The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-14
THOUGHTS ON LOVE AND LAW.

sense, Laws that are not common
sense have no hope Of perpetuity.
Laws that are unreasonable multiply
crime; for crime is not necessarily SIN,
il is only a breach Of law. II common
sense prevailed in all law making, then
crime would decrease.
We saw in connection with the sui
eide Of New York anarchist that this
group Of men who despise all law have
given up the use Of the word, "Anar-
chist and call themselves "Idealists.'
That is what they ar the philosophy
cal ones; FOR anarchy looked at philo-
sophically and as 10 its Origin as word,
means such a perfect condition Of
society that all law is unnecessary, each
man Lying i'm amity with his neigh
Dor, altogether independent Of any OBJ
/ legation Of law to 80 1--we. Anarchy,
however, i'm practice seems never To
have bad a successful trial, for those in
| the ranks Of anarchists who are most
opposed to law are frequently those who
| have the least idealsm and who look 10
anarchy for the settlement ofall wrongs,
a redistribution Of things owned, and
the anarchist greatly benefited there
/ 10y. The unreasOnableness Of anarchy
at present is that not all persons are
equally perfect The removal ofthe re-
siraint of law would release upon =.
ciety those who are least perfect aud
least deferred by conscience lfallmen
felt alike regarding each others rights,
then anarchy would do 10 more harm;
it would be the very flower Of idealized
humanity.
The Scriptures say that Love work
eth no IN TO his neighbor, therefore,
Love is the fulfilling Of the law
Those who love their neighbors and do
nothing 10 hinder their progress need
no law To restrict them or TO guide them.
They are superior 10 the law. for law,
patiently built up through the ages
upon growing ideas of the relations Of
human beings 10 each other, is fulfilled
when those human beings attempt no
harm towards each other. The tru-
ly law abiding are those who have
learned the golden rule and live it.
The anarchist looks forward to time
when there shall be no law and is obi
ged to defer the blessed day when all
shall dwell together in bro,herly love
because all are not yet ready for it.
The man with broad heart has be-
ter way For himself he makes his
own little Kingdom Of idealism and
lives within 10 undisturbed by law. aud
law makers. Their anxiety to prevent
evil by law reaches his ear only as
the faintest murmer because he is al
ready remote from such anxieties, liv-
ing on a broad-seeing mountain-top Of
good will towards men and peace with
i'm.
The broad hearted ones are in all
walks Of life, i'm the church and very
truly out Of it, They are not peculiar to
any groups Of people. In fact among
the very poor We often see the truest Of
"Loye for the neighbor." II can be
said Of the rich that # the rich gave as
much Of personal help in prol orlion 10
their means as the poor, Love would
move far forward 20 fulfilling Of an
law.
a view Of the churches shows much
room yet foe the law Of love to prevail.
for church Interpretation Of "neigh-
boz" has often been, aud sull is in
many communities, translated into
"felloW member" the law Of love be-
ing t)o little grown 10 peep over int
the other denominations to see the
good, the ucaud the beautiful flourish
ing there
Who is the "neigh0or2' The next
at band who needs encouragement, al.
vice, aid. regardless of race, nation, be-
lief or uubeIief. All hear can suffer
whether voices -leak alike or minds
think alike. The agony Of bereaye-
ment by death j. common to all, the
distress Of perplexity when losses come
and property disappears is the SEINE TO
all; one cropping sense Of search for the
reason Of life and h. end II everywhere
existent
lfthi- all be true then no one, possess
ed Of vision that secs good purpose Of the
All Good Father IN all the affairs Of the
world need seek lar for a "neighbOr."
lie cannot be "ncighbOr" 10 all suffer
ers, for lac cannot know all everywhere;
but he can be neighbor right around
where he belongs, strong in the faith
that otherwE erc are other lovers Of their
neighbors and that all such are moving
the world forward to the better day Of
law.
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