Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-14

said 10. And while there are still
many who, In this sense at least, lead
- simple. - very simple ne. yet the
thinking people at the world are no
longer attracted by the hllsEul cx-
istence of innocent and ignorant SIM
pliciiy. The worlds thinkers insist
ON testing and understanding the rule
before attempting to follow II. They
do not consider everything right aud
true that N In the good hook, but
they consider the book good that
teaches things right aud true. This
accounts for the fact that the modern
conception Of things high and hulN
has undergone such u change. THIS
accounts also for the present cOnlus-
ion The old uoSnURraphy has been
revised, the old cosmology has been
overthrow In hcadlOnp ruin. the old
cusmugony hus not only been rein
tcrprotcd but interpreted away At.
tacks upon doctrines have been null
tiplicd by the thousands, and rituals.
CrCcds aud scriptures have been over
huulcd and criticized, until many have
come tn thinking that there is moth
ing stable nothing tangible In rellg-
ion. From the demand that stress he
laid upon conduct and not creed, from
tho insistence upon the practice and
not the mere profession Ot principles,
many have come Ia Infer that creed
and IN" profession al principles are
entirely unnecessary, aud the religious
sentiment wholly superiiuOua To such
an extreme has this influence been
carried that We have been told the
religious sentiment In Hn impUsturc, u
childish liable and silly superstition,
having no basis In any law Of nature
and M part In the scheme Of the uni+
verse" II In altogether overlooked by
those who speak In this manner that
the religious sentiment. the awe or
reverence Of an indehnable something
that has control over rs and our des-
TIMES. has been present with all pcO-.
pie aud at all times, tho difference
being only one Of expression.
"NOw, with every other phcnOm-
| snOn such manlfeAtatiO argues for
an original, natural, and necessary
Law, Indispensable To the human race,
The musical sense, we say. II II univer-
sal characteristic TRAIT Of the human
race. And why2 Because We And
that the sense OF harmony has always
existed. that II In present In the child
az well ~ In the adult In the saws
ass no less than In, ths civilized,
Hence. We conclude thai TO be human
and normal, one must possess the
sehss Of harmony aud suspect that
There Il something wrong with one
who Jacks this sense. Why them
pray. ID the religious sense not eRtltl-
! ed 10 the same GluImA7 True. there
are those today who tell uH that they
lsak every tracs OF such sense and
,septlmeHt, But what OF thats Are
tAere not many persons who lack the
sense OF harmony? Does that fact re-
flute the universally Of the mualcal
seTiee? Maternal feeling Ia surely a
universal, natural, and necessary law.
Without IL the world would be an i'm
possibility. Yet there are persons who
have no maternal feelings, there are
mothers who lack every conslderat lon
and compassion for their children.
| who are cruel 10 their children. Nay,
more. there are mothers. as was clear
| ly demonstrated by tho state factory
investigating commission Of New York
| a few days ESQ. whom economic stress
drives to the most unnatural feelings
o. tyranhy and OpDrsSsien towards
! their children. Does that fact Lessen
the importance OF the natural law OF
make maternal feeling less necessary
liDauso. nSt re tis6r. regard kuch uh6thbrl
81 Abnormal and unnatural, thankln,