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E1BU3 THOUGHT
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" THE WINDOWS OP HEAVEN: Bring ye all the tithes unto the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now
herewith, saith the Lord of hosU, tr I will not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not, be room
enough to receive it. Mafachi 3: 10. ; ' f f ' 1 '
PRATER: We praise Thee,-O God, that Thou dost give n? the
opportunity to bo Thy stewards. May we ever make faithful returns
to Thee and be counted worthy in
PAEOLING FEOLI THE BENCH
" The writer of this corner of The Statesman does not agree
with those who condemn paroling from the bench by; judges;
nor does he agree with the idea that finger prints 'should, be
taken of those, so paroled- : f 1 1
1 1 ' ; And among his reasons are these : -1 : , ZjA !.)
I The judge sitting in the trial of a casi? ought 'to be and
generally us the best qualified man to estimate Yhat, would be
besrfor the accused person, to direct him into the paths of law
abiding and self respecting citizens ; to aeeomplish a degre'0 'of
reformation in the case before him ; ; - -: : f
And; he has the sanction of the fundaraentai law of Oregon,
which he has sworn to follow) providing that punishment in
this state shall not be retributive but refoimatory. - It is' his
duty to follow this injunction of the men who framed our Con
stitution; to say nothing of his privilege to be tniided by! his
highest judgment and the deepest promptings of his conscience
in dealing with the, case of each accused person coming before
him; 'looking tc the possible reformation of the one accused,
and, by. reason of that reformation, looking also to the greater
Eaf ety and security of society It is better to save one Who; has
taken a wrong step. from further and perhaps worse offenses
than by what he may believe to be a harsh judgment to direct
him" towards the life of a confirmed criminal. The general good
lies that way, to say nothing of the good of the accused person
- And if in an occasional case the quality of merey may lead
will not destroy the force of the general principle.' No mortal
-is above mistakes. . : ;: -'-i -1M';.V:.:
The practice of paroling prisoners from the penitentiaries
profound student of penology. Then how much better it is to
parole a person from the bench, before he shall have had' the
stain of a tarison service uion him. in case, in-the best lighta'of
the trial judge, this might work for his reformation; might at
least turn him from criminal ways. 11
r As to the idea of taking the finger prints of persons paroled
from the bench, in many cases this would be considered as a
mark of suspicion a pointing of the finger of scorn and J dis
trust. Not in all eases, but in many; There'are men whom a
prison sentence does not make criminals. In manslaughter
cases, there is scarcely ever a repeater;! in second degree murder
cases," almost hone. .Though men not familiar witt "prisons would
regard persons so convicted as among the most dangerous. j !
-Reformations among the reform schools for-boys through
out the United States average- 85 per cent or more.' But- the
average would be much lower if each' one after having left the
institution were generally" known "as having been an -inmate of
such a place. The writer has intimately known 400 such: cases,
and nearly all of Ihese boys have made good. Not more than
six of them have served prison terms.- Nearly all the rest; are
law abiding, a considerable proportion of them occupying places
of trust and proving themselves entirely trustworthy; some of
them men of large property holdings. ; ! ;
But only a few of them could have stood up against the
finger of suspicion connected with a general knowledge ol their
having so served. "C ': - f J ' :
Read your St. Matthew 5:38: "Ye have heard it hath been;
said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' " I
And then read on down -'to 7:12: ,'fTherefore all things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so
to themL " . ' . : -V ' i
"Where is there a man or boy,
given another chance by a trial judge, just as he or she would
i in his or her secret heart-believe he would do if the tables were
turned, who will betray his orher trust, or violate his or her
parole! Where is the father or
other near relative who will not bless the trial judge, and help
to keep his trust from being violated , - - - i : !
Oh, yes; there are exceptions. Men of large experience do
not find many. Judge Ben Lindsey does not find many. , Some
of Oregon's most outstanding men experienced in juvenile court
work have not found many ; i ; .'? --C ji -;- i
As the trial judge is the most competent man to exercise
the duty and the right of parole,
intendent of the penitentiary
give the last word to paroles granted from the prison over whieh
he. presides; else he is no fit person for such a responsible
.place.. , -.i.. ', -i':.
One mqre thing:,". The writer believes the Oregon parole
law, is faulty, it in effect merely cuts a prison term short by so
many years or months or1 days,: in nearly all cases. All prison
terms ought to be indeterminate absolutely. But that is another
chapter. And it is perhaps some distance in the future ; though
all deep students of modern penology will agree with the state-i
tncnt. ...
