Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-28

have come to understand that example
is the best advertisement
OF course that automobile man had
merely run across law OF life. The
most powerful social force in the
world is example. Just as one bad
man or woman may corrupt com
munity. SO ono truly Christian man or
| woman. by merely living life of godli-
ness, may Christianizc his or her
neighborhood What VIC are is our only
/ real elo1uence.
Good neighbors make good neigh
borhoods. There is no other way. Real
estate men understand the monetary
value of good neiEhbors. but despite
all their restrictions, they cannot in
| sure the quality of a neigh hborhood; for
\ the men who buy thc.r houses may
have wealth and social position. while
| entirely lacking In the spirit of neigh
! borliress. which is the spirit of tho
Christian religion. There is a certain
| celebrated and aristocratic suburb
which employs a secretary OF civic af-
fairs, and goes to extreme lengths to
| secure community perfection. All that
| money and brains can do to make the
neigh hborhood ideal is done: but II lacks
/ simple. old fashioned neiEhborliness
The residents are too exclusive and self
conferred ever to get together in friend
| ~ fellowship. They want n good neigh
| horhood. but they are not inclined to
| be good neighbors.
| rms ol1 1aslnOn OF 1oIhs CaFlNE tOf
| folks, on plain basis of fricndliness
and religion. still prevails over all
| the new fads for wholesale community
hetterment. college settlements" in
conT"sted centers OF population, were
the vogue twenty-five years ago. At
present the few that survive describe
themselves in terms OF neighborlness.
and are careful to speak OF those whom
| they would serve as our ncighbors."
The hrst persons to rehni bitterly
\ against the various forms OF institu-
| tionalism which arc so often an at
tempted substitute for sheer neighbor-
Illness are those whom they aim to
benefit Just to h., good nei-hhor Is
the f,rst law Of neighbor'iness.
Taking Time for the Best
shrewd politicians often try to de-
feat candidate in his own district;
| they understand that IL a man is not
strong among the people who live
closest to him he is fundamentally
weak. In like manner. tho Christian
whose religion is discounted by his
neighbors may well question the ausi-
| ity of his faith. howsoevcr useful he
may he amid distant scenes. The
light that shines farthcst shines bright
est at home" Nobody has any right
to be too busy TO provo his faith by
his works lust where he lives. Tho art
of being god nciShbor. like every
thing else worth whilo. takcs time.
A celebrated poem by Amos r. Wells
carries this message:
There was an old fellow who never
had time
For fresh morning look at the Vol
ume Sublime:
Who never had time for the soft hand
OF prayer
To smooth out tho wrinkles OF labor
and care:
Who could not frd time for that scrv-
ice most sweet.
At the altar OF home, where the dear
ones all meet.
And never found time with tho people
OF God,
To learn tho good way the fathers
had trod.
But nc found time to die: oh. yes, he
found time to die
This busy old fellow. too busy was he
To linccr at breakfast, at dinner. or
tea.
For tho merry small chatter of chill
drcn. or wife:
But he lived in his marriage, a bach
elor life.
Too busy for kisses, too busy for PLAY.
No time to he loving. no time to be gay.
No time to rcplenish his vanishing
health.
No time TO enjoy his gathering wealth.
But he found time to die, oh, yos'
he found time to die.
This beautiful world had no beauty
for him.
It's colors we're black and It's sunshine
dim,
No leisure for woodland, for river or
hill.
No time in his life just TO think and he
still
No tune for his nei;hbcrs. no time for
his friends.
No time for those highest. immutable
ends