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fAGE TWO THK (JAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THl'RSDAY, J IXIWRY 16, 1B19. OF CHRISTIANITY Kn-on-.l of :i ": of Sofninns ' Kroitk A. of the ( hi i-n.iu dumb. K'K!.-.R:. ';: i-. llWM." 1 J, 1 si' n r : ibe ia i-M-. 1:1 ooncei'.od, it sin, '" n i' WIul l Sill? at . i:i "Tlie v, ico.' of sin "S;.i is t i i o tn-nfsres- "W'o.oii lust hath ::-.;v!i fori.t oiu. uud "-.Whod lir fnll i t rth de.uii." iii.'i' S friuii all oilier i' !' uie.t of sin. s put is the ir;n-ri'ieui.-.ni.il forms ifice. if conduct il dot.ortt ! tii! ft) trbe or con! ', "o.s Hijrr.iticaitfe, Cl'.P rc-'iT'.i .o i: W.t'.l rotor Cb.crv e i l' t '. e of -,vo" i;i or s;:ci' whiob i; i ;. : ii :'' the we'.iare of the mu'.i!" :'.: :::. rc-'.i tin- o' .v.: e i'iiitvst tbe dfiiy is easily ovpt : b sifts or tan 'i'iics. Tlie Jowijb j'.i-"'. .. r. n'lnued a gr?at dpal of the cerenic.iial vhiob marke. other i 'i-ivii m.l i: intn diiced into tiio h. t- o( -i:i a moral content. Hisretaui of t:ie forms and cere raonia.s of .T".ia:?in was sin, not be cause olio e'rVucy of worship u:td na.-rif . was lessened thereby, but be.au.: : vU'h oisiejard was dis obodici? to t'.ie commands of Cad. "To i 1 e;.' is better tban sacrifice. Sam. i.V22. "What doth Jehovah regui: if thee, but to d; justly, and to l.n . :-.i.idi s, and to v.;:lk humbly befor. Uy a ,J," Alio 3.: 0:8. i-iu in t!.o Jenisii tie'.i;;ii n. T:; 'O'.iio: - ii ;-l - a...: .:' ;.,uiii- can.v in Ohrlo.tU;ui, it is r.'i :s.--ary to ku w 1 ii-!" bin. -J; ci tie teaeliintjs cf Jr. ;iis:n iu .--gaiil to rin. In tlie Old T Uam?a: sin is. a. fined as dis-obedl'-'ace, aud the result of sin is death. r.:i spurs of tie book of Ueuesis teach that :-ir. en tered tho v.orid thru disobedience of I Adam, and i a r"Milt of this dic obedi ;nco '.i.e. en' once of death was passcu upon a'.l mankind. It was evidently God s purpose to endow man v.ith Inunortali y and the gift of otou.al Hie if Mam had stood the test applied to him and had obeyed God instead of bcin; led by his own desires and impulses. Whtsn Adam was d i'.'rii' cut of the sarden of Eden, oecause of ins disobedience, lest 1 a "thouUi eat of the fruit of the Tree ii Ltie and live forever" the proni'.Ht! was given that man should even'.v.aily overcome sin. Further on In the Book it is e::piain; d that this victor' over sin and death would be come possible thru mediation of a Messiah, hom God would send. The New Testament is the sequel of the Old and records the coming ol the promised Messiah and the means by which victory over sin, and the yif t of e'.o.rr.al life, may be obtained. T'.ie destruction of the world in the days of Noah was because of the slit of the people thru disobedience Noah and his famiiy believed God and obeyed Him and were saved God promised that he would not again destroy the world in this way But later on he rejected, because of sin, all the world excepting Abraham, a righteous man who believed and obeyed God. From him raised up a Chosen people, the Jews, that thoy might receive His instruction and guidance and demonstrate to the world the beauty and advantage of righteousness and obedience to God These people failed under the tests which came to them and were pun ished and finally rejected by God. The Jews had been given certain definite and specific commands to guide them in the paths of righteous- ess. They sinned in that they dis obeyed God. i m !!: re oi the cmM ti. parent :;::t'tori:y ar.d when children t: .-iscros the rules laid down by (he f.i.viits the children do wro'.is, they ir T!'o i hildren may not ur.der v those rules have hem , .i,:.' t - may think they ar. , ii-h. Th.;' makes n.; ilitTerr :o parer.ts are presumed by !'.' ;:! lav., and by God, to have sre.ue: ,r. i ;at and wisdom than sin i.itiire:,. a'ld to be govevifd by ; .i.'iie for the children's welfare a;t .ctu e ate -hen autiurity 'o rank luw and t:.e children should obey. ! i- bciiton.'i- is sin. "I'liiidrcn obey your parents. "Enh. 6:1. ' H'.tio.' th:' . I.e. a: d ti iher." Kph. 6:2. The civil ia.v piuanates froiti ;c.e a'Uhoiity of the government; eith.'r authority claimed by a monarch as a tiiviue ris'.tt, or authority vested in i-Vi-iat. ' y act of the people. The transgression of civil law is sin. The .aw may appear unreasonable, un just, altogether wrong. That maUe.s no dii.ireiue the law should be obeyed. People may demand that certain laws be repealed, or changed. i but as Ions as these la'.vs have behind them the authority of the ;ravern ment obedience should be required. Transgression requires punishment. The government is presumed by God to be for the welfare of the people and to be directed by a knowledge agat and wisdom greater than