The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-06
Mans Servlllty to Natural Law, or
We Do Precisely as We Must"

/ have known and advocated the above
fact many years, | have found a few
scholars and a few reasoners Of limited
education who agree with me, but the
masses are still in the rut OF free moral
agency.
know that knowledge of the above
fact is very essential to the happiness
OF man, and for this purpose write. If
l were writing for money or personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, would seek the aid
OF scholar that l might write schol-
arly article. know that happiness is
the only good, and the only way to be
happy is to make others happy.
Sweet happiness the only good Oh can't we have it
We know what's beyond this life of toll and strife
Yes-give away the precious gem, yea give it with
The world will give it back to US, and we'll have
heaven here.
In every heart let burning love light this terrestrial
ball,
Let kindness be sacred word with every LIVING soul;
Then from the earth sin will depart and choicest
blessings rare,
Will fill souls with happiness, and we'll have
heaven here.
know am sowing seeds of truth
some in good ground, and hope it will
bring forth good fruits for future gen
erations, and to this end / implore the
aid Of ADLER minds, that this little spark
may become great and perpetualiy il
illuminate the souls of men.
| believe there is no science moro
essential to civilization and happiness,
than knowledge of the fact that we are
all, at all times, absolutely subserv-
lent to natural law; which like time,
space and matter had no beginning and
can have no end; and in obedience to
which, we do precisely as we must.
No one can know this better than |,
but many can make it much more easy
of general comprehension, and for the
advancement of civilization and happi-
ness, | beseech you to do so. 1t is a
well known fact that the universe is
governed by natural law; man not ex-
cepted; this no intelligent reasoner will
deny.
At present, many consider this meta
physical problem, but in the near future
it will be to scholars and reasoners a
scientific fact.
1t is slow of advancement and devel-
opment because advocating it is neither
lucrative nor popular; but it must and
will in time prevail. Then we can more
easily forgive the wrongs of weak and
sinful men and women; then and not
until then can we truthfully say we are
civilized.
Then we will know that no man can
think or act good or bad, only as he is
impelled by natural law, and deserves
no blame or credit therefor.
Then you will go to sinful men with
words of kindness and encouragement,
and tell them you were once as bad as
they; which is doubtless often true, but
that kind friend encouraged you, and
helped You, and you will do so for him,
remembering that you do so because
your better nature impells you and you
cannot help it; this in most cases will
do more good than punishment; then
when we are compelled to punish Grim
inals we will do so not as matter of
revenge, as we do now, but for the pro-
lection of others-the reformation of
criminals, the advancement of civiliza-
tion, and the happiness of all.
Our vices and virtues are as natural
as hunger, thirst, love, laughter, jeal-
ousy, etc. If we were free moral agents
we would do just as we please, without
the aid of God or man-many think they
are-and boastfully say 81 can drink or
not just as | please The hangman's
moose, prison walls, and drunkard' s.
graves are filled with them, and aims
houses and miserable novels are filled
with their broken hearted wives and
ignorant, hungry, half-fed children.
When You meet tipsy gent
Come staggering down the street feeling fine
It's safe to bet your boots and socks,
A free moral agent you meet-in his mind
The apostle Paul said "For the good
that would do not; but the evil that
l would not-that do. find them a
law that when would do good evil is
present with me-" Romans VII: 1921.
This is incontrovertable evidence that
Paul knew he was absolutely servile to
natural law, and his every thought and
act impelled thereby. We know there
was no written statute law to impel]
him to do wrong consequently we know
) it was the unwritten natural law OF
which he wrote-the same law that
controls our acts and thoughts at all
) times.
Paul never wrote more wisely thar
; the above. His language follows ir
verse:
try with all my feeble might
To do what honestly think is right,
But natural law comes butting ill.,
And impells me on to commit the sin
; do not wish to be knaye,
But to natural law am slave,
try to be righteous, true and just,
, But nature rules and do as must.
: When we begin to think and reason
on the above language of the apostle
!. Paul, we will be started OH the road tt
civilization, kindness and happiness.
,, Some people who have over exalted
: opinions of themselves, very sarcas
, tically antagonize the fact herein ad
vocated, but | do not blame them.
! know they are afflicted with egotism
: which is as bad as rheumatism, the
. latter disagreeable to those afflicted
. and the former to others, both incurable
They call me a fool--an heretical writer,
And say am going nigh cut to hell;
If they knew their own mental calibre tier,
They wouldn't know mine quite so we'll.
J. f. Cook,
Fresno, California.