Beecher On Conscience

Kev. Henry Ward Beecher'snewlecture is on "Conscience." He delivered it recently in Boston. Among the excellent things that he said the following is perhaps one of the most interesting andentertaining: "Let us look at some of the species of consciences. There are weak consciences and superstitious ones. I have heard of men with political consciences, but I never saw one yet. There are corporation consciences. Some men in corporations allow things to be done in the namo of the Corporation that would blast them with infamy if they did it individually. Some n.en haveshifting consciences. Some men are real good at home, but are not so good in legislatures. Some men in business are graceful, pleasant, polite and good, but when they go home they are cross and sour, and their families have to take it. In the play of tho'ight and emotion we are in danger of brmging men up to act from taste. That which we need most is instruction in what is right and wrong, and we not only need instruction but training, so that men and wonien shall know the I right instinctively."