Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-24
PEACE

Peace OIL eSii III "s' '1N SSSeSS VI
,he holy angels the first Christmas
,ioh,-.,he night that Christ was
h,,.n Il WAS one OF the foundation
stones nj the doctrine he preached in
his earthly ministry. Peace has been
rioh n the goals toward which hut
naniv has sought to move since
,,.,, MI, created and placed in the
world and especially has that been
,,.,,a since the advent of the Chris
ton era.
Mon on 10 TWO thousand years
have rolled into endless eternity
since Jesus enunciated his program.
Vol in this wear 1910 there Is scarce
=. e, ,.are or nation not involved in
Nm. or threatened III some way, dI-
,.,,,Iv or indirectly. by il. Somehow
!, would seem that universal peace
:, further away than ever it has
been.
Did the song OF the heavenly hosts,
them. fall upon deaf ears" Did the
u,.ircc OF Peace live in VAIN. and
v.,> his coming among men d total
,,;I,.a" No-u thousand times no.
-rhere WAS no flaw in his platform;
,r n, contrary. the centuries have
nvrauided their testimony 10 the per
rec,iou OF His lite and His teachings.
=, say that Christianity mas failed
+, o,.,Ss Injustice and miSStatement
1T fact But man has failed, IN that
no has uersi>tently through the ages
,afused 10 accept the Christ way OF
living We speak OF the American
WAY and live in mortal fear lest 1t
slim from, Us. Bat as good as that Is,
: ! a. nothing by comparison with
the practical manner of life enun-
cia,ed bv Jesus for individuals and
I
o,,,ps nt individuals which we
know as nations.
en- ,odav we are at another ami
verSary Il the birth OF Jesus. Again
ou,. thorshyS turn 10 the ideals oil
peace. Men cry peace when there Is
-, $1,000, IN from their selfish hearts
rises the plea for cessation OF mass
murders and for a stopping OF wan
ron wholesale destruction OF those
things man has fashioned under dl-
vine guidance. for his own comfort
and for le><aning his mlSerleS ana
lifting his standard OF life. Yet III
his avarice and of his unholy mo-
,ives he raises msurmomtable CD
<tacleS tina; bar the way toward pro-
greSS and achievement. Inc result
is what we have in the world To-Day
hatred. enmity, cuvetou>neS>, wal
All these Jesus preached against; all
these man has embraced and III and
through them has sought the way 10
hardness. He has failed III his
quest and shall ever fail while he
clingS TO such foolish. irultle$S ideals.
The Son Of Man directed his APP
peal 70 hlmanity'S masSeS-not to
the ambitious. favored few who at
the top sit aStride the world and
and order the lives OF the
ignorant. unthinling millions. Near
~ All those who heard his message
and accepted it were Of the simple
folk. those who exist in the So-called
lower strata of life. These do not
want war: they do not hate except
as they are taught to hate as Il
means in the hands of their masters
to achieve vile ends.
Across the centuries generation
after generation has yearned Tor
peace and good will among men.
Their way is hard and is that way
because they have made it so. Peace
is simple thing and easy Of achieve
ment when sought for in the right
way. Man has never been content
to accept this program of the Christ.
If only it were embraced. it would
be but few short years until the
war drums would cease, the last can
non would be spiked, the making OF
deadly bombs would become a lost
art, and airplanes would become the
instrument they were intended to
be. for the advancement of civiliza'
ton and not its destruction. And
/ there would be peace-laSting, per
manent, just peace-and good will
among men.
If this lesson could be learned
now. it would be the greatest Christ
mas since Christ was born. Oh, fool
i ish world, not to heed this basic
principle of right living!