The record-union., 1897-10-28
IN RELIGIOUS REALM.
EXPRESSIONS FROM VARIOUS
RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPERS.
The Religious Thought OF the Day
as Expressed in the Sec
tartan Press.


poverty with dignity, hunger uncom-
plainingly, and chat with a friend or
stranger and not find fault with the
times. Such men are real heroes-and
there are a number of them in this
city. The business man laboring over
cash book and ledger, with thousands
of dollars in accounts and pressed for
money, yet refrains from pressing 9TH
ers lest he distress them, is one of
Gods nobleman-and we have lots of
them in Santa Barbara Worried al
most beyond bearing on their own ac-
count, yet willing to help others, be-
cause they seem less able to bear their
burdens. Lots of such men in this city.
True chivalry is in existence to-day,
but the knights are not wandering.
IS DEATH GRIM?
San Pedro Times: The Record
Union" criticises the term sad
deayh,' and various other papers
have made note of it. One
states that some people should study
the English language. The term sad
in connection with DEATH according to
this, is q useless adjective. This is not
so. Not all deaths are sad. The ma
jority of them are sad only to those
who are left behind. Death is the
greatest boon that has been conferred
upon the human race, and only the
false teachings of the religionists Of
later days have imbued the civilized
world with the idea that death is a
misfortune
1t is true that all living beings have
a desire for life, even under circum-
stances that would seem that death
would be preferable This is only an
other of natures guards against the
total destruction of the race. Happy
deaths are not at all uncommon, and
were the teachings of Christ followed
in the spirit as well as in the letter
the term sad death" would not be
used as frequently as it is to-day. The
teachings of the oldest religion in the
world, a religion that has almost en-
tireiy been lost and is again being re-
vived under the name of theosophy,
does not give to death the gloomy as
poets that it has in these days, when
it has been used as a scare to frighten
the ignorant into submission to the be-
hests of the priests in ages gone by.
Now that the world is again becom-
ing more enlightened the terrors of
death are still held up as a warning
to all who do not follow in the paths
that they should pursue as directed by
the ministry of the various religions
of the day
Take away the name and substitute
the word rest" as being more appro-
PIRATE, and giving the true meaning of
the state, and it is robbed of nearly
all Of its terrors.
A STARTLING IDEA.
Colasa Sun: We call to mind a re-
cent discussion Of the mob question.
Some writer was rather justifying the
moos at the South for prompt action
in cases of certain negro tramps at
tacking white women, and held that
nothing but prompt punishment would
restrain them. 1t was then stated that
there lad been a discussion started as
to the propriety of giving Justices of
the Peace Jurisdiction in such cases
with power to act in a summary man
ner. Now then, if necessary in those
cases why not in others? It is all well
enough to have every man given a
chance to prove his innocence even to
the utmost limit of the law, but the
laws limits should not be so wide, A
large majority of men would be will
ing to have the limit circumscribed
within very narrow limits so far as they
were individually concerned. There is
not any great percentage of men who
would fear the gallows if the punish
ment Tor murder, arson, burglary. stage
and train robbery and kindred crimes
were summarily punished with death.
Then if the peace-loving portion of So
ciety is not afraid to have it so WHY
not move the law up to within this
idea? Why not educate out of orr
selves the sickly sentimentality that
withholds the hand of iusticeo
THE VINTAGE.
Merced Star: The California vintage
OF 1897 promises to reach 2OO0O.O0O
gallons, or % per cent. more than last
season. About one-half of the grape
crop has been converted into wine. The
growers are receiving an advance of
from flve to ten gallons per ton for
thelr grapes, the understanding being
that they are to receive one dollar for
every cent per gallon the wine brings
when sold.
SENSIBLE GOOD ROADS ADVICE.
Los Angeles Herald: The early and
severe storms have emphasized the ur-
gent need of putting the city streets in
good repair before the winter rains set
in. They also enforce attention with
regard to the condition of the country
roads. The city folks are as much in
terested, or rather they are as much in
volved, in the condition OF the country
roads as are their county cousins them
selves. No longer than ten years ago
such an assertion would have been
laughed at, but the people have made
rapid progress in the science and phi
losophy of good roads since that be-
nighteG time,
People are beginning to understand
what a great difference the condition of
the roads makes in the business econ
omy of a community. A city popula-
ton and rural population are alike ar
fected although in different ways Sup
pose, for instance. that heavy rains and
heavy traffic have made a country road
almost or quite, impossible for loaded
teams. Such a condition continuing for
any length of time might easily result in
a scarcity in a community of hay, oats,
potatoes, butter or any other agricultur-
al product. because the farmers, owing
to the condition of the road, cannot
bring their produce to town. Scarcity
raises the price. but that avails the
farmer little, because he cannot supply
the demand When the road finally be-
comes passable there is rush to the
market, and the supply becomes far
greater than the demand, with a cor
responding fall in prices.
Suppose, also, that while the condi-
ton described in the foregoing obtains
among the farmers living en- one road,
there is another road leading 10 town