West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-05-14
INTERNAL PUNISHMENT.
The Fire that should be Quenched
Here on Earth.
Caustic Criticism Of Social Evils that
Exist m Society OF Today.

Having dealt Tor quite season on the
subject OF Eternal Punishment | will make
a slight change In the subject aud bring
the matter closer home and see what we
can make out OF a practical heading that
we might term Internal Punishment, a half
brother to the hobgobblin OF Eternal
Punishment
Eternal Punishment is said TO be a future
punishment Indicted by fire and birthstone
after death. but what we term Internal
Punishment Is caused 10y the tongue which
Is said TO be set on the fire OF He'll, and some
tongeus seem TO be hotter than others, thus
causing flames TO cover the earth instead
OF peace aud comfort.
ltseems as though some tongues are as
restless as the waves Of the sea aud like
the MARQUES correspondent To the Journal,
they become perpetual growlers. The
Marques man seems to be a political
growlcr of the unsophisticatcd class. who
can swallow Republican elephant aud
would yomit at a Democatlc gnat lie Is
like the gladators OF Nero, who would say +.
I'VE praise thee, O Cesar. now. as we are
about to perish as objects OF thy sport"
The worst form OF Internal Punishment
has its source among a class OF social
erowlers who are urged onward by a lack
OF reason and common sense aud an over.
dose OF Jealousy. They see no pleasure
themselves and seem to be offended when
they realize that others have enjoyment
Chronic grumbling has almost robbed
the married people OF the society OF the
single people, and II has robbed the married
a ha nj al
married and single men: and many of our
married men almost make home n hell,
simply because customs allow them TO be
what they term boss. What does IL moanp
Does u mean that our women arc incapable
OF governing themselves and are yet In
heathendom' No II means that there is
form OF jealousy growing In American
society that destroys over two thirds of
the pleasure that nativity affords, aud this
same jealous sentiment is causing more
degradation than all other vices combined.
The commandment, "Thon shalt love thy
neighbor as thyselt" does not exclude the
commingling OF men and women In the
social circle. II does not say men should
love men. and women should love women
only nor does II state that husband
should draw the social we'll so close over
his wfe's face as to make her hate him aud
all other men, nor does IL say that the young
girl should only get acquainted with one
young man and then become his slave
forever. Such practices are what cause
so many homes to be an abode OF Internal
Punishment.
There are many young people who be.
al hxf i..... q
may be as pure as the Virgin MaryD. vel
jealous society fancies that they make a
mlsstep and turns them the cold shoulder
and the hot tongue--un,l they produce In
them aggravafion and dlscouragement
enough TO drive them 10 complete ruin.
IL looks 10 a man up tree like II A
prophet should exist and. like the one OF
yore, live with the strange widow, he would
be branded as unfit for society: orifSarnh
Ruth or Hagar lived today, they would
have TO change ther style or be outcnsls
or II the Saviour would exist now and stop
at the well with the Samaritan woman. our
society would condemn him as a being unfit
Tor Danle's Inferno. II is well that polygamy
exists alone In Utah. or this land Of cfocds
would be mores like jealous bades than
land OF the free
Talk about the bite Of a serpent or the
sting Of an adder; the stings Of society is
the Internal Punishment OF today and nine
out OF every ten who debase the human
race by being OF unchastc habits. arc driven
to II by the sting OF society. Women would
be more loyal to their husbands II the hus.
band would extingulsb the FIRE on his
tongue. Men would be more loyal 10 their
women II the women would never accuse
them wrongly. Children would be less apt
to go to ruin II the parent would not show
a spirit Of disirust Mankind would be
wonderfully benefited II there would be
less accusation and doubt and more socIa.
billy, and the female would be regarded
az one OF the people rather than slave.
and. above all. we would have a few people
TO bride their tongues long enough that
this jealous FIRE Of hell be TO a great extent
eKtnguisbcd The woman should have as
many rights as mcs-and one more. the
right TO be protected
The man who delights 10 being the boss
OF the family is usually the cause Of lot Of
Internal punishment What right has a
man to assassipste she Joys OF homer
Another despisable man Is the stingy
man, who has as much FIRE on his tongue as
any man living
don't see how Il is possible for a man
to die who Is rich IN place fnll Of want.
when he meets almost every day the
wiihered hand Of beegary and the white
lips Of famine. How he can hold his revc.
nues 10 his hands Is past my comprehension.
have known men who would trust their
wives with their lives and honor but not
with their pocket book. thus making them a
mothersiave
Another Internal Punishment Is the wrong
Treatment, of children lie is born Of
tyranny upon one hand and weakness upon
the other. and when YOU rosh AZ poor
little boy with a club in Jour hand. hc does
just what you would dole.
Some people seem 10 act as though they
thought that when the Saviour said suffer
little children TO come unto me" that lie
had club IN Ills hand.
hope that this episue 10 the boathens
will at least cause little less Internal
Punishment among the little children
anyhow. Yours for less Fire. both Internal
and Eternal SALIfy MANppp
a Startling Test