The Washington times., 1917-08-21
The Existence of GOd-Parable
of the Blind Kittens

The notion that small things the petty details of life
such money getting marriage questions etc. upper
most in the modern human brain is entirely false.
If editor asks: SIS marriage failure?" he receives
Just many answers and then the interest dies out
IF he asks: Should wife have pin money!" or What
is the easiest way for to hving he
to receive answers after short time
But to questions concerning the immortality Of the soul
the existence of God and mans destiny here and hereafter
endless Letters such matters have been
received here by thousands Every day the mail brings new
and intelligent contributions to the questions that have kept
men praying thinking fighting, and hoping through the
rs THERE GOD, AND WILL MY SOUL LIVE
FoREVER?"
Very interesting are the expressions of faith which fill
majority of the letters Interesting also the letters of
doubters atheists agnostc and the intoxicated with
very little knowledge who have decided to substitute their
wisdom and doubt for the belief of the ageshe belief
in God and in personal immortality.
Many think science has discovered that could get
trary. And here you please, we shall build up sort of
parable:
Man had box full of motherless blind kittens. He
was very kind to them He put their box wheels and
moved about to keep in the He gave them milk at
regular intervals With loving kindness he drove away the
dog which growed and scared the little kittens into splitting
and back-raising.
The kittens trusted the Man. loved him. and felt that
they needed him That the age of faith
One day dog got kitten and tore it to pieces
The kitten had dsobeyed orders and laws. 1t had
crawled away from the box.
Another kitten, with one eye now partly open, got
thoughtful and said: There is such thing Man. Or
thing, Is monster 10 let little Willie
torn up. Don't talk to about Kitten Willie being suf
ferer through his fault say there such thing
Man We kittens bosses of the universe and must do
own fighting"
That speaker was the Ingerson kitten.
kitten of higher mental class opened both eyes Just
little and actually made observations.
Said he: 81 a scientist. I discover that owe
nothing Mans kindness We governed by laws This
box wheels rolls around in the sunlight of its own
volition. True do not know who shoves it, but Man
could do it. Further discover that there is such thing
the law of milk passing Milk comes this way just so
often It's coming is natures law 1t has always It
always will come. Goodnight, going to sleep But
don't talk to any about kind Man. It's all law,
and am certainly great for saw the laws first
That the Newton kitten but he lacked the Newton
faith.
We have no time to tell what the Darwin kitten said
He was very long -winded.
But this happened. The kittens grew up-such as did
not perish through their fault They got their eyes
fully opened They the Man. recognized him and asked
only to be allowed to stay in his house Excuse they
said for being such foolish kittens But you know eyes
not quite open"
Don't mention it, said the kind Man. eco down
cellar and help yourself to mice
That's the end of the parable We all blind kittens
and few attempts at explaining natures wonders and
kindness only get into deeper and deeper mysteries
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