Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-22

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must SEQ that our religion Is well
! founded, and thai Il IL pure; for we
know that IN lts purity only can We
/ find strength 10 annihllato tho Impure
and UNFOLD.
Tho masses are naturally religious
II we mean, by that word religion. to
convey Che Idea OF human justices al
though nlneI,enihs Of us are not rell-
glous when the word religion Is meant
10 convey and does convey something
other than the Idea Of that which Is
just to humanity. II Is because OF the
fact ,ha. the various rel glous profess
10 be interested In human Just oe that
we flock TO their churches, but | fear
that our patience Is coas.ng 10 be q
virtue because we and not that for
which we so earnestly seek.
The word injustice rightly implies
unrighteousness. untruth, poverty,
crime and vice. The word justice right
~ implies Righteousness, truth. riches
and love. The wond Justice means all
lha, Is right and good. while the word
injustice means all that ls wrong and
bad. Millions OF workers are hunger
Ing and th'rsting for real Righteousness
but we refuse 10 DO longer satisfied
with The religious dope that is be.ns
handed out under The guise OF right
eousness. for we know that Il Is but a
most artful attempt as camouflaging
for the purpose OF personal, individual
and inst tutional gain, and we resent
Il on the ground Of lie being an inlus-
tee to humanity.
We. the masses, want 10 know
things. We want TO know why there
Is so much OF needless human suffering
and then we want 10 know the remedy
for II, also This Is the side Of rell-
gion MAT naturally concerns US. The
quest on now Isl are the churches or
the political parties, or the political
and religious reformers IN a position
20 deliver the goods. or are they no,R
II they are, all well and good In that
event we arc only too glad TO receive
them: but n they are not. we can only
ask why they do not get sboveb0ard
and do something for humanity, In
stead OF all for self
We want to be taught. and we must
have teachers. We want the education
because we know that in knowledge
there is power, even the power TO free
the world from the curse OF poverty:
an7d sickness. sorrow. pain and death
that Is caused by poverty. say we
want knowledge. we want 10 know the
truth that 10 to make US free. We
care not whether it comes through rell-
gious teachers or political teachers We
care not by what religion Il comes o.
by what political party. We care not
II all the religions In the land. plus all
the political parties, including ous new
nat onal and labor parties. take
hand In teaching us so long as we
are taught. We care not II 10 comes
through single takers or direct legis-
lationists, so long as It comes. But we
know. we workers OF the world know.
that the future Of the world IS not
possible for democracy nor safe for
mankind until our minds are so train
ed that we can act 'ntellasently upon
religious. legislative and civil affairs;
individually, collectively. nationally
and internationally.
We want knowledge Millions Of us
are acquiring every BIT Of knowledge
that Is within our present mental grasp
with the aid we have at our command,
and we realize more and more that we
must have more teachers II we are TO
help I'm saving this old world from hell. !
Yes, we must have real teachers.
will not do because we have
millions Of sermons preached that
teach US nothing, but there Is never |
a teacher at his work Of teaching who |
Is not teaching someone.
It Is what the world Is 70 know OF
truth that is to make sure her freedom, /
therefore we need teachers more than I
anything else for the salvation OF the I
world. We, the shifting human sands |
Of the earth, want knowledge. We must /
be taucht and we have not the teach !
srs. what are we 10 do?
Listenl Did it ever occur 20 you that |
The worlds present condition OF war, /
unrest, poverty and crime. are but re-
1ecting the average intelligence OF her /
peoples, and that to continue the ma /
lions present methods OF caring for |
and educating her people, Is but 70 con- !
tinue the conditions that have led up to
the great world crisis. and that which
Is still following IN the train OF war;
say. did this fact ever occur 10 your /
n Il did. please. for Gods sake and for
TIC tukN VI unAiHAAANff hNAf ho " W
.iver ourselves from the very posi- |
nility Of such a continuation. Help us /
10 learn how TO make war the impos-
sible In a world OF civilized human be- |
ngs. Help US to attain the higher
civilization.
our religion and our heart felt anx-
ETY. over the present restless condi- /
ion OF the world are one and the same. 4
War Is the greatest curse Of the world
Unless e be a war waged against the
wills that cause war. There is moth
ng Christ-llke shout IL; and all the re-
igious doctrines and dosmas Of all tho
schools and colleges Of the whole world
sre little more Christ-like, for they
lave never yet taught us the first
principles in the realization OF the
brotherhood OF man; and until exist
ng religions can do this thing they
an do very little for the elevation Of
mankind. but when they can do this
hey are In a position to solve the
problem that ever confronted
he human race, namely. the abolish
ne OF human war. which was also the
mission OF the Christ.