Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-12-03
NEW VOL. 32.---NO. Z.

these same qualities are also marked,
and it is safe to say that Peter Win
chester Rouss will be one Of the useful
and honorable merchants Of the gigan-
tic greater New York.
or the daughter, called for her faith
er's loved old State, the glorious Vir-
siuia, it can be also said that the ef-
fects Of her fathers philosophy are to
be found in her. a woman contented
with woman's sphere; a daughter low
ing and dutml IAN American proud of
her long line Of American descent
gracious and graceful,-she is a fine
type Of the woman OF the world whom
the world and wealth have not had
the power to harm.
Another question upon which Mr..
Kouss has, as | have said, deep and
lucid thoughts, is the question Of the
relationship subsistiug between man
and his supposed Maker. And here is
where the breadth of the man $ nature
is most conspicuous In his hatred Of
hypocrisy he has long ago, as | have
said. discarded the old dogmas of the
established Creeds He will not pro-
less what he does not believe. And,
Just as while his interest prompted him
to cast in his lot with the established
government during the civil war and
be refused and followed the fortunes of
the South, so he would, if necessary,
sacrifice anything to maintain hls right
to his freedom from religious interier-
ence and denomination. But no such
necessity exists, and he is acute enough
to see it. To the writer once he sud
Il DO not assail the opinions OF 9TH
ers on the same principle, and 10 not
propose to permit them to assail mine.
Though the Christian religion has had
two thousand years IN which to make
its contentious manifest and though It
has failed utterly to do so though the
most enlightened philosophers know
nothing more today of the future at
ter death than the most Ignorant say
ages though after all these centuries
we are forced TO feel that beyond the
tomb we can have no certainty that We
are to encounter anything but some
phautasy, but a diseased or undIscIp-
lined imagination still for all this |
do not arraigu christianity or those
who profess to teach it's doctrines
"Itisa civil and social necessity
that so long as the slavery Of super
stitiou, resulting from ignorance, eH-
lists, that there shall be some moral
convictions among the masses. The
belief IN supernatural future Is Of
course the most powerful Of all the
police powers Of existent society.
The systems Of rewards and punish
ments which society has established,
based upon the theories OF DeistIc
personality, a spiritual immortality and
a future responsibility, have endured
for long time, aud will probably en-
dure yet longer.
"But there will be no grand lllu-
mination Of the Universe until the
creed of kindness takes the place OF
the creed Of cruelty. The great mo-
tive power of the whole world should
be love. No system Of government
not based upon love and toleration oil
human irallty can last long vi aIi
the great truths Of time, the greatest
is that love il necessity to life. Love
can cheer the prisoner in bis dungeon.
1t can tighten the burden Of the poor,
it can soften the misery Of the rich
it eau bring light out Of darkness, and
without it daylight is not more tolsr-
able than the night The immortal
idea Of the ages is that love should be
| law and kindness the fGlfllment
/ H.. &"