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THE NEW YEAR'S STATESMAN
Modestly callinr itself an "Annual Number." the Salem Statflsmnn
New Year's day came forth in forty
that have in the ages been told of
n eon or Dig orotner to all the cities 'within' a reasonable radius an
me batesman is lavish In good words of them. But it does not
neglect Talem not a bit. -The Statesman Is to be commended on its
The JCew Year's Special of the
illnstrateJ edition, came to our desk
on,r,f,.CSTe survey of Salem's
c;tyg n-ny attractions and the city's possibilities, very attractively
written up. Salem and its vicinity has, in The Satesman. anever
rr..;i-- mend or whicn tne city should be proud and to which it should
.ve aae appreciation. Silverton
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AND PRATER
Thy sight. '.
or woman or girl, having been
mother or sister or brother or
or to withhold it, so the super
is the most competent man to
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pages retelling all the good things
the Willamette valley. Salem is
Sa-lem Statesman, a laree and fnli
January 1st. It contained a very
industries, business section, the
Appeal. ; , ; pa 4
this he 13 representing the most
advanced thought cf the age,: The
legislature has now arprovel It.
The ci IT 2 0 j.! -t - 1 th-t
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working in the various factories.
etc., of the country. Of this num
ber nearly 400,000 were under 14
years of age. There Is child labor,
ofj course, everywhere. " A ;
.Now at the outset a good many
farming organizations have been
studiously misled by malicious
propaganda, saying that if will
keep farm children from working.
It will not. It will encourage the
farm children to work the same
as; they always have. They- want
to work, and they will work, and
no farmer who studies the ques
tion will be misled, and no farmer
ought to permit any of these spe
cial Interests to put anything over
on him any more.' Certainly
enough of that kind of thing has
been done already.
. .Nine states have no child labor
law at all. . Twenty-three states
have a-1 4-year minimum permit
ting exemption. Thirty-five states
allow children to go to work with
out a- common school education.
Nineteen states pay no attention to
the physical condition of the child:
ren, ' Eleven states allow children
under 1 ? eara to work from 9 td
11 hours a' day. Four, states' do
not , protect ; children . ..under - 16
years from "night work. In states
where there is - child labor laws
the children are sent over Into the
next state to work, thus heating
the law and giving the employers
In the other states the advantage
in the markets of the country.
Child labor' is certainly as much la
national question as , prohibition
'The fact that children are need
ed doea not mean 'they should
work Ja: sweat shops.- There Is
plenty of work in agriculture,
berry picking and other things
that' children can do. Industry
should not profit on children. It
should . not be fed on -children. It
makes poverty more acute to have
the children do this work. Where
there Is proper regulation, the
children go to school and are in
healthful occupations between
times. No one wants to rear up
worthless children. We do want
to rear up children strong In body,
strong in mind, and strong in will,
hildren who can look the world
squarely in the face and feel they
have had a square deal.
The question of states 'rights
has no business entering into it.
It Is subterfuge always. We have
it in prohibition and we have had
it, a everything else. The states
can still regulate, child - labor - a
they see fit. It simply gives con
gress a right to enact, proper legis
lation for the whole people. Some
people object to the age 18. That
is the age in Oregon, and if we
can' live under our state law with
1 8,,, certainly we can live under' na
tional law. - There is nothing to
the Idea' that congress will abuse
its power. ,
I The Oregon State Teachers as
sociation, as high a grade body as
there is In the world, f went on
record favoring the child labor
amendment Dante M. Pierce, In
the Iowa Homestead, is strongly
for the amendment. In a recent
Issue he says: r "A widespread be
lief in regard to such law Is that
it might be made to prohibit the
work of children on farms and In
domestic service. It never was In
the minds of congress, of the sup
porters of this amendment, to In
terfere with ,w farm . chlldnen or
wholesome 'work of any kihd. ' ;As
It is always understood in such
legislation, child labor is the work
of children nnde conditions that
Interfere with the physical de
velopment, education, and oppor
tunities for recreation which child
ren require. 3 It - is working of
children of unfit ages, for unreas
onable hours, or under unhealthful
conditkis, In mines,- shops and
factories. ; "--'' rr-
"This proposed amendment does
not give congress exclusive power
over the question of child labor.
