The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22

rulying to the standard uplifted by a
more spiritual idea of life and govern
ment. We are living in time of mary
elous opportunity when. as Mrs. Eddy
says tScience and Health. p. S3),
Science only can explain .he incredible
good and evil elements now coming 10
the surface" We are involved in the
greatest struggle for liberty that hu-
manity has ever known called upon
to stand in the very front rank Of bat
tie To represent more spiritual sense
Of good, Of life and government. in or
posing the aggregate Of the mortal be-
lief in a power apart from good. We
arc under orders Let us arise i'm the
might Of "A right idea and stand, each
i'm his own place, filled with faith and
courage born of divine Love. and with
the wish and will to sacrifice our sense
Of self for the good of ALL let us uphold
the standard of freedom. Right alone
makes might; there is no love without
intelligence and no intelligence except
in that infinite, allwise Love, that ever
present divine basis of government, to
which belongs all honor and justice, in
tegrty and liberty.
Behold. here is the parting of the
ways. and we who have named the
name of Christ-that is, have acknowl-
edged the nature, the character oil
Truth-are left no choice in the mat
ter: we must walk the straight and mar.
row path of loyalty and duty. Today
we are, indeed, being weighed in the
great balance of wisdom and Love. May
we as nation not be found wanting
but, on the contrary, be found with Il
deep and rich and growing affection for
the things of the Spirit, with the capa'
city and power and will to uphold
Principle in every department of life
The true brotherhood of man, real
democracy,-these are ideas of Mind
which are to he understood and demon
strated. and for this reason Christian
Science undoubtedly affords the only
consistent and permanent solution OF
the problems of labor and capital, ol
temperance and social reform. of the
equal rights and responsibilities of men
and women, of civil, religious, ano
racial liberty. The liberator is Love
and Love alone, but not "A weak and
erring, sensual affection that selfishly
condones or ignores the claim of evil
That alone is worthy the name of love
that is. identified with Principle,-tha'
is keen and searching and unfailing IN
its detection of wrong, and answering
in its demand upon the individual tt
separate himself from evil and walk
uprightly The sacrifice of false sense
of wayward will and lust for persona
power and glory is demanded repeat
edly by Love: but in reward for obe'
dience to this demand, Love bestow'
the crowning reward Of sonship in the
kingdom of Cod. This is the proc
Of the healing efficacy of Christian
Science. and il is applicable to every
detail Of human experience In the life
of the individual and Of the nation.
We can never show too grateful {
love. too humble an appreciation of th'
mighty spirit and the tender compass
sion which impeled Mrs. Eddy To seel
and to gain this great gift of knowl
edge. and to pour II. n vertahle balm
into the hearts of a waiting world. II
the beginning she had to beg and he
seech. with tears running down he
checks. to be permitted TO help the af