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fhvortia waaponn ~ rhnan ,rd n4iaraur rrnntn.
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noSs rspo,so aSa,,, tic Ias a .t,nr ~'n 'ta~'
But son,etlnics MephIatophaies ovcrrsachea
Tempt on ~hIch i,y roposos suudeply gives
way. mud Io strikes arainnt ohE6 OF
tho rick Of aros In tho pcreou Of
sons nlucky c,tizen. Roma tnds1iLia iudoe.
Gafts aoa 9e9r 1 as o aoS1 II, Ies ac t.
hurl column on column Of yltupsrattye rare
a. hts cLastiscr. I;ut ali in win. In 40 doi,v
he onIy totraya lin ovu dinconlfituro. Ind MI.
lo4les )! h's 80. own .Is. homer; r., .,,.
scribed-snd my ny portra,ture % % il applicsLio to a
dozen Iournals tut conid be nemed-niyns lhs
editor md hts papcr but litt'e vo1gt in to COM
tnunssy. No ono goes to It for opinion or couu.
eeI on any uoc,al OF political subject, but IT sells
the paper, which e.,torH tl,ousa,,la Of homes to
corrupt tho tnkgipatIons Of tLo yol1nr. 10 tnta.
lead and eutrap tho ieno, ant, 10 tucrueao tte
prevailing tono 1T uuboi.ef aud ,idicuIo and 10
10 lower lilo moral assnjatd OF tLo Community.
Tho other journals In thtlr ryslrv are compoitcd
10 lower somewhst their own moral tone. and
thur great waye Of socl4l sluBb aud Immora1ty
ts rolled over The whole country.
Bu. 1t IL needless to cite furthor ilIust1asfous
aud to tho Individual when this spirit Of douth!
and "eoutcmpt Of courl" obtains coutrol, Tho
only corrective Of tbis teutieooy In to newly em-
rhaaizo Tho Injunction Of Paol, ''Let every aoul
DO subject 10 tho higher pUsors,' anil 10 Etsc It
Buct All Interpretation as tic EreHent hour de-
mands.
Tbs higher pow era III American society are
those absolute and eternal principles vhIsh Iie
at tho bottum of onr Rocial and political Iifo.-
humanity, equality, Justice. equity, cootlhess
lovc. These nrn tho tyowers ordained of God.
which demand cur moral allegiance aud our
oted.ent hcrvico. To these, in the words again
fear, but for conscion4o' sake" For tho aociai
order ls built upon thess, lboy arc tho forccs
that create, organize, md uphold aoclcty. Al
auch thoy aro sacred and OF unimncac,,-
thcao han broken tho llgher law,
and committed tho worat ct enn.
But It our chielcst reverence bo paid to theao
great principles on which lest the wslfaro aud
respect and support to the institutions ,sbtoi are
intended to cypress End en,LuIy thom. and 10
socu,e to humanity Tho possession Of lifo, libur-
ty. and happiness. pronltneut among such In
etltns.onH aso Tho State. tho family, aud the
and Social action. Tho form Of eoycrnmeut
which has bean selected as bsss fitted to accou1-
plxh tl,s ouehs to reoo,vo our most reverens
and heasty support. Lot u not bo uisiod ty
tlat cunicmptuuus thdorT, 80 cha, uctc criytc OF
our day md generation, t1lat government IN a
necessary eyil. Fur this is onty half tho truth.
Tho object Of government il not merely 10 curb
aud restrain tho selfish aaaonE OF men, 10 main.
tain puLtic order and secu,i,y ngaInBt domestic
yiolonco or foreign lgsross,of it is also 10
unto ita cltizeus In bunda Of mutual 4ntorcsk
aud good will to encourage cooperative united
otortn IN all drect.uus Of il,a.erlal and moral im-
lhG 4 tueu in LIS various
should rocoiSs our fullest respect aud sl!e.
glauco. And this not becaueo II is a perfect or
complete structure, not because 1t Is tho bost
that can be conceived, but simply bccaus, It is
tho best Nc have. Let every institut.on be
constantly submitted to tho reotIf,iuE processes
Ut tbs Idea lat conscieuco aud feasoi, bp tha
hfRlor lar to which tbs iinal appeal Ia nnslo,
Dlt tho institution that for tho time aud at tho
timo best ombodios tho iloR for vs. IL entitled 10
or venarat.on and resarl. Therefore, Le who
In hia private 4tesch or through, tic uuolo
Prints systematically, ptratatentty ri4lcules and
abuaes tho State, who trleH 10 bring 1t into coy
such man is criminal asalt,st aoc;e,Y itsclr.
and should M mora TO allowed 10 coutinnn ~,
hiH COURSE unchackod, than SOU would allow 4
mad dog to lun at lareu in our crowded streets.
Even cur free criticism Of tho administrator,
winch NAV bo In temporary charge
OF tho Government should awa,e bo teint1slo I'd
BY the thought Of tho po.ssb1s hahn no
may do tho lden OF tho StAto itso!f In cur
strleturca upon thoso WHO represent It.
Again, sho family il nos wAat it ought TO DO,
Wo I'll aorfow over its detects. We III work for
its Improvement And vt il Ia at ipa.t u nnc.
Ee.tton towald M nttoupl to construct tie tdesi
llolne. Homo thai Inan or woman whose
aro,ia1 bus.ntsa It tn to nttacl. sidicuo, and M
dormine this must sacred Of all relations CON-
nlits an irrcraratio wrong Rgs,nBt tho aoc,nl
order, and III moral aHsAsein whoue woapon 10
loyelol asainst tho purity Of youth mud Tic
couhusnco aud Integrity Of tho mnr:Is:o tie.
LaAtIy, tie Church OF to-day lhgs Tar behind
Ito divine tueal We ali latAcut ilB displays OF
bigotry and superstition, It's e1travaeauco and
III many eascs to fe'lgioua charlotaua and SON
sal'onAsLsI OF 70 pleaeAoFa WHO hup3tttu:o
~. n,,1e nI ss'; aaa omotlohal Rusfi
condemn ~ ms wiiI lie CLurc sti has ,s,f5nav nIu
more Of good than owl In It. lis Of iucaicuIabo
service ~ humanity, mid tue best exnrora;o,,
W Me uAs9 " social "o,b4io and common d!sciplc-,