The Denver Jewish news., 1920-03-17
u. S. Constitution Exem-
plifies Justice
CONCEIVED IN THE DIVINE
SPIRIT OF THE SAME GOD WHO
GAVE UNTO HIS PEOPLE THE
FIRST LAWS OF MAN."
Address delivered before Denver
Lodge III. ]. q. Il. Il. Sunday. March
14th, by Edwin ]. wittelshofer.

Lodge III. !. O. b. b. Sunday. March
14th, by Edwin J. Wittelshofer.
Over thirty centuries ago. when
Moses descended from Mt. Nebo and
delivered unto the people of Israel the
Ten Comma ndmcnts. the greatest event
in human history came to pass, for
laws We're then given to mankind so just
SO fair, so in accordance with the con
science of humanity. that they were
to endure as the basis and foundation
Of progress. both political and spiritual.
not only for many years to come, but
until time itself shall have ceased.
These laws defined the rule of con-
duet for man as an individual, and in
his dealings with his fellow men as
individuals.
With the passing of time the multi
plication of peoples, their segregation
into different political entities having
different aims and ambitions and pro-
crossing in different degrees and along
different lines; with the advance OF
science and the establishment Oh cities
and countries; with the upgrowth OF
tarter and trade among the peoples.
it became necessary to establish fundn-
mental laws to govern man, not as an
individual. but as Il member of society,
:s part of the whole mass Of his
countrymen. To this end. thru CEN
ri Of ln
learned men have lent their aid and
assistance. History. however. records
low puny these efforts have been, for
until the Constitution Of the United
Suites was promulgated no written
constitution had existed for n period
rs long as one hundred years. Paper
constitutions had been the target for
Iidiculc of most writer's and phil.
osophers for many years. 'iavo you
copy OF the French Constitutions"
was asked Of book seller during the
Second French Republic. We do not
deal in periodical literature" was the
reply. In the United States. and only
in this our beloved country. has writ.
ten Constitution survived for so long
IL time. while during that same fine
the forms of the governments of all
other countries changed more often
and moro r,di,olIv tbo,, have tbcir
rasnective boundaries
What the reasons are for this phe-
nopcnon or how many or them are to
,,,, f,upd In nrocedi,y history M. what
tho advantages of tnis form of govern
,,or, mr.. mr. What OWLS If has pre
,onted nj, why its limitations hive fnil
.d In Soutb and Central America. are
uo,terS that c,n no fonnd only NV mn
.,ho,sti,o stpdv of compor,tive his.
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,;ors of cours, sucb discussion
tho timc ,l,ottod this morning does
no, nor,it
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