The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-01
WHAT IS THE UNDERLY lNC CAUSE ,

The European war, the many homIcides IN tisc country, the
general unrest among humanity and sundry other things serve to
show that we have been tooHng ourselves as to the progress of civil
ization. We are not where we thought We were. The world is not
any better about many things than it a sin the centuries past. If
We are IS prone to err and are as barbaric Is those OF several gene
rations past, what is the cause? The good seed have been sown,
but have thew fallen in barren soil? There are good books
being printed today than ever before but ire there not Just as many
books that WELD a pernicious influence being printed as there are
good ones: Good and evil do not march hand finland. Their
footsteps are not measured by the same music. What n thrves
on the other will perish on, what is a well spring to one is as the
scorching blaze to the other. Light and darkness do not dwell to-
gether-the latter fees before the former. Right here at the dawn
of the twentieth century, the greatest and bloodiest W a is being
waged in the history of the world. Those engaged in this blood and
carnage are blind to all reason, their ears are deaf to all interces-
sions for peace; not one OF them yet has openly avowed what the war
is being fought for or what end is expected to be attained. One of
the great factors in this Titanic struggle with Pharasac-ike fffront-
cry, repeatedly declares that God is a partner with him in theIwar-a
statement that Satan himself would hardly think of imputing to our
Maker and the balance OF the world STANDS IN wonder and begins
to think that we, too, had best turn aside from peaceful pursuits
and get ready to defend our borders against the aggressions of
peoples who are using the savagery of the ages past to man and d.
rect the death-deaing implements that the experience, brains and
intelligence of the concentrated thought Of the world has invented and
constructed. We repeat, what IS the cause of all this? Things are
in a somewhat disheveled, chaotic condition throughout the world.
Many seem to think that grave social changes aeg going on, and that
too many women are descending from the lofty pedestal where
Christian civilization has placed them, al of which bodies evil for the
future. We again say, something Is wrong, but where can the re-
sponsibiity be placed;
We are living too fast. There never was a greater DISPOSE
ton among people 10 spend more than they make than there is
today. 1t is d rush, hurry and hustle. What has been often said of
our largest cities, ut is every fellow for himself and the devil take
the hindmost, it would appear is getting to be too largely true of
too many of us. The socaled business man" of today is like a
boarder almost to those of his own household. His children see
him only at the morning meal and perhaps at his office " at the
store, and a little while on the Sabbath. They have little opportu-
nifty to know his real character and he is in no sense a companion
for them. He excuses himself upon the grounds that he must stick
to business in order 10 maintain his family dignity; that his wife and
children may enjoy the comforts and luXurIes of life. Maybe the
WORLDS application to business, the chase for the dollar IS RESPONSE
BILE for the troubles OF the present day, in TACT an analysis OF the af-
fairs of those countries considered to be the most advanced, would
almost seem to preclude any other conclusion. No less authority
than Holy Writ has said, the love of money is the root of all evil"
Then If the present war is an evil the pursuit of the dollar. is re-
sponsible for it II our social fabric is treading on dangerous grounds.
"the love OF money IS responsible for it; if the politics OF our coun-
try are on the descending scale, the love Of money" is responsible
for il, and if there is a general unrest among humanity that shuts
out the better things of life, "the love of money is responsible for
ii. You can not expect good fruit from a tree that is not pruned
while young or from one that grows almost to maturity in barren
soil. We need to bark back TO the days when the home came first
and when the highest and greatest ambition OF parents was to make
real men and women of their children. We are but paying the pen
atty of our sowing and the most deplorable thing about the worlds
mad career is that the worst is yet to come unless we face about
The war has its lessons, The present era mirrors many things
that the wise and thoughtful may profit by if the NOW is used.
Let US wake up and be about our duty.