La Junta tribune., 1911-07-29

these things do not come by chance
they do not happen. How then bring
them about? The man behind Grand
Rapids says: Back OF all those
things which are supposed TO make a
city what Il ought to be is tn. spir
IL of its citizens" A writer In the
American City ma azine says: The
best place to locate is In city that
has pride In Itself" Now this is dig.
ging down into the matter. spirit" ="
pride" but what is under the spir-
II of wholesome pride? At bottom
II is the character and disposition Of
the people A beautifully figured .cul.
tured. refined and elegantly attired
woman H. a glory to herself. an OBJ
ject OF admiration. product OF
the highest civilization. the result OF
the manifold cultural and material ad.
yantages Of our times. But many
women living In the same time.
amidst the same advantages. do not
acquire the same result. This W see
and admire is not really due to the
things outside the woman bu, TO the
character. energy. taste and selfre-
spect native TO her heart. We call
city she" not wrongly: a city has
character-thc composite OF all the
people that compose IL. And vhat
really makes city Is not so much
natural resources and advantages %
location. climate. etc. as the charac.
ter. enterprise. self.respect and taste
Of the people.
The problem then Is. how 10 secure
community character that viii pro
mote community welfarc7 Its fouuda.
ton is In the cultivation OF social
ethics. that is. the science OF how
you and aud the rest OF rs should
behave toward one another Men are
social creatures: man cannot de-
yslup. into a real man disassociatsd
from his fellows. try tn raise babe
without human companionship and it
would be an adult babe Social rela-
tious amongst moral creatures are
moral relations. aud moral relations
are under moral Law as all thincs In
Gods universe are under law The
eternal laws of social ethics are Vrit-
ten tn mans nature as the Laws OF
botany are written iu tie trees and
flowers But the best transcript Of
them ever made Is the Ten Command
m.uts. and the great commandment
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart. mind. soul and
strength. and thy neishbor as thy
self The simple application of
these viii cure all evils. and promote
a. nothing else can. the basr Possi-
bic conditions of M" physically. In.
t.ll.ctually. iudustrlally. commercial
ly. spiritually and poliucally
Now I've got back TO my text
For believe this Is What Christ
meant his disciples 10 seek zhen he
taught them 10 pray Thy kingdom
come" 4" and when he said seek ye
first the Kingdom of God The king.
dom Il God il too often thought OF
as only some far OF, vague and ris-
iouary ideal for distant future
That's an wrong II means simply
the rulershlp Of God iu tho hearts
and lives u men and women and the
time aud place Tor that ruiership TO
begin and continue 20 operate are
the great nov and here The whole
Law Is summed mp iH one word
Thou shalt love" tn. Individual
side is Thou shalt love the Lord.
etc" the soriRl side is Thou shalt
love thy rHghbor rs myself" II =
just as natural aud necessary FOR the
best results iu social lifs % observ"
this law a. n is 10 obs,r,r the laws
II chemistry. mechanics aud mathe-
matrs RiFht here ih, task Of so
gial ethics unn's with tha task ~
r'lisi0u. uam'ly So 10 m mems
hearts uith the love ~ god Lat they
aIll sff thr social consciousness of
Jesus and learn TO love th.r fellows
as themselves.
Noa tHis means pnJta'iy. that
a r.iy H not properly BH aggrcgh.
.ti1H uf individuals nor " Amlltcs. hut
a community" that Is. rnmpaay
% people Who rrroEHIz, tbalr com.
mon Interests, their mutual depend.
onrr aud their need ~ h,ipfli coop.
eraflou Eg,y lrEitunaf, personal
interest vill BE- best promoted finally
iu any community if an sii consid.
~ themselves ono great family aud
eudtayor 20 exhibit ihs spirit u
brotherhood as taught by Christ
This Wiil mean kindly Interest nnsolf.