. eternal trWh
Never was "a lessen mere timely
than this one It's imperial sweep Us
needed by world aWatrmur from
Troyincialism. II scores heavily upon
present tendencies. and it- horrible
Iicture OF hedthenisIn's fruits. is all
too close 90 present oondiuons n
We want TO know whittier the present
tendencies toward old sophistrics
and self indulgence are leading as.
We have but 10 read tbe first chap
ter OF Pauls letter 10 The Romans
Even the old law given 10 Moses
wah unable 90 save "A society given
up 90 feshlincss Paul picnounces
the doom "To be carnally minded
IL death q" That judgment should
ring itself into the ears Of our sensu-
allied day so better topic for The
times is conceivable than a careful
study, by Christian people, Of the
entire letter 10 the Romans
A very close aud practical relation
exists between truth and lite We
iay commonly "lt doesn't matter
what a man believes. If he only does
the best he knows All history an
swers that error Deed is born OF
creed Actions are the product OF
meditation As man thinKeth In
his heart. - r he rhis letter Is a
notable suImary Of doctrine. setting
forth Pluls theology in loftest ut-
terances Yes So II is; but it IS all
headed dp in considerations Of con
duct Pau's thought is thru
train that makes no stops until IL
arrives al the great depot Of irans-
formed character There is no spirit
ual truth that does not eventuatc
into life Think loftily and loftily
you viii live Think basely, and
basely YOU viii live From This law.
there IS no exception
The Document Itself.
Only a Paul Of Taraus could com
press into such brief space the
tremendous teachings Of this twelfth
chapter OF Romans, which l. the as.
signed SUNDAY School Lesson for 10.
day Light is shed upon it by the
modern translation. giving by Dr.
Weymouth, which quote
I plead with you. therefore. broth
ren. by the compass OF God. to
present all your faculties 90 Ham a.
living and holy sacrifice. acceptable
I 10 Him This with YOU viii bee an
act ~ reasonable worship And 40
not follow the customs % tho present
( axe. bur be Transformed by the en-
tire renewal of your minds So that
you may learn by experience what
GODS viii shat viii which Us
good and beautiful and perfect.
For through the authority Rra-
ciously given 90 mc J warn every in-
! diNiduAl among YOU not 20 value
] himFelf unduly. but 20 cultivate 500
briefly or Judgment iu accordance
, with the amount ~ faith which God
has allotted 90 each one For just 1a-
there are in the one human body
many parts and those parts have not
all the same function, So collectively Is
we form one body IN Christ. white TN
diNidually W. are linked 10 one an
other as its members HUT since ",
have especial gifts w hich differ in ac-
cordance with the diversified work
RrRciously entrusted 90 as n ~ t-
prophecy. let the prophet speak iu
exact proportion ~ his faith ~ ID
r. tho Eift ~ administration. let the
adminlsfrRtor exercise "a sound iudR
mcnt In his duties. The teacher must
Do tho same in his teachings; and hc
Is ho eNhorts others. I'm his exhorta-
tLon. Ho who gives should he lib-
eral he who is I'm authority should
De- energetic and alert and no who
succours The afflicted should %
~ cheerfuly
Let your love be perfectly sincere
Regard Wi'h horror 81 hat is cNU
cling 20 what is right As for broth
erly love. he afIectlouate one 10 an
other i'm matters OF worldly honor
yield 10 one another. 30 not he in