The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
DIR. H. ". WILEY
TALKS ABOUT
HEAVEN, HE'LL
Great Scientists Religion
Finds Expression in His
Days Work
~ GEORGE. BRITT

Washington. May Z III there is ;
fundamcn.allst Hell. ] want TO kccf
out. + there is a Heaven, ! want tt
go. But my interest is concentrate
on the here and now"
This statement is from the Spoken
crcdo Of scientist. the pioneer pure
food expert DR.. Harvey ". Wiley ia
has worked with tremendous produc
tivencss. loved his fellows. attained
success and happiness and now bring,
his energy and his practical phiios,
ophy undimmc to his eighty second
year Of age.
II DO Not Know"
Continuing his talk about religion.
he parallels somewhat the recent pro
nouncement of the late Luther Bar
bank. Says Dr. Wiley:
con the poin, Of future life, do
not know People 80 generally make
the error of regretting the mistake
that are past Live for today. Don 4
give u thought to yesterday or tomor-
row. NV favoritc text IS in Horace,
where he says Seize the present mo
ment While we are talking, envious
aime IS flying"
The venerable scientist recalls that
his own rearing was by pious parents
in Indiana. and he reitcrates his re
spect for Biblical orthodoxy.
Faith Is Important
"Bnt." he says, 81 am scarcely 4
fundamentalist. | think that faith IN
the Lord is vitality important. The
Lord. as / conceive things, is the su-
preme power and law of the universe.
And the first rule Of religion is ODE
ience.
"For this reason all Of the present
fashionable scorn mt prohibition IS
philOsophrcally wrong. IL IS disobe-
iicnce to law. ! never drank whisky.
although | have drunk some beer and
wine. But l would not touch any Of
it now because the law forbids it. The
law must be obeyed.
Goods laws are the laws Of health
and the laws of nature. Obedience
brings blessing in strength and hap
piness. Just as if personal God were
rewarding his faithful servants. The
fundamentalist receives an answer to
his prayers because psychologieally
ne makes the answer come true TOT
himself. agree fully with the doc.
trine that God helps those who he'll
themselves"
A Full Day
Dr. Wiley's religion finds expression
in his days work. He arises at 6:3l
every morning. tends the furnace
takes a cold bath. does setting up eX
ercises, eats breakfast and starts fol
the office at o'clock. He walks 1t
rain or shine, summer or winter. US
ually carrying his hat in his hand
He does not go out to lunch, but i
possible he walks an hour at noon y
the open air. He stays AT work untl
6 O'Clock and then walks home.
Several evenings week he attend
some meeting or social function.
at home he spends the time readin,
and studying. and does not 20 70 be-
until 1880 or - O'Clock. He take
time every day to play with his sons
who have been a great factor. he al
mits, in lengthening his life. The!
are Harvey Washington, Jr., II. an
John Preston. II. Both give promise o
exceeding their fathers six feet o
height.
"The youngest was born wren ! wa
TO-" Dr. Wiley says with pride
Works in Fields
"In summer i 60 over to my farm Il
Virginia and work in the fields.
get up at o'clock in the morning
and make regular harvest hand ii!
shutdown | stand the heat and ia5o
better than the younger men.
"If didn't work. should die. J.
die of grief at my uselessness. for on
thing. Men who grow rich and lo
themselves retire almost always dl
quick. They have nothing to live foi
I work harder now than ! ever did.
put in more hours and take greater IN
terest in my work.
an life and in religion the princpl
is the same. 1t is not what say
believe that counts. 1t is what | DO.