The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05

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no SPEAK frankly, uncle. I can't
bring myself 10 bank much on a world
that's al cut Of ssEht.r said Howard
Cranston with jaunty decisiveness. Fl
think can understand the point OF
view Of the Bible-3ust q llttle. eny.
how. II was the natural thing 10 walk
~ faith' In those days, for there wasn't
much else you could walk By. me
primitive mind peoples the shadows
with supernatural powers. but science
has let In 20 much light that there
aren't many shadows left. THAT'S why
faith seems 20 me Ike an anachrou-
ism. The only way 30 keep e untouched
II TO Get back % the old, FORGOTTEN
point OF view, and look out on the
world just a. n nothing had been
learned in-the last thousand years or
more
Il was thinking about Culver this
morning" Doctor Gresham said, and
his nephew raised his eyebrows In
quiringiy 81 the sudden change Of
topic. there must have been q weak
streak In Culver somewhere, although
I was his chum Ia college four years
and never suspected It He was one
Of the half dozen fellows In our class
whom I expected 70 make their mark
In the world. He didn't-as you know.
I've talked with some Of his Intimate
friends. but I've never been able to dis
cover the reason. And Jet there must
be q reason-cne Of those subtle, In
tangible things that seem often to
make or unmake q life. but that the
keen probe Of science can't quite
reach.n
Il begin to see what you're aiming
At" There was an accent Of constraint
In the young voice. ~Of course there's
a Lot NE can't explain or understand.
We're handicapped by having to look
on from the outside"
The doctor nodded.
again" he said, "there's a whole
world open to you a. an educated man
that has no existence for Jerry Lomax
It's not only open to you, but you've
entered into II, and, In a measure, pos.
sessed It. It's very real to you, and
you've found 1t engrossing and enjoy.
able. You haven't q doubt about this
world Of thought, as we may call It
being Just rs real as the grosser world
Of sense perception. And yet you'd
find II hard to convince Jerry that
there II such thing. The words
wouldn't mean anything to him. He'd
have TO 60 In at the basement door and
climb up. step by step. to where yor
stand before he'd understand.
Il remember the case Of an old lady
O patient OF mine, who was as sure Of
the love Of God as you are Of the Law
Of grayitation. She'd been q bed-rid
den invalid for u years, but she had
lived 90 close to God that every doub
had vanished. She didn't have to &c
back to the old, forgotten point q
view, or make q shadow land for he.
God to dwell In. or forget the wonder
full things that have happened sinei
the Bible was written. She just fount
God sometime when she especial,
needed him, perhaps, and then KEEP
close at his side till she came TO know
him. ! have often thought that God
presence was Just as real to her q
mine was-possibly more 90. That
when I first began to see that I was q,
outsider. was q protesting Chris
tian. but I hadn't got into the lime
circle"
zone can't afford to miss q Who'll
world, and thiRk Il isn't there, fl
the fault Il all with his own eyesight,
the young man replied soberiy-