Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04

AneeI liAt tue Olu NuEbbAh phtbiAaA
used to kneel. by the sickbed and ask
Gods blessing upon that iRvslidi In
this age of medical specialists win you
become the nOblest VI all specialists. q
medical missionary for Christi Who
among the young men IN our medical
schools Will take up the fallen mantle
OF the old fashioned Christian family
doctor? VIII you. young msn? VIII
you. young woman,
Having sought successors to the old
fashioned Christian pastors and the
old fashioned Christian doctors. shall
we not lovingly speak about the fallen
mautles OF the old fashioned Christian
lawyers? The Christian lawyers both
In the present aud Ia the past have too
often been sneered III aud jeersd az
with words OF contempt When Rome
was overthrown by the barba risn con-
querors the latter hung all the Roman
lawyers into JAIL then they cut out the
Tongues Of some and sswed up the
mouths of others and sent them forth
into the world with this hendish com.
ment: Now we have drawn this addsr's
fangs and choked the yipers hiss, aud
they can no longer do Us harm" Thus
some people OF the present generation
are like those ancient barbarlans. They
class all lawyers IN one great group.
They call them yipers and destroysrs.
buSybodies and fOmenters OF strife
IT'S true. some lawyers Of the past
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there have always been honest lawyers,
and have We not right 10 desire q
succession OF them-men who will
worhly wear the mantle OF the old
fashioned Christian lawyer as well 40
men 70 don the hOnored robes Of the
old fashioned Christian doctors and
Christian ministers?
The Old Fashioned Family Lawyer.
Who was the chief hope of the old
grandfather In = time VI great family
trouble: The family lawyer You
think Uf the old mans sou as an hon
orable man He was after he married
and settled down When he died he
was respected by the community IN
which he lived lie Mas loved by
every one. But II | should ~ back 10
the family history | could nnd 4 time
when he was not what he was when
you knew him. once as a young man
he was led into an awful tempta ton
He would have been sent to the peni-
Tertiary had his crime been dealt with
In the courts. But that Christian aw.
yer went 10 the district attorney and
pleaded with him for mercy. He him
self signed the ball bond He himself
went to the judge and had the matter
fixed up You never knew. The world
never knew. The old father aud moth
er knew. The young man knew. The
Christian lawyer knew. Who was II
when the young girl went astray per
Buaded her parents TO take her back
and restore her to the Preside Of q
pure home; Who was II when your
father In anger wanted to disinhsrit
you on accosnt Of your escapades per
susded him TO let bygones be byaonss
and let the children share aud share
alike: II Was the Christian lawyer
who did all these things oh. the In
Unite influence for good Of the old
fashioned Christian lawyer. IL there
any young man willing ~ take up the
fallen mautle OF the old fashioned
Christian lawyers who worked fog
Christ aud who did just as valiant
service for their Divine Master as did
their contemporaries. the Christian dec
tor and the gospel minister:
VIII you, as future lawyers. try to
save men instead OF for mercensry re-
wards or for fame trying to destroy
men! VIII you he Ike the great and
good Judge Nye who WAS many years
ago appointed one OF the judges Of the
New York bench? one day 4 young
boy was brought before him for steal
Ing He inquired into the case. aud be
found that the boy had formerly hsea
an honest boy, but his mother was
starving, aud he stole bread for her TO
eat Judge Nye sent for the district
attorney aud said This boy has suf-
fered enough You must not prose-
cute him." But the district attorney
said; Il VIII prosecute him. Let his
lawyer save him II he can" Then
Judge Nye said: II will appoint his
counsel. Will be his lawyer" At the
trial he turned 10 the jury aud said:
Gentlemen Of the jury. look 81 this
boy. Is there one among you who will
blast his life and refuse TO give him
another chance IN the worldr' or
course the jury acquitted him. Then
Judge Nye's influence got the lad AZ.
pointed 10 the Naval academy ut An
nnpolis Years later this judge be
came Senator James Nye Of Nevada
lie was III Washington. lie was being
entertained in the White House. and
there at the presidents table one OF
the most honored heroes OF Admiral
Farraguts deet came up and graspsd
his hand as be said. Senator Nye, do
you know me-" No" answered the
great senator We'll, sir. am the boy
you saved from Jsll aud sent 20 the
Naval academy" DO you think that
boy was worth saving? DO you believe
that lad ought 10 have been saved
Then We living LAWYERS 40 forth aud