The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
As BAD As ANANIAS
Are Some Man. Says Bill Ap. The
Philosopher.
TAXES HONESTY As SrsJtCI.
And Writes Letter on the Dishoaessy
cnd D,ceit Of Soms Of the People
Now Living.

.'iiones;y 1. the be-; policy" sa.a
Ben Franklin. and Richard wha;l-y.
tae great theologian. added. But he
who acts on that principle 10 not a.
hSsest MAJ.
Tee truth is. that rcai. genuine
hoL,sty Is not a policy At oil. fer
policy requires thought. plan sr4
generally some dtslmulaiion. IL
comes from the head. the brain:
whereas honesty IS q moral p.ine!pie
that comes from the heart. and takes
no dme fer thought Policy 10 q
cold. hard word: honesty q warm.
genial. nsigaborly one. The poets
Ike II next best 10 love-HoIrns
says. Its guild to be honest sad
true" ard Pope says An hoacsi
mans the noblest work OF Cod. The
best definition Of the word f.. free
from deceit, Just In speech and ac-
ton. fair In dealing ~. .ioT;hy 90 be
| trusted 80. s.
But Ailnlington. Sds and pro-
voE.: 80 p,".-. Iaceiyers arc the ad-
| vertisers Cf patent medicines. Every
| body knows that nine -tenths Of their
rostrums are humbggs and their GER
tifcates OF wonderful c'.res are
either made up o. paid fc... and yet
the sick or the diseased VIII strain
their credulity aid take another
chance to be restored. That's all
right II there is no harm in the med
icine. but We do get very tired LOOK
Ing az the conspicuous helds ani
faces OF doctors and patio-:s In The
newspapers. Ordinary lying that has
no malice In IL Is not Il cardinal sin.
IL Is not forbidden In the ten con-
mandments. Ananias was not sud-
denly punished for living unto moa.
but he had lied unto God. He SougA;
20 defra.d the Lords trei ury-and
there II many church member do
Ing the same thing now. They make
70 sacrifice. They withheld Z par;
aud lie unto their own conscience.
Tae poor widows mite j. s:ill big
ger thing than rich mans la-Ec
donation
wonder what kin: sf n wc-ld We
would have IL everybody was good.
don't mean religious. but kind and
just ard honest Our courts and
5 prisons would be abolished. Just
| think OF IL. But Il cannot be. Cr!gi.
nal sin and total depravity and moral
turpitude are still in the way. Tac
mystery OF evil stiil hangs oyer n
John Stuart Mill aad Herbert Spen-
d Ger and other great thinkers Eay that
: | the Creator made the very best woTl.
s and the best Inhabitants that III
T could out OF the material th1t VI
c had. but that IL IS improving as tn
[ centuries roll On. And John Fisk'
d says that evil Is ueoeszary 10 teac'
). us what good Is. Thet II there va
Il .,iv,a vnfr,
: have no toy or happiness md woul'
not know what IL was. Plato sal
e.c00 years ago that we lad Il liEii
& Gods omnipo.ence or His gccinoss
Il one or the other. and many le>cae
> and sincere men. like Calvin an
1. | Edwards, have tr,od TO recone y
predestination with free agorcy. bu
II is all incomprehansible 20 me an
have to fail back and entreaca ny
self on those injunctiCrs which 81
. Deal justly-love mercy and cbe
|" the Lord thy God" and the later on
u which Gays, Thou shalt love IN
ii Lord thy God with ell thy heart af1
Is thy neighbcr as tiyself." and the
d accept David's faith, which saitl
"a Though He slay me yet will tr'-l
: In Him" I'm cot goino 10 srai
my mind over perplexing problem
e that have never been solved. -
= Fiske Is a beautiful writer. t=t
s. evil was created az n contrast 4
as that we might know what good
u. then how can we enjoy heaven wAe'
rs there Is TO evil, no crime or gri'
bs or afiliction. One thing ! DO kno'
ed that this is a beautiful world ar
IN this life is happy one TO those WI
n: choose to make II so. Presidel
he Dabney, Of the University Of Tenne
s!- see, said In a recent speech at Hun.
vile: England Is about to perp
trate a great crime against the Boe
in expelling them from their ov
eo domain. But this is progress and
,-e inevitable. II ia the law Of n1.u
re and the law OF nature IS the Law
I3s God" That sounds like ssran
b,e doctrine TO those who believe IN
n, God is love. The Savior said. &C
re-. fenses must needs come. but "
ad unto them by whom they come
..s Then what peril are those rulers
who have the power TO oppress a.
use II to carry out Q selfish polis
After all II In safest to be an hui
BILE. honest citizen and have
he polIcy.-Bill Arp In Atlanta Constii
l finn