, 1874-11-29

treats OF the Ninth Commandment, and quotes
recent communication in the Independent By
Prof. ". C. Wilkinson on tho moral differ
cnco between bearing false witness against our
ucighbor and bearing false witness III Lis favor.
The editor does not sec much difference in the
two kinds of ly.1.s and lau,euts that - No char
acterlEtlc of the times live in IL more notable
than il the utter reckeEsuess with which men
speak and write. An occasional suit for libel-ge-
orally ending in hmoke-now and then calls pub
lie attention to the evil. For the most part tllh
eyil cues on in growth OF euormity with yerT lit
tic observation Of the fact, snvo OIL tho part OF
those who become Victims.
The came paper considers tho question whetb-
cr civilization is advancing or retrograalng, aud
arrives ut tho conclusion that We aro better than
our forefatLer5. Savs tho Standard on this point: !:
Is the world growing better or worsc7 There are
skepticB this ptt who affect to bcerc that Win
al the influence Vt Christianity the present days are
worse, morally, than those which have gone before.
Sach opinion has .ts basis n1ou limited and s!-
perhc;a knowledge Of the actuai condition Of men Ia
the past: z1d present vivid kueSledge OF tho evils of
today, brought TO tAes.l the swfs-win.ed and
omuiprosent ncaseu.crs which 2odrrn saoG4nt ha7
called into btiug.
THE SOUTHWESTERN ADVOCATE
argues that, Notwithstanding the hard times. the
people should not give less to the work OF mla-
ssions. 1t REASONS seusbly with young man
who aspires to get into 3 lucrative and honorable
position rs an educator by SIMPLY asking for it !;
mud discusses ''Society and Conscience" 1u
the course of the latter article the editor SAYS:
If the preachers and public schooIs OF New York had
done their duty to public moras, could Tweed have
wrested the city from the hands OF ito cihzens7
IT, now, there ia aug great danger before this modern
civilization Of ours-we hope to see it moro on retoic-
inQly vctories-but If there Is any great peril,
it must be in deficient moral energy. Material re-
sources ample. The world is young, md full OF
mines, forests, uud streams No climatic changes OF
costnic movements are sgnaed by science 1nteli-
gence is uE but It before go high, and
it il rapidly rising We have the wild horses OF no-
ture well tanned, aud the brain Of never before
served him we'll today. Can we retrogTade7
Not unless the heart of fails generally. as It has
failed specially in panlcs misgoverned ces and cor
rupted empires
THE ALLIANCE
breaches sermon against wO1ry. Ihe follow
ug is all extracted paragraph:
He who knew ali about 1t said. Take no thought
for the MORROW" He might have put it in another
phrase and sa1d, "There Is no lying awake half
the night and fretting about the troubles that
to wake up In tho morning, and that will be twice
troublesome if you h.re no. slept we'll" Between the
habitua fretter and the spirit the difference ID
positive, and palpable and great
The alliance also has an editorial on Free
Masonry. After explaining the origin and
growth of this Order, the editor says:
Considering that this Order has aourished for 1000,
and perhaps 1000 years, and has injured Govern
ent of any form, ind tha In the meantime It has dis
bursed imnese in s office Life Assurance nn1
Health Assurance Company We cannot but fsel that
Convention held to plan ways and for the de-
struction of Masonry mist indicate, upon the part OF
those who convene, scarcity of pressing business sur
priHinR In world where there seems much real
work On the hands Of Church, school, and State.