The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-29

One turned his back but marched breast
Never doubted clouds would break
Never dreamed. though right were worxted. wrong
Held fall RISE. barled to nght better.
Sleep to wake.
The poet speaks truth. Providence has
ated manor evolution has SO shaped him. II you
prefer TO put It that way-that there is greater
spur to his soul than the incentive of the
achieved. Always the unaccompshed that seems
worth while challenges his ambition. his courage.
his determination
Mas has already accomplished much on this
earth-so much that he has vision of what
his goal should be-so much that he is now able
to how far he has fallen short OF reaching that
goal. And age has been so well equipped to
move on to that goal this present age. Never
has the incentive to the achievement of that goal
been so 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 incompleteness of all
that has been accomplished. And this shining
goal is nothing less than the message of the
"Peace earth, good will to men"
Practically this means the reformation of human
pature And the reformation of human nature
means nothing less than the worldwide applica-
ton Of precepts of Christianity to the affairs of
mankind
Christianity 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 to this charge Is the
utterance credited to George Bernard Shaw:
christianity has not yet been tried"
1t is a noteworthy fact that during the last year
men of affairs, speaking from the viewpoint of
business and not that of religion, have publicly
declared that In the application of the teachings
of the Gospel lies the for the Industrial
Ills growing out OF worldwide economic warfare
Some Of them have gone so far to declare that
nothing but a sincere acceptance OF Christianity
save society from utter ruin and civilization
from complete collapse
1t is not contended by them that Christianity
contains panacea that will Mt once cure all In
dustrial and economic ills. They know ina. no
such panacea exists They admit that Christian
ity does not teach economics; does not instruct as
TO production and distribution: does not In short
set forth a system of industry In any form or
shape. They start from different basis and
their reasoning is about like this:
Christianity, however. does set forth n moral
formula that can be applied at all times to all
systems This moral formula is an active solvent
of wrongs under any system Its application can
cure the defects Of any system not so much by
changing the system as by changing the ottitude
of men toward one another
Practical Christianity would not tolerate rims
ttce OF any kind. With injustice OF all kinds ban
ished rom the affairs OF men and nations existing
economic and Industrial systems would either ~
model themselves or would be cssf ,stIe In .hort
economic regeneration would come about ms . nv.
product In connection with the larger moral re-
generation OF mankind through the acceptance of
Christianity. For in the last analysis the faults
Of systems have their source In the hearts OF men,
s'upendous undertakings An impossible
visonf Well they ask what other course Is there?
The converse OF the proposition has been tried
the uttermost. And where is the worldi Appar-
emily civilization in this Twentieth century is fac
ing the great crisis
George Washington. 1873 years ago. ms Americas
first president. proclaimed Americas first national
THANKSGIVING day. And his preamble declares:
1T is the duty of ell nations to acknowledge