The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-26
CHRISTIAN OBSERVER

day. The pulpit breaches it, the
press teaches 1t, men and women
practice it.
A notable illustration was the re-
cent great world conference On tuber-
cUlOsis, when the foremost scientists
of the day assembled at heavy cost
in time and money TO forward The
campaign of defense against the
most dreaded of maladies. None of
these physicians were actuated by a
desire TO Increase his knowledge or
his standing in the profession. They
were drawn together solely by their
sense of duty, their belief that they
owed it to humanity, as physicians,
to contribute freely of their knowl-
edge for the. benefit of the whole
race. Jew and Gentle, Christian and
unbeliever met together in That con-
ference; but whatever the personal
views, all in that action were living
the principle that Christ taught.
Look to-day at the flowing tide of
Christmas mail, and catch the CLINT
of the Red Cross Christmas stamp on
uDcOunted thousands Of letters and
packages bearing their greetings OF
love and cheer Can Won not realize
how impossible it would have been
few years ago so TO stir the hearts
of men as TO cause such an outPour-
ing of helpfulness as theses millions
of stamps will carry?
In every department of human life
VIC may see the spreading of the
spirit Of brOtherhoOd-the realization
that Am | my brothers keeper is
personal question which admits of
but one answer. In other days-and
not so long ago-it was no ones con-
Germ that the acts of a few imperiled
the health and comfort of the many.
This spirit has disappeared in a
con- plete revolution of thought No
longer is seIfishness permitted to
cOTtaminate the streams from which
communities must draw their water.
No longer can greed with impunity
poison the food of the Hnsuspecting
public. No longer are children who
are robbed of tleiT natural protectors
neglected. Charity is watchful and
Weii-nigh universal In the modern
cove rnment it holds first place, and
education alone is second
DC His teachings live2 Why. they
are so much more accepted now that
crime itself. if committed because of
ignorance and neglect, is deemed
more a subject for pity than for pun
ishment. Until the other day the
child criminal" was thrust into jail.
10 continue his education among the
depTaved- Now society prepares a
special home for him, AMI surrounds
aim with sOlicitOus care and tries to
teach him right living. for his own
sake and for the sake of the cOmmUn-
it,
suffer little children TO come unto
Nc" said the greatest and gentlest
of men. and now. after nineteen cen
turtles. the world is turning back to
HIS words for inspiration, and in His
name is blessing instead of cursing
the victims of mankinds blunders
ann wrOng-dOing.
The most remarkable evidence Of
the reawakening 20 the living force
Of Christ's teaching was seen in the
recent conference Of church represent
tatives- The delegates, men Of mark
in their respective denominations,
snow ed that they realized that there
was a Iack-and that that lack was
Christ's tenderness for men. They
found that the churches. so long
locking heaYenward, mad N part for
gotten earth, and convinced them
selves that after all, il WAS TO men
thar Christ came, and that the
Ch41rcIl's mission was with mankind
So il Is wherever one may turn.
The great heart OF the race is warm
ing We have found il so a thousand
times 4 little tale OF suffering or