South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-16
THE TWO PARALLELS.

n Get bd4N man went down
from Jerusalem 10 Jericho.
and fell among thieves.
which stripped him OF his
raiment. wounded him and
departed, leaving him half
dead.
And by chance there
came down a certain priest
that way, and when he saw
him. he passed by on the
other side. And likewise a
Leviter. when he was at the
place, came and looked on
him, and passed by on the
other side.
But a certain Samaritan.
as he jOurneyed, came
where he was. and when he
saw him. he had compassion
on him. And went 20 him.
and bound up his wounds,
pouring in oil and wine. and
set him on his own beast.
and brought him 20 an inn.
and took care OF MIN"
The Samaritans accepted
Moses as the chief lawgiver.
and the Pentateuch as their
law, but rejected the tradi.
lions and rules OF the Phar-
isees. They denied the Jewish
priesthood. They refused 20
accept Jerusalem as the one
place where Gods temple
should stand The very term
Samaritan" was one Of re-
proach. Today IL is asserted
that about 200 Samaritans
remain. dwelling in Shec-
hem, and worshipping on
Mount Gerizim.
When the spring breezes Of the
southland in the early part OF
the year. 1917. were slowly
driving the frosty blast out of its
last trenches I'm northern In
diana, a poor working man came
down the st Joseph valley and
stopped 10 labor in one Of the in
dustrial plants in the beautiful
city OF Nishawaka. Weeks came
and went. He drew his pay en-
velope each Friday, and plodded
on his way in the industrial life
OF the community, cutting no fig
ure socially, politically. or much
otherwise among his fellowmen.
The recurrence OF drastic
malady which first seized him as
a result Of heavy work and sleep
ing on the damp ground Of the
logging camps of upper Mich
igan years ago. began 10 affect
his physical powers. In short. the
old rheumatism attacked him.
suffering excruciating
pain for many days. he held on
10 his task Finally forced 20
give up. he took 70 his he'd in
humble quarters on the third
floor OF smoky row. The doctor
called a few times. Pay TO the
physician. and for room rent.
and for food soon exhausted his
meagre reserve supply Of cash.
Friendless. his case was refer
red TO Trustee Kennedy. AS is
the custom, IL was decided 20
send this man that travelled from
his early Jerusalem to his later
Jericho, 20 the county infirmary.
Trustee Kennedy besought the
chief Of police for the use of the
second hand police patrol-am-
bulance TO carry the unfortunate
victim of rheumatism 10 the
county infirmary.
In eXemplification OF that old
time admonition OF charity
give even the devil his just dues.
let IL be said that Chief Kreiter
was willing and would have been
the good Samaritan 70 carry him
to the county infrmary. but the
chief, in accordance
with the rule and the law, must
those who sit in higher
places before he may do this act
OF kindly charity. SO. as the his
torian sets IL down, he consulted
the mayor and the comptroller.
who very promptly vetoed any
such mission OF mercy.
Trustee Kennedy was obliged
TO pay four dollars OF the town
ship money 10 carry this broken
down laboring man 10 the coun-
ty inhrnary.
Query. In view of the fact
that the city Of Mishawaka pays
more than three-ffths OF every
dollars worth OF the township
taxes is il at all difficult in the
complex puzzle OF the spiritual
progress. humanitaridnism, in
and civic virtue Of
this tragic occurrence to distin-
ruish the priest and the Levite
from the would-be Samaritan?