The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
LETTERS FROM HERALD READERS SHOW TRENDS OF OPINION

note with interest the variety OF
minds and opinions that hnd ex-
preston in this way, and the scale
Of subjects touched upon, lead all
the way from religion to politics
and around again to the Irish ques-
tion, the negro question and
whether or not the push cart men
shall sell their wares on one cor
ner or keep moving. 1t is all very
well, but It doesn't get US anywhere.
What good does II do, and what
does It amount to? I know that the
open forum of a newspaper Is a
great temptation to air our ideas.
and some of the names signed 10
some of these letters are as familiar
to our eyes as an electric signboard
downtown. and their sentiments so
thoroughly impressed, upon our
minds that am positive 1 should
recognize them II met them on
the street. 1t does seem such a
waste OF time, and SO foolish for
people to even try to argue on ra-
ligious subjects You know. Mr..
Editor, that all the discussions and
arguments from now until doom's-
day wouldn't IN the least affect or
change you or me. or any one else
for that matter, In their religious
ideas. The pros and cons Of all
these discussions are immaterial.
The where's and wherefores are un-
important.
There is enough, that Is simple
and clear that Is manifested to US
every day IL we care to see these
truths. for each OF US to live by, II
We only would. No great visions or
miracles are to come to us as =
demonstration of Gods power. and
II We are waiting to be shown hc-
fore we can believe, why those OF us
who are just plain. common place,
everyday sort of folks, who don't
claim to be infaIlible, or to possess
any divine rights, would, am
afraid, never got very far toward
understanding Gods great plan for
His children. 1t doesn't matter In
the least what Mr.. Pierce or Mr.,
Smith or Mr.. Brown thinks about
these things. or what you or l
think, Mr.. Editor. Who will know
100 years from now whether we ac-
cepted Gods teachings or not?
Nobody will know. and nobody will
care, but whether we did or not
viii have been OF vital importance
TO US when We will have played our
little parts on this earthly stage,
and had our chance.
That is q most comforting
thought to me whenever the thou
sand and one little petty annoy
snces that sometimes fill our day,
and seem just a little more than
human nature can stand. to say.
well, who will know 100 years
from now" 1t certainly seems to
quiet all the qualms and settle all
the questions by minimizing to the
nth degree the questioning and
the petty doubts that seem to over
shadow our visions. Who are we
that Our Father should take US into
His confidence and explain to us all
Of His plans? He has told and
made perfectly clear to US enough
TO save us. but that doesn't satisfy
all OF US, and we want Him to tell
us why He did so-and-so, and go
into detail about IT. Why. we can't
have that done even on this earth.
Was our peace conference in
Paris openNto the public and made
clear and plain to US? Were we
taken into the confidence Of our
representatives and explained all
the details OF it's functioning? We
were not! Are we allowed to sit
in executive session when our law
makers want to decide any vital
question concerning the affairs OF
our country and our people? We
are not! OF course we are not, but
we think and hope that they are
doing what is best even IL We are
not taken into their confidence and
advised of their decisions. VIII the
coming disarmament conference
held here this fall be "'open cove
nants, openly arrived at?" II will
not. And so you see there are
mysteries in this world that we
are not expected TO even question
why shouldn't there be many things
unexplainable and mysterious in