that of any individual: Uead Romans 13:1-7. iloral law, otherwise spoken of as the unwritten la'.v, has i s authority ia the wili of the many as opposed to the will of the individual. Moral W'.v had its origin in the condemna tion or disapproval expressed by thd tribe or c m tnii.ii: y against such con duct as was belieie'd to be detri mental to tho ivelfjre of the tribe or j crimuttiiy. Since the time of Christ the ideals expressed in the life and .e.H-hinps of Jrsus have been accept ed by Christian people as mural standard':. The punishment for t'.ie violation of iiur.u i.i.s is inerciv the li:;:;; r;.val c; sjciety except in cases, vhieh have b'.cti ric.yaleed by civil law and for which punishment has boe.t provided. Thy .bh ti .;: o; vhat is called natural law is visited by natural (HOOD OF 111! 114 CHALLENGE iiiii-n by Itev. H. A. Xoyes, of the b f'.'ei ated Cliurrh on (ireut Topic. u , -. I'liina., to shoot down Hut God's plan is moving on, and and housebreakers, , wr to that people who obstruct its progress. Germany forgot brother hood and behold her today she has itaiii-robbt ard to defend our homes against any luti" re Kaisers who Liay threaten the -t a v and progress of Pr. McMurdo operated on I'ete Howell, young son of John Howell, of Ilardtnan, at tho Heppner Sana torium Saturday morning. The boy .!!.: in lest her nrnn.t nlm-p ntnntr ttio n;.- ....... i t. i.. i r i-.-. 0 ... ..u a lootiKui in r i uiiiy I'tening uuiu hunuuiitv. . ;i (-t' jjjQ earth, nor can she bone lit ii:irfini ,, i, .,, "cn w;,,., itii ' ome we are not antagon-, to regain her true position until slie several diiTerent ailments, chief of I. "ts lTt-6- And he msde of one .'.tv nation of men to d.o.Sl on all face cf the earth having deter mined their avpoi'ited seasons, and h; bounds of their habitation. T'.i Apostle Paul here states a ruth ur.ivusaily taught in Scripture, truth, which has found expression tha spirit of brotherhood but j l as learned that the "superman" is r. c, the way tor Its universal ue ir.r.u wlio Is nvtst completeiv in stiled by the spirit of brotherhood. Tho "Parliament of Man" may be f ir away in tho distant future or it may be much nearer than we dare to quite well hope. But the thoughtful student of history will believe that the progress of the past is a prophecy for the future, and that God's pur- r.iu't pre;:! :: d blessed sway. Brotherhood Is j.:, peace, prosperity for all, and the evil-doer can enjiy these bless ings omy when, he enters into the true spirit. Brotherhood does not imply the surrender of our rights. v in the interest cf humanity, many h.-.v' gladly consecrated their rights. The soldier has a rbrht to life but he tiler bis life in defense of home, c-'i'iitry, or for the sake of humanity. Ltl.rwise, oftentimes, the nurse, the physician or the missionary. And m nil Ifitdcs of people in the ordinary iu well-worn words "The llrcther- pursuits oi tile are animated by the hood of Man." Paul's great Master sam" f sacrifice for others' taught this fundamental principle wtllale- Th's the Apostle ex .vith untiring emphasis, ami fully ; Pr0ii!,es the sPirit ot the Gospel, exemplified it in his intercourse with UPl 110 man seeK llls own .but each men. In the Sermon on the Mount 1 lus "t'Shbor s good.' ho showed that the practice of broth-1 An Enoblimr Truth erhood is more imoortant than the! ,. oi oi uei uuou niuiuaiiy ennoDies which was empyema, or pus around ih? lung. The operation relieved this difficulty and proper medical t attention straightened out tho other inphiii:t3 and tlie boy is now doing F. R. Brown, county agent of Mor row county, with, headquarters at Heppner, was here last Saturday pose will finally bo worked out is all while on bis way home from Board- human institutions and relation- man and Irrigon, where Jie spent a ships. To believe in it is to help to couple of days directing the forth bring it. Heartily to accept it as a coming rabbit poisoning campaign, great divine truth is to be guided by Ho says the north end of Morrow It practically in all our attitude to- county is now well organized to put ward dealing with those around us. i on a ten day poisoning campaign. The blessings of brotherhood will ! Mr. Brown, besides being county never come to people who do not I agent, is associated w ith F. A, Mc- perf oi niance of religious ceremonies. 