The Detroit times., 1917-10-16
In the Religious W Grid
At THE CENTER or LIFE. AN ALTAR

5ners have been driven. in ahject
misery. over the route of the return
.nz Hebrew patriots
The Chef Fact About Man
TIE Jewish sx.les who conferred
their hfs' thought upon the spiritual
side o. he return from captivity
were true 10 the fundamental. as
pirauon ~ humanity As Carlyle
SAYS IN every sense a mans re
lgiou is the chief Tact with regard
90 hig II YOU tell me what this IT,.
YOU tell rue 20 a very great extent
what fhe Uan is what kind ot
>ssiaRA he .,. dn- ,,.-
''if- /. 90 i Y. ~, e., Z; Z;
'fare man who has no time FOR re-
HFlon." and who is not interested
n the church. and feels too biz for
Bible class has ali the history Of
fnc human race. and the testimony
" All the great thinkers, arrayed
quarely against him. one hours
honest research upon the subject
wi START any man toward real
izat.on ~ the truth that religion ~
The theme that has most deeply en-
CROSSED the best thought of man
kind from The dawn Of history 70
the present hour The shallow ma
teriaNsm of the west is no improve
ment upon the inbred Righteousness
o. The east
The Altar az the Center.
The huge task Of he returned OK
lies was 20 build 4 nation Their
existence as country had been
practically ended they were only
a scattered host of captives their
and was laid waste AZ rs capital,
and elsewhere occupied by hybrid
aliens The work ahead Of them
a. they traversed the drsary road
frnfa- IsaATiea back hume wzs even
harder than the frst organization
~ state Rebuilding Is IN some
ways more difficult than building
The person who has made a wreck
70 l.fe hnds ID greater undertak.
ing 10 rernake than II was 20 build
n youth China is IN a sOrer plight
today than ever IN her past
Vision was needed 70 see the new
Jerusalem In these heaps % debris
those piied-up pillars. these obl.ter
ated streets few years ago. when
walked over Tho smoking acres Of
rubbish that had once been San
Francisco. I maryeied az the cCur-
age and imagination % the citizens
who from The hrsf saw a new and
fairer city rising from these ruins
so if takes the vision that has been
spirit anoinfrd 70 see in every wreck
~ humanity The man that may yet
DO and tn the weaknesses and o.
fenses of the present social order a
new and perfect state 81 society
The faith which these old Jews DOs.
sessed 90 behold second and
~7r7rrr TTTIDIr m me stead ~ this
desoia'i0n. be- needed BY All spiritual
builders today out Of the desola-
ton ~ the world war must surely
rise a better civilization and 2 safer.
sveeter life for All mankind
Despite their mixed emotions.
their mingled tears and psalms. the
returning eXiieE had the wisdom 20
perceive fhc proper first step with.
out waiting Tor building. they SET
up an altar That was an ACT OF
faith and fea.fy " proclaimed their
trust IN b01 ana their allegiance ~
Him And - showed that they real
led what Christians need always
20 remember. hat II ia tho VeFalf4s-
that makes fhe temple and not The
temple tho worship The shirt IL
more than The house Whoever
crCcts an altar in his heart. In his
home I'm his life. shows sense %
proportion no pd's first things first
And 10 tho rebuilding ~ the world
hat now confrnnts uP. religion must
DO kept On her proper. foremost
place
What Use Is the Church
This whole episode it was more
than on episode ~ vas an event IN
feViah h'EoEg raises the present
day application Of The place % tho
church in national Ife The Jew.
ish nation vas built above the tenn