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4 leaving the devil grinning behind the whole show, while he shifts the scenery for another respectable stage setting, and
then proceeds with the riotous pageant. Perhaps you think I have shot off at a tangent, and am flying wild. No No The centripetal
face of the Sun of Righteousness holds me true. Like you I am a child of the country the cities are going wild: your own San
Francisco, among them. But there has been some ground winning fights over there. But the enemy is not dead. Like your shot
bird, he is only scotched, and if you dont look sharp will be at the top again, singing his old specious song. Religiously
at least, the South is ahead of the North, and if its morals are no better, certainly its attitude is better. Here Christian
or true morality is regarded as inherent in the Christian religion. The authority of Christ is behind the combination. In
the north morals rest largely on their own basis; or as may be regarded by each individual. In a general way, you might say,
they rest on public opinion, which is a wonderful conglomerate. The purest chryrstals springing from the sermon on the mount.
Other scources are the criminal code and the statute books, and much the largest portion from the usage of society, and the
trend of the times. Some like Herbert Spencer regard utility as the basis of morals. Not that they encompass the whole view,
and determine the greatest good for the greatest number: it is only a rare one who does that; but each regards as best, what
works out best for him; or for his party, if he is linked up with others. So with the great mixtures we have of races and
religions, public opinion is rather indeterminate, and has little moral influence Here in the South what moral sense they
people appear to have seems directly traceable to the influence of the churches. Jesus Christ being recognized as the final
authority. Individualism indeed asserts itself most strongly, and is often disposed to trample on all law. Yet the conviction
lies deep, that Christ is the true scourse of law and the basis of geniune character. The South is often rude and 05376