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<note>B.2.Ch.12</note> <p>addressed, he would be known to them as their<lb/> | |||
daily benefactor, who watches over the progress<lb/> | |||
of their amendment who is the interpreter of their<lb/> | |||
wishes and their witness before their <del>chiefs</del><add>Superiors</add>. As their<lb/> | |||
protector, & instructor as a friend who consoles and <lb/> | |||
who enlightens them he writes all the titles which<lb/> | |||
can render him an object of respect and affection <lb/> | |||
How many sensible <del>pien</del> and virtuous <add>Men</add> would <del>assume</del><add>seek</add><lb/> | |||
a situation which presents to a religious mind<lb/> | |||
opportunities for conquests more interesting than<lb/> | |||
the savage regions of Africa and Canada.</p> | |||
<p>There is <del>however</del> at all times great reason<lb/> | |||
for distrusting the reformation of Criminals<lb/> | |||
Experience too often justifies the maxime of the<lb/> | |||
poet</p> | |||
<p><foreign>L'honneur est comme une île escarpée et sans bords:<lb/> | |||
On n'y peut plus rentrez dès qu'on en est dehors.</foreign></p> | |||
<p>But those who are most distrustful and<lb/> | |||
incredulous of good must acknowledge at least <lb/> | |||
that there is a great difference <del>in</del><add>to be made</add> in this respect<lb/> | |||
on account of the age of the delinquents and the<lb/> | |||
nature of their offences, youth may be moulded<lb/> | |||
like soft wax whilst advanced age will not<lb/> | |||
yield to new impressions.-- Many crimes are not<lb/> | |||
deeply rooted in the heart, but spring up there from<lb/> | |||
seduction, example, and above all indigence and hunger<lb/> | |||
Some are sudden acts of vengeance which do not<lb/> | |||
imply habitual perversity - These distinctions are just<lb/> | |||
and not controverted - it <add>must</add> also to be admitted that the</p><pb/> | |||
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B.2.Ch.12
addressed, he would be known to them as their
daily benefactor, who watches over the progress
of their amendment who is the interpreter of their
wishes and their witness before their chiefsSuperiors. As their
protector, & instructor as a friend who consoles and
who enlightens them he writes all the titles which
can render him an object of respect and affection
How many sensible pien and virtuous Men would assumeseek
a situation which presents to a religious mind
opportunities for conquests more interesting than
the savage regions of Africa and Canada.
There is however at all times great reason
for distrusting the reformation of Criminals
Experience too often justifies the maxime of the
poet
L'honneur est comme une île escarpée et sans bords:
On n'y peut plus rentrez dès qu'on en est dehors.
But those who are most distrustful and
incredulous of good must acknowledge at least
that there is a great difference into be made in this respect
on account of the age of the delinquents and the
nature of their offences, youth may be moulded
like soft wax whilst advanced age will not
yield to new impressions.-- Many crimes are not
deeply rooted in the heart, but spring up there from
seduction, example, and above all indigence and hunger
Some are sudden acts of vengeance which do not
imply habitual perversity - These distinctions are just
and not controverted - it must also to be admitted that the
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richard smith |
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