Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-07
4For Non. of Us Liveth to Himself"


Again Gov Baldwin of Connecticut has
shown that he has the courage oil ms
convictions as to church policy. Al the
Congressional council in Kansas city ne
stood, in the first place, with the mlnoll-
ty tn opposing an effort by the church 70
secure a prohibition amendment OF tue
United States. Now in relation TO eu-
genie marriage laws Governor BALDWIN
tendency of churches TO attempt to dlc-
tate Legislation. He would favor Jaw
enabling ministers OF religion, belore
performing the eer .n 10 contra Ct
are fit But that is as far as ne THINKS
the church can go without oVeisteppi,,, IL
its. proper line, and in TINS TesPeet, lie g
pointed with approval TO the talifoiie
church policy, SAYING: ,ao,..,,
ct contents itself mainly with looking
after the individual and in laying aoWn
rules for its own members as to mater
OF religion, not in trying to get them 70
work for rules to govern the conduct OF
others. Portland Argus.
Gov. Baldwin certainly DID show
himself UP. full size. at the congrega-
tional couneil--a vastly overrated man
With the obvious notion that his hear
&rs are mostly feeble minded. We have
expressed our opinion of his liquor in
terest mouthings, but if ever man
made a consum,nate jack of himself,
II was Gov Baldwin on eugenic mar
rage laws. 1t was of the ealiber OF
school house pulpit oratory of by
gone age-"ye hain't safe in the lar
gin swamp We haint safe in Their
tfuai-ree; We haint sa -afe NOWHARi :
fThe quotation should be rendered in a
high key. nasal tremulo, until the very
last word which should drop sudaehiy
below the solar plexusl.
Just imagine the justice to be
mefed out in communities where min
listers were delegated authority to in
yestigate the moral and physical fit
ness of male and female applicants for
the marriage ceremony. That was
Coy. Baldwin's big idea" on eugenics.
His anti-prohibition repetition OF rum
trust literature, even more accurately
measured his littleness.
But Gov. Baidwin's insult to the
Catholic churchssn his declaration
that 1T contents itself with looking
after the individual. victim, and con-
Germs itself not at all with the evil
factor which misIeajs and preys upon
the individual, is worst of all.
1t would seem that Gov. Baldwin
wished US TO believe the Catholic
church as a Red Cross expedition
only, caring for the wounded but never
lifting its voice for peace.
Ami my brothers keeper?s is the
raIIying cry Of those .wfos would do
good unto others. We are in sight OF
the possibilities of elimination of pre-
ventable diseases; we have before us
the ideal, abolition of poverty The
church has led in these things. 1t is
being done through the brotherhood OF
man. Abstinence for the sake of
others" is the worlds greatest asset.
responsibility of one toward another,
in the. spiritual welfare and physical
well being of the members of com
munities.
3 But the wall to, climb in accomplish
ing these things Is the influence ex-
ersed in the daily happenings of bust
ness and social intercourse. There
we see the effect of personal influence.
And therein lies our duty---to guard
the weak from moral harm; to point
the better way. to tell the truth
(Which is always costly in our fabric
Of commercialism) and to not only alb
stain from those things whereby our
brothers stumble but to actively and
earnestly oppose those influences on
the part of the INSCRIPTIONS which
tempt and mislead the weak and I'M
seeing.
Therein lies our plain duty as our
brothers keeper "For none of us
liyeth to himself, and no man dieth TO
himself"
We guard by rigid and daily more
exacfing laws, our communities from
disease. We take prompt measures
TO stamp out the plague, fevers, small
pox and leprosy, and, undoubtedly, the
common cold will soon fall under the
ban of isolation. We accept the sac
rifice in, time and money, in cleaning
up swamps and pest holes. Our health
departments are active, and as auto
cratic as the courts. for they are but
tressed by the laws which We have
made for public protection. No man
has the personal liberty TO menace
the public welfare by spreading dis
ease and pests. or IN pursuit of health
and Notwithstanding occupations. We
submit to these restraints of natural
lnsts. appetites and passions and pay
for them. We are Obliged by con-
certcd decision Of the best judgment
II the whole to abstain TO that degree
TOR the sake of others.
Except land right here lies our ma
AfAS,ay idfserace--in the case of one