The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18
Man Has No Right to Pre-
vent Advent of An
other Human Soul.
ALL WORK OF CREATOR
Religion, Morals, Sentiment
and Practically Alike Cry
out Against Plan.
by FRANK p. SMITH

some Sundays ago / read IL the
"To-Days" column Of the Chicago
Herald Examiner Arthur Brisbane's
comment on bhth control Inter.
mediatcly. he discussed the views OF
those who have sponsored Tor lhe
theory. | never have had access 10
the scientific phase of II. II 1t mas
one. or to the opinions of those VINO
have disciaim all protonse or
study upon the question, but do con
fess A deep interest IN 1t. All | have
I'm mind about it Is gathered from
observation and intuition. Thinking
that such viewpoint might not he
without Nalue--as at least indicating
what a mans mind may Just nat
urally give place TO upon 80 VITAL
matter, | am from the covert or my
happy obscurity sending you this Tor
what IT is worth --COnfidIng, as
must. in my estimate Of your FOR
bearanCe for one who Is stranger
in the strange land of literature. IL
appears from the individual ana COL
lective view of the subject, as aus
closed by the Brisbane comment ahd
discussion, that the concern or those
who have thought and taught upon
the subject Of birth control has been
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time and this world, and have over
looked the all-important phase or
the acknowledged Immortality OF the
human soul.
This world, 20 far as VIC know, IS
the first and only one possessing the
purpose and provision for the. ad-
vent of the spirit life into indiNidual,
solf-conscious beings. If TINS De
true--and to the extent of our pow
ers Of ascertainmcnt it is-lhen
what can exceed IN importance the
maintenance Of the "open door be
tween the realm OF the infinite un-
born and an Immortality that Is ever
progressive in goodness, beauty ana
happiness? The world is roomy and
rich in It's provision for every need
OF mankind. 1t Is a fertlle garden
for the sowing and harvesting OF
conscious ever-realizing and devel-
oping immortal souls. In this truth
exalted guise, would you, IL YOU
could for any reason conceivable'
halt or forfeit the process or soul
making, or in any wise limit or re-
strict IL. out of considerations incl
dent TO its initial and sequential ex-
istence? Possessed so plenteously
OF everything God has given us 10
this all transcending end, l have the
temerity, If IL requires that, TO an
swer the question with an emphatic
negative.
Let us by all means preach ana
propagandize the highest duty OF
men and women TO become. first OF
all, worthy fathers and mothers, ana
then through a policy or unsellI Ish
wisdom and energy look out place
Of physical and mental environment
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plethoric the hope" basket or chest
the better. but let us. at all odds
have the baby first. Given 1t
whether OF parentage rich or poor
we will answer for. the rest, or
course. all manner OF right livlng
influences. education and training
should never be relaxed in the least
degree, but after all they are OF sec
ondary portent.
Did any man or woman ever see
a human being, from the klnhS-
headed pickaninny to the highest eN-
preston OF racial development, that
was not equally the handiwork OF me
infinite Fathers not his all WIS
dom and omnipotencc pledged as an
solutely for the one as the other /
defy you to deny II, and still assert
the super-soyereignty Of the De.ty
everywhere and always. is not the
life more than the meat, and the
body than the raiment?' You may
think this is beatitude out of date
either obsolete or reserved for fu-
ture application-but 1t is not.
Through the processes Of all the
past, accelerated recently by our red
baptism Of war, it is pressing as new
er before upon the conscience Of
profoundly chastened world. Like
the reform spirit that ultimaicd In
all but nation wide prohibition
lately, the spirit OF all the beat.tufes
will culminatc one OF these fine days
in the universal daily life OF he
world.
What does birth control mean?
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