The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-03-10
LIGHT

Light, one of the phenomena of ma
ture. the basic principle of life, with
out which all life would cease, and
loved by all life except such plants as
the fungus family, mushrooms, mold,
etc. and SUCH animals as owls, bats,
skunks. and such predatory animals
and by all the highest of creations,
man, except those whose deeds are
evil.
Light is easily elassed into three
classes, to-wit: Material, intellect
ual and spiritual, which have the
same attributes and the same gov
crning laws.
/. Light is good, being classed as
such by the Creator.
2. Light makes manifest" said
the Savior of men.
3. Light is loved by the good, and
feared by the evil, is another Of the
statements of the Savior.
a. Light is absolutely essential to
progress.
The sun and solar system compose
the source of all natural material
light, and all the laws apply, the light
coming from this source being good,
making manifest material objects and
beings, being loved by all good life
and feared by all evil or destructive
life. being absolutely essential to pro-
gress or growth, except that of the
fungus, can neither be added to nor
detracted from by man, and has a
center in the sun.
True knowledge or wisdom is the
center of intellectual light, and also
being good makes manifest, both
falsehood and truth, the facts con
corning all things.
solomon says that wisdom is loved
by all except the fool, and the fact
that person does not love to learn
more of the Creator, His creatures
and the truth which has been learned
concerning them during the time past,
brands him a fool and classes him
with such animals of the lower ere
alton as the enumerated above to-wit:
owls, bats, skunks and the like.
knowledge is absolutely essential
to progress or mental growth.
II is conceded that in the spiritual
rec In Christ is the center of spiritual
light, He, Himself stating, II am the
light of the world"
Christ was the acme of perfection
and study of His life and applica-
ito to our ways makes manifest that
which is good as we'll as evil.
Christ and His teachings are loved
by all truly good persons and feared
by the evil, for it shows the hideous-
ness of their sins.
Christ is absolutely essential t.
I Sn1FfTfagI
man can either add to or detract from
the life Of Christ.
u There are artificial lights which
are used to dispel the darkness in the
absence OF natural light, and alths
the laws are not identical yet there
are some laws which apply to ii a.
well as to natural light 1t makes
manifest. Is loved by the good ans
feared by the evil, is essential to nro
gress, has center and its powers ar,
yet unknown to man.
There are SEINE different laws. sucl
as light is accumulative, and can b,
augmented or diminished by man.
Now artificial material lights rang,
N power according TO the power q
the center of radiance, from the pin
light. -
4 In the intellectually and spiritua
worlds there are no artificial lights
but merely refiectors. like the moor
! which reflect enough of the true liph
to enable man TO grow to knowledg
Of It.
The public and private schools q
our land are acting in the capacity d
retiectors in the intellectual realr
leading the minds Of the CROWN
generations to a knowledge of IN
truth concerning the material an
!. mental surroundings. and are love
and upheld by all true and good me
and feared by all who could be classe
with that class Of plants like fungi
and animals like owls. bats. skunk
ctr
The churches are the opponents Z