Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-12-08
Mr.. LaraSOn'S Address
To Humane Society

ing VI IIle uuIHdHe OOcleCy, MOHudy
evening, Dec. 4th.
Mr.. Chairman and members of the
Society,"
You will pardon me, / am sure, if
for few moments, go back CEN
turies to set our Jacobs sta1l, sur
veyor like, to find few fundamental
corner stones from which to start.
In the first chapter OF Genesis, on
the fifth day of creation, we read that
God created the fishes, fowls worms
and every LIVING creature that walks
upon the face of the earth, and later
He said they were all good. And if
good, they should never be abused or
misused b. man.
On the sixth creative day, God
said, "let u.s." presumably including
with Himself the Holy spirit and his
well beloved son, make man in our
own image" and man, including you
and me, was so created.
Image, take it, doesn't refer to the
physical, visible Or tangible form of
either God or man. especially not to
the sex, size shape or contour of
mankind
God possesses an intellect, a will
power, forgiving spirit, kindness to
all, even brutes, mercy, love and other
beatiflc qualities, and He created
them in man, and m this respect we
are created in His image. Hence men
have minds, with these they think
and the power of speech that enables
them to formulate an historical and
Christian literature to transmit to
future ages.
Mans oriDin, capabilities and des-
tiny are matters of absorbing inter-
est to US all today. Great honor and
responsibility were conferred upon
man when God gave him dominion
and power over every living creature
upon the face of the earth. Did He
give us that authorit' and power that
We may torture and abuse those ami
mails created on the fifth day? No,
they were created especially for mans
benefit, use and happiness.
What is an animal? The original
word anima, means breath. An ami
NAL is an organized living beino en-
dowed with sensation and power of
voluntary motion. Animals, so far as
this paper is concerned, are divided
into two classes, man, brute both of
whom make mistakes. Man, homo,
human, humanity, and is the only
animal that has a spirit or undying
element.
A mother sent word to a school
teacher that if she didn't quit classi-
flying her children as animals in the
physiology class, she would come over
and kick her out of the school build
ing. The teacher considerably and
thoughtfully sent word back that if
convenient for her, to come some time
when the physiology class was recit-
ing and she would help her to stage
an object lesson before the class that
would justify the truthfulness of her
teaching.
The word brute comes from the
word browse, indicating it's manner
of eating in wild state.
Our kindness to the brute begets
kindness within US to our fellow man,
and teaches us to resnect the rights
and thoughts of others. You may oc-
casionally meet persons and in con-
versatlon with them upon economics,
moral or religious subjects, become
quarrelsome unless you agree with
them in every particular. In carry
ing out the principles of our Societv
it is not, primarily. to punish offend
ers as it is to teach them to 90 their
way and sin no more. Formerly the
pulpit stressed the Importance of
kindness to animals. The professions
and the laity should do so today.
The brutes reciprocate kind treat
ment. We see it in the whlnny of a
we'll treated horse when he sees the
kind hand of his master; also in the
believing of cattle, the bleating of
sheen and the friendly wag of dogs
tail. And may add Tor our benefit
that we never see dog wag it's tail
and growl at the same time. What
do you think the dumb brutes would
say of the cruelties of mankind, had
they the power of speech? They
would say we work for our board and
lodging only, see that we get reason
ably well paid. Loosen the tight
overhead check, saws the horse draw
ing heavy load. Take off our ice
skates says another when you drive
US on slir~nrv streets. Give us a
good warm rlace in which to sleer
comes in chorus from the COW,
sheep hog, and all useful domestic
animals.
fancy that all down trodden and
ill-abused brutes would then. when
they would see our worthy officer,
Charles L. Moore. coming into their
midst, rear on their hind feet and
with their fore feet, rive him three
happy salutes that would redolent the
air and surprise the natives.
A recent incoming, ignorant for
eigner purchased an old satanic look
ing horse and wagon, with which to
make a living. He found feed expen-
sive. He thought he saw autos run
ming with no pushee or pullee, and
that the crank was the onlv instru-
ment that Generated power. He went
to a harness shon and pointing to a
bundle of whips, told the proprietor,
| want to buv one of those cranks to
crank NV old hoss. . He thought a
crank was cheaper than corn and
chop.
Some people put as much SYM
pathy, care and feelin~ in cranking
their autos as other persons do in
cranking their own children and their
aged parents. I do not wish to in
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