New Britain herald., 1925-05-04

which must be controlled first of all if we are to have any kind of ctvili- lution,
 "Nou can make all the jaws you want, Look ut all the laws that haNr heen invented and turn to all The law books and statute books, and you will tnd that you can take each and every one and classify each and every ono undvr one of the heads hal Nou wlU ind in the Ten Com mouIImnDs
 "Now n,u, ] say ,1a to-day We ar. N a position .Nnluvr IL Is be- ,l'rsr o. civilization, whether i, is m..ws, of culture, whether it ,s be- ,ausr o' i00uouor brought 10 bear 'usug al 'nr aSrS when mon have n.n -'hrougN fear or some o'nrr r.oson -- to restrain their .mus,~- say today the only way m wNirh We di0'or from our ancvs- tor, l, 'rW Wn keep ,hoSn desires on8 impulses dormant W" are ,N- .NG ou d much uJEha moral plane. ut roUrs,. most uf us ,lo not steal N,rusr W, know 'uat il is wrong
 "Wo know that 1T society did uo: have a Iurr against theft. if re- .lGloo did uol say hat it was wrong 10 steal, audI[ every man were per united 10 steal whenever he saw ljt, u'' would hr impossible. So, moral Y. Wr hgow thal 1t i4 wrong 10 steal and wy h,,p 'hat desire 10 steal .urmAn'
 "Thg rouu.o wth our boys and gGr'S Is that iuo'oal of keeping those lrsuo and impulses dormant and under restraint, they are today glv- ing them practically every freedom and ful rrir. And the question is, since inraasraIy our boys and girls lr" no worse than they were before. H'n s,ura oNr crime wave is due to Tho 'act 'hat our boys and girls are gNng full vent to their impulses and feelings, what is the reason for it? How can 'ue situation ba handled?
 "In ,ha frs, p'are l wan. to say Hls to you. do not care where }ou go. you will find that the hoy and girl or today is lhe most selfish individual that you can ind any where. Each and every man for him. ~af. never mind the other fellow. This idea Of being helpful 70 the next man, the next boy. the noXt girl, that is all right in the movies; thaNs all right m books and stortos; i.'s nice in a Bible Class, (which they mover attcnd) it's all right; but when l comes right down 10 nc rual practical doings, each and every one Of them is just as selfish as can be. I'm having a good time at this present moment; never mind 1omor- row or the other persons feelings CT conditions as long as ] am having d good timo; that's all that's n"ces- saryu
 "Thcro's weakness number one selishncss, and you know, frj'nls that selfshness, being one Of th' wort traits Of human naturr, leads from one thing 10 another.
 Lack of Respect Tor Parents
 "Now then. We come to an0-h"' clement which to me is very dis rurbing, Nor remember that 'a' Ten Commandments talks aooH , honoriug your father and moth'r That is all gone nowadays. They sa. rhe first Ten Commandments ar' the hardest to keep, the rest ar' easy anI that is practically in uatchworI that has been adopre, today. They don't keep the frs ten and care very little about H. rest. Honor thy father and mothft that's unhcard Of tolay' Honor Why honoro We know more aboa things in tho world today 'ha' ra.ner and mother will know th, r4s, of rhr!r days. Honor2 Why ". are living the kind Of life they u,ysr dreamed ot, They are giving up a great many ;hngs themselves so we can enjoy things. They are o' the old az. they doni amount 1G much
 Honor ma, ts all forgotten IT father says 'yrs, SOD says mo- o' daughter says, I should Say not And Of course as far aS mot@er j. concerned she Goosn't it into tlp picture a. all. B"cau>" father ha. lost all authority mother is Of nl ya,ue hocauSe 'mo'har Is o.l-'ash loucd. Mother would not loc Doro thy go to dances and .azz rartj'. and come in any time in '@" morn ing she saw fir. SD mother WAS old ,asHoncd. and daughter hn"" a whole lot more than moth'r ao, timo.
 "uonor your par.n's" Nowa4ay i.is ct,hcr ray no a''"r'lon to fh par.nrs a' al or rH' '.'m in .a"I .p.auc. c. oar,,. j. t..E .o." .n. Q their parents you c"r'aj@y ra.Ho expect ,h5m 70 honor af yhoIH .s' Talk about respect for rdrcs. Tina was all uga' in Co.onla' 'lnlos, p'' laps but not know. Ct ln.o a ro ley gar today aud you wl. sra yoan
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