The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-09-11
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seen 70 DiEinzsgprsa Szx E=snszx- Tas
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eTe1 among sSDe of ozT sztho-x- For
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co-nsr u :he stTeet sells roa Z pa
ge- aid esanOE make the NECESSARY
change for yo1 and be Esets yoz Al
TIE EsTE biock with tts su0sat of
change th=y Eo1ld hare hirn iuuedi-
st=9T rewarded Some people nay SAP
th2t that Il hOaestF. tat ss II 10; a
E2a'E daty 10 - honest. TIE teach
ing tazt 4 reward Eh0ald immediate
~ follow d1ty 6ozs Is wrong Sup
pose the child tzs4 carried the mans
change 10 him a. TIE neIt block If
the Enzn Eho1ld reward hirn 70. Il II
Eouldn'; IL long untiI this igy would
Ezke II q point EheneTer possible
10 not be able 10 make the change for
his CUSTOMER. so that he c0ald CARR
il 10 hin IN order TO receive Z re-
ward
D1ty is thai which is required 0.
ones station o. occupation in lie.
That which persoa Is morally re-
quired 70 % Or refrain from doing:
thst which ne ought to 10: serr:ce
morally obligatory. DBtr Is c0ns.d-
cred b. some no3e-n ethicistz 10 5e
The fundamental conception 0. ethics
and 70 be subject 10 intensive knoEl-
edge; by o;hsrs il is conceived Is
ths. which is eth;czlly valid because
sanctioned by Ian. society. or religion
II one does his duty AZ ali times.
he nay well expect 70 find some OBJ
Etzc,e in his pathway. There may be
some rough and sharp stones in his
road. which Elll Druise his Tezry feet
ss IL walks OF si1mbles over them. He
viii find that z, times he wiIl BE- per
secuted. probably By Z persecution
that seems unbeatable Duty nearly
alTsys means crucihxion Of some
so-t There IS philosophical rea-
son tor IL Ignorance resents ins,r7ic-
tion: wrong resenis righting: in
'renchmenis in rights yield slowly :o
calls OF duty So that Z leader out OF
ignorance into wisdom. fighter
against wrong. and all those who
are insistent on duty, are sure Of curs-
es: but duty done which at the time
may seem utterly inglorious viii in
the future bring abiding glory. II is
shrewd reward of Dr.. Holmes that
fame comes TO most men when they
are busy thinking about something
else. II rarely comes 10 those who
say Go to nov. let US become
celebated individual"
The older the world becomes the
more IL builds lts monuments to those
who have rendered the race conspic-
nous serTice. This has not always
been the case, for the standard OF
greatness has not always been what
~e pride ourselves it is today. We
are constantly hearing Of monuments
that are being erected in honor Of
some body Of men or TO an indiyidu-
al. 1t is we'll that these monuments
are left to posterity, that # may teach
them 10 be dutiful.
To whom, Of our time. will monu-
ments be erected b. future genera
tions? Certainly not the rich. or am
bilious. or the privilege seeker. They
E!ll be erected to those who are qliet-
ly and sincerely doing their duty. The
greatest monument to any man Is that
he did his duty when he saw it.
When one fails to do mis- duty there
comes sorrow and death. For all sad
words of tongue or pen. the saddest
are these: 1T might have been" The
best example of this is the destruc-
tion Of the Ttantic, the most ap-
palling disaster in marine history. II
is perfectly clear that there was q
failure on the part Of someone to 90
his duty If one wishes to do his
duty he must first get broad vision
Of what that duty is and wha. II
will mean If he does 1t and come
quently what 1t will mean IL he fails
to do II. The owners of the great
Titantic failed 10 get the right vision
Instead of getting the vision Of the
benefit they would be in Transporting
the public from continent to contj-
nent. they saw only the dazzling div
ldends that they would receive from