1 "If therefore thou art offering thy' gift at the altar and there remem- niou. What is called "public spirit' is- the spirit of brotherhood extended berest that thy brother hath aught Uo tl,e .wllole community. Brother ist thee leave there thy gift be fore the altar and go thy way, first hood gives to each his due, lends a helping hand to the weak, offers en- be reconciled to thy brother, and to struggling, and putiishnie-. t. Natural law is divine more than a pleasing sentiment. It law'. It is a part of creation. The lis fundamental and vital, is wrought Bin Is tlie Transgression of I-aw. The statement rr.ado by John in his first epistle, found iu the 4th verse of the 3rd chapter, is incorrectly translated in the King James version. Tho Greek language uses the article "the" in a great many cass where it would not be used in the English language. If John meant that sin ut the transgression of the law, that would mean of the Mosaic law given to the Jews. Anyone w ho reads that letter knows that John did not con fine sin to a transgression of the Mor.aic law. He meant the law iu better we understand it and closer we conform to it the better health and happiness we enjoy. Divine law is, paramount to all other law. Disobedience to God's commands receives line punishment. God lias supreme authority. We should trust Him sufficiently . to be lieve that He exercises this authority v.ith all knowledge and wisdom for vUr welfare. We may not under stand the reason for these lavs. We may think them unjust and harmful. That makes no difference. God re quires obedience. Alan's puny know tedge and wisdom is foolishness with God. "His way is best." Our judgment slioud defer to His Judg ment. ( Why the Mosaic Law? The Mosaic law was given to the Jews in the childhood of the world's experience. It enters into the detail of nearly all phases of life. It was to teach, the Jews what was right and wrong in relation to worship, homo life, civil relationships, medical and sanitaiy science, agriculture and trade. These people did not have t guide them such a volume of know ledge of the world's experience as we have today. It is said that ex perience is a good teacher. That is true, hut experience is a verv ex pensive teacher. When I see a botti labled "Poison" 1 will trust to the knowledge of somebody else and not try to find out by experience wheth er the bottle contains poison or nut Because the Jews had the guidance of the Mosaic law they made wonder ful progress in many directions ovea tho they kept that law but imper fectly. Paul was a Jaw, he says; "Thru the law couieth the knowledge of .sin." Rom. 3:10. Again in Galatians, 3:24 he says: "The law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ." throws the mantle of charity over the faults of the erring. It provides as atmosphere for united effort which results in progress, rescues the perishing, drys the orphan's tears and proclaims the gospel of peace and good will. Brotherhood keeps back the false tale of gossip, and iu its tongue Is the law of kind ness. Truth ruies its speech, honesty its dealings and charity its' judg ments. Growth of Brotherhood. When we look back to the time of Christ and consider the world as it war. t'ibii we discover that the brotherhood idea has been gaining o.C'.'i.tanee among men. At that time was considered a perfectly na tural and even laudable enterprise. Cluistiauity soon introduced a higher conception of human life. Absolute monarchy was universal and the life like every other universal law, ma- m ",B "'""uuut "-noiiy e mercy oi me ruier. inina now Herod commanded all the boy babies cf Bethlehem to ba murdered be- then como and offer thy gift." He forbids indulgence in anger or con tempt toward a fellowman because hey destroy the fraternal relation It i-. "I say unto you that every one who is angry with his brnther shall be ii. danger of the judgment and whosoever shall say thou fool shall be in danger of the hell of fire." The iti. of brotherhood is to qualify :.ur judgments of men. "Why be-I-oldest thou the mote that is in thy b: .titer's eye but considerest not the ' can: tint is in thine ow eye thou hypocrite, cast on, first the beam cut ti tiiino own eye then .ttltalt thou see e '.early to cast cut tlie mote out of .hy brother's eye." lit other-hood a Moral Relationship. This fact of brotherhood is vastly in the constitution of humanity, ami ( hiit Our Teacher. Now we not only have the know ledge of the world's past experience but we have also the life aud te&cff ings of the Great Teacher to guide us. Christ has given us a law to guide us. A law so concise that It does not have to bo studied and memorized, as did the .Vl(osaic law, it is written on the heart as soon as it is heard. Notwithstanding, it is so comprehensive as to apply to all man's social and theological relation ships. "Thou shalt love the Lord general, anyhow. The ense Js I thy God with all thy heart, and with brought out better in the revised translation, "Sin is lawlessness," that U, disregard of law, or, the trans gression of law. This definition may be tested in various ways. All laws proceed! Xruiu authority. Parents lay down certain rules, or laws, for the guid ance of their households. They have a right to do so. They have a limited authority. When Jesus all thy soul, and with all thy mind and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," Alatt. 