Congress can only fix standards
below which no state can go. Each
state still will have the right to
enact Its own laws, provided they
do not conflict with the federal
law," .- . r.
i The following individuals and
Institutions are supporting the
amendment: -"
Three candidates for President
I Calvin Coolidge, ,
I John W. Davis,
i Robert M, La Folleite.
American Association of j Unirerm-
. ity women . 1 . , , .' i.
American Federation of Labor. '
American Federation of Teachers.
American Home Economics associ-
atlon. '
American Nurses association..
Commission on , the Church and
(Social Service, Federal Council
I of - the Churches of Christ In
America,. ' .. ..
General Federation of Women's
;'. Cluhs. r.
Girls Friendly Society in America.
Medical Women's National associ
j ation. , ' . :
National Child Labor Committee.
National Ccasumers League. '
National Council of CatLoI'a To-
National' Congress of Parents and
' Teachers, y, V Nfj ,:
National Education, : Association."
National , Federation' of - lousiness
and Professional Women's clubs
National League of Women- Vot
t ers. -.?'.'.' -I:
t National ; Woman4 cChristiatt
Temperance' Union. f ; - v
National Women's Trade ITnion
, League. . -" l , ;f :.
Service Star. Legion, f " . .. .
Young Women's Christian Associa-
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THE UBGLSLATURR
5 At 1 1 o'clock tomorrow the leg
islature of Oregon will come Into
biennial ' session. 1 It' 3s the most
important news of the day. Of
the making of laws there Is no
end, and legislatures have gone far
afield in regulating everything In
l8hU?v;0 .v r.
The present session! promises to
be a ' good .. one. - The -. members
have a mandate from, the people
for: straight, common! sense pro
gressive i legislation; j Those'who
know the personnel say that it' Is
unusually hlglC Unless something
happens to . degenerate it. .we . are
going- to have some mighty good
legislation. There . aye jt-lot of
things that need doing, and . there
are , lot of other I things that
might profitably he undone. - -' '
One of ' the : necessities of the
case Is economy. Yet by economy -is
not meant' such i parsimony), as
will cripple the eleempsynary and
educational institutions of. the
state. ; These, institutions must be
given opportunity- to growi There
are a lot of worthless boards and
organisations ' of various -kinds
which take money. These should
be lopped off. ' ?Theh legislature
has an opportunity to hetpvOreg6n
by chinking up some of the : gaps
that have been left open by enact
ing such laws as will enable. the
state to go forward;! t F
It has been a long time .since
a legislature had such a construc
tive opportunity. . The people have
voted their confidence1 In construc
tive policies. They sat down em
phatically on destructive policies.
The democratic campaign last year
-national and staters-was made
on destructive lines: and 4he peo
ple repudiated it overwhelmingly,
The republican party; cornea, Into
power almost unanimously because
it Is a constructive party. It is' a
party that does things.' J , t r- "
There Is danger of : course, 'only
slightly as we see It, that the-legislators
may becomesd"runkeni wlth
power and attempt ruthless rough
riding. 'If they do they wfll real
ize their mistake in the next eleS
tion. After every great' repubir-
can victory there is always a dan
ger of reaction and; the danger is
accentuated . because certain' wild
republicans Insist upon cavorting
over the ; political ? map withoul
check or hindrance, but we' have
reason to believe that the present
legislature Is one thai will realize
its responsibility, recognize Its ob
ligations, to the : pebpiend legif
late for the common good, f It h
a pleasure to see these linen' meet
and to feel the inspiration of their
enthusiasm and determination. .4
THE NEWSPAPER-" OF VESTER
. ; ' : DAY
It was Artemus Ward wh o said
that a' donkey was: an anvosItt
cuss when , viewed jfromv a dis
tance.' That used' to" be, applied
to the newspaper business. ! The
local editor was a necessary evil,
and people were asked to give ad
vertisements to keep the paper
going. ,, It i was j not! possible . in
those days to have a self-respect?
lag paper because the editor was
the creature of -every man who
spent five cents with him. ' In
those days the newspapers spent
most of their -space abusing' each
other;- Opposing newspapers never
referred to - each other in more
kindly terms than fthe Tag and
to the editor In a more civilized
way than the "lop-eare3 ieopard!
