The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-11-30

It matters not who opposes truth.
Once it did matter, and many a man
truth tried to make her messenger was
made a coward by the wealth or rank
of his opponents. But the world has
seen great light regarding distinc
tons which are not based on spiritual
qualities. To-day the truth-teller has
come into his kingdom. This age is
not busy deifying, or deferring to, OBJ
structionists of whatever ilk. In this
regard, however, it may confuse those
who have been claiming divine right
to the whole highway, the motor car is
the symbol of the time, swift, swoop-
ing, answering. When the warning
honk is heard the traditionalists, the
myopics, the selfish, the men clinging
to the tattered privileges and distinc
tions of the past must stand aside if
they value their dignity. The obstruc-
ZIONIST is still with us. Often, annoyed
and disappointed by the ages stubborn
hold on outworn ideas and prejudices,
we are ready to aver that, If there is
no future torment a vast amountof of
raw material is going to waste, but the
voice of the past comforts us with the
assurance that though the obstruction
list may have his little hour Of opposi
ton, truth is certain to have her long
ay of triumph
The discovery Of truth is to free us
from errors of thinking and creed, it's
use is to free us from errors of prac-
tice Concerning creeds we have no
need that one should speak to us,
though he be risen from the dead. We
do not lack for good creeds, they may
be had for the asking; what we need is
to haze our creeds made flesh and dwell
ling among us. It is a fine thing to
have one's thinking and creed freed
from error; it is a finer thing to have
ones creed sanctify his life Man can
not life, nor woman either for that
matter, man cannot live by language
alone, even though that language be
the expression of the most correct and
sacred creed. Our truth must free us
from errors of practice Men who are
most vociferous in the proclamation of
good creeds are often most agile in
lodging responsibility for putting
those creeds into life These are the
men who are in most danger from the
impatient spirit Of the age; for the
ceaseless cry that is everywhere going
up--a cry that has in it the agony of
world being redeemed-the ceaseless
cry that is everywhere going up is,
who is on truths side?" Woe unto
that man Of whom it is written, "he
knew not the day OF the Lord"
Politicians, business men of every
grade from the humble tradesman to
the heads Of great corporations, own
ers Of tenement houses. autocratic
county commissioners, purveyors of
amusement mill ownens and workmen,
people whom God has blessed with
large means, either through their own
toll and skill, or through inheritance
from industrious and frugal ancestors,
or through marriage with heiresses;
yes, and teachers, and professional re-
formers, and pulpiteers, must begin to
put the truth he age has discovered
into life, especially If they bear the
name OF Christian, for the foolish old
world still has the habit of looking to
them for example and leadership.
'And the truth shall make you free"
No greater word ever fell from our
Lords lips than that simple, arresting
word Of self-revelation spoken to His
Borrowing disciples, II am the truth"
a word which makes personality. life
the very essence of religion, and him
self the totality of the Christian ms
sage. We may not dare to speak that
word, but unto us who follow Him, as
we work up our creeds into living
forms, unto us 1t is given to say my
life is the TRUTH
20 Lord and Master of us all,
What'er our name or sign,
We own they sway, we hear thy CALL
We test our lives by thine"