A FEW days ago, in one of our Western cities, a bandit, unmasked, walked into a saloon; found therein the special policeman who guarded the block in which the saloon was located; took the officer's revolver away from him; made him stand against the wall, with his hands over his head; and then gave his attention to the other men who were in the place, taking all the money they had on their persons, and relieving the cash register of some forty dollars that it contained. The report says that he "then quietly made his exit." The boldness and the daring of bandits is becoming more and more pronounced. Every few days they are doing something of the most dastardly character. It is significant of the breaking down of the barriers of society; and a great deal of it,—particularly of that character of which this saloon hold-up is an example,—is accomplished by the officers of the law being in league with the thieves. A generation is here that are losing their moral sense and their moral powers. It is true that there are as many of the strongest good men and women in the world to-day as any generation has ever produced; but despite this fact, these forces of evil are growing stronger and bolder every day. The divine Book says that evil men and seducers shall "wax worse and worse," and that "the last days" shall be made "perilous" because of the wickedness there will be in them. But the blessed hope is that the second coming of Christ will soon occur to bring joy to those who are ready, and to put an end to all the crimes and the terrors brought about by sin.