The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-03
DUTY

duty which prompts his noblest effort
 every intelligent person, a sense 0
 duty whic prompts his noblest efforts
 and all through the recorded ages VI find belief, on the part of man, il
 a sure reward for the fulfillment 0 | duty.
 There is a great variance of opinion
 as to the duty of man, which i
 brought about by the fact that man.
 duty is measured to a great extent b, his knowledge: but as the Bible |
 conceded, by all leading authorities, tc
 hold the highest ideals for living, WI
 unhesitatingly turn there for enlight
 ernment on this subject
 We find, Fear God and keep hi
 commandments for this is the whol,
 duty of man." An, what command
 mcnts? We'll if there is reward fol
 doing duty, of all rewards, eterna
 life is the first award, and keeping the commandments brings eternal life for we find the following; Master what shall do to inherit eternal life 2
 He said unto him, What is written ir he answering said, "Thous shalt love the Lord thy God with al lthy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as myself" And he said unto him, Thou hath answered alright; this do and thou shalt live.'
 But how can we prove our love for God? "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto these the least of my brethren, ye have done it unto me- Who are thy brethren "Whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my broth CT, and my sister and mother"
 Then to love God we must love those who are doing the will of God.
 But he willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor ?"
 And Jesus answering, said: "A cer- tain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of hos raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead, and by chance there came certain priest that way and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side likewise Levite when he saw at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side But certain Samaritan, as he jour neyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beasts and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed he took out two pence and gave them to the host and said unto him, "Take care of him; and whatso- ever thou spendest more, when 1 come again, l will repay thee.
 Which now of these three thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among thieves?
 And he said, He that showed mercy on him." Then said Jesus unto him. "Go thou and do likewise"
 Now if Fear God and keep his commandments is the whole duty of man. If all the commandments may be summed into Love God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind, and thy neighbor as myself" If we show our love for God by loving Godly people and our neighbor by helping fallen fellow beings then we could safely conclude: Fear God and have a love for your fellowbeings, Cody or. downfallen, which will cause you to aid then onward at all times, is the whole duty of man.
 Presuming the above conclusion log lcal We need but open our eyes to find iuties enough te keep us busy turnout our stay upon this world.
 It is only reasonable to say, the traveller had sufficient means to meet the demands of the journey
 Jerusalem was the starting point. Jericho the destination Every per son starts at the cradle, and is des-I lined for the grave.
 One Application.
 Every normal child who starts this Journey in this fair land has the in- aerent right to sufficient knowledge of his relationship to God and man and of the world about him to enable him to make the journey of life as be- ,ometh the highest of all creation. nan; yet of how many children could t be written; and certain child went town from the cradle to the grave and Tell among thieves who stripped him If his opportunities to prepare for ! worthy life and impaired his ability 70 receive instruction, by forcing him Q perform labor which would reduce the burden of their existence, and when he had grown to manhood let Jim go half educated, unable to take are of his own affairs. And by chance near relative, who made his ae- luaintance passed him by, and a phil snthropic society when it noticed him .ook him in but when his ignorance became evident he was passed by md really does ever the good Sanar- tan come along or does he just have o pass thru like dependent upon oth- ITS Tor information of all kinds, un- Die to grasp or understand half he 'ees or hears, at the mercy of con rlVlng persons, is continually losing he best there is until a merciful God nterposes and takes him off the stage # action
 How many parents are there who would not be highly indignant if it were hinted that they were starving heir children or forcing them to do without the clothing necessary for shelr comfort in order that they night not have to told so necessantlv7 ! ct those same children are forced to stay out of school, are robbed of op- oortunities which they can never re- gain, in order that the parents may svoid some task.
 There is not father in Polk coun- " who would not resent his children oeing robbed by force of their belong ng, vet there are fathers who oppose school tax and spend more for tobacco in one month than their school tax would be at the highest rate for a year
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