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Editorial
April 2, 1936
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
S. J. Thompson's Boys' Club Notes editorial explores perfection as attained through disgust with vices like drinking, smoking, gambling, and extravagance, promoting sobriety, honesty, intelligence, thrift, and moderation, drawing on Apostle Paul and Socrates.
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BOYS'
CLUB
NOTES
By S. J. Thompson
WHAT IS PERFECTION?
The path of perfection, it has
been said, leads through a series
of disgusts. The sinner is not con-
verted when he reforms, but when
he experiences revulsion.
Any form of pleasure carries with
it a sickening element after it
passes a certain point. The drunk-
ard is not really cured until the
smell of liquor repels him. The
smoker has not broken off his bad
habit for good until tobacco nau-
seates him. The
woman
who
claims to have reformed, but who
still likes to play with fire, is not
telling the truth. The gambler
never stops his destructive vice of
gambling until he becomes disgust-
ed. Disgust is the shadow cast by
love.
Where there is no shadow,
there is no substance.
I think it is humanly possible for
us all to attain a certain degree
of perfection that will help us to
feel the need and care of the un-
privileged children. We climb
by love, the rungs of the ladder
are disgusts. We disgust whiskey
and all alcohol drinkers, therefore
we are sober minded. We disgust
all forms of dishonesty and bad
living because we want a clean en-
vironment to live in. By disgust
of ignorance we study and be-
come intelligent law abiding citi-
zens.
We disgust extravagance and
waste that we may be prepared for
the proverbial rainy day. The
wise of the world are they that
avoid extravagance. The great
Christian writer, the Apostle Paul
admonished moderation in all
things. The motto of Socrates
was, never too much. The epi-
cures of pleasure are those who are
experts in the art of quitting.
I feel our duty consists in leaving
alone much that we are in the
habit of doing. I am certain our
forefathers, if they did not reach
perfection, were nearer to its
inner door. Our social order has
changed in the last fifty years, yet
our reverence for the past must be
continually qualified by our rev-
erence for the future. We are on
our way to the golden age. The
momentum of what has been must
be supplemented by the steam of
original conviction and guided by
the intelligence and courage
of
the present. Whether or not we
accept the rigor of these conclu-
sions, certain the only way to
mount to perfection is by stepping
upon our dead selves. The only
CLUB
NOTES
By S. J. Thompson
WHAT IS PERFECTION?
The path of perfection, it has
been said, leads through a series
of disgusts. The sinner is not con-
verted when he reforms, but when
he experiences revulsion.
Any form of pleasure carries with
it a sickening element after it
passes a certain point. The drunk-
ard is not really cured until the
smell of liquor repels him. The
smoker has not broken off his bad
habit for good until tobacco nau-
seates him. The
woman
who
claims to have reformed, but who
still likes to play with fire, is not
telling the truth. The gambler
never stops his destructive vice of
gambling until he becomes disgust-
ed. Disgust is the shadow cast by
love.
Where there is no shadow,
there is no substance.
I think it is humanly possible for
us all to attain a certain degree
of perfection that will help us to
feel the need and care of the un-
privileged children. We climb
by love, the rungs of the ladder
are disgusts. We disgust whiskey
and all alcohol drinkers, therefore
we are sober minded. We disgust
all forms of dishonesty and bad
living because we want a clean en-
vironment to live in. By disgust
of ignorance we study and be-
come intelligent law abiding citi-
zens.
We disgust extravagance and
waste that we may be prepared for
the proverbial rainy day. The
wise of the world are they that
avoid extravagance. The great
Christian writer, the Apostle Paul
admonished moderation in all
things. The motto of Socrates
was, never too much. The epi-
cures of pleasure are those who are
experts in the art of quitting.
I feel our duty consists in leaving
alone much that we are in the
habit of doing. I am certain our
forefathers, if they did not reach
perfection, were nearer to its
inner door. Our social order has
changed in the last fifty years, yet
our reverence for the past must be
continually qualified by our rev-
erence for the future. We are on
our way to the golden age. The
momentum of what has been must
be supplemented by the steam of
original conviction and guided by
the intelligence and courage
of
the present. Whether or not we
accept the rigor of these conclu-
sions, certain the only way to
mount to perfection is by stepping
upon our dead selves. The only
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Perfection
Disgust
Vices
Moderation
Moral Reform
Sobriety
Thrift
Temperance
What entities or persons were involved?
S. J. Thompson
Apostle Paul
Socrates
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Achieving Perfection Through Disgust Of Vices
Stance / Tone
Exhortative Moral Guidance
Key Figures
S. J. Thompson
Apostle Paul
Socrates
Key Arguments
Perfection Leads Through A Series Of Disgusts
Sinner Converts Via Revulsion, Not Just Reform
Pleasures Sicken Beyond A Point, Leading To True Cure
Disgust With Vices Like Alcohol, Tobacco, Gambling Ensures Lasting Reform
Disgust Is The Shadow Cast By Love
Climb To Perfection By Love, With Rungs As Disgusts
Disgust Whiskey For Sobriety, Dishonesty For Clean Living, Ignorance For Intelligence, Extravagance For Thrift
Moderation In All Things, As Per Apostle Paul And Socrates
Duty To Avoid Habitual Excesses
Reverence Past And Future, Mount To Perfection By Stepping On Dead Selves