Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-21
CHRISTIAN FAITH
NnNARaCEc NEATE
FhUNllOLO TLHNL
DR.. LOCKE POINTS WAY TO
CURE SOCIAL ILLS
SUBLIME LAW OF RECIPROCITY
is MORE HoNoRED
Munificent Gifts of Rich to Schools,
Libraries and Hospitals Indicate
Greater Regard for the
Golden Rule

christianity is today struggling with
its own progeny" said DR.. Charles
edward Locke at the First Methodist
Fniscopal church last evening in his
second sermon of 1.-THE Man with the
Hoe" series. He discussed the subject
Us the Golden Rule Practcaple! Spe-
ciaI interest was added to the service
by the presence of large nunlper Oh
members of the Brotherhood OIL LOCO
motive Engineers ana thelt WIVES -
Locke said in part:
I'm our quest we are seeking LOT lh1s
high and commodious plateau where all
men NAV meet on the same level, Wor-
shin the same God, and labor Tor the
fuldllment of the same Ideals. Inc
Golden rule is ideal, but nothing Is
truly ideal that is not practlcapie' ~
must be practicable, or to that extent II
is not ideal. ,-.4.,,oo,,
saThe antagonisms of the day between
tho classes and the masses, ana cot-
corning all social distinctions ana III
ferences. are the result OF an eIlort "
apply properly great principles winch i-ii
are not vet understood IN theI Auli
meaning. Man in his completely re-
Iesus christ came to bring peace; put
The annroach to this beautiful cltadel
is nv the rough path of struggle II
nan were a slave there would be peace
b11t il would be the peace OF sefVllIty
and eowardice and stupldlty ana sldS
nation and death. Just as III geolosIcai
ne,.iods great cataclysms were ueCeS-
sarv to nile up the mountains ana nor
low ont the valleys, to deposit lhe iiCli
minerals in the bowels OF the earth' u
define the boundaries OF the seas anu
give directions to the rivers anu ~ e
Dare the earth for mans habitauoh' 80
= IL nor TO be wondered at if in all
+be long processes of social evolution
Il shall sometimes happen that chaotlc
,l,isunderstandings shall produce tenn
porarv arrangements and bitter an
fagonisms. and "a mans foes snail DC
they of his own household.
Christianity Not Myth
christianity required nearly Two
thousand years to bring the contest
s,,st where christ intended it to take
,Iace in the social life of man. Chrls-
fianity is not a fairy tale; 1t Is not d
neurological theory; it is not the ran
tastie dream of a visionary II Is either
a system of truth, capable OF detdlIed
annlication to the affairs OF men, or
ssiee If is nothing. And SO long as 1t is
-agarsed as merely a thing spiritual
,,-i9h reference more to the eternal
world than to this one, it will fall IN
the purpose of the Great Teacher, and
soci efv will fail in realizing the cul-
limitations of prosperity ana personal
privilege, and happiness and harmony
and holiness, for which this old world
was created. -.
IF our promise is correct tnat Jesus
Christ is the source and inspiration OF
the inward tendency in the social
world. manifestly, if we would WORK
ont our destiny and come speedily TO
our possible triumphs, we must recoS-
nize Christ as our leader and teacher.
A christian civilization without Christ
will soon destroy itself. The privileges
and liberties and independence ana
culture which Christ encourages anu
inculcates anticipate that Christ snall
he accented with his truths; and when
men take Christ's teachings without
Christ they as speedily ana surely
reach disaster as the great and COM
MEX machine rends itself to pieces,
Unless it Is furnished with true ana
reliable governor to regulate the opera
tions and movements of the ponderous
thing. The trouble with many men
and many reformers and many organl-
cations today is that they do not recog-
nize in Jesus Christ the only conserva-
tor and Preserver of his own doctrines.
The Golden Rule in Life
"The Nazarene Carpenter is the au~
thor of the royal law, DO unto others
as We would that they should do unto
YOU Among the ancients there was
a negative and passive statement of
this law, DO not unto Others etc.
MI . Tr.u Il
anything to hurt others; but Christ
law is Go do something to bless
others Bear We one another's bur
dens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Is the golden rule not practicable2
Verify. there is not a social or indus
trial wrong which it would not COR
rect. While l was in San Francisco,
in a short address one evening, Edwin
Markham said, We have committed
the golden rule to heart; now let us
commit it to life.'
I'm the application of the golden
rule the brotherhood win be recognized
and established. Then it will be, Each
for all and all for EACH Then love
will take the place of hate and synpa-
thy will wipe away indifference. The
master and the man, as Tolstoy has
declared, are each a necessity to the
other.
Ah then shall all mems good
BE each mans rule and universal peace
Lie like a shaft OF light across the land.
"Then the sweat-shop system shall
go into the dark depths where all
slaveries gravitate, and one of the
most cruel denominations which ever
cursed mankind shall cease.
Slowly this beneicent rule is maxi
ing its way. One of the most auspic-
ious tendencies of the time is the
munificent gifts of the rich III the
building of schools and libraries, parks.
baths, hospitals, orphanages, etc. The
sublime law of reciprocity is increas-
ingly honored.
"Plainly there is just one cure for
all these social ills. DR.. Maurice spoke
wisely when he said, BE very sure of
this that no human creatures will be
found saying sincerely, Our brothers
on earth, unless they have said pre-
viously, our Father who art IN
heaven The golden rule is Christ's
law, and only Christ can completely
enforce that law. Let us, therefore. try
Christianity. Let us give Christianity
a chance"
The Governor of Alaska