The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-03-18
THE EFFECTS OF SIN In TIE
HUMAN LIFE
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a dissipated, worthless man, and
his mother was a bad woman. Both
parents were weakened physically
and morally by their irregular liv-
ing, so Max inherited this weakness
which helped 10 blast the lives Of
hundreds OF his descendants. Max
drank 10 excess, dissipated his
strength and manhood with i'm
moral women. committed many
petty crimes and was often in
prison.
When he grew 10 manhood, with
the best part Of his nature sapped
out by evil habits, he married
woman who was common prost-
itute, by whom he had several chill
dren. All these children were weak
in body. mind and morals. Never
.theless, they became the parents
OF a number OF children who in
herited the same weaknesses that
cursed their parents, and. in turn,
transmitted these same degenerate
qualities 10 their own children.
One thousand, one hundred and
three of the descendants OF Max
Jukes have been studied and
Unidentified. OF this number
about one-third died in in
fancy-over $50 helpless babies sac
rificed on the altar OF human APP
petite and passion, condemned 10
an early death before they were
conceived. Among the others were
1876 thieves, seven OF whom were
murderers; i45 drunkards; 90 fe-
male prostitutes; 2S5 who were so
viciously diseased that they could
not become the parents OF strong,
healthy children: 400 who were ep-
ileptic or feeble-minded, or who
contracted tuberculosis; $40 pau
pers who had to be cared for by
the State, and who spent altogether
in almshouses about 23OO years.
The cost in dollars and cents TO
the State OF New York has been
over si,25o,OOO.
Sin always has its penalty. what
soever a man soweth, that shall he
also. reap" He that soweth TO the
flesh, shall OF the flesh reap cOrrup-
ton"
Max Jukes sowed 10 flesh and
reaptd the terrible harvest l have
mentioned above. He sowed to pas
sion and dissipation and reaped
among his descendants over $50 ba-
bies whose bodies were so suceecpt-
IDLE 10 killing diseases that they
couldn't make the fight for life.
These innocent babes were damned
into existence only to be hurried
into eternity. They were murder
ed by their parents and grandpar-
ents before they were conceived and
born.
He sowed TO hatred and dishon-
esty and reaped among his descend
ants 1926 thieves. He sowed TO malice
against his fellow men and reaped
seven murderers. He sowed to his
appetite for strong drink and reap
ed las drunkards. He sowed TO i'm
moral relation with bad women and
reaped among his childrens' chill
dren ninety female prostitutes -
women who at any time OF day or
night would sell their virtue and
womanhood for a dollar or two and
a glass OF wine. He sowed frequent
visits 10 the red-light places and
reaped 285 descendants who were
viciOusly diseased because OF their
immoral habits that they could not
bring into life healthy children.
He sowed 10 uncleanliness and dis
sipatioa and reaped 400 whose bod
les were so weakened, whose light
OF life was snuifed so low before
birth, that they came into the world
suffering with epilepsy or afflicted
with feeble minds, or were caught
up in the clutches OF consumption
and hurried out Of existence. What
punishment must await the men and