Nevada County picayune., 1892-03-24
RELIGIOUS COLUMN.
TnU~ H. WARE, EDITOR.
REJECT EVIL.

iect whatever evil threatens the well
fare Of society, either socially, NOR
ally or relgiously. TO reject it IN
that positive. decided sense that he
arrays himself against it, and uses
whatever laudable and lawful means
he possesses to drive the dangerous
element from society. He cannot
cowardly skulIl away and allow the
evil to come upon society without
being cupable, both in the sight OF
God and man. | am my brother
keeper" in a very important sense.
Thou shalt suffer no evil upon thy
neighhor' is a Scriptual injunction.
And this is a basic principle of socie-
tv. Each one is charged with the
duty of upholding and preserving
the good of society. There is
community of interest, and he, as
factor, shares equally in It's benefits
with others constituting society. 1t
will not do for him to say: 81 had
nothing to do with bringing about
the evil" The question is: Did
he try to avert it by throwing him
self solidly against it? Or If it
crept in unawares, is he using his
best endeavors to overthrow and
Danish it from society? He cannot
suffer it to exist, where it is in his
power to prevent it, no matter what
his personal relations or feelings IN
the matter may be, without debasing
his manhood and standing convicted
and stultiGed before the bar of. his
conscience regulated by any correct
cannon Of the "rule of right The
bond of union the cohesive element
in society is determination to pre-
serve the welfare, conserve the high
est good, and perpetuate the healVh-
fulness thereof
The man who closes his eyes and
mouth, and sneaks away, when an
evil threatens the good of society,
because of personal relations, or for
some selfish end, is unworthy the es-
TEEN OF the community in which he
lives. s- He is at once moral coward j,
a sickly paltroon, a,festering cancer
and the embodiment Of those ele-
ments which unfit him for the society
of the good, and should relegate him
to shades of semi barbarism where
he would find congenial surround
ings.
Another rather formidable, but
false and unhealthy cant, is; 81
YOU will only let it (the evil that dis
turbs the peace and happiness Of so
cietv) alone. it will let you alone, .
There is lust about as much negative
tmeanncss (mcanuess by nOn-acuOn
in the above, as can well be crowded
into one short sentence. Let us see
The deadly snake lies in his col
ready to strike his poisonous fangS
into any passer by who may chance
to come in his reach. | decide tC
"let it alone and walk unharmeC
around it, Ny son, and a dozer
more unsuspecting and innocent
ones. receive its deadly virus, as
result of this letting alone" policy
of mine. When reduced to its fna
ANALYSIS. it means about this: You
may have the privilege Of destroying
the happiness of every home in the
community, if only | am permitted
to 90 unhurt. The tiger Git may be
.'blind uger") is crouching tc
| SPlllS upon oOihe OHN' a."
who, who may chance,to come near.
make this bargain with it: Il will
let you alone, if you will let me
alone" Ny innocent boy is follow
limo on behind me, and the vicious
animal springs upon and devours
him. DO | deserve the sympathy
due an honored and esteemed citl-
zen> No. no. No is heard on all
sides. would be justly styled a
moral monster, scab upon society,
a blur upon civilization. But this is
the legitimate result of that absurd
cant: Let it alone and it will let
YOU alone" regret to add that
the above is descriptive of the char
acter who enjoys the peculiar and
honored distinction of being the
conservative element" in society.
What we need are men who will
rise up in the sublimity of might
born of conviction and reject, and
eject. whatever evil threatens the
good-highest good of society.
More anon.
There are duties we owe to God