The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-16


Mt appraise the evidence anc
with him" Ecclesiasticism hai
devised many changes. and ever,
one OF them Ii an ugly scar upor
the original plan and purpose OF
God. They are in effect erasurei
and substitutions on the blueprint
Of the divine architect OF the uni.
verse.
The scriptures. both Hebrew and
Christian, have much 70 ssy about
neighbor and neighborliness. Here
IL n perfect and wonderful word
picture OF that practical. sublime
and Godlike reiationship-but. be
ing slaves in bondage TO the multi
and petit prejudlces and powers
that control our thinking. emo
tons, likes and dislikes, and die
tate our choices, we repudlate the
divine word picture OF the nat
ural. the wise. the good the help
full, the kindly. the generous and
constructive program Of high
heaven, and like Esau Of old. by
that reputation, we sell our birth
right and that of our neighbor
for less than mess Of pottage.
Love IL Word
Good neighborliness is love
Love is a word with Christendom
that has become a. II WAS In
Christ's day with Israel. A dead
letter. II was and is mouthed in
religious assemblies, but Il is
stranger to the conduct. to the UNI
guarded and unkind speeches OF
those who mouth 1t. Love. the
inner motive of good neighborli-
ness. il in the head. the feet, a
living inspiration In the heart OF |
every one who has the spirit OF |
Christ and who was and is the
worlds good neighbor.
Now we are told that God
IL love" Christcndom nG less
than the non-rcligious world
Of today needs TO hear the
Holy Spirit say "If . man say
I love God and hatch his
brother he IL q liar And
again. ~ John the apostle Of
Christ wrote, Whose hateth
his brother Is Q murderer"
Hate in the scriptures has
different definition from what 1t
carries in our common usage. To
to neglect. to reject: as
Il Is written of two children before
they were born, Jacob have
loved, but Esau have hated"
God never knew hate, the passion
we now call by that name.
Here is again the base OF good
Neigh bor illness
knows that greatness Is not meas
ured by the size OF our bank ac-
count or the glitter, the gluttony.
the pomp or any Of the append
ages Of social preferment. The
Great Good Neighbor said, Who
soever would be greatest among
you. let him become your serv-
ant" Here is the mutual bond |
Of good neilhbors. Our fops and
dowageric rulers among the so
called elite" II they could but
Tee the now active process at work
in their tinsel trappings and
glimpse the dust to which these
and themselves are turning. would
be able to discern some Of the
values Of eternal values, values
that are human, humane and yet
divine.
I would rather have the love
and respect and fellowship Of the
man next door. and my fellow and
equal In another state. than the
case, and comfort. and prestige.
and acclaim that others paid for
because I was smart enough and
void Of conscience enough TO plan,
or adopt the plan. of others de-
signed to rob by legal though
immoral methods.
Why Filth:
II there Is no he'll. and the devil
il only an ecclesiastic hoax. who
can explain the moral filth. the
biting and fighting. and war, and |
he forces of hate that now in
spire the world toward its own
When men are at
each others throats. common
sense. even IL there were no God, |
would demand that some remedy /
for our state Of society be found.
Give us good neighbors. neigh
bors equals and fellows. neighoors
who aren't ashamed OF natural
impulses to kindness, and other
Christian graces that make hui
mans humane.
Good neiGhbors will speed the
day when the kings Of the earth
viii say come ye. and let US 20
up TO the mountain Of Jehovah's
house and He will teach Us His
ways and we will walk in His
paths" Let's be neighborly.
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