The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-08-14
is LIFE WORTH LIVING?
delivered before the Wauna Society at Waunia Hot Radium
Wsssnta Springs Colorado Thursday August 7th, 1924
By DR. CHAs. GILBERT DAVIS,
Continued from isst weekly

py Dr- ChAS Sl4bkaST DAVIS,
Continued frou, Int weekly
Darkness surrounds the ear but these signal lights
tne heights tell us that hope that we are not
o ana mat there is an aim and purpose in the great
panorama OF life After all the struggle is worth while
Inc victory rests win not only collectively but ind-
vidually inger by the wayside and waste the years
IN riotous the road will be long. If we push for
ward on thu theutionaiy highway and make science and
real dawn of victory will soon s ap
pear We agzxssin semi-darkness Of some few facts
OF science vessre convinced but the great unknown
ont before in unlimited time space Let
us l,se and work with minds Let listen all
in their plea at the bar of justice and slow to con-
denim Let US free ourselves from intolerance History
tells US that often from the meek and lowy glorious
forme of humanity evolved The Great works
in mysterious ways Along the avenues of life we be-
hold these evidences of evolution 1t is world of
ment All the religions of the earth undergoing
utionay and might say revolutionary changes What
is orthodox today be heresay This not
bad it is good. 1 convinced in my own mind that at
this very hour standing in the dawn of day
Everywhere the people of the earth there is no
tceabe restessness in every of life Old ideas
and old methods of thought disappearing and the
mind freed from the fetters of the past is looking
eagerly and hopefully for the revelation The urge
of this movement is desire for freedom of action an6
liberty of thought For thousands years the few have
dictated the method of thought and dominated the
many that the majority of mankind have been per
mitted that selfexpression which is essential to rea
progress Hence the awakening 1t is difficult to really
imagine what the ultimate effect will be. But of ons
thing absolutely convinced and that that what
ever comes will be good 1t is self-evident fact thai
tenor of life but what there in its wake bet
of the conditions of life This is another
dence of the truth of the assertion that out of all e
rises the spirit of good This great upft of humanity
will through scientific channels. Mans mission
earth subdue the forces that surround him. This
the command from heaven and have good scripture
prove it, Science will clear away the darkness of
perstion and assist to know and realize the glory
of his Creator. Science is the Voice of God and it il
science intelligence, knowledge of the world in which
live and astronomical environment that will oper
eyes to the why and wherefore of life and
to us the meaning of the mysteries of death
existence beyond the We have conquered the
land have subdued the oceans, mastering the
air and have launched out into the depths of the ether
that mysterious fluid that envelops the universe 1t il
lfmtless and stands that in future in
vestgaons of matter are limited only by our knowl
edge of this wonderful ocean whose waves pulsatt
throughout the heavens The ether the last fortress
conquer It is the connecting link between matter anc
spirit 1t is the book of knowledgewithn its depths
are buried all that has ranspired since the dawn of
alton Every movement of matter every motion OF star
satellite nebula in their through the depths o
pace-ye every thought that has evolved from human
brain every act of good evil is written there ir
ineble characters and will in the evolution OF time be
omen for scientific investigation. This is not mere
dream passing fancy but sufficient scientific evidence
is already possession pointing to not only the prob
ability but giving great hope of its probable demon
straton in the future do not consider it an ex
travagant thought say that any dayyes hcurwt
NAV not that scientist has been able to com
mpncate with some of the planets of solar system
an not all afraid now this day, August 7th 1924
from this platform make the prediction that there
sitting this audience who Will live u
sen to coming through the ether to earti
from the planet Mars This planet is one of our neal
reghbos and from what know from teescopic obser
.ton of its physical condition in many respects is smi
~ IN our own planet As the question concerning thu
ob;litv Of living sentent beings existing in othe
worlds in this great universe to me there is M
oom for argument is nconceivable to even imagine
Co.. moment that this little speck of matter we call tn
ort, only an atom in the vast universe of tremendou
lares should be the only abiding place of life and IN
u;aence ONLY a glance through the instruments at ou
command NAV convince of the minor part we play II
the great Panorama of Creation.
aAIl are but parts of stupendous whole,
Whose body nation is and God the Soul
Our ancestors talked glowingly and expatated eio
,t,, of our bg world and its Importance for whicl
~ othar THINGS were made and the children were toll
l, The skv and all the little twinkling stars wer
arted tbere by the Creator for special deecator
WEI ;rcreased knowledge hurbed but uplifte
:.h ,ho tbo,pht that we small part OF TIN
| .,ordous scheme of life. We give all due respect 10
| iows and understanding of our sto s. The horizon
" .h; vision was narrowed by ignorance. They wer
- nbldren looking out with the great pano
,o Of life Knowledge is power to understand tn
- ,ntrre of things in universe. Wisdom is tn
80. essential Physically mentally and spiritually onl
ION he evolved to his birthreht of glorious immorta
,;f hy science-cassied knowledge. We are looking
t mon the physical world through five little WINDOWS
W. can hear see SMELL taste and feel may aiso sug
.t that we are developing still another sense whic
40 cou psvchc But view for all these wonders
-, Ia irf,tesimak Our eyes and our ears are tuned S
t tho ,etina and the optic nerve respond only with
tair O Emit to the vibrations of the other Above an
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