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ceaseless law. Habit, thought and customs of the people are 

 ever changing. We must of necessity keep step to the march 

 of progress. We must not become morbid and link ourselves 

 to the dry bones of a dead past. Nor are we to live as though 

 the future had no change in store for us. Plan for the future, 

 prepare for it, and then, when new conditions arise, we will 

 be able to adjust ourselves to them. 



There are many ideas brought into the field of vision at this 

 time, yet not admissible for our discussion. In this brief 

 paper the desire has been to excite an interest along the line 

 of farther and more complete investigation. To study the 

 ideas suggested is but to be convinced. After a thorough in- 

 vestigation, should failure take the place of success, you can 

 only "wait until the evening bells of time have ceased tolling 

 and the morning bells of eternity break the intervening silence 

 with their clarion notes. Then mount the great white throne, 

 stand beside the Recording Angel, and, as the unending day of 

 eternity sweeps on, observe the consequences. Watch that 

 debauched, debased, pauper, idiotic, insane and criminal 

 throng as it passes the Judge of Nations to receive its reward ; 

 there where the deformed limp; where the feeble-minded 

 chuckle in silly mirth ; where the epileptics froth in periojditic 

 fits; where the insane rave with madness; where drunkards 

 stand face to face with heaven's gate and see those awful 

 words flashing from flaming swords, "No drunkard shall enter 

 the kingdom of heaven"; there where scarlet women are 

 cursing the mother that gave them birth, and hardened crim- 

 inals stand shuddering on the crumbling cliff that o'erhangs 

 the dark valley of death and despair; there where family ties 

 are being severed forever and loved ones are parting to meet 

 no more; there where heart-broken mothers, choked with 

 sobs, plead against fate; there where cruel justice, blinding 

 her eyes, closes the day of probation and places the seal of 

 death upon every impenitent soul; there where angels weep 

 and the pitying, pleading Christ begs to drink once more the 

 cup of death and endure the passion of Golgotha's cross that 

 erring man may be forgiven ; there, in scenes like this, reckon 

 the consequences and settle the plea for personal liberty." 

 Settle, and forever, the great question of man abnormal. 



