The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-05

~ thaught-exeept in derision--is be-
slowed on the people who have achieved
more for humanity than all the classic
nations of all times put together.
Rome. Greece, while they inspired
many With the ehivairic and aesthetic
spirit. have. on the other hand de-
PRAYED nations and peoples beyond
measure by their irreyerence. intoter-
ance and by their Unsuitable demands
for sensuous pleasures. But, pray. do
not misunderstood me. | am far from
disparaging the triumphs IF the Roman
sword or the Grecian chisel, brush and
pen. Homer. Cicero, Cato, Horace,
ovid. Marcus Auretius. Socrates 80
Ion. Paidias and Sophocles are still de-
lighting thousands Of intellectually
furnishing Fotaries. But the books of
Moses-the mistakes. Notwithstanding
have. are and will continue To be the
moral guide and rule for hundreds OF
millions.
This code Of laws has exefted most
potent influence IN modifying the re-
Ilgian the philosophy. literature, poll
tics institutions and moral Judgment
Of the world. There is no system Of
law on earth that Is not in some way
founded on the Mosaic code. Lycurgus
and Scion, the trainers Of the Magma
shatfa Napoleon and the original
American legislators, have only built
after the model Of Moses. All social
law, whether written or traditional
viii. an analysis. be found to be an ex-
precision Of some nrecepts of the an
eient Sinai legislation. Truth purity
If eongugal relations fidelity in love.
honesty In word and deed. sacredness
II life and property. sancttty Of the
NaW. unseltishness and self-eantral
freedom from aSariee and envy. As
taught by Moses. are the fundamental
principles 81 society
Is FIR the other books containing
Jewish ethics. let me name hut one.
Look At the matehless and s3ul-lnsnlr-
ing poetry III David. l. IL the Odyssey.
the HhItipptHS or the Psalms II Israel ;
sweet singer that lend unfailing Cour-
age and hope Sna faith II the dropping
saui2 Not alone la the synagogue. but
also Ia The church the Psalms If David
atfune the souls II the faithful III earn
est and fsrNsnt eadenees of praise 10
God
Whether at the baptismal font ar Al
the Hrst communion, whether st tha
altar e sacred low. ar At the causeena-
ted sell uf eternal rest. our brethren
whispering IT the shrine 1t the uoals
young. jon II Nazareth. draw joy. sol
aes and consolation from The itmpId
fountain IT jewish psdlmDdy Lei lls
irrexsrsnE SsnH and NtupeG8ta about
the cruel ard unhat. stories af the 81
BILE, II IS none The less trus. thar for
ttlEAsd5AtlS 2A years 1A A 4@ III I4EAs=s GaS.
ri ne van II progress, rounding and
polishing tHe angn54r4t5es ana n5aenes
an m5a savage nature, betting htm
f9r his destined PEDESTAL IN The triumph
4t justice. 0EEEu Nas Ina n1ah gsszn-
kerHEetad and m#saHHls@4, yet despite
tIE t85s il has been and continues ID b.
t#= most potent t1Etar IN ttTE reg=Hera-
t5aa sae human family. We're 5t
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