El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-30
LET DAY LEAD
To THE Better
DR.. Zielonka Pleads for Ex-
allied Ideals in Cit
zenship.

himself Of the Oldest and most tried
experience OF human life But 10 does
mean that this religion should De
active In his life and also teach hin
20 respect the honest religious con-
victions of his fellowmau.
Religious Convictions.
BY respecting the honest religious
convictions Of his felloWman he must
erant those rights of religious self
expression that he demands for him
self Religion would probabl be de-
Tined differently by each member as
sembled In this place. And 10 must
Ice differently defined because IL de-
ponds upon our individual experience
Given the same number of square feet
upon which to erect a house no two
architects would divide that space
exactly alike and no two tenants
would ask for exactly the same ar
rangemen-s- we are the architects
OF our fate and we lay out our re-
lieious life as our experiences deem
best We must therefore be as lib
er2i as we expect iberality from
others
I'VE should be active in our re-
Igious affiliation-if we are honest
catholics, let us live up to the faith
OF the Catholic church. II we are hon
est believers Of the Protestant
churches, let us live up to the teach
lngs OF the church Of our choice if
We ore Fews bv birth or conviction.
let Us lend our assistance to the
fullest extent TO the synagog OF tenn
pie.
No Place for ShirIzer.
In these times the government abb
hors above all, the shirker, the one
who VIII not do his bit: we should
feel an equal abhorance against the
religious Stacker. the man who viii
not meet his religious obligations. the
Catholic to whom Catholicism is sim
ply a symbol; the Protestant who viii
aal-r
their appeal 20 his heart. the Jew
who would hide his Judaism or by his
life show that he is ashamed of his
Jewish parentaEe.
AT this hour there is no place for
religious animosities- The attacks Of
The Menace upon the Catholic who
gives his sons and his means 10 our
country the carica ture Of the Jew fin
press OF on the stage and the anti
EemitisTn creeping out here and there,
have no place in our life.
EIust stand Together.
They must be wiped out by the
example Of united citizenship. strug-
Cling shoulder TO shoulder, 10 make
our cause the cause OF the world. cur
1alth in democratic Institutions the
faith OF mankind
IF these thoughts animate us on
this Memorial day. then viii it be a
most worthy one IL will cOnseCrate us
10 the highest ideals OF democracy
III VIII LuLeE crate US 10 me TASK be-
fore Us II viii be more than the
placing Of flowers upon the cold
earth Of accomplished deeds. it viii
be he blOssOminE Of the flowers of
democracy in our hearts and iu our
souls. II viii mean that we are ap-
preaching one step nearer TO that
time when, in the words Of Lincoln
government Of the people by the peo-
pie. for the people shall not perish
from the earth Let this be the Ia
SEPARATION we gather on this Memorial
day. then VIII we. as a united people. Z
plan That flag as the hope of the COM
ing civilization"
To Have Day Recognized.
President krakauer appointed Dr.
LlelonEG TO write the resolution which .
other Texas Rotary organizations VIII I
De asked 10 adopt, urging the state Of I
Texas 10 set Nay 30 as a holiday.
after The close OF the meeting. pres /
luent k-aEauer and a number Of other 9
ttotariaus, in v r. Stiles's car. took
The flowers which had Eraced the ia
bic in honor Of the late lr. Larrabee 4
70 the cemetery and placed them on
has grave.