The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-11
upon as renegades because they openly espoused the

upon renegades they openly espoused
abolition.
1t is sometimes preached mankind waiting with
and words of praise for its deliverers many
folks inspired become missionaries settle
workers because they have painted before THEN
radiant vision OF the gratitude the volume
thanks and the everlasting praise which would roll il
them reward their selfsacrfce. This Otter
happens be it to mortal credit but usually after is
dead If you have any decisions that welcome the
good of reformer and Savior go out and try
AS usual thing they will prefer Barabbas to Jesus
All this to be hard state OF affairs
peciay the prophets and take the side of the
crucers and conviction that is wise
very necessary saviors The world would
hang together very long without the and the
stake at any rate what things symbolic. And
genuine radical your real reormer he who believes
in his with all his heart and mind and SOUL who
is willing risk all that his alone the
world going to welcome the cross This habit of kill
ing the phophets will be him OF the beautiful ne
while
This paradox will resolved for will but take
plain facts into consideration,
In spite the contumely and scorn the fiery stake
dmtnshes Persecution but increase their
swell their The blood the martyrs is
the seed of the church"
Now think what would happen if society opened its
each and every reformer accepted his pro
at and it into practice. In brief time
there would be society left Chaos, worse confound
that which reigned Tartarus Cimmer-
ian wilds, would reign earth tomorrow.
Society obliged protect itself constantly against
the caprice of its members Were it to give them
much leeway it would invite its destruction.
Scorn ostracism, and reproach unpleasant to con-
template but they necessary. And we need little
wonder that, then. eliminating the fanatics
the also cuts off the head of Savior Where there
many weeks eradicate cant avoid digging
up stalk of and then.
The mmobity of the mass is to society what inertia is
matter; it gives solidty and stability it makes
foundation possible. If the world helpless in
vail The average person is easily persuaded even
against his judgment, he is the victim of his preu-
dces and is almost always easily taken in If you have
the nerve try little experiment day prove
this; stand in the of the street Eighth and
Main and begin to stare with amazement into the sky
ask the passersby if they extraordinary bird fly
ing among the clouds; you will gather a crowd
about you many of whom will become convinced that
they wonderful bird very plainly This guilt
bility of the individual his instant willingness to depart
from the Of and of common is
the capital which fakirs work and goods gentle
all descriptions, from the Gypsy fortune teller to
Count Cagliostro.
We who are reformers and radicals let us give thanks
immobility society would be the
use of reforming community or nation if some new
reformer could step in tomorrow morning and undo all
our work? The game of reform wouldn't be worth the
candle, would the of life. Resistance is
5ary lnertla IS Desslng Inc aeroplane must at one
the time resist the atmosphere and depend
it, without resistance could get leverage it's
propeers and would drop straight the ground if
necessary The very thing against which it
that which makes it possible for
So with society," its inertia is to it what unchang-
ng forces and laws to nature. every ovesck girl
able up her Romeo into bits
the galaxy, if drunkard could turn the to
cheese a wish had the power to gravi
attraction by the of finger there
would no Nature law universe left all would
'evert to chaos.
all, therefore, the wise prophet will draw to his
embrace the hard cross crucifixon
conviction that only thus is a resurrection a
possible; that only thus the world win the
and keep the old.