Most of ' these fellows tailed and
the balance dled--starved to
death. . '
An editor could no more exist
nogr by using those epithets of 30
years ago than he could fly with-!
out a machine.l People simply
would not stand forf it. , It used
to be that editors' did not dare say
anything about their readers or
criticize anything in town, and to
satisfy their natural bent- to blow
off some way. they blew off on
each other. In the meantime' there
was no effort made to raise the
morals of the town,' no effort made
to make it more decent, no effort
to boost the city. Just an effort to,
get bread and butter, enough to
live. . .- II' -
To call a man a "hyena" was a
mild, term. To call him a f pole
cat" would cause aj billiard hall
laugh. ,To accuse him of stealing
coppers from a dead man's eyes
was almost a weekly bceurrence.
.We are right glad that the busi
ness has been vindicated and made
respectable, and editors are t e
ir? ccr.-.irurtlve, t.-it:;er ttaa de
s .r'.-rtlvc' T';y rri tawa - i'-
J f I city L .r : ; I V. r cr
h-BL-UHXG THE WD7H
f in; an'effort to runderktand. and
analyze the deplorable home con
ditions, the; Salvation Army has
undertaken a surveyj j.How thor
ough this survey will be we do not
know, but we do know it. has pos
tibilties in it worth while. :
'We have concluded after a good
deal of observation that the wom
an must take her full share of the
responsibility . for ; ; slovenly and
neglected homes because the wom
an Is the home, maker. A man
may be a rake, but his; mischief is
always done away from home. A
woman may, be perfectly ' honest
and honorable,! but If she la lazy
and neglectful, her bad qualities
show worse than those 'of her hus
band. He has the decency at least
to hide ; his from the family, but
the woman shows her deficiencies
where the children 1 can observe
them all the time. : ' i "
- ,We need a school ; for house
wives, a school that 1 will teach
them thrift. Thrift carries with
it a lot of things and. a thrifty
home is never a slothful home. .
' A girl in a police court not so
long ago was dressed in" cheap
finery, a caricature .on .the' fash
ions, and c when she 'was. asked
questions she" replied:j , VMa Just
jawed and 'jawed, all ; the time."
That is an indictment :of a lot of
homes. ' In many instances "Ma"
Is "the creature of " nervousness.
She hasn't learned to control - her
nerves, and she Just Jaws and jaws
and " Ja ws.: i V; ; M ' . - )J ' " '. "
, A home ought to be a haven and
a . vast majority of them are, hut
a-'Whole'lottof them are the an
tithesis. -, We jonce knew, a , man
Who said he wanted to die at home
rather than in a hospital because
he wouldn't have so far to go to
heavenh- That can; describe- a lot
of homes, but some way must be
found to tone up the other homes,
the slothful, neglected homes,
where an indolent and lazy wife
sloshes around vainly trying ' to
govern 'her family' and making a
miserable failure of it all the way
through, . .. ',.
THE HORSE
j In the past week two articles
have been before ns. One said the
horse was slipping and the other
said the horse was' coming back:
The one which said the horse was
coming back 1 declared i the tractor
was a failure. . i J . ! i .
However that may be we notice
that, beginning next August horses
Willi be prohibited from the main
streets of Los Angeles j. The coun
try owes a great deal to the horses
but motordom Is crowding them
but to the suburbs. ! ! It Is Inter
esting to note, however, that the
pedestrians will still j be allowed
an .the streets, although their
movements will be carefully- re
stricted. l Those who desire to
cross the streets must raise an
arm and notify the people in the
automobiles!. No walking and no
standing signs are being prepared
for planting. All thesej. regulations
ate - to he enforced by - fines and
imprisonments. This :1s what we
call progress. - - - . -.'..
The time-honored pedestrian is
plainly slipping from his old free
and unconcerned status on . the
I common highways. ' There is still
a little law to protect I him, yet he
may soon be ordered to evacuate
all congested tn'rban areas. And
that Alight forecast his, speedy sup
pression In an' irritated but .tri
umphant motordonv. as -a common
nuisance. Following the. horse,
the buffalo and .the j red .Indian
into a machine-made j oblivion on
our great continent, the humble
pedestrian Is already a subject for
the poet. : ' lf ' ' '. 1
ECONOMY
President Coolidge is doing his
best for economy and making good
progress, but he is not being
"jtr i "I '. '
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SAY 'BAYER ASPIRIN? and INSIST!
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are
ribt getting . the jge'nuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe
by. millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for
Colds
Pain
Headache
;Tooihach5
backed up bythe subordinate tax
ing organizations. State govern
inent and all local government is
costing a lot more. We have be
fore us at this 'writing an expense
account of Newv York state. In
20 years It Increased 638 per cent.
Twenty, years ago the cost was
$26,750,000. Twenty years later.
