The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-02

tempt To settle Il case but works il into
the court To the best OF his ability. One
or two things moves him, either the
money in il for him or the practice he
can get out OF il. On the other hand n
lawyer is in u large sense an arbitrator
aud his business tx to adjust matters
without referring the matter TO the
court The lawyer in taking his case to
court admits that there are points of
law involved which he is unable TO apply
TO the case and hence must have the
assistance Of the court.
This is the province Of the court--to
apply the law in the case and pass SEN
tence. A true lawyer should pride him
self on being able 10 interpret the law
himself without the necessity OF the
courts interference.
a pettifogger thinks that by bringing
the - after into court he has the added
ad,u tage OF bulldozing the Jury. A
law ser never. But how does this apply
TO morals. Much every way.
/. He leads men TO become law.abiding
citiz.is.
IL is fact, think, that large num-
Der OF the cases which come into our
court have not enough OF merit in them
for enrolment on the court calendar
unless bolstered up by a lawyer. This IL
evidenced by the fact that 40 many cases
are ruled out OF court. BY taking the
position OF pcacemaker the lawyer ex-
pounds the law 10 his client and demon.
strates the fact that IL the law be not
oyerthrown he has no case. And the
lawyer who seeks To evade the law and
TO lead his client Co has lost insofar his
manhood and has not nude law-abid-
ing citizen by his teaching but n law
breaker aud hence is failure as an
interpreter OF the law. Aud what is
more conductive 90 good morals than
good citizenship? So that a lawyer is
not indirectly but directly teacher Of
morals.
H. lie leads men TO prefer peace.
Granted that there aro fair proper
ton of just suits in court 10 we're better
for them not TO be there. TO quote
from the words OF Jesus Christ again
I'll ~ man take thy cloak let him have
thy coat also; II he compel thee TO go
one mile 60 with him twain.p The
thought is here set forth that il is better
TO suffer wrong than Co be in contention.
This principle espoused by the lawyer
means that IL a man comes 60 him who
really has a case he shall interpret the
law TO his client and then seek 10 bring
about settlement between the two
parties. This IL all that liz ever accom-.
| plished in court and why may not good
and Efficient lawyer-one versed I'm the
laws-periorm this adjustment as wellus
/ the court ?
BY becoming the pencemakcr he
teaches the lesson That II In much better
Tor men To live together in peace than
| for community To- be forever nc logger.
heads. But peace IN at once the begin.
ming and result of good morals. Strife
atirs up enmity and results in bloodshed
IL excites the passions and leads 10 ex.
cessive indulgence. In both instances
there must result a loss of morals I'm
these papers we have noted the following
points:
/; The foundation OF moral law 10 b.
God.
2. That the minister IL "A teacher oI
morals because he IN already Of the
people and nm Ambassador Of Jesus
Christ.
| 3. That the teacher IN n teacher al
morals because Of his position placed
there by the community, and because he
teaches the art OF thinking and willing.
1 4. That tho editor is n teacher al
morals In his attitude toward every day
topics, and that his paper IL n good por.
trait Of himself.
3. That the lawyer u a teacher al
morals W the making 81 good citizenship
also IN his attitude toward peace OF
strife. BENJAMIN.