The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-19
DIR, BATESON SPOKE
ON DEGENERACY
Delivered Thoughtful Address
Last Night at the Amerman
Baptist Mission.

Ats' NAsh' az 'ie A'A
Po,+;s+ Mission
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In th.. Amernau Bnptist mission ON
prescntt ,y.n,,. last nipht DR.. l. g.
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''''eS'h '" ''n "'.''' 80 VII
Seherat!' ihe "''iS !" I'"'' vi
what he Said:,
The act, stat, ur procrs, of becoming worse;
,hc condition -, having grown worse i nm an.
,ho,itu,iyr ,Ictui,iuu ni the word. urr,u,rocv
is recognized in the physicn moral, polilicll
and social conditions of life
Darwin. th, .,rco cynutioni,t, demonstrated
physical tlruric,acy bv having bird tancicr
take some ,lou,.tiratrd pigeons Of various col.
urs and ,urri,s to y distant ocean island where
they were len to themselves and after several
years it was found that all the pigeons OF the
is,nuJ ,yor, nj th,. nrr color and snccic. show.
iuu tlr,t tbc o,r.,rrirr nt the parcnt birds had
dr.curyo,cd tu Il wild .tntc.
tu,,i,,t.d .,,,N,hrrry ul,ui.. rose, and other
flowers when NEGLECTED. became inferior in size
hcnuty and quality. 1hc.r examples prove con.
,lu.iyrly that both animal, and plants when
NEGLECTED.. are Subjected To 4 common law Of
ucprucro,y and rry,r.ion Thi, law is manifest
cyrrywhrrr in nature. 50 that man Is not exempt
from lis Influence The child that is r>posrd
+, any form of sin becomes affected thcrch,
The bows who swca.s or ,trulS the .ir who
i, sloyculv or imno,lc,t: the ....r or woman who
IL ldJic,rJ /, ,h, iIs, of Intoxicating drinks;
,hc citizen vino violates his obligation To the
,;,u hw hy riyiur or receiving bribes: the
mr,ub,r who i pracli,ng hypocrisy in the
church, i, ,l,rcu,r,lilr
as for man. Nj, ,lay. are Il, grass; As a flower
nt the field 10 he rourislc,h For lIe wind
p,s,cth over i, and il is gone; and the place
thereof shall Luow /, NO more But the mercy
ot the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
upnn them that fear Him, and his righteousness
unto children, children: to s,,cl, as keep his
covenant and TO those who remember Iii, com.
,r,r,lucn,s TO do ihcr''
A, must cnmnlv with tn, Law. ot ripht as
,ycll Il, thc laws q, uatu,c and study them in
order 10 nprlv The golden rule and 10 uucr
stand fine divine pr,son.
The iu,,ircl question is: ..IIow shall we c,.
,,uc ii ,,c uoo Ice, =, urcni .alyuti,n: which
at the frs, began 10 ne svokou by the Lord
and was confirmed unto II, hy them ilnt heard
Him. God also, bearing tuln witness both
with signs and wonders
There are three uo,sibiIitirs OF life. namely,
balance evolution and drucnerl,jou. I'm order
+, h,y. n b,l1nr,l life il i, necessary to nrc.
scry, In, uby.caI in a stale of health by keepiny
,h, body free from disease or contamination: i:
f., finnish il will a proper amount and quality
,t food exercise lioht and air The mind
mu.i bc free from oy,r.ryrrion or strain. Eyol.
ut,u inulicS that there mus, be growth or de.
yclouu,nt in size strength. quality and u,,rlc.
tiy.n,... Whom th,rc i. lIrL al balance or
evolution in life there must he condition of
,lrpruprati,u The blind mole furnishes an cN-
,nnI, ,f icp,ncr,cy Of the organ of sight. be.
rnu,r il live, in darkness, rather than in light.
In th, waters OF thc great Mammoth Cave Of
Ecniuc,,,. ,,crc arc fish with ewes. but thew SEQ
unt because t,,y are rcrpetualv slui ont from
th,. l;nh, ~ dov and ,lc rr,,lt ia their opti,.
nerves have become paralyzcd or degcncra,cd
nnm Lack ,i lac
Wc have annie nroof that orr faculties and
talents dcren.ynlc when not propcrlv cultivated
Tie lov. of nature is ,ba, nothing shall exist
without spccifc usr This explains the paradoy
rccord.J in Mark t.,5: .,For hc that hath 10
him shall bc giycn and he that hath not. from
iim shall Le taken even that which he hath"
some pcople think there can he no such thing
rs an atheist but this is Il mistaken idea \
man may have had a talent IN know and SOC
God ,bat thronrh neglect has finally degcncratcd
and wasted owov Bones. muscles and nerves
are stronger when properly used. Memory and
reason arc greater when educated. Love and
patience are strengthened by exercise.
We should remember that we are clangcallc
c,o,iurcc and ,h,r ~, are either growing better
or wnr.,. that tbiun, wc once hated wc now
Inv. ..As ~ man thnkcth so is he The say.
Inc. Ia ,,,, ,b,t ..Nhere the tree falleth. there
dali il bc" II i, therefore, imperative that
w., sho,,,d n,ou,I our bodies and mind, So as to
he he,,er AHA 10 ,nov all that is good and
n,r. Ev so doinp We shall obtain happinrss
and transmit blessings to those who shall come
oftcr rs
MI, anil ~ l,go,.rucv il dcoth IRE not de-
n,,n sowe,b that shol he also read" History 4.