The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-08-09
No 29l
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There is a wide difference III the
estimate Of justice and right among
men. Some have an instructive sense
Of justice; others always have distort-
ed orshaded views ofright and wrong.
The difference is not that there Is aii
intention to do wrong, but thar each
has learned 10 view all moral ques-
tions from his particular standpoint
Yet right and wrong are imFnutablc.
Each is stamped with itspeculiar char
acteristic, and these do not change.
Hence if different views Of the moral
quality Of given net are taken it ia
evident that one or the eotheris wrong.
Hence a right view Of justice and all
the moral issues is d matter of train
ing. How may it best he done2
We answer, BY ineuleating clear
perceptions Of the fundamental prins
eiples Of right. These are simple and
plain. II 10 right 10 tell tie truth, %
deal honestly, torespect others rights
and to observe the rules of CONNER
cial morality. To injure anether's
reputation Is wrong; and to despoil
another of property, even If legally
done, is wrong The original, fnnda-
mental principles Of right and wrong
are simple and plain. II ia whom va
obscure them BY special Influences that
we are hefogged, There is always a
specia, plea for an act Of spoliation,
whether Of character of property.
And, rs a rule, there il a Willingness
to allow this special plea peculiar
force. 1t ii thus men's views Of right
are warped. BY nice terms Of express
sion, men convey a false impression,
when they would seorn to openly lie.
BY shrewd turns they manage to CONS
plete satisfactory business TRANSACT
tion, when they would utterly refuae
10 directly and boldly cheat. II Is the
indirections in morals that need To be
watched These are often dangerous.
When the minds of children are
plastic and habits are formative these
great principles can be solidly incuI-
Gated. And if carefully and wisely
done, they will answer for years af-
ter. The best education parent can
impart is that which leads to integrity
of character. A sense OF right SO
acute that in all doubtful isauea 1t will
instinotively seek the true ID better
for aohild than a fortune. II imparts
the elements Of character that conn
mand confidence, and in the main So
cure suecess, A rough, hard man in
Australia came TO the celebrated Henry
Reed. He had managed TO place him
SELF on the pension rolls Of the British
army by fraud. He lived in poor
way on this pension. All his energies
were blunted by his sense Of wrong,
and he did not succeed in life. Reed,
hearing his story and his wish to re-
form, said to him that first Of all ha,
must surrender his pension, and that
as soon as able he must return all he
had drawn, principal and interest,
The man did so. Under his relieved
sense he was able to arouse his ener-
gies, and attained wealth and position.
There are many lives, like his,
blighted by false positions, taken IN
moments Of weakness, and from which
there il not moral courage to escape.
Il is wise to guard children from il,
and, inasmuch as contingencies can
not be watched, it Is best to inculcate
truths. These arc like
the polar star to the sailor, D guide
amid storm and sunshine, Ant elae
can be made to conform if the essen
tial principles are right. If these are
We may as well seek TO watch
the wind as to keep guard over the
Of children. Hence to in
still integrity Of character ia child is
the best legacy that can possibly be
-Ea.