The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-10
CAUSES OF FAILURE.
BY GAsKELL.

We nave been often told that God
is strictly impartial in his rewards
and punishments. That if our actions
are worthy OF oommendation, We are
sure to have it awarded to Us in some
manner, for the Law which governs
such things seems to be more immut-
able than we're thoSs CO the Modes
and Persisns. Impsrtiality is an at
tribute OF justice, and justice, tenn
pered with mercy, metes out TO Us
our several blessings. We look upon
it that most of US receive just Sc great
blessings as we are worthy OF; not 30
great, perhaps, as We may dssire, nor
so muniicent rs We imagine they
ought to be, nevertheless az liberal as
We are capable Of using to advantage.
That philosophy which teaches stole
ism alone, we cannot fully endorse,
nor can We bear the equally offensive
one of too much impressibilits, which
makes us ape the airs-the manner
isms of others and causes us to be as
changeable IN neral hue, as is the
chameleon among the variegated
shrubbery in which it lives. To
sloically bear pain or punishment.
imposed for dereliction OF duty, shows
but little repentsnce-whst is not re-
penled of, still exists and may lead TO
the commission OF the came deed
again and again. While to give way
to the sbject utterances and childish
fears, moral ooWsrdice at times gives
bir.h to, is equally repugnant to real
manhood. E
The really strong-minded man may
fail in the performances of many of
his duties, yet he will neither weakly
lament, nor boldly defy. He has
fallen in his own estimation, IN the
estimation, perhaps, OF his friends.
but he knows what human nature 10,
and what his own intentions are.
Like Bruce, gaining conf
dence that be could achieve
the independence of Scotland, from
noticing the persevering and repeated
effIrts OF a little spider to spread its
web; so, such 8 man gains strength
from the little way-marks OF life,
which those of u less positive, or cue
ceplible organization and more
ob!use intellect, would pass by as
uninpostsDt. Such men know pun
ishment follows transgression; and,
tha. if they will sin, they must bear
the consequence, snd accept them,
either ss a means of improvement,
or. as cringiDg ones do, becoming
PROSTATE By the weight OF reprooi.
There are men who dare say God
is unjust - who pirate loudly oil
equality, of freeman's rights. of man.
kind iraternizing and sharing alike
and, who in their bombsstic Trades
forget that they are mostly alone Il
blame. II it is true that Gcd is the
a1Arder We ourselves are the ones tC
say how much We will have, not il
in words, bat by the peTeeverinl
energy of our actions. as with in
diyiluals, 30 with nations; if thel
| despise the principles and the regu
lations, which bind and cement To-
gether society, they are certain
sooner or later, TO meet the result, 81
it good or bad, or what il may. /
meriterious in our actions, success
and continued prosperity will wal
upon our course, and, If unvirituous
disastrous will be the issue.
These results have time and agsil
been exempliied in the history G
the world. Revolution has followe
revolution; conclusion and civil strii
and anarchy have disunited society
Based upon rApine and insolenct
power has been but the duration oil
day, and the bands which unite
people together, dissolviDg beneai
the enervating influence Of weali
and prosperity. fail Of the wished f
success. They who are but supe
hcially acquainted with the working
OF various causes, who Judge of efiec
: by the visible and upper stra
of life, 90 to speak, who q
bat slightly read in the philos
, ply of the laws which COVE
the workings OF human afial
and human society-may and
oftentimes attribute to insufficie
causes the changes which occur. II
atheist who believes in no super
being TO man himself-uho belieS
but in q mythical power, called 4
iure, that blindly and unchanged
continues to act-attributes to {
circle of its Influence every cause q
Effect possible to be conceived. in