Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-19
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WORDS Ot WISDOM!

society, are all 90 many topics OF con-
sideration for the observer aua tue
student, not ~ matter % sentiment
alone, tut btciuse these carry 'Hhu'
enoe, and he IL passive OF ac'ive'o 'Ne
prevailing spirit. Such an one may /
note things which 70 him ore NOV 'ne
best, which are Inconsistent and H.
furious perhap'; bu, biz criticism OF
individuals possssses limits, PARTICULAR
~ in this country where eaeh oh'
claims sovereignty and that unie-
strained liberty Of pefs0naliiy voiced IN
the vulgar exple.ives, ~ shall u'Jus'
as darnei plcsse;" "Wha. are you
going to do atou, i,." etc.
Even should habit degenerate lnio
torulsive exhibition, into absolute I'M
morality unfeaohshIs ty law, iuterier-
ence would IN u likely be resislei' anu
flmily life would have to submit tothe
example Of the drum ari, the pfoiane
mau, the idlor, or the iuoligionisii
content to create iis own faitgunrds
ami "leavs the rel hbor 20 his own
sweet will.D MORGAN society At large
protect Itself save by Niitdnwing lie
countenance, or barring hs gates
even n Ia doing 10 a thousand similar
pcocadiiloo- are condoncli PROVIDED
they are secret and do not oOtrude
themselves on therubIio g'Es. : oieiy
Itself changes, and tlu standard oi
today IL suggestive q more restraint
than IN years ago. The ideal man IL
not nov the one who can dtink the
most wine, nor ARE the excuses or Inn
mumiities Of the young man sheltered
a. readily ~ Of olJ, under the plea thAt
he is engaged in "s3wlns his via
b oau," while he may have the"eutree'
B into what are deemed irreproaehaole
p circles, all tnsrsrs are c9nsltcfed IA
y "unier ihe fost!"
II neither criticism by tue individ'
usl nor by society IL allowable, where
10 tho remedy then for abuses, fol
= violation Of the decalogue or othcl
positive standard Of ti2ht VI wsou.i
Shall W. look 10 the public press as Il
the censor u pert0nal or community
Z uiitdoing7 VIII u stand by tue truti
u and fighicousnrss2 Or IL 10 ustmc'
, guilty Of innovation when u rebukc
% hypocrisy aud sin, aud "Nhips ih'
u baked rascal round tue the voriu2'
- Alas, the press Itself II honey combs
x with veBalityi lts Interests AMI sui
u siJi,s favor corruption, cave where tai
e 10 exhibited NJ fisgrantly that lack q
ID comment might convey the imprcssio
. that II was ga par,nker OF other mem
% sius.' No, tue prets Il not immacu
4 late. II reflects tue best and w0r'
z features u society. Il covers up part
N malf,amnce; and II claims immunit
a. from libel when excoTiauug au ~
III pontni by an unhlushiug assumpuo
o. VI Interest In truth.
Iit But condition Is possible where d
10 these forces can work hafmoniJusl
he for iudiyiIuargooJ, aud for the cfc
ne ton Of d community ideal, both uast
nd upon the Observance of good cuuus.
on on on appreciation Of law, on feco
ms milton Of authority, and o. unmis.a
Io' able iutcrtst Individually snd cole,
'or lively, A. suggested by revelation ~
I'D sustained by iusplfslianal force in q
me hearts o. all believers. Ia this aspt
'us OF thing, what 10 tne world would
10 intrusive criticism, here would spri
e" tom the thought u interested hroih0
he hood, and comment upon tho haoi
ten weakuessts and tendencies OF
me community @ uld grow from lealo
'oi love aud regard for Sc moral, tnanc
OF spiritual health, for eauh cOmpone
part Of tho t0dy might be az seusit
10 conditions as IL the physicnl q
aching tooth, o crushed too OF lei
~ ou the finger. The PFtss
sn' such people would OF ne.
'es' hty bJ tho conseryator Of ov'
''o' intprtst, diverse though these mig
h' Toe. ltWou.i he oorrecl0f, an o
sue Gator, an alvlsrE It's spirit Of reo'
ny would nyg DO m,sunderstood, ioi
D u would be tho tehiko Of friend, .
Ni' "with.ut l,csip' ike "tne hissef Of
y u cuemyl" WoakLes,os, fhilinss O
'n,' even wronsiolug, while depreca
VII aud uncovered, would be sutj 'tt 70
tue luyiUg leslie 10, reformation accord
Que 60 an enlarged gnd intelligent rop'
~ @ sncr. True society would grow II
hul au uuNr .uu unity, aud universal
'no iuqushmyu, Of Jolly, evil or un'
ONE dom, would Iemyn,Irats the qualit
l'"' bo. IA seed auI coil IN the production
mem what the prophet caleb "plan'a
we rcnowr," OF there would come
n,.'s revelation ol that assurance from a
zoe higher authority, ''every plan! that
u''' Heavenly Father hath not plai
'N' shall ue I1.,yI ui"
o's'' THIS Is lhs only legitimate "hi.
30 III criticism" because II works for tie
a''' walton VI humanity, for tue redomp
l"p1 Of man, aud tho consummasiot
DAy' a prophetic condition OF society ca
700 4 on, where worldly 0slhshness
i"'' p.r.oual advantage shall "cnt
Tue Il .ufy" ia private or public hie,
'uil'' laymcn aaI ufilclals OF all grades
unIeut10j common interest,"
q re. sauculy by ughtoou.nrss anu Ju
c,ci. tugIr uu.itilu on tho earth.