Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-07

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me, Satan" satan has . sense 81
humor. and much transpirss to gtvt
him fendish delight. Even the tooth.
ache 10 a disciplinary agent fol
righteousness.
The more that Is accomplished for
the relief OF physical pain the nearer
are men brought to the consultations
Of the spirit. Physical pain u the
evidence of violated law. The spirit
has strong point in the question
whether suffering 10 preferred to
goodness. When men are suffering
the consequences Of folly they are
quite uniform in the judgment that
It would have been better if they had
been good. II they could know that
they can not escape suffering for their
sins they would be IN much better
form for the indwelling Of the spirit.
Science is doing its full part in OPEN
ing the way to righteousness.
But can conduct directed by cow
ardice be fruitful of good? He that
spareth his rod hateth his son; but he
that loveth him chasteneth him be-
times" If there is no defense to be
made of conduct directed by cowar-
dice, then there is nothing to be said
in support of corporal punishment.
Much is done to remind men apd boys
Of the inconvenience they are likely
to suffer as a result of wrong doing,
and their fear is appealed to thru
all the avenues OF law administration.
Adversely is employed 10 save nations
from destruction. and 1t appears to
be essential as an agency for the adj
vance of civilization and for the
spread OF undefiled religion.
Material betterment lies at the
foundation Of mems plans. They
want to know how they can do better
this year than they did last year.
When they exchange the compliments
Of the season they are hardly doing
more than confess willingness to give
their friends a chance at prosperity
along with themselves, each in his
own way
The end of a thing is better than
the beginning because along the way
good deal OF foolishness has been
extracted. Whether the year has
been good or bad. the end reveals
what it has been. The year may have
been begun with high hopes and have
ended in failure, and it may de dis
puted that the end is better than the
beginning. Men are disposed to
bring all things down TO the small
measurements of their own lives in
their narrow cells. But Solomon was
right from his viewpoint. His end
was better than his beginning, be-
cause his flesh was crippled while the
strength of his mind remained. as a
result Of which the balance OF power
was with his spirit
The prospect for doing better al
ways rests in the prospect of avoiding
mistakes and IF doing more nearly
the right thing than ever before. The
calendar year just entered upon has
the record Of the year just gone to
meet Will IT be its equal? Will 1t
excel or fall behind? Men are Curl
Gus about that. From a very an
cient period there have been fat years
and lean years, and from very an
cient time there has been fear that
fat years will be followed by lean
years. So II is, possibly that fat years
are not the happiest years. because
men are under fear OF the lean years
and that the leain years are the best.
because they have before them the
prospect Of fairness and are strength
ened by the spirit Of helpfulness. COM
panion Of the patient in spirit.