The times-news., 1937-08-14
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
GOD GIVES LAWS TO A NATION
By HIGHT c. MOORE

, Dor. And while no stain can ny
man be washed from the murder
er's hands, yet it is well to bear
in mind that other hands than his
may be red with human blood
Remember, too, that, as Jesus
taught, anger is incipient MUIR
der. Io+
The Seventh Commandment
recognizes the right OF cnaSVitS, y >
forbids adultery, and impIieS tne
duty to be pure. Here is the al-
vine bulwark against the deSecfa-
tion and overthrow of that diVine
institution, the family, and tne
home. Nothing is so rulnouS TO
peace and happiness around the
preside as martial infidelity; and
nothing so subverts the true IN
terests of society as the corrup-
ton of youth by obscenity, lewd-
ness, and sensuality. The trans
cression of the Seventh Com
mandment always leads to indi-
vidual and national decay and
downfall.
The Eighth Commandment rec
opnizes the right of property, for
bids theft, and implies the duty
to be honest. In the world today
there are. almost countless rami-
fications of this Commandment.
Of course, everybody knows that
il means taking what does not be-
long to us. But this can be done
in various ways: BY taking ad-
vantage of others ignorance to
defraud them; by false returns to
tax assessors; by putting false la
bells upon goods; by giving too
small wages; by not earning the
wages we receive as we agree; by
charging exorbitant prices; by
gambling; by dishonest work that
can be hidden in a building; by
all business which Injuries the life
and property of others. Who is
there who is not a thief?
The Ninth Commandment rec
ognizes the right of reputation,
forbids false witness, and implies
the duty to be sincere and true.
Lying in whatever form is an
abomination, but. when it is aim
ed at the good name of neigh
bor it is particularly obnoxious
and detestable. The man who
starts a false and injurious rumor
concerning another disobeyS this
Commandment; but so does the
man who repeats the'falSe rumor.
The tale-bearer and scandalmon-
ger, the hypocritical gossip and
ruthless slanderer, the man who
deliberately misrepresents others,
all these are breakers of the
Law of God.
The Tenth Commandment rec
ognizes the right of brotherhood,
forbids covetousness, and implies
the duty to be unselfiSh. What a
fire of iniquity and destruction
has covetousness proven in the
world! But it has no place in the
kingdom of God. On the contrary,
there must be the hand of help
instead of the eye of envy; there
must be fraternity rather than
antagonism; there must be broth
erhood and not illiberality, aloof-
ness, and Indifference. In short,
the spirit of greed is out of place
in the realm of the good.
GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself.-Matthew 22: 37,39.
Love God supremely and thus
obey Commandments One to Four.
For love to God (D acknowledge
his sovereignty; (2) seeks to wor-
ship him in spirit and in truth;
(3) reverences his name and
holds it dearer than life; and (4}
conforms to his law as to his day.
Love thy neighbor as thyself
and thus obey Commandments
Five to Ten. For love to neigh
Dor 60 insures parental honor;
(6) values life and commits on
murder; (7) preserves the family
and disdains impurity: (S) re-
spects the rights of property and
abhors theft; (9) seeks and
spreads only the truth and stops
falsehood, SANDER, and injurious
gossip; and (10) crowns itself
with unselfishness and covets not
ANYTHING that belongs to another.