In 1922, the cost was $197,231,
POO. i ..'v.';.-
- In Connecticut : for - the same
period the cost went from $4,000,-
000 to $25,000,000. Pennsylvania
shows an increase of 533 per cent;
New Jersey 426 per cent.
1 i It Is plain that ' this extrava
gance cannot continue forever. Do
not think for a moment that it is
confined ta the states named.- It
is rampant la every state. ' Indi
viduals in a meaaura regulate their
expenses by what they can afford,
but states do not," They Just levy
more taxes. , What governs is de
sirability, convenience and pride;
not what we can afford, at all.; : It
looks as t though there would &e
considerable, regret 'following our
recklessness. ... - :- ;-; :tl -I
, AH local taxlns bodies, must adr
dress, themselves to economical ad
ministration. It is not sufficient
to' say that we get a dollar's worth'
of service' tor a dollar expended.
It is what can we afford to pay
that counts, j J :.i&7rE:r
slope - realizes they menace, of the
Gooding hllL. , The literature.. -that
ia .being sent but' paints the' hill
so gloriously as-the embodiment
of a square' deal that it Is hard
to see the viciousne.ss of it. ' . '
4The bill is aimed directly at the
Pacific slope. . It is in the inter
ests of the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, and the. interests back of
it Jwould choke oft the Pacific
slope It they could. The Gooding
biij will retard the growth of the
west and as a matter of fact ' it
would be the worst thing that
could possibly happen to the inter-
mountain states,' They need, water
rates. ' - ,
County Roadmaster Views
Highway Near Scotts Mills
I -
One of the county commission
ers and County Roadmaster John
son were here last week and view
ed j.he stretch of road between the
rine.ii; xree . .Four; corners ana
Scotts v Mills,
hard surfaced
This' road is not
and I comes ..under
the restriction : imposed by the
county court with regard to heavy
hauling says the Mt. Angel News.
The - case of the .. lumber and
prune industries of j Scotts Mills
was placed before the county com
missioners, which calls for rather
heavy, loads' of; lumber and prunes
out of Scotts Mills district.. It was
pointed out to the -commissioners
that the - winter months are the
harvest months for the saw mills
and; that their : business necessi
tates the hauling- of loads that
payl With ' this . in 1 mind the re
strictions -were amended to the
effect that trucks may haul heav
ier loads than originally provided
for since -the road has a very solid
bed that: carry them.
It was also announced that the
paving plant now at Woodburn
would he moved into this district
next year so that - early in the
1926 - season this road ; to Scotts
Mills will be paved aome-of the
work possibly being done in the
fait of 1925. I But the assurance
is that this road will be considered
I k future; dates i
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January IS, Moadmy Opaniag ct 192
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Jaanar 18, Fridty Variea Conaty
Pioneer rally, Salem TMCA.
Fabruarv 7, Satnrday lbata, wlltara
tta uiiTarsity va. DaiTantty f waat Vlr-
March 12 to 14. Thnraday to Satur
day Annua! Oregon 6tat ChamploDihip
baktbU taarnaaaont, Willaractta aaiver
itr. MatcH . 14. 8atrdy- Orfon Pliyaieal
daatioa anaociation aiaeting'. Willaia
etto i antToreity, -
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DR. MEND2LSOHN
1 . Eyesight GpccIalLit .
210 United States -Ban!; Eli.
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Thcy cannot be told from single-vision glasses, do not
injure, your appearance, and i save you , the bother of
changing from one pair to ariother. : i i "
In purchasing glasses measure your economy hy. the service.
received.,":- ! " I ' -1 l.'-v"-' -: i
The material in glasses is worth only so -much per ounce.
Expert skill and knowledge employed are what make value.
The best of lenses are practically. useless' unless your ailment
has been diagnosed and glasses prescribed' according to your
need. . t
I fit glasses correctly. '.-.- -".
t' My prices'are very reasonable for tthe, services and materials
received. ' - . --- .. ; . . ... -. 7 - -
One-third of a -century of practical experience Is at your
t service. I guarantee satisfaction in every respect.
" I do not belong-to- any combine which can dictate prices
to me. ' i ... " . ' '' " .- - -'. ' .. '
I guarantee the very best of service v .
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L . X a - Copyright, 1925, by Sari'Jose Mercury - : .
