Cowardice and Courage by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Nov 22, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 47.

Cowardice and Courage

By Editor

Cowardice and Courage.—Governor Roosevelt, of New York, has just been telling the New York State Assembly of Mothers, in a speech, October 18:—

"A boy that won't fight is not worth his salt. He will be no use in life, and is a coward. Teach him to use his strength on the side of righteousness. Do not punish him if he fights if he is right. Teach him to be able to take care of himself and know how to act under all circumstances."

But Jesus of Nazareth did not fight. Was He not worth His salt? Was He a "coward"? He said to those whom He called "the salt of the earth," "I say unto you, That ye resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." The converted fighter among the twelve said, "If when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable to God." Who is right—the Lord and His apostle, or Governor Roosevelt? But this is enough. Read the extended excellent remarks of the American Sentinel of October 26.