Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-25

seldom troubled conquerors and victors,
and ] doubt if the annals Of war present
anything comparable to this sublime sim
| plicity."
Oh, that God would scatter these fa,-
cinntions about fraud and let us all under-
stand that il steal from you one dollar
! am thief and If / steal from you
100000 l am 100000 times more Of
thief!
Dangers of Iibertinism.
So there has been q great denl of fasci-
nation thrown around libertinism. Sgc-
ETY. is very severe upon the impurity that
turks around the alleys and low hauuts
of the town. The law pursues il, sm.f,s
II, incarcerntos it, tries TO destroy il. lou
know as well as | that society becomes
lenient in proportion as irnpurity becomes
aiilucnt or is in elevated circles, AMI
finally society is silent or disposed 10 pa-
late. Where is the judge, the jury, the
police officer that dare arraign the
wealthy libertine? He walks the streets,
he rides the parks, he haunts his iniquity
in the eyes OF the pure. The bag of un-
cleanness looks out of the tapestried win
dow. Where is the law that dares take
the brazen wretches and put their faces
in an iron frame of a state prison
| window?
Sometimes it seems 10 me as IL society
were going back to the state Of morals
of Herculaneum. when It sculptured its
vileness on pillars and temple wall and
nothing but the lava of a burning noun
tain could hide the immensely OF crime.
At what time God will rise UP and extir-
pate these evils upon society | know It,
nor whether he will do it by fire or hurri-
cane or earthquake; but a holy God Do
not think will stand it much longer.
believe the thunderbolts are kissing hot
and that when God comes to chastiso Z q
community for these sins against which
he has uttered himself more bitterly than
against any other, the fate Of SoIom 4.i
Gomorrah will be toerable as compared
with the fate OF our modern society,
which knew better, but did worse.
We want about 10000 pulpits in Amer
lea 10 thunder, All adultcrers and who're
mongers Shall have their place in the nell
that burueth with fire and birthstone
which is the second DEATH II is hell ou
earth and hell forever. We have got TO
understand that iniquity on Columbia
heights or Fifth avenue or Beacon Hill IS
as damnab,c in the sight Of God Is il il
in the slums. Whether it has caucu'cl
couch Of elder down or dwelis amid the
putrdity Of u low tenement house. Goi
is after it in his vengeance. Yet the pu,-
cowcd down on this subject that il har.'.
dares speak, and men are almost "a .-
Gctc when they read the Ten CONNIE. b.
ments
The sacredners OF Life.
Then look at the destinations throw0
around assassination. There are in q
communities men who have taken the
lives Of others unlawfully, not as exc
cutioners Of the law, and they 60 scot
free. You say they had their provcca-
tons. God gave life. and he alone j. Il
right TO take it, and he may take it hv
visitation Of providence or by all eycc'i-
toner of the law, who is his messenger.
But when a man assumes that divine pre-
rogative he touches the lowest depth Of
crime.
Society is alert for certain kinds &C
murder. If citizen going along the road
at night is waylaid and slain by Il roltcr.
we all want the villain arrested and cXe-
cuted. For all garroting, for all beatin;
!, out Of life by club or an ak or a sluns-
shot, the law has quick spring and heavy
stroke; but you know that when men got
att1uent and high position and they aveugc
their wrongs by taking the lives Of others,
great sympathy is excited, lawyers plead,
ladies weep, judge halts, jury is bribed
and the man goes free II the verdict
happen to be against him, new trial il
called on through some technicality, and
they adjourn for witnesses that nevti
come. and adjourn and adjourn until d.,
community has forgotten all about it, a..
then the prison door opens and the muir
derer goes free.
Now. il capital punishment be right,
say let the life Of the polished murderer
go with the life Of the vulgar assas>i IL
I Iov "a Of crq1l,tr- M