APHORISMS AND REFLECTIONS
The absolute justice •of the system of tilings is as 'clear to me as any scientific fact. The gravitation of sin to sorrow is as certain as that o| the earth to the sun, and more so—for experimental prool of the I act is within reach of us all—nay, is before us all in our own lives, if we bad but tlie eyes to see it. *** * ’ Not only do I disbelieve in the need for compensationbut I believe that the seeking for rewards and punishments out of this life leads men to a. ruinous ignorance of the I act that their inevitable rewards ami punishments are here. **• * * If the expectation of hell hereafter can keep me from evil-doing, a fortiori the certainty of hell now will do so? It a man could he (irmly impressed with the belief that stealing damaged him as much as swallowing arsenic would do (and it does), would not the dissuasive force ol that belief be greater than that of any based on mere future expectations.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1932, Page 1
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174APHORISMS AND REFLECTIONS Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1932, Page 1
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