The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-17

ress for not judging. Jesus may nave
he definitely states. Judge not that We
be not Judged. There Is" says Prof.
Peabody. IA recoil OF Judgments"
ACTS AS A BOOMERANG
IL Is not merely that I'm your judgment
OF man you set an example for him,
but that in judging another man you re.
veal your own nature. III we only grasped
the fun significance of this / think IL
would make us all tardy In our condem-
II a man is known I'm some measure by
his fruits he is known even In "A larger
measure by the criticism he passes upon
the fruits OF others. The fencer sees an
unguarded place and in his effort TO take
advantage OF 1t he leaves himsslf ex-
posed
one OF our most common conceits Is TO
suppose that the lives of other people are
perfectly open and plain and that ours
are concealed. In our effort 10 reach
their weak places we expose our own.
man has done something that the
general concensus OF society condemns.
One man feels that II Is MS duty TO make MAKE
an open attack. He condemns the man
without mercy. After a while. much TO
his surprise, he discovers that public SEN
timent is more bitter against him than
against the other man.
This too. Notwithstanding the IA CT that
he has voiced the sentiment that has been
aroused by this mans % evil 40. doing. thas Inc
hardness and lack OF mercy and want OF
forgiveness are greater sins against so
ciety than the sin OF the other man. IL
was I'm the condemnation OF the other
man that this lack of mercy was made
manifest.
: he is innocent. Appearances point that
,p There bo Are srea, many ywIs pe2pe tn IN
jurap to conclusion. They are never
willing to give man the benefit OF
doubt.
The Judgment OF the man Is a revela-
tion of their own lives. The pure In
heart see God. II was said of Phillips
Brooks that he could not conceive OF
evil existing In other men because he was
so pure, high-minded. noble himself But
the evil-minded man sees evil in the ac-
tions OF other men.
BY his Interpretation of other mems
I~ives as evil he reveals the evil in his own.
The worst man i'm community Is the
man who can see nothing but dishon-
esty. selhshness, hypocrisy I'm the lives
| OF his neighbors.
ments of other men, but rest assured we
shall accomplish one thing we will reveal
ourselves. We may condemn the opin-
ions of other men, their opinions Of life.
OF thought. of religion, but I'm SO doing
we have revealed our lack of charity
which is greater sin than to be tainted
| our brothers eye, but we at the same
time reveal the beam in our own,
DANGER OF JUDGING.
Judge not. why? That We be not
judged Then judgment Itself IN itself,
must be wrong. If we are commanded
not TO Judge. because IL calls for the tudg-
ment from others, then fundamentally IL
| Is bad But why is II wrong? Is IL not
| because 1t not only reveals the worst In
the man who judges. but stirs up the
worst in the man who is Judged?
IL man has done wrong or Is wrong
there is nothing that calls forth the pugi-
listic qualities OF man like condemn
ing him
a certain cause to come TO believe in IL.
IL is a common rule in debating societies
not to discuss certain questions that are
vital, such as religion. A debate means
taking sides. IL means advocating
cause or denouncing IL.
IL you want a man to defend his action
condemn him for IL. lie will rally to
its support simply to defend himself
though In his heart he believes IL TO be
wrong But let the defence continue and
after time he comes TO believe more
or less IN his action.
How many men and women are being
pushed farther down the road TO sin and
coming TO believe in IL. because not only
| the helping hand has been refused. but
because the hand that ought TO have
lifted up has pushed farther down.
IT may have been Of all this Pope was
| thinking when he said: 'Vice is a mon
ster OF such frightful mien that to be
hated needs but to be seen. but seen too
oft familiar with its face we must first
enquire then nt,e pity s tneir ln eGnaee snd again
because they have seen IL once and been
ost~acised condemned and forced out of
society for IT, This f. not the function on
call forth the evil I'm men by Judging
them, but 10 call forth the best there Is in
them by loving them and helping them,
us to ask ourselves how often, when we
| have heard words and seen deeds that
did not meet with our approval we have
turned toward the man or woman with
| the purpose OF aiding and pointing out a
| better way. rather than passing judg-
| ment upon him to other people.
There Is no habit that grows upon us
with such rspidity as the habit of criti-
cism. and there is no habit that so soon
eats away the best THAI there is i'm ones
nature II IL Is allowed free play.
AN IMPERATIVE DUTY.
There is no duty that is more impera-
| tive for the Christian man than using his
| influence TO call forth the best I'm others
| and there Is no duty fulfilled that so
builds up and establishes the best there
II is I'm relation 20 this duty that we
| lose heart and say that II Is not pos
sible to endeavor to aid men In this way.
We are all prone 10 trouble ourselves
| most about things with which we have no
concern. The question Is not how we
shall best use our influence. but rather
how we shall obtain u.
| IL IL not so muc'h how we shall help a
| man as that other question how SHAH we
obtain Just tnat necessary power.
Let your light shine" saws the Mas
| ter. The man who has light within has
| the simple duty placed upon him or re-
moving the distractions 10 its rays "
you have the light aud do not conceal it
under n bushcl " Will shine and the dark
| paths Of men will be lighted.
When we speak OF calling forth the best
' there IL IN man az opDos Il To condemn
| ina him. Instead OF speaking Of something
that Is harder To do we are sncaking of
/ something that Is many fold easier. The
reason why We speak % condemnation as
| easy IL bee aus we never quite have the
| courage ~ Condemning man 90 his face.
| We condemn him 10 our neighbors.
| To call forth tho best there Is IN man
sounds ns tf personal contact was meant
and this n what we dread We hear "a
| great a al of talk about individual work.
| personal contact, as the war men are to
| Ice redeemed. believe this heartily.
| hut pcreornl contact is not going 10 save
- man ard coudemninR his vices and ap-
| u'arding vpfir own virtufe neither Is 10
| uUori iiouiDu him about his soul
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