THE EVENlNG GAZETTE wrunnn AT r111: POST OFFICE 111 NORWALK as A NEwsPAPEB.‘ __..—. M 41L S UBSCBIBI'IONS; DAILY one year £3: six'months.$1.75; three months. 51. 00; one month, 301:. WEEKLY, one year. 1n Iadvance $1. 00; six months. 60c.: three months. 35c. ”i SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1891' Thou Shalt Not Steal. Here is a divine command as solemn and important as any given by Omni- ipotence, and yet it is violated every day and by some of the very best peo- ple in the world: It is broken carelessly and thoughtltsly by Christian men and women, good church people, pray- ing people, who would be horrified if they could fully realize how fragile this command is in their hands, how easily broken and how difficult to be put to- gether again. You can inflict no greater grievance or insultupcn the majority of people than to call tht m thieves, and yet mat- erial thett is not the one exclusively at which this divine commandment is aimed. rSteal from your brother his purse and it is of but little moment; take from him his character and you have ruined him almost beyond re- ' demption. How few people think of this in their dealings with others! How few consider the awful cons(q1ences that are .sure to attend the theft of an- other’s reputation; his good name! And yet this latter theft is the basest of all, because it is the safest, in as far as legal It is cowardly, O remedy is cencerned. because in the majority of cases 1:0 punishment can be awarded the cffen- der. It is abhorcnt, because it is cor:- z‘ra-ry to the great law ofliving given unto us by the Son of God. “Thou shalt not steal” is the divine commandment that rings out upon the air with a stern prophecy that. all would do well to heed. Every human lining is btrne into the world to be an tq‘lal sharer in its j iys, as well as in its sorrows. Every human being who de- tiberately robs others of their happi- ness solely to increase his own is a thief in the sight of God. Every hu- man being who deliberately or thought- E'essly, by act, word or innuendo, seeks to rob a brother of the good name that he has hitherto borne in the community has certainly broken God’s great com- mandment. Every person who, for selfish pur- poses, takes any portion, however small, I of sunshine out of another’s life is cer- tainly guilty of a. thelt grea‘er, much greater, than if he had taken that 'per- son’s gold or‘ other property. The great commandment, “thou shalt not steal,” was no doubt intended as a warning to humanity that no one per- ‘ son could encroach upon the rights of others, their spiritual as well as their material rights. “Thou shalt notsteal.” If you woqu obey this law in its beautiful entirety, do everything in your power to add to ' the innocent enjoyment of your fellow creatures and nothing that will increase their sorrows. When you walk abroad be careful that your footsteps do not heal upon another’s heart. Try to bring smiles to your brother's eyes in- stead of tears. I ' Let God judge your brother as to his character and good name. Hts judge ments are infallible,whtle yours are very apt to be wrong. Strive to make child- hood a field of pleasure and gay for all. US) every effort in your power to ' lighten the load that manhood and wo- manhoodmust carry to the grave. Throw the mantle of charity over all that may merely seem to sin, lest you may poison some spring that may make glad the thirsting earth. Let love for humanity be the guiding star of your existence, and if these ‘ things you do you will very rarely vio- late that divine commandment, “Thou shalt not steal.” —— ——-——— < . Two Good Americans. It the President should find it con- sistent with his general purposetoleave General Lee undisturbed at Havana, or even to rtqiest him to remain for a stay of good length there, it is not to be doubted that the country would ap- plaud the action. It would appeal to popular approvil on two grounds. In the first place it is very manifest that General Lee has touched the heart of the people by his course at his post. They like his asser- tion of American rights in Cuba. It_' stands out sharply difined against the Spanish background of thc Cleveland alministration, and fins all the more ' maiseworthy because at the fact that he I . without'nudue proclamation, but it was ~.. T HE- E Y ENJ NilG‘ G A ZEzT'T E. I, A received his commission from Mr. Cleveland. Called upon at last to choose between his chief or his country, he chose his country, and stood up for the rights of her citizens and for the respect due to her flag. It was something natu- rally to be GXpCCted of a man 'of his I lineage and training, and it was done I i an act so timely, and so out of keeping ITHE EVENING. GAZETTE CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. that it shone out likea great white light in the night. In the stcond place such an indorse- ment of General Lee by the President would in the circumstances emphasize with the policy ot' his superiors, NORVVALK FII‘B IllSIll‘ElllIIIi [it]. In Successful Oper- ation Since 1560. the spirit of fraternity now fortunately N° Outstandlnfl Claims. existing and strengthening between the I M men who opposed each other in the civil war. The President is a republi. can and an ex-Union soldier. General Lee is a democrat and an eX-confeder- iate. But those designations have only BRING GAZETTE ADS. GOOD RESULTS PIEL Bros”. Real German Lager, Safes For Rent. A LUABLES STORED ml Safe Deposit Vault 011 draught and in Battles. or THE _ AT __ NATIONAL BANK nATcflFonnls ! or NORWALK. 4-4- Main Street. Geo. W.Raymond, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries AND Provisions ‘No.9 hIain St. a domestic meaning. They do not apply and should not apply in matters relating to foreign nations. When it comes to this country as a whole, and what it represents before the world, the (1. Ward Sslleck, BEST Goons. was and corrsss m Carpenter and 111' (181‘. STEAM Mlll. 11. mm orrwn. 92 Wall St. FRED A. WALTE MAKER or sun DEALER IN HARNESSA ND HORSE GOODS. 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