San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-16
JUDGMENT WITH EQUITY.

There is no discount on the fact
that the American tendency is TO get
there, Elir as Rev. Sam Jones so fire.
quently expresses it. 1t is not the in
tention of the Light preacher to dis
courage this tendency, only TO remind
his great congregation that in getting
there it is in order for the members
of this church to stand squarely upon
the order of their getting 1t is not
the getting there, but the how of the
process that is to be the subject of dis
course this morning. The big book
says that 1.-THE kingdom of Heaven
suffereth violence and the violent
taketh it by force" Granting that
u this is so. the hustlers for that king
dom are not supposed to elbow the
other fellows into the sheol ditch in
the attempt.
Leaving Rev. Sam and the big
Book" and thoset who are upon this
lay to themselves. the discourse of
this morning will have more to do
with the kingdom of earth than that
of heaven. This; because, it is near
est this part of the vineyard; because,
we all know more about it; because,
: knowledge like charity begins at
home; because, there is pressing need
of taking care of the lower kingdom
first. there being time enough to look
after the other when we get there.
There is not the slightest doubt that
doing what we should do today and
doing itwell is the very best possible
preparation for doing the work of to-
morrow. Why then should it be
questioned that doing the work of
this world and doing it we'll is the
very best preparation possible for
doing the work of that other world of
which we hear so much and know
ing.
is grave reason to question
tifeSafbe a greater evil under
in TVS generation than this
~ to ket there. regardless OF
hers are>placed in our attempts.
Is, in the common acceptance
at word. is made so universally
measure and standard of success
that all things are judged and APP
proved or condemned by this STAN
dard Time, place, condition, circum-
stances. environment, heredity, en-
dowment, mental and moral and ply
steal, all pass for nothing and the
Judgment is rendered upon the sue
cess solely. No consideration is paid
to the equities of the case. Not only
so, but it is considered quite the thing
to shove the weakest to the wall and
push on to the accomplishment of the
desired end without any regard to the
consequences TO others. Disregard of
the equities
The sentiment of chivalry, so lauded
in times past and so dwelt upon now
as a browning glory of the great
hearted men of that past, has almost
entirely died out of the present CON
siderati0n. You hear of it every
where as the sentiment of the Ameri-.
can gentleman towards the universal
sisterhOod, but in its practical appKca-
ton to the affairs of life it is Ignored.
There is no respect paid to the weak.
the unfortunate. the suffering i'm n
business sense. The giant wheels of
the car of trade roll on unfeelingly
and numerically over the heads and
, hearts and souls ofSfine grained men
and women, and there is no sense
even of injustice done. them. iniauity
perpetrated, cruelty; inflicted. Men
are the mere engines of destruction
to those who are in their. path. This
is true in every avocauon of life.
4 SO true is this that the reverse is
sure to evoke comment. The days art
IN which strong man in bust
or in his profession, or in his
itcr1H, tonsidered in his duty, al
cation that he owed his manhood
xtent the strong right hand of hell
I'D encouragement to those who wer'
on the lower rounds of the ladder o
progress. Now, the universally witt
which the ladder is KICKED down tn
moment it is mounted. lest some on
else ascend it, leads TO the conclusion
that ii is esteemed business dut.
TO cut the support from out the fee
of every weaker rival. Noblesse obligt
is sentiment that has lost all of it
force in these days when the haste t
be rich has blunted all the finer SCI
sibilities.
Civilization has not added to the il
terror ciyility of,the race. That ind
vidual care and consideration for OIL
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