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of decent citizenship. Every ounce of effort for 

 good in your Associations is part of the ceaseless war 

 against the traits which produce such men. But in 

 addition to condemning the grosser forms of evil 

 we must not forget to condemn also the evils of bad 

 temper, lack of gentleness, nagging and whining 

 fretfulness, lack of consideration for others the 

 evils of selfishness in all its myriad forms. Each 

 man or woman must remember his or her duty to 

 all around, and especially to those closest and near 

 est, and such remembrance is the best possible prep 

 aration for doing duty for the State as a whole. 



We ask that these Associations, and the men and 

 women who take part in them, practice the Chris 

 tian doctrines which are preached from every true 

 pulpit. The Decalogue and the Golden Rule must 

 stand as the foundation of every successful effort to 

 better either our social or our political life. "Fear 

 the Lord and walk in his ways" and "Love thy neigh 

 bor as thyself" when we practice these two pre 

 cepts, the reign of social and civic righteousness will 

 be close at hand. Christianity teaches not only that 

 each of us must so live as to save his own soul, but 

 that each must also strive to do his whole duty by 

 his neighbor. We can not live up to these teachings 

 as we should; for in the presence of infinite might 

 and infinite wisdom, the strength of the strongest 

 man is but weakness, and the keenest of mortal eyes 



