The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-13
StraighfOrwardneSS.
BY LADY COOK. nee TENNGssEE CLArLIN.

when an ancient was asked. "Of what
uHc h philonophyT ho replied, ~ teach
oH man how to dlu" no might have added.
and also how 10 i've The earliest and
nobloat conceptions that over existed
concerning NO ana its duties W. owe 10
the HtnlrH, Those have never been Hur.
passed. Hu ibut most " our best moral
Ideas today tro tho fruits of their philoa.
only ftlhnEutdr II n said. divided
virtue iHtu two pariarlu seek truth ana
10 du Eoud but the Htolra wetc mpru act.
lyc with The former than with tho lutlrr,
II II our moral duty tn follow truth.
rogarllosa NJ consequence whrronocyrt
II leads Truthfuurss In the highest trHt
ot character an1 whom We ndl M" doing
"a tho seeding after A. wc attain the
greatest moral excellence We ARE then
yerncuur in thought aHd decd. rrndy a..
follow evidence '"ycn 90 the most unwcl.
como conclusions" anI to do right Hhtt..
over may happen. Savage are normal
liars V,myIty Ia the product Of clyllzn.
tlou And ,apr.laly of un Industrial rlyil.
lShilon The lass of truth ro tpN .irully
inculcaird ny creek prduaophvru among
II comparatively non.indua,rlui people. iu
ono or tho mnr,pis nf history M,-llar-
Val ervduilty however with tho lrsradu
hhi fptsvrlra OF the early Christian
Church. and tho universal Dtns thtt TO-.
a.. d.
tho stoj,7, au1 donaHoi tho moral char.
aclcr pC Lur'po To ilo Was ptalsrvonhy.
provided religious purposes could be- served
thereby Thrtr Was q slight rrn-Aai Of
tho love uf ,orsci,y when ohiNniry was.
tho mode but This WAS chiefly confined to
Tho knishuY class 10 trll lir was up.'
posod ,u thr ,owa OF kulghlhooi bpt any
llo might Notwithstanding. to received
Na triu 'hialry WIS mofiy tempo
rary fashion aBd know nothing ~ phil
oaophY The Reformation wan proiu,cl
from tho In'a uf truth and tho spirit oil
free enquiry aa murh Ha from tho thusra
ot the lguman Catholic church. and from
tho time pf ii- inception. truth ami the
love uf truth anj uf acriEtnc rraoarrh.
have distinguished Protestant countries
throughout ihr world. hut on thr whole.
ecrnrd. vr ,tr obliged 10 believe win the
great German historian. llrri~r. Whc4 hr
asserted chat the phruar Christian scr.
uci'y" deserves Ca rank with thc phrase
"runic nllh The Romans wrrr pre-
eminent Tor their truthfulnens rhoy 90
mirrd sond 'aith and pra-tised slrtsht.
forwnrinrsa as rule. and tho lessons oil
tho RtulrH produced Errat results R1mr'
was fratcd Tor lta strength. ami respected
Tor li7 honesty WIN the tr.llne oil
fidelity Co engagements AMI 81 love oil
truth 90 power drvlncd alao For thry
who bad arnruyd the bascncas pf "Plnir
faith t,ramo themselves aa false aud
unreliable as the CarJhaecnians
The tnslsA have often hrrn term d the
Mpdrru HpmAus Thcy have ,nr SANS
aoudlly uf character. obedience 10 ,hc0
Law. ana laNr ~ Justice. ,hc same facility
Ia rullns aIlrn States ,hc ramr love OF.
The solid and tho urvlul and ,hc -amc
s,ru.s tena.I,> OF purpose n the Nattrr.
,hvmrrAsa at1H, any one thing more
than another. ll la that thoy arr -trstgnt.
forward tf they praise trlonI. usry say
De i' "u'aI"hru hc means who, Do, ay-
oud -t'a what ho mra4s hc ia thprpushl.
oprn and sHullJ. anI gives yuu wha, 3.
ia hi7 wlul llr ~ not ukr Mr. Fa,ns.
hoth-~aH. nr Sir plnblr. uhu1lrr.
docrlNrr 30 Jrsu'lral tnlkcr. dlslurynuoua
and unreliable. bnt man whom yuu can
trust nnj TRUST always as % truthful and
upright friend In t word hr la ptrnisht.
forward There is "a pleasant ring about
this word II Ia Anglo.SaNon To the core
II HuEgcsta the pcturr ot John ilull not
m MeX n"Rcll paints him. but a stout.
norid, healthy. genial gentleman beam
Ing with good,nnturr and honcrt In word
nnd work, candid friend and an open
foe Unfortunately. not only are not all
Englshmcn Ike this but II IL much TO /
Dc feared that ntruightforwardncpa IL 70 |
virtue posbcnacd by the minority. and that !
tho breed of Mt Facing .both-wnys III |
much larger than IL ordinarily supposed |
II We unalyno society into ia various
classes. We shall see that there h sullI
abundant room FOR an Increase OF straight.
forwardnoaa We win Try fcw.
Take parents nrAt n there are any to
whom. above all othcrs. they shoili be /
straightforward. II should be- to their
children, These require the fullest can
dour OF treatment ms well Hs care. Hut
how fr'qu 'n'ly are their innocent lucs-
tlons, which are uil-important to them.
put or by Hubtcrfugc or downright false |
hood Tho mind OF the child thlrstlng for
Information, dark and desiring cnlght- /
ment hungry Tor mcntnl food, II pols-
oncd at the outset Of It's quick"nlnE by |
liz own misguided parents. II asks for
bread and they give It stone; FOR u fish. !
and they give II serpent or they stl- |
fc their onsprng's enquiries by replying |
Little children must not ask 40 many