22:37-39. "Love worketh no ill to his neighbor, love therefore is the fulfilment of tlie law," Rom. 13:10. Love to God will constrain us to obey God and to ! please'llim. Love under the con trol and direction of intelligence will : keep us from sin. terial or spiritual, it cannot be neg lected or disobeyed without penalty. Tho laws of God are self-enforcing, as the transgressor is sure to learn to his sorrow. M.en often conceive that they can escape the conse quences of disobedience, but the judgment, of the Almighty is in herent in his law, and the offender chooses his own destiny in his at tititde toward the law. Brotherhood is based upon a com mon origin. Like uie children of an ordinary family, in the larger human family, we share a common life, are all alike the objects of paternal lov. God has no favorites. Not one, high or low, Is outside the Father's love and care. His sun shines and ltic rain falls alike on the just and the unjust. Brotherhood involves a common Interest and welfare, com mon dangers and problems. Very early in human history a man was found who defied the law of brotherhood. Cain slew his broth er and expressed his attitude in th. words "Am I my brother's keeper'.",' The spirit of Cain has held awful sway among men oven down to the present time, and its fruits are niur dor, war, lust, robbary, caste, envy hatred and oppression. In depart lag from God's plan men have found only misery. It is a sad history and a dark side of human society. But against the spirit of Cain .Je-eus has lifted the standard of brotherhood and' never more than now has this old world hungered for .he brotherhood that Christ taught. Between these two conceptions that jf Cain and that of Jesus there is irrepressible conflict. It is the oi battle between right and wrong, ap plied to our relations to one another. Shall we live together in helpful brotherly fashion or shall we bite od devour one another like the leasts of the forest? Go where you A-ill, in business, in politics, in aoelal life, there is a brotherly way if meeting and dealing with fellow- men and there is the selfish way, and we find both classes iu the world. Wherever the missionary has gone he lias met the slave-dealer and the rum-seller. The legitimato trader has encountered the pirate. Vast in-1 stltutions have grown up from which brotherhood is excluded where the big fish eat the little ones and are never satisfied. On tun other hand many mighty institutions have been produced under the in fluence of Christianity where brother- cause of l.ls superstitious fear that one of them might become a claim int for the throne. And there was none to protest or protect. Slavery was looked upon as a part of the natural orckr of things. The aged, or undesirable babes were exposed to de'ath by starvation. Babes bo ex posed weie sometimes rescued that they might be reared for immoral purposes. Against these and many other cruelties the early christians protested in the name of Him who said "Ye are brethern." Against war the church proclaimed the "Truce of God." Hospitals and asylums provided a refuge for the sick and distressed. From time to time laws were enacted protecting the humbler classes. The histqry of tlie struggle between selfishness and brotherhood has been long and exceedingly interesting. Ve cannot pause even to trace In outline the growth of the brotherhood idea in the world. -But this we know that we live in a land aud an age in which the beauty and worth of brotherhood are recognized as never before for which we may be profoundly thank ful to the Irresistible influence of Him who is known as our Elder Brother. Brotherhood Applied. Much ground however, remains to be occupied. Selfishness is not dead oven in the most favorel parts of human society. Brotherhood has not yet had its perfect work. The two mutually destructive conceptions are still in active conflict. Not until all that iu evil In class distinctions i.all be overcome, until capital and tabor shall each respect and concede lie rights of the other, recognizing their mutual flependence upon each her. not until race antagonisms shall melt away iu acceptance of the truth that "God hath made of every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth" shall the brother hood of man be gloriously vindicated and its welcome morning be ushered in. Across tho sea the representatives of the nations are laboring to gather up the fruits of that victory over selfishness which has been won at so great cost. For