Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
ROOSEVELT Is CHOICE FOR
THIRD TERM IN WEST
Nomination of John Nance Gar
The poor wise man"

a little city" which was DE- re-
~ sieged by a great king. and in
this city there dwell poor wise
man, who by his wisdom delivered
the city. So we are told by the writer
of Ecclesiastes, who further declares
that "the words OF wise men are
heard in quiet more than the cry
of him that ruleth among fools" and,
also. that "wisdom is better than
weapons of war" (Ecclesiastes 9:14.
is, II, 49,. The latter statement Is
echoed today by spiritual thinkers
in many lands, and wiser ways OF
handling world problems are being
sought. 1t is increasingly evident
that many are recognizing the fulfil
ity of war as means of settling nA-
tional or international problems.
The teachings OF Christianity have
always been opposed to war, and yet
in the long centuries since Christ
Jesus preached the gospel Of peace
on earth and good will to men, there
has been unceasing warfare. The
ages have advanced slowly in the
apprehension and demonstration OF
spiritual truth. 1t took many long
years of education and enlightenment
before the practice of slavery was
abolished in civilized countries. To
abolish the barbarism of war de-
mands the united effort of all who
are interested in the progress OF
civilization.
War is pagan, uncivilized, idolat-
rous. Peace is Godlike, spiritual, and,
| in the best sense, civilized. Centuries
ago, the prophet Micah proclaimed
the coming of the true peace to the
world when he said of God (Micah
4:3), HE shall judge among many
people, and rebuke strong nations
afar off; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruninghooks: nation
shall not lift up sword against ma
ton, neither shall they learn war any
more" This ideal of peace between
nations and peoples can be realized
as the individuals who comprise them
gain more correct sense Of God and
man, and q demonstrate understand
ing of the omnipotence Of God, good.
There is no doubt that the way IT
| righteous Cancellation is one that re-
| Quires great wisdom, not only in In
ternational affairs but also in the
affairs of individuals. False beliefs
| OF greed, competition, jealousy, domi-
nation, and racial prejudice are some
| of the causes of war, and these be-
liefs must be overcome in individual
and collective consciousness. The
/, Apostle James, in his wise epistle,
writes (1:5), ''If any of you lack
| wisdom, let him ask of God, that
J giveth to all men literally, and up
braideth not; and it shall be given
him." and he further defines divine
wisdom thus (3:17): 1.-THE wisdom
that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable. gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good
fruits. without Partially, and with
out hypocrisy"
There g a sharp distinction be-
tween divine wisdom and the ways
and means of worldly wisdom. char
acteristic Of true wisdom is that it
is unsettled; it desires the good of all
mankind. 1t is compassionate, toll
Grant, and forgiving. In Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" Mary Baker Eddy writes
(p. 275), "No wisdom is wise but
Ellis wisdom; no truth is true, no love
Is lovely, no life is Life out the di-
vine; no good Is, but the good God
bestows." To desire this divine wis
dom. and to seek it diligently, not
only enriches our lives but enables
US to work out our human problems.
To seek and find divine wisdom,
one must be willing to give up self
Importance, self-love, and intellectual
pride, and learn to be humble. There
is no task so important to ones spir-
itual welfare as the pursuit of divine
wisdom.
Our greatest need is to learn to
pray the christianity scientific prayer
that acknowledges the supremacy of
God, good, and the consequent moth
ingness Of evil. This prayer OF affir-
nation enables us to know that moth
ing can hinder the right way. the
wise way, from being revealed to US,
now, to meet the present need. A
constant reminder of spiritual reality
10 the "Daily Prayer" from the Man
ual of The Mother Church Cart. VIII,
Sect. A. by Mrs. Eddy: "'Thy king
dom Gomez let the reign of divine
Truth, Life, and Love be established
in me, and rule out of me all sin;
and may Thy Word enrich the affec-
tions Of all mankind, and govern
them!"-The Christian Science Moai-
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