Judge Ward as a Moralist.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 82, 10 March 1885, Page 4

Judge Ward as a Moralist.

- Ajt the D]strict^ourt.,in . Invercargjill,,. before "his\ H'qnor "Judge Wai'dj 1!: Ann '''■■ H : airington; ti; t &s>&>' tweAty+^hre^, 'piyadeii ' : '$$Is' { tb7 ' a. jC^iaijge ' of attempting sin 6itte, : " ' ilid ! .prjspnpr, said .she jhafl.been . andjwas not in 1 her rig)it'jn)nc|wVen thej crime; s was,;., conjgpjjjitecil !.^t}s . Honor, addressing the ' , pvj^o.riqrj' ' said L:rz~J[Lj£ a X ™ c -" c tnat ne wno (Jesferted you was soreTv^To" blame;'" l '^dj tbat^y^igdio^e t%, trasj; mercy rather than to suffer further" crublty ■ Jt'is wc^ll 1 for ■ -us^ all thatr Gojd's, i^ercy is greater than man's. Bujt.jt is'riii^h^s^h'jlt we are-bidden' to jsepC^mV^JCh^isF has 'sMI „ Come' unio. tke\' s all ye that ''ai'e* ' "weary and heavy ; laden, and 1 1 '•'will givfe^pji'res'd^But we must bear His yoke", and endure tlie "burden' He" ] ajf & aiippjj :ha§ 5 41 afi^th^ugfr Bis.- r yok? .(b^eieasy and His bnrden be light^ J it mdylVe 'itoiifT beforeJ.we.^nd them sjq.; JT^iWk^'^'there ; are';nohb'here' who hav'^Kayed I,''1 ,'' ih-- I '-bitter '^sorrow Vor... that' God wbul&' grani; • thciri> rest ? „ piit: wq' lia'Ve- all ' tb ' ' run : > thei'afce ■tljat'is lf sot I t)efore-rrs; iiiul it ' ; i« • Gbctj ariii' n&i ' : we^ ; b'ni i selv i es^ who should fix the ; . end: 1 It is' at ''the' 1 touclii ;ojF; |fa.C! ,^pd that;. Hie \ silver l^q'r^l?, Ipp^d, atiast, and tlie' 'golHßir bo^U.Sjibroken^ It is at His ..bidqiiiig'' onlyitha^t QHt/^u^t should, r?tunr"'tp tlie earth as it was our spir ( jj;,to %n, tl|at!(gav,c.:it. ; J: bid t y,o,u..;ve'ti ] ir,u k 'tl|anks.tb H'im,;f<^r sa,yiftg yqp iVo ; m. : tlie fearful sin of self-slaugliter,,;,. and if •'hei.'eafier: i evil .times shqipjcl cpme bUee'ttiore'iipori: iyo'u^' >L bid yiou trust and pray." The prisoner f\sas then -.bound .over^ m, hjer. own recognisance to a^pejir- foi? -sehfcence i when/, called upon. . r i , ... .....