The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-26
BURROUGHSIS
TAKING IT EASY
Almost 81 and Entitled to
Indulge in Mature
Philosophy
LIFE Is NEARING END
Man Without Religion Is Like
a Plant That Has Failed
TO Bloom

PASADENA. cal. March 20
"piuru,a and mmiuog and wars nro
fnrtuItious and not n part Of the reg
NIar ofupr like health. or growth, or
development They are accidents OF
nature
This ia tho observation of John
Iurtourhs. famous naturalist, who w.
pprudiug tuu winter at inHadcua
Glou. uUur hcrc, and r~ording his
observations on the Psychology ot
old axe. Mt Burroughs viii be -
on April g.
Tho rroat naturalist says he is
"tnklng thinRs In an easy way for
he fcnis hc has about completed hts
lffr'a work His mind is as keen aud
alert ua ever. hut he complains Tint
ho tiros quickly after long mental
application.
u did not tlro until after five or
elk hours Of work until recently"
ho said. Now ! can't do much more
than two hours AT a stretch"
His latest published work. "Ac-
,cpting the Universe" does not show
any losscnlng Of Mr. Burroughs Wig
orous powers. for In It nc discusscs
many phases OF nature and human
llfc.
Mr.. burroughs has n kindly face. n
uionsnnt. we'll modulatcd voice and
speaks with dcliberatlon. His hear
Ing is excellent and he readily an
swcrs 10 voice spoken In IA low
tone oven on another side of the
room from him.
Religion IL spiritual tlowcring.
Some OF his opinions on religion
follow:
81 am pcrHaded that n man
without religion falls short OF tho
proper human ideal. Religion, ns |
use the term, is spiritual flower
ing. and the man who has II not In
like a plant that never blooms.
"rho religion of n man that has
no other aim than his own personal
snfcty from some real or Imaginary
future calamity Is of the selfish,
ignohlc kind
Amid the decay of croeds love of
nature has high religious value.
This has saved many persons In this
world saved them from mammon-
worship and from the frlvcllty and
insincority OF the crowd.
Notwithstanding the fact that
cold and suffering, war and pcstil-
cnCe, cyclones and earthquakes, still
occur upon the relatively tiny ball
that carries us through the vast
Hidcrcal spaces, good In greatly In
the asCondanCy. The voyage IN not
oil calm and sunshine, but II In safe,
aud the dangers from collision and
BhipWrCck are very remote.
Tho fact that flowers bloom and
fruit and grains ripcn, that the sun
shines. that the rain falls. that food
nourishcs us, that evolution has
brought us thus far on our way
that our limo OF dcscont has survived
all the hazards of the geologic ages
all point to the fact that we are on
the winning side, that our woll-bc.
Ing is secured In the constitution OF
things"
Creed fA Right Living.
what might be termed creed
FOR right living is Expressed by MIR
burroughs In this way; "po your
work deal Justly, love rightncss
make the most OF yourself cherish
the good. the beautiful. the truc
practice the Christian and the heath
an virtues OF soberncss, mcekncss
reverence, charity. unRelfishness
Justice, mercy. ainglenoss OF purpose
obey the commandments. the COLDER
rule, imbuc your spirit with the wis
dom of all ages. for this is the mora
order OF the world upheld"
Mr.. Burroughs homo is at Wes
Park, n, Y, ono OF the fnmllia
spots 10 visitors there IL the natural
lists woodpilc. where he spend
many happy hours. keeping In lin,
physical trim ana rcflcctlng on tn
world as II drifts by him.