The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-02-26

ne ppalllOn ana the relation OF the
child in Divine Economy and human
history is at once so unique and signin-
cant As to preclude an apology for its in
PRODUCTION for discussion So grave the
issues involved that one but blatant
cgotist would ont Of experience presume
censorship or assume the role ola dicta-
tor from which holly offices the mex
pericnced are barred 10y ignorance whose
threshold seer and saint treat with holy
in,crrogations aud the impotcnt wall OF
"who is sufficient for these things
Effects cannot be greater than SUN of
causal force, Childhood obiectides the
cnusal forces of parcnthood
Among the multyaricd cndowmcuts
of mau for the exigoncics OF Divine pur-
pose, none perhaps are more momentous
than the faculty of procrcation whio the
altitude of functional go operation is at
tanned ia fatherhood
1t is doubtfulir the true purpor, of
such cndowments or the glory and re-
sponsibility of these relations have ever
been fully apprchendcd we can never
hope for racial realization until these
regal signots have their proper setting IN
our congugal and social ideals As long
as annualism and passion are the chief
Incentives TO the exercise of these So high
prerogatiyes, SO long shall wc serve sen
sualism our attainmcnts be circnmscrib
ed, civilization be impeded and racial SAL
yntion and coronation be deferred
Responsibility attaches as The sequal to
an great endowments. and are limited by
ability and opportunity Human cndow-
ments are Divine dynamics When dl-
verted do NOT honor God or bless man.
Embarrassed work ms destruction
The scqual of prl-reation and parent
hood is the responsibility of reproduction
conservation and development of on
spring Parcnthood, with God imma-
nent in operating laws is the sum of
eausal forces of which childhood IS the
effect. Degeneration Ia the former is
mpotency in tile latcr
\ responsibility that neither science
NOR philosophy have ever discovered it's
genesis or defined IFS exodus LEVINE
revelation declares tho persistence G.
character effects unto the third and fourth
generation So APPARENT to every student
OF human society :, the operation of this
law as to be the rational explanation of
many of human dcformities that solicit
our Sympali'ies the unobseryed cause of
many Oh our social ITS, and personal
moral oelinqncneies The shacklcs of
'ni,'n'lly are fastened on helpless thous-
anus fermentation and idioey In the
wake OF nnheeded responsibility Moral
"','e'''oh ANA alienation leave many
nelp'e.s.y stranded in the wake of blight
mug whitening temptations. Parental sins
"'' oolee''ied IN child nature How
many Oh the nus woes amt curses of our
IOS''''ly VIVA ne 'fAccahle 70 the parent.
age r Hf A. VI Fairbarin expresses
WIN terrible emphasis such responsibili-
y "'''' n' says Every man who Wills
~ o'',',"e q '"'neF' laees the same prob
fem which COD faced when he made the
inverse u iail was the possibility
'' No" 5 perfectly innocent what dam
gers must avail our posteriiy on, that
ll'o'''''' rove may seize the throne OF
.'''o'' "n" through sell denial sniler
''''''us'y unto the salvation of our pos
lily
~ '''''' y '''e "losl colossal respon-