the nations also must como under the banner of brotherhood. The Jews of Christ's time rejected him becaitso he would not give them dominion over the believe in it and practice it. Here then is a challenge to the best that is in us, nor need v.a wait for some future time to respond. Mfltiamln, an attorney and auction eer of Heppner, in the operation of the Farmers' Exchange In that city. llermision Herald. hood is encouraged. Such are the nations of tho earth. But how much fraternities, churches with all their j more glorious Is the spiritual king multiplied agencies, charitable aud(lom whVih he has established in the benevolent organizations. Among ! nearts 0f tho millions who honor governments democracies which aim 1 nira tilan "an the kingdoms of the to secure the welfare of all arc eorth and the glory of them" with crowding out monarchies with their ! wlllci, gatan tempted his vision, hereditary ruling and favored classes. The nations need each other as a Brotherhood is not inconsistent man Iieeci3 neighbors. China ei-ect- Charlev and Emmett Jones, who Christ was born, the father had , am Iarge tractg ot laml just 801tl with resistance of wickedness and ed a great wall to protect her people absolute authority. He could take of nepuner) were j,, town on Monday. the life of ins cnnuren, mutilate whUe enj0ylng the line sunshine, them, allow them u starve, ueseri them, or sell them into slavery. As these gentlemen feci that it woujd wrong, we cannot oppose wrong Erom their enemies. But the wall without being brought into conflict wnlc, siut others out shut China in. with the people who champion the Because she did not come Into con- be better iust now if the ground were wrong. At the beginning or the war tact with other peoples she degen- Uie teachings of Christianity gained covered witn about a foot of the BHmo good PePle advocated the erated. Her millions of population In Influence it was recognized that beautiful. It would be insurance of ri';trllle ot non-resistance, but now are not a defense but a burden. Her God had limited the authority of the a better crop oI wlieat at narvost that militarism has been shot to resources are urdeveloped and her father. Later civil law was con- time( perhaps. . pieces there is universal consent that pe0ple perish. Her masses lead a formed to the ideals of Christianity it. ought to have been destroyed as wooden existence. They wait the and also placed limitations to the Born To Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cox, it has been. People who ally them- awakening which will come from authority ot parents. However, up in this city on Thursday, January 9, selves with evil must take the con- contact with other members of tlie to a point determined by the appar- 1919, a son. sequencea. We shall continue to family of natioti3. Why Meat Prices Vary in Different Stores Prime steert , G' . t to choice uteern Cmiini-nto mi'dit.ni ulcer. YeHi-hrK. f.'ir to t nr Flit i."!W8 lieitt-rn Cei'iirv.r Wfl Hl.fl heif.MI . B .lis, imiin to I'.ll Potr i.i luncy e e.r, , Western range stcurn ..S19.3C2n.35 .. 17 Wta 19.SS .. l'J.tol" 15.75 .. 16.00(1.19.1)0 .. 8 m U..H5 .. h:a .. tfion.sa .. 6.7MM&.7S .. 10.0016 18X0 These newspaper quotations represent live cattle prices in Chicago on December 30th, 1918. The list shows price ranges on nine general classified groups with a spread of $13.85 per cwt. the lowest at $6.50 and the highest at $20.35. Why this variation in price? ''Because the meat from differ ent animals varies greatly in quality and weight Although the quotations shown are in nine divisions, Swift & Company grades cattle into 34 general classes, and each class into a variety of weights and qualities. As a result of these differences in cattle priqes, (due to differences in weights and meat qualities), there is a range of 15 cents in Swift & Com pany's selling prices of beef car casses. These facts explain: 1 Why retail prices vary in different stores. 2 Why it would be difficult to regulate prices of cattle or beef. 3 Why it requires experts to judge cattle and to sell meat, so as to yield the profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound a profit too small to affect prices. Swift & Company.U.S.A. NEW FIELD OP SPORT LOOMS AT HAND. l Is a new field ot snort about to bo intmrinKaH tni . . peace? Will some new game with thrills yet unthought of for Bport fol lowers be worked out as a result or the great wart It would seem so from emarks from one ot America's great aces, Kldle Rlcken backer of Columbus, 0., former famous automobile race driver Rick Bays he win never go back to the auto track. "No thrills!" Is his reason. But Rick will test his skill In "the air with any of them From fucJtuaUonjjrUJjom - - .-
