Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-14
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truth. No one has moral right to
demand of others what he is unwilling
to undertake in his own behalf; and II
he shall undertake to set himself right,
without bonbast and without false
pretense, he will find how mountains
Gus are the difficulties in his way and
be led to charitable thinking OF tho
contests which other men must make.
There Is no end Of selfishness In
sight: and men are disposed to nour-
sh it in their own behalf and yet to
cry out against II in the conduct OF
their fellows. What they want IS the
benefit Of goodness in their own in
terest without contributing to the
general stock. Goodness begets good
ness, and as surely evil begets evil.
The house that stands is the house
built upon a rock, and the house that
perishes il the house built upon the
sand.
l. men are conscious Of their folly,
they quiet themselves with the thought
that the storm will not come in their
time: or. in any event. that they can
take chances with their neighbors, and
possibly gain profit for themselves out
of the debris. Rather than accept the
ways of wisdom, they cling to foolish
ness and natter themselves that II
time Of trial shall come they will make
a raft Of their wits and escape. They
forecast with reference to themselves.
and they think little of those who are
weaker and more exposed in time Of
trouble. That Is in the line Of very
great sin. 1t is sin that reaches the
boundaries Of the earth and cries TO
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| People are not at their best when
they are having their own way, or
when they think they are. They are
likely to be at their worst. The per-
sonal way il narrow, and thought in
it ie shrouded by selfishness. 1t ID
we'll to have more than one child in
the family 80 that there may be COM
pulsion On the side Of division and
fair play. The way to spoil a child
il to pamper him, to give him sway
In the pursuit Of his changeful. moods,
and thus to establish him as ty-
rant He needs the discipline he IS
not capable of supplying. He needs
to be taught that his obligations do
not run to himself alone. And when
the child Is grown to the measure OF
his physical stature he Is still child
to his father. He has need OF fnstruc-
ton that he may choose the guidance
of wisdom, and to the end that he
may know wherein he errs.
| It Il. not the mote that Is in a broth
er's eye that need concern anyone 50
much as the beam that Is in his own
eve. Most important Of all IL that he
should have tho clearest possible
WESTON Of himself. People who remove
beams from their own eyes do most
toward removing the notes from the
eyes Of their neishbors. for example
is the most powerful influence IN the
world. There Is not SO much need OF
proclaiming goodness from the house
tons N is sometimes thought It H.
too apt to be the case that no more
than suspicion IL excited. and suspicion
in prolific In starting investigating
committees. It Is a poor investigating
| committee that ID unequal to the task
Of finding fault, and the COMMITTEES Is
mora than likely to find excuse IN
that fault for the weakness Of the
side the committee represents
you're another Is the defense OF
liars the defense Of men who take
undue advantage, of men who bolster
bad cause, Of men who sin in the
grossest manner. Wrong Is too much
condemned because the consciousness
Of it are personal, and too much con-
doned IL It bring some kind Of grist
to personal mill. That Is the way
Of folly: 1t IL the way OF injusttce. Il
Is the way that puts every mans hand
against his neighbor. It Is the way OF
announcement to ali who feel them
selves wronged to look about to SEQ
what they may do to play even, ana
| the tendency Of 1t IL to make society .
gang Of thieves. Men should be brave
enough to meet false accusation UNI
Ider their. knowledge OF the truth
! !! :.s:. thev are falsely accused It ID