Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-24
SATURDAY, JANUARY -. 1911
JENNINGS

Al Jennings. reformed train rohl,rr
whose career rs an outlaw AMI rohhrr
has been related by himself ~ \ weekly
magazine (rctouchcd by some literary
person who manipulatcs the tpycwritin.
machine as ably as Mr.. Jennings vie led
his repeating rifle ia his DAYS NJ out
lawry) is no~nFandidatc for Governor
OF Oklahoma. II j. said that Jennings
having endured The legal punishment
prescribed him by the cuuri~ for hi>
crime, Is now a good law abiding citizen.
and possessed OF all the educational
qualifications necessary to thc filling w
the office he seeks.
IL IL good 10 believe that this Il true.
III determinations like that are not nus.ible
The Christian religion fails mi>crahlr in
the hope il holds ont thai men may ~
rcnt of their sins and loo forgiven. that
10 rcpcnting they may bring forth works
meet Tor repentance. This rnurtrl has
produced u number of striking cAnmplrS
OF the power Of lawlc>> men nv tlrn from
evil ways and live clean moral lives. The
cases of Frank James. cote Younger
Emmett Dalton and Jennings are ease,
IN point. We are glad 10 believe that
all these determinations arc %uruuinc.
In the ease of Al Jennings. 10 h. argued
that he should bc Supported ~ al uuud
people; tina IL would br cruel ami nn
wise to defeat him under The ,irum
stances: that il would tend a. di-rlrrigr
ether men who wish To- llrl,r The prim
rose path of sin aud walk IN thr uarruw
way of righteousness: hat a. iu jhri>
tlanst themselves il would show ihrir M
Willingness 10 forgive whcrr CASA A4el -
often and So cloqucnilv procllimci that
God IL anxious 10 forgive. TIM. SORT wv
reasoning is plausible. hul il IN nnt th"
reasoning of thoughtful aud experienced
mcr-of men experiences ia the ~-NS ~
this world.
I'm the first place. from The christian
standpoint no man hn~ a right Ia cv,,rf
or demand amy material rcWaid for ~
pentancc. The evil man who has rct~nl
ed has done his duty. nothing more or
less.
In the second place u j. unl ia hnrau
INV SNA "N ~ NfNN
from All The carihl, consequence ~ Che
evil he does. II might to- proianc g. y,
sert that God can rot save \ man from
the consequences If the evil he dos: hui
il is not irrcNcrcut WV ~a, there l- NV
evidence that he does remit them. anu
the %rcI~ntant sinner Who viii not
humbly accept this part ~ The penalty
for his evil deeds ha~ moi rcprulci IN am,
true sense of The word.
For example, il ! man hrrrmr~ TIER
mancnily crippled 81 acquires ln incur
able disease IA lrldiug y liir NJ ~iu
Heavens forgiveness. haScrl on .hr mans
the cripple W. cuit the disease. u i>
the cripple ur cure ic disease II M
enough IL Heaven >l,c~ The sinners ~ull.
IL has authorized him neither to expect
nor demand anNihin. moro. fot ;lat in
mcnSc benefit III him BE- humhl, thank
ful.
\ coi>cqucm>r ~ i criminal lfr ~ The
general di>tru>i ~ mrn err IA, criminal
II has not been seen thai %Ilcl'cn PA,
altered that consequence iur .hr benefit
al the sinner since a. alter ID would hr
Ia alter human naturr ia WAYS thIi
would not make lur the gutd NJ human
society.
He who has thc teaching VI ihr r-
formed criminal should teach him ~ mn
ccpt his punishment mrekl,. br1,clr.
Teach HIM that the Christian part M
the communit, have a|ciusll, 40 moral
right 10 make 4 man Governor ~ q" ~
waite him 10 office because hr ha> hecn a
distinguished criminal Nhn h1> hal the
grace t. repent. The WORSE sinner \
mar has been The moro meohnc>> hr
should show D, keeping nal uf th. lime
light.