Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-22
TRUTH IS EMANCIPATION

H NOWLEDGE of the truth shall
IA make us free; yet many puz-
IA zled modern men and women ask
Pilates frank question: what is
truth" The man who would seek
truth would do well to refuse to re-
ceive the testimony of the sects against
the sects. Christian Science is not very
old; yet we have the Emmanuel move
ment with it's proclamation it is just
as good-and is orthodox. 4 local ply
sician in a current publication accuses
both Christian Science and Emmanuel
ism of being nothing but suggestion"
He proposes 10 substitute for both
drugless healing founded on frank
system of plain suggestion, unaided by
religious belief.
From the pioneers of divine and ma
tural healing we turn to the old guard
of orthodoxy But in vain do we look
| for agreement among sects that for
so many years have persuaded them
selves they are different and they are
right, that they have come to believe
it firmly.
In order to acquire a correct mental
attitude in the beWidering clash of
claims, we would do we'll to recall the
old story concerning James Stuart, the
Scotch king OF Britain who ordered
the translation of the Bible which is
responsible for many of the sects. Hav-
ing been pestered by people who COM
planned the courts of justice were
biased, James announced he himself
would sit and hear causes. But he did
not hear causes. He only heard one.
That was enough. He listened to the
testimony He listened to counsel on
both sides. Time for the decision ar
rived James looked helplessly from
one learned counsel to the other, then,
humping his desk. roared: The Dell
tax the carles. THEY'RE BATH
RIGHT
We think Jamesian attitude might
we'll be adopted toward the sects. We
believe there is truth in every sect and
in every religion under the sun; and
that is why so many sects and relig-
ions have fourished year after year,
century after century.
Truth in Judaism? Yes. Truth in
Buddhism? Yes, Truth i'm Mohamme-
danism? Yes. Truth in Unitarianism?
Yes. Truth in Christianity? Why, there
must be ALL TRUTH in Christianity,
or it would not be manifested in so
many different phases and guises The
Methodists are right. The Baptists are
right. The Catholics are right. The
Presbyterians are right The Episeo
palians are right. The Salvation
Army soldiers are right The Congre-
gationalists are right THEY ARE
EITHER ALL OF THEM RIGHT, OR
ALL OF THEM WRONG. From this
logical conclusion there is no escape.
Therefore we must believe there is
truth in all, and when the truth is
unhndered by bisotiy and unhampered
by prejudice and unwarped by ira
dition, it will go forward on its liberal
ising mission-making mankind free.
For truth is liberal; it is not con-
gervative 1t is radical it is not re-
dictionary. 1t is broadening. 1t is not
narrowing. Let us get away from
jangllng and wranglng, and seek the
truths; that reverence for the Lord,
we have cleared our minds of preju
dice. bigotry sect autagonism, we will
have prepared them for the unhindered
reception of the initial truth behind all
truths: that reverence for the Lord,
the great power of the universe, is the
beginning of wisdom; and living con-
stantIy in a reverent attitude to the
supreme power, we shall begin to be
wise. Wisdom will guide us to the
truth, and the truth Shall make US
free.