The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6B, Ed. 1 Friday, February 5, 1897 Page: 4 of 4
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facta woro eo startling in some
snccla aa to merit tlin cnrnfnl coh.
flft llnH Af nil ft lat4 4 .!. f..1 u . JUI
uuiniiuu ut nil tiiuuginiui ll'DIMC)
ho havcths welfaro b'f tho country
heart. Sir. White's address ttavo
prominence to two conclusions in
irticular that tho United States
j pre-eminent over all other civil'
ed nations aa a field for crimes
f. aseificd with murder and that the
f iminislration of law for the pun-
' hment of such crimes is most ine-
dent and reprehensible. He cit-
j'l Btatietiesshowiug that thenum-
;r of homicides in .the United
flutes beginning in 1S69 when it
as 8567 has increased by leaps
d bounds each year until 1$95
io number was lO.iSOD. Durum
.'. lese six years crime increased far
f I. ore than the population. In 1S95
' ierewere 155 to each million of
fa'tmnlatinn.
U j uo prupgruun oi muruertrs ic-
ttlly executed had steadily dimin-
thed. There was one execution to
Ji.ch. forty five murders inlS90and
ne in seventy four in 1895 The
1 amber of lynchihgs has every much
rtceeded the legal executions. There
ere 171 lynchings In IS95 and 132
cecutions for murder.
li all the homicides from the six
.sars from 15S9. to 1895 were in
nfinement there would be ac-
thocursoot human slavery. Tho
generation which is now coming
on tho fitngo tins to grapple with
evila hardly less .fearful than was
that" with political and especially
municipal corruption with tho in-
flux of foreign pauperism with tho
general problem of crimo and abovo
all with tho murder problem In tho
United States. Commonwealth.
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J.OOO. Only 1000 including
)th legal and illegal executions
j iffered punishment by death and
' ;000 ran at large. The eleventh
nsus shows but 7351 in prison
r homicide. Mr. White shows
i" Jit the average time of confine-
entof the murderers sentenced
.r life is but ten years. The par-
"mingpowerof governors isshame-
tssly abuEed. Marked illustrations
j this are Gov. Taylor of Tenn.
j'ao during his four years of office.
5m 1S8S to ly2 pardoned SOI
m
n me list ot vrnose onenses m-
jjded every crime on the calendar.
f ivid B. Hill while governor of
' - m York made himself notorious
pardoning criminals several of
;1 em under sentence for murder.
j r. White criticizes with just in-
jnation that maudling show of
mankarian sentiment miscalled
;reyBo generally exercised to-
; rTcriminals.
j Judging the lotnre by the past
S White claims that over 10000
ople in the TJ. S. will be mur-
red in the coming year. Two-
rds of these murders will come
th all the suffering cruelty beg-
y and tears incident to them be-
lse of this cheap and false senti
.; nt. "We ought to show mercy"
said. "True and when you are
I U asked to sign a petition to se-
i e the immunity to a murderer
: . this plea think of its effect on
i Uewho jnay yet be murdered
ok of mercy to them."
' "irst among tha special curses to
ne mentioned by Mr. White is
widespread criminal education
iildren. These causes are the
strated news papers an'd what
re paperB' are not illustrated
ie novels tbtatre; etc. Thank
1 one man appears at last to be
to see facts and he is not a
icher but a layman who moves
ine higher stratas of intellectual
" r social lifet
l a remedies suggested Mr White
Vjlms that more attention should
Lnll -.f I a .i lt
the World Gtomng Worsef
This question is often answered
very promptly in tho affirmative.
And many people ( especially ambng
older iwople) delight in referring
to tho "good old timeaj" in a way
that leaves tho impression that
they think times are growing worse.
Is it so? We do not know how o
arrive at a definite conclusion.
Viewed from somo points of view
it seems decidedly better; from
other points of view decidedly
worse.
Wo suppose there are more
christians than ever before. Also
that they are doing more to give
tWgospel to tho world than ever
before. But while one gives him-
self wholly to Christ and his
work his influence is Weakened and
his Christianity is discounted by
scores who bear the name of Christ
but do nothing. And while a few-
give liberal sums to the cause ol
Christ; his influence and work is
Weakened by the fact that scores of
hi? brethren give nothing. The
workers are lost to view in the
sirarms of drones in the hives.
