The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-12
THE ONLY ROAD TO REFORM.

In the New England village where lived Rev Arthur Dimmes
dale and Hester Pynne there neither dance hall
theatre neither IN pictures the the things
the tendency Of which is corrupt morals In that primitive
Puritan community the most rigid rules the observance
which made mandatory by meeting and ecclesiastical
authorization church and state practically one Puritan
New Engandwee prescribed for the regulation OF individual
conduct on Sunday and every other day.
But Mr. Dmmesdae and his fair parisfoncr fell Hester
Ppnnes sin became known and she publicly punished by
beng compelled the scarlet letter" The minister's moral
o6qy was covered up until the end Of his earthly
after he had endured eme OF soul agony confession came
from his lips sadder tragedy OF two souls not to be
found in all literature.
In another age several centuries removed from the time OF
which Hawthorne the Scarlet Letter." and in land
several thousand miles from the stern and rockbound coast
where the Mayower landed under conditions utterly different
from those existing in the New England Of colonial days history
was repated another highly respected and mcoved minister
ana young g fell The sad and shocking story is well known
in ChckaSha.
Was the fall Of this modern minister and partner in shame
due to influences that peculiarly modern? Nonot than
the tall of Hester Prynne and her pastor caused by cond
tons that peculiar their time II rigid rules prescribed
by church. state and the scte of social could
avail to save the souls and maintain the morals OF and
the Scarlet Letter. would never have been written.
The Mr. Dmmedales fall and likewise of
the modern minister's fall is be sought in their
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote wonderful story about "D
Jeky and Mr. Hyde and forth very profound truths Every
human being has within himself Or ekyl" gentemen-vrtuou
good noble Mr. Hyde BRITISH bad gnobe 1t not
an original discovery OF Mr. Stevenson St Paul the great apostle
discovered and described the thing ago The
minister's and every other has fallen below accepted
standards OF character and conduct uccumbed the baser po
tons OF their nature The old fashion preachers have right
the root Of all sin in the soul and the remedy the regenera
tive force of good which must be applied the place
The old time religion" applied to modern conditions and in
accordance with modern Of thinking and made real prac
tice the influence which needed check all
OF immortality and nothing else will take the place of it. Karl
Marx found the explanation of all conduct virtue
IN the mateasc Interpretation of history and many modern
habaked reiorme who urge regulation of individual conduct
by legislation just superficial the economic detemn-
ists The cause individual and the remedy individual 1t
noteworthy hat the greatest OF all moral teachers the Man of
Galee said little about law saving force but he did
that the regeneae influence of righteousness be applied the
heart and his philosophy OF reform still the best The
sad story OF the Scarlet Letter and similar tales of human
ness and sin will continue be told until and
conquered the evil propensity which nheres in their The
battlefield for each is within his soul and that he
will fall to british levels the heights of manhood
and womanhood where he will find all that worthy human
effort.