The Washington times., 1914-01-05

tion or for theories based solely on
mems intuitions''
comprehensive in their ideas of truth
and fact, and so they put religion IT,
self, the history of mankind and the
history of language into the region Of
truth and fact, where men of the most
scientific spirit and perfect candor may
labor with profit. In this sense the
religions of the world are a legitimate
field for scientific investigation. Of
c1urse, that religion will ge most SYM
pathetically explored, which seems 10
the explorer to have been of most SER
vice to human society.
The new Christianity will renounce its
connection with governments. Upon this
DR.. Eliot writes:
Ally of Democracy.
Christianity renouncing its connection
with governments and oligarhic institu-
tlons, will become the cordial ally of
intelligent democracy and progressive
science, and the most effective promo
ter Of freedom. truth, Justice, individ-
ualism, and human brotherhood. How
far society has already come on this
road toward liberty, we realize when We
recall that all the ancient civilizations
were founded on human slavery, and
that force was in them the one source
Of authority.
AS liberty has increased the use OF
force has diminished, until We begin
to understand that the force used in
the society of the future will be the
force which protects ignorance and
feebleness, resists evil propensities in
individuals or groups, and defends
man against adverse nature, and his
own injurious impulses. Those who
delight in force and in the manly vir-
tues which are often developed in using
force, need not fear that the civiliza-
ton of the future will dispense with
force and its hardy virtues. Mans
conflict with nature and with his own
defects and vices will forever give
ample employment for many kinds OF
protective force, and for human daring,
endurance, and self-sacrificing COM
ra,leship.
or human brotherhood Dr. Eliot goes
on to say:
A doctrine which is fast modify1ns
is not new, but newly applied-tNe
doctrine Of human brotherhood. Jesus
taught II explicitly and implicitly, and
the Christion church has talked a good
deal about it, but never put it into
enective practice until democracy be-
Progress of Half Century.
The last fifty years. however. have |
witnessed more progress toward the |
realization Of the brotherhood of man |
than all the preceding centuries Of the |
Christian era. This progress is seen |
in the widespread interest in all the
means of improving the moral and
physical health Of all classes of the
community, in the better distribution
of the products Of faithful industry,
in the ethics of all business, large and
small, productive and distributive. and
in the purpose to give the entire people
q sound and effective education.
A sympathetic, merciful and disin-
members Of the race, carried into action
and affecting politics, government, and
industries. has characterized ali the
progressive peoples in Europe and
America during the last fifty years
whatever their form of gov eminent. and
promises to bring in a new era Of peace
and good will. AS yet, Inc Orient has
scarcely felt this new impulse toward
carrying into practice this sentiment
of brotherhood
The many social forces which are
working to give effort to this prevail
ing sentiment are scattered and often
not we'll organized, but tiiCy are all
benevolent. and they work to one end.
The organizations which foster, the sentt-
uent OF brotherhood have leaders, seers,
and prophets, but not rulers. They
proceed from the loving emotions of
multitudes. The take gradual effect on
multitudes, and these effects will tell |
more and more on the social organiZa
ton of mankind as time goes on.