And when the honey is measured
by the number of inhabitants in
the hive the amount done by each
seems very small. It is said drones
R.rding to Dr. White's ficores overJare very useful among bees but
among christians well as dear
old Dr. Talbird used to say 'drones
and indifference are the worst
curses on the church." This makes
it difficult to tell just what Chris-
tianity is doing more for our age
than for former ages. But we
must not forget the vast numbers
not christians wo are held in res-
traint by christian influences.
Thus estimating the good of our
times by the number who profess
to be christians and the number
held in moral restraint by being
under christian influence? and the
great power for good in the mission
work; In christian schools and in
asylums for almost all manner of
unfortunates; the sum is not to be
despised. But how are we to reach
the agre'gate? On the other hand
it is said the number of murders
annually in onr own country have
doubled in the last seven vears. '
And all other crimes have
pace with murder. And
their frequency is not the
alarming feature of the crimes of
our day. The fiendish motives
prompting ana tne revoltina cru-
U thmt Should Comt jigatt.
Wo mean just a ho did come.
Uo bom just as ho wns born) livo
just as ho did live speak just aa ho
did speak and dio just as' ho did
die who. would ueliovo Upon him?
Ifhls foro-runncr should' come
just as John tho Baptist camo in
what respect would his oxponence
differ from that of John?
It wo belioved ho was comnus'
sioned of heaven as tha Jaws ho
Hevcd John was wo would doubt-
less hear him an tlioy heard John
and wo would go to him for instruc-
tion as thoy wont to Johm But
when lis should preach "Ropont for
tho kingdom of God is at' hand;"
would nnt thousands say ''I am a
Baptist" "I am a Methodist" "I
am a PresbyTcrian' just as tho
scribes and Pharisees said "Abra-
ham is our father" and would ho
not havoas much difficulty in get-
ting them to believe anything else
was necessary as John had with
them? And when Christ had
come and in his first miracle had
turned water into wine would he
not be the jest of many church
members? And as he and hiB
twelve ignorant tried dusty disci-
ples camo along tlio road would
not many membess of our B. Y. P.
U. jest at them? And as he
preached that tha very first duties
of his subjects were self-denial and
cross bearing would not many
christians deride him arid say
"We have a better thing than that;
we belong to. an orthodox church
and can play erchre and dance
and drink and frolic and live en
tirely for ourselves and yet will be
saved because we belong to the
church." In fact would he not
find as many relying upon forms
and ceremonies and church rela-
tionship as he did when in the
world ?
Of coursesome things would be
different: but many just the same.
Fie would not find the same narrow-
ness of view concerning the possi
hility of people of other nations
baing saved yet he would
in some instances nnu n
concerning those who be
longed to other churches than our
own. His "receiving sinners and
eating with ihem;" woi'ld not be
sq objectionable fr many could
Ingot saloons gambling house?
houses of prostitution and other
dens ot infamy from whioh How
tho streams of ovll influences mak
ing it dangerous tor hoys to bo At
large. All this Is dono under tho
plea of "personal liberty." Dut to
theeo guardians of personal liber
ty whilo it is monstrous to curtail
tho rights of thoso who'do cyl;itiB
all right to curtail tho privileges of
thoso who do' right thonwolvos' tind
want their families to do right.
Tho principle may bo stated in
theeo words: MLot evil doc.ra run
at largo; and imprison thoso who
wish to do right in their homes."
And when tho principle is put hilly
into practicb every pure homo will
have to bo n fortress to guard it-
self against tho evil forces at largo
on tho street. In fact the notes of
tliocurfow bell will emmd tho warn-
ing that evil mon. are in control of
tho city and good people must be
on their guard And we will bo
glad to hear tho nolo of alarm
soundtd out. It will declare a fact
already existing to which many
good people aro asleep. And pos
sibly it may wake up tho people to
the fact that things ought to be
reversed; that is that evil
doeis ought to bo restrained and
good people ought to have their lib-
erty floweker let the. curfew ring
while tho wicked reign; and keep
the boys at home while tho streets
are full of licensed ovil.
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say we do the same thing and live
like them too.
