The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-15

pride, selfishness, vanity, weakness, V
must all be conquered. Nothing be- J
comes conviction until it becomes a
part of our being, so that it shapes and
directs our destiny, becomes our
master. Many vices may become a
sort of master, such as liquor; so we
have the wrong master. Experience
tells us so; yet it is not liquor any more
than cigar or fine clothes; we must
have the right motive.
An opinion whether right or wrong
has no value until it becomes part OF
our character. A temperate man does
not drink because he knows it is bad; he
has the right motive A man will 90
right if he has the right impulses, with
a poor Judgment; but he cannot DO right
if he has good judgment and wrong
impulses. Man is like an ocean steamer
with two screws; the rudder may be
broken still you can steer the vessel;
but if the rudder is all right and the
machinery broken you can not get
steerageway, and drift with the cur
rent.
e Do you suppose the drunkard and
loafer need be told that to be idle,
drunken. shiftless, will bring disaster!
. No, what they want is new power;
y power to do what they know they
n ought to do: this is what we all need.
We don't get drunk, lie, steal, because
y there is saloon, or something to steal;
u we know the consequences, but we
st lack the motive power to do right.
u Some say it's human nature to err,
% il is also human nature to talk or
y smile: it is one of Gods given senses;
es still when we don't do so, we exercise
H. our will power, knowing if we smile
or talk while HERE, we receive at least
TX mark. If we drink it is not because OF
hit the saloon, we simply don't use the Will
if power. We have all seen men drink
do until their good impulses and Judg
ment were deadened. Go in the street
rn and steal something, the cry OF stOI
ley thief is raised; you are pursued, throw
Ike in the patrol wagon like wild beast
YOU are seen by man, yet he Will g
around the corner and take drink
un- and laugh over the incident. Wha
er- good has the lesson taught? None
If YOU fall you blame the saloon; 1t
wrong; you are to blame yourself; b
nen men. don't be fanatics. A man goes t
r. church on Sunday, sings and pray
. On Monday he goes to his bushes
4 forgets all about the God he served o
y Sunday; he is no better for the churcl
his conduct is not a part OF his chara
J ter. The emotion brought about
the drunken incident or the church,
. nothing more than the creed. III
emotion must enter into the man, b
ght come part of himself. A man WI
publishes to the world that he is goil
Won to be honest. needs watching; II he w
title sincere he would not tell it. A MI
tive who has to watch himself needs waite
life ing by his neighbor. 1t is not enou
and to do honest things, he must be none
s no 1t is not enough to tell the truth,
+ or must be truthful. 1t is not enough
we perform deeds of love, we must
; no loving. Between the man who tie
the truth, and the man who is TRUTH
can. the man who does what is honest, a
univ the man who is honest; the man W
what does charitable things, and the N
sohv who is charitable there is big g
what and we all know it.
bad A man who has right motives, trr
1t we honesty, charity flow from him sp
,lems taneously; he is like spring OF wa
suf- flowing from the hillside, you plug
port up it will spring out elswhere. We
hat is know this, TO BE is more import
has than to feel; to feel is more import
attle. than to think. Thinking, feeling
r be- doing are of very little value except
,en in they tend to make character, and
n ex the expressions of character. 1t
make promise no matter how sn
I'd: as keep it, If drinking, using tobacco
!. then gambling bring ruin, stop it. Use
$ vic same motive for the reverse and
wrong, will conquer. Don't say it to
st get saloon-keeper, the tobacconist or