The orthodox Jewish

not be desirable for many reasons. custom to this day of eating only fresh-killed meats, (no fowls or meats may be eaten except killed by the rabbi), comes down from the Law. But it was largely a matter of climate, and good for their health. The 300,000,000 Mohammedans in the world do not eat pork, and may not touch anything that has meat grease on it. They may not even clean their guns with oil. However, they use vegetable oils. All Mohammedans live in tropical countries.

Now we find that under the law it is not permitted to eat fish that have no scales. That would not be satisfactory among the Eskimos. If you took from them their seals and whale blubber they would not be able to survive the terrible winters of their climate. There are many Christians among the Eskimos. It is customary in Tropical Climates, like Cuba for example, to cook the beef that is killed while the animal heat is yet in it. It is not as good then. Here in America it is our custom to eat our meat either after it has been frozen, or at least been kept cold until after the animal heat has all gone out. It is then much better to the palate.

Some infer that because the Lord permitted the evil spirits to enter the herd of swine, so that they cast themselves into the sea, we should therefore not eat swine. Nothing is said of that. It is rather unfair to consider the swine in that fashion, unless we consider that because the angel opened the mouth of the ass, on which Balaam rode therefore the ass is desirable food.

And yet another group feel that because the hog eats refuse, garbage, etc., therefore, we should not eat it. Let those remember that the richest and most luxuriant corn field is the one that is covered with the dung of animals.

God has provided that filth is cleansed by the regular operations of nature. Hydraulic engineers tell us that a stream of water will be cleansed by a flow of less than forty feet at normal fall, if it is a regular stream bed. God is great and greatly to be praised.

Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy

"Let every soul be subject unto the higher pow-
ers." Rom. 13:1.

"One man esteemeth one day above another:
another esteemeth every day alike. Let every
man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that
regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord;
and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he
doth not regard it." Rom. 14:5, 6.

"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new
moon, or of the sabbath days." Col. 2:16.

"And he said unto them, The sabbath was made
for man, and not man for the sabbath." Mark 2:
27.

"The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou
hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sab-
bath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and
lead him away to watering?" Luke 13:15.
"And answered them saying, Which of you shall
have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not
straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?"
Luke 14:5.

The Christians in Mohammedan countries, which compose 300,000,000 people, will find it more convenient

to keep Friday for the Sabbath. In Christian countries it is convenient to keep Sunday for the Sabbath. The powers that be have ordained Sunday for the Sabbath.

It doesn't appear that anything could be more definite than the instructions above about keeping the Sabbath. It is also very striking, that every one of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament with the exception of this 4th Commandment, "Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy."

The members of the Church of God consider every day a day to be holy, but following the custom of the country or community we usually keep one day wholly for the Lord, in which we gather in places of worship, and learn of Christ, and continue untiring efforts to win souls for Christ.

It is a physical law as well as a law set down in the Mosaic code, that one day in seven should be a day of rest, which should be given to serving God. In the United States Sunday is set apart for this worship. After all, we give the first day of the week to the Lord instead of the last day. We are commanded to lay aside the first day of the week as the Lord has prospered us. That lends some color to the effect that in Bible times the first day of the week was either the customary pay day, or the usual day for all the saints to come together.

Ornaments and Decorations

"Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorn-
ing of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or
of putting on of apparel." 1 Peter 3:3.

"In like manner also, that women adorn them

selves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness
and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or
pearls, or costly array." 1 Tim. 2:9.

"Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love
of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the
world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world." 1 John 2:15, 16.

It is easy to recognize the man or woman who is the servant of pride, who thinks more of the outward adornment than of the inward adornment of the heart. Certainly nothing is more to the point than this in these days of vogue and vanity fair.

Gold serves a real purpose in the world--but not as an ornament, worn for the sole purpose of saying-" Look, I am wealthy, I can afford to spend my money for something that serves no purpose." This is true of all jewelry, such as pins, rings, broaches, etc., of great cost.

All of us know what apparel is becoming to a Christian woman, and man too, for that matter. But certainly it does not consist of high priced materials that may be worn only a little and then must be thrown away. And clothes that are of a pattern to attract and distract men, as those stylists have fostered upon America during the last year.

There is considerable feeling about the wedding ring, a little inexpensive ring that tells the story of wedlock to all. In New York City, as in most northern states, people look askance at the girl who is acting like a married woman, and even has children, but they do not see the wedding ring. In that case the wedding ring serves a very im

portant purpose. There may be sections of the country where so much honor is not given the wedding ring. The wedding ring is not worn for ornament. It should not be expensive, not over five dollars. But Church of God people do not feel disposed to be controlled by custom in wearing wedding rings.

There has never been any trouble about the manner of dressing in the Church of God. And as long as both men and women live humbly before the Lord, and be guided by their honest judgment and the Spirit of the Lord, there will not be any trouble.

We'll wear our gold over yonder-and robes of righteousness. We can boast of our crowns for all eternity-instead of a broach that a thief might break through and steal.

Charity for All. In this matter of dress much charity must be shown. For example, a blessed young woman received the Holy Ghost recently with diamonds on her fingers. Her custom all her life had been to wear diamonds. The church she had been attending never considered it wrong. And this dear woman was fairly driven from the meeting place by an over enthusiastic worker who hounded her about the diamonds, declaring she couldn't get the Holy Ghost until she had taken them off. But, faithful soul that she was, she received the Holy Ghost at home with the diamonds on. Of course she will eventually take them off. That is sure else she will begin to lose out in all probability. She has evinced the fruits of the Spirit, and been gifted in healing, so our overzealous worker was mistaken in judgment.

Another instance which was of a young woman who had just received the Baptism with the Holy Ghost, and continued to wear thin, peek-a-boo waists. She was very