Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-24

cinations about fraud aud let us all under
stand that il steal from you one dol r
am 4 thief and if ! steal from you
S500,oD0 | am 100000 times more OF a
thief
Dangers nf Libertinism.
SO there has been great deal Of -asci4
nation thrown around lihertinism. Soci-
ely is very severe upon the impurity that
Turks around the alleys and low haunts
~ the town The law pursues it, smites
IT, incar.sratc il, fries 10 destroy il. You
know Is well as | that society becomes
lenien; in proportion as impurity becomes
aiiiaent or is in elevated circles. and
finally society is silent or disposed to PAL
late. Where is the judge. the jury, the
police efsieer that dare arraign the
wealthy hbertine: lie walks the streets,
be rides the parks, he iiauntS his iniqnity
in the eyes Of the pure. The bag Of I'M
cleanliness looks out Of the tapestried win
dow. Where is the law that dares take
the br.fzea wrotches and put their faces
in an iron frame OF a State prison win
dow.
Some: tmcs it seems to me as If society
werr going back 10 the state of morals
Of Herculaneum when it seulptured its
vileaesS on pillars and temple wall and
nothing hui the lava Of a burning noun
tain could hide the immensely "e crime.
AT what time God will rise up and eXtir.
pare these evils upon society know not
nor whether be will do il by fire or hurri-
eaile or earthquake; but holy God | do
not think VIII stand it much lager. 1
believe the thunlerbolts are kissing hot
and that when God comes To. chaStise the
community for these sins. against which
he has uttered himself more bitterly than
against any other. the fate of Soiom and
tiomorrah will be tolerabie as compared
with the fate of our modern society,
which knew better. but did w0tse.
We want about 10000 pulpits in Amer
lea 10 thunder. An adulterers AMI whete-
mongers shall have their place in the hell
that burnelh with fire and lrimstone,
which is the second death. 1t Il; hell on
earth and hell forever. We haze got 10
understand that iniqmity ON Colunhi}
heights or Fifth avenue or Beacon hi. is
as damnahle in the sight OF God rs it is
in the sunls. Whether il has canopied
couch of elder down or dwells amid the
putridny Of i low tenement hcrse. God
is after it III his ycifgeance Yes the pull
pit Of the Christian Church has been 50
cowed down on this subject that L hardly
lares speak. and men are almcs. apollo
getic whom they read the Ten Command
nents.
The Sacredness of Life.
Then look Mt the destinations thrown
around assassination There as, in all
communities men who have I; t;en the
lives of others unlawfully. not as exc
cutioners of the law, aud they 90 scot
free You say they had their proyoca-
tions God gave life. and he alope has a
right to take it, and he may take it 10y
visitation of providence or by AZ execu-
TONER of the law. who is his messenger.
But when man assumes that dic me pre-
rogative he touches the lowest depth OF
crime.
Society is alert for certain binds of
murder. If citizen going along tho road
at night is waylaid and slain by q robber
we all want the villain arrested and exc
cuted For all garrotng. for all beating
ont of life by club or an AK or . Sung
shot. the law has quick spring ard heavy
troke; bat you know that when men get
affluent ana high position and they
avcnge their wrongs by taking The lives
Of others, great sympathy is excited, law
yers plead. ladies weep judge hats, jury
is bribed and the man goes free. If the
verdict happen 10 be against hiI,,, new
trial is called on through some technical
ity. aud hey adjourn for witnesses that
never come. ana adjourn and adjctrn UNI
til The community has forgotten all about
it, and then the prison door opeils and
the murderer goes free.
a .shy .alsf Il
say let the lie of the polished murderer
go with the life of the vulgar assassin
Let Us k.,ve no partially of gallaws. no
ariStoeracy of elecrocution chair. 10 not
let MS float back to barbarism, when ev-
cry man was his own judge, jury and exc
cutioner and that man had the supTcm-
acy who had the sharpest knife and the
strongest arm and the quickest step and
the steathiesf revenge. He who wiilfully
and in hatred takes the life of another is
a murderer. | care not what the prNoca-
ton or the circumstances. lie mas be
cleared by an enthusiastic court room. he
may he sent by the government Of the
United States as minister to some foreign
court. or modern literature may polish the
crime nntil ii looks like heroism; bot in
tho sight or God murder is murder, and
the Judgment lay will 50 reveal ii.
Now. do not be fascinated by the
glamour thrown over crime of Whatever
sor, Because others have habits that
seem brilliant but yet AT the same time
are wicked. do not choose such faults.
Stand independent Of I'LL such influence
Put yonr confidence in the Lord God
He will he your strength. Vengeance
is mine. | will repay. smith the Lord"
Cultivate old-tashioned honesty. This
book is full of it, old-fashioned honesty
such as was spoken of by DR.. Living
stone. the famols explorer. You may aot
knew he was descended from the high
landers. DR.. Livingstone said that one
day one of the old highlanders called his
children around him and said: Now, my
lad,. | have looked all through our famil
line. have gene back as far as can.
and / find that Al onT ancestors were
honest people. There doesn't seem 10 be
one rogue among them. aud you hsve
good blood Now my lads. be honest
some Plain Questions.
There are hundreds of young men " no
have good blood Shall ] ask three or
four plaia questioust Are your habits
as good rs when you left your fathers
Eoueez Have you Il pool ticket in yo.ir
poeketz Have yoh Il fraudulent docu-
ment? Have you been experimenting to
see how accurate IN imitation you couId
make Of your employers signature? Oh,
YOU have good blood. Remember your
fathers nravers. Remember your moth