The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-25
Barometer of Public Opinion
RatlonaIlsm In Religion.

ItationaIsm In Religion.
Editor World: There is a lady in Oklahoma
City who writes: "Wo call ourselves n demo-
cratic nation. We pretend to frown upon klngs
ana ana thrones. Every man, We say. is born free
ana equal In America. Yet, we have discarded
tho democracy OF tho old backlng- box OF our
sbons hnn6 TO TO st on throne and have our
While you In your sef-styled "Oklahoma's
treatcst Newspaper" wrote in the July 18th
issue under the editorial heading "Ratlonasm
IN kelglon,' The demand for rational inter-
probation OF tho Scriptures as well as rational
ISM IN church customs, rules and observances
Is increasing In all quarters. That this demand
must be met and granted in substantial man.
ner sooner or later is beyond question We
cannot so on educating our youth in one d.
rection and still hopo to hold them TO religious
anachronlsm which require them to ignore or
alsbeAeye that which they have been taught
Yet In the same issue OF The World under the
barometer OF Public opinion In which the cx-
eeerpt OF the editorial quoted above clipped
MT r. L. Hannifln comments in n somewhat
satrlcal vein: what about the children? Tar
ana featherng bondsmen may produce better
things for those that have tar and fea; hers
on their backs, but by gum It's doubtful. A fell
low that necds tarrng and feathering Is not
worth saving anyhow Why not XIII him outright
30 as not to disgrace his Innocent children who
go to school and are subject to tho taunts and
dsrislons s OF their playmetes through no fault
Jesus time. Remember tho mob started 10
stone tho scarlet womau7 Jesus sald 'Ho that
is without sin, let him cast the first stone
Mary loved Jesus after that, reformed. and
was the first at the tomb when the stone was
foNcd away
These are but sample of the thoughts being
printed almost nauonwde-with its appeal OF
OaCk TO personal rights II Is inevitable. It's
little wonder when people think neglectively as
many citizens have been thinking since the war.
And 80 long as man considers his rights greater
than his nelshbor so long Will have self
crowned kings, radical creeds and doctrines in
church. ana mob violation Of law to enforce law.
1t Is particularly interesting at this time that
Three different people discuss three different
subjects, in tho same state. each subject seek
Ing the same fundamental principle for solution.
iot each subject one OF the basic principles OF
our whole social and economical structure o
iar as our nation IL concerned.
We are now in the midst OF great political
state is to be filled, as well as those in the
county. Men are bemeaning the characters and
The standing OF their follow men hs usually is
true in political campaigns. Each man and his
friends arc loudly crying the virtues OF himself.
pointing out his sterling qualities as a states
man. Yet II makes us wonder why none of
these statesmen have recognized the cry that
Is most nation wide Sane people all over Okla
homa are crying for individual rights. They
know that our institutions are not aboriginal.
though many existing before were born:
they further realize these institutions are not
superior to the citizens, that everyone OF them
was once the act Of a single man, every law and
usage was u mans eXpedlent to meet a par
ticular case. Yet they know equally well
20 long as certain laws arc I'm force they must
be l!rcd up to with a rule as strong gold.
They know our constitution Is u sacred thing to
be respected, and abded by. Yet they know
our individual rights combined with our prop
erty rights brought about such q constitution,
as well as course as the rights endowed man by
his maker.
The cry OF these three thinking writer's in
their eloquent manner should convince one that
our nation must get back to sane thinking
basis in religion. economics and politics. Our
nation, as Fisher Ames so kecnly expressed In
hts writings, when he compared a monarchy
saying: THAT \ monarchy Is n merChan tman,
which sails we'll but VIA sometimes strike on n
rock and go 10 the bottom; whilst n republic is
n raft which would never sink, but then your
feet are always In water" needs help now. our
raft is Totting in some places II looks like. We
have not great deal more to say this sub
ject, but though our nation must progress and
our state must grow, we do wonder when our
self-pralsod statesmen are going to wake up TO
some OF the problems really confronting our
state which only statesmen can solve,
Do you know someone whom We could urge
TO run on a ticket OF back 10 the constitution;
who Is sane on this mob law business and ra-
tiuual on religion, and old-fashioned In his be-
lief as TO a few rights of man endowed by his
maker, permitting no man 20 say, only through
the law, that you shall not to his fellow man?
And maybe killing few foolish laws l think
great many people would love to hear OF such
a candidate, and surely he could win. Don't
you think SO?
Tulsa, July 20. PHARE PLAY.