The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Creed Based on Love
Mans Greatest Treasure

| whoever was DegoGGen by pure love,
And came desired and welcomed into
life,
Is of immaculate conception. He
Whose heart is full of tenderness and
truth,
Who loves mankind more than he
loves himself,
And cannot find room in his heart
for hate,
May be another Christ. We all NAV
be
The Saviors of the world, if we be-
lieve
In the Divinity which dwells in us
And worship it, and nail our grosser
selves,
Our tempers, greeds and our unworthy
aims
Upon the cross. Who glveth love to
all,
Pays kindness for unkindness, smiles
for frowns,
And lends new courage TO each faint
ing heart,
And strengthens hope and scatters
JOY abroad,
He, too, is a Redeemer, Son of God.
have met many people who did
not talk of their beliefs. | have met
fanatics and cranks, even, who were
silent about their ideas until asked
to talk.
But | never met an atheist or an in
fdel who was not voluble and agrees
sive in argument, and insistent upon
talking on the subject of religion.
Thousands of believers in various
creeds are contented to permit their
fellow men other faiths, or no faith
at all, thinking it is personal matter
between the individual and his Crea-
tor
the atheist, however, is violently
opposed to allowing any man faith
in Divine Power or hope of i'm
mortal life. He will shout himself
hoarse and black in the face in the
effort to take away the comforting be-
lief of a devout soul.
1 think any creed which teaches
that the Overriding Mind of the uni
verse is cruel and petty in its treat
ment of the beings 1t has created
should be destroyed, because such a
creed makes human beings cruel and
petty toward one another.
1t was the preaching of the horrible
old hell.tre doctrines of an ignorant
age which made the first infdels and
unbelievers. Because intelligent and
just minds refused to accept the doc
trine of infant damnation and the
fall through Adam they were called
atheists They preferred that title
to being classed among the believers
in such a cruel God.
But we have in the land today a
more violent and aggressive class of
atheisls-men who become abusive
toward anyone who expresses any
faith in the continuance of life beyond
the grave, no matter how broad may
be the creed of that one.
Any man who in his own mind har-
bOrs creed which condemns his fell
low men to damnation for not believ-
ing as he does needs to be educated
out OF 1t, since he is adding to the
misery of the world by his thoughts
and helping to keep humanity in the
chains Of ignorance.
But any man who has creed based
on love and kindness, no matter
whether it be Pagan, Jewish, ca no
lie or Protestant, and who exempli-
ies his faith by his actions, should be
left to the enjoyment Of it unmolest-
ed by the agnostic and the atheist.
Personally l value my fixed faith in
Divine Intelligence and in success
sion OF lives more than l value all
other things which could be bestowed
upon me by the united powers of the
earth.
Could have the wealth of all the
billionaires of the world, tue beauty
of all beautiful women united in my
person, the genius of all the greatest
minds and undisputed power, yet be
deprived of all faith in any life be-
yond this and Of any Creator, would
not resign my belief.
That belief is broad and unortho-
dox, and is based on Love. 1t tells
me that love is the Creative Power of
the universe and the reforming and
healing power of humanity That
hate, anger, revenge and sefishness
are the only hell.
1t tells me that heaven must begin
here on earth, within our own hearts,
or we will never find it anywhere;
that each man is his own savior, and
that unless he saves himself by
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