The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
" AM I MY BROTHER s
KEEPER"

kind of religion is what this
country needs, in the opinion Of
the editor of Richard Ii Ed
nondS. the editor Of one Of the
well-known weekly publications.
and after you have read its def
milton of the religion which he
has in mind, we think YOU will
agree with him. The kind Of re
ligion required for the salvation
of individuals and society is thus
described
" A religion that makes a man
realize that every act is recorded
on his own conscience. and that
though that may slumber. it can
never die
A religion that makes an EN-
ployer understand that if he is
unfair to his employees and pays
them less than fair wages. meas
,red by his ability and their eff
cheney and zeal, he is robber-
"A religion that makes an en-
ploye know that if he does not
give full and efficient. service, he
too is a robber--
A religion that i~akes farm
cr, who packs bad fruit at the
bottom and deceives the buyer
by the good fruit on the top
realize that he is a thief just as
much as the one who robs hen
roost at night
A religion that makes man
who robs a railroad of its fare,
or its freight bill, know that he
robs himself of all right to feel
that he is an honest man
A religion that makes man
realize that by driving too hard
a bargain with his servant, his
employe, or his merchant, he can
be Just as much profiteer as
the seller or producer who swim
dies by false weight, false pack
ing or false charges
A religion that will teach
church members who fail to con
tribute TO the extent of their
ability TO the support of religion,
and that compels them to recog
nize that if they are paying their |
pastor less than a living salary, |
they are robbing God and man
alike
A religion that will make the
laboring man, who by threats or
by actual violence against the
non-union man, strives to keep .
linn out Of employment, realize
that ne is at heart a murderer
and is numbering the individual
ity. and the liberty of his fellow
man, and is displaying a hatred
which, if it has the opportunity,
viii commit physical murder
A religion that will make the
politician who yields principle
for the sake of party, who wor-
ships at the feet Of any class and
sells his soul for political prefer
mcnt know that ne is not only
coward and poltroon, and lm-
worthy of the respect of any de-
cent man, but which will also
make him see that he iS helping
to murder human liberty as
great a crime as numbering the
individual man
= I'm short. we need a revival
of that religion which will make
every man and woman strive in ,
every act Of life to do that t
which, on the great Judgment
Day. they will wish they had
done, as with soul uncovered .
hey stand before the Judgment I
Seat of the Eternal.
" Until the people of this ma 1
ion accept and live this religion I
here will be strife where there :,
hould be peace, there will be 4
irikes and lockouts and mur- =
Ter where there should be CO.
peration and harmOny there
viii be hatred where there should q
e friendship and love.
"In the Golden Rule. followed
j the fullness of the spirit of v
his kind of religion, there wuold .
c found solution for every
usiness trouble; there would be
reated friendship between en-
loyer and employe; capital and D