The Washington herald., 1917-06-03
The Failure Of solomon;
A Danger signal In the Drift Of the
Present Age.

A DangeT sixnaI In the Drift Of the
Present Age.
King Solomon was the most colossal
failure OF the ages. He was a youth
S,o Vi rea os.s.5 man az q ssssps9IRsi posII1t1
N statecsaft. all OF which H. indicated
m the glory and prosperity OF the ma
non during his reign, but he was the
turies- The sun which arose in splen-
oor set IN darkness. The young man
of prayer became the old man Of folly.
The youth who, worshipped died with
bis lips as far as We know.
IL was under the glorious reign OF
solomon that the seeds Of national dis
he harvest o. sS civi strife IN So israel ana
the severance OF national unity under
the reign Of Rehoboam his son. In the
midst OF these historical facts the Scrip
sstsSds y q aoa as wSo SsSsa .S fs
the shadows" was angry with Solo
mon. and the Jehovah who called out
Abraham and founded q nation. through
which came the Messiah Jesus Christ.
permitted the Just punishment Of the
broken law to fan heavily npon this
The question arises, what was the sin
aroused the anger and condemnation OF
0od1 Having answered that question.
showing the immutability Of God. who
ehangeth not. We are forced TO ask. viii
this same sin, committed by us as peo-
pie Of necessity bring upon US the anger
OF God7 The Scriptures, we believe. dis
closes this sin In the expression large
mes. ness OF heart. In other words solo; Q;
Israel and her sin, was q 'liberalist," "
"a free thinker" and "a lover of IL
cense." He openly disregarded the laws
in matters of religion. the right to do
as they pleased.
It Is generally recognized that the char
actsristic sin OF this present age IL lio-
regard the claims Of Almighty God. In
the efrort to deify reason ''broad-minded-
ness" has been lauded as virtue while
the acknowledgment Of the claims OF
branded as narrowness. The charge OF
being puritannaI Is hurled at you as
vile epithet when In the fear Of God
one seeks to keep all His Law. Legis-
mand the removal Of legal restrictions
to do as one pleases Under the guise
Of religious freedom" license Is sought,
while strange to say the cry in the re:
theology. II Is the marked drift Of the
age. The restraints Of the Divine Law
are Objectionable.
| Is 1t not wise to recall the fact that
gated? The truth Is that the repudia-
ton Of His interchangeable law viii merit,
in this day. the anger OF God as truly
as It did In the days. Of Solomon. :
Of many have We as q people been
so true 20 God and 50 faithfully kept
His law that we have a right to claim
His special favor in this hour Of our
national crisis? Has He been rever-
enced and honored SO that with conf
dence we may claim to have been rails
ed up In this cricial hour In the world
nlstory as people % tuinl his pnr-
enemies Of righteousness and humanity :
ments Of God because Of our failure to
at our T gates % the Battieaxes OF Jehovahf I
Is God angry with this nation7
1t Is well tos recall that the corner
stone Of this Republic, as was that Of
cefved in prayer and dedicated to Al
mighty esd. Her growth. development
and. prosperity have been phenomenal.
but IN the midst Of all this marvellous
material prosperity has there been a'cor-
responding development OF the religious
ife Of the nation? We are commanded
to worshsip and to have no other gods
before ~n.Ix Hays tns people rd Of TIL, 1n
increasing numbers before God In ado
ration and homage? What a pathetic
story It that told by magazines and
OF the House Of God by the multitudes.
We are commanded to Remember the
Sabbath Day and keep It holy" Bless
ings are promised to all who keep this
commandment and the Divine chastise-
ment 10 to come upon those who keep
not the Sabbath. Is there, or has there
been, on the part OF the people Of this
land an increasing demand for the re-
ligious observance Of that Day? How
distressing Il has been to witness the
persistent fight to prevent the lfberaliz-
ing Of tho Lords Day" The seculari-
zation Of the Sabbath throughout the
nation has been prevented only because
some few, with vision. have strenuously
fought for the keeping OF the law.
Let Us remember as we plunge into
the vortex OF this World War, with the
avowed and noble purpose Of defending
human rights and the preserving Of hu-
man freedom. that God has some claims
upon US. Divine Rights must not be