The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-02

who call for liquor ard would drink it as
they do water If It was given them. Some
are ldiotlc, etc, ali the effects Of parental
influences
The grace Of God never reaches a mans
stomach. 1t may influence his heart or mind
but never his stomach; and the mind mus
SEND down its Will power to the stomach
10 control it. II the Rev. DR.. Jack
son knew more about physi ology and
the mental trend of parents, he would not
De so self-asseTtive as tOssay that he did not
believe thar there was any such thing as an
absolutely incOrrigible boy" Why NOT
say at once, that no one was ever born with
deformed hands, feet or eyes or body; when
we see such every day. There Is such a
thing as total depravity of.mind. Lam too
much Of phrenologlst and physiologist to
doubt my senses. l can be blindfolded and
tell the character OF q man. Have done IL
time and again.
AS there are defOrmities in thu bodily
makeup, so there is in the msse.1n Of the
mind. 1t is mental imuossibility for
some men or women to have simply faith.
Ihey may have an educational belief
brought up from childhood to believe Ger
tain things, and, never exercising the mind
as TO original thinking, can believe auv and
every ching. Education is one thing. and
original thinking altogether another thing.
anu the Intelligent skeptic, which in the
Greek word ''skeptiosn means Thoughtful
reflective, to look carefully about. to view
to consider, is a breakwater against blind
lalth, superstition, aud non-investiQatiop
such men can never have a faith. but can
nave reasoning belief. They do not take
niuch STOCK III the supernatural. the mys-
tlcal or miracles. They, however.
do not make war on those who do. Differ
ont mentalities view things from a different
standpoint, hence, 80 many different reli1-
lous creeds and faiths Again, there are
men ana women who are naturally relig-
ious, and would make or create a religion il
there was none ready made to hand. The
Egyptian, the Greek, the Roman, were very
re lgious as seen in the number Of gods and
goddesses they worshiped. But Socrates
Anaxagoras, Protagoras, Plato and many
others denied the existence OF the gods. and
julius Caesar denied that man had soul
and many Endorsed his views. The Jew
was very religious
But to go back. There are some who are
totally depraved, and they lake to evil be-
cause it is in them. sSome men are naturally
cruel. Some would rather fight than eat.
Some Will steal for the excitement Of the
thing, just as some men gamble for the ex-
element of the thing.
Well, what would you do about it, some
may ask. answer. Do as the old Spartans or
Laced3monfans did in the days Of I4ycur-
gus or as the Chinese do TO dav. The chill
dren belong TO the state and will be made to
serve the state. If parents cannot govern
their children, bring them up properly.
take them from their parents. Educate
them In the principles Of right thinking and
right doing. II incorrigible keep them under
confinement and even make them feel the
hand Of the law. Address both their minds
aud bodies, and let them know that bad
actions will be visited upon their bodies.
We have too much wild democracy in
the idea that mans family can do as it
pleases; that man can raise or not raise
his family as be pleases; that his children
can go where they please and no law should
reach their morals on the streets, or in
society at large. Men aud women should
be taught and educated TO the fact and
truth, that il you cannot raise your family
we'll, the state can and will Your children
belong to the state. but in tender years you
can nurse and educate them at home: but
when they become of a certain age, society
viii have something to say about their con-
duct and morals
Liberty should not be construed to mean
licentiousness. lawlessness aud disregard
Of the public welfare and advancement OF
society. Unihcation should be the idea
where society would grow better and
stronger by the advancement of good
morals and right action. It will come to
that in the twentieth century. The ''or-
phaus' homes" arektepI in the right direc-
ton. R.M.O.