Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-08-10

subsidies and supplies and sa....--.
&c in his hands. Now. that is a
trust. That is as sacred trust as
God can give a man. Il is the con-
centration Of confidence. Now. when
that man takes that money, the
money Of others. and goes 90 specu-
lating with IL for his own purposes,
he is guilty OF theft, falsehood and
perjury. and in the most intense
sense Of the word is a miscreant.
So there has been great deal Of
fascination thrown around libertin-
ism. Society is very severe upon the
impurity that turks around the alleys
and low haunts OF the town. The law
pursues it, smites IL, ineareerates 81.
tries TO destroy it. You know as well
as that society becomes lenient in
proportion as impurity becomes af-
fluent or is in elevated circles. and
finally society is silent or disposed to
palliatc. Where Is the judge. the jury.
the police officer that dare arraign the
wealthy libertine2 lie walks the
streets, he rides il the parks. he
haunts his iniquity In the eyes OF the
pure. The bag Of mechanics looks
out OF the tapestried window. Where
is the law that dares take the brazen
wretches and put their faces in an iron
frame of a state prison window?
Sometimes 81 seems 10 me as IL So
ciety were going back 20 the state of
morals OF Herculaneum, when il
sculptured its vileness on pillars and
temple wall and nothing but The lava
81 burning mountain could hide the
immcnsity OF crime. Al what time God
will rise mp and extirpate these evils
upon society / know not. nor whether
lie viii do il by fire or hurricane or
earthquake; but a holy God l do not
think will stand IL much longer. ! be
lieve the thunderbolts are kissing hot
and that when God comes 10 cha stise
the community for these sins, against
which He has uttered Himself more
bitterly than against any other, the
fate Of Sodon and Gomorrah will be
tolerable as compared with the fate
Of our modern society, which knew
better, but did worse.
We want about 10000 pulpits n
America 90 thunder: "All adulterer:
and whoremoagers shall have theil
place IN the hell that burnett with fire
and birthstone. which is the second
death" II is hell on earth and he'll
forever. We have got 20 understand
that iniquity on Columbia heights oi
Fifth avenue or Beacon Hill Is al
damnable in the sight OF God as il i
in the slums. Whether IL has canopieS
couch Of eiderdown or dwells annie
the putridity OF low tenement house
God is after IL in HIS vengeance. Ye
the pulpit Of the Christian church ha
been so cOwed down on this subjec
that IL hardly dares speak, and mel
are almost apologetic when they rea'
the Ten Commandments.
Then look at the fascination
around assassination. There are Il
all communities men who have takei
the lives Of others unlawfully. not a
executioners OF the law. and the
go scot free. You say they had thei
provocations. God gave life, and II
also has right 10 take IL, and ii
may take IL by visitation OF Providenc
or by an executiOner Of the law. VIII
is His messenger. But when a ma
assumes that Divine prerogative h
touches the lowest depth OF crime.
} Society IL alert for certain kinds q
murder. II a citizen going along tn
road at night is wayiaid and slain b
robber, we all want the villain Al
, rested and executed. For all garro
A, ing. for all beating out If life by
, club or an Ak or a siuBgshot. the la
, has quick spring and heavy stroke
bat You know that when men get n
; fluent and high position and tbs
avenge their wrongs by taking II
lives Of others, great sympathy is G.
. cited, lawyers plead, ladies wee
b Judge halts, jsry Is brsbsd and the ms
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