The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-27
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people who are TO be assailed. The task is per-
iecty simple: Convert men to the creed OF tine
auence Is that the Christian soldier puts g. on on
ana goes lortn to conquer the word. Now sub.
sttute thus theory Tor the modern theory. the
total depravty, and that the task Is not TO con.
vert or regenerate the word. or to turn 1t INSIDE
OUT or to turn It round, but to instruct and educate
and guide 1t. Substitute your doctrine OF regener-
alton Tor The doctrine OF progress, and you see at
once me disadvantage under which we labor who
good In It's place. that there Is law OF evolution
anu ADVANCE, according to which all things work
modify eacn otner continually, and through
progress and modification advancing themselves
theory everything Is good Ia its place, nothing
perfectly bad chat II must not conform to c0ndl-
dltions WIN not redeem IT. Even war, slavery,
violence, oppression, taken In their time and
place, and all the circumstances that 20 with
them, are innocent, are servants OF the Almighty
to do their good work in the world. THIS is the
idea OF progress. Even the monsters OF the
prmevsl world, though uncomfortable to look At,
had their place, and creator could not 60 on with
out theni so IN this law OF progress all crime, all
abuse has It's place and iulGs its mission. Now
on that theory II does not avail to enter
into hand to hand fight with evil. Bear with
your evil and It disappears. Let the law OF prog
ress work; commit yourself to IL and at once you
nnd that the knots are united and tlat The evil
things are just as necessary as the good: the
hands and noat easily along. Having made their
way smooth they are content to walk in It,
man and IN Mace o tie neso cothad
ia armor, engaged in perpetual warfare, we have
company Of ladies' and gentlemen. dressed In
il all the world were Central Para. You see the
disadvantage the modern theory has over the an
cient. suggestion OF latalism is very apt to oe.
set the mi, dis those Delievng-o course in very
ordinary matter OF course lasnion-sn the law
o. progress. They ind themselves thinking
nn q u Ia n aoncst fV
that the world must improve. and 1t does not
depend upon You and me. We are not Provt-
tide oi the world 70 our destiny. The law Is above
us, within US, and will act itself. whether we
OF fatallsm takes possession or the mind. Should
not that suggestion Of fatalism be repealed? Are
not we PROVIDENCE?
we speak OF the law OF progress. Where would
the law OF progress be without progressive men
and women We speak OF the law Of evolution.
What docs the law OF evolution mean but the
evolution OF our conscience, heart purpose, deter
the scnoo Soa al Be w ana
tempt at education be discontinued; would
knowledge abound IN the world Would inteIll-
men who are Just now the active powers In In In.
structng the world-the men Of great mind and
happen Would Would the knowledge re- Of the the
q the Of be- more on
largely diiusedY You see at once 1t would not.
The love OF God is mans loving heart. GOD begins
to live wnen man begins TO learn. Ormuzd lives
in Us. A fatal reac ion would make the cause or
progress progress backwards. In the determine
should consecrate ourselves and use as much en-
ergy rs the old Christians used in working against
sesn s' spr sss in old ps & The World place
are osa!shea a's ior the ' sake "e oi SUE Ss
selves taey had no right; therefore those Of the
Old faith began to suspect themselves II they found
Of OF ana @ Is bate But we VINO have
discarded that idea look upon the world as place
tnat IS to be nomsaa resting pacenull O. oppor
garden that did not need weedings suppose the
need to be made our home by a considerable
etrorts Suppose II is iull OF opportunities
clouds : DO they not have to be found and used,
and does II not oltentimes require organized In
derest and most determined purpose to appropri.
modern theory, there ls just as mucn necessity Tor
EFFORT as under tue old theory; only we are not
down. No, friends, under no theory are we alb
solved rom the duty Of battling, though the
tirely. The ola theory punges pelImen INTO the
conflict, aud the lrst onse: decided the contest;
one uses mind. the other uses viii
one teaches, the other subdues; one
merely propels aud 0verc0nles; one tries to erad-
lcatc evil the other tries to pluck 1t out; tres
to abolish guilt the other tries to distance and
leave 1t behind and make it evap0raLe IN the end.
/ TO make this matter clear. let US take single ex-
ample and apply tne principles ! nave suggested.
] will take the evil Intemperance, Tor tnas is
typical evil There is nothing more injurious and
rulnous 70 society. Worse than war or slavery,
famine H Or psstence i1tem1psrancs curses every
was to light It all along the line, not intemperance
only but every kind Of partaking CT wine or spirits
The whole thing was attempted to De crushed out
as mass Of congested iniquity.
THE NEW METHOD.
The new method says, Ii you wish to night the
evil 1rsi see exactly what the evil is you want to
fight. Narrow the question down until the very
pith Of It appears II Is very interesting ques;
circumstances and conditions, poison, nOxlOus
and deleterIous and there are many other inter-
have In view Is, what Is the evil we are to assail,
and how are we to assail IL? 1t is not the partak
drunkenness. OF course, no Que can be
2 drunkard at once but, though every
not became drunken. The la Sa,o that So many
people can on to the end Of their lives moderately
partakng Of these things Is a sufficient PROOF tnat
1t Is not the cause OF drunkenness. don't COM
mend the use OF Intoxicating drinks at all. be-
leve that total abstinence Is better Ior ali healthy
EVIL is not here that brings ruin on society and
causes misery, wretcnedness and social democrat
perance. What is the source oi the evil Of intern
perances 1t Is not the wine shop tnat makes 1t
Its duty to supply, as lar as possible, harmless
and unadulterated articles to the community. 1t
Is not the restaurant or eating mouse where
the noxious mud Is taken in connection
with food. What ID Its source we all
know; places we count IN every great city
by the hundred and the Thousand, which exist
purely and simply I0r the sale OF tnat article, aud
That alone, to passionate people VINO greedy to
get 1t; protested places OF temptation to lure men
where men known to be the slaves OF The evil
habit are sunk deeper. Here. then, Is def.
mite evn traceable to q definite source. whence
comes poverty and neglect OF famlcs. II these
places could be lmited-cou!d be suppressed-ln-
temperance would cease. Let any one oil them
the moment a disturbance Is traced TO 1t, be shut
up. No extra Legislation is needed-no grand
crusade throughout the country. Ii this were
done, In five years something like q revolution
would take place In society. But IN this war with
evil the new method Is NOT content with
direct lighting win the wrong. 1t aims
1t hghting the wrong indirectly ana out
stripping, outwltting and supplanting 1t. Instead
OF rebuKing error 1t plants tue true. Any EFFORT to
lead men out OF this slough vi intemperance would
accomplish more In tue indirect method applied in
the most simple way. For instance, It Is perfectly
possible by establishing coffee houses to draw peo-
pie away from the low, bad places where they