Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-01-28
WHOSE NEIGHBoR ARE YOU?
(By Rev. Eustace Anderson.)


simple story an illustration OF tn,
practical working of love; fulfillin,
of the law of love; for theories ar,
good as far as they go. but if thel
don't pan OUT when tested W,
much change our theories.
That there is a quickened socia
conscience astir throughout the ma
tions, no one who reads and see!
and hears and thinks can doubt
Some lament the fact, and thinh
that we have struck upon troublou:
times; but they only see the result
of this old and yet ever new fact
i'll the exposition of graft. of oppres-
sion, immortality, injustice, neglect
of the defenselesS and a thousand
other wrongs.
1t is the question, old as the hui
man race, of each mans responsible
ity to each and every other man.
The first man born into the world
asked it: Am I my brothers keep
er? and the last man born into
the world will likely ask it, and
for the same reason-because that
deep down in his own life he real
ICES that at least he may be re-
sponsible.
Speculative interest in truth nor
correctness OF creed neither gener-
ate love in the heart nor assure
piety in the life The lawyer IN
this story knew the law OF love,
but had no love in his heart, except
a limited kind. There are those
who profess perfect love but who
will quickly show actual bitterness
against one who does not sub
scribe to their way of thinking.
Neither creed nor profession can
avail, but new creature i'll whom
love is actively evident. How many
OF us read our Bibles to find truth
and not to bolster up some pet
theory or creed?
The priest and the Levite in the
story could have accurately defined
the principle OF love, but the
samaritan showed that it was an
active force. "-I,
All three of the men passed by
where this man lay in need and
saw him. Each had the same op-
portunity for helping him; but the
man with little theory, but with u
heart OF love seized the opportunity
to help. Real love in him caused
the Samaritan to have eyes that
saw the need and in that need an
to do the right thing.
Creeds and theories often prejI-
dice us against facts, because they
often blind us to conditions as they
exist. while we are looking for ideal
conditions.
When others have lost their foot
ing their need is a call to US
the only call we need.
Perfect love casts out fear. The
priest and Levite may have feared
the same thieves that had robbed
the wounded man. | wonder if that
is why many of us hesitate to come
in contact with the morally wound
ed? 1t is possible that many feel
sure that they lack something that
they need to make them stand
against the wrong.
So again we see how weak and
useless mere theories are in active,
actual life. They lack the power
to give us courage in the face of
wrong-doing.
Then there was that aloftness !
which feared contact with any but
Of their particular crowd or theory. |
The fact is that less than actual
love leaves room for seliShness and
selhshncss will not run risks. The |
seed of fear is sclhshness. We need
in this age this actual, practical
love for humanity that caused DR.. |
Greeniel to spend himself in the
Labrador country among the suffer
ing and dissipatcd fishermen. The |
kind that has led men to live among I
Iepers and those of other deadly |
diseases in order to learn bow 10 I
save others. or to alleviate the
and loneliness of those
already smitten. /
Love preserves and does not grow
weary of well-doing. So much IT
our protested love is like that OF
the crowd who stood around the
man whose horse had died on the
Journey and said: I'VE are sorry; /
you have our sympathy" Real love
IS the fellow that jumped on the
back of the wagon and said: I'm
sorry s. worth how much are
you sorry"
The leader lays himself out i'll
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