The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-09
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION
Unity in c Commercial, National
and international Life

train Of consequences and. when you die.
you will gain all that you miss and long
for while here on earth.
Can one imagine more inconsistent
teaching and standard for human rela-
tons. One SO absolutely at variance with
the teaching OF Christ. who proclaimed
that the kingdom OF heaven is near II
hand. and il within you. and who also
taught His disciples to pray that the will
of God be done on earth as II Is done I'm
heaven.
No wonder that We have come to this
terrible estate Of world struggle and war
fare for 1t IL the legitimate outcome nd
inevitable result of the false ideals aud
teachings and the false system by which
all have been influenced in their relation.
and dealings with one another. Its gov
erninS spirit is found in every ACTIVITY
In life, family. business. social. political
religious, national and international ere
atinS antasonisms. strifes and conf, 5
everywhere and In everything
From the foregoing it will Flea be
seen that the competitive spit arC sys-
TEN is the real cause OF the r. ,onisms
and warfare existing in a &c depart
ments of life. in Our human aira and re-
Ia tionships AT the pi'e~"' e. and there
fore, to hIv" universe. V'aee and happi-
ness on EARN the 8, stem will have to be
changed to that Of unity and co-opera
tion mutual resNe't and consideration for
the rights or md all alike II Will
be necessary 10 gin al the foundatio
Of things and rocognize our huma n
brotherhood one and all. equally. made
in the image and likeness of God. CO.
heirs with Christ. sharing with Him the
Divine inheritance of all that our Heay-
emily Father is and has
God Is no respecter of persons He
loves all alike. whatever their position in
life. or stage OF development We should
live our common life together in the
spirit of true brotherhood as children
Of God. doing unto our neighbor as we
would have our neiShbor do unto U.s. Be-
ing actuated by such a spirit our motives
will he right, our interests in common.
and all will seek to promote the good OF
others in the common cause and welfare
When this Is done strife and wars will
cease, the lion and the lamb may lie
down together in perfect security for
the Kingdom of Heaven will be in mani
fiesta ton in the earth. Then there Will be
no need of ornaments for defense or
protection from one another and militia
rism will vanish from the earth as a
vision in the night. from lack of incen-
tive TO keep it alive. Universal disarma-
ment will then he feasible through lack
of necessity. Then also universal free
trade Will be practicable because OF uni
Versal cooperation and reciprocity.
This change OF attitude in private, ma
tional and international relations will
end strife and warfare forever and peace.
prosperity and happiness will be enjoyed
by each and all alike. No one will seek
TO overpower and dominate another for
his own advantage. but. instead. he will
endeavor to promote the interests of
others in common with his own. Cnnfi-
dence will then be esta blished In all alike
when knowing that there are no enemies
TO fear. therefore no need for measures
of protection. Humanity is learning this
lesson through suffering from the conse-
auence of living by the old system When
II is fully perceived by enough individuals
TO have a controlling influence In bring
ing about the change. which is surely
coming, 1t will he done. The old stand
ards have to he proven to be false
through experience before seen to he 80,
then the change to better ones will come.
The old is passing away now, through
its working out into experience, and the
new is coming in as the old passes away
in and through expression.
In due time we shall have the peace
on earth and good will to men in actu-
ality, which was proclaimed by the an
GELS who foretold the advent OF the new
day, through the coming OF Christ into
human experience. May IL come soon IS
the prayer of all who have the spiritual
insight to perceive the heavenly vision.