CHARACTER - The Ineradicable Taint

 

“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Proverbs 23:6-7

 Mohammedan peace-breakers, in police reports of India, are styled "damaged characters.” They are looked upon as unsafe to have about. The authorities direct them to leave the neighborhood as soon as possible. An ineradicable taint clings to them. So, there are many others outside of prison walls whom men have learned to distrust. They have been weighed and found wanting. 

Preachers Cabinet - 1892