Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-02
A FEW FASTER THOUGHTS.

7 \ the early days of history while the world
l was predominantly pagan, a festival was cell
ebrated in April i'll honor OF a goddess OF light or
spring. Later the Christians appropriated the
idea and substituted for it the celebration of
Easter in honor of the resurrection of their great
founder Next Sunday Chrstendom will cele
blate this observance, one of the two great eel
ebrations of the Christian church. the other one
being Christmas.
We think of spring as rebrth of nature
when buds are bursting with new life and when
trees and grass and flowers are arising from the
cold and death of winter Likewise the Christian
thinks Of Easter as a conquerlng OF the grave
and as a nagnifying of the glories of the SOUL
resurrection from the smallnesses of life.
Not long ago we read an article by promi-
nent scientist who said that deny 1t rs one may
the fact remains that present day science has
done away with religion. On another occasion
we read another statement by Sir Arthur Ed
dington eminent British scientist lie was at
tempting to answer the question il some assul-
ance could net be given that there is God i'll
reality He summed up his article with the
statement, Il doubt if there is any assurance
to be obtained except through the religious ex-
perience itself. but bid him (the inquirer) hold
fast to his own knowledge Of the nature of that
experience [ think that that will take him near
er to the truth than codifying and symbolizing. :
On vet another occasion-and Just the other
day-we read of a lecturer III Spokane a promi-
nent platform speaker-remarklng that sci
ence is making such rapid progress Ill inyestiga-
tons of the spirit that he is confident it will only
be very short time until life after death will be
a scientifically proven fact and can no longer
be doubted Thus the controversy RACES.
We very much doubt that science will ever
be able to do away with religion. Religion is too
great need Of the human soul. There seems
to be something inherent III humanity that needs
belief in an all-wise and all-poWerful Being for
its best development. If we question that state
ment, all that is necessary is to look about at
surrounding humanity, and sometimes one does
not have to look very far. 1t is quite the modern
tendency for a certain class Of people to place
little Importance on religious things. It's the
simplest thing in the world for such ones to be
picked out even though they never openly scott
at the church Their lives tell the complete story
lives that are characterized by great self
ishness, by disregard for Others lives domi-
mated BY sef-centered impulses, snirched by
little and big immoralities-they are living ey-
amples of what happens when human being
loses faith and belief in the things OF the spirit.
Everyone who thinks or reads or studies at
all these days knows there is great battle on
between the age-old forces that scott at religion
and those who believe in the transcendent i'm
portance Of it and defend it. There is an appall-
ing lowering of moral standards, shifting Of
beliefs away from old anchorages. That this is
only temporary and that mankind will again
right itself in spiritual matters and 90 on to still
greater development is our firm belief But some
of the tragedies that take place III human lives
while the shifting is being done are appalling
beyond measure.
In spite of all the unrest in the souls of men
in spite of the disbelief and doubt, it is refresh
! ing to know that next Sunday amounted mil
lions in all parts of the world and in every ma
ton under the sun will take part in celebrating
! what they firmly believe was the resurrection OF
the Son of Man from the grave. Those who think
J Christianity is a thing Of the past have great
disappointment ahead of them.
4 THE SECRET
| The south wind told the brooklet
: Ac nynr thn field no h1nur.