Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-22
PERPLEKITlES Or
LIFE DISCUSSED
INTERESTINGLY
BY DR.. SILDER
Shows Path Of Duty Is Not AL.
ways Plain Nor It's Course
Clear; Justice Should Be
Central Object Of Our Moral
Life.
UTTERANCE OF mo"
~ECIDED IMPORTANT

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eording 90 our llghts More wc cnn-
Hct do. less We dare not DO Thus
spoke nr. Memdei Silber. rabbi ct
Temple Albert. Ia his sermon last
evening ON The perpleXitics of
Life nr. Sllhcr spoke most inter-
estingly on the subject. saying thd;
many have % wrong conception III
their duties In life. being puzzled and
perpicXcd by every onhict Of duties.
failing TO perceive them in the proper
perspective. Or. Silber impressed on
his hearers the importance Of saying
NO. declaring that much of the
infcilrity al life IN due to neglect 0i
iAis one duty.
IN Silber spoke In part as follows
Life IA fuli OF conflicts. We ell
are familiar with the occurrences and
effects in the physical world. We
krow the disastrous results OF "a col.
,isicu between two objects moving in
/ opposite directions. The fear b. not
~ frequently Expressed that tire go utct
w." D. habit pisht be So .roycd p. -ci-
lislon with a ome Nhiriing through
space.
But there ~ another kin uf col
| lisbon. 10 conflict taat IL invisible and
nuisrlsss. an encounter in which no
/ AfNNtfH 100 ~ NNNN NV W. w. ~
hut which h. 80 disastrous iu its cf-
fects. ln every community u COM
, monWealth there Is 10 constant ,Iasn-
ing oi minds and morals. ot codes, "
| conduct and characters. ot tastes q
traditions. of Interests. ideas. ana
| Ideals. Even IN th" same person There
- often the conflict of duties. ~ duty
were merely sailing hy q plain chart
10 would be- comparatively easy iol
m,st Of us go lead righteous and n"hl"
lives. Uut Their. are difficulties to 10"
overcome of which the char tells
nothing There are rocks and shoals
unmarked. there are cross-currcnts
and counter-currents and contrary
winds And all these have 10 bee taken
into In the mom"utous ndvi-
CATION % ne. For, Il Il not the duties
~ tie that battle 10 So much "H IN"
conflict Of duties. Indeed this con
nlct presents a serious problem u
puggliug p~orplrxitips Vet We must
face ID fairly and rearlessly ON the
/ one hand thcr is human sufcring.
and there Is the call to J~suayr a. on
the other there is the dutl ol strength
| eninr oar brothers power Of self
helm. ON the one hand there b. truth
with its sacred mandates; on the
other. there IN the welfare of those
whom the truth mus injur". Lave IN
| the one side justice ON the "theri IN
| dependence and self respect "n one
side. ~gentleu.s-. patience 'uh on
! sIdptatcnpgs uu the utncr How are
Wo to solve this problem How are
Nc L. decide lu % case ui conflict Ia
every instance u duty must clearly
BIZ, sacrificed. Which shall 10 u"'
TO answer this question. Hr must
Grst af aI understand that u' 'rtn"
has ~ supremacy of IT, own lls
greatness IL derived from lbs "tm'il
possibilities ~ sanction i' "utsl"'
itself The rcNIrd Of duty. say our
sngcg. s the power To- tuihi another
Even o. virtue may become 10 vice, IN
less i, be used V%iTtuously. our I1ll-
ur, To- grasp this truth often prevents
our moral. end profanes 90 religion
land makes virtue vicious and charity
Terminal There must be- moderation
even Iu gnuIurss TO hc iuIgINins le
virtue, Y"t 90 gi," ,h, tni'i
vino has stolen our coat our cloak
l.Is. obi, Geo Turn the lett yhrrk when
ara. r.aht has been smittru I- q" per.
I tN| HNNAIINI.. ~. ~
Ian. .,lIdo,r Jos his wicked r"utsr. 9"
his uNu hunt. morally. aud o." me 'h-
ml. uf those whom 10" ~ ru''Ni'4'"
to mark out is mis- next victims me
lNIrtue nf nou-rcsistance boz slnh ' case
would become e. vice thhrIiN I' ''l
tuiuIy 90 VIRTUE, Yet, when 10 mercy
gratines a false senumcutali-W in ih'
.irlya. lustrriu1 imp%roEiden''. iWp"S'-
ute tud Iui,ucss tn the poor h '''
comes % Vice. To De- religious 'S moe
blc and ,rcdirtbie; yet 4" forget "uI
n higher dut, OF liberation au' force
our rrIiliuu upon others i- I-u"n''
and criminal
TH, rfut4 20 th, matter is even
duts unjust DO, regulated n' t''~"n
Man, uf u. have e. wrong conception
of uur Hut.,. We are puzzled "n'
. urrpleNaI b., very conflict "i du'''
h.eaus' wo Jo not perceive iir "ull.'
nt life Boa tHr proper perspective "
there Is au angel says b""ls' f.li"'
tSllts warner. who records iI' r"l'
rows of men ts we'll ~ theil $50. ne
knows how many aud deep '.r TIE
I SORROWS tlai .pring from raise IDEAS
But. BE- the surroWs that spring non.
isIsr ideas generally are W"uN and
d,yp. thos. ,r. psrticul'riN 81" t1"'
spring from ntse ideas 'ho"' NntN.
NOR, especially about one duty ih'
duty uf saying No!' Much of ih'
intrIlrjty of DIE ~ due b" e. neglect at
This one duty. 4 mans expenditure
tx,ced his income. lie gois I'M" d'hi'
he is driven iu dishonesty me- s'mol"'
aud spcculaiys be nnallN tails in MS
business ana losos his social position
his hcalth-cyen his liie perhaps
How does the world Judge I'm
Chorltahly, Of course u n"l 'hlle'
aucnuy places the olame ON the vito.
She dressed e~xtravnenniiy u hted
"a liio of leisure and luxury nnd spent
her husbands money lavishlN liui.
has th" man ever taken me- WI" mo
his confidence ana explained MS imam.
clul status fo uer9 Has ne over lrl'd
90 600 his duty hy saying 20" Tie
WAS probably prompted by " falAe
idea of some other duty . i"rs"'
tho duty 81 saying "a q oui chi'dreh
nfgu an and IA hroaNN nrHfin 20