But his declaration "my king-
dom is not of this world" would
shock many who hold high places
as christians. And especially when
he taught "brotherly love" and
be reconciled to your brother" and
not ydur brother;" many
to me
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nrokihlvi Iuu&c
r j
. Kuiuu eiy uo use iu ij&.
mat way. i Know a baa man
when I see him ; and he is no broth-
er of mine; and if I have to go to
elty of execution are often such as j hea?ea wilh him' l am not Soin&-
iaid to moral instruction in all
Ilea of schools public and pri-
t and more preaching of Tight-
ness in the pnlpit. He wishes
a sermon preached by the late
Woolsey .of Yale on
jnteouB anger" might be re-
td in every pulnit in the U. S.
moral tone of the public press
' -1 be elevated. .Bepressiy
tuouia do executea witu re-
to education in crime by bad
icatioos Courses of ins true-
" should be furnished in our col-
i on the problems furnished by
t Remodel prisons. Deal
y and summarily with all
known to contribute to crime.
an habitual criminals' act.
sentences under which no
f k al can be turned loose uporj
ty until clearly fitted for liber
A sentiment should be devel
which shall bold Judges iu-
di t . "
uuuruovB legislators apa gov-
mpre fltrictiy to their duties.
White cloeca with this im-
nt sentiment; The genera-
if men and women now passr
way h& frd this land from)
were not only never known in oth
er days but such as would almost
lead us to believe it was the work
of devils rather than of men. And
before the count is finished it must
be remembired that the way to the
commission of many of the most
diabolical of crimes is. hedged by
legisla'ure enactments and the
propelling powe is licensed and
protected by our laws. And when
we remember that those laws are
voted for by professed christians
we get so confused in our estimate
that we lose our bearings'. Wheth
er times are better or worse God
knows they are bad enough and it
becomes those who love Christ and
right and the souls of men to
throw all their influence and pow-
er in favor of right and in Opposit
tion to wrong; or else times will
certainly grow worse.
One of the curious experiences of
and editor is found in the diverse
criticisms of different readers. Some-
times be is severely criticised his
motives questioned and his spirit
pronounced bad by one class of
readers while other? speaking of
the very sameithing will eugoize
mo utterance commend his Bnlrlt.
and giveiifra credit for the" best in-
tentions. And yet when he thinks
of the different men writing so dif-
ferently land knowing all per
sonally) he cannot for the life of
him tell which is the beet man or
which is moved by the best motive.
Yet there is this consolation
about it! every thipg good and true.
ms may Bay win meet tne appro
ciation of pome good people.
R V Colbert has Jet the cooirict
for his new bank building to be erected
pa the corner Of the sqiare and Com-
mercial avenUe in front of the Woods
The
And among this class would be
some of our biggest brethren.
Again if in his teaching and
preaching he should give to cer-
tain scriptures a meaning differ-
ent to that we give them would he
meet with less fierce antagonism
than he met with among the Jews?
If he did. not preach according to
the published creed oi any denom-
ination would he nut be disfellow
shipped by that denomination.
We fear that many who bear his
name to-da would be as far from
receiving him and his teachings as
the Jews were. "He" then "oame
to his own and hisown received him
not" and if he should come again
in the same way it is probable the
Holy Spirit would have the same
sentence re-written.
And if some of us would be thus
unprepared to recieve him if he
should come again to .earth he
once came; how will it be when
death shall introduce us into his
presence? or if he. should come in
his glory with all hia Holy angels?
t now couju we meet him?
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SOUTHEAST.
Cannon - Ball - Train
Sbortcead ons Hoar is Tims
Lcares Fort Worth 7:05 a. nu; Dallas 7:05
m.; Union Depot &15 a. ra. Arrives in
St. Louis 7:25 - m. next day.
Limited - Evening - Express
Has Been Quickened
8 HOXTRS TOST.LOTJIS AND
THE EAST
4 HOT7BS TO MEMPHIS
1 HOUB TO NEw OBLEAN
ONLY TWO DAYS
Ectveea
Texas and New York
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
to St. Louis Chicago and
New Orleans.
Loweat ticket rates time table and&lldeilred
formation wlUbefurnlihedbTanToftbeticket
gent of the Texas 4 Pacific E"t or
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The Curfew Lam.
Many cities and towns are adopt-
ing what is known as.the 'Curfew
Law" which forbids all children
under a cjerlain age from being al-
lowed on the streets after certain
hours. The reason is to shield
them from the evil influences of
the streets. It is strange that par-
ents need such a law to'keep their
children at hpme But if they are
unwise enough to let their boya
roam tho .streets after night it is
wel j they should bo compelled by
Jaw to keep them at home But
the moat curious thing in the
world ifl that nearly all secular pa
pers are enthusiastically in favor
North and Sooth
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