The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-25
W q. 9. COLUNN.

which 10 first last n all the time sfOr
prohibition and the best1lloral interests
OF the state and humanity at large. In
it's last issue appears an ARTICLE which
is stated the need of everyone who be-
lieves in the right to speak out and de-
nounce the wrong Following are ex-
tracts from the Journals words:
1.-THE business of a moral teacher-and
every moral nan is such a teacher
whether officially or not-ls to teach
moral truth, and to teach 1T in every
honest, faithful, manly fashion. He is
to honor the right and rebuke the wrong
and certainly to make no mistake about
it.
And the way to honor the right is
simply to exhibit it, proclaim it, ex-
press 1T. There is no other way that is
or can be a thousand part 81 effective.
Truth and righteousness are going to
conquer IN this world If they he We to do
it by indirectlon; but that is a poorway.
1t is a very wasteful way. When they
do it directly. squarsly, they do it so
easily, SO quickly and 30 i~mmeasurably
more to the honor OF every one set for
their defense. And the way also to
overthrow wrong is simply to proclaim
it, to show 1T up and let the pure white
light of God and heaven in upon it.
There Is nothing that wrongdoers 30 hate
and so bluely swear at as just that.
There are those who want to fight
wrong and do 1T PLEASANTLY. 0 they are
so sweet and-so pious! They roll their
eyes 80 that they actually appear as
white as their lives really are, and they
hatten the notes of their drawing voices
till they are as fiat as their slmper1ng
selves. Dearly does the old devil and
all his herd, sleek and rag-tag, love a
moral teacher and moral preacher OF
that sort; only he is always despised by
them. 1t is even a no'count sort OF
devil that doesn't have some sense.
In the dark rebellion days a genera
ton ago there were those who wanted
to fight their ''erring brethren, as they
called them, gently. They couldn't help
it, for they were built after q poltroon
pattern, and they were always mincing
and plously palavering about "peace".
Horace Greeley one day in the Tribune
hit these fellows off to a 7 by quoting
the old doggerel lines against them:
"There was an old man who said How
Shall l flee IRON this horrible COW?
I'll sit on the stile .
And continue to smile,
Which may soften the heart OF the cow
Apparently there are moral teachers
today who fancy there IS q wondrous
magic witchery in their smiles for soft.
ening the saloon cows heart. But the
horrible heart OF the COW OF the saloon
and the gamblers and prostitutes den
is not to be smiled down in any such
fashion.
No; it isn't manner that is wanted, it
is matter. Too many people in this
word are thinking Of themselves, how to
get along sweetly and keep their sur.
roundings quiet and heavenly, while do
ing as they feel bound to do, a Gods
work against evil. But it isn't a mans
way OF working that counts, it is his
work. One fools ones self in thinking
that his shipper or palaver Is going to
make the truth more acceptable to one
who doesn't wish the truth. To com.
mend the truth to men just show it, and
don't be SO conceited as to think you
can commend it better than it can com
mend itself. The truth is it's own best
advocate.
minces, postum e; is lost. You canno,
bam5oozle souls or Society vi-oTu,l, 60.
OF sin. Show it up. That is the one
thing to do, first, last, always. Show
up the wrong doer. Show up wrong do
ing. Show that there is sham in it, rot
tenness in 1T, damnation in it. Keet
not silence. This is the cue, Gods wa,
to fight wrong. It is the best way, the
cheapest way, the shortest way. Any
other is a DEVILS way and IL FOOLS way