The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-19
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1905.
But It is not the lie that passeth
through the mind, but the lie that
4sinketh In and settieth In It, that doth
the hurt" -o'o 6 pa
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False Heroism.

III False Heroisrn.
5 Our Lexington correspondent says that
Until the visit Of Governor Montague 10
he cadets OF the v. NJ. l.. the oath
hound th,r,ecn" had determined upon
,,,ho, tnay considered the only way Of
saving their Classmates from expulsion.
81 ..Their plan which was reached after
long and c:irceui consideration. says he'
Twas that the recalcitrnnt PSI thirteen
should resign from the Institut G. They held
that their oath would permit them no
other alternative. THE nature OF me oal'i
n 60 far as can be learned, was that, Wl heh
they were informed that an apology y was vas
expected from them, they vowed .betoe ''
God they would not apologize or express 'e
regret for the paper OF November - ~ -
which they threatened to leave the s1nstl-
ria e. m improvement in food condi-
t,orey aid not Immediately follows The
yaecis,on 81 the thirteen cadets to resign
Mas nredicated upon the hope that the
BOARD Of Visitors would recognize thelr
heroic stem II, behalf of their associaat res,
md promptly reinstate them. !.
53is We h ave great respect for the man who
lswears to his own hurt and changes no 70
but I; man should be careful hoWa$;;hhe
binds himself by an oath, It must DC 9,
worthy ana an honorable oath in order
IL Justify him in standing by It to the
bitter. end THESE ''oath-bound ca ie CT:
we're wrong from the start, ana Is IS
5,nns unfortunate that they should have
been encouraged and lionized and il1a fd.
IA feel that they were acting a heroic
part in standing by an oath which they
8Ead 10 moral right to make suppose
Sihey had taken an oath to slay the sup
n cr;ntendent. !; or to burn the institution
nr&to commit some other unlawful act,
would it have been honorable and heroic
in them to stand by their vow whether
5or not 1t Is true that the oath winch
they took was not criminal, but 1t was
sin violation Of solemn obligation as
sumed by them when they matrculated
Ito obey the rules OF the Institute Ihcir
oath put them in the attitude OF in
suhordination and defiance and the man
Nv thing for them to do was to nbsolve
When a man finds himself to be in the
wrong, 1t is his, duty to recede from his
position andl.pur himself in the right no
matter w,ht sort OF oath he may have
N,tnken. II Is a false idea OF honor and OF
duty to continue In wrong-dong simply
because one has taken VOW to do
wrong.
tFIt there is one lesson taught in the
history OF Israel, In Gods direct dealing
with his chosen people, II Is the lesson
ofs obedience the lesson of loyalty. The
Comma ndments themselves were given.
rot alone because they We're righteous
X and expedient In themselves. but to teach
the lesson and spirit Of obedience and
conformity to the divine law and the
divine WILL Dlsobedence WAS the one
SIN with which the divine ruler would
make no compromise and, II Israel was
dsobedient, Israel suffered grievously for
the sin. Thou shalt have no other gods
before me!'' was the fundamental. In
vioable law, 1t IS that spirit of obedt-
ence which nrakcs It possible TO have
organized government and organized So
ciery. Men and women must conform to
the laws Of God, 10 the laws Of The
land and TO the law of society, or there
will be decentralization and chaos IT is
this lesson which parents should teach
above all lessons TO their children, and II
Is this lesson which all schools SHOULD
teach to their pupils. If there is TO be an,
moral element In Instruction. If tht
schools themselves are 10 encourage dis
obedience, INSTRUMENTATION, rebellion ant
# Huliny. It were better that they Close
g tlcir doors and cease 10 exist. No on
IS can become q successful commander un
til himself has learned TO obey
@,SflWe have great sympathy with schoo
Toys and great friendship for them, blu
Els false friendship, or al least mistaken
& friendship, which sympathizes with AMI
encourages dlsobedlence and insubordi
III nation III lads who are subject To dis
eipilne. The ''oath-bound thirteen" hay
shown pluck. but It was nlisdirected am
.snbtcoming pluck. and they should b
u made 10 UNDERSTAND II well. They haY
4 done not half 30 well az their associate
Who made 4 manly protest against N
q fare, but kept well within the rules an
Negotiations OF Tho Institute.
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