The Progress., 1897-07-03
THE PROGRESS.

..,,,.,. and great, BY so much does ne
800 Ch,;St,sn stimulus and safegnaru'
W. all ts,oome clients. l DO not suNo"
,here Ia a man SO years OF age VINO ~
IN IN active life who has not oeoh
- s,ctad with a lawsuit. Your name
assaulted, and you must have ieea! p.oS,
tion Your boundary line rs lhEaoeu, "ns
the courts must re-esta oiisn ~ s.
-. tent is infringed upon. and You mhs'
49, ,he attending manufactures pay the |
,,en.ltv- Your treasures are taken anu
the thief must be apprehended you "an.
to make YOUR will, and you DO not wan
To follow the example OF those wno' 'o'
the sake of saving 500 from an a''oln.y'
i,nperil S25O, 900, and keep the gehef','lo
following for 20 years quarre'ihg "uo".
the estate, until 1t Is all exhausted 1ou
s.e str,,ct At nv an assassin, and you must
invoke for him the penitentiary All
classes of persons in course OF time oeco'ne
clients and therefore they are all interest,"
~, IN the morality and the Christian IN
tear,ey OF the legal profession. olsns
Zenas the lawyer.
Treatment Of Clients.
I'm. how Is AN attorney to DECIDE as 20
What are the principles by which be snoa.o
conduct himself in regard to his ciaencs'
On one extreme Lord Brougham VIII ap.
near. saying: 1.-The innocence or guilt on
your client is nothing to you. 4 on are "
save your client regardless OF the Sorihent'
| ~ svf,er,pu the destruction Of all others
| You are to know but one man IN tne ~ol'o
| -vour client. You are to save him though
rou should bring your country into conio-
| .,on At all hazards you must save your
| client" So says I.orl Brougham Bns
| no riaht minded lawyer could ADOPT tha'
| sentiment On the other extreme C'ce1o
will come to you and say, on must n"s
er plead the cause OF bao man. .oise.
ful OF the fact that the greatest villain on
e,rth ought to have fair trial and thai
AN attorney cannot be Judge and advocate
At the same time. 1t was grand wheI
Lord Erskipe sacrificed his attorney gen
eralship for the sake Of defending Thomai
| Paine in his publication OF bis book caiiee
, ."rhe Rights of Man" while at the sain'
! time he, the advocate, abhosred Ihona
Pnine's irreligious sentiments betwee'
tbe.a two opposite theories OF what
. ri,ht, what shall the attorney do! 60
, alone can direct him. To that CHANGER
he must be appellant, and he will get q,
;. answer IN an hour. Blessed Is that attol
nov between whose Office and the throne g
God there Is perpetual, reverentiai an
prayerful communication. That attofne
viii never make an irreparable mistak Il
|
sav "Cite us some authority on the sui
:. iect." Well, l quote to you the decisio
2 2 Of the supreme court of heaven, III mn
! lack wisdom, let him ask OF God, WI
oiyeth to all men literally and uphrait
eth not, and 1t shall be given HIM.
What q scene is the Office OF busy a
tuney! In addition to the men who con
to you from right motives, bad men vi
l. come n YOU. They will offer you lart
fee for counsel IN the wrong direction
They want to know from you how thu
= can escape from solemn martial obhe
= tion They come to you wanting to kno
= how they can fail advantageously Z
:. themselves. They come to you whntil
-. =, to know how they can make the insuran
~ company pay for a destroyed house wht
-, they burned down with their own haDt
., or they come to you on the simple erra'
~ of wanting to escape payment OF th'
;, honest debts.
Now, 1t Is no easy thing to advise set
60 mont, when by urging Mitigation you COZ
| strike n mine Of remuneration. IL u