, 1879-05-03

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
RACINE, Wis, April 2S.-In the letter coz
tanning the TRADE against the Pilgrims, and in
which his advocacy Of the use Of Intoxicating
liquors is excused, or at least pre1uded BY the
assertion that men always did drink alcohol and
always will, Forty Years betrays most lament
able warping OF his moral sense and judgment.
have reached but little more than half of
forty years, but I have learned to dstrpst
man or woman who takes advantage OF egery
opportunity to make an undermined thrust or
low iusinua:ion against any class OF persons who
are conscienttously striving to live uD to a high
standard OF morality, and especially so they be
little peculiar in their manner. In former
letter F. 7. gave us to understand that he had
lost about ali the faith In human nature that be
ever had; and a ma1 with no faith in God or
man Is indeed in plight. and on that score can
be forgiven Tor the glaring ideas which he has
given expression to lately.
believe that ministers, as class, are the
best men in the world. The noblest aud best
men md women are, those who work for the
GOOD OF others at a sacrifice Of their own CON-
fort and convenience. Where is a class OF men
more devoted to the welfare cf others, here and
hereafter, than Christian minister's? What Is
the underlying principle that sends them out
into the world2 What the motive actuating
them In their work for othersl Nothing but
love towards God aud their fellow men; de-
sire to do Gou's will, and to see the salvation Of
men. Because minister's Whole time and
talents arc devoted thus to the most unselfsh
interests is sufficient reason why the better
Qualities Of their natures should be more fally
developed in them than IN others.
Now, don't anybody point out minister With
| I ten thousaud-doilar salary and remark, allow
self-sacridcing; how devoted to others. inter-
ests,' II you must find fault with ministers gen.
erallr if you must crticise religious principles,
| by all means take In hand man WHO Is faith
| fnl exponent OF those principles, Yho when
| hammered by what the world calls atEliction,
| has the true ring. II you must talk about
| man who has been untaithful, In the name OF
| common sense discuss him, and not the class to
which he belongs. Aswell might ne cali all
City and State Treasufers thieves and defau1ters
because once in while one proves himself such.
| And, again, d man who fs,known to be not par
ticularly conscientious can DO certain things, md
| no one will think it queer, which, If minister
should be guilty OF, would be heralded by sucn
men as F. 7. alt over the country, and the onlY
! reason is that the one has fallen from high
| plane OF morality. while the othe, Is alread5 u
the slough of immortality, and can't fall. =.
However, T. Y. has at last disproved the theo-
rv of total dcpravlty which We believed hm
| guilty of, by exhibiting In his last communica-
fion one good trait in bis own character, ~:
| sympathy for helpless sufferers from the III
| humanity OF others; but, so far as the treatment
| Of children by their mothers is concerned,
| lie is unduly exercised, for mothers lore their
children, and the fact that they punish them
dues not disprove their love. Love to11neuts 10
one, and, when F. 7. draws pictures OF toFmented
| babes, he draws from his own Imagination large
~ BADGER.