The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-10
4 SERAoON FOR the NAX.
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Ioo Essence - 0ooo Daolg3oo.

What doth the lnrd require oe nee Bot 20 d
With thy God:CNicah u.
Ihere must Be some sood reason for
IT, III !aet tnat many men feel chaGSined u
'15x 49, are ,Ss SSnarssd With being ryiisicuat
sense OF right and make the seroneest In
fistence on reality. The truth IL that they
SSCyect 90 the unrealtty Of that which they
nave learned to Gail religion: often their
pr" protests asS:rst spurious types of religion
are but declarations Of the true kind.
Every honest-hearted man turn. with
!en,dsnsnS Is,dnsS from the cant. meann~se. and
Il has led the world 10 think that 4 re.
LS10us man Is the one who gees to church.
uses certain phrases. and generally cuts
ns,, sne cloth g. OF his i:fe to the pat,eIn pre-
Srod II made to serve the had.
II ts "a blessing that there always have
m, M men ~h" repudiated that kind Of
simply III. -Yor, to md III. right i:is. He
is most religious who lives best
FAITHS must he Judged by their fruits:
q mans religion and his righteousness BY
hH living That is the h.s, r,i.g.on which
pes: teaches men io live. II any book
be sd. tn. Bible can % more for US Il
any sa:th hcsid. Christianity can give the
iow IL.
To the question. What Il religion: the
= sle gives a surprisingly staple answer.
In:sead Of minute rules II gives broad
dcnounces bas-ness. II brsAshes % r!Shte-
ousnes>: that is. rish, Thoughts, words,
dee'tc relations. II is the ,.x;-bo On
the nne art Of living. All other thoughts
value only on account Of their service.
Every man :s rciigiOus In proportion -
ne seeks the right. Every act Is holy, an
ACT OF WORSHIP. as II series th., good and
tne tsG" ou Fao n" mere co.tine religion
20 church than you can inapsis1n knOMi-
edge :n scsoui:nom II belongs. on the
street. In IN" ho.n., IN" osiis>e. the shop.
wherever mcI are seeking .n do right and
make h!e right Many man is religious
who would resent the inputatiOn Of y ETY..
KiEht seeking and right doing in justice
and 'sercy-;aesc make the life Of YiShte-
ous'csS Tn"re never has been and there
never w!N ~ any real difference Of cpin-
Ion rs 10 these virtues. He who -
ashamed 81 tbs m has no place amongst
deavOrs TO reilize them is rot religious. no
matter what his Professions and pro;cSia-
tons may BE-. And th. man who seeks
them with all his heart is religious what
ever he or others E:ly think.
TIE time Will come when x~ shall brand
a. here;scai ard imI'tOus every Eiockery In
forms and words and prescriptions that
has 70 long para.:e'i ~ tine true and only
a mans religion vii! be the measure IN
which he Esc makes for Justice. mercy
and humility. Then. instead Of asking.
me I" do: We shall inquire. What is right.
nObIest. best for a man In u wor!t Of
men:
This ,nakcs tn. rei.eicus man. then. that
Re seeks the l:fe that deals Justly. that
walks upriEhtly. that loves mercy. that
docs good ard serves and blesses men.
thar socks not high things for reward. hut
seeks them in character. This makes the
religious man whether he he in sympathy
with existing religious institutions OF not !:
these virtues have no substitutes neither
names. ceremonies. nor cfceds can take