New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
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Prof. Roberts, Jesus Christ, Chris tian Philosophy and Old Age IDauSio,,s

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 Prof. Roberts, Jesus Christ, Chris,
 tian Philosophy and Old Agt
 Pensions.
 NIr. Editor:
 Any reader of literature of tn, type which makes him familiar with
 the thoughts of the men mentioned
 by Prof. Robert E. Rogers in yester, days news item could easily forecast the boiler-plate editorial that would ald
 It might perhaps be a good idea 1 for you, MT. Editor, and any of your readers with the same mind regard | ing Prof, Rogers, to read his book published under the title The Fine Art of Reading" and follow out the suggestions of Prof. Rogers in this book. It can be found in the New Britain Public Library. Perhaps while l have the hammer out this might be a good time to ex- press the sentiment of many work CTS I have interviewed here in New Britain.
 1st. These men believe that Jesus Christ taught the simplest and yet the most profound philosophy the philosophy of the perfect man therefore of God. He expressed His philosophy when He said Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God with thy whole heart, with thy whole soul, with thy whole strength and with thy whole mind, and thy neigh Dor as myself"
 The understanding of this philoso- phy is that God is spiritual life, the elimination of our ideals, of all that our understanding allows us to con- sider good.
 Therefore we cannot help but de- sire and love Him as He is all We could wish to be and the ultimate end of our desires: perfection, peace and satisfaction. We can attain this state by loving our neighbor as our selves.
 The more we understand cause
  ourselves, the. easier it is to accept this philosophy.
 Because We have made in the last few years the greatest mechanical advances in world history, men arc the most dissatisfied with their COIL ditions, which means they have commenced to think and look for d reason.
 Science tells them in order to sue ceed it is necessary that they know themselves. Any man that knows himself and stops to consider (and he surely will if he knows himself) the philosophy of Jesus Christ | can see that on its application will | come the answer 10 the Lords pray CT, Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven"
 Love thy neighbor as thyself"
 How can we as Americans, do | this?
 1st. By remembering that as citizens in this republic we have q | duty 10 perform, an obligation to God, our country and ourselves.
 That duty and obligation is to ! vote with intelligence in order that | we may place in office men who | make laws that will be for the benc-~ fit of the many and not the few | Laws that will help create a mental | attitude which will allow peace and not worry and hatred
 Connecticut is an industrial state and is in the vanguard of states whose citizens are compelled to rec osnize the problem of the aged worker, who is thrown out of en- ployment and placed on the scrap heap, just at the only time in hls whole life (wcre he allowed to con. tinue at work) when he is in a posi- ton to cave enough to provide for his old age,
 This is a moral wrong and if t Is not ended will destroy the re- public. It is also humanely wrong, therefore it is beastly
 We can 10 some extent curb this wrong. this crime against humanity. by sending to the legislature of the state men who will fight to see that } law shall be made to pension the aged, the law to be passed at the session. Also the same men will attempt to have q commission appointed to consider a law for un- insurance.
 DANIEL J. GREER.
 n Dc, o start somewhere
 Ed Note-It's all right, old top. 'ou got q good start