The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-30
A MORE EXCELLENT WAY.
What DIR. Vail Said in His Higbiy Praised
Siiritr Sfrn.1r

AZ the Unitarian church Sunday NOR
ming the choir gave some excellent mu-
sic in an excellent manner, including a
quartet by Miss Jocelyn, Mrs. Childe,
Mr.. Alley and Mr.. Ayres, and rendered
ii in most artistic manner. 4 duet
was rendered by Mrs. Childe and Miss
Jocelyn that showed both tunefulness
and rare blending of voices and the
haautifCi song 80 Morning Land was
sweetly sung by Miss Jocelyn and Mr..
Alley. Rev. W. S. Vail preached on
prohibition as a Rule of Life"
HIS te1t embraced the words Of st.
Paul to the Corinthians, ard vet show
! unto you more excellent way" Hc
plunged into his discourse by saying
that two ideas were prevalent as TO
the perfection of human life, as viewed
from the ideal standpoint; one OF the
theory that by repression and prohibit
ton character was best developed, the
other holding that prohibition and re-
preston are not the proper motives of
life, but claiming a more excellent way,
the appeal to all that is best in mankind
and in the life of man as an individu-
al, and this he claimed was the appeal
OF love TO love within us.
The preacher then made wider ap-
plication of his idea. He went into the
history of religion and of the church.
He pointed out that following the idea
of repression, ascetics were produced
and a useless age was the result OF
their development. No schools were
founded; no plans Of government i'm
proved: no relations of man with man
occupied the attention of the saints.
They went 10 denS and caves Of the
earth. Starved TO an extremity, they
saw the visions that come with dis
ordered physical system, and fancied
he -ar-11l +innG nT Cod Tho
broad, genial face of Robert Collyer,
standing on the steps of Unity church.
after the Chicago fire, distributing food
to the hungry. was a better picture Of
an ideal saint than a portrait OF ST.
Simeon Stylites on his pillar. renounc-
ing the wicked world. The church
had followed the method Of renuncia-
tion. Of prohibition. Of repression in the
past; but Il was forcing new way IN
the second: said the speaker.
LEGISLATORS had tried, the speaker
said. TO make the world better by the
system of repression. In England at
one time sixty-three offences were pun
ished by death. \ man was hanged IN
England for stealing a sheep. wrong
doing was certainly made dangerous
for not only were small offences pun
ished in the most severe fashion. they
were also punished in the most brutal
and savage manner. Men were hung
in chains and left in public places They
were Jailed for the smallest ofenCes-
In tho isu the most inhuman eatTnelt
was dealt out. and on occasion ~ dis
tlIrba nee among them the loaded biuu-
de~buss was often brought into reGui-
sition: while prisoners concerted pans
Of criminal operations. TO be put In exc
cf,tior as soon as they were released.
II o,,r ovr- country in that section -
Now England where the church had
the control. and passed al the laws. the
ss-,a a.-ar7n- n iecjslate virtue into
nc bur,7a- heart was tried. and We had
.7a "BIua Laws" since 50 famous n our
history.
The attempt. said the preacher. ~
iegislaie virtue into. me human Ter
bv the repression and prohibition ~ ceT
tain lines - action failed 4 ooth CASES
human nature refused - consent 70
-tis -,A-bod And you must remeTu-
her. he continued. that human nature
l. sTV-axs calling a check on Us. and
sskin- rs - defend our principles ard
PROPOSITIONS. lis first mpaH : aniis
pe-versity l. objects - mos % ne
things that s-szr 10 be interference
,-f.b t,s rtTb,s. and does 50 without
any s-eciai reason II many
mis- mood az man j. unjust Bli there
comes : higher mood IN which ma
calIs Iris creek upon us when re tTy
"a dictate a. - his personal Ike and
this time his action = base'l e"3ist -
" on his right % private Je1s'Il--l' aali
personal liberty. % 80
rights are limited: out CO.. 80 -.
tive 20 vigorous and - etsiesen1 tE.zzt
is.rsSfs-5r.-, z~afns. social oftcfse has
-syer t,ss- ! S,access. ard never car
be. TIE world grows better because
men follow the better way - grows
better because men persuade iae.r iss--