Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
POWER


TESUS said to his disciples, "Tarry ye
in the city of Jerusalem, until ye
- be endued with power from on
high" And one of the phrases of the
Lords Prayer is "Thine is the power .
In these days of wonderful scientific
progress, particularly in the direction
Of the development and the use of
power, it is we'll to recall the teach
ings of Jesus. and to remember that
if they are the truth, they are the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Therefore the Christian should have a
constant realization God is a paternal
POWER and the source of all power
God is the Creator. Therefore God is
the creative energy. Thinking along
these lines brings us back to the first
principles of religion, with their prom
Use of power; and then takes US
on to a consideration of the fact that
all modern development of actual
power for the help and welfare of man
has been attendant upon religious toll
erance.
There never was such an age of re-
ligious experimentation as the present.
He would be a rash man who would
condemn all new systems because he
could not understand them. 1t would
be a rash church that would attempt
to persuade the government to inter
vene and outlaw all the churches that
did not agree with its teachings. And
all the teachings of all the churches
harmonize in one most important par
ticular. They all acknowledge the ON
impotence - the all-powerfulness - of
God; although some very worthy peo-
pie act as if He were omnipotent only
on Sundays.
One of the most remarkable books
of its time was 1.-THE Natural Law in
the Spiritual World But there are
people who believe if the author of the
book, Professor Henry Drummond, had
lived to see the extraordinary develop
ments of modern times he would have
written a sequel. The Spiritual Law
in the Natural World,
Much time is spent over the ma
terial demonstration of material in
ventions, but what is behind material
ism? Nearly every invention is based
on a new discovery in the production,
control or use of power. 1t is evident
the all-power is being revealed more
and more.
The other day a scientist described
to philosophic student the latest type
of power producing engine, which
makes aviation possible.
almost miraculous" said the stu
dent. But his language was incorrect
Nothing is miraculous. Mankind must
learn-and seems to be learning very
slowly-that God is power, and that
the teachings of Jesus are literally
true. and as true today as they were
when they were first uttered.
The natural world and the so-called
spiritual world" the world of power.
are both natural and are both "spir-
itual." Should mankind obey the in
structions of Christianity, and refrain
from using the new revelations of
power for the purpose of destroying
human life and property in barbaric
warfare. the golden or fraternal age
of the world might be foretold. But al
ready governments that enjoy a spuri-
Gus reputation for civilization are fig
urlng out the possibilities of the appli-
cation of modern power developments
TO the purposes of general murder. The
homicidal governments Of Christian"
nations are inviting catastrophe, chaos
and preparing for a fall. If they are
not rebuked and checked, mankind is
doomed to begin again a long, long
weary journey from the depths of dis
aster, ignorance and woe.
It has happened before. A few years
after Christ's mission the civilized
world, as it was then known, was
ended; and the construction of the
world as we know it today, was toll
somely begun.