The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-06
REPLIES TO CLEMENS.
A "Home Defender" Discusses His
Recent Letter.

To the Editor of the State Journal
In answer to the article in the Even
! ing State Journal on the I'd inst, / would
| like to say: He laughs best who laughs
last" as Mr.. Clemens will find, for of
a surety, the end is not yet of this ne
farious liquor traffic. Verify, the fear
of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and Mr.. Clemens with all his grey hairs
and wide experience has not reached
this point.
The word Law means the same as
Lord, and just imagine man attempt
ing to steal animals in a wide open pas
ture by the light of the moon, with the
intelligence of Almighty God within
him, Though perverted by him to I'M
lawful uses).
A warming comes to him telling him
that the way of the transgressor is hard
Not because the law is hard nor the
giver of it is unjust but by going against
the law he is getting into trouble. He
is told by brick walls, grated windows
and locked doors, awaiting those VINO
transgress human laws. Bah! says the
thief, ] see no connection between
wide open pasture in this free country
and brick walls such as you speak or.
l have a right to these cattle II can
get them and l know nothing of your
boosted laws. You will find, says ms
friend, that even human laws are swift
and apparently just. Divine law has
been established ever since the universe
u.
The law is perfect and needs no chang
ing though material manifestations are
ever changing, and all that we ask of
our brothers and sisters and friends In
this world is. that the ever shifting
changes may be for the better instead of
the worse.
Verify we are our own architects, and
by knowing this ever old and ever new
Divine law we can achieve wonders OF
beauty and harmony, instead OF TINS
abomina BILE discord which has caused
Miss Boies to get her pencil and write
a petition to the governor and get
some of the other Home Defenders TO
accompany her on her mission OF
mercy. The governor did not tell her
that there is nothing wrong in KAN
sas; that the men in Office were abun-
dainty able to see that the human
laws at least should be enforced; Tor
her and the other ladies to go home ana
keep house; that the men of this cOun-
try were capable and willing to enforce
all the laws which they have made;
that they keep their own laws, and ex-
pect women and children to learn to
respect and keep them also. No, he
told her, practically, that if ever this
discord becomes so great that it is alb
solutely necessary to call out the
militia, then, and only then, can lie
do so.
Now If this is all that human laws
can do, let us see to it, Mr.. Clemens.
that the Divine law enters more ana
more into our consciousness each day;
for surely even you will admit that
perilous times are upon us, either be-
cause of our own ignorance or because
of the necessary adjusting of necessary
things Out of all this is to come the
first fruits of the Spirit. and let US
each strive to be one of the IA 900 who
are to be the first fruits. Or if we fail
in this we will be more nearly ready
to become part of the second gather
ing of ripened Sheaves, and occupy an
honorable place in the new earth that
is to be, and eventually in the new
heaven Wishing you well, I am,
MRS. J. w. s.. Home Defender.