The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-16
WORLD is AWAKENING FROM
DREAM TO REALITY

he finds. falls far short of measuring
up to the requirements OF Napoleon
or a Charlemagne The dramatic
end Of Lord Kitchener" he tells us,
"has served to remind us that there
IS no single individual Of all the allied
nations whose death can materially
affect the destinies of this war"
After an inquiry into some Of the
forces entering into the evolution Of
modern society Mr. Wells arrives atI
the conclusion that "the true super
man comes not as the tremendous
personal entry Of star but in the
less dramatic form Of a general in
crease in good will, skill and common
sense. A species rises not by thrust
ing up peaks but by brimming up as
flood does The coming Of the super
man means not an epidemic Of per
sonages, but the disappearance OF per
sonage in a measured ascent" The
writer then sets forth basic relig-
ious belief which has gradually deyel-
soped in his mind in the last few years
Formulating his faith as follows.
Il think that mankind is still, as it
were. collectively dreaming and hardly
more awakened to reality than very
young child. It has these dreams that
we express by the flags Of nationali-
ties and by strange loyalties. and by
irrational creeds and ceremonies; and
it's dreams at times become such
Nightmares as this war But the time
draws near when mankind will awake
and the dreams will fade away; and
then there will be no nationality in all
the world but humanity, and no king,
no emperor, on leader but the one God
of mankind This is my faith | am
as certain Of this as ] was in 1900 that
men would presently fly 70 me it is
as If it must be So"
Now what has your practical man,
your scientist who denies the ax's-
tence OF anything not perceptibls d
/ his senses, to say about this gfeat
dreamer's dream? Nobody OF intelli-
gence will affirm that Mr. Wells is a
mollycoddle. a fanatic or follower Of
foolish fancies. 1t is true that he y
eifted with that high quality of mag
ination which the philosopher and sci.
enlist, no less than the creator Of fic-
tion, must possess. but at the same
time nc is a man who has delyed deep
into the book OF knowledge and has
1 studied extensively in the school Of ex
perience. More than all else, this mas
ter mind has thought, seeking 20 uia-
cover the meaning Of the stsaage
pnantasmagoria projected upon the
screen BY the complexity Of conditions
presented by the modern world ana
after an his investigation and aE his
profound reflection upon what be has
read and seen and heard, Mr. Wells
eonciudes that the evidence before his
senses Is illusive and false. that the
things which seem real are dream Gre
ations, and that when humanity awak-
ems the God VI mankind" Will stand
revealed as the supreme reality
We do not presume to fathom the
workings Of the mind Of Mr.. Wells,
tracing the steps by which he has been
lead to the discovery Of the truth
which he now possesses as a control
ing conviction Whatever road he
may have travelled he has arrived at
the same destination reached long ago
by aeers and prophets fixed faith in
the fatherhood Of God and the neces-
sary corollary, the brotherhood Of man.
IN the presence Of this one supreme
entity all else that seems So real is
relegated to the realm Of dreams 10
which dwell wars aud all things hid
ecus
1t is remarkable that the article
from which we have quoted was writ.
ter Immediately after the author had
faade a tour Of the battlefields OF Eu-
rope AS is well known. the outhreas
Of this gigantic struggle and the cav
agery that has attended it. completely
upset the thinking Of many who ford
" believed humanity had progressed I
to point where sach things were im.
possible IN spite Of the shattered
hopes cf shallower minds. however,
this man Of vision finds fresh grounds
For optimism. discerning the early
danning Of the day when mankind
will awaken and the dreams viii fade
away Even if his discovery be am
other dream. it is beautiful dream
Nhieh furnishes working basis for
the attainment BY humanity Of those
pinnao.es where dwell peace. right
eousness- justice, and all the highest
objects Of hearts desire. :