El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29
p ELIGIOUS Unrest Is a Hopeful Sign;
~ Men and Women Are Seeking Balance
It's Recognition That Religion Belief In
Power Not Ourselves

!" HE age Of doubt and skepticism
has passed; the age of faith is
at hand. The power of Darwin
and Spencer and Huxley is waning
and agnosticism is supplanted by a
recognition Of the longings Of the
heart. You'd be surprised" says the
librarian in The Inside of the Cup;
ito see the different kinds of men and
women who come demanding books
on reigfOn-an sorts and conditions
They're beginning to miss it out Of
their lives; they want to know"
Two decades ago, men and women
were STEPPED in the materialistic sci
ences and decreed the death struggle
OF religion; The necessary myth"
they declared had lost its force and
science would be enthrOned in the
hearts Of men where religion formerly
served. But the heart-hunger would
apt phrase Of Churchill, died Of
fatty degeneration of the heart"
and today science is no longer so posi-
tive Of its claims and philosophy, in
stead Of denying, has become the
handmade Of religion.
Tremendous Unrest Noted.
Because this condition exists, a
tremendous unrest may be noted on
ing their balance they seek readjust-
ment- They cannot accept the doc
trines of their fathers, they viii not
adopt literally the creed and articles
of faith which appealed to their for
bears, they realize the need of re-
hgiOn, they recognize the place Of re-
ligiOn in modern life, they admit the
necessity of a belief in a power not
ourselves" and yet they would have
this faith, not q cold reiteration OF
the learned phrases Of childhood, but
q vital factor, a propelling power in
every act of life.
ind
siOnately; 1 can judge it from with
out / am not interested in any par
ticular creed nor has my training been
such that I am shocked by the newer
teaching As a Jew I can view the
religious unrest apparent on all sides
and glory in the herOism of those who
would free religion from the shackles
of medieValism and make it a vital
factor in goth century civilization As
q Jew, I can give the hand of fellow
ship to those striving to make re-
l1giOn cOeXtensive with life. 7 believe
they are approaching more and more
the faith, I humbly try to teach and
preach.
This movement has become so vital
as TO find expression in the lighter
literature of the day. And If we limit
our survey to only a few of the books
written in English We find a vast diff
ference between those published by
American and English authors Old
Institutions must not be disturbed
find the solution for their question
ings not within the church but in
leaving their pulpits and founding the
New Brotherhood of Christ and "St
ThOmas's Temple" while John Mar
vel and John Holder considered it
their duty to remain within the
church and bring the lessons Of social
responsibility to the people under
their charge. Therein EIies the vital
difference between the religious life
OF England and America The former
may develop an eXoctic growth Of
modern thought along original lines
or It may send its most Progressive
preachers to America; the latter feels
the need Of development from within.
a readJustment of old forms and or
CARNATIONS to meet the need of the /
present And let me point out here
that all books agree to the need Of
some organization as sign and symbol
OF the work While John Holder and
John Marvel, remain within the
church organization, Robert Elsemere
ana stephen frame found organiza- /