Evening journal., 1918-10-11
A MAD WORLD
tFrom the Christian Science Monitor.)

| fear has stricken the world, and il is
little wonder If out OF this fear there
have emerged pestilences and diseases
which have mounted on the winds Of
fear, and scattered their seeds IN every
direction.
In such circumstances what would II
be expected that a Christian commu-
nifty should do? Would u not, remem-
| bering the words OF the Bible that per
feet love casteth out fear" be TO ask its
understanding of love which makes love
powerless to overcome fear2 And
should it not naturally fling wider open
the doors Of its churches, confident that
In doing right, by worshiping God. no
i'll could touch it2 Have Christian COIN
tries so completely come TO dlstrust
the doctrines they profess that the 9ist
Psalm is no longer protection against
fear and against disease, against pes
thence and against war lie that
dwelleth In the secret place Of the
most High shall abide under the shadow
Of the Almighty. There shall no
evil befall thee. neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling" Yet.
at the very moment when the churches
should be filling the minds OF the peo-
pie with peace, and reassuring them Of
the lmpOtency OF evil, II is proposed.
that these churches shall be shut, and
that the admission shall be made that
It Is dangerous for men and women to
congregate TO worship God, for rear the
Lords arm Is so shortened that He ca.-
not contend with microbes. On the
other hand II people believe that God
sends pestilence Into the world, for the
good OF the world, what right have
they to protect themselves against this
pestilence, and to attempt by the drink
Ing OF drugs, by methods OF segrega-
ton, or by any means at all. TO prevent
the anger OF the Lord from taking eff
feet. The very fact that all men and
women endeavor 20 protect themselves
against disease, at all times. Is the
proof, 10 any sane person, that I'm its
heart the world does not believe that
dlscord proceeds from Principle, that
death comes out OF Life, or that re-
prisals are the work Of Love.
"fhe way, writes Mrs Eddy, in ia
nous sentence on page POI OF Science
and Health, ITO extract error from NOR
tai mind is to pour in truth through
hood-tides OF Love-" Now not even the
natural scientist will deny that the way
to overcome any condition at all, is TO
learn the truth about Il. Until the
truth has been learned a man fights
with his hands tied behind him, or at
the best like the boxer in the Greek
games. who, Paul declared, beat the air.
The Christian religion Is perfectly clear
on this point. Jesus Of Nazareth him
self declared, "Ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free" II
the truth VIII not free men from mi
crobes, It will not free them from any
thing at all Now II IS perfectly GER
tain that II the truth about Christianity
exists anywhere, It exists In the Bible !
and that one way TO learn this truth |
Is through the churches, consecrated |
for the purpose Of promulgating IL, and |
not by closing their .doors I'm token of |
their impOtency. The church which |
closes Its doors practically proelalms its |
lmpotency, and the admission Is a ter /
rible one when II is made IN the hour |
OF a nations need II the arm OF the |
Lord is so shortened that He cannot !
save, what is the good OF the siren
whistles TO call people 10 prayer every
day at midday Is II 20 be supposed
that the prayers for the success OF