| Show I EA EACH RESPONSIBlE FUR fOR CONDUCT SAYS SHORT Rest and Plenty to Be B BIn e Found in In the Garden of Obedience The story of tho the garden of or Eden Edon Kavo o tho tiro theme to the thc sermon by br Rev Re Franck Francis Short tho p pastor stor Meth Meth- Metho Methodist yesterday evening e In the tho First odist o church Ills text was Genesis 9 1110 I was afraid because I 1 teas wat naked and I hid myself m seCIr seC Mr Ir Short said In part I have hn heard people Ia say I dont don't behove believe be lIe- hove lieve tho tiro stor story atory about the g garden of ofEl l E Eden n and the apple Uvon on so o I my nu nonbelievers ers in that story will readily believe hello that something ls 19 I wrong wrong- with mankind Suppose tho the historicity historicity his his- of oC the thi garden story bo ho rejected reject reject- ed nod suppose you ou oven even reject It as ns asa asa a 0 parabolic story and suppose you J 0 give o it m merely roly tho the Interpretation that you ou would one of or loops loop's 90 S 'S fables would It II not bring to ua us a n story of or pictorial beauty and a n. great truth also Whether you rou believe belle In the garden arllen story ston or not you o J cannot help hell believing III these things That wo 0 are aro responsible to God for tor what wo fro do tin that only amoral n n. moral government can abide that men melt are nrc free treo to choose bf between tho rl right ht and the wrung that wo we mn may be obe obedient lent lentor or disobedient that whatever er might have obtained in the tho lives 0 of our first patents parents there thero Is suret surely discord now between the race and God GOll nn and also between be between between be- be tween man and manThe manThe man The tree Ucc of knowledge mowers was not placed In tho garden g to t tease and vex it was placed there thero to develop the moal moral mOl mor al sensibilities and will of tho tiro race Hut But curiosity anti dissatisfaction and the tho disobedient spirit were all nil permitted permit permit- ted lell to grow trow until was no noon longer on or possible God GOlt had hall warned them because he loved thorn them and tome the evidences evidences evi evi- dences d of oC His Ills lovo love wore were visible on ont t every cry side both In beauty and dance Tho rho spirit of disobedience that Is what alls ails the race Disregard of oC laws both civil and moral that is our weakness weakness weak weak- ness Jes and antI our undoing A daring defiance anco ance of tho laws law's that make malee for Cor health causes CRuses the contagious lou epidemic of disease disease disease dis dis- ease and death Resisting tho laws lawa of or our state and nation fills tills our prisons prison and penitentiaries Disregard of ot tho the laws of or the tho family cause the tho fire of or love 0 to die dlo awI away and tho the home homo to bo be broken up Disobedience to tho the laws of God 8 sends men man and women out from tho the tho garden of or plenty and Innocence Into the tha cold world of ot poverty crt and shame My If young oun friends If it I had hall one word above c another that I J would speak to tu you OU tonight this thiN first Sunday night might nl ht of or orthe the now year vear It would bo this Remember Re ne- member r that you ou ar are responsible for your own acts that In the tho garden arden of ol obedience you OU will find pl plenty nt nn and rest and possess a a. good 1 0 conscience but if il you break ureal the laws of or chastity honor Integrity or sobriety a 0 serpent will sting I I |
