The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
BABsoN SAYS RELIGION is THE
REAL REMEDY.

Roger w Babson has become fam
Gus as an authority on business and
industrial conditions, and from his
headquarters at Wellesley Hills, Mass.
the daily press of the country carries
his analysis Of these conditions as a
special feature of the market page.
Even more significant of the reliance
placed upon Babson. thousands OF
shrewd and successful business men
pay him for advice on the movements
)f the stock market the merits of Tho
or that issue. when and how to in
vest, when to sell, and q carefully pre-
pared chart recording the movement
of prices covering a period Of years as
a guide to the future movements Nat
urally the unsettled Industrial and
financial conditions Of our own coun-
try and of the countries of the world
enter largely into Mr.. Babson's dis
cussions and have a pronounced bear
ing on his conclusions, and in seeking
the real cause for the widespread I'M
rest and the lack of confidence among
men and nations he finds that the
trouble is spiritual rather than ma
terial and that the real and lasting
remedy will be found in practicing
the tenets of the religion which we
profess; that is, practice what we
preach. Mr.. Babson issued a special
letter to his private patrons recently
giving his views on the spiritual side
of the prevailing Industrial financial
and political troubles, which is here
reproduced:
Many times we have diagnosed
certain industrial troubles as
spiritual rather than material. By
that we meant that the motives
and viewpoints of the people in
volved were wrong. Consequent
ly they found themselves in diff
thirds of the troubles of this
world are spiritual Certainly 50
per cent of our social evils, and l
hesitate to say how many of our
political troubles would immedi-
ately disappear If people really be-
lieved the religion they profess.
The relations between capital and
labor the struggles between ma
tions, and the conflict between in
dividuals depend upon whether or
not the parties involved have the
right spiritual insight. Physi-
clans are also agreed that a very
large percentage of our bodily
ailments would be avoided if we
were at peace spiritually.
This is what we mean when
we say that lack of religion is
responsible for most of the worlds
troubles. From this standpoint it
is interesting to see the tremend-
Gus amount of interest which Coue
has created by demonstrating the
effect of mental peace on bodily
welfare. Aside from the question s
of divine healing it is assuredly a
fact that the gospel of st. Paul, 2
which most people have heard
contains all and more than Coue a
or any other scientist has ever Of t
fered. The moment, however, il
that some one comes along with {
only a part of the same story t
dressed up in scientific language, n
every one halls it as new discov-
cry. s.
The reason is that the major y
ity of people have come to look +
upon their religious activity as Il
an abstract duty rather than
source of practical power. Even
the ministry itself seems to have HI
lost sight of this important phase m
of its work If it had not, every tr
in the country today 20
would be on his toes prOclaiming o
that faith in God will do all and in
more than Coue can offer The II
fact is. however that practically to
all of the Christian ministry are
willing to stand by and let Coue
the most valuable part of
If their work. 1t is true that the of
owe of God is the only solution of in
,ur greatest troubles When our in
churches really wake up and 20
how the people how to secure this fit
treat power we shall hear no more an
bout lack of interest in religion" ca
tic