The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-27

Christian. Even the most hopeful and
optimistic of philosophers will not
dispute that life stands in need of
reGgionization. Material standards
seem to engross the attention of the
greater part of mankind, fourth R.
namely, Reverence" needs to be
added to the curriculum of instruction
generally including only the three
RS, Reading" ''Riting" and ''Rith-
metic." The fourth r just mentioned
should have for its purpose the in
culation of reverence for self, honor,
charity, authority, age, learning, law
and liberty. Among the aforemen-
toned, nothing in this country stands
so much in need of reverence as does
liberty. Once let a natural reverence
for liberty be instilled and its rever-
ence will lead to the reverence of all
else entitled to such. Liberty should
not be COMPOUNDED with license, as it
often is. By the grant of liberty to
all its subjects, our government reck-
ons with the religious outlook. 1t
therefore tells man to make the best
of his Cody powers and human dig
nifty for the sake of his own happi-
ness and the happiness of his fellow
man. Thousands have yet to learn
that the well being of the nation and
the race is the concern of every in
dividual.
The cooperation between Jew and
Christian for world-betterment; the
need for which has been demon
strated, ought not merely be dis
cussed, but be put into operation. It
should be furthered by religious
teachers and religious press, by syna-
gogue and church. It should be
brought home to Jew and Christian,
not only in mature manhood, but al
ready in early childhood, "as the twig
is bent the trees inclined"
The child is father and mother of
man. Christian and Jew should be
made to appreciate that they can
learn from one another. No religious
community is in possession of all the
wisdom and all the truth. The belief
that only one people walks in the
light and all the rest of humanity
walks in the darkness, is a sad COM
mentary on humanity's possibility
and The Creators justice. The rab-
bis of the Talmud declared that the
law was given in seventy languages,
as if to indicate that God vouchsafed
His truth to the whole world, as facts.
Moses was willing to learn from
Jethro, Semitic from Greek, Aryan
from Moor and vice versa. Unless
this willingness had been expressed
and manifested, civilization should
have been greatly retarded.
Although you and I may preach or
study different theologies, hold to diff
Serent traditions and have different
histories, let us not forget that after
all, we belong to the same family. |
Have we not all one Father? Has
not one God created us? The happi- |
ness of our common family is our
common concern. Would we bring
about the happiness which is the
flower of world-betterment, it is not |
necessary for us to give up our re-
hgious identity. All that is expected |
of us is to coordinate our specific |
interests to the larger human inter-
ests.
Were / TO sum up in a single SEN
tence the means of cooperation be-
tween Jew and Christian for world !
betterment, should say that it con-
sists in this: The Jew should be the |
best possible Jew, and the Christian |
should be the best possible Chris
tian. Whatever else the standards
may be which we apply to the denom-
national valuation of life, it is well |
for all of US never to forget that God |
requires of us, whether Jew or Chris
tian, to do justice, to have mercy /
and to prevent cruelty and to have
moral principle, and to walk hunbly /
with God.
D. S. BERCoFF.
Another Woman Made Hannv.