Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-12
THE TRUTH.
A Force of Irresistible Power From
Which There Is No Escape.

| Which There Is No Escape.
| The greatest known force Is the
truth. Truth is the only real reformer
Truth is the only genuine philanthro-
pist.
Truth is also the best life insurance
policy and the best newspaper policy.
| Truth Is the best. literature, and
makes the most interesting story.
And truth Is the only gospel that
ever saved anybody, actually and not
theoretically.
The more we see of truth the more
the conviction grows upon us that It,
and not we, is the force that gets things
done.
We don't need to battle for the truth
nor defend it; we need to know 1t, live
it, love it, tell it, and let it alone. II
will defend us.
The older and wiser man grows the
more he is impressed that there Is some
vast power not of ourselves" that ac-
Icomplishes what needs accomplishing
The will of man amounts to little
The will Of destiny is very strong
Truth is the will of destiny.
Most of the great deeds done by men
have not been done by men who SET
out deliberately to do great deeds. They
were done by men who were simply
looking for truth.
Pasteur was not laboring with a
view to benefit the race: he was hunt
| ing for the truth about germs; IN
doing so he uncovered a truth that has
saved millions of live stock and human
beings.
Metchnikoff was neither "incited by
egotism to become famous, nor inspir-
ed by altruism to relieve suffering hu-
manity" when he uncovered the secret
of long life; he was watching through
microscope 'the blood corpuscles
chase each other through the veins of
an infant starfish," he was looking for
truth; when he found it, blessing and
honor came as by-products.
Seek first the truth, and all these
things shall be added unto you"
The whole science Of medicine has
been upturned within the last genera
ton or so. Physicians no longer seek
to do good" to their patients; they
try to find out the truth about their
patients, for they know that only the
truth can do them good.
| The human race Is waking up to
realize that what 1t needs Is not phi
lanthropy, not sacrifice. not rebellion
not heroes and leaders and reformers;
all it needs Is to quit lying, and to dc
away with all organized, ancient, and
honorable falsehQods.
Trust, competition, government own
ership, or this or that, Is not the cure
for the ills Of business. The real rem
edy is plain, old fashioned honesty and
square dealing. Crookedness or injus-
tice in any form Is sure blood poison tc
business
Nobody can afford to believe any
thing that is not so, no matter how
pheasant it may be.
Nobody but fool, sings. "Oh, do not
wake me, let me dream again"
No soul can expect happiness in
faith, religious or otherwise, which Is
IAN autocasm without facts" to use
Zangwillism.
There is no peace in any sort of
delusion. The devil is the father OF
lies.
Peace, JOY, comfort, content, happi-
ness and health, are all permanen,
boarders in truths house.
There is no political liberty, no So
cial liberty, no personal liberty that Is
not founded on the truth. All lie-lib-
critics. all expediencies, are spider
webs; our souls are the flies.
"Ye shall know the TRUTH said the
greatest of teachers, land the truth
shall make you free."-Dr. Franz
Crane in Atlanta Journal.