The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-22

than from the bench. These considera-
tions are in a peculiar respect uppioprl-
ate for US at this time, as the past year
has furnished striking and painful Illus
tration of the disastrous results OF as
regarding the lawyers duty to the court.
In no jurisdiction, ! venture to say, can
there be less palliation for the violation of
the lawyers obligation of fidelity to the
court than I'm that which Is presided over
by the three learned, Industrious, impair
tial and courteous judges of the FoftN-
fifth district.
3. Use no falsehood nor delay any per-
sons cause for lucre or malice.
Avarice and passion must be eliminated
from the mind which would discharEe
faithfully the duties of a lawyer. Justice
holds evenly balanced scales and wears a
bandage over the eyes. Her serVitofS
must be superior to the temptations Whlch
ill-gotten wealth often presents, and to
which penury gives added power lheS
must know no mans race, creed, cotdl-
tion or politics. TO the just cause OF the
humblest and most obscure they must
yield the same respect and devote the
same untiring effort as to that OF the rlfn-
est and most powerful. No great lawyer
ever appears 50 truly great as when ne Is
putting forth his highest energy in de-
fense of the poor and loWly.
AS TO BEHAVIOR.
t. Behave in the office of attorney to the
best of your learning and ability.
our learning and ability comprehend all
that we have that can be useful TO man
kind in our chosen profession. These are
to be so far as we can control ana direct
them, always at their best, and ever pet
ter. Learning by study, learning by prac-
tice, learning by observation, learning
best and hardest OF all by fallufe the
path pointed out by our oath leads ever
upward to higher attachments, broader
culture and purer conception we may
think we start with little ana that the
way is narrow and rough, but Wheh we
have faithfully given our best, we shall
find in the end. whatever our ultimate
goal that we shall be judged not accord
ing to what we have not but according
to that which we have. The world may
never @ rIlh nored ~ ~, nrofession but there is
none of us who cannot if he will make
himself worthy to associIte I WIN WIN nary
N>rac MILO .stsNe ~ %evaionment of legal princi.
| ples is simply a struggle to lift human
| Jurisprudence to the level of the divine
beyonI the the figure of justice to which We
90 90 hotl,aSe hat instice tire is bnt one of the
many INFINITELY perfect attributes. Inso
! far as we honestly and faithiuliy adm!h
lster human Jaw, anu et Sate go o' for shau ",
ioSt W accemtah,a serve otlr God and secure
the highest attainable reward, the "Wel
| done A..
?, W heteVer Ihe eiouuTTnce o' man thou
swords Ieant from their scabbards, anC
| upon their cruclfOrm hlltS were sedleu ''
oaths of the Crusaders to KNOW neline nlin,,,
MONIES, lali,alies' a' shn'II reniaca the crns
cent over the HOLY Sepulcher. Though
the object of the Crusaders was neVe
fully accomplished, the unselllsh Zeai T.
the lem lei,ipiarS ainr,oIs a,u noniirts did rnucl
tnward iIshering the renaissance and Ills
| sipating the gloom of the dark ages. We
too are an oathpouHhu S I.h. pa'iF if ,ass Sanper
TO tie .,lisns at rs amulate their ex
ample in unswerving loyalty and tidelit,
to the requirements OF our oath'
NJ, rrorrev then introduced the toast
,,,,star Jndpa Edwards. His them
voe.
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POSTMASTER TAKES CHARGE
Judge Edwards. upon assuming tn
Dosition. said: THE duties of a toast
master are few and simple. The die
tionary saws they are two-to announc
the toast and time the cheering" Afte
a few haupy remarks he addressed him
self to the Younger members of the bal
saving his sympathy always turned t
the Young men of the bar. "Our bar
a Young bar" he said. Let the youn
men he patient. COURAGEOUS and indus
t,ious Let the older members len
: them hearty helping hand"
He then warned the speakers againS
keeping to their texts; welcomed tn
Superior court Judges, in whose homo
! the banquet was held so early this yea