Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
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BY the Churchman.

114E often told that he single eye to quote from
WV Scripture is desirable part of any mans outfit
This take it, the concentration of vision and effort
upon worthy object. The Scripture declaration mo
man can serve two masters points in the direction
But like every other good thing sing emindedness
may be carried to extreme and the inability to see
than thing at time may make man narrow
and preudced may lead him to do harm to Others The
world is full of people whose eyesgt too limited They
sometimes block the wheels OF progress because of their
distorted vision the twist in their mental makeup which
amounts occasionally to obsession.
We see in the field of politics many cases of the
distorted vision candidate ofceholder, judged
by his entire record but by at the most two
three specific acts. He is condemned by this or that Or
ganizaton temperance, labor other special inter-
est because he voted against bill which that special in
erest favored He may have voted fifty other times in
accordance with the wishes of those condemning him,
but what matters it long he is not in line on this
particular measure? Yet he may have acted conscien
the other fifty But do not stop to examine his
eral legislative record but simply bowl him OUT
specification.
And how prone we are to make up Our judgments of
friends acquaintance and strangers the basis of
feature in their appearance deed or personal
characteristics We have all undergone pleasant
through closer acquaintance with those whom did not
like when first met them. As the distinguished Dr.
Jowett once remarked "None of is inalble, not
the youngest.
The proper way with the supposition that
man, dearest friend is perfect that neigh
Dor or business associate does things precisely do
that is unfair concentrate gaze upon CronlWes
and look the less obnoxious features Of his
COuntenlnCc
Some of the biggest mistakes make the which
rue day. arise from this inability to take the
larger look men, movements and institutions They
all faulty the highest of them, the college and the
church. because they OF human origin But they
not faulty from center to circumference.
We need to beware of the distorted vision particularly
in with personal judgment Of Christianity
Why should conclude that system influencing char
acte Christianity does not to much because
happen know who processes to be Christian,
and who is amentably deficient certain of the Christian
virtues You saw him day when his temper had got
ten the mastery of him. and illogical man that you
YOU concluded that his religion OF earthly value to
him, Ah but you should have him the day when
he won out and the day after that when he load Of
coal to poor widow 5 home.
Or granted, for the sake Of argument that the
you condemn is hypocrite why should Judge religion
by him? Why pick out poor, weak black sheep of the
fold forgetting all about the who stray far
from the right paths, who are, the WHOLE
and bulwarks OF religion?
ITO lie steadily and to it whole, that is the
goal which English poet puts before him and those for
whom he writes. 1t is the a-round look that
from the narrow and distorted vision Never let your eyes
remain so fixed upon single thing particularly if it be
something painful to observe that your becomes
able to the entire field within your vision note
the beautiful strong and worthy elements in the landscape
and to view it in its entirety.