Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16

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for ncwueys becomes craze for all
golts Of social novelties when II lays
/ its hands upon those mOrallties which
have been the tried and established
| safeguards of the family, the state
and the individual; when it proposes
| tO sweep away into the scrap heap
/ the accumulated wisdom and eNper-
I lCucc Cl the ages; when It gives the
| lac direct TO the testimony of the Ions
/ end painful struggle up through
~ hich the generations have maze
/ ilc.I tuilsOme way, then II Is hiSr
time for some one to speak. a time
tO give forceful utterance against
The tendencies Of the day which We
lelicVc to be wrong.
| without attempting TO be definite
or dpgmatlC on the subject ! am pre-
pared To- affirm and that, too, without
/ tCar Of honest contradiction, that we
are living at a time which is eNces-
sNcly given up to the idea that all
times must be made new and at once.
| Every institution We have is being
I ttruNu into the melting pOt-the
/ familN, the state, the church, indus
] try, business, commerce, manufacture,
the Bible religion and morals. Let
me hasten to add that We do not OBJ
! ject to this, provided there is whole
some and hearty recognition Of GER
! tain old and fixed Nerities which are
vital and also eternally right
one phase Of the present disposition
10 get rid of the old landmarks which
lave rendered such excellent service
/ in the past, is evidenced in an age
| disiinguishcd for its race antagon-
isms, class hatreds and local zeal
Cusics. So bitter and so ugly i'm their
forms of expression that il seems as
il civilization were retrogradlng. in
stead of advancing, and that too, de-
snitc oar vast philanthr0piy, humaui-
tarIan and educational enterprises.
Now the orly definite progress away
from this attitude of mind lies. as /
soc il. in the increasing number of
those who hate this whole brood OF
evil things that are bred by ignorance
and selfishness, ana are determined
! that peace shall prevail i'm the world,
not nv external authority but by in
ward impulse and desire. Does any
hody question that if men would fol-
low the timo-honored command of the
| Master. Seek We first the Kingdom
Of cod and His righteousness" there
would not long be delay i'm giving a
lust practical. Christian solution OF
our social political and industrial
urohlcms7 Surely. no right thinking
man does question this. And vet one
| Is bound 20 say that there are hordes
Of wild-cyed humans abroad today,
| infestinc curb-stones, offices, factor
| les and drawing rooms, who braZenly
assert that there Is no such thing as
morality, that men are dominated by
the rule of the wolf pack, that the
grave catches them all az last, and
that is the end of the comedy. There
fore, why not eat, drink and be
merry Ecyonu the reach OF moral
sLasion these monstrous perverts
rample every human sancltity In the
Il lrc. Ihc\ turn freedom OF speech
INTO serpent mss ana thty Would
make clNll government bN-Word.
Ana lor Nhat' for lack OF the prlvl-
/ i,se OF laying hold OF the prlnClpieS
OF "hl'h men ana hatlons nNe 3S
no means. ror those lOlk there are
no such principles MORALITY Is Joke
! 9cCehc$ Is n'lshoiheI' rthslon ls
y'sl' ahtlhB ioou' urihk ana raj
ioeh'' hothlhs more helther zoo nor
itrsoiIdl Ilsh,toushess; they lhsls'
upon turning inc earth ihlo a s'y
~nerclh men may pe pat'ehed ana
i' ,!Vn'u Ioi thS uIIlIIldIe S!dus shlGI;
o.'i,u,ns Soui ueeP III ne sOluen i'e
nv, WIN 'ie II uit oi tne Tree Oh no
'enul"s apoNe Us III IhSCloIS apu'lu,
ahCe' are we not Vah'aNleu' teaSeu'
lCTHieItcu' NHcH we MAKE bou our