The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-01-11

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One of the mose 'IlS and hr-
initiating exhibitions ''g human ma
u ture ever makes ol i'Ss! IS IN It's
greedy credullty toqsns ~ Y reports OF
the misdemeanors 49, men, Ii a
man stands high as ors force III the
community If he sssEgS athe rebuker
and denouncer OF - nd political
sin; if he be lookeoL&v33y any CON
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derer may be notion 73>5 ~ nay be
a panderer to the worse ssls and the
lowest vices--may be Ihameless sinner
against social virtp1-may be a thief,
a notorious liar, frunkard, libertine,
or a harlot-all tins matters nothing.
The engine tlvt throws the mud Is not
regarded. Tie white object at which
the discharges are AIMED IS only seen;
and the delght ot the hy-standers and
/ lookefs-Pf IL measured py the success
Oh the Siam Sought 20 be lhiiicted-
As between the wording and the
man who processes to be guided by
Christian motives, all this is natural
enough. The man bound mp in
his sensual delights, who sees a
Christian fall, or hears the report that
he has fallen, is naturally comforted in
the belief that. after all, men are alike
that no one Of them, however much he
may profess, is better than another. 1t
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eminent compamons
There Is no better Ftof purity and
true goodness than rel ance to think
evil of ones neighbor, d absolute III
capacity to believe an esl report about
good men except upon he most trust
worthy testimony. Alasthat this large
and lovely charity is s. rarel But it
is only with those vii possess this /
charity that men accusedof sins against /
society have an equal chnce with those
accused. under forms oflaw. of crime.
Every man brought to traI for crime is
presumed to be innocet until he is
proved to be guilty: bntwith the world
at large. every man sladered is pre-
sumed to be guilty util he proves
himself to he innocent. and even then
it takes the liberty ol doubting the
testimony. Every manwho rejoices in
"a scandal HfiNDrtlSpE thffHNT oil his OWN
untrustworthiness andeverv man who
is pained bv If. and reused to be i'm
pressed bv it. upconsciaslv reveals his
own purity. He cannd believe bad
thing done bv one whom he regards as a
GOOD man simnlv bocase he knows he
would not do II himself He cannot be-
Heve bad thing done ~ one whom he
regards as a good man simply because
he knows he would nd do it himself
He gives credit to othrs for the virtue
that is consciously in his own posses
sion, while the base uen around him,
whether Christian in na,le or not. with
hold the credit becaus they cannot be-
lieve in the existena of virtue of
which they are consciously empty.
When the Master uttered these words.
LET him that is without sin among you