TUB .present! attitude of the mass of the people of . Russia
toward religion gives reason for deep thought. Up to the
time of the revolution the Greek church, with the Czar as its
hed, was a jart of the state and religious worship according to
its' forms was almost universally observed. In fact, the Church
and its. dignitaries, were held in highest esteem by the mass of
the people and the priests and other off icers of the church were
believed. to have supernatural, if not divine-power.' As a result
the church exercised a powerful influence 'overlthe people. It
is said that the; church images and tfie: gold and jewels used in
the church decoration were believed to be sacred and that the
hand that remoi ed them would be paralyzed and. the person, who
profaned them would be destroyed. ; ''..':
"When the revolution came the leaders not only executed the
Czar and the leading officials of the state but they also executed
large numbers of the church dignitaries and gave as their reason
for doing so that the church was a part of the bourgeoise state
organization and as such is part .responsibde for the cruelty
and injustice inflicted on the people. They threw down the
church images and robbed the churches of their gold and jewels
and called the attention of the people to the fact that no harm
came to those Who performed these' acts. The church lost the
financial assistance it had received from the state under the
rule of the .CzaV with the result that the priests had; no means
of support and-they soon, came to want. ; The result of all this
was that the tinsel and beauty of he churches and the sancity
that had surrounded them and their priests were gone and with
their passing went' the influence they had previously exerted
upon the mass bf the Russian people ; ; ? s ; 1 - ;
As wo look alt this marvelous transformation at this distance
it seems easy to' find a reasonable explanation of it. The.church
had manifested! itself chiefly in tinsel and show .in forms and
ceremonies that had attracted and awed the mass of the ignor
ant Russian people ; but had not naturally . affected their . lives.
The cruelties and-injustices inflicted upon'the people by a des
potic state had jembittered the people and when they were made
to see that the 'church was a part of this hated institution they'
were ready to! destroy it with the government that bad op
pressed .them, The destruction of the church with that of.' the
government of which it was -a part was inevitable. '
. This fall of a religious institution' that affected the lives of
one hundred, ahd fifty million people is the most spectacular
and sudden that has ever occurred in human history and raises
the question as to whether the present state of the mind of man
has iri any way contributed to this. result.; rWhile this epochal
event has been: transpiring . in Russia the thought of the more
intelligent people of Europe and America has been deenlv' oo-
;eupied by a study, of the fundamental principles upon which
uc. wmisiwu iciigmu u uaijeu. ijicre.is jnuca grouna ior.ine
statement .thatj reiigious t superstition and fear are losing their
hold on, the mind of the Caucasian.- Time only will demonstrate
what effect this will, have on "Christian, religion and belief.
When! fear and superstition" no longer influence man's thought
and attitude it Is fair 'to assume that men will study and analyze
the claims of religion in much the same way that they now in
vestigate other! forms of human activity. r The standard that is
now being set up by which all fprms' of human activity are to be
measured is. the value ta human life they -are able to demon
strate., lg there, any, reason ,wchy religion' should not be mea
sured by; this standard? If .this process" is followed everything
of value in- religion - will, he preserved while, the useless parts
of it, ifithere ro chi-Tvill be discarded. This would seem to
umuiuujjtmu lue iciiuciicics ox mis uiuitarian age.
"With this standard ''of, Rvalue, in' mind one is prompted to'con
clude that there could not have been much of permanent human
value in the religion of, Russia or it would not so soon have lost
its power over its people. Did it awe and please the eye without
gripping the life -and; changing and elevating human nature t
If it did then no-great loss has resulted from its passing. The
deep thought that is now -being given to this subject is bringing
the conviction that religion" is a state of heart and soul and not a
form or ceremony that is practical nntil it becomes a habit.
We are coming to see that religious ministration that does not
move the individual Uq higher aspiration, to purification and
refinement of life and to manifestations of unselfish and lovin
ministration t(i others is of little value. "We are coming- to un"
derstand that religious teaching to be of value does not consist
of an attempt to tell us of, the conditions that exist in a future
state of iife that we are not now capable of understanding and
about Which in; the very nature of things little can now be known
but that it can wlth.much more profit to us be addressed to an
exposition-of qur relation' tq God, the Fatherand to the process
by whicha Jarger measure of His spiritual life can be unfolded
Ae:ar comingto' see. that We come into the kingdom of
God not by transference to .some other location but rati r br
doriant attributes of divuiity that we have inherited from
FateH thaJ need instruction in . the method by
which this unfoldment can be-effected within us and Clustra
tions m.the lives of our instructors of ihe results and manifesta
tions to be expected m the different stages through which we
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