Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-09
Our Sunday Sermonette
BY CARL c. MAGE.

Just now we hearing much of readust-
ment The recognized need of readjustment inn
plies that things are out of adjustment. That is
to say, things out of their proper relation TO
each other.
Material and economic mal-adjustment imply
the spiritual Reorganization of society; for all
conditions are spiritual in origin.
All things in Gods universe proceed upon a
law and order basis. Man alone is capable of
disorganizing them. The adverse will of man
sometimes acts scrap iron in cog wheels.
The employer refuses to recognize the principle
of justice in dealing with his men. Discord re-
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The employee refuses to recognize the law of
service and does less than his best. Both he and
his employer are punished by the law of dimin-
ishing returns.
Men forget the injunction to Glove your neigh
bor," and fly at each others threats in frenzy
of hate. The economic waste of is the re-
suit. asp4
Men and women refuse to recognize the law of
conservation, which laid the coal under the
ground which gives strength for to-
morrow Reckless buying and reckless living fol-
low q result.
Having no thought for the morrow, we lay by
no store for the future thereby showing ourselves
less guided by the law of conservation than the
honey bee or the squirrel.
Seized with sudden panic of fear, we react to
an impulse of contrition and suddenly indulge
our terror by ceasing to buy to the extent of our
needs, and the great industrial machine, built to
supply our demands, comes to standstill.
What, then, does the world need? 1t needs a
revival of belief in God as the Organizer and
Director of the universe.
1t needs to recognize Righteousness the first
principle of successful and happy living.
1t needs to recognize justice the very corner
stone of our economic structure.
1t needs to recognize service as the guiding
star of as he journeys through life.
1t needs the attitude of Cancellation, compro-
mise and good will between nations which will
Danish our war establishments and usher in an
of peace.
1t needs to recognize the fundamental and uni
versal character of the law of conservation
opposed to the practice of dissipation.
1t needs to recognize fear unreal and UNI
worthy and to Danish it, instead of magnifymg
into our deadliest enemy.
The world needs TO re-learn lessons of quiet,
decent, homely living.
We scorn the religion of the Mayhower found
ers of civilization. Yet the practices which
followed their religious convictions, laid deep and
strong the foundation of American civilization.
America does not need revival of belief in
dogma, but it does need revival of the spirit of
the old time religion
Men will struggle in vain by means of tariff
revisions, finance corporations and other govern
mental devices, to rectify wrongs raising from
spiritual ailments. We will pay according to
folly.
The more intricate and involved the machinery
of modern civilization becomes, the more mpera-
tive it grows that men live right and do right.
Again we say that present day economic
ailments have their origin in the unbalanced spir
itual attitude of the peoples of the world.