The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-12-30

One who never turned his back but marched breast
Never doubted clouds would break
Never dreamed. though right were worstsd. wrong
Held we fall to rtse are bafrled to nigh. better.
Sleep to wake.
The poet speaks truth Providence has 30 Gre
: ated manor evolution has so shaped him. II you
prefer to put that way-that there ID no greater
spur to his soul than the incentive Of the
achieved. Always the unaccomplished that seems
worth while challenges his ambition. his courage,
his determination.
Man has already accomplished much this
earth-so much that he has now a vision Of what
his goal should be-sO much that he Is able
to how far he has fallen short OF reaching that
goal. And age has been well equipped to
move to that goal this present age. Never
has the incentive to the achievement Of that goal
been 30 strong. For man cannot stand still. He
must press onward to the goal fall back and
lose much that he has gained. Failure to reach
the goal emphasizes the ncompleteness Of all
that has been accomplished And this shining
goal II nothing less than the message Of the sea.
son:
L. peace on earth, good will to men,"
Practically this meanA the reformation Of human
nature. And the reformation Of human nature
means nothing less than the worldwide applica-
ton Of precepts Of Christianity to the affairs Of
mankind
Christianity was blamed for not preventing the
great war. II has since been blamed for not pre-
venting the Industrial strife and the economic Ills
and other evils that have AFFLICTED the world Per.
haps the best answer In brief this charge Is the
utterance credited to George Bernard Shaw:
"Christianity has not yet been tried"
1t is noteworthy fact that during the last year
men Of affairs. speaking from the viewpoint OF
business and that of religion. have publicly
declared that in the application of the teachings
Of the Gospel lies the one cure for the Industrial
Ills growing out OF worldwide economic warfare.
Some OF them have gone so far as to declare that
nothing but a sincere acceptance Of Christianity
can save society from utter ruin and civilization
from a complete collapse
II 10 not contended by them that Christianity
contains a panHcea TINT will at once all In
dustrial and economic Ills. They know that no
such pnnacea exists. They admit that Christian.
ity does not teach economics: does Instruct a.
TO production and distribution does not, In short
set forth a system Of industry In any form or
shape They start from a different basis and
their reasoning In about like this:
Christianity, however, does set forth moral
formula that can be applied at all times to all
systems. This moral formula Is active solvent
Of wrongs under any system Its application can
cure the defects Of any system. not % much ~
changing the system as by changing the attitude
Of men toward one another.
Practical Christianity would not tolerate lnjus-
tce Of any kind. With injustice Of all kinds han.
ished from the affairs Of men and nations existing
economic and industrial systems would either re-
model themselves or would be cast aside In short
economic regeneration would come about ~ 4 by.
product In connection with the larger moral re-
generation Of mankind through the acceptance Of
Christianity. For in the last apaysis the faults
Of systems have their source in the hearts Of men,
A stupendous undertaking? An impossible
visioni Well, they ask what other 10 there?
The converse Of the proposition has been tried TO
the uttermost. And where is the worldf Appar.
emily civilization In this Twentieth century 10 fac.
Ing the great crisis
George Washington. 1873 years ago. as Americas
first president. proclaimed Americas first national
Thanksgiving day. And his preamble declares:
"lt II the duty of all nutions to acknowledge