The Detroit times., 1917-07-30
In the Religious World
A GOOD FATHERS BAD SON.

I worship Of many gods. He went 20
the very limit of heatheuism Per
haps be did not Intentionally 90
there. but he drlfted and the drifter
is likely 20 land eventually AZ the
very end OF the stream. II takes
resolution and moral courage and
constant intellectual activity 10
maintain a spiritual religion When
many OF a people stop thinking and
cease 70 De actively aggressive con.
corning religious ideals then he
loss OF real religion ia an almost
inevitable consequence.
Sad Signs and Good Times.
This is an ugly. disoouraging
story. one calculated 20 shake a
mans faith in humanity. II makes
one almost wonder why the Lord
does not let US 90 10 the dogs Il
Is easy 10 understand the story 81
The food. and OF Sodom and Gomor.
rah. after one has contemplated III
refined humanity -EvAn-ir this en-
lightened year OF our Lord nineteen
hundred and seventeen, II Is stlli
an uphill eight 70 maintain tho lofty
standards OF pure religion. even
as 4 was away back in the sixth
century, 2. c. one has but 20 scan
he Advertisements found IN many
~ The reputable newspapers. OF for
tune tellers and clairvoyarts snc
palm readers and spiritual mediums
and what rot. 70 have The question
raised n his own mind, aS 10 wheth
or there Is not as much suPerst!
ton and idolstry IN our own land
and time as there WAS Il old Judah.
when Manssseh a.. or David
trrorf Mature. and presumably IN
talligent persons are still looking
cor their destiny la the STATS. or
greasy pack ot cards or AZ old Tea
cup instead Q, N the viii OF the In
Auite. When we consider tho num-
Der OF persons vhO will not si' al
table in a company ot IL, and who
have. a cold chill over the breaking
az mirror or the spilling Of some
salt We wonder II We are not sepa'
rated from Manasseh and his idol
airy by something less than 70 cen
turtles. one who searched deep IN
the lives OF every day people will
and that there are idolatriee and SUI
very near a. home.
The Nest Satanic Sin.
The person who Is IN the ousi-
ness ~ tempting others 20 sin IA
In the business OF the devil. OF all
the sins in the black calendar the
most satanic Is that OF leading
others astrAy. The worst Indictment
of Manssseh IL not that Of folly or
IL sc ska
as that OF his ancestor. Jeroooan,
He made Judah. and the inhsoit'
ants OF Jerusalem 10 err That is
A charge before which the most
hardened offender should shrink l.
is the sweeping indictment not only
o. Manasseh, but OF all who betoul
youthful imaginstious by unclean
peech; all who put 70 innocent lips
the cup ~ strong drink al who in
any way guide the steps Of begin
aers into the way 81 the transgree-
sor. Better a thousand fold for such
an one 20 have milestone tiec
A round his neck. and be cast into
the depths OF the sea.
a good man gone bad IL TIRE worst
man. Mauasseh made the Jews
worse than the heather whom the
Lord had destroyed FOR their bad
ness Perhaps this ia the law OF
extremes or by whatever name u is
called. IFS outworking has been VII
messed by everybody The ocos-
sional drinker when intoxicated is
far worse than the regular topper
for scurrilousness. the renegade
member OF the Sunday school may
be worse than the graduate Of the
slums. They who fall from high
places. fall farthest. Every good
person needs TO tremble lest he
should be tempted and fall. know
Ing that II he does fall he will fall
far
How God Gets Even
on all the follies OF foolish man
the worst ia 20 believe that he can
outwit God That IL one thing
which Jehovah can never permit for
II would overthrow His throne %
Godhood II God lie God He must
reign. He cannot be dehed. or de-
MED. or defeated His laws must
prevail. His VIII must be done
That r. why he is strongest who
plants his ne on tho eternal prfn-
ciples which have their springs IN
the nature Of The lnhnite Justice
Ia sure. because God reigns
Manasseh who was brought 20
terms when be would give no heed