The evening current., 1918-05-15
Continued from second i'ssrJ
TRUTH AND FREEDOM.

enulgent glory. until all the ma
tions and tribes and tongues shall
first know the truth. when demo
cracy and truth shall meet tOgeth-
or, then righteousness and peace
shall Kill each other
liut what is truth? what is edu-
cation? and what is freedom?
I nth. education aud freedom con
Btitute the perfect and harmonious
relation between the human and
the DNinc. between the mind ~
ilhn and the mud of God The
new ideal of the world is not Ouly
" create harmony aud peace avn 'rg
the nations ut mankind, bat to
create harmony aud everlasting
peace between cN,y individual and
God. The new iGcai OF the Nui ld
rs the BEAUTIFUL lG,al of tipd aud
man reunited into IpC perfect aIJ
harmonious whole through Him
who is the Way the Truth an! the
Life.
That the individual may be- we'll
rounded. symmetrical and glorious.
that hc may be rc-crcatcd IN the
Image and likeness of his Maker,
education must be- OF three fold
nature IN industrial education
gives freedom and skill To- the mus
cles of the body; an intellectual
education gives freedom and actiy-
ity TO the mind while spiritual
education gives liberty and power
To the soul. Man can render his
best and highest service 90 his
country and tn his God only when
every function Of his triadic nature
L. GnVgnagINK hn1N uhn.tfI
be free from ignorance. suporsti-
ton and all abnormal conditions
and hib soul must be free from sin
and wickedness, from immOi ality
ard crime.
Hut no man will ever cOntinu-
cisiy and earnestly seek the truth
until he understands the value OF
Truth and the glory of freedom.
The man OF blinded vision can not
see the precious fruits that free
dom bears But when the scales
fan from his eyes. and the portals
of hts understanding and compre'
NCnsion are fully opened. he ther
runs after truth and freedom us
eternal pearls OF priceless value
The greatest and highest goal any
intelligent person has ever yet pur-
sued is the absolute and infinite
truth. Ia Il alone is the higheat
intelligence found In II alone can
man ever h,-r To return to the
pristine garden of Eden lost In
the long, long ago.
Tho value of the truth Is so far
above allSthe dazzling Jewels ot
earth that the price of rubies and
diamonds aud pearls should nos D.
mentioned the same day W" Spcak
of knowledge. and wisdom and IN
derstanding The sparkling Jewels
Of eaiih perish with their is'hr,
Luu intellectual glory. aud pu"ur.
aud grandeur live on and ON, FOR
ever and forever
M hie can ever he Of unN real
value without u great quantity ol
determination. Here rs where III"
is charged and surcharged with
superhuman dynamiCs, FOrtitudc,
will-poweT and success are the OF
spring of determination. Deter
mination leads the individual tO
sclf-assertiOn and without self
assertion there can he no onward
or upward stride toward the goal
OF any holy ambition. Without
assertion OF personal powers, rights
and privileges man Is not q man
but a slave.
There is always room at the top.
my ho,.
Wide open for some one to lll;
There Is always room at the top.
nv hoy,
For one more strong detcrmin-
ed VIII
Man was created but q littlc
lowe" than the angels and crown
ed with glory and honor What
ever else this may mean | am ful-
~ persuaded the most brillinut
glory ot man is nir intellect, and
the most signal honqr God has ever
bestowed upon him ~ the ability
TO find the truth for In hnding
the truth man has the hlessed priv
iiege of hnding Him who was with