Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06

ESAWN%z>. Hades said cit is good thing
N$CVNE~- never TO have sinned, but having
siDned to repent" From the earliest date down to
this time, all writer's agree in substance, that the
sin OF ngratitude heads the list of crimes. Mans
crime against his ellowman is the sin referred to by
the Jewish historian in addressing the Greeks, and
let confne ourselves to this particular feature of
the question.
History is but record OF events in the life of
man and In more general sense, that OF nations
In Short record OF human experience-man at no
time in the worlds history required much sense to
know when he was wronged. The sense Of right
and wrong appears inherent and shows itself at the
threshold Of life. Equal freedom seems birth.
right that has fought for during the ages past
and the battle is still on. The great moving soul
inspiring principle that animated the ancient man,
still moves to action the men Of today, to wit: The
influence 'truth'' has in forming impressions
that give rise to confidence in each other in their
social and economical dealings.
Say what you will, the fact remains that human
nature is naturally suspicious; therefore, confidence
and suspicion can not work long together, they
never have and never will, and all efforts to make
them do so simply forces jeaOusey to open the door
OF hypOcracy to publish the idiOtic farce
The history OF the human race, running through
all the stages Of progress fully demonstrates this
truth, that there has always been in the social
order large class of men and women that had q
sufficient amount of moral sense in their social
nature; while on the other hand large class SEEM
ed not so mentally balanced; and then, as now,
these two elements working contrary, wise formed
the lines Of social warfare.
The ascent Of the mind to the truth Of PROPOSE
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always formed the pedestal on which man raised
the monument Of faith. After centuries rolled by
and nations became acquainted with each other, and
by social contact and business interest, came to
know each other, they each began to learn that
their experience was the result Of environments,
and not child from the womb Of mother nature.
By and by old systems and Creeds began to crumble
and fall, environments changed and experience
changed but the truth remains the same, speaking
the same language, telling the same story over and
over again that nature was no respecter Of persons
that the truth respecter Of persons; that
ture never gave birth to king or priest and that
truth was the only gange by which man could meas
ure the standard Of life.
1t has been the men and women OF strong moral
sense that have commanded the strategic point and
marshalled the forces for truth and justice in the
WOrI0,s great O0Ctle IOr equal freedom ana right
eousness. Here we find the wisdom Of the saying
cit is good thing never to have snned" And in
order to get the thought to your mind clearly, let
make the following comparison
Men and women that have always lived clean,
sober, decent, honest lives and those that have v
ed the opposite.
Now, the fellow that has spent the best years Of
his life In sin and debauchery, repente, that is,
forms. Very we'll. Bnt how about these reformed
fellows teaching intelligent decent honest people,
how to lives How about this neighbOr1 Don't
yOu think it would have been better for these would
be reiOrmershad they never sinnedi Josh Billings
said chat 20 man that loses bis character may pos
sibIy regain It, bnt that the world would always
have both eyes on the spot where the crack was"
A man has served term in the penitentary |
now, the law has been executed, and the man is
free. But when called as witness, he is asked:
"Have you ever been ii the penitentiary 7 And /
the Ceurt compelIs him to make answer. YOu cay /
the man has satisfed the law, and Why then should
be be compelled 70 teutiIy 70 hin own nhamei
TEus hsppid the legal penalty bnt che fact remairs
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