The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-30

Ing results. and establish an Inter.
national court OF justice where the
disputes OF nations may be settled
and lntornailonl law be brought
more fully into accord with the uni
veraal law Of God.
Tho story Ia told OF street ur'
chin who one day noticed an aged
woman tending an apple cart ON the
street corner. An evil thought
whispered TO him. "you can steal
an apple without being caught" and
he did so. The next day he passed
that way again and again an evil
thought said. You did not get
caught yesterday. steal another ap'
pie today" but another voice said
what YOU did yesterday was not
right. DO not do Il again" He
listened TO this voice and went his
way. The third day he came that
way and when he saw the aged ap'
pie woman a thought OF kindness
came into his heart and the still
small voice. unhcard by the world
said. "why not do something that
win help her today He listened
and was glad TO obey. When even
Ing came. he wheeled her apple card
TO her humble home. and his boyish
heart was filled with Joy for he
had done an unselfish act and lis
tened To the voice OF God. Our
Father. Mother God IL just as near
To every one OF us. How clearly the
parent Mind tells us OF the nearnoss
Of Christ. Truth In the inspired
words of John. Behold stand al
the door and knock; II any man
hear my voice and open the door, ]
will come In TO him and will sup
with him, and he with me-" tRev. 3,
2O)
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
What you and and our brothers
think goes 70 make up the conscious
ness of the world. How important
then, not only for our own but FOR
the general good. that we have a
right sense of individual response
bility. Each one of us Is RESPONSE
bic to God. The one fundamental
obligation which man owes IL TO his
God. to express Gods thoughts. In
every circumstance, transaction and
relationship this obligation Ia pres
ont. To be Indifferent to II Is to
turn our back on God and invite
the tyranny of evil.
Suppose the number of five In
mathematics could say, "Oh, an
Just one little number. ! do moi
amount to much. I'll just stop fillinp
my place for time" The whole
order of mathematics would ther
be upset. Or suppose the carburetol
in an automobile could say, Il am
Just little thing hidden away un
der the hood. Not many see me.
will stop working for week" The
'automobile would then be useless
As each Of these has place to fill
so each individual man has his place
and part in Gods universal plan
Our responsibility il to be wha'
Paul termed the children of light,
letting our thoughts and words man
ifest the light which is Mind, OF
God.
The owner of a radio telephone
receivinf apparatus may by sligh
movement of a knob, adjust his re
ceiver so as to receive message from
| the sending station whose messages
he considers most beneficial to him
So in the realm of thought the in
dividual may quickly adjust hi
} thinking (his receiving apparatus, /
you will) to receive the goot
thoughts which God is always send
| ing to man. When all listen onl.
/ to the thought messages of Coo
and never listen-in to the messages
of evil, sin, sikness, and fear viii
be without a place, and the king
, dom of heaven will be found within
our own thinking.
WHERE TO BEGIN
Someone may ask, Just how an
to begin to think the thoughts o
God?" This is the same question
that was asked by those who hear'
] the words of John the Baptist. The,
ho1 Ia thap q
, (Luke 3. 1O3. And let us learn from
Johns answer. 'He that hath tw'
coats, let him impart to him tha
| hath none, and he that hath meat
; let him do likewise In othe
r words let those who wish to begil
: thinking Alright begin u h. wher
/, they are to show spirit of 10y
7 and consideration for their brothe
, and share with him whatever goo
], has come to them. Then as tn
I Bible story continues, some publ
r cans, the officials who collected tn
taxes came to John and asked wha
they should do, and the wise answe
t was, Exact no more than tina
| which is appointed you In othe
$ words be just and honest with you
$ brother, in all your dealings wit
I him. Then some soldiers came wit
d the same question and they wer
4 told to do no violence, to accus
J. none falsely and be content wit
t what they had. Thus they were
d begin by being servants of peac'
l. not fomentors of strife and wer
/ TO be grateful for the good that ha
4 coma to them So each one of III