The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-11


All reform. all salvation, all accom- pishment
all success. all failure rests with the individual
Individualsm Is an immutable law which shouts
out It's responsibilities from all created things
it p amazing indeed that men and women viii
continue TO combine FOR the purpose OF Imposing
thoir views others In the face of a scripture
full Of warnings not to do that thing
"Lct him who Is without sln among you cast
the frat aone"; First get the beam from thIno
own eye, sit not In judgINnt,' and 80 on
throughout tho errc lifc and teachings Of
Christ, who over ayorrcd tha, the right ot iudg-
mont belongs only 10 God.
II iR, or should be, OF vast significance that
throughou, his ministry the Great preceptor
never became militant, never INDUCED In politi-
cnl activity or appealed to tho political agents
TO aid him In his work By procept and example
be gained his followers.
We modcrns attempt TO reform a community
through having laws enacted by "a Legislature
cr'npnscd of unrcforturd individuals We Inn
pose by mere majority our will upon our fellows,
and we make criminals Of them because they
do not think and act az we The tendency Of
our time II 10 take all responsibility from the
individual and vest 1t In the siate-in business,
In society, In industry, economies and morality
The result Ia church stripped Of It's potency
because the individual has been stripped OF his
responsibility The result Ia a citizenship lean.
ing more and more on thc state looking 10 II
for aid In everything nnd recognizing ieaa and
leas individual responsibility to tha, state.
Men crying 20 the government for their rights
and complaining that all do not tpossces an
equal amount Of tho worlds good things Is Just
ns absurd and incongruous as It would he 10
sec the saplIngs In the forest which surround
the monarch tree fling complaint against
Nature because MI are not monarch trees,
Froms careful mating OF the bcst available
specimens a hundred colts are born. out of
the hundred develops into an animal that
distances all competitors. The ninety and nlno
go to the pavements to spend their days In
monial tasks. The one is pampered and cared
for like a precious jewel because he demon
strated superiority. Have the ninety and nlno
n complaint7
In a corn field, grown from the same seed
cultivated identically and growing in ground Of
vast uniformity. here and there a stalk stands
out above It's fellows There are three perfect
It, while the average IL less than two.
Seed Is saved from these, They have proven
by actual production their superiority Indi-
vidualism--throughout all Nature.
who does It? What does it9 II = part Of
Natures great scheme. No two created things
are identicaily alike. In large family from
identica! parents there are many dispositions
there are children. How II BET Ask
the muses.! Ask the sphinx God alone can
tell, and lie does not share either his secrets
or purposes with his creation.
salvation lis free. whatsoever will may
come" But neither your neishbot. your friend
or your enemy can give 1t to you. You must
accept II yourself. Reform is not only possible
but, every law OF Nature and God urges you as
a matter Of good business to practice 1t. But
you must do II yourself. The obligation IL per-
sonal. when you do practice 1t, that ends the
matter--responsibility and ALL You have moth
ing whatever to do with your neighbor beyond
setting him n good example.
II the force of example. the appeal OF pre-
cent is Incapable of attracting emulation from
him, then the misfortune Is his. BE sure that
you are genuine. That's all Peace? II
never be imposed Because to impose peace In
any way like attempting to impose harmony
would result In breach Of the peace or dis
cord in the symphony.
II your ways are the ways OF peace, there
can be no war 80 far as you ARE concerned
unless It be IN self defense. Prudence requires
that you prepare yourself for th& evontuality.
Nothing you can possibly do can avert such a
possibility II your neighbors and associates all
practice the ways Of peace you will have a
peaceful neighborhood.
Ditto nations.
Prosperity II is acquired In the same man
1t does not follow that you be
millionaire. Thore is monarch OF the forest
and great number OF saplinRs There are
straight trees and crooked trees; healthy trees
and sickly trees.
But all do grow All have free access to the
air, the winds, the rains and the soil God alone
knows why all are not alike. In the animal
kingdom there is caste and government. In
each herd there is ruler-self imposed, He
does not make protcnse Of granting equality to
all OF his kind, In every flock there IL a rooster
who is cock of the walk. There must he supreme
authority in everything, everywhere.
The individual, IN all the Kingdoms capable
OF demonstrating superiority 10y actual achieve
ment wins distinction. God knows why: we