San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-28
Prominent 'nhysiciaus of the sta;S

tween the medical profession and the
CLERGY. Large audiences greeted all
speakers. :.
III w. Il. Russ spoke at st. Marks
Episcopal Church Sunday morning.
His talk follows:
In matters pertaining TO health and
morals. men are wise or foolish rather
than good or bad. Living creatures are
constantly engaged in making ADJUST
ments 10 environment. All human
conduct is based upon this fact. II we
are wise enough to live in accordance
with the great natural laws that gov
ern the universe we are rewarded with
good health and happiness. IL these
laws are disregarded We pay for our
mistakes in poor health aud broken
spirits. Lack OF vision and understand
ing are responsible for al of eur mis-
takes. Some one has said that III
marching through life as best we can
w do not keep step with each other,
because We do not ali hear the same
drummer. Whitcomb Riley makes he
hired man say:
Il believe all children's good.
Eff they're only understood
Even the bad ones pears TO me
Sizes as good as they can be-
This is true of us all. In following
a natural and proper ambition TO be
happy and well, we always take the
road that seems 10 lead 10 happiness
and health. but quite often we mis-
take the road. The thoughtless who
are given TO high living and low
thinking are no more wicked than are
the whining poltroons who seek to
avoid penalty for their mistakes By
praying for forgiveness instead Of
making an effort 10 right the wrongs
for which they are responsible. Both
are to be pitied rather than to be
blamed. Their mistakes are due to lack
of intelligence and to defective cdu-
cation-"As We sow, so shall We also
reap"-means nothing TO their dull
understandings. That mature never
forgives an insult" and that every
cause produces its logical effect has
escaped their attention. Men and wom-
en- who turn night into day. drink
whiskey, pollute their minds from the
literary garbage can filled with the
writings Of wcaklings seeming TO de-
fend their own mental and moral per-
versions. and, the young who are mis-
led by the false lessons taught in the
moving picture houses. are no more
wicked than are little children who
step into the fire, or, are crippled in
the streets by passing vehicles.
Right Living Promotes Happiness.
The clergy and the medical profes-
sion are not performing their full duty
when they content themselves with
abuse for the wickedness of the I'M
fortunate victims of lowered intelli-
gence and false education. AS the
leaders of men it is their duty to dis
cover causes and to suggest the rem
yedies. When fathers ard mothers &c
icept the theory that sane and decen
Lying in accordance with the laws o
|, mature mean only restraint, sadness
gloom, and. the shouldering of unneC
sessarys burdens, while on the othe
hand self-indulgence. idleness, sensuou
dancing. gambling, drunkenness, and
literature including plays that moe
the sanctity of the home are prope
entertainment for the young, it is tim
for leaders TO do something more con
structive than merely to declain
against the wickedness OF the world
If decent and proper living witt
preservation of the home and the rear
ing OF the young is not on the road I.
happiness and health il is both useles
and undesirable that this life be hel,
up to the young as ideal. and, il lewd
ness, idleness and self-indulgence real
~ promote happiness and health il
improper to advise the young agains
such life on the mere threat thu
they will be punished in the mex
world. The virile adventurous youn
N IN and women of the country mus
DC taught how to live, not how 10 di,
I4ey must be taught that i. pays /.
follow the road to happiness an
health and how 10 avoid the gloon
sadness and tears that mark tine ron
TO ruin and despair. Both preacher
anu doctors speak too much IL m
pleasure seeking youth and Of II
primrose path" and Of the DANCE,
mat come from the happiness and ia
dispensed by bootleggers and sensiI,
oance promoters and degenerate lite
ature. They speak Of these things /
II fney really promoted gayness mn
hghtheartedness and freedom. an,
really lead to happiness. but then a,
wise that they DO avoided because the
are wrong and God will punish MS 4
being happy. Why not teach n
simple fact that self-indulgence mr.
tie abuse OF the emotions and the d
grading of love AMI the good felIoy
snip OF drunkenness. do not give an
ehappiness at all. but from TIE voI
start and with ever increasing cruelt
pain and establishment bring desnn
ana death--never happiness-an
tnat philosophy or right living vhnth
taught BY Christ or any other grn,
teacher brincr from the start and
ever increasing amount health. bsn-
ness. JOY and long life.
Less Intelligent Than Sayages.
The problem can be solved only
clear understanding of the plain 10
) sons taught in the cold light Of II
; classified knowledge. called science.
very superficial knowledge of II
science Of living things teaches MS th
man In the savage state. like the Al
mails ms matter Of self-preservati,
4 ard In pursuit of long life and ham
ncss. Is protected from hard and n
kind environment chiefly by his int,
lieence. Intuition or common sen,
supplemented in small way by I
limited knowledge that he gains fro
his own experience. For instance yul
ed by native intelligence alone he
able To find his way through forcs
and over streams and TO overcome {
dangers from climate. famine and W
beasts and the competition from eau
Z IL wild men. Guided by instinct aior
= be = able TO safely reproduce his XII
and care for his offsprin. and to ira
his young to meet the problems
life.
Civilized man on the other hand,
faulty breeding and by ncglecting [
exercisr OF his instincts is far less
felfixenf than the snyare Droteci
by safeguards and guided by inte
gent leadership be is able TO survi
What he hacks IN intelligence tn
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