Phoenix tribune., 1923-08-04
Week Day Sermonette
By H. T. S. JOHNSON,
InteuvaciaI Secretary for Oklahoma
CHRIsTs Law AND HOW TO KEEP IT.

Always carry one another's burdens and so obey
the whole of Chrit's aw"-Gal 6:2 The Jews when
Jesus EARTH very strict observers of the
law of Moses In fact they gave so much attention to
the observance of the letter of the law that they often
lost sight of its significance Jesus came and made it
unnecessary for them to bother about memorizng so
much of the law. To love God supremely and ones
neghbOIs ones self, according to Jesus teaching is
to keep every requirement Of the claw and the pro-
phets Christ therefore, has only one law and that
law is love. His law consisting of only word const
tutes a rule Of conduct that would make useless all
law, all courts and all places of punishment The weak
would have occasion for complaint against the strong
the ignorant against the wise the poor against the rich
the honest against the dishonest; the black man
against the white man. The Apostle Paul in the text
shows how the love of Christ panacea for all is may
be obtained. always carry anothers burdens and
so obey the whole of Christ's law.
Obeying the command to always carry anoth
ers burdens is the only way to build love- Chriss law
into our lives We value things in proportion as they
cost The rule applies with reference to lone
another Ii mothers love children than fathers
do it not because they have greater capacity for low
ng but because the children cost them more pain pa
tence, anxiety and toll never ceases to love the
family to which he is giving whole-hearted support It
is only when he does not carry that burden that his af
fechons lodge somewhere else and desertion becomes
possible. Womans independence of mans support has
more to do with the prevalence of divorce in this day
than anything else.
Opportunities for carrying one anothers burdens"
abundant that needs to look for them
Exery day, everywhere find:
1. The burdened individual The problem of ad-
usng ones self to his environment is fraught with many
burdens. Sometimes they result in tragedy and some
times in heroic living Many suicide would have been
averted if by kind word or deed had lifted the
burden which bore so heavily upon the victim. Young
women burdened with sins committed while conscience
slept; young burdened with the embarrassment of
financial loss social disgrace; and Of all
ages and races, wrestling with religious doubt furnish
opportunities every day to help bear some perplexed
and detected persons burden.
2. The burdened family No homes regardless of
wealth station free from the multtudous burdens
which affct family life The rich and socially great do
not have to struggle for existence and place in society,"
yet they may have problems of character that burden
Infinitely The poor in addition to the daily grind
also be burdened with character problems that you
can help to lift Because every family has economic So
cal moral spiritual burden to Lift opportunities for
service in that regard await every one of u.s.
3. The burdened race. And we would have you
know that the Negro is not the only burdened race The
carries greater burdens than the Negro or
anybody else. That is due to his prominence Leader
ship is always burdened with responsibilities But the
heaviest load the AngoSaxon mind and heart is not
constructive leadership It is the problem of recognizing
and maintaining "whte supremacy" and at the same
time being "a big brother to all other races" Deep
down in the heart of the average white man is the dis
position to deal more kindly than he does with other
races the Negro Because he fears that an abso-
utey square deal toward these peoples will be mistaken
for an admission of their equality with him. he main
ans attitude toward them that in his heart of hearts
ne condemns This of necessity gives the average white
man a burdened conscience
So, l repeat the Negro is not the only burdenedl
race Hard the oppression of prejudice may be-
it is burden put by others and weighs much less
than the burden accusing conscience puts on the op
pressor. Let me plead with and women of my race
not to add to the oppression others put on us the burden
of an offended conscience Whatever else may be our
handicap, let not be guilty of hating Thoughts of
hatred distor minds embitter our spirits and de-
stroy the image of God within u.s.
Burdens borne unselishly remind us SO much Of the
Man of Gailee" that should not only accept them
but count it signal honor and high privilege to be like
Him.
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