The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08

| House OF Learning. ana uluef my
direction the sole objective of the
church will be the making of better
husbands and wives, better fathers
and mothers, better citizens. If our
objective is achieved the means there
to are immaterial, SO long as they are
clean and honest.
Science and religion have always
been in accord but science and sec
! tartan theology have ever been in
conflict. Every man needs religion and
the good society requires that he
should have one and have one that
is founded on truth as revealed in
the changeless laws of God through
out nature.
As river never rises above its
source, sc a mans religion never rises
higher or better than his ability to
comprehend the laws of God that
govern mind, matter, energy and
that shape life into conscious and self
conscious being. >.
So to quote again, "Unto you it
shall be given to know the mysteries
Of the kingdom of God" 1t is these
mysteries that | shall teach them in
picture lessons. But heretofore the
church members have been looking
but not seeing, been hearing but with
out understanding. No fiction or
fable was ever written that has
power to fascinate and enlighten the
human mind like the mysteries of
Gods truth as revealed in lessons
from astronomy, geology, chemistry,
biology, history, bacteriology, psychol-
ogy and other studies from nature.
Nothing keeps men down but their
ignorance. Nothing makes men free
but knowledge of the truth. Men
have been taught to believe in many
errors-untruths- when, later,
they are disillusioned they become I'M
happy, confused in mind and goddess.
These are the people we are going to
educate into a love for religion. We
shall make them practice the golden
rule so that their lives will be Of help
full service to their fellowmen.
We shall teach men that righteous
ness is not only God-like but as
business proposition it is the only one
that pays dividends in terms of
health, happiness, love and peace-of-
mind, and in financial success.
We shall have vocal and instrument
tai music that one will go far to hear.
There will never be an empty pew in
the House of Learning. Every Sun
day there will be morning and even
ing picture lesson. And to keep the
boys and girls off the stress, we shall
give one two-hour lesson every week
day night.
We are going to show men the val
ue that religion gives to their num-
dane lives here and now. Too many
have mistaken theology for religion
They have taken their theology much
as we take insurance against fire to
our homes. We shall not offer them
any protection against lake of fire
that burns in the hereafter. But we
shall show them how to avoid hell
of their own creation during earth
life. Life teaches it's lessons to us
| through contrasts and comparisons.
We would never know the meaning of
cold if it were always hot; nor the
value of being good if we never saw
the bad effects of evil.
Our pictures will all be high class,
they will all carry an object lesson
from life that gives one an uplift for
better things.
They will be replete with love and
romance. They will portray life as it
is lived in many industries by the en-
ployer and the employees. We shall
paint life as it is in city and in coun-
| try.
Well, my friend you asked me what
l would do and I have told you only
in part, as my space is up.