fAGE TWO
THK (JAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THl'RSDAY, J IXIWRY 16, 1B19.
OF CHRISTIANITY
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"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 - - .-