In striving to attain to a sight of the glory of God, we are moving upward from every point of view. Compared with that glory, the man who seeks only the glory of man, is satisfied with tinsel instead of pure gold. Do not imagine that because we are far away from the kingdom and glory of God, that it is not worth consideration. His glory is visible everywhere. In the rising sun; the flowers and plants; the winds and the rain; in the smallest animal, and particularly in man. It can be cultivated, and imitated by using the intellect. The more a man learns the nearer he gets to the glory of God, and the better he will be prepared to finally reach it. All men are moved and have their being in pursuance to a law of God who created all things for His own glory. You are intended to share in that glory, it is your heritage as a man. Do Not Violate the Laws of Nature To violate any law is reprehensible, and in most cases is punishable. A man steals, and he is put in jail as a punishment for not letting another man’s property alone. It is his and you have no right to it, wherefore you are punished. But when you violate a law of nature, you are inflicting an injury upon yourself such as no wise man will do. All men were created for a special purpose, and every man who has reached the age of reason knows what that purpose is. It is a law of that man’s nature which he must obey or take the consequences. It is a law established by God, the Creator, and can not be violated with the same impunity as the laws of man. For instance: The legislature enacts a law forbidding you to steal. You steal, nevertheless, and you are punished as has been said, being sent to prison. But if you violate a law of God—or a law of nature, which is the same thing, you do not see any prison in sight and you imagine you are going to get off free from punishment. But wait a moment. A man commits suicide or does other flagrant acts upon himself. The suicide commits a murder, but if he murdered another he might have an opportunity to repent—to make his peace with God. But by putting an end to himself he cuts off his chance of repentance and appears before his Creator with the blood stains indelibly fixed upon his hands. He is a marked Cain, and he fixes his own punishment to begin immediately. Any flagrant violation of the laws of nature are an insult to the majesty of the Creator who made all things perfect, and fixes sure punishment upon him who defaces His handiwork. The Devil’s Work in the Home, in Society, in Business, in Politics, and in Every Walk of Life THE THIEF Misrepresentation, Lying, Stealing—Reputation Gone—The Soul Destroyed. THE MURDERER Temptation, Drunkenness, Murder—The Trial in Court, the Sentence of the Prisoner, a Life Term in the Penitentiary, or WORSE. After that ETERNAL DARKNESS. THE SUICIDE