| Show IS IT GR GROWING OWING WORSE IT is common with those disposed to condone general crImins criminality lity to assert that the world is improving morally as well as in other respects others not quite so advanced in the same direction speak apologetically by comparison of the fearful corrupt corruptions lons ions under which the earth is groaning people be belonging loDging to that class hold that the monstrous practices which now so largely obtain have always existed and I 1 it is probable they always will the less enlightened as ages g e of the history of our globe are pointed to as examples of the truth of this position it it be admitted that most if not dot all of the debasing immoralities now so prevalent have existed in every age and even in some generations to a greater extent than in this tais it should notwithstanding be apparent a at to every intelligent observer sers erand enand and t thinker that the presenters pres present entera era is one of surpassing wickedness in this respect it is doubtful if it has been paralleled in thelast the past the present age is one of vastly greater enlightenment than any that nas preceded it so great is the advancement van cement that comparisons must be absurd in judging of the enormity of an offense against the laws of nature and of god justice demands that the measure of intelligence and culture of the perpetrator be taken into account hence what would bean be an enormous and inexcusable crime when committed by a civilized educated man would be little more than what might be expected from an uncivilized barbarian if it can be successfully shown that the gross gros offenses against morality which prevail today to day have been common in less enlightened times still the burden bunden of comparative wickedness belongs to the generation of the greatest advancement in enlightenment the heinousness of sin bein being measured by the larger degree of of understanding of right and wrong so with the amount of responsibility attached to the commission of wrong viewed from this consistent standpoint the present generation is probably the wicked wickedest wick edest cst i since the flood while probably every immoral I 1 ti tice ce that ever did exist Is perpetrated in these times hines there are doubtless new ones in addition of a more refined character that belong to what are called the higher planes of civilization the developments that have been brought to 11 light by the pall mali mall gazette expose and ad the dublin monstrosities ties of a short time ago are but symptoms of the horrible moral rottenness that exists in every civilized nation and that must rise as a stench in the nostrils of an offended god considering si the picture of moral putridity the world presents what a spectacle it must be for the heavens to gaze upon instead of growing better in a moral sense in spite of the greater enlightenment the facts go to show that the world is gradually growing gronvik worse its entire social structure demands a radical process of reconstruction or better still needs to be supplanted by wane con condition the of the flood of destruction must come soon else eise no flesh would be saved from its frightful consequences |
