Evening star., 1926-06-05
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
Ans,Uered BY DIR. S. PARKES CADMAN

Questions from readers are answered daiiy
ns, ny DE- 5 Parkes tdman presi9tent s. 1l 'ilu n
America. Dr. Cadman seeks to answer m
gulnes that appear TO be repTesentat,ee -
the IN i trends IN Of thought in the many letters
CINCINNATI. Ohio.
Can the wicked man nationally hope
for peace and freedom while he re-
mains impenitent, either in this
world or the next?
Answer-No. Why would he desire
to do so? 1t man is really impeni
tent, Is not this proof enough that he
is quite Indifferent to the question Of
his peace and freedom"
He might. of course, mistake moral
stagnGtion for peace, in which case
he is due for a rude awakening. On
the other hand, the fact that he is
really interested in his spiritual con-
dition shows that a religious leaven
is working in him.
Any sinner who asks your ques-
ton already has taken a step in the
right direction.
NEW YORK CITY.
Can you tell me anything about the
Archko volume, Il compilation of
Jewish origin. and one which l un-
lie of Jesus?
Answer-W. D.Mahan is the com
pier of the book in question. Its full
title is Archko Volume or the Archie
olosical Writings of the Sanhedrin
and Talmuds of the Jews"
These are the official documents of
the court named in the title and
written, 1t is alleged, in the time of
Christ.
They were translated by DIR. Nc
Intosh and DR.. Twyman from manu-
scripts found in Constantinople and
the records of the senatorial docket
in the Vatican at Rome.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.
If marriage is a righteous and
holy union. and the bringing of chill
dren into the world and thereby sub
jecting them to all of it's tragedies
and sorrows is a duty and an obli-
cation resting upon healthy and nor
NAL married couples, why did Jesus
not marry and become the head of a
family?
Is not the bringing of children into
the world purely selfish on the part
of the parents for the pleasure they
can obtain from the children when
they are here and for the value which
children have as potential wage
earners and supporters of the family?
Answer - Christians believe that
Jesus was set apart by the nature
of His being to a mission which could
be shared by no other person because
1t belonged to all mankind. From His
birth onward He was married to God
and humanity.
He dedicated Himself to that mis-
sion and showed that the dearest
earthly ties must not interfere with
its sublime aims. Was it not enough
that His mother should have to face
the horrors of His cross? Conceive
what pain those horrors would have
inflicted upon a wider domestic circle.
The theory voiced by my CORE
spondent in his last paragr is de-
rived from somewhat belated social
istic tracts. 1t applies in the United
States, if at all, to a steadily decreaS-
ing number Of parents.
In certain backward sections chill
dren may be q source of peCuniary
profit to their parents through wages
Or labor extracted from them. Put for
the majority of parents they are
costly material investment aburdantly
by the spiritual rewards
they bring with them.
Nor are they. as this letter suggests,
brought into the world after coldly
calculated parental considerations.
That is q matter of instinct, not logic
nor selfshness.
The inquirer is advised to read ad-
ditional and more recent works in