按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！
are crying out against this outrage。 While I was there a 〃Smoker〃 was
advertised to be held by the law students。 A student told me that a
beer wagon was engaged by the Seniors of Sheffield School of Yale for
their wrestling match procession。 These Seniors upon application can
get a tin cup and help themselves to this rotten slop that will destroy
their willpower and make them slaves of the drink habit。 What can be
expected of Freshmen if Seniors set such an example？ This will show
what it leads to：
The demoralization of the students is talked of universally。 They have
what is called Freshman 〃Games〃； which are as follows： Upon appointed
evenings they will meet at a select hotel （saloon）。 They take their
places at the table； then； each one at the table； 〃sets them up〃 to all the
rest。 If there are twelve at the table each one gets twelve drinks。 You
can imagine the 〃games〃 after such a debauch。 I saw some young men
there from Kansas and I asked them： 〃Why do you come to Yale？〃 I
would never send a boy of mine to Yale。 If I had a hundred I would
send them to a state； that made such things a crime。 Here is a college
that has received donations of millions lately； that young men may be
prepared and fitted for stations of moral； mental and physical eminence
and it is a school of vice to a great extent。 The distillers and brewers
dominate the republican party and they are the controlling party at
Yale and will desolate and enslave our darling boys。 I went to see the
president of Yale； Professor Hadley； and I asked him about these things。
He said he thought the intoxicants were 〃fruit juices〃。 I spoke of the
smoking。 He said he used to think it was wrong but when he went to
Germany he saw they smoked there。 He was taught it was wrong in
America but when he saw it in Germany he thought better of the vice
and is now teaching it to our boys。 People ought to demand another
faculty or refuse to patronize such a school。
While I was at Harvard I saw Professors smoking cigarettes。 Parents
should demand that the teachers in these colleges and schools should
be free from the practice of the vices of drinking intoxicating liquors
and the use of tobacco。 I hope we will have some generous hearted man
who will donate to build a college in Kansas with the capacity of Yale。
What a shame to have professors in our schools aping the vices of
foreigners。
These same professors are the followers of Huxley and Herbert
Spencer； who did far more to make the world ignorant than wise。 Huxley
saw in man only the elements of a weed。 Herbert Spencer would
have destroyed all family life。 Such men as these degrade thought and
see only the animal。 〃For after that in the wisdom of man； the world
by wisdom knew not。 Yet it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching
to confound the wise〃 （as a fool would determine wisdom）。
The great controversy between Yale and Harvard now； is； which shall
excel in brute force； and foot…ball seems to be the test。 Colleges were
founded for the purpose of educating the young； on moral； intellectual；
and spiritual lines。 The test of these is oratory； debate； intellectual
contests。 It used to be conceded； that the mind made the man； now the
forces of the mule and ox are preferred。
Taft； of the noted 'Taft' Cigar has position of lecturer； and the
inference is； there will be more vile cigars smoked than ever； under such
patronage。
Oh； mothers and fathers！ Rise in protest against these outrages；
slaughter； bloody anarchy； and treason。
CHAPTER XVIII。
PROHIBITION OR ABOLITION。WHAT IT MEANS。THE FREE METHODISTS AND
OTHER MINISTERS ENDORSE THE WORK。A CATHOLIC PRIEST'S ENDORSEMENT。
MODERN DEBORAH。JOHN P。 ST。 JOHN。
God is a politician； so is the devil。 God's politics are to protect and
defend mankind； bringing to them the highest good and finally heaven。
The devil's politics are to deceive； degrade and to make miserable； finally
ending in hell。 The Bible fully explains this。 The two kinds of seed
started out from Abel and Cain； then Ishmael and Isaac； Esau and Jacob。
There are but these two kinds of people。 God's crowd and the Devil's
crowd。 The first law given and broken in Eden was a prohibition law。
God said： 〃Thou shalt not。〃 The devil tempted and persuaded the first
pair to disobey。 He did it by deceiving the woman。 The fact of redemption
now is to bring them back to the law of God。 What is law？ God
says that sin is a transgression of law。 Blackstone says： 〃Law commands
that which is right and prohibits that which is wrong。〃 Law is
one； as truth is one。 It is not possible to make a bad law。 If it is bad； it
is
not a law。 We have bad statutes。 Law is always right。 Nothing is wrong
that is legal； and wrong may be licensed； but never legalized。 I find lawyers
who do not understand this。 I often hear the term 〃legalized saloon〃。
When I was passing the building of the supreme court in New York City；
on Madison Avenue； I read an inscription on one of the marble statues
representing a judge with a book on either side of the door： 〃Every law
not based on wisdom is a menace to the state。〃 This is a false； misleading
sentence for all law is wisdom。 It might have read： 〃All statutes not based
on wisdom； are a menace to the state。〃 Then at the base of the statue
of a soldier； on the other side of the entrance； was this statement： 〃We
do not use force until good laws are defied。〃 Which ought to read： 〃We
do not use force until laws are defied。〃 Such ideas as these are corrupting
courts； and biasing the public mind； and the injury is more than apparent
to the observer。 If law is not a standard； what standard can we
have？ We must have one。 We repeat again： 〃Law commands that
which is right and prohibits that which is wrong。〃 Any statute that does
this is lawful。 Any that does not； is anarchy。
God is truly the author of law。 The theocratic form of government
was perfect and the only perfect government that ever existed； we need
no other statutes than those that God gave。 He said： 〃We must not
kill a bird sitting on her young； must not see our enemy's beast fall under
his burden and not help him rise。〃 And the refinement of mercy was
taught in the statute that said： 〃You must not kill the mother and lamb
in one day； must not seethe a kid in its mother's milk； must not muzzle
the ox that treadeth out the corn。〃 The use； and the only use； of law is
to prevent and punish for sin。 All law has a penalty for those who violate
it。 Governments that are the greatest blessing to its citizens are those
who can prohibit； or abolish the most sin or crime。 Crime is not prevented
by toleration； but by prohibition。 Nine of the ten commandments
are prohibitive and begin with： 〃Thou shalt not。〃
The success of life； the formation of character； is in proportion to
the courage one has to say to one's ownself： 〃Thou shalt not。〃 It is
not the man or woman who has no temptation to sin； who has the strong
character； but the man or woman who has the desire but will not yield
to sin。 Some people ask： 〃Why did God make the Devil？〃 The Devil
is God's fire。 Like an alchemist God is purifying souls。 The Devil is
an agent in salvation。 〃Every Devil in hell is ha