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Progress. that THE men with the muck
rakes are often indispensable to the
wellbeing Of society, but only when
they know when to stop rallng the
muck, and to look upward to the celes-
tial crown above them, to the crown OF
worthy endeavor."
| will try, in my further discussion
of the subject, not to forget this warn
ing Of the preacher who once spoke so
bravely from the pulpit Of the White
House
The heart of the nation is true and
sound, at the core. Look at the re-
Spouse of the press, almost without
exception. which reflects the opinions
of the representative life about us.
Mercilessly and faithfully, it has up
held the hands of those who have
sought to cut out the ugly cancer of
falsehood and dishonesty, and the aw-
full greed for money, which has stopped
at nothing in its pursuit.
The great educators Of the land have
taken up the noble work and in no I'M
certain tones. from the great centers of
ating and inspiring commentaries up
on the ancient texts. Thou shalt not
covet: thou shalt not steal" which have
called the young life of the ration to
the fight against the materialistic spirit
of the age.
The head Of a great university, in the
greatest industrial city of this CONT
nent, has thus declared himself. Put
plainly, the situation which cOnfronts
Americans today, is due to lack of
moral principle. New statutes may be
needed but statutes will not pat moral
principle where it does not exist. The
greed for gain, and the greed foc power
have blinded men to the time-old dis
tinction between right and wrong. Both
among business men, and at the bar,
are to be found advisers, counted
shrewd and successful. who have sub
stituted the penal code for the moral
law, as the standard of conduct Right
and wrong have given way to the sub
tier distinction between legal, not
illegal, or. better perhaps, between hon
est, law honest, and dishonest.
This new triumph of mind over
morals is bad enough in itself, but
when. in addition. its opponents secure
material gain and professional pros
perity, it becomes a menace to our in
tegrity as a people"
The head of great sister university.
which is educating a larger number of
the sons of rich men. who are especial
~ open to the temptation to put their
trust in material wealth and 10 be dis
loyal to the principles of simplicity,
sincerity of life, and the democratic
ideals upon which this country was
founded. has not hesitated to take the
same line of thought and expression,
and to strike where it viii be felt.
Contrast the position of these edu-
Gators with that of a speaker at a col
lege commencement dinner not long
ago: Bring on all the tainted money
you have, and we viii take it." Does
this show a strict sense of honor and of
moral purpose
We may agree or disagree with the
individual application, by a great
Christian preacher and social reform
er, of this phrase, to which such wide
currency has been given Of late, but
none of us can fail to honor the cour-
age, persistence and honesty with
which he has striven to arouse the
conscience Of his own church and of
all Christian men and women to the
fact that the hands and tongues Of men
are tied, who solicit funds of those who
have dishOnOrably secured their gains
We must not lose sight of the per
sonal application. / wonder what
preacher of the gospel of righteous
ness, of purity. of truth, and honesty,
would be willing to solicit from a no
torious evil liver, the money secured
from his hellish work in the traffic Of
souls. and then condemn from the pull |
pit the man and his works, whose
money he has used, even to righteous
ends We would all criticise the man /
ners Of such a preacher, and the !
morality of his action.
To Simon Majus. who sought to buy |
with money the gift Of the Holy Spirit. |
the Apostle declared, Thy money per !
ish with thee"
1t is high time that men of right prin- |
ciple everywhere should insist that the I
ten commandments are still binding ,
upon world that is prone to lose
sight Of the eternal obligations Of the /
moral law. Thou shalt rot steal: thou !
shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt I
not kill; thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thv neighbor"
We want more of that stern spirit !
of righteousness which was the Hebrew
word for morality, in our modern life /
There is too much of conventional !
righteousness. or morality, which is !
really immoral. because it lacks the
true ethical spirit The Christian /