Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-19


The campaign In Albuquerque for
the y. NJ. c, a. was worth while IN
moro ways than may be imagined at
FIRST thought Largely as a result Of
Il we have city, generally harmo-
nIo,ls except ~ election time. ahso-
mfely united ana alive 10 I;s duties
and rs opportunities. II is pulling To-
rothcr II always pulls together when
emergencies arise demanding CO.
operation.
Hut there nfe more people In the
pulling team thnn ever before In the
history of this city. To be sure there
are some who try % pun back. With
on fuss about n. such ones are simp-
~ unlsItshcd and turned loose 60 kick
al they like. They are not allowed
% interfere with the efficiency of
the pullors IN harness.
World.s affirmation Is somewhat
recent word invented TO stond IN con
tradisiincilon 20 world.rcnunciatlon
II expresses the attitude Of those who
feel that this Is a pretty good world
after an and that those who live in
Il are entitled to ind pleasure IN life
II In The antithcas of the ascctic
ldons OF the middle ages when monks
and anchorltes spent their lives in
deserts or In lonely cells. away from
human society IN order TO purge
themselves OF sin and prepare them.
selves fnr heaven. They thought they
were doIng tho best for themselves
in locking out for their Individual
salvation They renounccd the
world
During The laet afiy wears the feel.
lng has erown that there Is some
thing wrong with the idea OF world.
remuneration, that IN some way II
operehot the mark. Instead Of re-
noanenH that IN which We live. should
we not rather affirm II ana Nuke II
more pleasant FOR W and for others?
Possibly the point whore the
churches failed for the longest time
was in their opposition to a number
Of innocent amusements They
though; that the world should be for
gotten, and that the individual should
keep his mind on heaven, to come
hereafter instead Of trying to mike
something Of heaven on earth.
The greatest spiritual teacher that
the world has known. did Announce
that bis kingdom was mot OF this
world" but he did not rcnounce the
world. Il was the world into which
he prayed that his kingdom should
come. The opinion that put material
things above spiritual, that put
wealth. clothes. houses and purely
physical comforts above love. char
aeter. jueiicc-this opinion he set out
10 reverse. It was almost impossible
20 make rich men. understand and
he spoke with an emphasis that has
since been widely misunderstood.
The effort made TO secure the Y.
N. c. A., the generous subscriptions
made In response TO those efforts
were solely in line with the newer
thought Of world-affirmation II
means good and comfortable build
Ing, gymnasium for the develop
ment Of the physical powers; baths
IN which Il becomes healthful plea
sure 70 gel and stay clean; books and
night schools for the improvement of
tho everything made a pleas
urc for those who make use Of the
opportunities offered.
There was no little remuneration in
the giving. Il hurt" nineiy-nlue out
q every hundred OF the eivcrs But
each u them win be the happier as
we'll aa tbs beitcr for the sacrifice.
Tho Y NJ. c. a. is general in It's
scope Il takes In everybody and docs
the heat i can Tor them. Others ex-
elude as. The Y Al. c. A. ineludew
rs Just insisting that we shall con-
dnct ourselves decensiy. Edwin
Markham expresses the Thought In
the following bit OF verse:
He drew a circle that shut me OUT.
Hereto. rebel thing 10 flout.
hut love and had the wit 10 win;
We drew a circle that took him in.