Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-21
TWENTIETH CENTURY IDOLS
Delivered Night Tcmpc by Epbi Mcndc


natural and supcrhuman means. 10 is
ntroducing Stranso gods Ga think
ing ana reasoning generation end be-
comes an idolatruus cult when Thee.
sophy prctcnd' 10 Truvc the cNlstrncc
OF th" soul and Co reveal MS nature
and attributes and To unraycl the hid
den mysteries Of the universe and 10
solve the riddle OF mans existence
and attcr.eNistcbcc, 90 is introducing
q strange sod and an idulatrous cult
into our midst When Christian
Science tells us that - Is al mind 4"
that there IS no matter" and declares
lnat there is no disease, no cyil. no
suffering In tho world. 30 ig mtrUduc-
Ing into our civilization an idulatrous
cult which IN calculated TO obscure
ana a0struct the path of progI css.
Therefore No say "a the followers OF
these movements. Put away the
strange gods that are among YOU"
Hut these are not the only IDOLS
that ara 1vurshlpcd IN the tNcntlcth
century There are those strange gods
among W. that Riya their dcyutoel az
air of int"llrctualiiy To those idols
you viii see altarl erected eNrry'whetr.
from Dan even TO Becr-Shcba. IN tho
name 20 NeNthought. Ethical culture.
Fr,ethouEht. ana Skeptlcism. And
when Ncwthought says trust 10 your
mind and de- nothing else. bc always
optimistic ana youtcntcd dud pay 40
heed tu your Senses - is intrudu. Ing
> strange god and an idolatruus cult
hat shuts out from the scheme Of
hume existence uuurco of humane.
ness and tender feelings ana gracious
motions n H. well enough ca bc op.
umistic and walk on the sunny side
ur life. nut the optimism must have
u rational basis without that ra.
tiOn1l basis optimism might
readily turn into ultra pc simisn
Moreover. some dlseontent sOmr dis
satisfaction and q certain amount OF
pessimlsm are needed and necessary
la world ct progressive advance
mont Had man never been discon.
tented. the human family would for
ever havo remained Ia a state OF bar.
baTlsm. without ans discomfort there
can be- no spiritual evolution, no IN
tclioctual life The drst time man was
dlscontcnted hS frlt tho Impulse thut
made him push back tho matted hair
from his narrow, rccedins forehead
and compelled him 60 say. 81 am "a
man" Tho hrst tlmo man became
discontcntod. hs felt q desire 10 stand
upright. HIS hrst disc ontont VAS tho
storm that cleared his mind from the
clouds OF ignorance Ills hrst dis
content was III" morrow inlet 90 which
no sailed toward thg Vid0 ocean Of
knoWledgo. Ills hrst discomfort was
tho ptotoplasm from which all pros
r0s developed Ills hrst discomfort
was tho hrst star In the armament of
trustworthy faith.
Can you think OF % reiormer who
wds not prompted Go seek reforms by
discomfort dissatisfaction and a GER
taint amount of pessimlsm Can sou
name "A progressive thinker OF teacher
who WAS not disconnected Can YOU
think OF any ono whOss name ~ IN the
Hall OF Fame. or whose trust ~ Ia the
Temple of Genius. or whose monu-
mont may bo seen In public places.
without thinking OF ono who was DIS
contented dissatisfied and, 20 a de-
gree. pessimistio' II Il were not for
the discomfort OF "a calico. q Copper
nicus Kopler or q Loyerricr, We
should stili have the superstitions OF
astrology Instead OF the science of as-
tronumy ~ " wcru not for the dis
content Of IAN0islor og "a pararclius,
or pricstlz, alchemy ana not chem
isirS would today be- taught in uut
schools aud colleges. ~ d wor not ioI
the discomfort of an hlppocratrs o'