The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-29
Continued From Second Column,

and it will he our last liz the capacity
of a convict but not our last, Gil
| we live to 90 forth from here in the
| t1esh), IN the interest of the men, OUT
brothers behind the walls. From
hence forth, our life, our means, to
gether with what little talent we
may possess will be freely given for
aud In behalf of the unfortunate ones
But while endeavoring to assist the
men aud women III durance vile, we
Will never attempt to expunge the
word convict" from the English
language. for TO do ST. would lie tn
slultlty our belief in the all-cunvlct
lug power of the spirit If God in
man-and do away with the demon
stralion and evidence of divine love
thus removing from our mental
makeup the knowledge and power
to be convinced of error, of sense
of sin, for the comforter or convIc
ton Is SEM TO show us thai God IL
not the author of SIN in any form.
Jesus Christ the author and founder
of The Christian Religion was con-
vIctel before court of law and
condemned to die on the cross; Paul
who wrote those wonderful eplslles.
which have come down through all
ages and given such sublime comfor,
to the humble was a comvic, in chains
and was finally b-hea.led; John the
Divine. Who wrote the Revelation.
that greatest of all books in the Iii
bic was convicted in a court of IAN
and banlshtd to the lse of Palm"s.
there i, was thai he gave that book
of books to the world; } ,hr l,unyan
when he wrote Pilgrims Progress.
was IN jail where he remained FIR
twelve years. Thousands of suc'
men could ie mentioned, some llvIm.
today who have beleiilel huntnlty.
have done time behind the walls,
Now. to dc away with the word
convict" or conviction by erasinp
same from our language or minds
Is All utter lamp. ssibiIity. i, cannon
he done! Like the word Refurnra
ton. it stands for much. and will
stand forever. If there was no such
thing as conviction what a predIca-
ment all humanity would be in-lIke
as stone. an inanlmate object, thus
it was that God our Father sent HIS
s,n who knowing the frailty IF hu
manly The mau Of sorrow and
grief, the Son of God, who spoke as
no man ever spake. He said: / tell
you the truth; 1t is expedient for you
that | go away; for if | 90 not away.
the Comforter. (the Convictor the
ConvIncer, the P-rsualer). will moi
come unto you: when he is come. h
Will reprove persuade, convict,
convince) the world Of SIN. AMI of
righteousness, and Of judgment. OF
SIP, because they believe not on me:
OF righteousness, because | 90 to
my Father: OF Judgment. because
the prince of this world is judged"
And, now, after all what does ii
matter. if every man after he arrives
at a certain age should b, compelled
to stand before the world with not
only convict" after his name; but
ax-convict?
Fellow men: much, if you retain
In your inner life your old self,
herein abounds error. sin and all
manner of unWholesome thoughts.
for such things had no place ia us
from The beginning, and to barber
evil in our lives tends to set at
naught the things for which God
sent His Love. His Goodness, the
Comforter. the Convincer. the Con
victor and estroyer of error oul.l
he null and void and IF no avail
We again say. wrong in any and
all forms is not of God, but peace
and love are from above. 5ui if W.
expunee through the convictor hich
Is by love al evil from our lives
learn to keep our hearts and mlE..s
clean. aud conform to. " ha suever
things are true. whatsoever. things
are honest, whatsoever things are
just. whatsoever things are pure
whatsoever things are lovely. wha,-
soever things are of good rep RI;
and if thee be any >irlu+, alul if
there he any praise lhlnk on these
things" and we will iii ourselves
to go forth and meet LIES bau les.
Words are moi ha' we want To ex
punge from uSe-error. sIn and folly
In all forms is what We all want and
must blot from our daily lives If Ne
as men and women, wish 10 measure
up To The full statute of honorable
respectabilny.
This article is written in all kind
illness and with view of dong