The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-07
A SURE TEsIioFicstARAoreR
(Oriental Consistory).


of strong character ~ to'be found il
the way men meet attack upon tiiei
reputation. Most men Ase!so sensitiv,
about their regulations that ttty tea
down character IN THE leffdrts 70 de
fend themselves. They give 700 mucl
attention to reputation and too it'll,
attention TO character. t." ''''.
Anyone can attatk, reputation, ant
the mbre dishonest and untrustwortHy
a man Is, the m6fe' hd is inclined |,
attack The reputation Of Others The
man whose generaf CONVERSATION take.
the form of personalities Is usual,
one who has not defeioped his fac
uIties of observation, hIs capacitle.
to receive impres yfons and his powers
of reasoning and exbftssion, Sufficient
Iy to talk about anything else. liz
Is usually and consciously poor OBJ
server, he rarely etSsps Vie fun sig
niflcarice OF what lStle" ne does OBJ
serve, ne has no serio1s purpose OF
comparing what he observes and
grasps with related thiNss',n and be
expresses emotionally, what appeals
20 his senses, and does not express
thoughts which have passed through
the refining process of reflection
Few men who are well developed
mentally have any time or ihc'ina;iOr
for gossip or the repetition Of saia
ciOus or slanderols stories, They
are too fully occupied in studying
their own defects, and making effort
20 correct them, TO waste time and ef
fort n discussing the deiinquencies
deficiencies and defects Of others
They have learned that the hrst duty
of man is to learn tu aHbIse hfs own
passions and defects and "tka T. there
after one is too busy with that partic
ular work to Think of doing anything
less valuable. .i 3 .,rlu r.'.
But all men are not developed suffic
iently To get this trewtolnt. They fret
and worry and indulge in reNengeful
thoughts when attndhs 'srs smsde upon
their reputation. which only increase
their own troubles. They are filled
with the thought that only as they
attack those who attack thoT can
they show their manhood" They Go
not sqem to grasp the fact that they
are OILY showing that part II their
natures which is directly related to
the Animal nature, that part which
they have in common with the beasts
If man is not only physical but also
mental and moral, he must recognize
the importance of doing all in his
power, to help develop the mental and
moral as we'll as to subdue an over
development of the physical
Attacks upon reputation are either
just on unjust. If just the moral man
will confess his fault, clear his reputa-
tion, and improve his character at
the same time. If the attack is un-
just, and actu,ted by jealousy, malice
or revenge tall destructive impulses
of undeveloped mem the attack can
rarely be met by any attempt to an
swer. Those who wish 10 believe evil
will do so Notwithstanding any at
tempt to let in the light. Those who
are inclined to be more charitable in
they attitude will wait for TIME TO fur
nish the evidence Of innocence or
guilt. Those who axe the most in
telligeht will take into consideration
the evidences of character which are
DISPLAYED in daily life and conduct.
and viii hold YOU innocent until know
ledge of your guilt is a matter Of per
sonal Experience. Nor will legal evil
dence against one be considered in
the light Of knowledge: because all
men OF experience are aware Of the
many cases Of mistaken guilt. based
upon circumstantial evidence. which
is one OF the greatest defects Of our
present social practice
1t Is a deplorable fact. though true.
that most Of US are more inclined to
believe evil Of one OF our fellow men
than to believe good This IS the re-
suit Of faulty education and lack Of
self control Only when we have
learned by experience. by suffering
from this defective practice at the
hands Of others, do we begin to have