Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-21
A Moral Lecture.

1t is expected that the TIxEs will maintain tie
moral and christian character and with the end in
view will devote spsce and energy the echoes of
the pulpit Elder Collins Sunday evening deliver
ed sermon that was highly complmented. He
spoke from the Is verse; LIST chapter Titus:
''Unto the pare all things are pure but unto
them that are Gefled and unbelievng is nothing
pieS but even their mind and conscience is de-
This was sentiment uttered By an inspired
writer and was one easily understood, if we take
the facts upon which it was based. There was q
secret power 10 bring good ont of everything chris
tian people come in contact with The minister
referred to the many advantages gained by sym
psthy expressed through misfortunes. In the
moral sense we are to, apt to turn the cold shonl
der to those in misfortune He seid in our judg
men; the public sentiment is all wrong in regard TO
this matter. Referring to the sentiment of the
public against immoral conduct, he said it docs
not allow one to return TO former condition. but
the evil doer is declared an outcast He referred
particularly to ladies'. sad fact that there was
disposition to keep them in the disgrace into which
they had fallen. He was not prepared to say on
this matter, but pablic sentiment was wrong A
young man falls and il is considered a sharp trick,
and efforts are made to restore him in the estma-
ton OF society. This is ali wrong. Moral princi-
pie has much TO DO with our moral character. To
the pure all things are pure-they are Ike the
bees mentioned in the first part OF his they
want TO bring sweetness out Of everything they
come in contact with. This sentiment was not
only true in Dodge City, bat in every community
The minister said the dew drops, so pure, cannot
be replaced in their simple, natural beauty They
must be restored by nature again. While we be-
hold beauties in nature we have no power to re-
place them. They are brought back again by the
power of the Almighty
He said there was so much solcitude on the
part Of parents in the rearing Of their offspring
The fastidiousness Of early conduct was common
ted upon. He said many persons become impure
by contact with the world. They take too many
risks. Men are more reckless with their moral
conduct than with the clothes they wear-a man
will avoid the faint that would soil his outer gar
nents, but his moral conduct would be in reckless
| danger.
! People become impure little by little in contact
with the impure. Purity in itself is seated in the
| heart-pure principles emanate from there. Early
training insures couduct in life either for good or
| for bad 1t was said that child's character was
formed during the first seven years Of it's life He
did not know how true this was, but he was sats-
fed that early training was exemplifed in older
life. Those who are impure don't regard anything
| as pure-their own lives seem to be shielded
| against what is good and pure.
| Worldly motives have undue influence in pro.
ducing this condition Of things When &C.
tions do not correspond with religious serti-
ments they amount to nothing. Purity Of life is a
| fitness for the other world and we gain nothing by
| deceiving ourselves in this world. He hoped all
would aim at purity of heart and motive, and Their
| we should see Gods face.