The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-18
AMERICA IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
BOILING CALpRoN.


Armistice Day was observed at ST. Johns Episcopal
church in Knoxville November 18th, and one of the
speakers on the occasion was Bishop H. J. Mkell He
illustrated present conditions in the United States byI
referring the in Macbeth where the witches
gathered about the boiling cadron with its stewng
herbs and other components and their void dance and
song and he kened the to what is being beheld
now in this country.
Almost everybody acknowledges the likeness, and
various remedies being suggested Statesmen have
cures for the disease but all of them are not of one
mine the treatment of conditions. Worldly poll
cians at the 'front.' suggesting this and that method
for smoothing the troubled waters but differences
with each other positively antpodal There pre-
sumptous seers, who deal in philosophical, and delve
into the mysteries of psychology, and who filled up
to their necks with cocksuredness that they know how
the storm may be Gained if mankind could have the
gumption to all do as they would advise.
But Bishop Mikel also has remedy for the annoying,
disturbing and dest uctve ament of the nation and of
the world He says nothing but Christian religion can
solve the problems which face the world" He declared
the people do not need new religion nor new church.
SoSpel,
Of its old affairs inject new life into the old church and
religion"
Who is there to take with the good and the learned
bishop? Others may deve into the mouldly pages of
world history crate about the rise and downfall of ma
tons; but Bishop Mikel draws his conclusion from
knowledge of human nature and from his reading of
the books of revelation.
cepted the book of inspiration is nothing more nor
better than volume of ancient allegory.
Some one has written: Government is a good thing
good that the worst is better than none. And
probably the best the world has produced
it is only human and has no power to make even its
most loyal subjects morally better than they are by
nature"
Who will deny that if is made better, it must
be work of regeneration not merely of legislation The
man may obey the law from fear of punishment but it
is possible for to hate law which he forced to
yield obedience.
Take the New Testament Scriptures. Read the SER
mon delivered the mountain, the Golden Rule, the
ldmonition that must love his neghbor as himself
read the gospels and the epstlesn them will be found
everything essential to the making of nation and of the
world the everlasting home of peace.
Troubles between labor and capital between employers
and employees these follow because of the inability of
men to alike Differences arise, not because one is
the enemy of the other but because men do not all of
them at all times, see alike
But when such differences come if those on each side
If controversy, instead of taking one another by the
throat take their New Testaments read them with care
to fully understand there need be no strikes en-
poyers will love their employees too well to take advant
age of them in any way and vice versa.
Even if doesn't accept the scriptures as a book
The world from the pages of which SO much can be found
relating to differences between mankind or how to settle
such differences on the basis of justice and equity.
Individual human nature, it may be repeated is un-
changed, it may be purified; but it is fact that no
human devisings change the world so long as the
heart of man remains unchanged.
And this brings us back to what Bishop Miken said
above quoted and to what he declares He declares that
a new religion is not what is wanted new church.
but repairing of the old affairs and the injection of
new life into the old church and religion.
America of today is far too much like the burning cal
iron told of by Macbeth, into which the witches cast
heir different components and danced wildly; but the
storm will not be stayed, love and peace reign until
conditions something like those told of by Bishop Mkell
IN Almistice Day may prevail
There has never been time in the history of our ma
ion when the subjoined paragraph taken from Wash
ngtons Farewell address, directly and forcibly
applicable than at the present:
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to polti
al prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable
Imports In vain would that man claim the tribute of