The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01
y Women Charity
3 Workers Go Wrong.
BY Prof. DAVID EDGAR RICE.
Ph.D., Columbia University.

"a wide discrepancy that may exist between pre-.
cept and practise Is never more strikinely illus.
rated than when some prominent religious leader
|rdian of civic rights or some individual who is
in political social reforms falls victim to the
Wis which 1t is his duty or avowed purpose to
Crime and vice among those who cannot be
ped to know better are accepted as matters of
But when the same faults occur in persons
Lralning, occupation or habits Of life Justify the
1tion of better things, our attention is CHALLENGED
"a curiosity aroused.
past several years have produced an unusually
NUMBER OF examples Of these Inconsistencies OF
kconduct. Now il is a Judge OF the Federal conrts
convicted of accepting br!bes from parties to
red before him, in violation of the law which
his entire life he had been trained to reverence
port AT another time 1t is high police official
Iar from making an honest effort to suppress
lonnd guilty OF actually instigating murder In
nat his long record of grating may not be
70 light. Now it is the chief executive OF
late whose conspicuous efforts along the lines
4cal reform are brought TO a sudden and igno-
halt by the charge that he himself has been
pf ohenses equally as serious as those which
poeayoring to suppress.
Ealn, II may be the nonored and trusted pastor
<anlonable congregation who first betrays, and
nioe his first ofense, basely murders one of his
mo IN her innocence and simple faith looks TO
epirltual guidance and friendly help.
luen these ohenses OF those who ought to know
surprise and shock US more than similar Of
tommitted by individuals In less conspicuous
||'L !ne, experience shows that they are not
2nti' and that they spring from the same pas
lhe human soul.
tQow that no vocation or line Of activity Is I'm
guarantee Of the absolute integrity OF those
tnus engaged. The human side" by which to
accurate, we usually mean human frailtes, Is
@on possession OF every man, Even those who
Justly classed as great may. as respects the
Frtues OF humanity, fail as far below the aver
~ are above 1t because OF their special endow-
%nLon, Tor example, VINO has endowed our
Tith the finest and noblest poetry 1t possesses,
4 mas given expression to some OF the most sub
reBnts the world has known, was notorious for
&ess OF speech and for his bitterness and mean
4 A*1sputes with his personal enemies
|/<* Oh these universal characteristics Of human
D.nerefore, instanceg of the kind cited above are
rSuit or explanation. The expectation Of per-
~ or the overwhelming force of passion tenn
Loominates the consciousness OF the victim to
rtoion OF saner and worthier considerations
~ OF good habits may make the conflict harder
postpone the hour OF surrender to the evil, but
Fseses and results. are the in the Of
~ natural tendencies 20 crime.
~ however. another class OF cases OF very
1aracter where individuals whose Intentions
~ "orthiest and whose training is presumably
- surrender 20 impulses OF which they them
<sSt obviously be the victims and for which no
~ o1cuse can be offered, We refer to the large
! VI social workers who, while apparently de-
J y35mselvcs to benevolent work among the Grim
= un,ol tuhate classes, are themselves drawn
IaS leiel OF those whom they have undertaken
uetter things IL is important to note that
r ao VI 'nls tendency TO retrogresslon are invar
lr'eu. fact which II will be helpful TO have in
n - me come TO seek an explanation OF it.
HL'n was forcibly called 10 this peculiar phe,
]rass low years ago by the revolving murder OF
WX~~y young girl of prominent family who had
rN%tss usf services as missionary for personal
IS -ie SL'aese on the East Side. Inyestiga