The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-15
Barometer Of Public Opinion
Religion, Education and Government the Basis
OF CIVILIZATION.

Religion, Education and Government the Basis
OF CIVILIZATION.
Editor World The tAtec are OF most vital in
tcrcst to man. Rely upon ~. the auctents were
right both In morals and intellect They planted
for the basis OF civilization that has many
times reached it's zenith. only to topple and
crumble under Ignorance and tyranny of some
ruler, while We flatter ourselves and believe
are living In the most advanced age of the
world. in tine way OF religion, education and
government we haven't any great achevements
to show, whereof have "a right to base our
self f-conccts, Accepting for granted we are right
IN this belief, there is not any reason why we
should not be tho most advanced race that eve;
inhabited this earth. simply because we have
the history of past governments to profit by.
Their failures and mistakes has taught us much.
We learn that In many ways the problems that
man 10 solve today. II government had
been an easy problem II would have been
perfected many years ago. For man to make
number OF years has thus far been failure.
But rising from the ruins and ashes OF fallen
humanity Gods law OF love has always been
beacon light to guide man Alright, that has
always llftcd fallen humanity from ignorance
and tyrany and painted to him higher sphere
Tor which he waa 40 created. Then II We are
to profit by the past, we can see with one
glance that mans laws can not stand for ages
and rise triumphantly as has the law OF God
There could not he any form OF government
without laws. Good laws well enforced are
OF most vital importance to any nation state
or city with stacks Of men made laws, by
which we are governed and the majority of
which are ignorant OF fall short of govern
the fact that the right kind Of education that
trains the soul as well the brain Is OF most
essential Importance TO any nation or state, we
could sooner hope for better people and less
crime. placing man on "A higher moral plane.
The boy OF today Is the man Of the future.
Guest has beautifully expressed much In the
following verse;
In shaping the course OF the future man,
Father or mother or teacher or priest
Friend stranger saint beast,
Is dealing with one who is a living seed,
And may be the man whom the world shall
need,
For who can measure the pride and Joy
THAT may some day grow from a little boy"
Then SAYS one suppose YOU would 60 back
to olden times, useing the bible as "A textbook
again, To be sure, why shouldn't wCP Does
anyone know of a textbook that l. more fact
mating that would educate in historical and
moral way, mould and feed the tender spirit OF
the child, directing il IN the right path2 II
each morning when school opens the entire
nation were repeating the ten commandments
and the Lords prayer, could we not sooner hope
for better people and a more sane way than
war OF settling the various difficulties that
ArisC2 / admonish the people to awake to the
right kind OF education, as this Is the basis OF
civilization. the only hope for government and
people Since religion education and govern
ment Is OF most Interest TO humanity, It be-
comes the duty OF man to see these essentials
are taught at school As it is today in our
schools we study the dead languages, leaving
law and the bible as specials Would Il not be
more essential to Just revise IL, leaving the dead
languages to be taken as specials. not allowing
any creed to be taught, the child only learning
the essential truths OF the laws. and OF Gods law
would they not, through reverence, love and
fear, he moro law abiding more interested in
Gods law, the foundation OF all law and cvili-
Xation'
MRS, NJ J. MCCULLOUGH
Drumright Nov. ..