The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-02

more regard to what others do ana say,
Than are moved by strict inVestlStioh
70 honesty of action. That certani
conduct is customary, and certain W
lief is fashionable, is sufficient lot ,nen;
they do not investigate prlncipie tbe
examine not into the rlgnt VI ,ob
wrong, or seek the reasons why er nto
thing are SO much as they enqun This
the universally of the practlce. -
misunderstanding in the footsteps ~
| others is a weakness of character 10 oe a.
| ali tunes deplored. The question WIN
each indivldul should not be 90 osu ILL.,
! do it," so much as lis it rignt lna1 4
should do it?n What may be right anu
proper for one person. may NOV ~
proper no prudent for another. ....;s
That another does wrong Is no lus |
cation for our own wrongdolhg. W. ;aIo |
individually and personally resPun'a
for our conduct, nor can VIC, ui a,ir
circumstance, plead as extenuaeiia1Ss W"
own faults the sins of another. !nere
is really not so much d ference IN III
dividnsls as many would lead US W
sunnose. All are clothed with common u,
humanity. and are liable to error ana 10
wander inlo sin. The weakness OF one
ner1Seates more or less, the whole race,
: the diff, renee being more IN degree tnaii
I in variety. II not so deeply tilceu .tnr
. with one fault, we may nave anv ,'.;,.a
equally as bad and often, whlie h l'lii.t
l. 40 our hands IN holy horror at ole az :
# we are wandering al1nlessiy, OF 'u1uS ~
io.siv are Committing another kind OF
y ON action equally as bad and cuipapie.
e The veil of secrecy is not at all tllnes
e rent asunder. nor are the majority VI
Y he fauIts of human action exposed upon
IL the housetops; were they thus pro,
c. claimed we would be astonlShed' IL no y,
stl Mortified at the weakness and culpaou
if INV and the lack of moral WISDOM uis
lg PLAYED. ,,,id
" The popularity OF a measure Shouio
e. not lead US into blind, unreasohihs
is belief of its virtue, or OF Its WISDOM
T. We should follow no example that !"
ne know not to be good. The popuia
e. Hn;cs raised the cup of poison to tn
be Inns of Socrates, while the popularity 2
er a Barcocob led hundreds OF thousand
Of his Jewish countrymen to slaughte
rel and to be slaughtered. No one should Of
Id Iieve in any principle, orally advance
en- or in writing. without proper ana striS
ac- examination into its. merits and Oh
,st m rits, nor should prejudice cause US
rs. condemn unheard, nor prepossessio
de- cause us to applaud without knowledg
ed any measure our judgment mas III
ig- passed decision upon. More than ma
OF the miSerleS or lie arise lToui an mi
es, feet view of the merits of a cause ana
of too hasty decision of questions TIL
ley have been subjected TO only casu
examination. In fact, pleasure
nal more often sought after than Il
ex- virtues of wisdom and the moderate
en- of true enlightenment. The respon'
..of bilities of lie are not so much appre'
is ated as are It's glare and glitter ana te
ess sci of fashion and popularity.
lis A measure or principle may be
M popular, vet it may triumph. The {, c
als of a priesthood, upheld by the unthin
sen ing multitude, consigned Jesus to
; OF cross. yet He assembled to heaven. Chr
ent tianity triumphed oply alter three cen,
in ries o persecution and suffering. nor
nd it become popular until the power OF
Ith, Constantine everawed its enemies a.
po- the rank and riches OF its protesse
met compelled the respect and chained
the regard of its opponents.